The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-04-18
Rebels at Corinth Completely
Cut Off to the East.
UncondItionnI Surrender orFt.
FuinsISi.
THE FORT nREACUED IN SEVEN
PLACES.

pITTsBUEG LANDING, Tenn, April Ia.
a force of 1000, on b transports, left |
the Landing ON Saturday night, accom-
panied by the gunboats Tyler and Lex |
ington, proceeded up the Tennessee to a
point near Eastport, Miss, landed aud |
proceeded inland to Bcur Creek bridge |
mud destroyed the two bridges on the Mo- |
bile g. Ohio Railroad, one measuring l2l
and tho other al0 feet in length A cav.
airy force Of 100 men was found there,
who, after having killed, "skcdadlcd"
in the most approved Southern style. |
The expedition returned without having
lost Osmun.
THIS W us one of tho most successful
operations Of It's kind during the war,
completely cutting on all communication
with the muin rebel body at Corinth with
Alabama and the rest of the Conloderucy,
except New Orleans.
A flag of truce arrived ut our outposts
yesterday with Gov, Johnson's son Of
Kentucky, usking tho lute OF his faith
Ter,
BALTIMORE, April 10.
The Savannah Republican OF the 18th,
announces the unconditional surrender OF
Fort Pulaski on the previous day. Sew
en- largo breaches were made in the walls
by our batteries of Purrott guns ut Kings
Landing, and all the burbette guns on
that side aud three onscmate guns were
dismountcd. Three balls entered the
magazine. Colonel Olmsteud the rebel
commander, signallcd, the day previous
to the surrender, that our fire was 30 ter
riblc that no human being could stand
upon tho purapct for even minute,
FoRTREss MONROE, April ii.
A flag of truce went up to Cruncy
Island this afternoon and brought back
two Norfolk papers. They were taken
to headquarters and although continuing
the important information of the uncon-
ditionul surrender Of TT. Pulaski, an cf-
fort was made in accordance with the
policy that prevails here, to keep even
good news from the representatives oftho
Press. | am however able TO give You
the substance Of the glorious news, as
published in the Savannah Rcpubli-
can.
The Republican sOys substantially that
it letrns with deep roget, that after gall
liant defense against guns mostly superior
that Ft, Pulaski surrendered at ,, 7. NJ.
yesterday, nth.
Corporal Low, of the Pulaski Guards,
who did not leave Port Thunderbolt until
after the flag was hauled down, brings
the Intelligence of the successful event.
The surrender was unconditional. Seven
large breaches were made in the south
wall by Federal battery Of 8 Parrot
gums at Kings Landing, All the barbette
guns on that side were dismountcd, und
also three cgscmOtc guns, leaving but one
i gun bearing on that point. A clcur
breach was made in the magazine. Tn,
! balls used were eonical and were propel
led with such force that they went cleal
,, through tho walls at nearly every fire.
Col, Olmstcad, who was in command
tclcgraphed the previous evening that nc
one could stand upon the rampurts for q
single moment, and that over one thou.
sand large shells had exploded within the
fort.
The Republican publishes the above
as u postscript 10 part OF its edition anC
makes no comments, nor gives any par
ticulprs as 20 the number OF men and OFF
GERS in the fort at the time OF the surren
' der, II says, however, that none of il
; defenders were killed and but four woun
/. dcd.