Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-04-09

norant fanaticism has animated you. By
your intelligence, your magnanlmlty, and
forbearance towards those whom the rebel
hon has misled, you have shown that you
entered into the conflict with q conviction
that the interests of free government, and
even OF human freedom itself, opposed by ar
bitrary and despotic WILL by rebellion in favor
I OF despotism, lay in the issue, and that you
fought for the liberties Cf all, both North and
South.
! Such men deserve 10 be, and will be. free
! themselves; or, dying, will bequeath liberty
and glorious name to their posterity.
{ That it may your happy lot, in the Union
and the Constitution and the laws, to be free
and happy yourselves and to bequeath free
dom, happiness, and glorious name TO your
children, is my cherished wish and hope.
/ w S. RosEcRANs,
Brigadier General United States Army.
One Hundred and Tenth Pennsylvania
Col Lewis.
The following is list of the killed and
wounded in the above regiment at the battle
of Winchester
Kitlcd-Philip P Croft .Iobn Ferguson,
John Dawson, Joseph Cooper, - Seibrick,
Samuel ETerIy twounded in groin, since dead,)
| Corporal John Murphy from wouHi)
Wounded-Jehn Nipple, in wrist; c. Z.
Horn, leg; James Valance, hand; John Mar
tin. left arm; VIM. A. Callagan, left breast
and hand; Anthony Kimlen, fractured mid
die fena; Theo. Rocky, thigh Thos. Nell
vane, neck; Michael Jacock, fracture left
tema; Sllas 5. Anthony, through left buttock;
Serg. Major w. Cunningham, flesh wound,
ankle; private Jacob Swartz, thigh Jacob
French, heel; David Price, thigh; Samuel
Kimley, arm Alfred Burn, scalp; corporals
Charles Wheatley, foot; John p. Albert, flesh;
sergeants VIM. P. Ramsey, right thigh; S.
McCune, flesh, leg; ord. serg w. Roberts,
confusion, right knee; priVates t. Gloster,
lower jaw; John Dougherty, slight in abdo.
men; John G. Foreman, David Gardner left
great toe; D. s. Baker, flesh. left leg Ira
Horn, calf, right leg; G. Slean, flesh, left arm;
David Brown, flesh, thigh; Jacob R. Hooper,
ditto; John Berden, scalp and hip; Joseph
Cooper, Thomas NJ. Sloan, ia throat; j. W.
College, breast; w. Ii. Stall, hand; W. II.
Kockersperger, fracture arm.
The Palmetto soldiers recently illustrated
their chivaric disposition by planning an at
tack of three battalions of FIVE hundred men
each, against three companies of the Fifty
fifth Pennsylvania Regiment. stationed at
North Edisto-the odds being ten to one. 1t
CHANGED, however, that only about thirty of
our brave men were surprised. They kept at
bay, for more than an hour, five hundred of
the enemy, and after protracting this unequal
contest until five of their number were killed,
and five escaped, the South Carolinians it is
supposed, captured the remaining twenty. of
whom a considerable number were wounded.
The intelligence from Fortress Monroe is
exciting. Gen. Mcclellan has telegraphed to
the War Department that he had thoroughly
examined the rebel fortifcatons, and found
them very formidable, especially their water
batteries. The place will have to be besieged,
but its ultimate fall is certain. Gen. Wool
says that there are 10000 rebels behind the
entertainments, under the command of Gen
Magruder.
Affairs on the Mississippi, in the neighbor
hood of Island No. Ten, are coming to a de-
cisive point. Two OF our gunboats have run
the rebel blockade, and arrived safely at New
Madrid. A ferry boat, Glso, has reached the
! same point by new route around the swampS.
! Under cover Of these Gen. Pope crossed the
river. and landed on the Tennessee shore
No doubt, ere this he has cut off the rebel
retreat by land, and perhaps attacked their
/ batteries.
The news from General MeClelan's army
is mcagre, but enough is known to warrant
the belief that desperate battle is impending.
Shipping Point, and a number of other places
not named III the telegraph have been occu
pied by our forces. Several skirmishcS have
lately taken place, in which three of our men
have been killed and six wounded. All of
our men are represented to be in good spirits
and eager for the coming conflict,
The official despatch about the occupation
of Washington, North Carolina, has been re-
ceived. The expedition consisted Of two gun
boats and eight hundred men from a Massa
chusetts regiment, but no opposition was made
to their taking of the place. Many of the in.
habitants were found to be loyal, and large
numbers express willingness TO enlist and
fight for the Stars and Stripes.
General Sickles' command have had a skir-
mish at Stafford Court House, on the Lower
Potomac. Six rebel prisoners and number
of horses, important letters, etc, were captu-
red by our forces.
A portion of General BuelPs army have
reached Shelbyville, fly nine miles southeast
of Nashville and about fifty miles from the
Alabama line. The troops were enthusiast
cally welcomed by the inhabitants.
The Situation" in the West.
The st. Louis Republican has the follow,
ing description of the situation" Of the
Federal and rebel armies in the West. The
Republican says:
Events are thickening in the West. A
tremendous array of the best soldiers in the
country is now forming for an attack on one
side and defence on the other, in the neigh
borhood of Corinth, Miss. By this time the
main forces under Gen. Buelps command
have placed themselves in support of the col
umns of Gen. Grant at Pittsburg and Savan-
nah, and great conflict is impending. Gen.
Lew. Wallace with sufficient force, has iso-
lated Gen. Johnston from his western com
munications. and cut off all rebel reinforce.
ments in that quarter. We hear that Gen.
Haileck is about to take the field in person,
and, placing himself at the head of his gal,
liant soldiers, direct the movements soon to
exercise SO vast an influence upon the dura.
ton of the war.