The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1862-04-08


customs last week were about $4,000,
900.
A telegram received from St. Louis
yesterday says Gen. Steele's adyanc ed
guard has reached Putnam's Ferry,
Ark
Col. Carlin had an engagement with
the enemy on the 1st inst, in crossing
the river. We killed one lieutenant and
wounded several others, and captured
five prisoners, camp equipage, horses,
mules, forage and a number of small
arms.
New YORK April Am Old Point
letter TO the World says, Com. Tatnell
has been assigned to the command Of The
Merrimac.
CAIRO, April Especial to Chicago
Evening Journal.-A boat arrived from
Island No. 10 at 12 O'Clock last night.
Firing was resumed yesterday morning
by the gunboats and mortars. The gun.
boats replied Justify. One of our shells
burst upon the rebel steamer Winches-
ter, which set her on fire and burned her
to the waters edge.
The Winchester was sunk by the reb-
els on the morning of the arrival of the
Federal gunboats, in the main channel,
on the Missouri side of Island No. 10.
During the firing the rebels lowed their
floating battery up to new position,
and tried to reach us with shot from her
32 Founders, rifed, but her shots tel
short, and after couple of hours ma
noevering, she was taken back to her old
position, out of harms way. Several
shots were fired at the rebel transports,
by the Federal gun boats. Tie rebels
are erecting batteries all along the Ten
nessee shore, to prevent the landing Of
the Federal troops from Missouri.
WASHINGTON, April 4.-The Time
correspondent telegraphs tonight from
Budd's Ferry as follows:
Hooker's division, Thursday, April
3.-A corps of picked men, belonging
TO the Excelsior Brigade, left Liverpool
Point under the command Of Gen. Sickles
early on Tuesday morning for Stafford
Court House on reconnaissance.
The troops landed at Shipping Point
batteries and marched from thence past
Dumfries, through Acquia to Stafford
Court House.
There was skirmish between body
of 600 rebel cavalry and the advanced
corps of Sickles' command six miles this
side of Stafford, and firing on both sides
was continued until we reached that
place. The rebels in their retreat set
fire to the town and all the stores, Our
forces promptly suppressed the conha-
grafton.
A number Of prisoners, horses, &c,
fell into our hands. From Brooke Sta
ton force of 1900 rebel infantry and a
battery of six field pieces were moving
up to support their cavalry.
After remaining hours in Stafford
camp fires were built on the hill to de
ceive the rebels, while our forces with
drew from the place.
Gen. Sickles, with part of his corps
arrived at Shipping Point this morning
The rest came TO Brents Ferry, opposite
Liverpool Point Our casualties wer,
two wounded and four missing. The
corps marched 48 miles in II hours ovel
the worst mountain roads.
At Fredericksburg there are few
} troops, they are falling back to Rich
J mond.
The citizens state that the Confederate
! Government intend abandoning Virginia
New York. April "a special dis
: patch to the Philadelphia Enquirer daleC
4 Middleburg Virginia. Baltimore, Apri
= 4lh, says Col. Georges advance encount
E cred 800 of Stewards and Whites CAY
airy, and force of Infantry, at Middle
| burg, Va, last Saturday. drove in th,
g rebel pickes outside of Mddleburg
when he entered The town, and discover
ed the infantry in retreat, and cavalry
! posted TO make stand. A gun was
placed TO command the main street, anC
r the 28lh advanced by all the approaches
, TO the town, while the main body rushed
5 through 1t with bayonets fixed, on a
double quick, driving the enemy before
; them. Colonel George dashed at the
| head, and at one time was within Zoe
yards of the rebel cavalry. Colonel
Georges command secured the country
as far down as Aldee, from which place
, it returned as far as Sinclairvile, to as.
sist at Winchester, but the battle there
was decided before il could get further.
Sr. LOUIS, Agril 5.-The correspond.
ent of the ST. Louis Republican, writing
from the Flag Ship Benton, on the even.
, ing Of the Sd, says
Early this morning an attempt was
made TO Two the rebel floating battery to
a point where it could command our NOR.
tar boats. A brisk fire was opened by
the morlars, and in the course Of half an
hour, the battery was struck several
times, splinters being thrown in all drec.
tons, and several beams displaced. One
shell exploded inside the battery, when
it was Immediately submerged to the
waters edge, and towed out of range.
The rebel steamer Winchester, which
was sunk soma time since, to obstrucl
the channel north of the Island, used by
the rebels as a point from which to
watch our movements, was shelled to-
day and burned TO the waters edge.
Il Shillful firing to-day made the enemy
cautious, and all their tents have been re :
moved far out Of range.