The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-03-11
CRAIG.
FnRT MoNROg, March ION

hOofc, anu 'uUst Ilul W III. hHoucr, Nupv,l
Vim, Smith commanded the Congress until
recently transferred.
q are reported wounded, and 10 more xii.
cd and prisoncrs-nons Of them officers.
On board the Cumberland, tho Rev. Mr..
.nnhardt, the chaplain, was drowned and
Masters Mate Harrington was killed But few
uf the wounded escaped to the shore.
The number killed aud wounded is Rbou,
$50 on the Whitehead Tho ID assistant On.
,inecr, Andrew Nesbt, and Robert Naugh
md Charles 'Cunnor--seamcn. were killed,
aud two or three wounded.
On the Dragon, which received a shot in
ler boilers three men were woundel-nJ Of.
icers
The VIM Wheelan received shot in her
boilers, and the Rescue was damaged in her
The former was towei 10 Baltimore by tho
ADELAIDE.
The Minnesota lost men killed and Il
wounded, not including any othcers!as lar a,
is known. She is said TO have received quite
u number Of shots.
The Roanoke received two shot. and but
little damage was uccnsiuned by them NJ
casualties occurred CA board except the falling
Of n man from aloft
IL is now generally believed that the Mer.
rImac must have received considerable dam
agc, Ii is the testimony OF some that she
was considerably listed on the side rs she
went behind Scwall's Point
The secretary If the treasury has awarded
the contract for the million legal tender treas.
fury notes equally to the American and the
National Bauk note companies, OF New York
The following is copied from nm official re
port of Gen. Wool, dated to-day;
Nothing Of importance has occurred to day.
The chief engineer Of the Monitor says that
three balls from that vessel passed through
the Mcrrmac The Monitor suffered very
little, although She was struck % times.
Tribunes dispatch,
WAsHINGToN. March lO.-Senatc-rh ii.
nance committee today authorized the chair
man 10 report back the house bill authoril.
ing the secretary OF the treasury to purchase
iron with treasury notes or bonds, striking out
the latter clause, which leaves the purchase
optional With the secretary. and also the sec.
ton making the fifty millions of old issue
legal tender.
Senator fesscudcu will on Wednesday come
to a final conclusion on the case Il Senator
Powell There will hn a majority and m.
uuuty report as in the case OF BriGtt> eNruj-
sIau.
Porl.>p, Mch 1.-THE steamship North
American arrived az 40 TIN, morning.
WA,uINo1oN, March 1.-THE supreme
court will not hear the argument of any case
after Thursday. the Goth inst. or any motion
after Friday, the 2l,t the court intending to
adjourn on the 18th Of March.
The National Iutcligencer Of this morning
asserts in positive terms that we occupy Cen
trcVillr, and that the rebels have evacuated
Manassas
The lntelligenccr adds: This news was
confirmed by Intelligence received at head
quarters last night"
4 telegram ftom Fort Monroe this morning
announces that everything is quiet there and
ut Newport.
Manassas has been evacuated By the rebels
and our forces have taken peaceablc posses
sion.
There has been no other news Of public in.
terc,t this morning.
foRr MoNRoE, March l0.-The officers and
men of the Monitor speak in the highest terms
Of her performance, and think they might
have destroyed the Merrimac without much
difficulty if they had been allowed the oppor
tunty.
Portland, March ll.~-Thc North Amer
lean, from Liverpool on the 9th and London
derry on the 2Sth ult. arrived here this morn.
my.
GREAT BRITAIN.
The papers relative to the blockade Of the
southern ports had been submitted to the
British parliament.
Earl Russell. in Il letter to Lord Lyons, dat
ed the 18th ult, says that the fact Of ships
having successfully run the blockade does not
prevent the blockade from being effective, and
he argues that neutral states ought to cxer
else great caution in regard to the defacto
blockade, and ought not to disregard it unless
the power Of the blockadeshouI1 be abused.
Liverpool Feb 2S--Cotton brokers' circu.
lar report the sales of the week at "a, 900
bales, market closing firm and unchanged -
Sales to-day estimated at Il, 600 bales, mark
ct closing firm.
Breadstuils dull but steady.
London. Feb. - --Consol- for money 9isa
934; Ill. Central 47la4S discount; Erie Pea
80 discount.
Bullion 10 the bank has decreased GAG
600
New York, March ll--Four market dull,
heavy and lower. Sales GOOO bbIs at 50 ,3Oa
$40 super state S., 5Oaj 60 extra state: s..
3Oaj, 10 super western; s. .5Oa5. IS common to
medium extra western; s., SOa5, 80 extra K.
Ii. o.
Corn dull and declined, j9aGl mixed west
ern.
Pork quiet at Sl3, 37!al4mcss; S9,S7!al0,-
SD prime.
Whisky unchanged, 2ja26'
Special to Tribune.
WASHINGTON, March lO.-There was a
fight at SOrgostor' S station yesterday between
Gen. kearney's brigade and an equal num-
Der Of rebel regiments. The latter were driv-
en- back, and several were killed on each side.
Lieut., Wheelon Of the Lincoln cavalry was
killed. Twelve rebels were captured
WAsHINGToN, March llth.-The whole
toruhrations Of Manassas were abandoned.
and every thing possible burned Full par
tIcnIars viii be sent as soon as received.
BoSroN, March Information from
Fort Warren states that Gen'ls. Buckuer and
liIghman were put in close confinement yes
terday. The cause for this is not stated.
WASHINGTON March H. House Mr..
Baker Introduced IA bill which was referred
to the committee Of the whole on the state Of
the union, for the establishment of a nation.
al foundry at Chicago, Illinois, and Pittsburg,
Penn, and Poughkcpsa, \. y, for the fabri.
cation OF cannon and projectiles for the gov
ernment, proposes the appropriation of a
halt'mlllion dollars for each foundry.
1t also provides tor the establishment of an
armory and arsenal at Columbus, Ohio, and
recommends the appropriation Of half mil