Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-04-22
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WASHINGTON, April 2O.-Our force under Gen
Anger still occupies the Heights of Falmouth
opposite and commanding the city of Freder
icksburg.
On Friday afternoon Lieut.. WOODS, of Gen
Kings staff, Lieut.. Campbell, 4th artillery, anC
Major Dufie, of Harrls's light cavalry, crossed
the Rappahannock under flag of truce anC
communicated with the municipal authorities ol
the city, all of whom remained. The City
Council had called a meeting after the appear.
ance of our forces. and appointed committee
consisting of the Mayor, Mr.. Slaugter, three
members from each ward, and three ctizens, tC
confer with our General relative to the occu
patton OF Fredericksburg and the protection oil
property. The Council at the same time adopt
cd q resolution declaring that the city, since
the adoption of the ordinance of secession, had
been unanimously in favor of disunion, and wat
still firmly attached to the Confederacy, eur
rendering only upon conditions Of protection 70
private property. Arrangements were per
fected for a meeting between the committee
and General Anger, to be held yesterday after
noon.
From citizens of Fredericksburg, who have
crossed over to Falmouth by means of small
skiffs, much valuable information was derived
Most Of them affirm that SO soon as we take
possession of the city, and there is no fear O
the return Of the rebels, majority of the re
naming citizens will be found loyal.
Vast amounts of grain and other forage are
stored in the immediate vicinity of Fredericks
burg, much Of which belonged to the rebel
army.
The enemy, beside Destroying the bridges
burned the steamers Logan, Virginia and ST.
Nicholas, and twenty schooners loaded with
corn. The st. Nicholas, it will be remember.
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accompllces in Chesapeake Bay last year.
Gen. Shields has been nominated as Major
General.
The latest advices from Fortress Monroe re
ceived at the War Department, state all is quiel
there. No Merrimac yet. It Is ascertained
from another source that Fort Wool and Sew.
ellis Point exchanged shots yesterday after
noon, but no harm was done.
The design of Gen. Mcdowell to advance
upon Frederieksburgb, was probably not known
to m )re than half dozen persons in Washing
ton, and they strictly k,pt the secret, The oc
cupation Of the suburbs of the town wac the
first news concerning IL. Our troops are now
In full occupation
WARRINGTON, April 81 Saturday Afternoon
the President, Secretaries Stanton and Chase
Capt Dahlgreen and D. D. Field, of New York
went down the Potomac In the revenue steamer
Miami, to Acquia Creek. Gen. Mcdowell came
over early the next morning, and accompanied
the President to Washington. He will imme
diately transfer his headquarters from Catlet's
Station to Fredericksburg.
A state prisoner, Jesse D. Horton, from nes
Hagerssown, Nd, was shot by sentry yester
day at the Old Capitol Prison, and died in Q
few hours after.
The recent order of the Treasury Department
forbidding the shipment of coal to foreign ant
home ports south of the Delaware, have beef
90 far modified ss to confne it to the ports nortl
Of Cape st. Raque, South America, and west o
that longitude.