Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-04-07
From Gen. Banks, Division.


ternoon the enemy unlnasked u section of
battery three quarters of a mile from the
battery on the right wing of our forces,
which was under the command of Capt.
Huntington, and situated n mile to the
west OF this town. The cnemy's object
was to drive our pickets beyond Strong
Creek, which divides this town, as we'll as
to retard the operations of the bridge
builders. Capt. Huntington shelled the
rebels from their position in very short or
der. =. ~
During the day the enemy concealed his
force in the ravine, but his yidettes were
in sight, and were very active during the
fight. One of them was killed at dis
lance of six hundred yards by sharp
shooter of the Third Wisconsin Regiment.
Detaohments fthe United States Signal
Corps, under Lieut., Rowly, obtained an ex-
!cellent view of the enemy's encampmeut
near Mount Jackson. Last night there
was large fire kindled on the mountains
east of this town, which made magnif-
cent illumination, and aided their enter
prise considerably. Jr gfslrr
A corps of pioneers and bridge builders
has been ordered forward by Gen. Will
liams, and will be organized and equipped
Immediately, as we'll here as in other di-
visions. a
The position where the advance batteries
now rest, commanding all the elevations
beyond Stony Greek, were selected by Gen.
Banks, amid the hottest of the enemy's
FIRE, on Tuesday, and are unassailable by
the rebels.
The military force under Jackson is un.
1erstood tosbe principally composed of
impressed men, who refuse to fight us.
The troops from Page and Rockingham
have returned to point on the boundary
line between those counties, where they
are entrenched to defy Jacksou's attempts
to compel them to Join him, and there are
rumors of some fighting having taken
place between them. 81
Col. Halliday, of the 1st Vermont CAY
valry, committed suicide this morning
during temporary fit of dependency.
FoRrREss MONROE, April IA flag Of
truce sent out by the flag ship to-day,
brought back two ladies, the first pas
seugers who have been allowed to leave
Norfolk for the North for some weeks!
The Richu ond Enquiter and Dispatch of
this morning are received, the former is
printed on half sheet Both papers are
entirely barren OF. news 80
The official report of Gov. Clarke of
North Carolina, states the rebel loss at New
bern as follows: 81 killed, lOl. wounded
and 4l3 missing and prisoners.
CHICAGO, April ga, special, to the
4 Tribune, ffom New Madrid, Sd, says: The
telegraph was to-day discovered cut in q
dozen places between Misplace and Sykes
town. Gen. Pope immediately issued a
special order, directed to the residents
along the route, that they will be held res
lpousibfe for safety of the telegraph; that
iif any damaRe Is done to il near theiI
\ farms or, residences their houses shall be
burned, themselves aud families arrested
! brought to camp and visited with seyeresi
u punishment .sfi 7-ls5iilii . s7.S y, d
GATciso, April 5.LReliabIe Information
from the Tennessee river says the gunboat
F. Cairo, Lexington, Tylor and transport III.
gress, made q reconnaissance as far as Flor
ence, Alabama, with no resistance on TIT
way, aad only discovered one deserted bat
/. tery; where the enemy had nine gun
! Pl4pss5 AEn za,.AE ~
5 NV YORK, April 1.=Ths st6teshiP Sup
: ply, from WarsaW Sound on'the 18th nit.
!, arrived here this Afternoon, and report
!; that the United States batteries on thu
= attack on Fort Pulaski, when she left an
II fromftIe TACT that heavy firing was hear
q lin that direction on the 10th ult., no d0dt
5 the work had commenced.T
3 .33IiSaaL- @ I'd
III GNCISXkTI, April i6.LThe Killed of Ii
= 9Th Ohio at the battle OF Winchester,
IN number, arrived here yesterday and 10
in state at the Guthrie sGreyss aFmor,
At where they were visited by q large numb'
Z. of citizens. The fnneral ceremonies toe
- pIRRe to-day. sIF .-fslt