Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-04-11
ional Government for that Territory is not
yet acted upon in Congress.

ional Government for that Territory is not
yet acted upon in Congress.
Nelcs from Port Royal-A Federal C0rngqTs
Captured on Liffie EdisfJ Islaqq-A aoihey
Capture on Wilmington Isiaad-BotA
/ Captures OSriny 10 icGEt # Care-A.
Iron Clad Reel Fesssl al S1raanaA.
New YoRS, 7th.
/ Port Royal letters report stirring intelli-
genee from North Elisjo The rebels came
Down in considerable force, and succeeded in
cutting Of at night nearly an entire COM
pany Of the 5jih. \ Penn. regiment which
was on Ii tie Elisto Island as a picket
strangely enough they neglected t. guard
/ the bridge beta cen them and the main force.
and the enemy succeeded in burning that
and surrounded the picket. killing three
sounding twelve and capturing 80 The
balance escaped u North Eiisto. Since
then several .s<irmisaes have taken place -
Ample reintDrcements viii be sent directly
by Gen. BeHham. Col Fellows 81 y. Ii.
regiment goes TO command the post
Fifteen men Of the 46th n Y volunteers
were captured together with field piece on
Wilmington Island in the savannah river.
Col. Rose took the responsibility of lead
ins thirty men in a Reconnaissance on Will
mington I,land without orders. lie WIS
surrounded ~ a superior force al 9ebeIs
and half bis men captured. All the officers
ana the balance o. the men escaped The
field piece was lost and is doubtless now On
exhibition at Savannah.
An iron clad rebel gunb)at has made It's
appearance on the Savannah river coming
d5wn a. far a. tha head Of Ella Island. 1t
Is described as resembling tie Merlin c bot
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" ooDsT9cK. Va, 9TH.
A t,mooi o92 et Dawes bittery contain
inS 10 P'0hds oil p'RieF ana ~ shells ex-
ptoaed mere yesterday s.ightiy inlafing one
man ana |" hoFs1s, l1e ooay OF eoi, II IL
iiday pass "a tif' ihehcster tais eveainS
Ell route from 'o'FAsouf-
The Connsol'out Eteciioa-Fcon Fartress
Monroe sap Pomt TAKEN IN Federal
Iroops-C aaH9aadiag and Ssico.ishing-
ON, uHehIl al Se459r'Ae, T.naessee-
Ners from Western Virginia r 6sls Re
treating 5eto~e q n. -H,roy.
HARTf0Rp. Conn, It'll. P. N.
The v,tiug IS progressing lis,ly with
every indication that the Republican and
Union ticket has carried the day.
WASHINGTON. tin.
The Fortress Monroe boat to Baltimore
bring~ inform ii N from the aei ,hborhood of
Yorktown SATURDAY afternoon. Ship Point
mad b en- taken By our troops and other places
on the route formerly occupied bv the reb Is
Some skirinishing and cannonading had
taken place between the outpJsts of the enc
my and our forces. in which the following
casualties are said to have occurred
y b'fa 81 'ne 81 Mss. ''IerF' ana J'Ah
h7iHn2ids oi 'n r 1tn IL. battery,
W ouhlei-i lih2thY DonAghae. IN mana
freeman nannins' In lana 0has. tucker
Confusion IN c, ~, OF 9a Miss. battery,
S =. JOS " aat' - IN arm .y,us
', iieoS' o. pieces oil shlt IN leg, =. .
rex 20 r IN i'es-ail ol Tue hafPshoo'e.s'
the contest,
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despttch to ne inns, dated W heel
ing, Va 9TH, says telegram has Just been
received here winch informs Us that the
rebels are retrcatiag before our forces, under