The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1862-04-03
will retreat At our approach, but should

i'll retreat At our approach, but should
battle occur, Corinth will be one OF the
ardess fought and bloodiest affairs Of the
resent var.
On Sunday last information vas re-
eived 1t the head quarters Of Genera
irsst, that . considerable snount Of
'osk vss stored At . point on the river
sl'ed NiehoIss' Lsudisg, six'y miles
outh Of Ssvsnnsh, Teas. Msj Smith,
4 The 45sh Illinois, With $50 infantry,
I'D Csrt. Osboss's Ash l!lioeis esvslry,
wss dispatched % . steamer TO secure
'sid property. o" striving At Nicholas
Landing information was given concern.
ing the location Of the pork in question
BY contrabands. Withla a circuit of Is
miles fifteen thousand pounds of fresh
pork, and forty five thousand pounds of
cured hams, shoulders, &C., we're di,cov.
cred and con6scated, placed on board the
steamer, broughtto Savannah and turned
over to the commi'sary department.
Nicholas Landing and vicinit, has been
the mart Of the pork business for the C.
s. a. for long time. Immense quaint
tie. have been bought and stored there
for the use Of the confederate army.
Had this information arrived two
weeks earlier it would have secured 70
US upwards Of two hundred thousand
pounds of meat Within that time the
rebels have transported large quantities
.ou,hward by teams.
On Monday the runboat Tyler run up
the river to the vicinity of Eastport, near
which point masked batteries opened up.
on them at a distance of 200 yards, one
shot striking the smoke stack Of the
Tyler. A rumbcr of shots we're c1chsn-
gcd, with vha. effect upon the encmy's
works i, unknown. The engagement.
was extremely spirited while it lasted,
upwards Of fifty sho being fired. The
Ty er received no other injuries than
those above stated, and rotody was hurt.
CALIFORNIA. Mo-, March 20.
The notorious briyaud Quan,ril, with
200 Of his guerilla band, made a sudden
and unexpected attack on detachmen,
Of Col. Phillips regiment of Missouri
militia, under Maj. Foster, at Warreus
burg. on Wednesday last, but after ,
spirited skirmi-h, they were driven from
the town, with loss Of 0 killed. l.
wounded and 20 horses captured. Ou
loss was > killed aud , wounded.
Quantrll made another attack on tn,
town, on the following day, the result. o
which is unknown.
Lit. Col. Crittenden had left George
town with reinforcements for Foster
Scouting parties Of this regiment have
captured over 200 kegs Of rebel powder
in Pettis county, within the past few
days.
ST LOUIS, March 80.
The army correspondent of the Rspub
Hcon, under date Of Cairo 18th, says:
The firing on Friday. at Island No. 10
was quite heavy, the rebels opposing
from new batteries. mounted, it is sup.
posed, with los FOUNDERS The enemy
could be seen cutting away the trees and
rapidly pushing forward other means of
defense. They seem to have no idea of
evacuat'ng at present, and are daily get
ting more cannon in position.
Word reached the fleet last night that
four rebel gun boats partly clad with rail
road iron had appeared below Poin,
Pleasant, but as Gen. Pope's batteries
extend almost 10 eontinuou, line for
\" "''0e, i. is NO, believed they can force
passage.
CINCINNATI, March 30.
a special dispatch 70 the Commercial
from Indianapolis, say, Gen Blu II Ia,
assumed command Of our forces. and \,
latest adviccs Was within Is mile. Of
Besuregsrd, at Corinth, Mississippi.
Morgan's rebel cavalry captured an.
other train. on the Louisville l. Nashvil,
road, Friday. Col Corran, Of Pope
Kentucky, vas taken prisoner, with .
few other Federal officers. The locomo
tive was run into j ditch and the ear,
destroyed.
CAIRO, March 80
The Times correspondent at Nashyill,
reports all quiet 10 that direction.
Railroad communication with Louis
vile is fully restored, and passenger. an,
mails are now carried regularly by th
route
The Chattanooga railroad, which wa
nearly destroyed by the rebels in thei
flight, has been placed in full repair 81
far as Murfreesboro, by the Michica,
Mechanics Fusieers, and il now bein,
stocked from the North. twill he p.ef
for transportation purposes as the arm,
moves south
1t is being strongly urged upon Gov
johnson TO levy tax upon secession
residents of Nashville and vicinity +,
rrr'ace the costly bridges DESTROYED b,
Floyd.
New IuaK, March 81.
No news in the specials this norniny
H. Times has the following: Cant.
Fox. Assistant Secretary Of the Navv
has ,cturneG 20 dry from For, Monroe
lie says evcry,h'. 2 is quiet there. The
population has increased lately a, the
Fort of persons drawn thith BY a dc
>ire TO see the approaching duel between
the Nerrinac aud Monitor. Capt. Fox
cntcrtalns doubts whether the Msrri,,ac
viii again venture fight in Hampton
Roads.
Water was Yesterday let into the Ches.
'pcakc and Ohio canal in its VII, 10
length. Navigation will be Immediately
resumed
FT. MONROE, March 20.
On Frid'y evening the rebels threw ,
ON from one Of the rifled guns at Sew
all $ Point, which can G within abcu,
800 yards Of the shipping of the Upper
Roads,ead Ff
The Lincoln gun ha, been mounted
and was this morning tested, in order r.