Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-04-10
THE WAR for the UNION
From Gen.. Banks Division.

ldE ALI IOT Cuo UN4VN
T From Gen. Banks Division.
EDENBURd, va, April 5,--Yesterday af-
%ternoon the enemy unmasked a section Of a
battery three quarters of a mile from the
battery on the right wing ofour forces, which
was under the command of Capt. Hunting
ton, and situated q mile to tho west of this
town. The enemy object was to drive our
pickets beyond Strong Greek, which divides
this town, as we'll as toretard the operations
Of the bridge builders. Capt. Huntingdon
shellsd the rebels from their position in very
short order.
During the day the enemy concealed his
force in the ravine, but his videttes were in
sight, and we're very active during the fight.
One Of them was killed at q distance Of six
hundred yards by a sharp shooter Of the
Third Wisconsin Regiment
Detachments OF the United States Signal
Corps, under Lieut.. Rowly, obtainnd an ex!
c%ellent view Of the enemy's encamprnent
near Mount jackson. Last night there was
a large FIRE kindled on the mountains east
Of tiis town, which made a magnificent illu-
animation, and aided their enterprise con-
Acorps o. pioneers and bridge builders
has been ordered isSrward BY Gen, Williams,
and will be organized ald equipped imme-
diately, w well here 40 in other divisions.
The position where the advance batteries
now rest, commanding all the elevations be-
= yond Stony Greek, were selected by. Gen.
Banks, amid the hottest Of the enemy's fire,
on Tuesday, aud are unassailable by the
, rebels. 49,
The military force under jackson is un.
o Jar,tNNl IN In Nr;uoiNalv oOupncnd Of i'm.
: pressed men, who refuse to fight us.
The troops from Page and Rockingham
4 have returned to q point on the boundar,
line between those counties, whore they are
entrenched to defy Jackson's attempts Il
~ compel them to JOIN him, and there arc ru
!. mors Of some fighting having taken place
between them. M .seg -.a.
Q col. Halliday, Of the LIST Vermont Caval
ny, committed suicide this morning during
temporary fit Of dependency. 80 $500
nmC CHICAGO, April 5.AA special to the
y Tribune, from New Madrid, Sd, says: Tn
Is telegraph was to-day discovered cut in
n dosen places between this place and Sykes
y town. Gen. Pope immediately issued
special order, directed to the residents a,onI
a the route that they will be held responsible
for the safety OF the telegraph; TINT II an,
d image 10 done to 1t near their farms oc res.
dsnces their houses shall be burned, them
selyes and families arrested, brought to CAM
and visited with severest punishment.
n CnIcAeo. April s. Reliable information
IN from the Tennessee river says the gunboat
A. Cairo, Lexington, Tylor and transport n
IN gress, made o reconnaissance AZ far as Flor
ence, Alabama, with no resistance on til
y way. and only discovered one deserted bal
ID terry, where the enemy had nine guns plant
At ed. M. .i.o.tr .sst-.4 ri.i N. filA
Of na'fu From Island No. 10. 10 d,
to CAIRo, April 5.-Onr firing at Island NJ
a 10 last night disabled the floating battery o.
the rebels. One shell struck directly In
killing three mon and disabling il SO that
II hoated down towards the Island.
~ The firing to-day has been more activt
In and has done good execution,
4. A messenger from New Madrid this ev,
! ming reports that the rebels had erected
~ battery last night opposite Point Pleasan'
" and this morning opened ferccly on OF
4 works. After firing somc time the batter
"a Was silenced by our guns, and 9 warehout
a on the Kentucky shore vas fred by OF
~ shells and vont6hts consumed. No casua
mt atiss on orr side reported. The rebel loss
be not known, but several must have been XII
cd, ~ o
y, Az quiet mere 40 news IRON inc Ie'
'' 70 4 nu,s..xoitss-Ths cBrrr,,rrdv,
z. offha Rsnubl;can. writips ftom ~ AZ mi
ha Benton, Ga the evening" 81 the sd, says thi
!. early this morning an attempt was made
W whsrs Il conla commnnd our mortar boss
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