Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-04-12
News or March l0th.

was 4UU klucu ana WOullOe0. ne reDeI6
ARE still retrcating. There are no rebel troops
in Northern Arkansas, except marauders and
Pixies Indians, who kill and plumber the rebel
forces unfortunately.
New YOsx. March l9.-Further details
from Newbern have been received. Com
Rowan was in command of the feet. On
Sunday he had sunken vessels, torpedoes, and
other rebel Instructions to overcome, but h.
sur,nOunted all with slight daunag. to his YES.
sells. Two brigs, three barks and eighteen
schooners were sunk by the rbels above two
Of their batteries. The latter were silenced
and the sunkcn vessels passed. This was
Saturday afternoon. On Sunday morning a
heavy fog set in. hut shortly after lifted. when
the boa,s passed up and silcnced Fort I'homp-
soa, mounting two heavy Columbiads, then
Fort Ellis, Of nine guns, was captured after
brisk fighting. At Fort Love. the only ~
naming fort, the rebels made hut little oppo-
si:ien. After leaving the latter. they fired a
large number of scows filed with resin and
tupcntinc. intending to tow them down and
burn the gunboais. They, however. got
stuck in the river. The boats then shelletl
The depot and track. hut our troops having
crossed. the white flag was raised. Our navy
did not lose man.
Tn. operations on Land were briefly as fol-
lows: Troops landed twelve miles below
Ncwbcrn, Rcno's brigade il advance. Most
Of the TROOPS were anxious To land that
nearly every regiment jumped into the water
and wadrd ashQrc. The whole division was
ashore il, less than two hours. After two
hours marching they found the deserted rebel
camp-fircs burning aud breakfast untastcd-
Early in the morning the First Brigade. CON-
posed Of the 23d, oath. 2j,h and Goth Massa-
cLusctits, engaged a twenty gun battery Of
the rebels on the left, showcrcd grape. canns-
ter and she'll OH them; also, heavy muskctry
from infantry. The Second Brigade, com
prising 2lst Massachusetts,, jlst New York,
5lst PENNSYLVANIA and 9th New Jersey regi-
mcnts engaged them on the right. General
Parks Third Brigade took possession in the
captre. The First Brigade bore the br,,nt of
the battle. The gath Massachusetts, lost
heavily; Maj. Stevenson and 1t. Horton
were wounded and Licut.-Col. Merritt and
twcnty-thrre others killed. The Third Brig
adc, together with the Second, executed the
flank movement, and when the order to charge
bayonets was given, hand to hand fight en-
sued of the most desperate character, in which
our troops drove the rebels out N the point Of
the bayonct. The rebels took possession of
the railroad train and fed from Newbern,
burning the bridges, some buildings, and
number Of whiskcy and turpentine distillcrics.
The slaves had commenced pillaging, but
were stopped. a number Of Unionists were
found i'll the city.
NEW YORK, March 19.--Gen Burnside in
n congratulatory address to the troops, says,
that after tedious march, dragging their
howitzcrs by hand through swamps and
Tickets, after slceplcss nights passed in.
rain, they met the enemy in his
chosen position, protected by strong earth
works mounting heavy guns, and i'll open
field themselves, they conquered. lie directs
that each regiment engaged shall inscrbe on
their banners tho memorable name Of New
bern.
WASHINGTON, March ia special dis
patch to the New York papers says: 1t is
positively asserted from Manassas that num-
Der Of graves Of Fcderals, killed at Bull Run,
were opened by the rebels to obtain the bones
to manufacture into knifc-handlcs. pipes end
spurs. 1t was said that hundreds of rebels
sent skulls home, they being considered as the
best of trophies.
News Of March 2Oth.
CAIRO, March 2O.-Com. Foote writes that
Island No. 10 is harder to conquer than
Columbus. We arc firing night and day,
and gain on them. ,1
St. Mary's Florida, is occupied by our
troops
CAIRO, March 20-The Legislature Of
Tennessee, which sat at Memphis, has ad-
iourned and gone-nobody knows WHERE.
The subject Of burning Memphis was still dis.
cussed. Men were impressed as soldiers
and sent to the camp Of instruction by hun
dreds The Union men were leaving Mem
phis in great numbers.
Firing continues ut No. 10. There are
thirty guns and 10000 troops there On
Tuesday night the gunboat Mound City kept
up steady fire on the upper fort. prevented
the rebels making their usual nightly repairs.
The result was, that in the early morning
they commenced removing the dead and
wounded from the easements Of the fort
Large numbers were carried out and taken
back into the woods. Oa~Nomday the gun
boats fred ninety times, mostly she'll, and the
mortar boats fired three kasdred SHELF. On
Tuesday the Commodore directed the fuses
TO be wet down, with view to destroy the
works and dismount the guns. The result
was most satisfactory. As yet but one man
has been killed by the enemy.
Simonton says that Stanton [Secrctary Of
Warl declines Lime Point at any price, and
will substitute for il another Mesikor.
The rebel buildings wess burning at Aquia
Greek Ut lase accounts.
The Federal Gag Goats oyer the fort At 81.
Augustine. Flatsown SURRENDERED without
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