, 1862-03-27
LATEST EASTERN NEWS.


that on Wednesday, (26th Fcbruaiy.) Gen.
Banks's forces moved from Harper's Ferry, and
pushed strong reconnaissance as far IN Charles.
Town, Virginia. A lew unimvOrtant skirinshps
also to0k place; hut CharltstOwn IL in our pos
session. Prisoners are cunning In slowly aud
few in number. Il Is stated that Central Jack.
non. who was at Winchester with large and
we'll equipped force, was preparing to oppose the
further proeress Of our troops
Yancey. the Southern Commissioner 10 Euro e,
was on his return TO the SOuth. He had arrived
ct Havana, whence he had sailed for any elIgi.
bic Southern port. Hs returns fully satisfied Il
the fatality Of his mssion, and that jeff Daviss
Conlederacy will not be recognized BY any Eu.
ropean power. =:
Dispatches from Gen. Halleck officially an
nounce that the Federal cavalry from Paducah
took possession of COlu bus yesterday.
The rear Of the rebel forces were driven pre-.
eipitately before our monnte,. troops, and ihr "
away arms and equipments in their fight Many
took TO the river aud were drowned.
The rebel generals At Columbus found them.
selves Threatened frMn the rear aud trOnt hy "lr
approaching E'rccs and wisely concluded to
abandon their stronghold. They anticipated q
Simultaneous movement upon tlrm from Padu
cab, from Nashville aud from the river, aud ior.
saw that they would be obliged TO either vvscu.
ate or surrender
A large quantity of military stores and artiI.
lvry have been captured by the Federal iorces
The rebel steamer hGshpilie has run the block.
ade, and 10 now at Wilmington, \. Z.
Richmond is under martial Law, and J. Minor
Bolts and number Of other influential Virgin.
ians have been arrested on the charge Of treason,
for entertaining C"iOn sentiments
II. ii l..
Governor Of Tennessee.
Sr. LorIs, March sth.
A terrific naval hattie took place on James
River yesterday. The iron.clal steamer MerTi.
mac (rebsD with nothing abuye her iron sllea,hrd
deck excepting smoke: stack aud flag, attacked
the Federal figats Cumberland aud CoagFeas.
The Cumberland Opened her broa,lsidcs upon
the Merrimde, hut Che shot al hrSt glanced troM
her platin. without eft Ct
The rebel irOn.clad steamers Yorktown and
.dslest0Wa about the Saine time engaged the
Newport NcSs batteries, when the Federal
steamer Ericsson arrived aud participated in the
conflict. The Ericsson was then attacked. aud
Il became general engagement between al the
vessels.
Aisr Eve hours hari fighting the rebel steam
era retired, the Merr'mde In sinking rOntl,tiOn.
The U. s. frgale s.. Laurence l.rocoeded up
federal aud rebel gunhoatS At midnight the
CoagYsa was burned by the rrb Ia IN the moru.
lug the Monitor engaged the WerriR.ae; she In.
ally iarced large hole in the port sile Of tie
Mirrimac and then rriurn-,l To- N"rIrk. The
pr.nepal lnsS Of life was ab0ard the CU.tberLIHd
--l3O we're killed or drowned.
The rebel steamer M,gaolid, from Mobile, with
l,00O bales of cOtto'L has been captured
s.. FOKr MoSROE, March 7th.
A Gag of truce frNm Norfolk represents great
excitement In that city. The hotels were swarm
ing with officers kuM the Gulf States The
Virginia troops have been sent away. The pe0.
bic have decided on the destruction Of the city in
case Of an attack. A strong force is cOhcentrat.
ing 1t Suffolk to check Burnside, WIN, it was
reported, had reached wintun, and was moving
on n Suffolk. .....
The rcbrls say that for State reasons Col.
Corc0ran waS not released. Maps and drawings
had been found On his person ca'ncealcd.
Richmond papers of Friday announce tho ar
rest Of number VI Union men-principa:ly
Germans. ....- ...-
ST. LouIs, March Z.
AZ Cosinth, Mississippi, the enemy has from
fifteen TO twenty Thousand troops; at llendrr-
sons station, nine miles from the Tennessee
River, Ten TO twelve thousand; at the next put,
eight TO ten thousand more. The rebels were
terrifying At Ch'ckisaw, Alabama.
Al an election hold in Mckay County. in
Southern Tennessee, the Union candidate received
900 majority In q vote "f 1870.
o. 3. Hale has been confirmed Superintendent
Of Indian Affairs IN Washington Territory; Ell.
ward Shattuck has been confirmed Attorney Tor
Oregon.
49, wAsuNGroS, March 10.
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