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, 1862-03-11
ON The POTOMAC.
THE REBELS FALLING. BACK.
SKiRMIShES At LANelEY'S
STATION.

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Ttihune.1
WAaH1ssroH, March 10, 1862
There was fight at Langley's Station, yes
terday, between Gen. Phil Kearney's New
jersey brigade, and an equal number Of rebel
regiments. The latter we're driven back.
Several were killed On each side Lieut.
Weldon; Of the Lincoln cavalry, was Killed
Thirteen rebels were captured.
ABANDONING THE BATTERIES.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago T1ibune.J
WAzH1xaroN, March TO- 1861
The following was read this morning from
the commander Of the Potomac tloti1ls, dated
Sunday, P. H.:
To Secretary Weues:
R:-The information which forwarded
to you by telegraph is, I consider, confirmed,
The Cockpit and Shipping Point batteries
have been beed abandoned. They have
beeen shelied for an hour without
reply. The enemy hare set fire to everything
st Shipping Point, and frequent explosions
gnye evidence Of the destruction Of the ammu-
milton. The fire and explosions extended
some distance back between Cock Pit and
Shipping Point. The steamer Page believe
TO have been set fire to and blown up.
{Signed) Lieut. l. f. WFsAS,
Commanding Potomac FlotilIa-
FROM CENTERvILLE AND WINCHESTER
ITO the Associated Press-1
WASHINGTON, March 1O--Therei is no longer
any doubt that the rebels have evacuated Cen
teryille, Winchester, and other important
points, indicating general falling back of
their forces.
CuAn1EsTows, Va, March 10.-It has been
ascertained beyond doubt, that Winchester
bas been evacuated Our troops occupy the
principal places between here and there.
CuARLEsT0ES, Va, March a.-Hundreds Of
contrabands are arriving from the country.
The course adopted in regard to them, if they
have been employed BIZ secession authorities,
Is to turn them over to the division Quarter
mnster to be employed BY the Federal Govern
nlent; but if proved otherwise, they are re-
turned to their owners.
Friday Capt Coles, Of company F, Maryland
cavalry, forty in number, came upon about 140
of the rebel cavalry between Bunker Hill and
Winchester 4 skirmish cnsued. lasting an
hour, resulting in the killing Of six Of Ash
three men Wounded. A section Of Matthews's
battery came up to Capt. Coles's support, when
Adjutant Wilkins, of Gen Niniams's staff,
had his horse shot under him.
It is believed at Bunker Hill that the force
at Winchester has been greatly reduced. leav-
say that General Jackson's force has been
strengthened By the regiments ffomL Lcesburgh-
Capt. Coles scouts ast night reached point
only four miles from Winchester, hut Gu
countercd no resistance, except from small
cavalry picket
It IS stated that but 400 Of the 10th Missis-
sippi regiment remained at Leesbu1gh at the
time Of the evacuation. These reIe9ted in
the direction Of Manassas Gap
This morning secession scouts attacked ~ Gen.
, 1862-03-11
Gtt Ttihutte.
TUESDAY. MARCH II, 1869
VILLAGES REPORT.

We have in the official report of Gen. IT.
II. L. Wallace, printed herewith, an ex-
tended and 10 doubt accurate account Of
tie rart borne by certain Illinois troops in
TIC battle at Fort Donelson. The
report is IN evidence at once Of
their gallanuy md Of the good Sense
ard good feeling Of its author. We are
surc that, though it comes late, it viii be
read with avidity by all who cherish the
honor Of the State. In tllis city, one part
Of it will be greedily devoured- which
relates the heroism and discipline Of
the Chicago Light Artillery which bore
so conspicuous and memorable a part in
: that bloody field. It's commentators OF
The gallant officers and men Of that arm Of
The service will be peculiarly acceptable to
their friends. who, nearly year ago, saw
them 50 forth, followed by the blessings oi
the whole city, to win renoEn in. the ser
vice Of their country. - r
, 1862-03-11
TEE EVACUATION.

There seems to lie 10 doubt tia. the
rebels az falling back from Manassas to
sonc point Of greater necessity. What
direction The rct1eatins columns have
taEcn-Elethcr they most threaten
Burnside near Norfolk, or Buell. in
Tennessee, few days will tell
VIC shall not be surprised TO hear that the
former les been compelled to take to his
sAi;s, Eor that the latter has been sud-
denly called back from the pursuit of the
hying column that he drove out of Nash
T!llc Either OF both may happen if the
forces at Manassas be not hotly pursued.
If VIC understand the strategedcl points Of
1Lc situation, no stand can be made at
Richmond nor in its vicinity; and we are
yc: 50 skeptical as to slave-driying couragge
asto }isbclicye that JEFF Davis has the har.
dihood to attempt to cross the Potomac al
o7 rcar Harper's Ferry, and carry the Wal
into the free States, Where, il the rebels
have commenced Il retreat, they will be en-.
ablc to call halt, is question that has
universal interest
, 1862-03-11
CHICAGO, TUESDAY, MARCH II, 1852

Lawrence, in tow Of the Cambridge. rsassed M
above the Roanoke (the Minnesota beinp then
ae1ound} and engaged with the Mer,mac The
at, LAWRENCE also grounded. and the Ca,o.
bridge got her sf,o.t but being unable to ,en-
Ger the Minnesota snT assistance she returned
down the harbor. The enemv's batteries nj
vessels as they passed up and returned. The
range was too great for our Guns. but those OF
the Battery went far oyer onr .h;ns md serer-
al shells struck. At seven and a half We dis
covered that the Conpress had been fired hv
the rebels. She continued to bum t;n1A n.
when she blew Nd.
At eight P. N, the Monitor arrived and cant
Aarston instantly ordered her tn t1,e assistance
of the MINES sota, -.
From an eye witness We learn in addition
that the Cumberland xas run into txice. and
the Congress- once bv the Merrimac. Ebich
struck and delivered broaaeide ALTERNATELY
After the second blow the Cumberland snns
in five minutes, She was fought sp1erdid1v.
delivering the last broaasfae az her guns SINK
below the water All her of7,cers bnt +br
Chaplain ESCAPED in The launches, One bund-
red and fifty men probably are drowned. in
cluding killed and wounded.
- The Congress, when ordered to surrender,
answered with broadside. The Mer7inaae
hauled of and ran into her, but she didn't sur
render till sunk SO low that her magazine was
flooded. Her officers were taken off as prison.
ere, but the Me1rimac hadn't room for the
men. Acting commander Smith Commodore
Smiths eon,) was Killed.
The official account Of yesterdays fight is
very slight. An eye witneas, who was present,
describes the scene as magnificent. The Mer-
rinnc, yorktown, jamestown, and several
tugs came down at half past eight, evidently
expecting the Minnesota would fall an easy
prey, but they started back at the Monitor 8
frat shot. The battle ragged till ten minutes
past twelve, the Big Point aud Sewall's Point
batteries taking part. The jamestown and
Yorktown threw occasional shells, but Kept
at q distance. The Minnesota, though
, 1862-03-11
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, 1862-03-11
FROM TOHT HKNRY.
sword Presentation 10 Gen. Grant.
S4eoeAe8 eA the 0ceAn4oR.

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago IIthune.l
Fo17 Henry, March 10, 1863.
Gen. c, F. Smith has been placed in com
mand Of the army in the field, Gen. Grant re-
naming At this point, which is at present the
headquarters OF the Department. This NOR
Ming number of the officers Of this COM
mand congreggated in the cabin Of the
steamer Tigress, for the purpose Of pre-
Eentins to Major General Grant MAGNIFICENT
sword As token Of their appreciation Of his
mastery military services, together with his
noble and praiseworthy qualities as soldier
and gentleman, which have won for him the
respect and admiration Of the entire army
under his command The sword was Of
most exquisite workmanship, manufactured
at great expense; the handle Of ivory,
mounted With gold, aud the blade Of the
finest texture Of steel. There are Two scab-
bards, one fine gilt and the other of hilt
mounted at the band. Accompanying the
sword Is beautiful sash and belt, al enclosed
in inc rosewood case. The presentation
was made by Col. c. G. Marsh, in the follow
ing neat and appropriate speech:
COL, MARSH TO GEN. GRANT.
GESKEAL:-The pleasing duty has been daYoly-
&c upon me- by my brother officers Of being their
medium in presenting you with this sword, sash
and hels as slsht token OF regard for you and OF
their confidence in your ability "a commander
They were ordered long since, and before Glori-
Gus victory had brought you so prominently before
thepno1c, but they have fortunately been dela5ed
IN reaching ns I'll! no"-fortunately, say, because
~ ms moment when the jealousy caused By your
o.lAlaat success mas raised up hidden enemies
"noafe enoeasoflug TO Strike you Ii the dark, it
anotas Us an opportunity to express our renewed
commence IN your ap1alsy as commander Ac-
ccpt taen1, en,"1h me oest WISHES OF the donors.
nay Jon, s1r, be spared to wear them with honor
and credit to your country and yourself, and may
We De soon called upon to follow you to new bat-
ueE ana 1tesa sactof1ea I'LL the ultimate SUCCESS Of
oo' glorious cause permits US to return With
nonos 10 'ne peace ana quiet o. our homes.
Coionel Aarsh having concluded, General
Grant stretched his hand and received the to-
ken, but the mild hero was too full for utter
ance, and reu1arkipg that he was unable to re-
plv, retired to q sofa. when Can+a;n " q
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, 1862-03-11

The Senatorial imRrog1io st Columbus.
Ohio, becomes more and more cntaugled. A
caucus Of Republicans and Union members,
last Friday evening, happening to be not fully
attended, the anti-Wade men passed a resolu-
ton that's nomination should be made only bI
i minority Of the whole, present or absent.
Another Caucus was to be held this {Tuesday)
evening, when an effort would be made to re-
scind the resolution, and lit failcd there would
be break up and TOW quite unpleasant.
The anh-Wade men arc only agreed in their
opposition to the present Senatoz, but there
is = wide diversity Of opinion who shall be
his successor. 4 resolution was adopted
in the Senate, the other day, by the
casting 1fote Of Lieutenant Governor
Stanton, proposing to question candi-
dates for the United States senate-frst, are
Tou in favor Of abolishing slavery in the
southern States, or either Of them, by act Of
Congresse second, are you IN favor Of abolish
ing the governments Of seeded States, or
either OF them, and returning the sazae
to territory? and resolving that no
candidate shall be supported who fails to
answer fully and fairly. This is dn-
ferent1y construed by different persons, but
the "antis' say it is blow aimed st Senator
Wade and the radical Republicans,
, 1862-03-11
LATEST FROM ME1IFMIS.
Great A1a.m-Lee1RIAtur Scattered.
Cow Harris Plying About

LOUISVILLE, Ky., 10.-An Intelligent gec-
tlen,an from Memphis, On Wednesday, re-
ports that the citizens are greatly alarmed. and
are relying on Fort Pillow, near Fort Ran
doIph, for defense. :VeJ few teoops are at
Memphis. The Legiaaaturc scattered after
eevera1 inef1ectual attempts to transact bu5i-
uess. Gov. Harris is greatly: excited, aud IL
firing about from one Southern point to au-
othel, with little prospect OF succeeding in
bis edoEts TO rally the people - bis ald. :,
, 1862-03-11

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribunc.1
TGAsH6aToS, March 10, 1867

HASAAaNTVSs march II, 1S4@-
The following il a summary Of the official
account Of the first days fight at Newport
News: At ten A. II. Sunday, the enemy's
vessels coming out, Captain Marstou, senior
officer on the station, ordered the Minnesota
in command and the Roanoke to get under
weigh Two tugs aided the Roanoke, whose
etcam power was injured. The Roanoke was
with difficulty towed towards the enemy, but
her broken ehaft made her progress slow,
The Merrimac Immediately attacked the Con
grcsa and Cumberland, particularly the latter
The Minnesota grounded shout seven miles
from Fc1hcss Monroe. The Roanoke then
pressed forward. and on getting in sight Of
the Cumberland, it Was evident she was sink
ing. The Menimac was then Joined by the
jamestown and Yorktown, rebel steamers,
wocdcn, from james river, and both:
attacked. the Congress which surrendered
at ten minutes past four, being aground and
unable to bring her guns to bear..: The R3an-
oke about the same time grounded, but tho
tugs pulled her of andshe then. went TO tho
;Ainnesota's lid. AT FIVE P.,M.t the ftigate st;
, 1862-03-11
THEINFAmoUsA sAPPoHrIoNmEyT.

THE E1NFAMoUSA SAPPOHTIONUEN
GU. dispatches from Springfield announce
tha: the Infamous apportionment swindle
was forced to . vote yesterday and
passed! We have received a copy BY
mail, and after carefully comparing it
with our telegraphic report in yester-
days TRIBUNE find the latter correct
except as to two legislative districts,
The 31st consists Of Clark instead Of
Stark county, and Knox is given two
members instead Of one. In all other
respects the arporionment was correctly
published in our paper yesterday, and
need aot be repeated this morning.
The foul deed is done, and In part
by the aid Of Democrats elected
by Republicans on Union tickets,
The scoundrelly cutting and cary
iug Of Cook county is the work of
Fuller, assisted by pack Of secessionists.
Fulle. has cut out district for himself, and
another for his friend Goudy and such dis
tiicts! Wards are divided; election pre-
cincts arc slashed into halves and quarters;
lines arc run without regard to natural
boundaries or public interest; in several
csscs they are run across blocks aud lots.
In some instances a mans dwelling is
thrown into one district and his stable and
Pig pen into smother. Aquestlon may arise
in which he be will entitled to vote.
Cook county is entitled to nine members,
tut eight only are accorded to it. A ftac-
ticn Us large as Christian county goes unrc-
presented. while Christian gets member,
simply because the secessionists are in the
majority there and are not IN Cook.
This county ought to have been divided
into districts, with 4 Senator and. three
Representatives to each, as follows: The
South Division Of Chicago and as many Of
the contiguous country towns as were
necessary to makeup the requisite popula:
ton, should constitute one district; tue
West Division, with some country towns,
the second Senatorial district; and the
Forth Division, with the remaining towns
the third district; and each OF these dis.
:zic!s threc Representatives. This would
be fair and satisfactory, 80 far as this
cfuu'r IS concerned. But the districts, Al
=.iorted by the Convention, are gross
outrage On the rights Of tile people Moth
ing II the history Of conventions or Iegis
iat1vc caucnses can furnish parallel to
the partisan dishonesty Of this appo1tIon
men' scheme. he. The people Of the Northern
haa q Illinois arc dcfraut1ed out Of: theil
3ase representation, and are tied down, 70,
len years 70 come, US slaves of the scces
taon Aggypnans- The Southern end Of ths
ssate, with = great minority of population
viii be enabled to ra1e the majority as 8
master rules his slaves. seltdefense re-
quires thai Northern Illinois vote en- ,,a,.
against the ratification Of this rotten coo
stitution, and bury the mons.rous thin,
GU. Of sight and smell
, 1862-03-11
INCIDENTS AND SCENES OF the
BATTLE.
The Vessels Which Were Engaged.
GALLANT W0RDEE AND HIS
FAITHFUL MONITOR,
The Cumberland and Her
Fate.


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, 1862-03-11

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, 1862-03-11

Sharp skirmIslaing Below Kashstl1e.
LOUISVILLE, March 10.-Friday night last a
squad Of cavalry under the notorious rebel
Colonel John Morgan, who was some time
since enormously reported killed, attacked
the Federal picsets fifteen miles south OF
ment wagons. Saturday party Of Ohio Fed
eral cavalry went in pursuit., found them aud
attacked the rebels, killing four of Morgan's
t-ajn, capturing six; and recovering the six
wogons: They are now in hot pursuit. OF
Morgan's gang. confident Of capturing them.
, 1862-03-11
FROM SPRINGFIELD.

iSpcclat Dispatch to the Chicago Tribunc-1
SR1SGF1EID, March 10, 1862.
resolution was adopted appointinga COM
E1lttee Of thirteen to prepare an address TO be
published with the constitution, at the close OF
the session.
4 vain attempt was made get delegates to
consent to hold three sessions daily.
The article on elections and right Of suffrage,
was discussed and adopted, Except section one)
as in the present constitution. Section one
lies over for future action.
There is strong party in the Convention in
favor Of comforting The same franchises on for
eign citizens rs those conferred in 1913 By the
present constitution.
Tile article on militia was adopted from the
present constitution without amendment.
An article on corporations was adopted pro-
hibitiny the Legislature from creating any
corporations by special act, and allowing
amendments to corporations at present in ex-
istence, by general laws only.
The legislative apportionment article came
up Us the special order. Mr. Sheldon's at
tempt to change the five northern Senatorial
districts was summarily voted down. Mr.
Wentworth's motion to commit SO much of
the report rs relatcd to Cook county to the
Cook county delegation, 1as disauowed.
After an exciting discussion, Messrs. Went
worth, anthony and Muhlke being for and Mr.
Fuller against, Mr.. Aathony's amendment,
providing three new Senatorial districts for
Cook county, was laid on the table instanter.
Everything now went On under strict party
rule. MIR. underwood's amendment to the
osth District, which adds Clinton county to
st. Clair and Washington, Wis defeated
The previous question was then moved and
the article was adopted-ayes IS, noes 10.
Presently the vote was reconsidcred, 8he1-
don's amendment Was adopted, and after 3
great deal Of time spent in an exciting discus
sioD{the report Of the Committee was again
eoncurred in-ayes a, noes Is.
There is great deal OF excitement here.
Mr, Wentworth is indignant, as are the Re-
publicans generally. Mr.. Wentworth threat
ems to resign. The apportionment is outra-
geonsly partizan in every respect.
The Democrats viii not, probably, rale the
present clerks Of courts and other officers ont
in order to have the Constitution go before
the people.
SFREGFHIo, March TO- 1sf2
The Convention has ssdone it, The cor
rupt apporlionment Of the State for senators
| and representatives has been adopted by 4
strict party vote, Though not full vote,) to
stand against the time when the people shall
| quash the entire proceedings Of this body.
| The Egyptians were unrelentlng in bringing
| the report to vote and in forcing it through
without amendment In their desperate cir
, 1862-03-11

E There ii an alarming contagion among
horses in central New. York, which has been
snade tbs subject Of appeals to the Legls.turc
for eanitaz5 regulations.
, 1862-03-11

WASHINGTON, March 10.--5amuel L. Casey
took bis seat in the House to-day, from the
first Kentucky district, as successor to the
raitor Burnett.
, 1862-03-11
The Great Naval Engagement.
FURTHER P.HRTXCEL.aR
OF THE FIGHT.

The Situation at Norfolk and Fort
rcSS MenrOe,
, 1862-03-11

~ Far Neu Advertisement, -4sctse3
&aks, ETC., ~ F9aTtd p1Tk
, 1862-03-11
VERY LATEST.

TIE MERRIsrAC PRuDENTLY QUIET.
WAsufSGToS, March 10.--A dispatch from
Fort Monroe, says the Merrim2c didn't make
her appearance to-day.
, 1862-03-11

:. = 81. LOUIS. March. 10.--An expedition sent
into Bates county. has Just retnfed with %
/: pfisopers Of x4r: recruits for Pr1ce's army,
aQa quantity Of azns, ammunition, Dr.: :. :.