Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-05-01
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4 aIsua.ch % The wsr Department, dated
Seven miles from Monterey, Tennessee, Apri'
81 states that Ave companies of our cavalry
,ad 4 sbifmiAh With she enemy's cavalry TWO
niles Ia advance Of that point, and tne' Tug
,nemy re.rea.ed, having lost Ave kilea--one
Major. We captured eighteen prisoners, anu
,orses and arms besides One OF our men va'
wounded, but none killed. & ea9sss WV
We have had reports from various sources u
lhe capture of New Orleans by our forces un'
der Commodore PORTER. A dispatch was pup
,,sbsd In the Richmond papers of the 2e1h uis''
dated Mobile, Friday, April 2b, stating that the
Union eunboats passed Forts Jackson and ss'
Philip at four o'clock on the morning o. sne
day before, and at one o'clock that afternoon
were before New Orleans. diNpatcn from
Fort Wright, dated April 30, states that II IS
ascertained from deserters that the Federal hee'
passed Fort jackson, on Thursday, April 70 al
ter desperate naval engagement In wn'cn one
vessel was sunk and several damaged IL 10
supposed the Federal loss was very heavy. The
rebel loss was sixty killed and one hundred ana
eighty four wounded.
The engagement lasted part Of two days.
The Federals took possession Of the city with
out struggle on Friday, the rebel force hAV-
Ing evacuated after destroying the steamers
tbey had no use for. They took with them
the greater part Of the military stores IN the
city. ... -,
By Way Of Kansas City We learn from New
Mexico, thst after the battle Of Pigeon Rancho
Colonel srouoH fell back to Fort Union. where
he received orders from General cANpr to form
junction with him at Galesto. The Junction
It sesms, was tiRected on the 1lth ult AN i'm
mediate pursuit Of the Texans under siBLEY''
command was ordered. They we're reported q
be thirty miles south, having abandoned Santa
Fe, and being apparently on retreat from the
Territory The health Of the rebel army wa'
not good. Many had died one hundred ant
sixty sick and wounded had been left in the hos
pitfalls at Santa Fe. ~ sssi
Yorktown and COrinth are the two grea
points Of interest. The rebel force at fcrk
town Is said by deserters to be one hundred
thousand. On Tuesday, April ~, the rebel
came ont from their riAe-plts near Lees MILF
and killed one Of our piekets; and after he was
dead, about thirty OF them fredat him, riddlOG
his heGd with bale. Our men then charged
upon them, killing several aud taking epris
oner. Our les, Was two killed and two mortal
ly wounded. sg7e
On Saturday last, an advanced lunette OF The
rehela, on the hitheF side Of the Warwick river,
near its head, was carried by assault by Com
pany H of the First Massachusetts Regiment
The troops received the Ere Of the rebels a
fifty yafds, and. without returning it, rushed
over the ditch and parapet in the most gallant
manner, causing the speedy fight Of the rebels
Our loss was three killed and thirteen wounded
We took fourteen prisoners destroyed the work
80 as to render it useless for further operations
and then retired. ~
1t would occupy column, to note the various
movements, reconnoisesnees and, skiEmishet
that have taken place during the week In tht
several Departments Of our Generals in Vr'
ginis, aside from that of General MocLELLAE
In these regions, there is carried on as complete
system of guerrilla warfare as ever was Wit
messed in Mexico Arecent Washington dis
patch states thas our forces have not yet oeeu-
pied fredericksburg on the Rappahsnnock, as
was reported week ago, but stay at Falmouth
on the opposite side of the river. It is sale
there is large rebel force in the nelghborhOod
under the command of General G. w. SAITH,
ready to dispute General McDowELL's advance
toward Richmond. sfst
Late advices from Port Royal state that cur
forces have taken Fort jackson, near Savan-
nah, and our pickets are within four miles Of
the city Fort Pulaski is repairing and will
soon be in efficient condition. 'sl .
2 A letter from Edisto leland, 8. c., dated
April 10, reports brilliant affair on st Johns
Island, resulting in the total rout of two hun.
dred rebel cavalry by about sixty Of our men.
The rebels lost about fifty killed and wounded.
No one was killed on our side. "a
Late accounts represent Forts BArancas and
McRae, near Pensacola, as evacuated blythe
rebels. It is said that the United States are
now IN possession Of every fort on the coast
of Florida with the single exception of Fort
Tampa.