The New York herald., 1862-12-28
Saturday, March 4.


Two Union gunboats proceeded up the Tennessee river
70 Pittsburg near the Mississippi line where battery
was opened upon them. consisting Of four sx-pounder
guns one Of them being rfed, which slencsd
by the grnbosts Ninety landed under Of the
guns and charged upon the enemy, driving them some
distance, until they strongly reinforced, when
party withdrew 70 the boats when three regiments spen
Cd dre upon the gunboats but repused with great
slaughter The casualties side amounted TO Ave
killed and missing and five wounded. The loss Of the
enemy was twenty killed and nearly two hundred
wounded.
2d.-A portion Of the Dupont expedition took posses
sen Of Brunswick Ca thus securing TO the Union ths
entire Georgia coast.
3d-The rebel fertfcations at Columbus, Ky. situated
tho Mississippi river, and which considered the
Gibraltar Of the rebel ccOederacy were evacuated by
the enemy and taken OF by the Union forces
fhs state Of Kentucky by this movement for the
time entirely cleared Of oil organized bands Of secession
lists.
Ths Mayor of Nashvie issued proclamation calling
Upea al citizens 70 return and their business and
oocupaons ss they were promised protection from ths
Brigham Young was elected Governor in Utah Terri,
tory under he new State constitution which had been
csnsr Iohns0n
"a Military Governor Of Tennessee.
6th--A skirmish took place on the Telegraph road,
sos so%psny ot General % cv oa re-
cutting In three kled and wounded on our side.
Tas res snsps s a SUe a.um.d
Of tho Confederate army in the valley Of the Mississippi
0th-rhs President sent message 70 Congress recon-.
mcndng the passage OF the following joint resolution
say sat- Which q may adopt gradual .sois.hmsns Of
such s.e /. Is Sssre,on 70 Sompsn..ss Tor the
nisaoss public .ad private produced BY such change Of
Ths combined rebel forces under Generals Van Dorm.
Price and McCuoch, numbering thirty i've thousands
under csns samuel
Ark. The nghs lasted until late In the afternoon.
5thIhc battle a Pea Ridge, Ark. was renewed and
hsavy. General Ben McCuloch fsl mortAly wounded q
the head Of his rebel forces.
were taken ossssson Of BY Union troops uudsr Colonel
0eaxy.
Fort clinch and the towns Of 81. Marys and rernan-
dina the Florida coast, were taken by the Dupont
re6es The fvgs was bull. BY he United States govern
the authorities Of Florida. Most Of the inhabitants
both the left their homes by order OF the rebel m
Z . a' asss the tort
the track three miles along the shore OF Cum
beriand sound, Commodore Dupont sent Of the gun
steamer throwing shells at the ing train some Of them
falling in suoh close proximity that some Of the fleeing
rebels jumped from and took 70 the BUSH One Of the
shells struck the train, and number Of persons
killed and wounded
0th-Ths iron clad rebel steamer Merfrnac and four
rebel gunboats out from Norfolk and James
river and attacked portion OF the Onion bockldine
neet In Hampton Roads, of Newp0rts News Point, Va.
The enemy rst engaged the sailing frgaie Cumberland
which lay ut anchor and ater short contest the Merr
mac which was provided with an iron Prov, ran twc
into tho Cumberland and sunk her, she then attacked
she sailing rigate Congress- also at anchor which, after
short but sey0re engagement, surrendered she being
fire by she'll or hot shot The Union risats
Minnesota attempted the other vessels but
forsdratey, ran aground. The Merrimac attacked hs
while In that position, and severe nght ensued. which
DID terminate until darkness utsrvensd. The Unor
gunboais Dragon d Whitehall also assisted 70 drive Of
the enemy; but they we're both disabled. The forms
received shot in her boiler, which exploded aud tho
lnter after the close OF the fght, caught fire and
burned The loss on the Union side was as follows