Nebraska advertiser., 1862-03-13

" NOLMOlA = SAAAA IN GAAA~
and Burns the Congress, but Is
Compelled to Retreat
AS we 60 to press we have the crafty.
ing intelligence that Gen. Curtis has de.
feated the combined rebel force of Price
Mccullough, Mcintosh, and Van DORM
The battle took place at Sugar Greek
Hollow, and lasted three days. Gen.
Curtis says in bis official dispach to Gen.
Halleck that our loss is one thousand Kill
led and wounded. A large number Of
prisoners, cannon and muskets have been
captured. Gen. Siegel is in pursuit Of
the flying rebels. The enemy's force
was 10000. McCulloch is this time Sc
riously, if not MORALLY wounded, also
Gen'ls Mcintosh and Rector A num-
Der Of prominent men and officers were
taken prisoners.
The Federal Naval force, at Newport
News, has met with a reverse. On the
Sth Of this month the rebel steamer Mer-
rimac, accompanied by the Yorktown and
jamestown, on Saturday, attacked the
United States frigates Cumberland and
Congress, sinking the former and captur-
ing and burning the latter. At a sub.
sequent engagement between the rebeI
feet and The Monitor, which battle ragged
four hours, the Merrimac retired, sup
posed to be Damaged The Congress is
supposed to have lost over q hundred men
including officer. no the opportune
arrival of the Monitor''is to be attributed
the safety Of the Minnesota and other
vessels, and the disabling Of the Merri.
mac, which, previous to her arrival, was
proof against everything.
Notwithstanding this serious loss, we
have rther and cheering news. Co! Geary
has taken Leesburg, Va. This is one of
the rebels strongholds. Many prisoners
were taken. Cockpit Point has been
taken by the federals. This raises the
quasi blockade of the Potomac. Bruins
wick, George, and Fernandina, Florida,
have been captured.
The expedition sent againt the Bates
county, No., rebels, has returned, having
taken forty prisoners, and a large guam
tity Of arms and ammunition.
The President has ordered the army of
the Potomac to be divided into five Corps
de Armee," under Generals Mcdowell,
Sumner, Heintzleman; -, and Banks.
The rebel force at New Madrid is said
70 be 10000, and four gun boats. 1t has
been completely invested by our forces,
and the officers are confident of an easy
and complete victory.
Commodore DupOt has taken possession
of Brunswick, Georgia ; also Fort Clinch
in the same State, where twelve large
cannon fell into our hands. This has
been one of the most useful ports of the
rebels.
There is no longer a doubt but that
C%entreville and Manassas have been
evacuated. The rebels commenced evac-
uating Saturday last, and continued until
Sunday hight. They blew up bridges,
tore up f%aIroad tracks, burned tents, for
age and provisions, and in fact destroyed
everything they could not remove. Most
Of the cannon have been taken away
Those remaining are of an inferior quail
iiy, and all spiked.
The Notifications are most formidable,
stretching over a chain of hills in the rear
OF Centreville for several miles, one be-
hind another, so that if we took one we
would be at The mercy Of the next.
The Notifications at Manassas seem to
be the same ones that were there before
the battle of BULBS Run.
A fight at sOngster Station. south Of
the Potomac, between Gen. Kearney's
brigade, and an equal number of rebel
regiments. The latter were driven back,
with Is prisoners captured. There were
several killed on both sides.
The House bill providing that no off,
Ger or soldier shall be employed in re-
turning fugitive slaves, passed the Senate
Yeas %, Nays 9. The signature OF
the President is all that is required now
for il to become a law.