The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1862-03-26
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FoRT MONROE, March 10.

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N8 Fort MONROE, March 10.
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majority. ....-1-.-..-
| Yancy was captured day or two since on
board a schooner which was trying to ru,
the blockade. He was dressed in sailors
custome, but was recognized by one Of the
newspaper correspondents.
WAsHINGToN, March 20.
An official dispatch from Commodore
Foote, received at II o'clock last nighe, a,
Cairo, and telegraphed hither says: Island
No. 10 is harder to conquer than Colum.
bus, as the Island shores are lined with iorts
each fort commanding the one above it. -.
am gradually approaching the Island, bu,
still do mott hope for much until the occur
renee of certain events which promise sue.
cess. Commodore Foote adds: We are fir,
ing day and night on the rebels, and we gain
ON them. We are having some Of the
most beautiful rifle practice ever witnessed
The mortar shells have done fine execution
One shell was landed on their floating battery
and cleared the concern in short metre.
Three deserters brought up by the steam
er Leslie this morning. confirm the repor
Of the evacuation of Aqua Creek. They
say the rebel forces there had been 1000
Before the rebels left they tore up a large
part Of the railroad, set fire to the station
and wlaryes, and burnt a large schooner
Commodore Dupont's dispatches to the
Fort Marion, at st Augustine. Florida cit
) 'zens raised the flag with their own hands
after being assured of protection by the fed
eral troops. Jacksonville, Florida, also
surrendered.
| The citizens Of Gallatin, Tenn, town
which had been decidedly disleyal. met ir
town meeting recently and were addressed
by Bailie peyton, loyal man, and voted tt
petition for a Postotlice there, and expressed
their willingness to return to their allesi
ance.
NASHVILLE, MARCH IS.
! Parson Brownlow and son arrived here
to day. He says he was imprisoned in the
common Jail at Knoxville, December 10Th
in violation Of an agreement with the rcbe
government He was confined in smal
damp room. and was attacked by the ty.
phod fever. He was movd to his residence
and laid up eight weeks under strict guard
and having partly recovered, he got pas;
from ih' rebel government and lett Knox
vile two weeks ago, but Was detained, b,
order Of Gen. llardec, at Shelbyvlle, ter
| days. He reached the Federal lines this
morning Brownlow declines starting pape,
here Oh accoun, of ill health. lie proceeds
North to publish story of his martyruom
Browuiow is not affected by consumption
as reported.
MILWAUKEE, March FL.
A special dispatch to the D tly Wisconsin
dated Cairo 2Oth, says they have news tr,u
Island No. 10 up to yesterday at l O'Clock
The enemys works both on the main ianG
and Island is much more extensive thar
was generally supposed, as there is at least
eight hea guns, and over $4,000 troops
Zen reg ments were seen at one time or
dress parade on the main land. They have
moved their quarters out of reach of oul
martars, but the island is pretty we'll cover
cd with tents. Many Of their guns are O.
the largest size, and several of them ritled.
Our gun boats and morlars will drive lhi.
force out. More III, rtars will be sent down
if required. The officers think the prescn,
number enough to make it altogether toe
hot for the rebels. These mortar shells
reach all parts Of the works, dealing death
and destruction in their pathway. 1t is ey.
ldent, however that all rebel batteries have
heen fought from bomb proof easements fol
the men. They can be seen to disappear
when our shells fail into their batteries
AS soon as the upper fort, Or battery, i:
reduced, the gun boats will advance on 9th
crs i'll detail and thus reduce them one b,
one, with little danger or loss to themselves
Tuesday night the Mound City reported
steady fire on the upper battery, thus pre-
venting the rebels from making their usua
nightly repairs. The result was easily seen
in the morning they commenced removing
their dead and wounded to the easements o
the tort. Large Numbers were carried out
and taken back into the woods on stretch
ers, showing the deadly effect of shot from
the we'll aimed guns Of the Mound City.
Monday over 800 shots were fired from
the gunboats, mostly shell, besides 800 shell:
spectators, was grand and sublime, but {
| the rebels ii is most terrific"
On Tuesday the Commodore directed !ha
fuses be sent down with view to destroy
and dismantle the guns. The result was
| most satisfactory.
The last guns Of the rebels are in two bat
terles below the benz, distance OF over two
miles from the gunboats, which threw theil
shot beyond them.
a floating battery, called the Pelican, Sc
constructed as to be sunk to the water:
edge, leaving nothing exposed except the
| armament, which consists Of 8 inch Dahl
gren guns, which was built in Memphis fol
the protection Of that point. was last week
towed up the river to Island No. 10, Hol
Inns steam ram, Manassas, was also sent W
to the Island
The Pelican is an ugly looking customer
but has no propelIing power, and carnol
Gus mortars as soon as they can be brough,
to bear upon her.
General Halleck has sent a hospital boat
with sufficient accommodations for three
hundred patients. AZ yet but one man has
been killed by the enemy.
.4sas WASHINGTON, March FL.
AS our forces extend the authority of the
United States on the Atlantic coast, num-
Der Of applications are made by merchants
and shippers to the Treasury Department.
Tor permission to trade with the captured
ports, but are uniformly refused. Nothing
will be done 30 interfere with the blockade
Permission will be granted, however, by the
Department for internal trade elsewhere.
The pubic debt and all foreign drafts are