Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-04-23

The news from the fleet at Fort Wright is
unimportant The bombardment still contiu.
ues. The rebels have cut the leree on the
| Arkansas shore opposite the fort. and the fine
farming lands there are now covered with a
lake of water for miles around.
The residents are greatly exaeperated at
| this outrage
Most encouraging news continues to he re.
ceived from Haleck's army.
Despatch from General Fremont
/ HEADQUARTERS, WHEELING, VA
April 20. 1862.
To the Hon. Edscia " Stanton,
Secretary Of War.
Intelligence has Just been received from
Gen. Milroy. stating that the enemy number
ing about $500 men, with two batteries, in
cluding two rifed guns, are constructing for
/ tiicatiGns on the crest of the Shenandoah.
Reliefs of FIVE hundred men are constantly
at work day and night. The rebel encamp
ment is on the eastern slope Of the mountain,
| extending down five miles from the summit.
! A notorious guerilla, named Frederick W.
| Chewing, has been captured by cavalry com
! pany, under Gen. Milroy.
| j. G. Fremont, Major General
From Gen Banks Comm nd.
In CAMP, NEAR SPARTA
VIRGINIA, April 90.
Everything was quiet on our front yester
| day. Cavalry reconnaissance have penetra
ted the valley for several miles towards Harris.
onburg, and report finding large quantities of
! forage and fresh provisions there. Deserters
report Jackson's advance at McGaugheystow
east of Harrisonburg. and still in retreat.-
Ashby's command continues to form the rear
guard, and the signal officers report that the
enemy's cavalry were in sight yesterday af
ternoOn. Some Of the deserters believe that
Jackson intends to cross the Blue Ridge, and
| reach Gordonsville, while others think he in
| tends to make detour north in the valley on
the south fork of the Shenandoah, to attack
our left flank. northeast storm is prevail,
| ing in the valley. Another of Ashby's lieu
tenants was brought in yesterday.
A despatch from Gen. Banks to Secreta-
ry Stanton states that the Federal forces
have occupied New Market, capturing ma
ny prisoners. New Market is post village
of Shenandoah county, Virginia, one hun
dred and fifty miles northwest of Richmond
1t is delightfully."- situated in the great val
ley between Massenutten and North Noun
tains, and iron ore abounds in it. The vii
lage contains three or four churches and
public buildings, also several large factor
les.
Advance to Fredericksburg, on the
Rappahannock.
The army under Mcdowell which march
ed southwark by way of Manassas, has
crossed the river Shenandoah. He made
dashng and successful advance, with por-
tion of his army, from Warrenton juno
tion upon Fredericksburg, on Thursday, ac-
complishing a march of twenty miles by
! o'clock on Friday morning. The rebels,
consisting Of regiment of infantry, one
OF cavalry, and battery, intercepted their
route, but were driven across the Rappa-
! hammock, and our troops occupied the sub
urbs of Fredericksburg, having pushed for
ward in spite OF the successful efforts
Of the enemy to destroy the bridges, which
retarded though it did not prevent the pur-
suit Of our troops. The advance was under
Col, Bayard, Of the lst Pennsylvania cav
airy, and when attacked had hot skirmish,
in which we lost five men and fifteen horses
killed, anl sixteen men wounded, but one
of whom, Lieut. Leaf, belonged to the 1st
Pennsylvania, the remainder to the Ira
Harris New York; regiment
Gen. Mcclellan telegraphs to the War
I,t h ohol- ,ol
Smiths division on Thursday evening, with
the purpose of capturing his guns, but they
were handsomely repulsed, and number
of prisoners taken. The Sd Vermont reg
iment had an engagement with the rebels
on Wednesday, in which they lost thirty
two killed and ninety wounded
A Despatch from Tennessee gives the
text of the despatch from General Beaure-
gard to JEFF. Davis intercepted by General
Mitchell on seizing Decatur In it Beau
regard says that he has but thirty five thou
sand effective men, that he is threatened
by much superior force, and calls earnest
ly for reinforcements. He expects that
Van Dorm will reach him with fifteen thou
sand men, but does not consider this sufi-
cient. The accounts represent Beaure-
CARDS forces as badly disorganized
A correspondent of the New York Her
aid announces that the city of Apalachicola
has been successfully occupied by our
troops, thus giving US another important
point in Florida. The capture was effected
by the gunboats Mercedita and Sycamore,
but with little opposition, on the Sd inst.
Gov. Harvey, of Wisconsin, Drowned.
Madison, Wis, April 2l.-The Executive
Department received this morning the start.
ling announcement of the death of Governor