Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-03-14
DtIafuart Hazeffe.
a. THOMSON. Editor.
Delaware. March IA. 1884
THE NEWS

THE NEWS
The activity in military affairs, inaugurated
by the recent brilliant movements in the West
ern Department, still continue. The whole
army is now in nlotion-even the protractcd
"quiet" on the Potomachas been disturbed
and events Of Importance so crowd upon each
other that it is difficult to keep track of our op
era tions or realize their magnitude and impor-
iauce.
- A desperate battle of'three days duration,
fought in northwestern Arkansas, has resulted
in glorious victory 10 cur arms Gen. Cur
lis encountered the combined forces Of Price,
Van Dorm. Mccullough ard Mcintosh IA
force nearly double that under his cOn:mand)
and totally routed them, slaughtering large
numbers of their men, capturing numerous
prisoners, and securing large amount of
supplies, equipments, arms, & 1t is also re
ported that Mccullough and Mcintosh are
killed or fatally wounded. This blow must
finish mp formidable rebel resistance in that re-
gion.
Saturday and Sunday fasta a naval engage
ment occurred near Fortress Monroe, during
which we lost two large frigates, a gun boat,
and from 100 to $50 killed and wounded.-
This damage was done by the Merrimac, one
of the vessels that fell into the hands of the
rebels on the abandonment Of the Norfolk Ma
w Yard, and was converted into ar iron clad
battery Our men on board the frigates fought
gallantly, but their shot had no effect on the
| iron monster, and being wooden sail vessels
they could neither successfully resist the at
tack or get ont of the reach Of their formidable
| assailant The opportune arrival of the ia
nous Ericsson Battery (ealJed the Monitor)
resulted in preventing further damage, and
driving the Merrimac back to Norfolk in a
seriously disabled condition. The Monitor
has proved decided success, and our Naval
officers are confident of her ability 10 sink
the Mcrrimac when she again encounters her.
The rebels have evacuated Manassas, Win
: chester, Lecsburg, Occaquon, and all their bat
terics on the Potomac. Also, Pensacola
brunswick, Ga. Fort Clirch and Feruandina
( Florida Indeed they are falling back at all
points and il is evidently their design to mass
their forces at Norfolk, Richmond and few
other points, where desperate stand will be
made, and if defeated there further resistance
tance will be worse than useless.
At last advices Gen. Burnside was near
Suffolk, which communicates with Norfolk by
railroad, and the large concentration of rebe
troops at Norfolk causes serious fear that ht
may be attacked 10y overwhelming number;
and his command destroyed Important move
ments in that quarter are doubtless about IL
take place, aud news in relation to them vii
be looked for with great interest.
At last advics.s from the Southern coas
nothing of Importance had occurred as regard
operations at Savann although an expedition
against Brunswick, Fort CIinch and Fernan
dina had been crowned with complete success
resulting in giving US ful control Of tn
! Georgia coast. Gen Butler, accompanied b.
Porter's Mortar fleet, had left Key West TO
Ship Island, where they have doubtless arrive,
ere this!
A large rebel force holds possession of y ev
Madrid, below Columbus. Gen. Pope la
surrounded the place, and Il severe battle i
,-anticipated ere long at that point.
The main body of the force which left Co
lumbus is understood to be at Island No. lC
which they are busily engaged iE fortifying t
contest our passage down the river to Men
phis. :, Randolph, still further down, is anothc
point at which they propose making a stand
driven f. ON Island No. 10.
; There is nothing of importance from Ten
nesscc. Oar lines extend some miles south {
Nashville, and the enemy are still said to b
striving 10 collect their scattered and demora
lied forces at Decatur, ALBANIA.
Our army secured nothing of importance a
Manassas. The enemy commenced evacuatin
two weeks ago, and had time TO remove every
thing at their leisure Many of the formidab!
looking guns on the brc5st-works proved to b
logs, and it is said at the time of leaving thci
f force at that point did not exceed $4,000.
Pillow and Floyd have been suspended from
comma nd for tleir disgraceful surrender a
Fort Done IN; and johnson hats 50 fall' in til
estimation of the reb.s since the late disaster
in the West that it is likely he will be super
ceeded.