The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1862-03-19


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The q. s. steamer Alabama. Captain
Eainer, arrived hef5Et6 morning direct
from Fer1abdina, Florida bringing Capt,
Davis, l4ls Gag offe&r Of the South At
antic sqnadron, a bearer of dispatches
from Commodore D1poat, announcing the
capture Of Fernand he and Brunswick by
the 1hect under his command We .rs
Indebted to Captain Davis for an outline
of the operations of the feet since il left
Port, Royal, and what wa, .siAound a as
sal iimpoitAntl sxpshlaSB, lstkb, psese of
destination having been held back at the
request-of- the Goxernmsnt.Fhn=frst
point of coast approachsd was ,the town
of Brunswick, iGsofgia, hhS esehS saBen-
doning their. works. aud precipitately
fleeing at the approach of the gnnboats,
It was taken-possession bf and the gun
boats left inlchArse.l This gives the Gov
ernment control Of the whole. coast Of
Georgia, from South Caroline to Florida.
Brunswick being . disp5sea of, the aset
moved twenty mites further, to Cumber-
land Sound, the entrance to The harbor Of
Fernandina, Florida. The feet .entssed
Cumberland Sound. in the following Or
der: 4The ,Mohiean flag ship Sof 0smDo.
dore Dupont, the Ottowas ssb9 Seminole,
the Pawnse. the Flag, tthss. q .Bis4vfifS. The
Alabamas the James .Adgsr,s stbe. ElQzids.
the Seneca, the Huron and. The Penbiss.
They were followed. by shs'shsts tsAed
steamers isaac Sdit6;s dfaski ND Pen
[guin. When, the expedition cana ,in
fsight OF Fort Ciinch, the earebels Fere dis
covered >making.s a hassyw Aght aad-6Ud
two or three rahdoms sliots fPsl Ahtdhr-
bette guns Of the Foft.s :sfh0s5h6n(sof
tie feet caussd hasty SyscHtsok and
Fort Chpsho VAS ssimmsdia skakAASps-
session Of and the flag of the Union raised
onHt the old staff (which shas Dbssa ssag6g
|disgtseed by the 9trsfyofs ssscUftFGi :Ihis
'fis shs 'klst 81 Ms, pa sssS4 SRSR3 81 Of
the 2 Uaiqp. that has beens recoyStea Spce
the proclamation of the Presidssk declar-
ling t6st they must sil ssitssutSd 10 NE
Union.
Lieut; 1Worden, Who Aapdlsd ths Mea-
tor So killfally and oganentlR is.basA nd
il intthe hAads o0ffthso safgeo onossa4 4oAUAs
in the pilot house of the Me1lser when
-tths Merrinaae 'dirssted . av6blS bsoSlas
at it. and he received r6iiso iaisries from
: |sthe ssnam mberlrof fragnsnta Of ,shelb sAad
powder driven through the lookout house.
Lieut. dWotden ives partly stulhva tyths
Iconcnssion..h srd was carried sgvl fg 8a
recovering, BE- asked ils aye 4 ssyssa s .fe
MjanesotslRa Tbs hrsply NRa-ss2 Yes 1sNd
whippedsths Msreish.csa Sc eHGrsspbSisn.
Then don't care what becomes of mo y
His fsjuffessrss hot sdppSssa4Tsse,. !. Ss'dsh-
gsronsa .tussa H. .,u,l,', y,s,.s. .s,rs.u
4 During ths actionathea other Fshsk epH-
boats iaud-aliothei uemy "a b bsrteriesa ass vtAa
reach directed their fire oas' the Nj aa6s6sa.
doing 8 some damage and k;ilssSe IQAsSr
nge of her men. Sac was eventually got
off .and toged, nadsr, tha gaaa 81 Esssrnss
M Monroe..aIa. sds 4a~s 81 u ,svoi nj ye val rf
More About the Batrle in sAskansas.
i Especial Co the MisspHfi ,Rasprbfea1.f
f'' SpKfSsFia9p. No ~ i ssis sis ,s rA
messenger who arrived this morning,
rep rJs that the battle lAstsdufrom Thnrs-
day morning untii-Saturdav evening,
aud that Our foss wasE ab6at $50 killed
and wounded, The rebel loss was about
}, 900 killed and wonnded, ard 1000
taken prisoners, ameng thenr 004SnSl
McRea, of an Arkansas regiment.
The attack was made from the north
and west, our army being completely
surrounded. Van Dora, Prices AcGui-
loch and McIntosh were present, wi,h
about 25, 900 men. Mcintosh are rePett-
ed mrrtal!y wounded. s.:.
The attack from the rear was made by
McColloch and met by. Sigsl, who routed
him completely: his corps scatteredsiin
wild confusion. We have also adsntpred
a large amount Of stores, teamsscannaoin.
small arms and ammunition, .-v,- "a
-qsST.i LopIss March GA speeisl to
the Repn6tican from Cairo says, Pope .
forces Rave reached New Madrid, aid
heavy cannonading has been hsgra In
that direction. The enemy sTs there il
strong force and 4gnnboats fromb hsYe
will soon move down to assist Pops's
force. s@ The enemy have, been dhdsss-
orng to driys. the latter sbsck *Y thgqK-
ing shells among them from their beats.
The, total number of torpe d0aa fo4n1Ai "A
the riuer and on les bankst issoSes car
fhuddred.. % Exciting news Eo1n l(1w
N Madrid and vicinity. may BE- 4xpaeted
neutrality-suspicious. gang ct As@Npa
havesbeen set ttow6rku uo-forts Ran2olph
and Pillow. The former mounts one
4 hundred gups.
4 /. Nsv Madrid IS on, tks MiissSlH 66e
LOT theld Mississippi, about Ctr JnilGs
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j WASHINGTON, MAfeh IL.
\ A Dispatch from Fortrsss topsoS asgyA
that that the Merrimac did not make her
:. appsafsncs .itosdaysd, The. MonitofseEW.
/ honored with salutes andIochesrs both
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