The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1862-03-11

Gen. A. 5. johnson made a speech 10
the citizens before he left, and advised
them not to destroy any property, but to
give quiet possession OF the place.
ferry had been established to trans
fer Gen. Mitchel's and McCooks's di-
visions, which were momentarily expect
ed 10 arrive, across the river.
Gen. Nelson Immediately established
a guard about the city, and afterwards,
upon the application Of citizens to leave
it, he said they might so as far south as
his lines, or as far north as they pleased.
The steamer Economy, while ascend
ing the Cumberland river, with soldiers
for Fort Donelson, was snagged and
sunk, thirty miles above Smilhland.
Total loss. No lives were lost.
New YORK, March 5.-The steamer
Columbia, from Havana, lst inst, has
arrived.
VIM. l.. Yancy, disguised. had sailed
r the rebel schooner Wide Awake for
the South.
The gun boat Harriet Lane had arriv-
ed at Havana. She took a prize off
Matanzas, the schooner Virginia Adon-
is.
1t is stated if the sloop of war Ports
mouth had waited day before captur-
ing the Lebanon, she would have got
100000 in specie.
Vera Cruz dates are to the 21st. ult.
Sickness and desertions continue
among the Spaniards.
General Hunter is in Washington to-
day.
A letter from Port Royal says that
Fort Pulaski is entirely surrounded by
Union troops and effectually cut off from
all communication with Savannah, and
new batteries are being erected.
Savannah has beer very we'll fortified
by the rebels, and large numbers Of
troops constantly arriving.
Our troops are in good health.
The news of recent Union victories
produced a discouraging effect on the
rebels, serving to stimulate desertion.
CHARLEsTowN, Va, March 6.-Rella-
BILE intelligence states that the rebels are
in full force at Winchester. They have
completed formidable earth works on
this side, mounted with sixty guns, in
clud ing field batteries.
Nothing Of special Importance trans
pired yesterday.
The work on the Baltimore 81 Ohio
Railroad progresses rapidly. and every
part is strongly protected from the Cum.
berand to Harper's Ferry, and every
facility is being offered to the company
A large force is employed on the bridge
and iron tressle work at the Ferry. The
work has been found in better condition
: than was at first supposed by the engin
GERS, and ten days is fixed as the time a
which through connection can be made
; All the commands of divisions are il
the best condition, and anxious for al
:, attack by the enemy.
Bunker Hill was occupied by gu
forces yesterday, as the extreme out pos
on the West There is some movemen
Of troops to day.
A scouting party of cavalry report
> that Ashley's rebel cavalry, last light
attempted TO cut them off when nea
, Berryville, but were foiled in the at
tempt.
Four regiments, with four gun bat
) terry, attempted, on the 81 inst, to fan
: Col. Gearv, near Loyettsvlle, but wer
driven off without a battle yesterday.
, Yesterday several deserters wer
. brought into town by the cavalry
! Among them was Lieut.. Markell, Of til
9Th VIRGINIA volunteers.
A squad of the Van Allen cavalry, to
; day, captured rebel picket, five i
$ number, near Bunker Hill. They be
long to the Cd Virginia infantry.
ST.. LOUIS, March IA special dis
= patch to the Democrat from Cairo say
that Lieut.. Gwinn. of the gunboat Tyler
e reached there last night from the Tenn
, essee river.
y The enemy had not resumed their at
! tempt to fortify Pittsburg Landing.
Lieut.. Gwynn landed under flag {
u truce, aud was permitted to go mil
n from the river before being stopped b
: the enemy's pickets. His object was (
IS obtain an exchange of prisoners whic
Q had been taken last Saturday. On til
morning after the engagement nine dea
bodies and hundred wounded wer
found in the enemy's encampment, whic
had been removed three miles from tn
d river after the engagement. Lieu
d Gwynn thinks their loss was 90 kile
and 100 wounded. Their force engage
II was 1000 infantry, 500 cavalry, and 81
l. pieces Of artillery.
At Corinth, Miss, eighteen mile
u from the Tennessee river. the enem
had 200 or 0,0O0 troops. AT Her
70 derson Station, nine miles from the Ter
nessee River, were 10000 or 1906
II AT Bear Greek Ridge, seven miles bac
' Of Eastport, Miss, were 5000 or 1000
more. They are also reported torlifyin
&c Chickasaw, Ala.
~ The result Of the recent election
&c Hardin and McNair counties shows ii
u strength of the Union sentiment
Southern Tennessee. In the former so
u out of 1000 votes were for the Unto
&c candidate. aud in the latter 200 majoril
70 out Of 800 votes.
:, Lieu. Gwynn says the cry of the pei
" pie is, +" send up arms and sulficie
~ force to protect us in organization and v
- will drive the rebels out of Tennesst
"a ourselves"