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The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1862-03-13
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Z
Washington, March II, 1862. I
Presidents WAR ORDER NO. 3.

Major Gen. Mcclellan having personally
taken the field at the head of the Army OF
the Potomac, until otherwise ordered, he is
relieved from the command of the other
military departments, he retaining the COM
mand of the Department of the Potomac.
Ordered further, that the two depart
ments now under the. respective commands
of Generals Halleck and Hunter, together
with so much of that of Gen. Buells which
lays west of the North and South line, indefi-
nitely drawn through Knoxville, Tenn, be
consolidated and designated the Depart
meut of the Mississippi, and that until
otherwise ordered, Major General Halleck
have the control of said Department.
Ordered also, that the country west Of
the Department of the Potomac and east OF
the Department Of the Mississippi be mill
tary department, and the same be com
nanded by Major General Fremont, and all
commanders OF Departments, after receipt
of this order, respectively report severally
and directly to the Secretary Of War, aud
that prompt aud frequent reports will be
expected of all.
(Signed) ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
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HEEALD's DISPATCH.

WAsHINGToN, March l1th.-Befors dark
last night, Col. Averill, with a large body
OF cavalry, entered the far-famed works at
Manassas, and bivouacked for the night
amidst the ruins of the rebel stronghold.
The intelligence gathered at Manassas and
in the neighborhood tends to show that the
whole rebel army has retreated Southwark.
1t is not credited that they will make a
stand near here as the country is open,
level, and unpromising for defensive war
fare. The opinion is gaining ground that
Gordousville was simply the rendezvous for
what was lately the rebel army of the
Potomac, as it was the junction of the
Orange and Alexandria Road with the
Virginia Central Road. The only point at
which they can with any sort of confidence
attempt to make a stand is near the junction
of the Frederick and Potomac with the
Central Virginia Railroad, near which
neighborhood the North Anna and South
Anna rivers unite and form the Pananaki
river about twenty miles directly north of
Richmond. AT this point, the country is
much broken, and admirably fitted for
defense.
/ 1t is reported, in their retreat the rebels
| have destroyed the railroad bridge over the
/ North fork of the Rappahannock. In their
haste, they have left behind struggling
parties of soldiers who seem TO be yery
| glad to be made prisoners. Wherever they
! have gone il is evident their army is com
pletely demoralized and utterly unfit for
i service The moral effect of the retreat
| from Manassas to Richmond viii be the
same throughout the South as it is in this
part of Virginia, and the impression pre-
| walls that the Southern Confederaey hs7
collapsed, and many of the people thank
| God for il.
The forts are all abandoned, but log hut5
hundreds in number, and ample TO accom-.
modate fully 10000 troops still remain
Also immense numbers of tents, heaps Of
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other forces, both land and naval, with their
respective commanders, obey the existing
order of the time and be ready to obey adj
ditional, orders, when daily given at the
Heads of Departments and especially The
Secretary of War and the Navy, with all
their suBaI9eFns and She Geaeral-in- Chief
and all other commanders and subordinants
of the land and naval forces will seYerally
be held to their strict and full responsibility
of the prompt execution of this order
(Signed1 ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
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CINCINNATI MARKET.

CINCINNATI, March q
Flour unchanged and dnll at A 2594 IS.
WHEAT steady at e0@95c for red, and
Oo91 03 for white.
RYE has advanced to 56@57c.
Corn firm and in good demand at Sac.
OATS firm at CSC.
WHISKY firm at Ice
Provisions very dull and sales few; first
class city Mess Pork sold at lie, though
there - not much offering, but enough to
supply the demand.
BUCKwHEAT kerry dull.
SHOULDERS declined to 81 &c and are offered
at &c.
PACKED Hams 44@4gc.
SIDES 43G94ac.
These are the rates asked.
Two hundred tierces Lard sold at 63c,
and LOO prime at &c.
Bacon Sides sold to Government at sic
to 8 80.
Fair business doing in Groceries.
EIGHT hundred and igty bags of Coffee
cold at 1940213c.
LINsEED Oil dull at 7s0sQc.
EXCHANGE ! premium
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BALTIMORE, March 1.-The Old Point
boat has arrived
We learn through Lieut.. Hayward, that
a copy of the Norfolk Day Book has reach
ed Old Point. 1t contains highly colored
account of the MeTrimac's fight and pays a
great compliment to the bravery of the
crew of the Cumberland II admits that
some of the shots from that vessel entered
the Merrimae One shen killed seventeen
men on the MerTimac and wounded Capt.
Buchanan, who subsequently, died. They
Monitor is admitted to be formidable, but
it says che appeared to be Ikea black Yam
kee cheese box on a raft. The Merrimac
on Sunday, was nnder- command of Catasby
Jones The account is mainly confined TO
Saturdays fight. Some slight repairs will
be necessary for the Merrimac. The reason
why the Merrimac did not first attack the
Congress, was because Capt Buchanan had
a brother on board as Paymaster.
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NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
BY TIE =. : ". LIHE.
Exclusively for the journal.
CONGRESS SIGNAL.


WAsHINGToN, March Il.
SrNATz.--Mr Davis presented petition
from citizens of Cawaika, KY, asking
Congress 70 turn dead ear to all schemes
of emancipation, and turn their attention
/ to the business of the country.
Mr. Trnmbu1l of the judiciary Commit
/ Tee. reported back the resolution for The ex.
pulsion Of Mr. Powell, with the reeommen-
dalton that il do not pass.
Mr.. Sherman offered joint resoIu ton
expressing the thanks of Congress to Lieut.
Worden and sailors. Laid over. He also
introduced q bill to authorize.the Presiden;
to take possession Of certain property. Re-
ferred. z saes sas
Mr. Latham introduced a bill to repeal
al laws preventing foreign vessels carry
ing the mail to Panama and Aspinwall-
A joint resolution was received from the
House, rendering aid to certain States.
Referredsto the Judiciary ComE,ittee.
On motion of Wilson of Mass, the bill to
authorize the Secretary of War to accept
monies appropriated by the States for the
payment of volunteers, was taken up and
passed. ss sasanss n
HOUSE,. Mr.. Edwards introduced joint
resolution rendering the thanks of Congress
to Mr.. Erriksou, for his enterprise, skill and
foresight displayed in the construction of
the Monitor and to Lieut. Worden, officers
and men for services recently rendered.
Referred to the Committee on Naval At
fairs -
Mr. MePhurson introduced Joint reso-
luton, which was referred, to fill the vacan-
cy on board of regents.
HoUsE.-The House passed the bill au-
thorizing the appointment of Commits
sioner to meet the Commissioners from
Great Britain and France, for the purpose
of adopting measures for the protection of
the fisheries on the coastof New Foundland.
$4,000 were appropriated to carry the act
into effect.
Mr.. Blair Of Missouri, from the Commits
tee on Military Affairs, reported bill to
increase the efficiency of the Medical De-
partment; also bill to provide for the or
ganization of signal corps 10 serve during
the present war. The considerations of
both were postponed.
The House passed the bill ameRdatory Of
the 9Th Section of the act to promote the
efficiency of the Navy.
Mr. Sedgwick reported from the Naval
Committee bill regulating the grades of
line officers of the Navy. The House passed
the Senate bill providing for the custody of
the letter and presents from the King OF
Siam
Mr.. Ashley, from the Committee on Ter
ritories, reported bill providing a tempo
rary provisional government over the dis
tricts Of country in rebellion against the
United States. The President is author
lied to take possession and institute such
government with the aid of the military
and naval powers. Governors, &c, will
be appointed, q legislative assembly and
courts established and continued till the
people form new State Governments.
Mr.. Craven, from the same Committee,
submittad report, which takes the ground
that the bill provides that Congress has
power to exclude certain States from the
Union and hold them in colonial depen-
dance and vassaIlage till re-admitted.
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dead horses, lie II the fields in the vicinity
Log nuts are etrewu III along between Cen
t9rEille and Manassas. The track is uudis-
turbed except tue bridges. TIE ssone
bridge across Bull Run on the Warrenton
turnpike is blown up as also the bridge
across Cub Raa, between CerIterviIIe and
Manassas. Eserything at Manassas indi-
Gates the pTecipitate flight of the rebels
Some caissons were found, but no guns
Piles of bullets and cartridges were left and
an immense quantity of quaFtermasters
stores. In one place was discovered about
10000 bushels of corn, which had bsen set
on fire, and was still smouldering Among
the trophies are pack saddles, army or
ders, mnskets, revolgsrs, bowie knives, let.
ters, &c. Over LOCO pack saddles were
found, all new and marked G.S. A. Peo-
pie in the vicinity sf1te that prior to the
evacuation there were 100000 troops at
Manassas and Centervil1e- Covering the
breastwerks were what appeared to be can
non, but on examination they proved to be
wooden affairs, got up for effect. Two
Pennsylvania cavalry regiments were the
first Union troops entering Ceuterville- At
Brentville, four miles from Manassas, a
home guard had been organized to protect
themselves against seeessionists.
Gen. Mcclellan has taken up his quar-s
tiers at Fairfax Court House, e
A dispatch has been received here contra
dieting the announcement that Winchester
was occupied by our troops yesterday, and
Stating that it is held by a rebel force. 1T
i. believed here by the best informed critics
in military affairs, that the rebels there are
simply a portion Of the Virginia militia,
left there to cover the retreat of the main
body of the rebels. It is not probable that
any considerable body will be maintained
10 that part Of Virginia after the evacua-
ton of Manassas, which commands the on
~ railroad avenue thence to Richmond.
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New YORK, March 1.-THE steamer
Philadelphia arrived tonight from Piekens
on the LIST, Tortugas on the 4th, and Key
West on the 9th. -
Gen. Arnold was in command at Fort
Piekens, Col. Brown haviRg sailed for New
York. The troops at Pickens were all well.
Contrabands from PSusacola report that a
rebel regiments had left and two unarme d
regiments had arrived.
Anderson was to be court-martialed for
commencing the bombardment Jan. 1st.
Commodore Porter war meet WIS NV ait
ing favorable winds to sail from Key West
to Ship Island.
The steamer Magnolia had arrived at
Key West a prize to the steamer South
Carolina. She had 900 bales of cotton.
The steamers Mississippi. and Matanzss
were Mt Port Royal with Gen. Butler and
his troops.
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FoRT MONROE, March 1.-THE Beaufort
correspondent of the Day Book says that
the Nashville is now lying at Moorehead
City. One hundred vessels are reported at
Hatteras, supposed to contain reinforce
ments for Burnside.
Ocracoke Inlet is said to be bloekaded
with stone vessels.
Virginia has been called on for 40, 600
additional troops.
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WAsHINGToa, March ll.-Large numbers
of contrabands have reached our lines,
which now extend beyond Manassas juno
ton, and are still coming in by dToyes.t esa
The earthwoFks at Centrevilfs were great
~ misTepresented. They were not Of the
formidable character supposed.
The enemy, before eYaeuating, had some
WAT injured them BY breaking the embra-
sures and classmates. On our troops arriq-
ing at Fairfax Court House, they found not
more than dozen families. The soldiers
rushed into the Court House and brought
away some Of the records, but when this
was discovered, the officers directed their
return.
When our troops learned that Manassas
had been evacuated, their spirits became
depressed, as they had anticipated a spirited
conflict with the enemy.
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ST LOUIS, March 12.-Judge Miller, of
Cooper county, is announced as candidate
for Governor of Missouri at the August
election. Miller has been for many years
Judge of the Circuit Court of that county.
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LAST NIGHTS REPORT
The Forts in the New York
Harbor to be garrisoned-
Another conflict between
the Merrimac and Monitor
to be expected.

New York, March I2.-This evening all
the principal forts in the harbor of New
York will be garrisoned by order of Gov.
Morgan. The 9Th New York Volunteers,
artillery, enlisted and instructed for heavy
artillery service aud recently ordered to
Washington to garrison the forts in the vi
cinity of the Capital, has been retained aud
under orders received to-day will be appor-
toned in companies to the different forts in
New York Harbor.
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WASHINGTON, March I2.-The Naval
Committee agreed to report a bill at once
for the appropriation of fifteen million of
dollars for iron clad vessels of war. Gen.
Grimes has just received a dispatch from
Assistant Secretary Cox, of Fort Monroe,
declaring his con ident belief that the Mon
itor in her next engagement will sink the
Merrimae. MF. Cox confirms the report
that she Merrimac was Injured in the fight.
He expresses the opinion that another con-
test between the two vessels is certain and
that the conflict will be terrible.
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WASHINGTON, March Ii.-Six Southern
men voted aye, and nine no, in the House,
to-day, on the Presidents emancipation
resolution. The others from the border
States wers not in their seats.
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New YORK, March I1th.-The result of
the New Hampshire election in 1I9 towns
gives Berrys22, 998; Stark, 20, 400; Wheel
err, ,042. tits believed Gov. Berry ma
jority over all will be over |, 500. The Re-
publican majority in the Legislature wal be
from so to 10.
The Republicans have also probably elected
ten out of the twelve Senator's, and four of
the Councillors.
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THE time here sot down is adjusted to contract
TINE OF CLOSING. ~
bairoad hIail (fOr Vincennes, Terre Hante,
Princeton, Washington, Petersburgh,
sullivan CARLISLE, Roekviile Indanapd-
q - u.s. Cincinnati. Louisville. st. louis.
Cairo, Chicago, and other Northern, Eastern,
and Western points, and Railroad Way Offices.
every dag except Sunday at....:...... sAe".
Thursday, and safsrdsy AZ o. r.M-
PadHcah Mai Criyef1 every day IL the
week except Sunday and Thursday At l11S A. Al.
Grsen Riper Mail (for Bowling Green and
way pointsl every Monday and Thurs
Mt Vernon AFaR Qandl every Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday At 6tS n
Eslu Harniong Mais every Monday, We'd
Boelpori afaiI IIaad9' every Monday. We'd
p ssssss ~ as asI ssy srsy Friday b
fPetersburgh letters, &C. come aud 60
By Railroad daily
csrafhiana aEal every Wednesday at 7 e. Al.
Leaves At 3 Al THURSDAY norninE1
Military mail Tor Calhoun and Spottsville, IL P. NJ.
TIME OF DEa1YERIEG.
ERaroad Mall, every day except Sunday at a. N
Arftves the night before after ofhcs hours.
L0afsvsAs MusI (river) every Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday by 6P
Pdffacdk Mail, every day in the week excspt
Sunday and Thursday by eA n
Green Rivsr MGSs every Monday and Thurs
Mt Vernon Nal Qand) every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday BY 3F, n
Nsig Harmony Maii, every Tuesday Thurs
day, and Saturday by p. n.
RocLport Nail lland) every Sunday at T. n,
and Wednesday and Friday at A. n.
(Arrives the evening before, altar Office
Psrsrs5srgS arail (way) every Friday by s1S A. M.
Cs1sfkiana Nal every Friday ct A. n.
(ArriTes tho evening before, after ofios hours1
1a1-Post Office opens at 7 A. NJ and closes at Z
r. NO week days Delivery closes from to 90
n. week days during the closing of the
Railroad mail ofhce open from to "a A. A. on the
JAMES q. McNEELY, P. NJ.
Evansville, Ind, May /, 1861 iuly22-ywc
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AFTERNOON REPORT.

Rebel account of the Naval
Battle near Fortres Mon
roe = The captain Of the
Merrimac and seventeen
men killed Important war
orders-President assumes
command Gen. Fremont
given a Department-Pen-
sacola evacuated, &c, &c.
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CONCORD, N. H., March I2-One hundred
and thirty-five towns gave Berry ,727 +;
Stock 2O,O34; Wheeler 1882.
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Old Metal Bought.

Jobbing and repairing of all kinds done
at short notice, and workmen sent to all
parts to set up and do repairing on Machin-
cry and Boilers.
Send for Circular and see Price Lists.
April Sd, 1861
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PirTsBURe, March I2-River ten feet
three inches by the pier mark. Weather
clear and mild.
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R g. EgsrOJN-S 60.

Respectfully announce to their friends and o.ti-
of Evansville generally, that they are still in
the Feed business, and thankful for past IA
vorg, aid hope by strict attention business, to
merit a continuance Of patronage On our new plan.
which adopt from this date, which is strict
~ for cash AL orders accompanied with the cash
will be promptly attended to NONE OTHERS NEED
APPLY
We have nav hand and for sale eco tons primo
Hay, 500 bush old white Corn, selected expressly
for Bread, 500 bush new Corn in Ear, $40 bush
Oats, tons Oil Meal, and full supply Of Bran,
shipstUff, &c. and everything usually found ia "a
Feed Store, All Of which viii be sold cheap Tor cash.
and cash only. Respectfully,
dec7 R.S. RUST0H eco.
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WASHINGTON, March 12-By an arrival
at the Navy Yard, to-day, it IS ascertained
that the rebel batteries we're evacuated at
Acquia Greek yesterday morning. Whether
permanently or not we have no means OF
aseertaining-
Gen. Fremont viii return to Washington
either this evening or tomorrow morning.
Repairs have already been commenced at
Bull Run and the probability is that the
railroad to Manassas will be in running
order this week,
The following orders by the President
were published by authority in the Intelli-
gencer this morning. Their Importance
and bearing are manifest.
WAR GAZETTE, PUBLISHED By AUTHORITY.
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, January q, 1862.
PRESIDENTS GENERAL ORDER no. 1.
It is ordered that on the ed of February,
1862, there be a general movement OF the
Land and Navy forces of the United States,
against the insurgent forces especially the
army at and about Fortress Monroe, the
army of the Potomac, the army of Western
Virgins, the army near Munfordsville, KY,
the army and f1otilla at Cairo, and the
Navy force in the Gulf Of Mexico, be ready
for a movement on that day; that all the