, 1862-03-27
General Fremont has been assigned to con-.

mhnO.
The Savannah press are defiant STILL The
latest Savannah Republican says:
The glass femafkesl yesterday no new move.
ment among the Federal vessels lying In the
cut north Of the river, beyond an addition to
their number. Some imagine that they have
moved nearer to the Savannah river, but We
could distinguish no material change 10 their 20.
sition. Persons familiar with the water courses
in that locality say they have not vet reached
Walls Cut. but are lying in river beyond that
does not communicate with the main channel.
Yet ressrls occupying the position can readily
command the main passage. We have als0
hard il stated, by prrs0ns who ought to know,
that portions Of Mud river, which leads down
frOm Wallis Cut into the Savannah river @, dry
at thrce.quartrrs ehb, and hat if the Yankee
gun boat. should pass oil ob>tructions they would
not be able to come through.
A balloon reconnaissance from ST. Patricks
church shows no enemy within 80 miles.
The Chairman from the Special Committee re.
ported the Pacific Railroad bill, which was
made the special order for TUESDAY, next.
In the Senate, ale introduced bill far the
building Of iron clad rains aud steam gun boats;
also to complete ST, vens' battery. The bill
appropriates 81 ,000n n0O E1r The ram, SIS 600 0O0
Er gunho,is. and 81, 100, 200 for the completion
o: Stevens Battery The bill was referred.
Relaiio between the United Stairs and for.
eign powers are now N to be entirely ir,e
from apprehension Of nny disturbance whatsver.
The tone Of hll co'resp sndence 10 cons deved
concil;atory. The British a. well rs the French
Ministry are evidently gaining strength with
their pro le by discountenancing symrathy
with SeccssionistS
The Senate has confirmed Mcdowell Major.
General Of Volunteers
PHILADELPHIA, March H.
A special dispatch to the North american
reports that Beauregard has been appointed
COMMANDMENT. Chi,f of the rebel f'rces, and
that the evacuation 0f Manassas was at his sug
Gesiion. II Is further stated that dispatch to
the Richmond Enquirer says that the Hampton
L"gion lefi fredericksburg m the llth, bnund
South. The linrs IN the Rappahannock had been
burned and abandoned by the rebels.
.- NEw YORK, Match 14th.
London letters Of the lst IN commercial
houses say. on the wkoe. there IL observed
quite an impression in England that the struggle
will bc Terminated this spring. American So.
curities are consequently buoyant.
CAIRo, March IL
The rebels evacuated New Malrid last night,
leaving quantity of guns, ammunition, tents
and stores, which they were unable to carry
away. S"me fighting tonk place yesterday be-
tween their guns and our siege battery, In whirh
our loss was 90 killed and wounded. A shut
frnm one of thrir guns dsmoun,ed one Of our
~ FOUNDERS. killing iour and wounding six.
The loss of the enemy was not ascertained, as
thev carrird off their dead and wounded.
Col. Carr, of the 10th Illinois, was killed on
Wednesday night while placing picketS
The AerrimGe Is undergoing repairs at Nor
folk. ...- - - --... ..-..
CucAGo, March Is.
A special dispatch to the New York papers
srvs the President nominated yesterday. iar
Brgadirr.G. neral, JaS Craig; a'so, Robert q.
buchanan to be Inspertor-G"neial Of the War
Department lie has authorized Gen. Halleck
I" snpcrseie Gen. Grant, unless he should ask
to le relieved. on account Of bis conduct at Fort
Donrlsnn and elsewhere. ls1t
A fugitive frrm village In Orange county,
about thirty.fve miles from G"rdonsville, states
that 10000 troops were In the town when he
I"f. They continued pOurine wildly and hur-
riedy in, under the impression that the Uninn
army was in pursuit of them. lie states that
the grn'ind from Manassas tn RappahannOck II
strrwn with mnskrts knapsarks, blankets, and
provisions, flung away In the rrtreat Numbers
of soldiers lay exhausted by the roadside.
The steamer AciiLlSs, while passing the Ac.
quia Creek last night, was fired at by the hat.
trreS Indicating that some rebels were still lying
in the vicinity.
Gen. Hooker was of opinion. this morning,
that the bels had evacuated Fredericksburg
The firing FROM Acquia seems to confirm his
q. ZION.
CAIRo, March Is.
The New Madrid expedition Is composed of
8 g''nhoats, 9 m"rtar.h0ais, with two tow.hoats
transpOrts and ordnance bmts. u IN here at
Oclnck. A. M. Yesterday. aud arrived at Hick.
man by I OclOck in the evening. The enemys
pickrts left m its arrival. A strong Union Etrl.
ing was manifrs, ut this place. ls.and No 10.
the place where L was suppnsrd tho rebels
would make stand. was vacated. Randolph
Island ami It's vicinity was sunpos.d to have
5000 troops; at Humboldt there are 700.
The stenmcrs Yankee and An0coNtu yesterday
shelle'l the batteries at Acquia Greek. The ene-
mv replied briskly, but although their firing
~as very acruratc. they failed to reach the
steamers, whose heavy guns enabled them to
kea,, t,uf of rnnw,, nf th, r.l..l hat tf,ri.a