The New York herald., 1862-04-20

"a L ~ 41ONs
General Mcdowell made dashing and success
fui advance, with q portion of his army, from
Warrenton Junction upon Fredericksburg, on
Thursday, accomplishing march of twenty miles
by seven O'Clock on Friday morning. The rebels,
consisting of regiment of infantry, one of
cavalry. and battery, intercepted their
route, but were driven across the Rappahan.
nook and our troops occupied the suburbs
OF Fredericksburg, having pushed forward
in spite of the successful efforts of the enemy to
destroy the bridges which retarded though it did
not prevent the pursuit of our troops. The Ira
Harris cavalry played conspicuous part in the
action and suffered considerably. Our full &C
count of this Affair." in another column will be read
with interest. Some hard fighting was done, but
our loss was not very heavy. The rebels how
ever are reported as having been pretty badly cut
up wherever they made a stand
We publish to-day Gen. McClellaus Official re-
port Of the skirInish Lees Mills in front of
Yorktown, on Wednesday. Our loss, in killed.
wounded and missing, was one hundred and sixty
four. The rebel accounts put down their loss at
sixteen killed and seventy-fve wounded We
gave the full account of this action in our columns
yesterday.
General Banks army has pushed on as far as
New Market. which th.y occupied in force on Fri.
day night after driving the rebel Colonel Ashby's
cavalry from that town. Ashby set fire to his
svl ~ox- s,.k
on the turnpike road as he went. Our troops fol.
lowed as far as Sparta, eight miles farther on.
Our news from the West reports progress south
wards. A despatch from Cairo says that General
Mitchell was at I-u-k-s Mississippi yesterday, hav.
ing burned the bridges across the Tennessee river,
1t Decatur and Florence in Alabama.
Gen. W. T. Sherman has moved his division two
miles farther towards Corinth, and on Wednesday
isst had brisk skirmsh with the rebels, in which
he defeated them, killing fifty or sixty and main
sained his position intact. The rebels are said to
be strongly reinforced a. Cornth where they are
putting up sbatis and constructing ntrenchments
Information, however, has been received from re-
fugees TO the effect that they sending of their
stores from Coriuth, preparatory to abandoning it,
vhile others affirm that the rebels are strengthing
The defences at that place and erecting batteries
Il Lick creek, half way between Corinth and our
advances. That serious couhict is about TO en-.
sue in that vicinity can har lily be doubted.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS
In or State Senate yescrlay, lumber OF bills
rt,t OF t;rr,
Tor payment of expenses incurred by individuals
and towns in fitting out volunteers for the war.
Ameng the bills ordered q a third reading were
those to prevent frauds in the laying out Of our
streets and for the conjunction of railro ads il
cities. A great part OF th3 day was occupied In
discussing the Supply bill. In the Assembly, among
tho bills passed were tho ANIMAL Appropriation
bill, the Congressional Apportionment bill, and
the bill TO increase the number of notariss public
In this city. The Metropolitan Health bill was
again discussed for some time. The bill to regu.
lAte the Harbor Masters Department Of New York
was laid on the table. The bill for the defence Of
the northwestern part Of the State was orderei-so
. third reading. committee Of five was ap.
pointed to present Captain Ericsson. Lieutenant
worden and others connected with the battery
Monitor, the complimentary resolutions voted by
both Houses of the Legislature. Tho Assembly
agreed. II the Senate shall concur, to adjourn
sine die on Tuesday, st six o'clock p. NJ.
Yesterday City Judge NcCunn rendered deci.
sion in favor Of the motion to qussh the indictment
against James B. Taylor FOR an alleged attempt to
bribs Alderman Dayton. The decision will be
found in another part Of to-days paper
Tho Grand Jury Of the Oyer and Termner we're
discharged yesterday by Judge Barnard. Among
the indictments found was ont against the Militia
Marshal, who has for some time annoyed our citi.
sens by demanding anes for the non. performance
Of military duty. The trial of this Indictment will
test tho question Of the imposition and collection
Of those fines.
A letter from Malta. dated on the 10th Of
March, says Yesterday her Me- j,sty's steamer
HlmAisy sarrived at Malta with the Japanese En-.
bassy. On landing they received the usual aonors.
They are staying st Dinnns's Hotel. The fellow.
ns u On exact copy Of lss Of Il ,r narses. writ
con By ths interpreter, in . good. plsin English
hand" First, Tskanovtehy setetootyooksne;
seoond. Matoodira Ewamenoksne; third. Kiogosof
Notsnokams; fourth. Ssbsta sada.sror Nearly
al Of them Understand English ssd several speak
IL very well. Some Of them have besn in the
Onitsd States Of America, and appear vsry proud
~ their experience.
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