Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-04-17
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Of war news for the week ending yesterday
April Is; $500
The Merimac, jamestown, Yorktown' ana
several rebel gunboAtS and tugs, came out rom
Norfolk on Friday afternoon, the ilth ins'sn''
and proceeded toward Newport News NO
damage was done beyond the captare OF three
small vessels, one Of which was empty, and an
other was said to be loaded With COAL These
vessels we're captured within two hundred feet
Of the shore The Merrimac then approached
the Monitor and the Stevens. and the latter
fred four or Eve rounds Of shot at her. She re-
piled with one round, and then returned with her
consorts to Craney Island. By later dispatch
IL appears that after the capture Of the three
vessels mentioned, the Merrimao attempted TO
draw the Monitor and Nangatuck into an en-
gagement within range Of tho rebel batteries
at SeWAlps Point, but did not sueceed. Cen
Wool thinks her object ls to prevent any inter
ference With the transportation of rebel rein
forcements from Norfolk to Yorktown.
On Saturday last, the TebOl force, about one
thousand strong. drove in Gen. MlLRoY's pick
cts at Monterey, Virginia, but reinforcemerts
we're Immediately dispatched to their Ald, and
after brisk skirmishing for shOrt time, the
enemy were put to flight with considerable loss.
The casualties on our side were three men bad
ly wounded. Transportation has been ordered
for Gen. FREnoNT's department, and reinforce
ments under Gen. BLENKER are on their way.
It Is reported that JEFyERsoN DAVE recently
stated that he intended to take the field in per-
son, and share the fate Of his soldiers on the
next battlefield.
A dispatch to the Secretary Of War from
Gen MITCHELL states the advance guard OF the
Third division OF the Army of the Southwest
has occupied the city of Huntsville. Alabama,
and captured about two hundred prisoners and
large amount Of property. Gen. MIroHELL
has thus succeeded in cutting of the railroad
connection between the Gulf and the south
western States.
tis stated on rebel authority that dispatch
has been received at New Orleans from San
Antonio, Texas, announcing the unconditional
surrender Of General CANDY and his entire COM
mapd, stationed at Fort Craig, to the rebel
General SIHLrY. A dispatch from Denver City
states that on the 25!h ult, Colonel SLOUGH,
with thirteen hundred men, reached Apache
Pass, ard that bis advance, consisting Of three
companies of cavalry, had an engagement some
distance beyond, with two hundred and fifty reb-
el cavalry, taking fftyseven prisoners. The
Federal loes was four killed and eleven wound
cd. At Pigeons Rancho, fifteen miles from
Santa Fe, Col. SLOUGH, on the 25!h ult., met
force OF eleven hundred Texans, and cannon
fght began about noon, Col. SLocUM engaging
their front With four companies. Major CIV
MoroN, with four comp anies, attacked their
rear and succeeded in driving the rebel guards
ASay from their supply train, which was cap.
tured and burned The fight continued des.
perste until four o'clock, when 1t ceased by
mutual consent. Colonel SLoUeH withdrew his
forces to creek four miles distant. The Fed
erAl loss was three officers and twenty privates
killed, and forty so fifty wounded. Rebel loss
not known.
The United States steamer Hercules THos.
8. DUNCAN, Lieutenant Commanding, reached
Baltimore on Monday morning, having three
vessels az prizes, the schooner Pride, and the
sloops Wren and velmA, Of Virginia.
A dispatch to the Secretary Of War, dated
Nashville, April Ia, states thss on last Satur-
day morning two expeditions were started for
Huntsville on the cars, one under Colonel SILL,
Of the Thirty third Ohio, going east to steven'ss
the junction Of the Chattanooga with the Mem
phis and Charleston Railroad, where they
seized two thousand Of the enemy, TeHeating
without firing Q shot Colonel SILL captured
ive locomotives and large amount Of rolling
,tock. 1t Is also stated that Gen, MITCHELL
holds one hundred miles Of the Memphis 4
Railroad.
The Savannah. Ga Republican, Of the 18th
Instant, announces the unconditional surrender
If Fort Pulaski to our forces, on the 18th.
A force Of four thousand left Pittsburg Land
log on last Saturday night. accompanied by the
gunbOsts Tyler and Lexington, and proceeded
up the Tennessee river to point near Eastport.
Mississippi, where they landed and proceeded
inland to Bear Creek bridge, and destroyed two
ridges on the Mobile & Ohio Railroad, thus
completely cutting Of the communication Of
he main rebel body at Corinth with Alabama
md the rest Of the Southern Confederscy, e1-
.ept New Orleans. They encountered rebel
,Avalry force Of one hundred and fifty men, who
led after the loss of four men killed.
The general purport Of the dispatches receiv-
ID during the week, relating TO the siege Of
Yorktown, Virginia, is that operations on both
Iides are steadily progressing, and that General
MCCLELLAN aud the rebel commanders, LEE,
oHNsroN and MAoRUDER, are strengthening
heir respective positions. Frequent skirmishes
,etWeen the besiegers and the bssieged, and al
most daily firing fro the artillery on each side,
lave taken place, with no decisive results as
'et. s. C3
We have already published as'full and accu-
ate details Of the terrible conflict at Pittsburg
Landing on the 9Th and 7th inst, as we have
,eeu able TO obtain. Gen. GRAET's official re-
,ort We have not seen at this writing, though 1t
. said to have been made out. He estimates
,ur loss at fifteen hundred killed and three
housand five hundred wounded. OF course,
his Is an estimate and nothing more General
IALLEoK arrived at Plttsburg on Friday last,
nd Immediately assumed command Of thel
rmy. Tuesdays dispatches from 81. Louis
tate that the rebel army had lie outposts AZ the