The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1862-03-29

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tine and Jacksonville are reported to have sur
rendered to the Federal forces. Jacksonville isl
situated on the St. Johns river, and is about
thirty-fye miles northwest of ST. Augustine,
which is situated on Matanzas Sound, two miles
from the sea, and about one hundred and sixty
miles south from Savannah, Georgia
In, the battle at lNewbern, North Carolina,
General Burnside states the Federal loss at 81
killed and ee6 wounded, many Of them MORALLY.
The Confederates fighting behind their en-
trenchments, did not lose so many.
A despatch from Gen. Curtis states that his
loss in Killed and wounded at the battle of Pea
Ridge, was l,lOO.
The latest news from the Confederate steamer
Merrimac was that she was still undergoing re-
pairs at the Norfolk navy yard.
The Confederate accounts of the battle of Pea
Ridge report their loss to be about 1000 killed
and wounded. General Van Dorm does not ac-
knowledge defeat it is said, but intended, after
few days rest Of his troops, to again give bat
tie. -7.'e" ft'" '-e
The Federal forces are reported to be concen-
trating about Savannah, Tennessee, and hold
possession Of the Memphis and Charleston rail-
road.
iterate the statement that the Confederates are
concentrating AZ Corinth, Mississippi, where
stand will be made. General Beauregard was at
jackson, Tennessee, on Tuesday last
1t is reported that skirmish has occurred in
Missouri, resulting in the death nf two Confeder-
ates, and the capture of seventy five prisoners
and quantity Of army stores.
Intelligence has been received from Winches-
ter stating that in the battle near that place the
Federal loss was from seventy-fve to one hum
dred killed and two hundred and fifty wounded,
while the dead bodies of two hundred and TWEEN
ty-fve Confederates were found on the field,
There was skirmsh on Monday, in which the
Federal loss was ten killed and wounded and
one of the assistant Typographical engineers taken
prisoner. The Confederates have retired to
Strausburg, twenty-five miles southwest Of Win
chester, being the point at which the Winchester
and Potomac and the Manassas Gap railroads
form a junction.
The Tribune states that gentleman just from
New Orleans says the Confederates are building
thirteen gunboats at that place, which are nearly
finished.
Advices have been received which state that
an expedition was sent from Newborn to Beau
fort, about As miles southwest of that place, and
that on the arrival of the expedition they found
the town deserted by the Confederates, who, be-
fore leaving, destroyed Fort Macon, and burned
the steamer Nashville. Beaufort, North Caro-
lima, is situated at the mouth of Newport river,
a few miles from the sea, and about eleven miles
northwest of Cape Fear. 1t has good harbor
and contains about twenty-five hundred inhabi-
tants and does considerable trade in ship
stores. Fort Macon is about three-fourths of a
mile from Beaufort, and when seized by the Con-
federates had an armament of eighty-seven heavy
guns, all of which were probably removed by
the Confederates before the fort was destroyed.
The steamer Nashville was seized in Charleston
at the time our troubles commenced, and was
mostly owned in New York. She made trip to
England, and on her passage out destroyed
number of Northern merchant vessels She re-
turned from Europe, with valuable cargo,
few weeks rgo, and ran the blockade into Beau
fort
A New York letter says that it is definitely
settled that the Hon. William L. Yancey was
not ON board the vessel William Mallory when
she was captured. It is understood that he left
Havana the day before the Mallory sailed, and as
the vessel had ample time to reach her destina-
ton, 1t is not improbable that the report of his
making speech in New Orleans is correct.
In addition to the Merrimac two other mail
clad or armored vessels are in course of compile
ton at the Gosport Navy Yard One of these is
the Delaware, which shared the same fate of the
Merrimacat the commencement of our difficult
ties. She is a very large vessel, and will be
great acquisition to the Confederate navy, if ever
launched. At Richmond also two iron clad ves
sells are being built, and the utmost activity char
acterizes the Conederates since their success with
the Merrimac
The latest advices state that Gen. Banks was
at Strawsburg on Tuesday, with the rear guard of
General Jackson's army in sight.
A large number of prisoners taken in the bat.
tie near Winchester, arrived in Baltimore on
Tuesday. 81 n s''sssi, s 'ss Z,
Southern accounts state that skrmish had
taken place near Warrenton, on branch Of the
Orange and Alexandria Railroad, on Saturday
hast. Three hundred Confederate cavalry, under
General Stewart were attacked by FIVE hundred
Federal cavalry, and that 40 Of the FederaIs
were killed and one hundred taken prisoners. ~