Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-03-27
BY TIE ELEGRApH

MEMPHIS, March 2o-The Appeal of this mor!,- fa}S, we learn from gentleman who eft Island .G .t fpast o'clock Thursday alternoon and or. rived here last evening, that the enemy renewed thcll attack on the Island, on Tuesday 1norning "lJh ei2h5 GunD9ats and three mortar boats 'The inc was Kept up at intervals until the hour of Iii departure. One 0t the gunboats having yentur,d "itain good range of our big gun, it was turned loose iu leF Lie first shot missed, but the second l'0K t.iec6 ana cleared its way through the boat from side to sde assistance was sent her. and sie Was lowed 8 short distance back when she sunk.-- 4i a later hour 8 second boat renewed the attack e.. It battery, which fired seven shots in retulI- iour missed their mark, TWO struck and glanced. and the one which was the seventh passed through me boat tearing of a piece of the iron sheeting winch cOu.d he seen from the Island; this boat wa also toH ed back, evidently disabled but to what extent our Informant was unable to say.
 Our officers are fully confident of their ability 10 hold the island They have no idea of abandonirl:s lheposition By passengers on the steamer Republic Nho left TiptonYlle vcsterda morning we have 4 confirmation ofthe fight between the gunboats and tae cnemys battery The damage done the len Polk WIS n0t aa serious as at first supposed. One slot passed through the pilot house of the Manassas
 CLAaEsvIrLE, ARK, March l9th, 10 ?. ,-I.- lr kittle, orderly sergeant of Captain Galloway < company, McCuiioch's brigade who was taken pr soner on the last day of the fight at Elk Horn, made safely his escape twenty miles this side O. Spting field, Mo-, on the l7th inst From all he could learn the enemy lost 2,00O killed and wound- ed, not less than eight hundred killed. The 35th Illinois regiment, Col. Giazier, lost 3e0 killed and wounded When Mir. kittle passed through Cassville there were 800 wounded at that place. They took 49G prisoners of our mcn-commissioned officers, citizens, privates and all, among them were Col. Mitchell of Arkansas, Col. Stone of Mo-, Capt Galloway of Little Rock, Capt. Hollowe of Dar- Gaueilo Capt. Williams of Ark, Lieut.. Mason oE Texas, Lieut. Manuel, 3rd La. regiment, and other officers. II S reported that Col. Hebert, Maj Ialnaid and Copt. Niligni were also prisoners but have been exchanged. The road from Roa was crowded with commissary and quarter masters $ stores moving in the direction of the federal army near Kittsyille, AIo. The federals are doubtles sS making arrangements for another fight.
 Mr. k. also met Col. " ymans brigade 5000 strong on their way to Keittsvlile to reinforce Cur t,s. Gen. Seige received a small wound in the wrist A LieutGol was the highest rank that uas Killed on the federal side.
 CLAeKsvlLLE, March l9.
 lett Capt. Morton Galloway % miles from rminefell, now prisoner. He was well. l made uI, escape from the enemy on the llth inst, with Lieut. BOuyilie and Benjamin Iacowav.
 D. L. KETTLE.
 MlNrus March 2lst-Special to the Appea: Richmond 18th says, on yesterday the Senate con trueI the following nominations of Cabinet off, ccrs: A chiefs ot the respective departments o the executive branches of the Confederate govern I1,ut. Secretary of State, P. Benjamin ol La {. secretary of war, George w. Randolph of Va; secretary of thc navy, ;. 4. Mallory of Florida ! .tl0inry general. Thomas Ii. Watts of Alabama ; i5--mlsltl general, J. Il. Reagan of Texas.
 MEMPHIS, March 9lst.-'The steamer Vcksburg saaged lion above last night. From TiptonyiIle Ne leain tbe federal glnboats and mortar boats continued to Lombard Island 10 all day " ednesday They nrej very slowly, and after considerable in. trls.ls. The Isianlbatteres returned fire, but the ,.utes, Hsz without noticeable results on either side
 IHa Alorzo ChilI arrived from above thtf l40uIli -. The enemy continue slowly to advance down au jhc west bank of the river. Their last oycuati ou Is by small battery at point about teh lal.es below IImouyilie. A gentleman O this city ri.o arrived from Corin.h this morning says, the iutrc-~iJA ut that place yesterday, was that the federal forces were lctreating to the Tennessee, Iiyer. ::
 Arau-.A, IIarah I9th.--Thc Savannah news os lt. ,rI!i; q 4ays it has information that the tcd ,alJ n4del yesterday at Red Blu1, about eiglI. 5if.s ltam inc afy, Their force supposed to be about 1031 Ius Republican says that official iIF- inform tian las leen te"eiycd that several thou sand lelertl- landed at ElUAtou early in the moll tn.. aad pA--cngrts report had landed from their ,,aIboats ;iud Wele preparing to march u the raiE IoaG f here was great activity among the tede: al and Confederate troops oh the Carolina ahsl Georgia coasts.
 t,arsrA, March 2I.-Prratc dispatches just re-, c.lr-tl from Savannah says our troops reth.n- iu. from Carolina and that tkc enemy had leib BuIton.
 Tine Nas.sila Patriot ol the 18th, copies dis rAt.I 1o the CincinmAt Commercial, dated Washs iug,8u March lth, wAieh says Mcclellan will to- mof- ,s cease to be general in chief. and that Siautou will issue au order announcing the change. Th- llne apcr also publishes statei4alJ that the catsain of the Sumter had been released, and tile vessel still remajue at Gibraltar.
 HArus, March 22 1t was reported at CoIinth Iast evening that a large fleet of federal transports had cone down the Tennessee river from Chalk B3rn.-that intelligence brought in by scouts and some federal prisoner stated that the object of the cxaedi;iou WAS to bring up reinlorcements iroiA ia6ucah.
 ArslsrA March 22 The Washington Journal of Friday says, the steamer Nashville went out to .taon Monday. She passed between the blockad- iaa vessels witch fired thirty shots at her. The x sl4yille is no doubt now safe from the blockad- ing fleet.
 Nrnrms, March 23.--Thc Atlanta Confectionery say; .lG federal prisoners passe4 through Chatta- uaoea a few days since en route for Saulsbury, N. C. Thirty even of them were captured by Morgan iu anc oi hi4 recent Euerrilia engagements with a y.lrtt of feaerals near Nashville.