The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-05-09

Macon. Loss on our aide one kill.
ed and eleven wounded.
| (signed) john E. Wool,
Major General.
| HUNTSVILLE, Ala, May 1.
Early yesterday morning my
troops crossed from the Island to the
main land and captured two 6.poun.
der cannon and their ammunition. -
The inhabitants report the enemy
to have retreated in very great confu'
sion.
(Signed) o. NJ. MrToHRLL.
Brig. General.
CINCINNATI, May Q. The Com
mercial has, from its corresr ondents
with the army OF Gen. Halleck, the
following official figures OF our loes
at the battle Of Pi'tsburg Lending.
McClernsnd's Division - killed
251; wounded. I 351, missing. s36,
10. Fl. L. Wallace - killed, 22S
wour ded, 033; miseing, 1,183 -
Lew Wallace killed, 43; wounded
257; missing, s. HurIbut's - kill
ed, 313; wounded, l 449; missing,
223. Shertnan's--killed 437: miss.
ing. 4s6; wounded, l,4O2. Prem
tiss'--killled, 1913; wounded, 500:
missing. 1902. Crittenden's--kill
ed, so; wounded, 40: missing, 27,
Nclson's-killed. 93; wounded. 612:
missing, 10. McCook's - killed,
94; wounded, SOC; missing, IL
Total killed. .735. wounded, T..
$50; missing, 1886. Total killed,
wounded and missing--l3, ,763.--
About 300 wounded have since
died. Onr burial parties report be.
tween $500 and 5000 rebels found
dead on the field.
The Commercial publishes pass-
ages OF a letter from Gen. Grant, in
reply to letter in 'orming him Of
the nature OF the criticisms of his
management OF tho battle of Pitts
burg. Gen. Grant says, II will 90
on aud do my duty to the very best
of my ability, without praise, and
do all | can to bring the war TO a
speedy close. am not an aspirant
for anything at the close of the war
There ia one thing | feel well as,
sured Of, that those who showed the
whitc feather will do all in their
power TO attract attention from
themselves. | had perhaps a doz
EN- officers arrested for cowardicc in
the fret days fight. These men are
necessarily my enemies. As to the
talk ab'ut surprise here, nothing
could be more false. II the enemy
had sent us word when they would
attack US, wo could not have been
hotter prepared. Skirmishing had
been going on for two days between
our reconnoitering parties and the
enemy's advance. | did not be
lieve, however, they intended to
make determined attack, but sim
ply making a reconnaissance in
force. My headquarters were at
Savannah. though [ Usually spen.
the day at Pittsburg. Troops were
constantly arriving to he assigned
to hrigades and divisions, all order.
ell TO report at Savannah, making II
necessary to keep my office and some
one there. | wa. also looking for
Buell. to arrive, and it was impor
tant ] should have every arrange.
ment complete ior his speedy transit
to this side OF the river"
The Commercials corresponden,
with Gen. Mitchell's army gives tn,
following explanation of the manne,
in which Beaurogard's dispatch wa,
taken at Huntsville. The wire,
were broken at a point beyond Hunts
vile, and Beauregsrd's dispatch wa.
being prepared by the operator ther,
to be forwarded by locomotive %
Chattanooga; thence repeated BY tel
egraPh to Richmond, when General
Mitchell surprised the town and in
stantly seized the telegraph office
Gen. Mitchell himself solved tn.
cipher after an hours study. There
10 no doubt as to the gonuiness o
the dispatch.
Beauregard lost not less than 90.
600 men in killed, wounded an,
prisoners and the sick, used IN an,
panic stricken during his movemen
from Oorinth upon Plttsburg Land,
ing.
WASHINGTON, April 80. Grime
introduced a bill to-day limiting III,
number of Major Generals to twen
ty; Brigadier Generals to two hun
dred. lie expressed general DISCUS
with the Senate at the recent an
pointments of men in no wise dis
tinguished.
sumner gave notice Of a bill FRO
hiblting cosstwise trade in slaves.
The Homestead bill, after bein.
amended, in accordance with the re
port from the Senate Committee OF
territories, went over till Monday
romeroy expressing b desire 4
speak. Carlisle declared himsel
unalterably opposed to the home
stead policy, aud urged his substi
tnte' giving land to soldiers in pIac,
OF bounty money.
Twenty or thirty political prison
ers were released from the Capito