The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1862-03-19

wounded. Naval men here are generaily
of opinions that, considering everything,
the i, rebels had the worst time of it
Without the Monitor. the damage might
have been much more serious. t
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y Late from Washington IN on !.
oo 'WAsHiNsros, March IL pa fdispat III from
Fortress Monroe this ievsning, states that siall
is quiet. No inform alton obtained about the
Merrimac's Ne rim, '4 injuries, She reached Norfolk
Sunday evening =
p There is .evidencethat the main body of the
rebel army left Manassas nearly two weeks
ago. - ~ ''' ~
h The roads in,Virginia are inprovins.1 7sh
. 1t is believed a portion, of the rebels who
evacuated CentervilIe, were ordered to rein
force Winchester. zeS Sai6fgT@Ts ae1oaJ +.
a. Six Southern men voted aye, and nine nay,
in the House to-day on the Presidents sman-
ioipation resolutions The others from the
border States were not in their seats. ,flzsir
New York, March 1.-THE Herald's dis
patch says: Before day last night, Col. Avsr-
ilh with large bodydof eavalfy. enssrsathe
far famed rebel works al, Manassas, and BIZ
vousckea for The nfghf amidst the siuins of
|the rebel stronghold, The anseAigence gath
cred at Manassas and in the neigh hborhooa,
tend to show that the Whole rebel army has
retired southward Itvis mot Scredited tnat
they will attempt, to make stand here. as
the country is open, level and nnpromising for
a defensive warfare. sis s3s8os9 sR
The opinion is gaining, ground that Cor
donsyille was simply the rendezvous for what
was stately the rebel army as,it istlie junction
of the Orange and Alexandria with the Virl
gii1ia Central Railroad .fhs only point at
whieh they can with 9any1sort of,conidenee
attempt to make stand, is near the JUNCTION
Of the Frederick and Potomac with the Vlr-
ginia Central Raiiroad, in which neig hborheod
the North Anna and South Anna rivers unite,
and form the Panawaky river, about twenty
! miles directly gnorth of Richmond. Atthfs
point the country, is much. broken and admir-
ably fitted for Defense
l. 1t is reported that in their retre eat the 4eb-
els have destroyed their bridge, across the
north fork of the Rappahannock. In their
,haste they have left behind Struggling parties
of, soldiers, tho seem to be very glad to be
made prisoners, Wherever they have gone,
it is evident that their army is completely de-
moralized and utterly unit for servlce. raj
The moral effect of the retreat from Manas-
sas to Richmond will be the same thfoughont
a.
The impression prevails that the Southern
Confederaey has collapsed, and many of the
people thank God for it.
The forts all abandoned, but log huts,
hundreds in number and ample to accommo-
datefully thirty Thousand troops, still rem ain;
also an immense number of tents and heaps
of dead horses, cover the fields in the vicinity.
The log huts are strewn along betweens Centre
vile and Manassas. The railroad is undis-
turbed, except the bridge fhe stone bridge
across Bull Rnn, on the, Warrsntonl turnpike,
is blown up; as ALSO the bridge across Cub
Run, between fCentrevilis and Manassas Ass'
r Everything atsManassas indicated y precipi-
tate flight of th "a. rebels. Some caissons were
found, but no guns. Piles Of bullets and car
tridges were left, and an immense quzntity of
quartermaster's stores. In one place there
was discovered about, thirty thousand bushels
of 6orhJ which had been set fire to and was
still smonldering. Among the trophies are
pack saddles, army, orders, muskets, revolv-
ers, bowie knives, letters, etc, Over. one
thousand pack saddles were found, all new,
and marked &c. SgA," sse1R lsBl ssais
People in the vicinity state that prior to the
evacuation, there were one hundred Thousand
troops a. Manassasvilles and Centreville. GOTH
Covering the breastworks were what ,ap-
peared to be cann on, but on examination.
proved .toabd wooten affairs, got up for eiFoct.
Two Pennsylvania cavalry regiments were
the first Union troops entering Centrevilie.
hisAt Brentville, four miles from III aaassas,
home guard had been organised to protect
themselves against the secessionists.
be Gen. Mcclellan has taken d p his Quarters
at Fairfax Court House, -, agy 70 ..f..4a,
dispatch has been ireceived here contra
dieting the ANNOUNCEMENT that Winchester
was occupied yesterday by soar; troops, j and
stating that il is held by rebel force. 1t is
sbeli saed iefe BY theibest fhfof1ned critics On
mllit agy sfarss That ts rsuts tbers, arersiia
ply portion OF the Virginia militia, left there
TO- cover The ietreatS Sf rhe maafnno BODY 81 tie
rebels. 1t is probable that any cansidsrs-
BILE force wonld psfmaintained ,p that part of
Virginia, after the evacuation ofs Manassas,
w hieh Eoommaids tile SohIys ifailfJado avenue
thenee to Riehnpndz asvs ,bsbssIo cd oi
-sises E-ziliEiY La4aa-lliM -aaaaya7noo 10
Buckner and .r,Ighnaan finhC4ose Con-
Eo haasm gaoi aflnernens!s oa div cd ii
ou bug 81 sJoisd sailsSiim 10 sbsabApd
sa; a;BlisT, NOM ifch IpoliI afsrnias6t from
e Fti W arleti sintes[ that Gems. / Bnekuer
aud PitHhmsi Vsere ipassiH dose set,sf3ae
msnts Yesterday st;aTRel lteaase fosoqhis is
not statefi.se Ba4 bios yistDsri94 cay
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ad Ma ,aiNsaica j l1t-sGs "
cafrentl y srunDredaoaua asbeiie yea tsst
lWinehaster wasvfiltsIesaeaalsd sdsyester-
aauog Aurecoanoisanceiiw iweati a,,t. hthas
morning TO. .aseertainbthe Ss6tss:s Intslai-
gtsnoe from 7otissri4naste,sn greaslyoea1
conrsgeso all,the frienslsbof she Unipni
aaltiadioates 'aa speedy ates,aiaaiioa'sof
hostiAitiess soiSsssf .jad .6sd5eisib ed