Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-05-21
LATEST NEWS.

Our accounts OF recent engagement on
the James river, in which our gunboats
were repulsed before the Rebel Fort Dar-
ling, are as yet incomplete and unsatisiac-
tory. The only two vessels that engaged
the battery were the Monitor and the Ga
lena The former could not give her guns
elevation enough to reach the Rebel fort.
located on a bluff two hundred feet above
the river, and was therefore useless. The
armor Of the Galena did not prove proof
against the heavy missiles of the Rebels
fired from such an elevation and Of twenty
eight shot that struck eighteen pierced her
iron plating. The Monitor still maintained
her impregnability The fight took place
on Thursday last, and not on Friday, as
was first stated On Friday Commodore
Goldsborough started up the river with
number OF gunboats and took possession of
the deserted Rebel batteries at Day and
llardey's Points, securing their ordnance
When last heard from the feet was pro-
ceeding on toward Fort Darling, and that
Rebel stronghold has no doubt ere this
been subjected, to a much heavier fire than
the Galena, unaiGed was able to throw in
to it, The distractions placed in the river
are reported to be OF the most complete
character, vessels laden with stone being
first sunk, AID the Rebel gunboats York
town and jamestown sunk inside of this
barricade The Fort once silenced, the
means and ingenuity necessary for the re-
moval of these distractions will quickly be
provided.
The Naugatuck's gun burst in the begin
ming of the fight, killing number of her
crew, and the Galena was penetrated by is
or 20 shot, also killing aud wo4nding some
Of her crew.
Pensacola has been evacuated by the
rebels, first destroying the Navy Yard and
forts.
The Newbcrn Progress states that Coy.
Clark, Of North Carolina, has refused to
furnish any more troops to Jeff Davis, and
has recalled all the North Carolina soldiers
now In the Rebel army. North Carolina
has held q convention OF its citizens, and
pronounced against giving further aid to
the rebellion, thus virtually returning TO
the Union. In reply to the demand of
JEFF Davis for additional troops and means
Of Transportation for his army to and through
the Cotton States, Governor G ark said that
Davis had received all the aid from North
Carolina that he could expect, and that
hereafter no more troops would be permit
ted to leave the State, and has ordered all
the North Carolina State troops home -
Governor Clark also informed the Rebels
that they could use the railroads in retreat
ing homewards, and that they would run
their own risk of being intercepted by a
Union force in any part of the State
The latest from General Halleck reports
a general advance of our army towards
Corinth, with heavy skirmishing along the
whole line. General Sherman had driven
the enemy from Russelps House back into
their works, and held the position, which
was gained with the loss of forty -four killed
and number wounded on our side. Some
of our skirmishers were within three hun.
dred yards of the Rebel breastworks.
The military telegraph has been carried
forward to the advance of General McClel.
lans army, fourteen miles from Richmond
General Curtis column of troops were,
at last accounts, between Searcy and Little
Rock, Arkansas, and rapidly moving on
the Capital Searcy is in White county,
and about twenty-five miles from Little
Rock