Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-04-16
TUESDAYS News,

Sunday and eight hours on Monday. W
captured all but two or three of thei
cannon. including the famous Washing
ton Artillery of New Orleans.
PHILADELPHIA, April II.
despatch was received here this morn
ing from the Secretary of the Treasur,
directing The Collector of the port to clea-
no more vessels with anthracite coal 70,
foreign ports or home ports south of Del
aware Bay, until otherwise ordered. Thi
despatch being misconstrued, on the frs
report created quite an excitement in tn,
Stock Board, it being supposed to appl,
TO all vessels, and excited fears that thu
Merrimac had got out. From facts tina.
have TRANSFERRED the order is supposed t.
be- q precautionary measure on the part o
the Government 10 prevent the rebel,
from receiving a supply of coal via Hayans
shipped from northern ports in libel. &c
WASHINGTON, April ii.
The following despatch has been receiv
ed by the SECRETARY of War, dated Nash
Vile, Tenn~ April 18th:
On Saturday morning two expedition,
were started from Huntsville on the cars
one under Col. Sill, of the 33d Ohio, went
east to Stevens at the junction of the
Chattanooga with the Memphis & Charles.
ton Railroad, which point they seized
2,OOO of the enemy retreating without
firing a shot.
Col. Sill captured FIVE locomotives and
a large amount of rolling stock.
Another expedition, under Col. Turchin
of n 10Th Illinois, went west and arrived
at Decatur in time to q the Railroad
Bridge which was in flames.
Gen. Mitchell now holds 100 miles Of
the Memphis and Charleston Railroad.
CHICAGO, April II.
A special 10 the Journal from Cairo
says: Beauregard CALLED a Council OF
War of all the best Rebel Generals before
the battle at Pittsburg. There were pres.
ent Pillow, Floyd, Breckenridge, Hardee,
Bragg, Chatham, Sid. johnson, Bushrod
Johnston, the Rebel Provisional Governor
of Kentucky, and a few other gentlemen,
The following policy was fixed on; If r,,e,
beat us they would follow up ga drive
us north as far as possible. II beaten tbey
would Withdraw the:r forces from the
Border States an2 make a desperate stand
IN n Gult. States. Van Dorm did moi
reach. Uorinth till the fight was over. Ii
as now believed by persons latest from
Pittsburg that the rebel force in action
was $4,000. The 9th Illinois regiment
could count but 200 effective men Oh
Monday morning; thell Illinois IS; the
18th Iowa IL men.
Gentlemen from Pittsburg report that
the wounded are well provided for in
transports and barracks.
No battle is expected for some days.
The heavy rains made the roads impaSs
able for artillery or army wagons.
DENVER CITY, 18th, AJULEsBURG, 9th.
Information from New Mexico states
that on the Goth Col. Slough with l,30C
men reached Apachee Pass.
His advance consisting of three compa
MES of cavalry had an engagement some
distance beyond this, with $50 rebel cav.
airy, taking 81 prisoners, Federal 1 killed
and III wounded.
At Regions Rancho, Is miles from Santa
Fee on the 2Sth, Col. Slough met n force
of 100 Texans strongly posted at Mouth.
A cannon fight began about noon, Colonel
Slough engaging them in the front with I
companies, Maj. Chivington with 4 Com
panies attacked them near this place
The latter force succeeded in driving the
rebel guard away from their supply train,
which was captured and burned. They
also captured | cannon and spiked it.
The fight continued desperately until 4
O'Clock when it ceased by mutual consent.
Col. Slough Withdrew his forces to a
creek ) miles distant. Federal los 3 off
GERS, 20 privates killed. and 40 or so
wounded. Rebel loss not known.
Communication between Col. Slough
and Candy is continually kept up.
HoUsroS, Mo-, April 9th.
The correspondent Of the Missouri Dem
Ocrat says the whole Confederate force in
the Pea Ridge battle, have gone east
down the Arkansas river. Little oveT a
week ago they passed through GAINESVILLE,
GO miles east of Van Buren,. At that place
1000 cavalry were said to have taken the
road north towards Huntsville. 1t was
impossible to learn the destination of
these troops, but it is most probable some
point on the Mississippi river or Jackson
port, Arkansas.
1t is also reported that the rebels at
Pocahontas nave orders, on the appear
ance of a Federal force, to retreat to
Jacksonport.
Price and the Missouri State Guard were
left at Van Buren,.
Col. Wood, at this place, is kept very
busy watching the enemy and keeping
them back in Arkansas.
\ week ago Coleman and Mcfarland
quarreled and separated, not agreeing in
policy, but it is now asserted hat Gen.
Mcbride has succeeded in combining all
his forces, he has been reinforced BY GOO
men from PocahOntas, and intends a raid
from there to Rolla, but he will find Union
troops ready TO receive him.
We have almost daily communication
and information from rebel camps. Last
week they had a grand muster, the whole
country turning out, and only three men
volunteered.
ST. Louis, April Ii.
The Steamer January arrived at our
wharf last evening with several hundred
of our sick and wound, d fiom Pittsburg.
Capt. Bartlett, of the january reports the
Minnehaha laden with wounded, has gone
up the Ohio. The City of Memphis land
ed 1000 wounded at Pound City. Among
the wounded is Capt. Copp, of 9th Indi-
ana, who says there is no doubt of the
death of Gen. Bragg in Mondays fight,
Also that johnson, the so-called Provision
al Governor of KY, died as he lay within
six feet of Capt Copp, on board the Han
nibal.
The whole rebel army in battle was 123
regiments, about $1,000 men. These facts
are taken from a Brigade Quartermaster
named Wintcrmouth, who was taken
prisoner.
Our total loss in killed and wounded is
now set at 5000.