The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1862-03-28
WAR NEWS.
From Washington.


Lieut. Worden, who has suffered exceed
ingly from his eyes, is improving material
ly.
1t is asserted as the prevailing opinion
that by this time the National flag floats
over New Orleans, and that our mortar fleet
attacked the rebel front at the Rigolets
within two days after the departure from
Ship Island of the last steamer, which
brought the intelligence North. @
The Secretary of the Navy has addressed
a complimentary letter to Lieut.. Morris,
and the officers and men of the Cunlber
land, for their heroisn in the recent engage
ment with the Merrimac. Fe
Mrs Morris, Of Baltimore, who was arrest
ed on the belief that size was engaged in
reasonable correspondence with the rebels,
has been released on parole, not to render
aid to the enemies of the United States
Letters were found in her possession from
Southerners in France.
FORTRESS MONROE, March %.
Via Baltimore, March the 24-The stea
mer Chancellor Livingston arrived from
Hatteras last night.
Imm edately after the occupation OF
Newbern an expedition to Beaufort was
started by General Burnside. The place
was, however, evacuated before our troops
approached. Fort Macon was blowed up
by the rebels, and the steamer Nashv;I,;,s
burnt.
On the day General Burnside oecunied
Newbern, sixteen hundred reto troops were
on the road between Gol2sboro and New
bern.
BosToN, March %.
The steamer Saxon, from the search O.
the Vermont, put into Holmes Hole. She
found the Vermont on the 18th inst, in lati
tude 36 deg. so min, longitude IS deg
81 min., and left her on the 18th in a bet
ter condition than before reported.
FORTRESS MONROE, March 2l
All quiet here. There is no news,
A flag Of truce was sent out this morning
for the accommodating of an officer of The
| French navy desiring to go South. The
rebel officers and crew were very uncommu
nicative, and we gathered no news.
No Southern papers were received.
FORTRESS MONROE, March %.
A flag of truce has arrived, but bring
no news or papers.
Fifteen miles OF the telegraph cable wa
under run this morning.
The Mefrimac is still repairing at Nor
folk. @
j New YORK, March "a.
A Key West letter of the 1lth says tha
while the captured steamer Magnolia wa
being chased by the Brooklyn, the steamer
Tennessee and Florida succeeded in maxim!
their escape out of the Mississippi, and ar
probably by this time OF Havana Th
Tennessee had sixteen hundred ard TIL
Florida eight hundred bales of cotton OF
board.
Strength Of the Rebels at Yorktown
BALTIMORE, March "a.
i -Four deserters arrived here by the Oh.
Point boat to day, from the rebel army, al
citizens of Eastern States, who were mad
prisoners by the rebels last May, at Ceda
Keys, Florida, where they had gone in th
i schooner Stag to load with timber, whic
was confscated The schooner was loate,
with cotton, but she was subsequently, burn
to escape a Federal cruiser.
The four men We're obliged to enlist i
| the I'd Florida Regiment last July. Th
regiment was ordered 10 Richmond, wher
they arrived the day after the battle of Blu
Run. They We're finally sent to Yorktown
They state that Magruder's force aroun
Yorktown is composed of about a dozen re
giments, and that he has not over six thou
5 sand effective fighting men; but at Gres
3 Bethel and other points through the Per
: insnla, he has not less than fifteen Thousand
3 Some heavy guns are mounted near lort
\ town. There are also Notifications thre
miles below, at Wyoming Greek. Durin
!, the last fow weeks the force has been ell
+ gagged in building casemates, but not of
very formidable character.
o Newbern, N. C.
0 The city of New bern, or New Berne,
. one Of the principal ports on the coast
Y North Carolina. 1t is the seat of justic
: of Craven county, and was well built tow
n of about 5000 inhabitants 1t contain
!, besides the county buildings several fiji
i churches, two banks. three newspaper of
: ces, theater,l DC. 1t is situated at the co
4 tluepce of the Neusa fnronounred Nneel ar