The Shasta courier., 1862-04-19
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tion of land and peculiar bend enables them
to command with their Notifications all the
roads of the peninsula. Gems. Lee and Joe
Johnston are both reputed to be there, one in
command at Yorktown and the other at War
wick. Magrudcr holds a subordinate com
mand, and is with a reserve at williamsburg.
Our Generals are pushing forward prepara-
| tions for an attack on the enemy S works. The
latest figures gives the rebels at s.. 900,
which are being daily increased from Rich
mond. Information has been ret eived thro'
deser. ers, scouts and contrabands. showing
that the enemy has near 500 guns. It is
said JEFF. Davis and Joe johnson are at York
! town, johnson in command. The number
of troops there cannot be less than lO0. 900.
Washington, April l0.-It is stated that a
battle took place between 500 Texan Rangers
and Sickles' Brigade, near Stafford Court
House. They state their loss at l3 and the
Federals 10.
An engagement between Newport News
and Sewell's Point; captured three kmalI
vessels, one empty and one loaded with Goal
A few shots were fred by our vessels, when
the Merrimac and her consorts returned.
St. Louis, 1Oth.-Our forces at Island No.
10 continue to bring in valuable property
hidden by retreating rebels. Yesterday two
splendid batteries of light artillery and rifed
cannon were discovered in the woods.
New York, April 10.
A letter from Beaufort. April lst., says
the place was occupied on Thursday by a de-
tachment of Parker's Brigade. They landed
without opposition and even without finding
guard stationed to challenge them. Lea
ding men of the city called on Major Allen,
and rendered him the use and the freedom
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adhesion to the Rebel Government, and
claim to be good Union men. Large num-
bers daily come to headquarters, and take
the oath of allegiance. On Saturday and
Sunday guard crossed over from Beaufort
and took possession of the beach southwest
of Fort Macon, cutting of the rebel commun
ication Two British ships were found at
Beaufort loaded with rosin and turpentine.
ST. Louis, 1.-THE Democrat has spe-
cal Cairo dispatch in relation to battle at
Pittsburg Landing. which says the disrosi
ton of Confederates in their attack was in
the form of the letter V. The point pene-
trated by Prentiss' division, which consisted
of raw recruits who could not withstand the
shock, and fell back, causing great confusion
among our troops on the left This charge
would have turned-our left wing. and captur-
ed large portion of Prentiss' and Sherman s
divisions, if it had not been for the guEboats
which beat the enemy back, by firing shells
and shot into their ranks.
Great blame is attached to- Prentss and
Sherman, who, it is said. had no scouts out,
and only very small picket guard. Infor-
nation of the approach of the rebels Is said
to have been given to those Generals by per-
sons from the country, but it was disregard
ed. No preparations were made to receive
the enemy.
The onset of the rebels was terrible: By
10 O'Clock A. NJ the whole line from right to
left was engaged. Our line was five miles
back of Pittsburg. We wero driven back to
the river The slaughter was immense. The
gunbo, ts continued firing all Sunday night.
Four O'Clock Sunday afternoon General
Buell. marched to Pittsburg from Savannah.
About this time great part of his command
reached the scene, and rent the air with
cheers This inspired our men, who had
been driven back with fury during the day.
and the tide of affairs changed.
On Sunday night Gen. Lew. Wallace
got up from Crumps Landing with l9,OOO.-
With this reinforcement the fight was re-
newed on Monday. 1t was the hottest from
9 a. VI. to 2 P. H., by which time a force OF
10, 900 men from. Buell's had reached the
river at Pittsburg. A ravine between Hurl-
burt's and Pfentiss's division is said to have
been filled completely with dead rebels
The rebel prisoners said they had orders to
kill as many of our officers as possible
Their officers fought in disguise, ours in
uniform, which caused their being distin-
guished and so many of them killed.
Cairo, April l0.-A man who arrived
here to-day says the rebels adopted a ruse
to surprise our first attack. Their head col
umns not only carried the Stars and Stripes,
but also wore the uniform of Federal officers
and soldiers.
General A. S. Johnston is certainly killed.
Persons saw his body and heard the fact
commented on through the camp. General
Bragg is reported killed and John c. Breek
inridge reported prisoner, but this is un-
reliable.
Provisional Governor Johnston, OF ken-
tuckv. is mortally wounded, and is prison
er 1t was reported that Gen. Wallace, of
Illinois, was killed, as it was believed i'm
possible for him to live until the close of the
fight, but on Wednesday he was improving
rapidly.
Prentiss had no artillery. His brigade
was cut to pieces and forced TO retire. and
Prentiss and number Of his men taken- At
II o'clock the entire line was iiereely engag-
ed. but were in full retreat at o'clock. The
enemy had taken Schwartz s, Dressler's Wa
terhouse's and two Ohio batteries. One
thousand of our soldiers had taken refuge
under the banks of the river, utterly refusing
TO fight. Our army seemed utterly demoral-
izcd. About this time Gen. Mitchel's d :
vision of Il, 900 arrived on opposite bank Ct
the river, and were ferried :; oss during the
night.
The gunboats kept up heavy firing on the
enemy during the night, saving the army
from utter ruin. Their shells set the road
on fire. and many dead rebels were burned.
Att o'clock, P. n, firing generally ceased,
and at midnight the rebels attempted to plant
batteries within 800 yards of the siege guns,
but driven away by gunboats and slege guns,
supported by three regiments OF General
Mitchell's division. Gen. Wallace came to
our aid during the night. with four reg
ments and a battery of artillery, and In the
saorninc fiercely attacked the left wing of the
enemy. Thev went into the fight with dou-
bic Quick time and shouting, and did terri
BILE execution. By 10 O'Clock they had
driven the rebels back two miles, where the
rebels were reinforced, and our force was
compelled TO fall back.
Other divisions of Buell's army now az
pcared, and once being fully engaged Tor two
hours, all the destructive elements OF earth
seemed to be struggling for the mastery Of
the fatal field
AT last the Southern army was compelled
to yield to Northern gallantry. The enemy
a q md Had ,nI L. prTat