The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1862-04-11

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friend, Mr.. McNuLrY, Telegraph Operator,
at this place, for the following dispatch
which passed over the wires, yesterday:
| P1rTsBURG LANDING, Tenn.
A great battle has been fought. Fifteen
to 10000 U. S. Troops killed, wounded
and missing, and $4,000 rebels killed, and
forced to retreat
Official Report of Victories.
u. S. MILITARY TELEGRAPH, WAR
DEPARTMENT, Washington, April s.
The Secretary of War received letter
this afternoon from Gen. Wool stating at
two O'Clock yesterday afternoon nothing was
doing a. Yorktown except preparation for
attack. The enemy S force is reported about
10000.
At o'clock yesteaday afternoon the
Merrimac, Yorktown, jamestown, and four
tugs were lying at Craney Island.
The following message was received by
the Secretary of War this evening:
"On the 9th the rebels in overwhelming
force attacked us at Pittsburg Landing
The battle lasted from early in the morning
until late in the afternoon and resulted in
the complete defeat of the rebels with heavy
loss on both sides. Grant is following up
the enemy.
| Buell. has arrived on the Tennessee
Two Diyivisions of his army were in the
battle.
Expedition to Washington, N. c. Union
Sentiment.
WAsHINGroN, April 7.
Comodore Rowan has forwarded to the
Navy Department communication from
Lieutenant Commanding Murray, dated on
| United States steamer Louisiana at Wash
ington, n. c., March goth, saying that in
obedience to orders, he had proceeded to
that place, meeting with no distractions
until five miles below.
The expedition consisted of three vessels
and transport, having aboard eight COM
panies of the Massachusetts, 9th, met no
r. s;stance, and found the batteries abandon
ed and armament removed. By blasting
&c, they forced channel through the piles
driven in a triple row.
On arriving at Washington they were
met by the authorities and many citizens,
when the object of their visit was briefly ex
planned to them. After the military had
landed they proceeded to the court house
and hoisted the American flag. The troops
then returned aboard the vessel.
The authority expressed deep affection
for the old Union, and animosity to its en-
emies, especially toward troops brought
there from distant States.
This feeling had caused the abandonment
of the defenses of the place, followed by the
destruction of Confederate property by the
people.
The woods and swamps in the neighbor-
hood are represented full Of refugees from
draft, and many have already come in
They are deep and bitter in their denuncia
ton of Secession, and promise regiment,
if called to aid in the restoration Of the old
flag.
| vanDorn Marching against New Madrid
The Memphis Appeal of the 29th ult
says:
We learn from an officer, whose position
gives him many facilities for obtaining cor
rect information, that General Van Dorm is
rapidly concentrating his forces and will i'm
mediately move to PocahoLtas. His object
is to move against New Madrid, and assist
in defending the great Valley of the Missis-
sippi, than the hills and swamps in South
western Missouri.
Il may not be strictly proper to refer to
movements of this character, but our militia
ry authority will see the importance of qui
eting the apprehensions Of the people of the
, Southwest. We have never participated in
the uneasiness felt by many for the safety
of the Valley; but that considerable alarm
has prevailed in many quarters, which il
were well to allay, cannot be denied. Hav.
} ing arrested the further progress of Genera
Curtis in the wilds of the West, trust
that the gallant Van Dorm will be equally
successful in checking the movements OF
! general Pope at New Madrid.
l From Fortress Misunderstanding
: WAsHINGToN, April 7.
The Fortress Monroe boat to Baltimore
brings information from the neighborhoot
Of Yorktown up to Saturday afternoon.
Shipping Point had been taken by ou
: troops, and other places on the routs form
erly occupied by the rebels.
Some skirmishng had taxed place be
tween the outposts of the enemy and ou
forces, in which several casualties are said tc
! have occupied, mostly in Eastern regiments
New York CRY, April 7.
5 Herald's dispatch:
1t has been ascertained that the rebe
leaders are grievously disappointment ant
disconnected by the change of programme
in the disposition of the army of the Poto
( mac. They had early information of tn
!. preparation for the transportation of Gen
, McClellan's army, and supposing that tn
: whole army of the Potomac was to be with
draw from this vicinity, had arranged
e programme for bold dash across the Po
), tomac above Washington, and a foray upol
the Capital through Maryland
Gen. Jackson's command was to lea,
e this enterprise, and to be supposed by Smit1
and Johnston's forces. 1t was expecte,