Newbern weekly progress., 1862-05-10
Rough Notes.

patton by our troops, on the 4th inst, mas os'
come historic facts It adds fresh laurels to
those already earned by Gen. Mcclellan, and
adds to his military fame All hail to the su'
perior generalship chat accompl'shes such great
results without shedding rivers Of human gore
We presume our New York coteinporary will
begin TO howl again. 1t is about time:
A detachment of 100 Of the lst Missouri
cavalry, fought and routed 600 rebel-savages,
at Noosho, Mo-, lately, capturing 62 men and
70 horses, and a large quantity Of arms.
Gen. Pope's corps did not stop at Pittsburg
Landing but went on twenty miles further up
the river to Eastport, to cooperate with Mitch.
ell and flank Corinth.
The Senate has confirmed the nomination Of
Brigadiers Mitchell and Ord as Major Generals,
and Captain John Gibbon, of the 4th artillery,
a. Brgadsr Mitchell is tho hero Of the re-
cent brilliant operations on the Memphis and
Charleston Railroad, and Ord commanded at
the battle Of Drainsville,
The Norfolk and Richmond papers inform
us that Com. Farragut had proposed terms Of
capitulstion to Mayor Monroe, of New Orleans
which the latter had accepted, and the city, a'
the last accounts, was held by a battalion Of
marines from the squadron. General Buffers
forces are within few miles Of the city. having
landed on Lake Pontchartrain,
At Yorkt0wn, may sd, sbv-, ---- - s~"-a 49,
tilery combat, the rebels opening fire with
their heaviest siege guns and bsing replied to
BY ours. In the course Of the firing the larg'
est rebel gun, a columbiad, burst into a thous-
and pieces, tearing up the works and making
havoc with every person near It.
General Halleck has ordered General Thom-
, as the victor Of Mil Spring to pittsburg Land.
ing. to take command Of the army formerly
under command Of General Grant, Of which the
divisions ofMcClernand and Lew. Wallace con-
sti,ute the reserve. with McClernand in COM
P mand. Grant retains command Of his district,
( and ranks second in command to Halleck.
n The report Of the abandonment Of Santa Fe
9 by the rebels, and their retreat from the terri
!, tory, 10 confirmed, but they robbed the msr
chants of goods to the amount Of $4,000. M
;, , territorial government was formed by the reb
i els and all our territorial officers had returned
d to Santa Fs and resumed their duties.
t The right wing of IIalleck's army has mad
a a reconnaissance In force four miles from Pur
dy, on the Memphis and Ohio railroad, wher'
they encountered and routed cavalry force
y took possession Of the town, burned tw'
J bridges, ran locomotive into the river, tool
IS three prisoners and then retired, having sevsre'
IS all communication between Corinth and th
n country north Of 1t.
General Mitchell has occupied Bridgeport
routed and driven away the cneny,and brough
his brilliant operations in that region to clos
y by<eporting all Alabama, north Of the Tennef
IS sec, completely under U. S. control. Contra
d bands at Fortress Monroe from Norfolk repor
N that Beauregard has evacuated Cornth an
faiieu buck upon hvmPhis. -,===
A detachment from Curtis army has des
u troyed rebel sa!tpstre factory in Arkansa
Is and large quantity Of supplies, and take
'e some prisoners. q
"a Fusitives from Norfolk confirm the rsporte
\. resignation of the rebel Commodore Tatnal
j., and furnish the reason for it. II seems tha
he sailed with sealed orders in the Merrima'
but, on opening them, found that he was o
III dered to run the blockade and proceed up for
al river, whereupon hc returned and resigned h
il commission, as did all his officers. There wei
es over 5000 troops at and about Norfolk Thr
comusnies rebel!cd and stacked arms. 1t vi
J.. also reported that part Of Magruder's for
y, had mutned at Williamsburg.
e'' The rebel General GLADDEN. has died
IN, wounds received at the battle Of Shiloh. Ge
I'm crsl Prentiss aad roo U. s. prisoners have
he rived at Selma, Ala. The officers were to
;fs sent to Talladegs, and the privates to Mo
somsry.
The Richmond Dispatch, Of May I. says
THE panic on the subject offs scarcity OF K
is one of tn. most cAusciess imaginable. ]
:, y" road from Danvills TO Greensborough israrl
"e '. constructing, and will open North csrol'
,"s y, Tennessee, aud even Georgi' and South ca
w .".a Ina for supplies to feed tls whole State oil
this siuia."
W." w How causcess ia the panic above alluded
s ,pay be inferred from the fact that an adjo'r
" ". column of the same paper chronicles the sa
M ,;rht butter at 81 40 per pound in the city mark
, ex. Sworn FOR GEN. BuRNsIpE,-A sword
med dered by the Legislature Of Rhode lslan'
ifat ri. =, Ro,nok, island, has been %dHuacruf'
ident No~ York and is thus described.
E the ,, -, rs tha uiCt was $500. Inc