The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1862-05-22
General war News.

we'd at the War department from Gen.
J NJ Clellan 1.-The gun5oats Galena, Mon
! itor, Aristook, Naugatuck and Port Royal
were repulsed from Fort Darling, seven
miles below Richmond, yesterday. y
portion Of them have returned to James
Island, near Williamsburg, IN the James
river. Lieut. Morris, commanding the
I Port Royal, sent overland to us this NOR
ming for intelligence in regard to the
ports below the Island, and also to assist
IN burying the dead which he brought
| down with him. Seventeen bodies have
been inferred on the banks of the river,
| and there are number of wounded on
board, including Lieut.. Morris himself.
The 100 pound gun of the Naugatuek ex-
ploded at the first fire. The Monitor
could not elevate her guns sufficiently to
reach the higher battery, which rendered
her useless The banks of the river were
filled with rife pits, from which an inces-
SAINT fire was poured upon the feet, part
of which was engaged at from six hun
dred TO one thousand yards Of the main
battery. After an action Of four hours,
the feet finding it impossible to silence
the battery on the bluff, under the cir
cumstances, withdrew"
The latest intelligence from Corinth
says: There Is general advance along
our lines to-day towards the enemy's en-
trenchmel.ts There has been much skir-
mishing and several severe engagements.
Gen. Sherman's Division lost forty-four
killed, and large number wounded, in
attacking Russelrs House, which the re5-
els have occupied for some time past,
worrying our pickets. We succeeded in
driving the enemy from his position back
/ to his works. Our men are under arms
night and day, and are daily expecting to
| be attacked. There is skirnishing from
the Eighth Missouri, only about three
hundred yards from the enemy's breast
works. Several guns were captured In
the skirmish on our right, perfectly new,
and marked ''Breeze q Frilmen, Bremen"
| They are much superior to the rifles used
/ by our sharpshooters, having a range Of
twelve or fifteen hundred yards, while
ours are only effective at about thous-
and. Deserters from the enemy report
that great deal of hard feeling exists
between Missouri and Tennessee troops
and those from Southern States, the for
mer urging that their States being resto-
red to the Union, they see no reason why
they should be compelled to fight for the
Independence of the Cotton States.
4 dispatch from Cairo says that Mem
phis paper has been received, which con-
tains the following dispatch from Pensa-
cola, dated May 10: At twelve o'clock
last night the Pensacola Navy Yard and
forts were set on fire and destroyed
When the enemy discovered what was 60
ing on, Fort Pickens opened a furious
bombardment and kept it up during the
confaeration, but without doing any dam
age At Pensacola all public property,
except the Custom House, which was in
capable of being burned, was destroyed,
but all movable Confederate property had
been saved The railroad track leading
out of the city towards Montgomery was
torn up. 4 Federal vessel with flag of
truce, came up to the city to-day, deman-
ding a surrender Maj. Bobee refused
10 comply with the demand, but stated
that as all the military forces had left, he
had no power to oppose. The Federal
officers replied that they would occupy
the city tomorrow, but that the inhabi-
tants need not be alarmed.
The War Department has received the
u
W Geary, dated Rectortown, Va, May
16: "a company of Infantry Of my COM
mand was yesterday ordered to Linden to
remain stationed there A detachment
of seventeen, guarding the company wag-
on, reached there d short time before the
main body of the company, which was on
train, when they were attacked by a
body of cavalry, yariously estimated al
from 800 to 6U0, coming upon them from
four directions. Our men resisted them
keeping up sharp fire. under shelter oi
the depot, which was riddled with bullets
Ny men were oyerpowered. One was
killed and fourteen taken prisoners, three
# whom were wounded, when the enemy
hastily retired under fire, aud with some
loss. | have been informed that por-
ton of Gen Shields command had a Skin
nIish with them
Late advices from Port Royal state
that Gen Hunters proclamation had been
published in Charleston, and negro in.
surrection there was imminent. Vast
preparations are making to lombard Sa
vannah Our euuboats have proceeded
up the river, and our pickets are within
four miles of the city. Massive batteries
mounting Parrot guns, have been erected
all around the city. Cur troops have
portien OF the railroad. between Charles
ton aud Savannah. in their possession
At last accoun s, General Al'Clelar
was vigorously pursuing the rctrcatiDe
rebels, and was within fifteen miles 0!
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