The New York herald., 1862-03-29
Thirteen Million Dollars Voted fox IrOD-
Clad Ships-Of- War;

wAsBRsfos, March 2s, 1862.
VICTORIOUS ADVANCE OF THE ARxy IN VIRGINIA.
ne Union troops advanced yesterday upon the rebel
estimated At ten thousand before .hsn along the nns Of
NJ GordoRey lle Railroad.
-sS1 road bsvoni 'C.--Ai---
( a. ..usewp Junction 10 utterly de-
sreyed-ordges gOne tho burned and The rails
bent into every conceivable shape.
The Union troops IN excellent hesltn ana push
hs after the retrsaspg rebel army ss rapidly
sunstances will allow.
ne telegraph lines follow the advancing army, and
s1n1ss are established from day 20 Gay IS exgencce
require.
CAPTuRH OF RKBEL CAyALRY AND sUPPLrIs.
Two squadrons Of the First New Jersey cavalry under
command Of Colonel wynham, yesterday surrounded .
party Of rebel Texas Rangers Dumfries, twelve
miles below the Occoquan. few shots were fred ca
both sides without injury, excepting tba Of
Wa slightly wounded the wrist. Ten prisoners were
sAksn brought Washington. Our troops captured
number Of wagons loaded with wheat but owing the
want horses enabled 70 bring OF only four OF
shsm 70 their camp
ACTION OF THE SENATE REeARpNa THE STEVENS
FLOATING BATTERY.
Altar long iron clad discussion Of Stevens battery
NJ Senate to-day upon amendment to the Naval Ap
preparation bill ing for the completion Of The work
Ne matter left in such shape that will produce
yss0lte The amendment was encumberad with pro-
Yso that the Secretary Of the Navy must become
WINGED Of the feasibility Of the enterprise before
- finished This conclusion has greatly disappointed all
who earnestly urging the immediate resort 10 eff
easns clad vessels Of which tho stevensbatery
could be the soonest completed, and would unqueson.
ably prove moro efficient than half . DOZEN ordinary
jron elsds.
The RAILROAD OPEN TO NASIssAs.
Cars now running Manassas and me road is open
SsuT miles beyond
The excursion party went out on the Manassas Gap
road about i've miles beyond the junction. cutting away
fallen trees and clearing other obsructons from the
Sraek The road otherwise perfect order aud the
water stations unnjured They also proceeded Tho
voad 70 Gordonsvle far Brssow station at which
peint the bridge over Broad run is destroyed. M
James Crockett, VINO has been an engineer tho
- gap road nine years, accompanied the party
md fortunately, nad the keys for unlocking the switches
npon tie He remained with tho rebels until their
recent of Manassas. and brought down the
renforcements Of Gen. Johnston when rebels were
Bstrcas at Bull run, last Jrly Ee states that the
rebels commenced their evacuation Of Manassas
The third o. March, removing their ammunition
arst, then their cannon, and lastly their commissary
stores. The troops moved OF very hurriedly, and
such great fear Of being routed by the advancing
Unon troops that their officers threatened death
20 every who fred hut, alleging q that
she would hasten the federal advance. The rebel
H. ..I.fx
ber bua their amount Of stores enormous much Of
which could not be removed and burned after ,hs
main body OF the army had left.
great number Of dead horses are strewr over the
country, and most nausea,;ng stencil pervades thst
whole section.
DISPATCHES FROM MANASSAS.
The following dispatches have been received
MAsissAs, March 2s, lsG2
seversl hundred invalid soldiers sent Ibis morn
ng from the hospitals OF the Army of the here
70 Philadelphia FOR the purpose " recruiting their hesh
among thsm many suffering from wounds.
MANAssAe, March 2s, 1862
First excursion train TO Manassas, gotten up by Gene
raj NcColl I'M Superintendent o. Military Railroads " p
Willis Erastus Brooks, and other notabtes. with
raj ladies, accompanying the party X Il. Franks Of
Pennsylvania, conductor OF the train.
xRAEKs OF THE PRESIDENT TO LIEUTENANT woRpES,
COMMANDER OF TIT MONITOR.
The following interesting letter OF thanks to Lieutenant
Worden, the commander OF the Monitor during her en-
UASement with the herrmac viii be read with interest
NAVY DEPARTMENT March is, 1862 .
sm-The naval action which took place On the 10TH
instant be the Monitor the Herrimac Hanp-
son Roads when your vessel with two guns engaged
powerful armored steamer OF ~ least eight guns, and
after few hours conflict rspeled her formidable antaF
ouist has excited general admiration and received the
applause or the whole country.
ie President directs me- while earnestly and deeply
uympathizng with you IL the injuries which you have
snsssinsd but which, II . believed are but iempora
~, 10 thank you aud your command for the heroEm
you have displayed Gnd toe great service you have
The action the 10TH and the performance power and
capabilities of the Monitor must effect radical change
Flag Oicer Goldsborough, your absence win Nc far.
aished by the Department win copy Of this ettor Of
thanks, and instructed TO TO bs read 70 the or
Gers and or the Monitor.
am, respectfully, your Obsdicut servant,
GIDEON vvIIIs.
Lieut. jour L. wosDRs, United states Navy command.
ing United States steamer Aontor) Washington.
THE NEW TREASURY NOTES
Il 10 expected that the legal tender notes viii Ss
paid out BY the Treasury about the Isl Of Aprn.
MEETINGS or REBELS IN WASHINGTON
within a few days past, for some reason yot dis.
covered, whether from laxiy OF discipline the part
sf the Provost Marshal, or from some information
derived from rebel sources OF bold coup deo, W
be made By tho rebels the rebel sympathzers here
been unusually bold Meetings have been held and crowds
OF Baltimore rebels, whose visits 10 Washington lave
been rare Of late, participate 10 them. Rebel
songs are sung with great slse, and 1t 10 alleged
that, under the influence Of syrens, even Union army
oiccrs have been induced to join in the chorue II may
be the last dying song or tho swan or the promise OF
renewed cfors 70 cherish the rebellion The lcniency
Of the governmsnt towards this class Of peope mas lot
been appreciated by them. When our troops occupied
Isssburg, eight rebel Gsgs Of the pattern were
found 1t has been sscsFtancd that they were nsdo IN
shis city and forwarded to Leesburg.
THE vALuhBLEs or REpEIs.
said that permission has been giveo BY The Nll.
Hary Governor Of the district to symlthzers with Sc
here 10 take from the houses notorious rebels
In Tho part of the district lying Virginia all portable
valaables for ssfekesypg Tbspvisge fw beer sougt,
bssorc and refused