Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-03-19
NEWS OF THE 2 E

49, %NAAAL
ton Star, whose editor has q plantation at
~Culpepper and who thoroughly knows the
surroundingcountry says around GOrdons-
vile the country is almost as broken and
thickly wooded as Bull Run and Center
vile. Railroad connections are vastly
more important than Manassas.
Gen. Arnold is in command at Fort
Pickens, Col. Brown having sailed for
New York. The troops At the Fort are
well.
The Naval Committee of the Senate
have agreed to appropriate $500 for
the manufacture of 20 inch Dahlren guns.
The committee was brought to this con-
clusion by a telegraph from Assistant
Secretary Fox. at Fort Monroe. urging
that Dahlgren's furnaces for their manu-
facture should be got up at once.
There was evidence before the Conduct
of the Wal Committee that the whole
army opposite was less than 10000,
$1,000 at Centerville and 10000 at Manas-
sas. There are no iron guns at Centre
vile, only wooden ones, painted black on
the ends; the soldiers fairly cried on see
ing them.
An Elizabeth City IN. C.) letter, dated
March 4th, to the Tribune, says that Gen.
Bragg with his forces, numbering 1000,
arrived at Norfolk yesterday from Pensa-
cola, which place he evacuated after des-
troying the Notifications, guns, &c.
Six Southern men voted aye and eight
nay in the House on the Presidents
emancipation resolutions. The others from
the Border States were not in their seats.
The steamers Mississippi and Mantanzas
were at Port Royal, with Gen. Butler and
his troops on the 9th inst.
Gen. Mcclellan has taken up his quar-
tiers at Fairfax c. II.
1t is aseertained that a citizen of Mass.
achusetts made the first advance on the
rebel strong hold on Sunday morning
Riding beyond the lines, he gradually
neared Centerville, and seeing no enemy
he marched within the entertainments,
and contemplated with surprise the wood
en- guns with black mouths mounted
there. He pushed on to Manassas, and
occupied both places till Monday, when
he turned them over to the four Corps de
Armee. His testimony has been taken
by the Conduct War Committee.
Governor Sprague, of Rhode Island,
will probably be Secretary of the Navy if
Welles r~etires.
Information having besn received that
Gen. Price had issued license to rebels to
form guerrilla bands for plundering and
numbering in Missouri, Gen. Hallock has
issued an order warning all engaging in
such barbarous schemes, that if captured
they will be hung as robbers.
Our artillery and cavalry on the 18th of
March, attacked the enemy's works l!
miles west of Paris, Tennessee. The enc
my was driven out with a loss of 100
killed, wounded and prisoners. Our loss
was Captain Bulls of the artillery and
four men killed, and five wounded.
A cavalry force sent out last week, from
guerilla parties and killed Is, wounded
8 and ~captured-20 prisoners, among them
Brigadier General Campbell.
General Mcclellan has ordered the fol-
lowing tariff of exchange of prisoners of
war: For a General COMMANDMENTS Chief,
sixty men; Lieutenant General, forty men;
Maior-General, thirty men; Brisadier-
General, twenty men; Colonel, fifteen
men; Lieutenant-C Colonel, ten men; Major,
eight men; Captain, six men; Lieutenant,
four men; Sub-Lieutenant or Ensign, three
men; Non-eommissioned officers, two
men; Privates, man for man.
1t appears that there are some shoddy
shoe contractors. General Halleck has
written the QuarteTmaster General at
Washington that the shoes issued to the
troops wear out in four days. He says a
change must be effected if the Govern
ment hopes to keep the army of the West
together.
Four hudred and n~inety-one of the rebel
prisoners at Alton, ILL.,, have taken the
oath of allegiance and been released.
Recent advices from Fortress Monroe
showed that General Burnside was at
Winton on the Chowan river, to which
point he had penetrated by way of Roam
oke Island and Albemarle Sound, while
the rebels were in strong force at Suffolk,
an important railway center command
ing the approach to Norfolk, Richmond,
Weldon, etc, where they were prepared
to resist his advance. The opposing forces
therefore, were only about thirty-fve
miles separated.
New Madrid, Mo-, one of the rebel
headquarters on the Mississippi river; is
now ours. An official dispatch, of March
Il, y After several days skirmishing
and a number of attempts by the enemys
guuboats to dislodge Gen. Pope's batteries
at Point Pleasant, the enemy has evacu-
ated his fort and Entertainments at New
Madrid, leaving all his artillery, field bat
teries, tents, wagons, mules &C., &C., and
an immense quantity of Military stores
Brig. General Hamilton has occupied the
place. This was the last stronghold of the
enemy in this State. No rebel hagi is now
hyingin Missouri.
The Wa Department has authorized
Gen. Halleck to supercede Gen. Grant,
unless he should asked to be relieved, on
account of bad conduct at Fort Donelson
and elsewhere.
Senator Hale's bill, introduced from the
Naval Committee, appropriates one mil
lion to the construction of IN iron-clad
steam vessel of five or six thousand tons,
and great speed and strength; nearly eight
hundred thousand dollars to complete
Stevens Battery; five hundred thousand
to enlarge the Washington Navy Yard, for
plate for armed ships, and thirteen
for the construction of iron-clad
steam %gunboats.
A member of the Conduct of the War
fresh from Manassas, reports
all quiet on Bull Run, and ffty-ive en-
at Centreville, in which were IS
wooden guns mounted. An old African
aid the rebels used to say they were just
IS good to scare with as any.
The generous people of gainesville have
$1,000 and purchased a pleasant
house and lot for a homestead for the wi
low and family of the late Capt. John N.
Dyer, who fell in the gallant discharge of
luty in Western Virginia.
When the body of o. Jennings Wise
vas disinterred to be removed to his friends
he features were recognized as those of
apparently old shabby seller of paper
nd envelopes to Burnside's soldiers at
annapolis. The fact throws light on the
ebel spy system.
The number of slaves in the District of
is 3,lS5. Thefree negroes num-
er II, l3l. !
Reports begin once more to appear of
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