The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1862-04-05
WAR NEWS.


son was supposed to be near Woodstock, in
Shenandoah county, about ten miles southwest
Of Strasburg
Dispatches by steamer from Cherrystone to
Fortress Monroe bring intelligence that the
Federal forces occupy Big Bethel, the Confede-
rates, numbering, it is supposed, 1900, retiring
at the approach of the Federals.
The Information received at Fortress Monroe
leads to the belief that the Merrimac will soon
make her appearance in Hampton Roads. The
Confederate gunboat Jamestown made recon-
noissance down some distance below Craney
Island. The repairs on the Merrimac have been
completed and it is reported that several guns of
heavier caibre than those heretofore used by her,
have been placed on board. The steamers
Jamestown and Yorktown are also said to have
been repaired and greatly strengthened, and are
ready to accompany the Merrimac.
The steamer Constitution arrived at Old Point
on Wednesday from the Gulf, and reports that
Com. Porter's mortar feet sailed from Ship ISL
and on the l4th ult., destination not known.
Deserters report that the whole number of
Confederate troops on the James river from
Smith6eld to Norfolk, is about 10000
The report that the Conf derate steamer Nash
vile had been captured turns out to be untrue.
She again ran the blockade, on the night of the
18th of March, at Beaufort, N, c., heavily load
ed, it 10 said, with cotton and other articles 1t
is also stated that Fort Macon is still in the hands
of the Confederates, instead of being blown up,
and killed and SO wounded, as was erroneous
ly stated a few days since.
An order has been issued by the Secretary of
War, stopping for the present the exchange OF
parole of prisoners of war.
A skirmish is reported to have taken place
near independence, Missouri, on the 22d instant,
in which the Confederates were defeated with
loss of seven men killed. The Federal loss is
said to be only one.
The latest advices from the Confederate camp
at Corinth estimate the strength of the army
there to be seventy thousand. 1t is stated that
Gen. Buell. has assumed command of the Federal
army, advancing on Corinth, and at last &C
counts was within fifteen miles of the town.
Corinth, the present location of Gen. Beaure-
CARDS army, is on the State line between Missi-
sipp and Tennessee, at the junction of the Mobile
and Ohio and Memphis and Charleston railroads.
A despatch from Kansas city announces that
the Confederate forces from Texas had taken
Santa Fe on or about the 10th instant All the
Government property lad been previously re-
moved to Fort Union, about two hundred miles
distant, and the merchants and their families
had also left for that point. Major Donelson is
on his way to Washington to obtain reinforce
ments.
Atlast accounts the Federal army under Gen.
Smith was part at Savannah and part at Purdy,
Tenn. The last named place is about 40 miles
northeast from Corinth. It is also reported that
regiment Of Federal troops have occupied Co.
lumbia, Tennessee on the line of the Tennessee
and Alabama railroad, AS miles south Of Nash
vile.
tits reported that large numbers Of Confeder-
ates are concentrating along the Rappahannock,
where they viii make a stand.
The latest intelligence from Strasburg is that
Ashhy's Cavalry, with battery Of four guns,
appeared near the town on the 26th instant, and
shelled the camp Of the Federal troops, but soon
retired
A skirmish near Dunfries on the Potomac,
between the New Jersey Cavalry and some Texan
Rangers resulted in the capture Of ten Of the lat
ter
The Secretary Of the Treasury has issued an
order that hereafter applications for permits to
trade on the Mississippi and is tributaries, TO all