The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-04-22


ihas B. wss placed ibsre 70 defend. po'
70 ssrrsalcr thr fols ahercppoa cor bai-
isre, immediately oFrnel 8ra A lev
roands she, assay lbeir 6 x. bgs Is sas ~
piseel, 50 Gfin- ksFa ~ un'u ssnsri.--
6ra Gilmafr them ~ ED Is battery "a
Gsi 20 ~. iea0 sand foH It's iagt, %
trac Sic aart and commence firing a
81 dfih. For lhst pausors, with Parrot
ard lau yen On she morning u The
tits tas hrtaeitss were discovered Oh the
$ aiheA.i lace u fiir frl, which AZ noon
asaalci hsgc proportions, altl ~ about
crlo 1 lhc r,bti aag vs.. hauiel down,
and hte oue displayed. apd the fort
sirreu3rr,a. Col Oms;eI stating THAT "a
was impossible % hol sut 10 grr.--olr
rife shots reached illv MAGAZINE, anJ most
u bis gun. b,.ing Disabled.
Fort Moore. April "a.
Al Yorktown. firing look lass during
lasi night and this morning si'heui rliec
ou either side. Some TX or elght men
were killed during thai time.
SatHtdaf.
Chicago, Arril ~.
A special from Cairo 10 tie ftalee says
thai Gen. Mitchell j. now al Luka. Miss
having burned tic bridges acros, tie Ten
uc-sc Il Dec unr AMI Florence.
Recent intelligence from CoriHth con-
iirms previous porl concerning Tie mag-
ntalu OF thr enemy. force. Reinforce
mgni. were arriving at IA uaextnplcd
ra,c lie ba. NOS 100000 men, aud J.,
certifying C9dath. bulldog enirencine,t,
and constructing IA ab4tii. The rebels
entertain no do lbt Of snccess next time.
New York, April -.
/ A letter from Col. barnes. Of the Mass
arhuscits 18th regiment, received in Dos
ton. STATES thai the force OF the enemy is
not 20 large IS ha. been rcpired, and does
not nov exceed 10000 or 30 600 mef.--
! Neither are fhsif guns OF so formidable
character as b.. generally been represent
cd Col II. farther say-; Oar siege
gaas have come, ana b lore lon. they will
/ be al wora on the rebel breasiMorks Gen
/ Mcclellan, hear, is about ready TO attack
tie place, and when lie commences, the
rebels wall not hold out very long"
Hrad Washington. corr, spondenl says ;
! A ForIess Monroe correspondent, IN
der date Of tie l7th. states from our army
before Iorkiewu hear the most cheer
iug information received from soldier. =
| | learn that eycaiug a Colonel aud Lieu.
Col, from the rebel army, came over TO
our lines and sur cndcred themselves as
/ prisoners Of war. These Two officers re-
port that an entire Irish brigade mntiued,
aud. by order of jeff. Davis. were depciv-
cd OF their arms and sent the the rear.
Monday.
Chicago, April 10.
/ A special from Cairo, 10 the Tribune,
says, when Gen. Mitchell reached Deca.
Tor. Ala. in his late bridge expedition, he
,eok possession Of the Telegraph Office, and
cot the wires leaving Decatur and Corinlh
only IL communication. Braufegard sent
= message 10 jeff Davis, demandin. rein.
lortements for Corinll declaring that 9TH.
crw,e he could not hold the POSITION
Gtu NJ icheli promised Tie reiniorcements
Important movements Lave taken place
Tie particulars Of Which sc are MOI allow
"a 10 publish 1t present.
A The latest dates the two armies Mt
| Piusburg were nearing each other slowly.
Tie bombardmrnt OF Fort Wright con-
iinues. participated ia by the mortar gun
boats. The eneny reply vigorously, but
have done no damage as yet. There is
no expectation OF the reduction Of the tort
at present.
Cairo, April 49,
A special 10 the Tribune dated Off Fott
Wright, says that the fight on both sides
on Thursday, was very heavy. The NOR
tars opened at noon. The enemy replied
hriskiy from the land batteries, throwing
shells clear over US aud II arly across the
riyer,lhry firing very accurately, and from
very heavy guns,
Fort Monroe, April 10.
:. IMrty-ninc wounded from yorktown,
arr, 81 to-day. making 80 mall wounded
n tie fight on the lglt flank, on Thurs
day The wi,ose number vas 81 Killed
.na 90 wounded. Gen Magruders re-
port Of c same fight in the Norfolk pa.
per-. give. 70 rebels killed, including Col.
Mckinney, aud "a wounded. We can
hear occasional cannonading lowaids York
town. but learn that 1t is merely attempts
Of the enemy 10 disturh our working par
ties. With the exc ption OF The affair OF
the rifle pits Thursday, they get the
worst Of all ,kirmshing. The work is
progressing rapidly, aud when tie seige
commences it wlll BE- terrific.
Newmarket, April 10.
10 Hon. t. IT. Stanton:
Cor advance guard occupied this NOR
ming, the village OF Sparta, 8 miles IN front
Of Newmarket. For the first time in ihei,
retreat. the rebels burned tie small bridges
on lh,- road, obstructing by the smallest
possible mean, the pursuit OF our troops
(Signcd) y. +. BANKS.
1u,sdsy Morning.