Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-03-29
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WAsHiNaToN, March 81 General 9hleld
telegraphs that our victory at Winchester hai
been more fatal 10 the rebels than at first sup
posed. Ulion prisoners who escaped from
Mount Jackson prison, Just arrived, saw eigh
wagons loaded With dead and wounded entel
Mount Jackson on Monday at 10 P. M.,, forty
four miles from the battle ield, In thirty hours
The rebels admitted that they had eleven thou
sand men in the field, also that they lost be-
tween one thousand and fifteen hundred In kill
ed and wounded. We are finding their graves
at some distance from each side Of the road
The blow has struck terror 10 the heart Of tht
Shenandoah valley.
Intelligence from Strasburg states that nc
movement has taken place in that vicinity
Gen. jackson, with the remnant Of his army, Ia
supposed to be near Woodstock.
New YoRK. March 27.-The Tribune's dis
patch says the enemy have at lsst entirely aban.
doned Aqua Creek, carrying with them their
artillery and stores. There 10 no rebel force
nov between the river and Fredericksburg.-
10 that town there are but few soldiers, th 9
main body being posted about mile aud hall
beyond.
Col. CrittendeD, Of Indiana, was nominated
as a Brlgadier- to-day.
The Times' dispatch says, smoke on Tues
day In the direction Of WaIrenton indicated the
destruction of property which always attends
the enforced retreat OF the rebel army. Their
disastrous attack on Winchester has provoked O
blow from which they are'recoiling.
WASHINGTON, March 29.-The Secretary OF
the Navy, by direction Of the President, has
written a letter to Lieut., WoFden, earnestly
and deeply sympathizlng with him in the inju.
ries he sustained, and thanking him and hia
command for the heroism be displayed and the
great service he has rendered in tae action OF
the 10Th of March.
An order has been issued for the restoration
of the mail service between Bonneville, Mo-,
aud Independence, which was suspended in De-
cember last, in consequence OF the secession
war This important service runs along the
south eide of the Missouri .iver, through Lex.
ington, etc.
WASHINGTON, March 2s.--The Secretary oi
the Treasury has recently issued apeclal IL
censes for commercial intercourse under the
act OF July last, which prohibits shipments
from those ports OF the United States hereto
fore declared by the President to be IN iusur-
rection, without q written permit. The IL
oenses do not extend further than Nashville
and inter uediatc ports, Nothing shipped under
them is to be disposed Of to persons in arms
against the government, or the furnishing OF
ald or comfort.
1t is expected that the new legal tender notes
will be paid out by the Treasury about the frst
Of April.
The steamer Yankee arrived from below last
night, and reports that on Monday morning two
boa's' crews from her landed at Shipping Point
to remove the guus left by the rebels. but
while 30 engaged squadron of rebel cavalry,
said TO be Dnmfries's cavalry, numbering ff-
teen hundred men, made their appearance on
the hill, and our men pulled of aiser securing
two guns, one 9-lneh Dahlgren and the other
q long 30 FOUNDER, both smooth bore, which
we're brought up to the yard and were
found to be double-shotted, The Yankee fell
out into the stream on the appearance Of the
enemy, and turned her guns upon them, but
they retired and kept out Of range. The Van.
kee brought up, in addition to the two rebel
guns, one hundred aud sixty-nine Inch shells,
loaded, and four hundred 5-inch shells, unload
ed, which were taken from the rebel batteries
at Eyansport, The rebels have left the saw
mill untouched, and there is sufficient lumber
at the mill to make quarters for several thou
sand men.
Two deserters came from Aqua Greek few
days since, who state that large numbers Of
teDbi uOOpS arc cOpBEeBhunB Oh No hhPpauhu-
mock, where they viii make stand.
Contrabands are coming daily TO the fotilla
thirty-seven arrived 10 one day lately from the
vicinity OF Dumfreys, and were sent over to the
Maryland shore. White refugees also find their
way to the fotilla from day to day
WASHINGTON, March 2S.--Arrangemen are
nearly completed for establishing line Of steam
ers between Washington and Fortress Monroe
90 as to secure daily arrivals, the trip to bs
made 40 nine houra. M.
At the suggestion aud urgent solicitation o.
Representatives Mcknight aud Patton Of Penn
sylvania, and Fenton Of New York, who repre-
senled most of the petroleum and rock oil re-
gions, the committee OF Ways and Means con
seuted to the striking out of the proposed tax OF
crude oil and rock oils, levyIng . tax Of eigh
cents per gallon on the refined article, with 9
drawback when entered for expectation.
Two squadrons Of the New Jersey cavalry
under Windham, yesterday surrounded party
OF Texan rangers near Dumfries, twelve mile
below the OccOquon. One of our men wal
slightly wounded. We took ten prisoners ant
number of wagons loaded with wheat.