Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-03-20

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,. p; ,;.,...o.d q ,@ion Caucus iorl the pemt
fnAed states Senator, met iFbshe
% I'm q ~ Houaoslss, nIgh', and af,sr iusaec-
49,, h.,,o,Iors and Intellectual attempts to post
'a.s ,S H oonsp slioh lill hekt winter. adjourned
nvs,, q q'bussday night Of nexs week. March
o. IA oeems that tie conIusion among she fu'
sIOuls,s. vl,h svery fresh etsepPs As fusion on
: candidate fos Senator, becomes "wofse con-
foundtd'' succpss 20 them 10 sllans upon
their adoutnmenis, and obsoiniug "ieaVe 70 a''
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.....v.v meco I'd OF the' Part Week
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aIona are iessen'ng ana " po"s'l ',0s .s" :,
weaker and weaker we ~'' s'Asos ~, -. -
some Of the ITEMS ol nsss receives Uue il'' -
past week st
We have had very luli aeoo"o'. IA = Sss.,..
nayaiengagemen' on Nespv,e .s@s' s..,.s.,
day and Sunday ine o'n anu -" '..' W..
thefebsl iron plated steamer ne'l.nso' v1,.As :,
gina, as tho rebels can can ns'' a"u ~. ass
Smlea vessels, the nCumpeflano anu "'s - se',
and aitefwetd between tne mestimse ene
ErIessOn's bastsrg, the Monitor .wnlen ss io'o'u
therebei iEon'cAsed monster 70 feu.s 'fOn 'uS
cOatest We have given a deteieu aceoun' y
thi6 frsi great naval nsns IN 'ue p,ess"s Nv ",
derived rom the pilotoi Tue SeN''' '"NN' y
whlchthe reader is referred .i-a III
W., also publish ia. this paper sac most COM san
plete aud connected account we nave YET re
ceipsd Of iheu great battle OF Pea Ridge 10
NOrthFsatsrn, ArkanAna. which lssted for three
dsys, commencisg on Thursday, the 6ih, and
ending on Saturday, the 9Th irst- This sp'
pears, taking all things into account, to have
been the blOOdisss 'snd most desperate land an
light which mas taken place sinOo sho "~ip w
can, resulting 10 the complete rout Of The reb
eIs. s.sauf tac lcas Of, AZ least twoOf their mOsi
nO,ed-cOmmAudersq More authentic detAils
mSy,,hoMeysr, be expected shortly $50 = M M,t
We are still in want Of any full and sAtisfsc
tory account Of the fight or series Of fights
which occurred about the 9Oah Of February, a
Fort Craig on the Rio Graude. Itappeats thai
severe engagement took place on the 2lst
; ult.,. in which our fotsrs under Col cANBY sue
tained reported loss Of two hundred in killed
and vCpaasc, aud among whom were several
gallant oIieers But tho rebel Texans were
repuIsed and are supposed to have suffered q
much greatet lose. Jsls5h A@Hse2
The rabels have beeB expelled by General
POrE, from the important post Of New Madrid
on The Mississippi, and forced to retreatTto ISL
and No 10, a short distance above. ), The place
was captured on Friday, the l4sb, after a bonn
bardment and fight, 10 which We lost about fifty
in killed and wounded. Thirty-.wo batteries Of
field artillery several thousand small arms and
an immense quantity of stores fell into our
handes 3 asarss.e. 70
New Madrid u ihe capital Of new maofio
county MssOufi y occupies a commanding
position on the Mississippi river' ABOUT twenty
Ave miles southwest OF ColumouF' Kentucky
in adirecs line sls had been occupied py lne
rebels ever since they moved on COLUMBUS iaS'
summer. We may well Congratulate al union
meuppOnits recent capture I. - saS
On tie same day that Generai foRs TOOK pos
session Of New Madrid, Friday, the. lA'h iasI'
OUT iroOPsunder General BuHNriDr' sitter a des'
peraie cebhlct Of four hours' drove the rebels
oct Of Newberne, North Carolina, ~ the point
Of The bAyOues' and took possession Of the Town
No Official rspcrs OF this transaction hss, eesn
received, but there must lMye been a consicar-
able loss on each side The day was clearly
won by che uricn forces snd among our sropn-
les are reported to be three iisns batteries Of
field ariilleFy' iorsysi1 heavy siege gurs, thirty
Thousand sand Of small arms cas- ana two hundred
prisoners, Including several ottioeFs. ~
Newbetne was In old colonial times the cap |
ital Of.the provinceOf North oarclins. Il is
situated on the Nsuss river, thirty miles from
its mouth in Psmiioo Sound. The Nense is |
here over amile vide, and is naVigsbie eight
nOn'oS y ING 5esf. oSia0Vae .nis' an0.o'