Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-04-26
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made by both armies Tor the grano ueoisiv
struggle at hand. Beauregard 10 being heavil!
reinforced. Sklrmishes daily occur between th'
advance guards.
A telegram from Augusta says 1t ia believ
cd at Corinth that the enemy Ia evacuating MI
position and going to bis gunboats.
Mobile papers assert that Nashville has beer
evacuated, and that four thousand Union prison
ers were taken.
Gen. Kirby Smith, with large force, 10, ac
cordng to the Atlanta Commonwealth, WITHIN
seventeen miles Of Huntsville. The evacua'
tion Of the latter place by the Yankees 10 pre-
dlcted.
Refugees from Norfolk state that the rebels
have Ave wooden gunboats completed there, all
of which are ready for service; that the rebels
are also building another Merrimac, OF smaller
tonnage, and that four more are now building
at Norfolk.
The rebel Congress adjourned on Monday last
to the second Monday in August The bill Or
gsnizing q battalion of sharp shooters was pass
ed on the last day. The flag and seal report
was indefinitely postponed. r, M. T. Hunter
was elected President of the Senate pro tenn
The rebel Senate passed the House bill appro
priating $l50000 for the construction Of q
railroad between Galveston and New Orleano.
The President to-day nominated Colonel
Tutle, OF the I'd Iowa, to be Brigadicr- General
OF Volunteers.
WARRINGTON, April 24.-The Times's dis
patch saye: A gentleman arrived here to-day
directly from Gen McClellan's headquarters,
and reports our forces have greatly the advan-
tage of the enemy, as time will show that our
sharp shooters are the terror of the rebel gun
ners. Our approaches command the rebel in
trenchments Everything ia working as well as
the most saDguine could wish. On Monday
last there was firing between two rebel regi-
ments within tho rebel works, causing much
commotion In our camps. IL continued 80 long
and so severe that il was mistaken at first for
regular assault on our outposts, and the long
roll was beaten In our camps. IL turned out
that one OF their regiments was firing Into an
other, which returned tho fire with equal spirit.
Our forces could distinctly see them carrying of
the dead and wounded. The affair Is believed
to have been mutiny, and measures were tax
en- to quell It, The Virginians now being fore
ed into the service at the point of the bayonet,
resist as far as they can, more especially being
drafted and forced into regiments from other
States, 10 fill the latter to their respective quo.
tas. Il is supposed the muliny grew ous of
something Of the sort.
Information was received In our headquar-
ters at yorktown, that the rebels were concen
trating q large force at Gordonsville, hoping 10
bag Gen. Banks, and that 1t was their intention
TO allow Mcdowell to get across the Rappahan-
mock and then to precipitate superior force
upon him
The Richmond Examiner of the 22l, says of
dcial dispatches received yesterday state that
the bombardment of the forts below New Or
leans continued during the whole Of Saturday,
and that there were no casualties on our side.
1t is stated that the enemy's armament, owing
to the shoalness of the water, cannot get sufR |
ciently near to the forts to batter their walls to
any extent, and that there Is no possibility Of
reducing them but by shelling the garrison
out.
WASHINGTON, April 24.-The Serste in exec
utiVe session to day confirmed the nomination
OF Horalio King, ex.Postmaster General, as
one of the commissioners under the act for the |
abolition Of slaveryin the District of Columbia |
The Board will organize Immediately.
Mr. Hutchins's resolutions ceusuring Mr.. VAL |
landigham for alleged violation of the rules and |
decorum Of the House, by making use of de
nunciatory language against Senator Wade, af-
ter quoting from the latter's recent speech 10
the Senate, will come up 10 morrow for final &C
ton. The participants in the colloquy, Messrs
Vallandigham and Blake, exhibited intense
earnestness. The scene for awhile was exceed
ingly spirited, but abruptly terminated by ad-
tournament.
WAsHINorON, April 25-The Yankee has er-
rived from the neighborhood of Fredericksburg
aud reports that one day this week the Ana |
costa, while passing Lowry'a Point, on the Rap
pahannock, was fired upol BY email body Of
rebel Infantry. She threw a few shells at
them, which caused them rapidly to dispense =
The hotilla is still actively engaged in seizing
rebel craft. Ii has captured sixteen achooners.
utNss IL /
The battle Of Fort Henry, has asked to be re-
lieved from command Of the western feet, but
the Department has, IL is understood, ordered
Captain Charles II. Davis TO repair to the
squadron as his second In command, thus re-
lieyiDg him of much Of the physical labor of
his responsible position.
In addition to what has heretofore been as
serted In contradiction OF the false statements
OF Richmond papers, there 10 good authority for
stating that M. Mercler, the French Minister,
had no official communication whatever with |
the Southern authorities. The report that
Lord Lyons has gone to Richmond, or is going, |
is as untrue as the recent unfounded rumors OF
changes In the Cabinet.
The Navy Department is quietly, though ef- |
fectually at work increasing means of the IA
tional defense. The Atlantic Works and Har
rison Loving, Of Boston, have been awarded
contracts for building iron-clad vessels, under
the recent law.
The Senate to-day, in executive session, con-
firmed the nominations of Gen. Csdwallader,
of Pennsylvania, and George H. Thomas, of
Virginia, as Major. Generals; and Col. Alfred
H. Terry, Of Connecticut, Miles L. Haskill, of
Indiana, Major Henry W. Messillea, of the
Seventh Infantry, Col. John w. Geary, Major
Samuel W. Crawford, of the Thirteenth In
fantry, and Leonard F. Ross, of Indiana, as
Generals of volunteers; sBrigadier-
General James W. Ripley to be chief or Urd,
nance, and William A, Hammond, q Surgeon
General with rank Of Brigadier-G General; also,
Charles 8. Garritt as Assistant Quartermasle
and Harvey Smith, Of Kansas, as Commissary
Of Subsistence.
The Senate,it is said, rejected Nathan Reeve,
Assistant Quartermaster, and the following ss
Brigadier Generals: John Cochrane, H. II.
Lockwood, Charles F. Clarke and Charles Dana.
John Tumble, Of Tennessee, was confirmed as
United States Attorney for the Middle District
of that State.
Owing to q misapprehension, which caused
the rejection of Daniel E. Sckles, the President |
to-day renominated him to be Brigadier- Gener-
al. The prospect of his confirmation is iavora-
BILE.
WARRINGTON, April 25.-It is reported here
that the rebels at Norfolk, fearing an attack
upon that city, have 0bstructed the channel of
Elizabeth river with vessels, which are to be |
sunk on the approach of our gunboats.
Reverdy Johnson has written letter, in |
which he attempts to prove the uIconstitution- |
ality Of the act passed by Congress for the abo-
litiOn Of slavery in the District Of Columbia.
All civilians are now refused passes to Old
Point
From GEN. Banks.
New MARKET, Va, April "a.