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WAR ITEMS.

| W AK ITEMS.
Dispatches received at the Navy
Department from flag officer Dupont
announce that the U. 5. fag Ajats
over Fort Marion at St. Augustine,
| Fla. The town surrendered without fghting.
| The town authorities received Commodore
| Pogers IN the town hall. and after being as-
suTed that be would protect the loyal citlz-
ems they raised the flag with their own hands.
| The rebel troops evacuated the place the
| night before the appearance Of the gunbosts
! in a like manner. The Governor Of Florida
has recommended the entire evacuation OF
East Florida.
\ correspondent Of the " Y Commercial
announces, by permission lrom Gen Burnside,
| that an expedition was soon 70 leave New
bern for Beaufort, sufficiently strong to over
c0ms all rebel opposition, and that the place
IS probably captured before this.
Gen Buraside's oifcial account Of the car
;urs Of Newbsrn says that after an engage
ment o! hours, We succeeded IN carrying
continuous line Of field works Of over a mile
in length, protected on the river bank by
| battery OF Is heavy guns, and on the oppo
site bank By line Of redOubts Of over a hall
a mile long for rifle men and field pieces, IN
the midst Of swamps and dense forests. which
line OF works was defended by 5 regiments
of infantry, 500 cavalry, aud batteries OF
field artillery Of 6 guns each. The position
was finally carried by q most gallant charge
Of our men, which enabled us to gain the
rear OF all the batteries between this point
and Newbrrn. which was done by rapid
advance Of the entire iJrcs up the main road
and railroad
The naval fleet meantime pushed its way
up the river throwing their shots into the
forts and in front Of US. The enemy after
retreating in great confusion. throwing away
blankets, knapsacks. arms, &c, crossed the
railroad bridge The loss 80 far as aseer-
tained will amount to 81 killed and 400
wounded, many of them mortally.
Many Ut the citizens are now returning 10
take quiet possession Of their houses in the
city.
kilograms from Gen. Curtis state that his
loss in killed and wounded IN the battle at
Pea Ridge was about 400. The enemy re-
treated to the South Of the Boston noun
tains. There are no rebel troops in North
ern Arkansas except marauders and Pixies
Indians, who kill and plumber friends and
foes.
Dispatches to the Navy Department give
account Of operations on St. MarY's River,
Fla On the 9TH a considerable body of the
enemy attacked the Ottawa from both sides
Of the river and were dispersed by grape and
canister, large number being killed and
wounded. Four of our men were wounded.
On the bank of the river was a live oak
frame complete for ship Of 1900 tons
On the 10th inst. Lieut.. j. d. Joak. Of
the First Iowa cavalry, with thirty men, On
countered a band Of marauders posted in
log house and barn IN lafayette county, Mis-
souri,. The enemy was defeated after short
engagement 10 which they had nine killed
and three wounded. Our loss was one killed
and four wounded.
DISPATCHES from Santa Fe, u March Sd,
confirm the accounts of the battle near Fort
Craig on the Dist ult. The federal loss Is 62
allied and 40 wounded. The Texans cap
tured Of our field pieces. Col. Steele com
manded the Texans. The Texans were at
| SOrceres 50 miles north OF Fort Craig. Col.
| Canby's command was concentrated at Fort
Craig Nothing has been heard from them
since the 25th, all communication being cut
of. \ large amount of government property
was destroyed at Albuquerque, to prevent Us
falling into the hands OF the enemy. 45O
Texans, with pisces of artillery, entered
Albuquerque on the 2t. Maj. DOnelsOn,
commanding the district Of santa Fe, was
preparing 70 abandon that place and fall
back to Fort Marion, on the Sd.
Gen. Halleck orders that 50 much of tbs
recent Department OF Ohio as is included in
the present Department of Missouri, be de
signated the District Of Ohio, and command
ed by Maj. Gen. Buell..
The citizens Of Gallatin, Tenn, have peti
toned for the opening Of a Post Office there,
which will be done soon.
John Sellgett has been appointed Post
Master at Nashville.
The special Post Agent ON the Tennessee
and Kentucky borders, reports that there Is
strong desire for the re-establishment of
mail facilities, and a willingness of the pe0-
pie to return TO their allegiance.
Letters from Gibraltar, Feb. 9th, say that
the Sumter is still there. The Tuscarora was
watching her. The L. 5. guHbOat Ino had
arrived, and the Kearsarge was daily expect .
ed.
The Atlanta, Ga, IgtcligeHcer of the Sth
says " Pensacola, like Columbus, has been
evacuated our army there, with all its I'M
mense armament, has taken more fOrmida
bic position of defense.
The Wilmington, y. c., Journal says the
Virginia is not seriously damaged, and can
soon be repaired. She worked as easily as a
yacht.
Orders issued from the headquarters OF
the North Carolina Army, at Goldsboro',
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within reach Of the enemy, to be removed
to some place OF security, or else destroyed,
and the officers are instructed to see the or
ders carried into effect.
Adyices from our forces beslegIns Island
No 10 up to THURSDAY noon say that our
gunbOats were endeIyoring to reduce the up
per battery. Five guns were disnouuted
and two lett, from which occasional shots arc
fired. some Of them coming very near our
boats. As soon as the upper fort Is reduced
the guuboats will advance and take the
| others in detail.
On Tuesday night the Mound City Kept
up steady ire on the upper fort, prev ent
\ ing ths rebels from making their usual
/ nightly repairg The result was that earl7
in the morning they commenced Temovin.
| the dead and wounded from the casemates OF
/ tue llEbi loA 81 uuLho1A blAl7 t1AAAt4 uht
and taken back into the works.
! Gu Monday, nine hundred shots were fired
! from the gunboats, mostly shell. besides
I three hundred shell from the mortlrs.
Tuesday, Commodore FOots directed tho
fuses to be wet, with a view to destroy the
works and dismount the guns. The result
was satisfactory. As yet but few have been
killed by the enemy. Works on both tbs
mainland and Island are far more erter,lvs
than generally supposed. There ars at least
eighty guns. many Of them Of the largest
size, several Of them riaed, and twenty thou
sand troops. Their quarters are out OF reach
of the mortars. The island Is pretty vel
| covared with tents. Our shells reach al PARTS