The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1862-03-12

w AsH1NoroN. March,

Secretary Wales to-day received dis
patches dated Columbus, March 4th, saying
Columbus is III our possession. Since our
reconnaissance Of the I'd the enemy evacuat-
ed in haste, leaving quite nutnbsr of guns,
ammunition, large quantities Of shot and
shell, anchors, and remnants Of chain cable
lately stretched across the river, with guam.
titles Of torpedoes. Most Of the hnts, tents,
&c, were destroyed. Their works were Of
very great strength. vsssavsssszaszs}
General McC lellan has issued general
order announcing with deep regret to the
Army Of the Potomac the death Of Brigadier
General Lander. He paysta high cornpli
ment to his public services, intelligence and
courage. i. Mri#j tx 3,r5H 1t9lH%95aRi u
.srcl j., ..a:z< 3. BALTIMORE March.5.
Hon. Reverdy johnson was TO- day elected
United States Senator ny the Maryland
Legislature, for six years from, next March
A letter from Fort Monroe, published in
this city, says that Yesterdays Richmond
Dipaich announces tina. the steamer Nash.
Vile came direct from Southampton to the
North Carolina coast, and approached the
blockading vessels with the Union flag fly
ing. The Nashville went up directly under
the guns of the blockadiHg vessel at almost
within hailing distance and then passing her,
raised the reoel flag and moved directly To-
wards Fort Macon. The blockading vessel
immediately discovered the deception and
started in pursuit of the Nashville, and fol-
lowed her until within range Of tho guns of
Fort Macon. Il - 30 -,
Several shells were fred at the Na,sh,I ille
but she reports that nobody was hurt. She
claims to have brought into Wilmington a
valuable cargo Of baak note and printing
paper. ii: ~ ->%''s.. : get
The Richmond Dispatch calls attention to
mysterious writings on the WALL: indicating
chat Union conspirators are at work. -
Among these writings are the fol!owing.:
Attention Union men. Watch and wait.
The Union forever-the day is dawn,ns-
the hour approaches 1t was these signii.
cant announcements that caused the arrest
OF > ohm Minor Bolts and twenty other sus~
rected citizens Of wealthy character and po-
sition, and the proclamation Of martial law
WASHINGTON, March 5.
Official information has been received that
the Portuguese Government is tlevoting it's
attention to the cultivation of cotton in its
African possessions .,,. 49,.
NEW York, March 5.
The steamer Columbia, from Havana LIST
instant. has arrived. . -.
Gen. Almonte has passed through Havana
for Vera Cruz
William L. Yancev, disguised, had sailed
in the rebel schooner Wide Awake for the
South.
The captain Of the captured English steam
| er Lebanon, arrived at Havana in rebel
schooner and protested before The English
Consul, and left in the Columbia for New
York. t3-
The gunboat Harriet Lane had arrived at
Havana. She took as prize off Mantanzas
the schooner Virginia Adams. ...
1t is stated that if the sloop o! war Ports
mouth had waited day before capturing
the Lebanon she would have got $2OO,0OO
| in specie. i -
Letters from Port Royal, says that Fort
Pulaski is entirely surrounded by Union
troops, and elfectua'ly cut off from comnu
nication from Savannah, and batteries are
being erected.
Savannah has been very we'll fortified by
rebels, and large numbers of regular troops
are constantly arriving. Our troops are in
good health. News Of recent Union victo
ries produced disco araging effect on the
rebels, serving to stimulate desertion.
The steamer Ericsson arrived from Port
Royal on the lst inst, with 800 bales OF
cotton, and 40 passengers.
The steamer Cosmopolitan had arrived
there with Connecticut reg;m cnt.
A passenger from Savannah reported 30
600 rebel troops there. Other news rather
meagre, and being contraband is not used.
WAsH1SaToN, March S.
Tri1une's dispatch. j-Geu. Andy John
son and Representatives Ma, nard and Eth
erdge leave for Tennessee to- morrow. -
General johnson will Immediately upon his
arrival at Nashville call upon the loyal citi-
zcns Of the State to elect delegates to con.
vention to be charged with the duty Of de-
claring vacant the places Of Governor Harris
and his rebel associates and electing new
officers and setting loyal State Govern
ment on its feet u 49,. =. 81. ". .,,
The Post Master General to-day com
planned by letter to the post Office commit
tees of both houses Of the refusal of Commo-
dore Vanderbilt to carry tho South Ameri-
can mails and Of some northern railroads to
contract to carry mails. He recommended
that legislation be adopted to protect the
government from the dictation Of railroad
and steamboat proprietors.j g 80" J. 100:
March 6.-[Spscial to the Past. IA tax
upon cotton will be agreed to.ins the House
as IN amendment to tho tax bill, when that
measure comes up Tor consideration. The
Information as has reached the, Navy De.
|partment Of the capture of the schooner
Lizzie Weston, with q cargo Of 290 bales Of
cotton, by the gunboat 1tasca. The captur-
ed vessel sailed from Apatachioola, Florida,
for Havana aud market. tztt E1a8&s.. sezg
The steamer Northern Light. from As.
pinwall, arrived this morning., with nearly
= million in treasure. = 500. e, s. s,,..sy.
-, z..,: 49, fin BosToN, March 6.
The steamer Saxon reports that the
steamer South Carolina had captured the
rebel steamer Magnolia, while attempting
to run out Of Mobile She had 400 bales 81
cstton on board. The engineer attempted
TO blow her up but the escape Of stsam only
killed himself. The Magnolia is a large
size wheel steamer. SsE@t$ &3eazy ]
WAsHIsGTox, March 6. !
A special dispatch to the Tribxns says
treconnoitering party of the 63d Pennsylva.
MIA, 10 Heintzelman's division, was ambush.
led yesterday morning, beyond the Occoqnan,
two or three miles in advance Of our piekets
and recs,ved the fire Of about forty cosceal-
ed rebels, who then immedistsly fed thro'
the woods. Capt. ChapmAa and Lieufsnant
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