Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1862-04-25
War News.

respondents denounce IL as "surprise bat
tle," and relate what purport 10 be facts to
show the utter negligence of the officers in
command. The number of killed, wounded
aud missing of Grants forces is still estimat-
ed as variously as ever. General Grant, in
his official report, puts his loss at fifteen hun
bred killed and thirty-five hundred wounded.
correspondent of the Missouri Democrat
states, on the other hand, and on the autho-
rity " of perhaps Fifty different persons-ofi-
GERS and men who were in the fight and on
the field afterwards"- up to noon on the
fourteenth, "three thousand six hundred Of
our dead had been buried on the field, and
thousand"
The fall Of Fort Pulaski Is confirmed. The
bombardment commenced at about eight
o'clock on the morning Of the nth instant,
and was continued until sunset of the same
dag From that time until midnight there
was no firing, but after midnight an occa-
sional shot was fred until daylight appeared.
On the 18th two small breaches in the walls
were already visible, &Hd by noon these
breaches assumed wonderful proportions. One
fifteen feet wide, and large enough to drive a
double team through" The fort was actu-
ally preached in seven different places when
the garrison surrendered. The garrison num-
bered three hundred and eighty-fve men, and J,
singular TO relate, notwithstanding they had
sustained the concentrated FIRE of thirteen
batteries for period of not less than twenty
six hours, not single man was killed, and
but five were wounded. The surrender, how
ever, was simply question of time under any
circumstances, as the garrison was only pro-
visioned for twenty days.
General Hunter, now commanding in the
Southern Department has issued an order
confscating and declaring free all the slaves
at Fort Pulaski and on Cockspur Island. 1t
is also stated that he has addressed letter to
MIR. Pierce. the treasury agent in charge of
the slaves at Port Royal and the adjacent is
lands, in which he calls for list of the names
Of the former owners Of the abandoned plan
tations, and of the number of slaves now un-
B..
The intention of General Hunter is said to be
to call upon the owners TO come forward and
prove their loyalty, and failing in this to give
freedom to the slaves.
General Rosecrans has been assigned to
Blenker's Division, the latter officer being in
disposed from slight wound" So telegraphs
from Washington the correspondent of the
Philadelphia Inquirer. Now there ia nothing
more natural than that an officer on active
military duty in the field should be wounded
any skirmish or engagement in which Gen
Bienkcr has participated lately, and the re-
cult of which has led to his present indisposi-
ton
a correspondent Of the Newburyport Mass }
Herald, gives doleful picture of the condi-
ton Of the troops on the coast Of North Caro-
lima under Burnside. Fatigue and exposure,
we are told, are beginning to tel. very seri-
ously upon the health OF the men We give
the exact language of the writer. He says
regiments have dwindled down to very few
men. The 23d regiment that left Massachu.
sets with a thousand men yesterday could
only bring out three hundred at battalion
drill. Some few have been detailed for spe.
cial duty, but the sick list is very large. The
hospitals in the city are crowded, and our
ears are saluted every day by the funeral
drge as they bear the dead past our eneamp.
ment.n
The Washington correspondent Of the New
York Post states. on the authority Of private
letters and dispatches, that Beauregard has 9
very large army at Corinth, and is being re-
inforced with great rapidly. The writer al.
go settles the question as to whether Beaure
gard captured any cannon at the battle Of
Shiloh by remarking that " the field artillery
taken at the battle Of Pittsburg is of great
value TO the Confederates, as they were poor
ly provided with that kind Of artillery
In a skirmish on Wilmington Island, sur.
veying party, composed Of two hundred Of
the 9Th Michigan regiment, was surprised by
body of Confederates numbering, IL is said
eight hundred men. Some fourteen OF the
Federal troops were killed, including the Ad.
jutant and some twenty-five or thirty wound.
ed The FIRE of the Confederates was return
ed, when, as Usual, they retreated, but" in
order"
Count MERCER, the French Minister, return
ed to Fortress Monroe from Richmond on
Tuesday. His dispatches would be sent tc
New York immediately, and thence taken to
France by steamer especially provided for
that purpose. This would indicate that the
business Of the French diplomat in the Con
fcderate capital was important.
Advices state that on Monday, the 18th
instant, Gen. Van Dorm and his army were
at Des Arc, Prairie county, Arkansas. lie
WAS concentrating large force there, for the
purpose of harrassing Gen. Curtis, and, il
possible, engaging the Federal troops from
Kansas Albert Pike has been placed at the
head Of large body Of Indians and Confed-
crates from Texas. Efforts were being made
in the southern part of the State to raise a