Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-13

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YANKEE ACCOUNTS FROM ARK ANsAS-FoREIGN
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OVER TIE MERRIaAC
NORFOLK, March l2.-Informaon has been received
here from Northern sources Of the battle in ArkansGs
Toe Fsdsrals claim a great victory. despatch from
s. Lous Of the lob, from Gen. Hallock McCl lao,
says that the army of the Southwest under Gen. Curtis
after three days hard fshtng Sugar Greek Arkan.
sas has gained victory the combined forces Of
G ,perals Van Dorn, hcCulccb Price and McIntosh.-
The Federal loss estimated a, one thousand Killed and
wound The Confederate loss is thought to be much
greater Guns aIgs, provisions 81 were captured In
la &c quantities The FEDERAL cavalry in hot par.
nj: Of the Confsderates.
o. the lOh, the expedition s,n. GU. from Ssdalia BY
HsKesn had returned with the pEisoners-Of-war.
The steamer City Of Washington With Liverpool dates
Of the 26h and leensown dates Of the 9Th February,
arrived a Nes York on Monday.
telegraph, dispatch from Nldid, Of the rs Feb
ruary, says that the c,pain Of the Sumter Is mne)
vas arrested at Tsnghar at the instance Of the Amer
can Consul at Gibraltar, and Of the commander Of tie
ruscsrora, wao went to Taugiher for that purpose.
In the House Of Commons on the ash, Lord PAlmH-
SION sid that Sir Robert Peel had used language person.
ally insulting to 0Donohue. Il was understood that tie
if ,uly would be settled outside the House, bu. Pa
ne!s,on said be vas PeeTs friend and that the question
It is,ue mus, be setl.d in the House BY apology
Insulting taunts were made by 0'Donohue. No fight
has rstulted.
Troubles are increasing in France. Some 900 work
men marched in procession to the place d, Ia Bis,le or
he "a b. and attempted march round the column OF
Jlly, but we're dispersed by the Police.
Toe Bluisl was 6rm the % IN. Rents 20; 60c. A.
LonGoa, o. the 26 n funds were frm and Advancing
'orsols quoted at 90 IL to 9S s. At Liverpool or
e 26h tho gss Of cotton for three days previous
wenly.iour thousand bal,s Of which twelve thousaud
yers lsien BY sp.cul!ors aud sx3erers The markets
we're quiet and hrm. A. London, on the 25h funds
we're steady Corsols 90 Ia At Liverpool, the
- b, cotton was unchanged.
The Washington Star OF tic lOth says: "The s'ars
and Stripes are AoAtng over CsnEevile. The plscs
cvacu,ed by the COafeders.es last night Our troops
re in full POSSESSION OF he ortfs4t.ors aud camp
Tres Of tho rebels" The Sar also says that OF
mnortan, movement. Of the Federal troops are in Gil.
,ution about Washington. There is bitter and angry
c,mr lint at the North for allowing the herrmac TO
commit such terrible havoc among the Fdsral vessel
The leading Northern journals bews the terrible sscri
c, Of brave men and vessels in Hampton Rolds. They
luounc, the ind confidence aud neglect Of the Fed
.rs authorities As the Of their deporable drfet
and great loag. The Question at the North is who is
o blame They Say that all the sailing vessels should
cave been out Of reach Of the iron LlyiathAn.-
Olo Of these ourras says that the opportune arriv
O. the Monitor p,eseEted the obstruction Of the Wiols
a,e. Il calls Loudly fer Up 6dy change in the Navy
Dspa-nsnt; ,ha. the old Iime-stliug lumber is lep
a As an infant IN the hands Of giant and urges that
nailchd 4 et BE- built within a hundred dayP. The
dad wo,d OF the Navy aud the Navy Department mus!
,lsared out.
Adspatca from Washington on the lO.h says that the
Aerrimac struck ssVenty'h'e times and tha. she
-e,t back 10 N,rfolk unit juted
Tue Safe prisoners lately arrested at Alexandria
charged with aiding the Southern caus, we're asked if
they would take the oath Of allegiance 10 the Federal
Government. They unanimously refused
dspa Oh says that before long, Lrc'ln may try the
1periment of setting fe to the Navy Yard a. Norfolk
" msaus Of stream OF lq nd Ere which has been
id red by the Congress Mil arg COMMITTEE.
Wo.dea, who commanded the Monitor, 10 now the
Ion of Washington. His head aud eyes we're closely
bandaged He is led from place to Place, and attracts
universal interest When introduced to Lincoln, God
4 tears gushed from his eyes. Lincoln grasped bis
hand, and, with warmth said, We owe to you, cir the
preservation of our navy. cinnot thank you enough.
No one a, the Navy Department could give any answer
% the telegraph, dispatches which thick and fast
skiing who on board the Cumberland and Congress
killed and wounded.
A dispatch from CaarestoWD, Va, on the l0h, says
that Winchester has certainly been evacua.ed.
A. Baltimore on the lob, 1...Dir announced that
for the pcssut no more passes will be granted to parties
for the South.
dsIa.ch from Fortress Monroe the eh, says that
Norieu OF the Monitor, was wounded by fragments
# shell, and his eyes filed with powder driven
brcush the lookout holes. He was stunned aud
carried below. The Naval authorities at Washington
are quite col den that the Msrmlc was disabled, and
tat the Monitor had found her match They say that
the russ pracsed By Norfolk paper in stating that the
Vsrrimac Was failure deceived them. l. was feared
from the sample already had If the herrmao that she
would sweep the seas and raise the blockade generally
From Baltimore papers OF the 10th, We learn that
Cant. Davis, late Gag officer If the South American
sou!dron brings Intelligence Of the capture of FernAn-
,ipa. Fla aud Brunswick, g.. The Federal defeat 10
Hampton Roads t cted the Northern stock market un'
.avorably.