The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-05-03


prospect OF Its being soon dismounted, when,
On w -Jd ioana' :s ea'my gun pui.' 10
sno u; 80, ,.,,L 49, ~ AZ p"ape' a'I
."AINs ha'vI WV" '"e .ao"u saanp"s 'ouna
a,o, I'LL s;v ,.s, r !, $500. III ,h '"e pa,
we're hid from view beyond the works, The
destruction Of life must have been con.idera.
ble.
This wa, the only gun which has been
shown capable Of doing M. | battery uny
harm.
All firing ON their side eeased while our
guns were manned with renewed energy, di.
recting their shells into the town. About 100
shots were fired nv our pun. nm IA . o'clock
this alternoon when all friny ceased
A rebel steamboat came down the river and
ATTEMPTED To land n, Yorktown. but was pre.
vented by few shots 100 pounder Parrot.
The rebels ken, up n continuous fire Al
last night on our men in the trenches.
The only casualties were the woundiDp of
two men
Tho weather is upuin pleasant, and if /,
should continue, YOU can look out for startling
uews from tbi. Gusrter. The work laid ont /,
npproacbinr ro,npletion.
los Decker Of Ga q B,r,lan'. sharn.
sL,,t.rs wa, wounded In. nigh. md taken
prI,,n.r
'h'oAGo' ''ay "'-ihe iHouhcS spec'al
IRON caro- says
From inc heet we 'carh OF The capture OF
batoh rouge anu 'he Confederate arsenal
lieralds Special
WAsHISGrOs, May About two months
ago ! stated that there was IN contemplation
by the government an amnesty measure; that
it was proposed to offer said amnesty Us soon
rs our power extended over Richmond ana u
few other specified places Now learn, uot in
~ many words directly, nor indirectly, that
the subject matter of such an amnesty meas
ure i, actually under consideration, and may
soon be issued
The whole depends ON the immediate
success or defeat Of our army. was told
some time ago that such amnesty would be
extended to all except jeff Davis and his
cabinet, and the confederate major and brig.
adler generals, with few prominent and
eminent civilians.
New YORK, April 3. A special to tho Tri-
| hume, giving an account of the capture Of IT.
| Macon, saws the fire of our batteries di,mount-
cd % guns and tore up the glacis and ram.
parts in the most effective manner. Of the
! 100 shots thrown $50 struck the work. The
guns of the fort were worked with skill and
courage. but the sand hills of our positiop
afforded complete protection to the men, and
the hoistip, Of the white flag WA, followed hv
a conference with Gen. Parks, resulting in n
SUSPENSION of ho,tilities till next morning.
Daring the night the proposition To- sur.
render was communicated to Gen. Burnside.
and in the morning articles of agreement were
signed. The garrison surrendered as prison
ers OF war were released on parole and were
allowed to take their private effects with
them Tue ohlcers retained thcir SHE arms:
lno'e were inc terms or'gihaLy proposed
ny zen f"rHs, our refused ny Col "h'te'
inc e, COMMANDER Vi thI iol'' .c
me SURRENDER VI Iort MACON gives yen
purbsiuc port VI curry WIN SECURE ahchor'
age tor his heaviest vessels.
.,nI.o I f,r,;i . ."t;oo, w,h 20 ann" on ooG
,eI. ~ cnnnnwIcr shnt and shol, ;n ,ron".-
,inn a00 .,pnd NJ arm. larae a,nprn, .,
s,,,as ioo ,r;.orors o,d 20 bnrsos
I, oisn rolnasos ,,or,;nn IS ,ho ~ ,oL,,;,
aoat ao ,tnt !, can b., sen, - .orr;oa 49,
whsxo and e,srros ,ho ro,or,;on ~, tho AZ,
,r;,,, r. Mi Carol;no
Con Rurnsids in n ,onor., or,or co,ox
,rI.,;n, Can park. een h;s v;n,orv ,,'
monJ. ihot ,ha mama nf Far, Mac, ho j.,
srr;h"d On the color. Of the 4th 5rh md s,h
Conncc,;ert rerinant. w"
The cnmmand If The Fo,, was ofarod 70
| Cant Lewis @ Morris Of the I.t ,rtillsrv
after the surrender, but wa, declined and COL
Rodman, of the 18th Rhode Island, was placed
in charge.
RnrrvoRr Nav 3-The Ola in, hoo,
has arrived but hrines no news,
A aag Of truee had come dawn tram Mar.
folk hut no later intelligence came with !,
y.m y,ur NJ T,.n,,;.. ..,.,
h" .c"N' --'y 0"' l'''' anu WIN
Wheat market quiet and Unchanged
a very limited supply Offering.
Corn market steady and unchanged. 51a
SO. mixed western.
Whisky shade iirmer. 23la24c gal
W,su,xcrov Nav . Tho latest co,n,
shows there are now lGs briyadier generals
! and that Of in addition ow,;t senatorial no
ton.
a favorable report has been made on the
recommendation OF Daniel Il, Slckles, and
there seems no doubt that he will soon be con-
trmed.
The bill proposing to limit the number of
! brgadler generals to 200 and major generals
to 26, will, in all probability, become law
| Thus far, or within two days, applications
have been filed for compensation for to of tho
slaves manumitted in the District OF Colum.
bia, under the emancipation act.
Curc,c, Nav2 Tba Nemrbiu ,r,,, of
tho ooth ult has, tho tollow;ng d;srat.55
Cor;nth Anvil % Reonro,,rj :. r"ar;,x
loras hnd;e. r. ,ronns son,bwar1 Snn,, n -
hv Fail and otbars on foot A fe,v bava 1,o ~