The evening Argus., 1862-03-17

CAIRO, March lG.--On Board Flag ship. .
miles above Island No. TO- Saturday. The
fotilla got under way nt $50 this morning.
Weather thick, with occasional showers, aud
unfayorable for operations at long range.
Dropped down slowly until about o'clock
When the flag ship was about & miles above
Island No. 10 u stern wheel steamer ran out
from the shelter Of point on the Kentucky
shore, and made doublo.quick time down the
river
The BcntOu's bow. guns were cast loose. and
shells thrown at the rebel, but the distance
was too great, and the only effect Of the shots
was to accelerate its speed and set its whistle
at work signaling the tgrccs below.
At 9 o'clock the feet rounded TO-, about 8
miles above Island No. 10, aud the commodore
ordered ; Of the mortar boats TO get into
position.
| At this hour ! p. m, we are well within
range but we have heard nothing from the
enemy.
There appears to be a large force on the
Kentucky shore, and we count thirteen guns
in position ON the bluff,
a large number of transports can be seen
across the low point on the Missouri shore,
busily engaged around the Island What
they are doing, We cannot determine
The mortar boat. will open soon.
! We discern the much talked Of floating
battery at the Island
RoLLA, March lG,--lhc remains Of Col.
/ Hendricks, of the och Ind, killed at the bat
+ tie at Pea Ridge, Arkansas, arrived here
/ yesterday, accompanied by his brother and
two or three other gentlemen, VIII, left the
battle ground on the Monday following the
battle
They represent the contest terrible OF e.
/ The rebels fought desperately, using stones
~ their cannon when their shot gave out
Their force is stated at $4,000, including
2,2OO Indians, under Albert Pike.
As near a. can be aSccrtalned, our loss is
coo killed and 800 to 10000 wounded
The rebel surgeons who come to dress the
wounds Of their fallen, acknowledges Il loss of
/ 1000 killed, and from $500 to 1900 wounded.
We took | 500 prisoners and l3 pieces of
artillery, ten Of which were captured by Gen.
SgePs command aud three ty Col Patter-
sons brigade.
Two OF our cannon belonging 10 Dayidsons
battery, were taken by the rebels, but were
recaptured by our troops
The rebels were completely whipped-one
division under Price fleeing in one direction
and the other under Van horu, taking an
other
Maj. Hobart, OF one of the Louisiana reg.
imcnts, who was taken prisoner, says Gen.
Frost, of Camp jackson notoriety, was killed.
ST., LOUIS March l6.-A special TO the
Democrat dated on board the transport Abs.
Hickman, Ky, March itb, contains the fol.
lowing from southern papers The Memphis
4 trpnal t,v, ,,I.l
Pope's batteries at Point Pleasant on Wednes.
day last.
A letter from New Madrid of the llth pro.
nounced the fort at that point impregnable,
and that it would be made the American
Thcrmopain.
This, however did not proven, the rebels
from evacuatinS II As soon rs Pope cJnceutra.
ted his force around it.
The Florence Gazette says the fcderals have
landed a large force at Savannah, on the Ten
nessec river.
The Appeal also contains dispatch dated
Ciarksvillc, Ark, which says Van Dorm and
Prices armies are safe in Boston Mountains.
New York. March l7.-The Ariel from As.
pinwall on the 1th, has arrived bringing
ST 600 in treasure
MANCHESTER, March l5.-This morning
Ashby's cavalry, having two guns were dry.
en- three miles beyond Newton, by force of
our artillery, infantry and cavalry. Several
shells were fired but no one killed
Capt. PendIct0n, quartermaster Of Ashby's
cavalry, was captured yesterday.
| The cars reached to within three miles of
llarpers Ferry.
Fort MONROE, March l5.--Gov. pernont
having issued orders fCr an election in the
lst congressional district, about 200 votes
were cast all for Joseph Segar.
Active preparations are going on at Sew
aIls Point, whether for evacuation or rein.
torcement is uncertain.
A suspicious craft has been seen in the Vi
cini:y If the Rip Raps
The San Jacinto arrived to day.
Ilerald's dispatch.
WASHINGTON, March Is A cavalry recon
noissance under Gen. Soneman made thor.
ough examination Of the country Il distance
Of 25 miles in straight line. No armed
rebels were seen.
1t was proved the rebel retreat was a per-
feet route. Oar troops are engaged in secur- |
ing valuable property left by the rebels at
Dumtrees, said to be immense quantities Of
ammunition, stores and blankets
Times dispatch:
McCiellan's proclamation excitcs the en-
thusasm OF the army, and is applauied by
the people.
Important and conclusive information has
bsen received here Of the late rebel strength
at Manassas and Centreyille. 1t comes from
4 men lately employed On the railroad from
Manassas, who deserted and came over to our
lines. They assert that up to Friday week.
the rebel force at and near Manassas was from
5000 to 10000, 2j 900 between Manassas
and Acquia Creek, 1900 at Winchester,
Leesburg, &c, and all could have been con.
centrated at Manassas at days notice. The
rebels never talked OF evacuating it until the
tall of Fort Douelson, when it was freely said
.hev would have to retire when Mcclellan
advanced
The roads for the last GO days have been
horrible, /
BALTIMORE, March lG.--The Baltimore &
ohio railroad will be in complete order in ten ,
lays.
ST. Louis. March l4.-A Savannah, Ten
lessee, dispatch to the Democrat, says the
expedition up the Tennessee river have near
y all arrived here, and the fleet is now on the
'olnt Of proceeding farther up the river
The expedition is commanded by Gen. c. d
=. Smith, with Genls. Sherman, McCern- /
nd, ilurlburt and Wallace, as divisions com t
landers. b
The force is large and fully able to CON
uer any army the rebels can bring against it. "
zen. Grant remains in command of Fort ii
lenry. 5,
The enemy's force in this section is various. c,
: estimated from so, 600 to 100 900 o.
Ten. Lew Wallace's division went 70 Perry "
IcNalrv county yesterdaY-hnrnel tie "