The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-03-22
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The rrportd capture Of ldHcey ti0od on
tie Tennessee rircr- O,g m,iita,y more
mtniS IN tint gudrtcr-- Report Ngt Jcg.
Darts IS coming pcst- Guess NOi--Iron
Cl!i Vessels being bmH--New military up.
pOrntmcnis--G GEN. Fremont m Nae lork--
Nctr mii!Uy ipdrtmu in Na south
GEN. bieaEer aaysairl--I netc tar bill TO
be prescatei-New Iron CiGi SteaBrS-
Gen Grant rciHstaicR in his commanl
ST. LorI,, March 2l.t.-Sayannah. Tenn
correspondent Of the Democrat, under date
Of the Eth says no move has yet been made
by our army here.
The second flood in Tennessee river aud
IT. tributaries, is prevailing.
Information in regard to the enemy is
It'll quite meagrc. Ills main force is sup.
posed 10 be Mt Corinth, Mississippi, where it
i- probable he will be able to concentrate So
600 troops.
Our troops mostly remain aboard the
transports.
Gen. Grant hns been rcnstated in command
Of the expedition. aud arrived here to-day.
1t is not likely any active operations will
take place hereabouts for several days.
New YORK, March 2lst.--The steamer
Vanderbilt is being converted into an iron
clad man Of war, and the steamship Ocean
Queen is being converted into an iron batter
ing ram.
\ letter from an engineer Of the L. ).
guuboat. Water Witch, confirms the capture
of the William Malung with Yaucy aboard
The steamer Newark has arrived from la.
wanna the 18th, via Vera Cruz, and advice,
If the Sth state that the British troops, over
one hundred, have embarked TOR home.
Advces from Venezuela report four victo-
ries by the government troops over the reb
els.
ST. LOUIS, March 2lst. Dispatches from
Fort Smith, Arkansas, to the Memphis pa.
pers, acknowledge the death of Genls. McCul-
loch and Mrlntosh at the battle of Pea Ridge.
The Memphis Appeal also contains a des-
patch from Richmond, dated the llth, stating
that President Davis is coming west soon,
and urges every body to rally to his stand
ard.
WAsuiSGToN, Mch 2l.--The senate, which
was in executive session several hours this
afternoon, confirmed the following nomina.
tons as ma or generals
Don Carlos Buell., John Pope. Samuel r
Curtis, Franz Srgel John A. McClernand.
Chas. F. Smith and Lewis Wallace.
The following brigadier generals were also
confirmed:
Jno Cook, Richard j. Oglesby, Vim, II. l..
Wallace, Jno. Macarthur, Jacob 5. Lau-
man, John A. Logan, Robert L. McCook,
Speed II. Fry, All these generals were colo.
ncls
The senate also confirmed as brigadier
generals Of volunteers the following named:
Mai. John Barnard, of the corps of engi,
necrs; Capt Henry W. Judas, of the 4th
infantry; Capt, James b. Ricketts,, of the lst
artillery, for meritorious conduct ut the bat.
tic Of Bull Run James Craig, OF Mo-, Ii
II. Van Cleevc and Alex. Bolts
The senate disagreed to the motion to re.
consider the vote by which Abraham Wake.
man was recently confirmed as postmaster Of
New York city. The appointment is there
fore conclusive.
Gen, Fremont left Washington this after
noon for New York 1t is said that the
bounds Of his department have been enlarged
50 rs to include Ohio and some other points.
new military department OF the gulf is
being constituted, 1t will comprise all the
coast OF the Gulf Of Mexico west of Pensa cola
harbor, and 50 much Of the gulf states as may
be occupied by the forces under Maj. Gen.
Butler. The headquarters, for the present,
will be movable to where the general com
handing may be-
The states Of South Carolina, Georgia and
Florida, with the expedition and forces now
under Brig. Gen. 7. W. Sherman, will con
stitute military department, to be called the
department OF the south, to be under the
command OF ten Hunter
tribune correspondent
WASHINGTON, March, 2lst.-Gen. Blenker |
has, at last, been suspended from his division |
Quartrc master Dr. 5. Schotte, who paid to
the general, a monthly tax Of $500, has been |
cashered by court martial for numerous
frauds. Signed NJ. c. Gritzner.
Uerald's dispatch
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