The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-03-13
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glorious news. Although we are not able
to give the dispatches in full, yet We give
i 10 a acoadsused form.
We have taken Lpssburgh. Winchester.
Centreville. and Manassas.
We have whipped. routed and destroy
ed the combined forces Of Price. Van
Dorn, and NcCulloch in Arksnsas.
The news from the Southern coast is
important and cheering. Commodore
Dupont has now brought the entire coast
Of Georgia under Government control
The Gag Of the Republic again proudly |
floats over Brunswick, Fernando, and Fl.
Clinch, Georgia.
The patriots Of the Union are every
whore marching Oh. The. myrmidons Of
treason are fleeing before our advancing
soldiery a. darkness fleetb before the
face Of light We are everywhere tfium'
phant.
Manassas and Csnueyills are now in
the quiet possession Of our forces. The
enemy have abandoned these their strong.
holds without striking blow Their
whole army is DOW iu full retreat to-
ward Richmond. Before leaving they
destroyed immense amounts Of property.
Large quantities Of quar'eImaster stores,
munitions Of war, &C.. iell into our hands
Gen. Mcclellan having taken the 6sId in
person, will doubtless press the re rstreating
and demOralzed foe with vigor.
The enemy have abandoned the Deco
quaO, destroying everything they could
not carry on their backs. Our troops
took possession on the lllh. This few
inhabitants welcomed our troops with
great joy.
General Cultis has been attacked by
the combined forces Of Price. McCulloch
Van Doren and McIntoish. After ter
rible battle Of three days duration, (the
battle commenced on the 9Th inst, y the
day Was carried by our gallant troops a
the point Of the bayonet, Gen. siegsr
command carrying the right wing and Col
JEFF @. Davis the centre Of the enemy. =
Gen. tMcCulloch tell on the second day O
the battle. Ou: loss 10 killed and wound
cd is estimated at 1000, that of the enc
my much greater. We have taken larg
numbers Of prisoners. army stores, muni
tions Of war, &c., 10. Our brave me
are now "pursuing and destroying" wha
remains Of Prices army.
The enemy is fortifying Island No. io
IS miles below Columbus. Ky,
Gen. Pope hes surrounded New Mac
rid. Skirmishins has been going on an
We ssexpect hourly to hear of the fall (
that place.
A most desperate naval battle va
fought in Hampton Roads, on Saturds
and Sunday last. The celebrated rsb
boat Msrrimsc, supported BY several ire
clad gun boats. sttackeA our blockadiu
feet on Saturday. sinking the Cumbe
land, burning the Congress and damagiu
the Winnsssois and others OF our vessel
The loss Of life on eur side was very COZ
siderable, reaching perhaps 200 in kills
and wounded.
The Cumberland and Congress vel
very old sail ships. aud were mere play
things in the hands Of the ponderous iro
clad MsrIimac. The Minnesota went
ground, and but for the timely arrival
the Monitor, (Erriouou's iron clad aoa
ing ba,teiy,) would most probably ha'
met The fate Of the Cumberland.
On Sunday morning the Monitor engal
ed the Msrrimac and rebel gunboats. ar
sfer contest Of Eve hours, drove the
Of. damaging the Msrrimac severely ar
leaving her 10 . sinking condition. II
Monitor received no damage.
This contest demonstrates the vast 8
periority OfirOn clad ships over our o
vessels, and renders our common wood
men Of war almost useless.
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