Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-04-03

. T0o Deut Ico~tFeN ~N''ho 49, 7r..
a. 40 exciting q character 40 sonsprevious's
received, but is hss great dign'6cance, as show
ing the strength and gradual advance OF '''
U.ion foross as veil As Tho formidable enArAe'
Ter OF tho rebellion We are eOsaged 10 po'''De
down. NtfrgA -
More accurate details of the great oa'ue
near Winchester have been received aoo plo
li.b.d uoop lhsse, therefore, We shsii not
d..l. oply 20 rem ark that suncs,' the 40 q o.
M ,soh yl.s., was rema,kab.e for one OF tnose
HOOD, b.s.ss thai dutitg this unhappy N'r
(. {. g. oa.snlls taken place on the dsy devoted
q cb,i.G an couutfies 10 rsst and worship
Fort som,er was evacuated OF Sadde,, ana on
the same d4, ?. ssidsn. LlAo,tA issusd his proc
l.mAsion for seventy Ave ShousAcd Volunteers
o.uer memorable events have. during the pat.
year, occurred on Sunday, and a long Inv Of
b. ..lles, among which are those ol han han'
Min so,iugs, Winchester and the sea hSns Dc
tween the Monitor and the msFfinac'
Among the recent cheering news Is 'ne s's's'
men, thai Pensacola has been eSaeu4teo' sO'
e.rher with forts BArateas and MG0Ae' ana
that nearly or quite the whole OF Fior'oA mas
nssn abandoned 70 our troops. Gen sHEAAAH
has issued . PROCLAMATION 70 the people OF r'oi'
ids. In which he assures them thas bis mission
Is one Of peace rather than conquest, All 10Y
Al oit. ssus are assured that they shall be pro-
lso.ed in The pursui. Of their OecuPA'lons' ana
Ia the eDj,, msnt of their oOrs itusicnAi risnts'
The General recommends that they assemble
Ia citiss and towns TO swear allegiance 70 the
Consultation of the United States, and to elect
their eficsrs in the "goOd old way" predicting
"A result the return Of peaceful and pr1sPer'
ous times. Tbs o.tissOs OF Jacksonville held q
meeting on the 20 b ult., At which resolutions
we're adopted declaring the act Of secession Of
,he 8 sAIe of Florida null and void. They also
reoom mend that State Convention be held
for the purpose Of choosing State Cheers and
that, until that time, the military authorities OF
she Uuited States DO requested to SH9rd them
aid and protection.
We have news from the North cArolinscO'ss
that NAV, We trust, be relied on ss CO.. rect
Bsaufott hAp been t,ken possession OF BY Gen'
Buans.DE without resistance or the destruction
Of troptry. Fort Macon is sill occupied BY
about ive hundred rebels, but 10 stated to be 80
isolated By our torces that IL must soon surren'
der The ssesmtr Nashville wss. ct the latest
dAtss, in the Beaufort harbor and manned BY
rebels, ~ sss5 30 lt.r 6.ll Hlr r1.
Island No. 10 is not yet reduced. A billoon
reconnaissance was made on Tbursday, the 9Th
ult., BY Professor srEnEa. accompanied by Col.
BUr .ap and Capt MAYsADiEa, which estaoi'sh'
I'd the fact that our shells bad been thrown at
TOO great range to be effective agsinst she
rebel batteries. This defect in our mortar
Orsctios haa, hoasver, been since remeditd;
on Friday, the 2s.h ult =, the firing on both
secs wus quite heavy, bus not decisive. The
rebels opened from neS battery mounted With
| 1913 pouLders. The rebels could be seen rapid
ly pushing forward their Wolks Of deiense--
/ They appeated 20 enlertain DO idea OF evAcua
ting the leland, and we're daily getting more
cannon into position. Il was reported that
ur rebel gunbOAts, partly cad vi b railroad
IRON, ha recently appeared bolow P1lnt Pea
aoi, but ss General PorE's batteries extend 10
| an almost coutinuous line for Atleen miles, IL
~as not believed they could force passage
A later dispatch stAtes that the rebels have
erected an eDu enched camp IN the bend OF The
! river direc ly in front oil our gunoosls. Apd
thaVe thrown up an embsnkmebt half mile
long, behind which guns are mounted. j.
would seem from ali accounts that the rebels
are prepared TO stand vigorous assault, and
that unless more effective reans are employ ed,
the reduction OF Isl4bd No. 10 is not soon TO
oe exposed. ri SIDE ID srrt gn1a la1sa
Tue Indications are that not only at Island
10, but At other points in the sootii vest, the
&. osls are deiermiued on trying their strength
JGgFsRssN DAvIs, IL been reported, is CON-
ioE 10 to,s qusrt,r. Tesco6fsosrate forces are
coboeotrsnug at Memphis and other points, and
BsAuELeARD . said TO be at Corinsb, Mlsse 81 p
o., 1ltu seventy thousand or eighty thousshc
men. It's reported that General BUELL. has
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