Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-04-18
The War News.
Capture OfHuntsvilIe, ala.

Capture Of Huntsville, ala.
The following dispatch was received BY III
Secretary of War:
HEAD QUARTERS, THIRD DIvIsIox,
4 HUNTsvrLLE, Ala, April Ilth, 1862.
After forced march with incredible Difficult
ty, leaving Fayetteville yesterday, my advance
guard entered Huntsville this afternoon.
The city was completely taken by surprise. n,
Que considering the march practicable. w,
captured 200 prisoners, Is locomotives, a larg,
number of cars, telegraph apparatus and Off
Ger, and two southern mails
We have at last succeeded in cutting The
great artery Of railroad communication be
tween the Southern States.
! (Sigred4 o. NJ. MITCHELL,
Brig. General
The capture Of Huntsville, Ala, by Gen
Mitchell is very important affair.
Huntsville is the capital of Madison county
Alabama, on the Memphis ana Charleston
Railroad, $50 miles n. n L. of TuscaIoS,. and
ll6 mics S. by E. Of Nashville The move
ment outfanks COrinth, and picrces The center
of the new rebel line of defense.
Another Successful Expedition.
WASHINGTON, April l4-I'he following dis
patch has been received by the Secretary of
ar, dated Nashville, Tenn, April 18th:
On Saturday morning two expeditions we're
started from Huntsville on the cars, one under
Col. Sill, of the 33d Ohio, going east to Ste
venS, the junction Of the Chattanooga with
the Memphis and Charleston Railroad. where
they seized 2,0OG of the enemy and retreatino
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locomotives and large amount of rolling
stock. Another expedition under Col Fur
chin, OF the 18th Illinois, went West and ar
rived at Decatur in time 10 save the railroad
bridge, which was in flames. Gen. Mitchell
now holds 100 miles Of the Memphis and Chat.
tannooga Railroad
Glorious Kews-UncOnditional Surrender Of Fort
Pulaski.
baltimore, April l5.-The Savannah Re-
publican of tie 18th, announces the uneerdi-
tional surrender of Fort Pulaski on the pr,-
vlous day. Seven large breaches were made
in the walls by our batteries of PARROT
guns at Kings Landing, and all the barbette
guns on that side and three casemate ernns
g, re dismounted. Three balls entered the mar
azine.
Col. oimstead, the rebel commander. s;g-
nailed the day previous to the the surrender.
That Our ire was so terrible that no human /
being could stand upon the parapet for even a /
minute
FORTRESS MONROE, April M fac of
truce went up to Craney Island this p. NJ and |
brought back two Norfolk papers. They were
taken to Headquarters, aud although contain
iLg The important Information of the uncondi-
lonal surrender of Fort Pulaski, an effort was
made. in accordance with the policy that pre-
walls here. to keep even good news from the
of the press
L am, however, able to give YOU the sub-
stance OF the glorious news, as published in
the Savannah Republican. The RepubIican
says that ii learns with deep regret that after
gallant defense against guns, mostly superi-
or, that Fort Pulaski surrendered at p
NJ, yesterday, the 1Ith Corporal Law. or
the Pulaski Guards, who did not leave Fort
IhunderbcH until after the flag was hauled
down, brings the intelligence of The successful
event.
The surrender was unconditional. Seven
large breaches were made in the south wall bv
The Federal battery Of eight Parrot guns At
Kings Landing. All the burbette guns onthat
side were dismouuted, and also three of the !,
'asemate guns, leaving but one gun bearing on
that point.
A clear breach was made in the MAGAZINE
The balls used were conical and we're propelled
with such force that they went clear through
The walls at every fire.
Col. Qlmstead, who was in command, teIe-
graFhed the previous evening that no one could
stand u2oa the ramparts for a single moment,
md that over one thousand large shells had ex-
oloded within the Fort
The Republican publishes the above MS n
TO part of its edition, and makes /.
40 comments, nor gives any particulars as to :
lhe number Of men and officers in the Fort, Mt
ne time Of the surrender. 1t saws, however
zone Of its defenders were killed and but four |
Wounded. /
A Richmond paper contains an editorial ex. g
lbltng considerable fear for tile safety of that
lty. II intimates that The Monitor. Naupa- t
uck aud Galena, all armored vessels, might
asIy come up james river, and by their in I
ulnerabilitg and powerful guns, take and keen t
'osession Of the city. To prevent 1sacb q re- i
ult, It proposes that the cbanuel Of James riv. o
r shall be obstrueted by stone, which it saws il