The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1862-03-12

proc6 5dsd q take part in the action. Dur1
ing Tie night only On occasional gun waS
fred. disbursements Of men and ammu-
nitiotf x1re sent to Newport News early III
the afteknoon. But little serious damAge
was done, snd no ono was killed. This
morning thu. conflict was renewed.
Until the presence Of the Monitor was,
known to the Merrimac, the latter engaged
with the Minnesota, and but for the fortunate
arrival Of the Monitor, the Minnesota might
have .teen lost. ss ~
The Monitor and Merrimsc epgsged each
oeptibls effect upon either. They went
along side each other once or twice and
seemed almost to run each other down. but
theY aeon appesred Jagain1to renew the acl
ton. The Ericsson battery finally succesd-,
edgin forcing { long hole in the port side Of
the Merrimac and she retired with the
whole rebel fleet to Norfslk4t shout ene
o'clock. The. United States gunbtat Ore
gon was struck by The Merrmac in her b9iS
or, and was blown up this morning. The
U. s. gunboat, Zouave was also seriously
damaged and obliged to return. The princi<
pal loss Of life was on board the Cumberland!
where it is thought g many IS one hundred
and fifty men must have been killed or
drowned. But six lives were lost on beard
the Minnesota. :S' - =
=. The Minnesota was eventually got of and
lowed under the guns of Fort Monroe.
.7f7s - u" =: ST. Louis, March 10.
The following is > special dispatch, TO-
Major General Mcclellan, at Washington:
The army southwark, under General Curtis,
after. three. days hard fighting. has gained :;
most glorious victory over the combins3.
forces Of Van Dorm, McCulloch, Price and.
Mcintosh. Our loss in killed and wounded
is estimated at one thousand that o. the
enemy still larger Guns, flags, provisions,
etc, were captured in large quantities. QUE
cavalry are in pursuit Of the flying enemy.
<Signed) II. w. HALLECK,
= = i + r Major General.
The clemency Of Gen. Curtis. and the ju-
dicious policy inaugnrated in relation to the
treatment of citizens Of Benton county, is
bringing IFS reward in the general confidence
already showing Indications Of being restor-
ed among the fugitics who had fed at our
approach. .-.,-.', ii ...3rI.E.
fl4v. LOUISVILLE, March TO-.
An intelligent gentleman from Memphis,
on Wednesday: reports that the citizens are
greatly alarmed, and are relying on Fort
Pillow: near Fort Randolph, for their de-
Tense. Very few troops are at Memphis
The Legislature scattered, after several inef-
fectual attempts to transact business.
Gcv. Harris is greatly excited. and is fly
ing about from one southern point to another
with little prospect Of succeeding in his ef-
forts to rally the people to his aid.
II. A. WISE in 1853 speaking Of the great
Irrational Declaration" he says;
Listen: to me now, and to. what am
going to say. wish that there was no
noise. and that there was silence in all the,
earth, and that had tie trumpet of ar
Archansel to sound it everywhere. r
BY all the gods-by all the alters "f my
country, 60 for Union for Unions sake !!
None Of your fathers or none Of your faith
er's sons has ever measured the heighth, or
the depth, or the length, or the breadth of
the wisdom Of that Constitution"