The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1862-04-16

enemy have again opened ON the tort, firing
Mt intervals Of about half an hour. 1, !.
supposed they intend to prevent our garri.
"on f:om sleeping.
Later from Coriuth.
MOBILE, April lo.-Tho latest intelii
gcnce from Corinth says the Yankees wrr.
badly whipped.
Our loss in killed and wounded il less
than one thousand
We took near three thousand prisoners,
but three gunb"ats prevented n complete
victory.
dispatch last night says that FIVE hun.
dred OF our cavalry attacked tn. Feder.l-,
killing many. and capturing fo,iy.eiyh,
prisoners.
Passengers by the trsiu. arrived here
this morning, say Gen. Buell. WIS killed
during the engagement.
flag Of truce was interrhang.d, and it
wns agreed that Il cessation Of hostilili.,
should be resp. ctrd during two days, in or
der to afford time to bury tho dead and at.
tend to the wounded.
Tie enemy attcked our forces when they
were reinforced, but on every advance they
were whipped back under the cover OF their
g"nboa,s.
Gen. Prentiss told Gen. Beaurcgard he
Ind s'Xty.hrc thousnnt-.he flower of li.e
Frderarurmy but he could not whip one
hundred aud twenty five Thousand ConieJ..
RATES.
B,auregard replied, he had in the figh,
only thirty eight thousand, and could hip
The Federals three to one, On u fair field
Tue 2lst Alabama regiment covered il.
self with glory, th,ugh all behaved nobly.
Their charges ~ero irresisubls.
LOOMS.
The Confederate killed are much less
than was at first supposed, and the wound.
cd ure comparatively slightly hurt, IA they
were we'll protected by The timber I'll.
pnHonrIs nre still coming in, and mum be- =
nearly tour thousand, including about 200
oihcers. The Federas daily send out strong x
reconn"iterIag parties, which are constants
ly surprised by the Confedera,es, aud man
Of them eithor killed or captured
The Confcderates are holding hrml, their
cid lines, and The men are in good condition
aud ready for another fight. Our wounded
have all arrived many Of them hav. been
sent TO Memphis aud Oxford.
The Merrimac.
NORFOLK, April IO-Tne Merrimac and
other stearucrs Of the Confederate fieet left
the hatbor Ut half past six this morning.
No firing heard as late as 10 o'clock by the
fleet.
~ O'Clock, p IN.
Two brgs, one heavy loaded. and a
schooner have been captured by our feet,
aud are now coming up 10 our harbo., No
firIng heard here yet.
The Virginia left this morning at 6 o..
clock, and went 20 SswelI's Point
The Monitor is afraid Of the Virginia
and keeps well under the guns Of Fortress
Monroe
Oar vessels have captured three prizes
two briggs and schooner.
No regular action yet-all in good spirits
not gun fired.
From Island No. 10.
RICHMOND, April l0--An Official dispatch
from Commodore HoIIins, TO the Navy De-
P"rtment, says three Of the enemy's gun.
boats have passed Island No. 10.
Surrender of Fort Pulaski.
SAvASsAH, April li.-The Savannah Re
publican con ans the following:
It is reported and believed, from good
authority, that Fort Pulaski was surren.
dered at two o'clock this afternoon. Seven
breaches were made In the wall and three
sho,s put in the magazine. All Of the bar.
beetles. port and casema;e guns, wsis dis
mounted. Nobody killed four wounded ,
but not MORALLY. The surrender was un.
conditional.
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