The evening Argus., 1862-04-23

l. treasury nus uIt'Nci hlI HuD'treuSufcrs an
o deposltors to receive no more tcmpprory de
q posts AT rates OF interest exceeding tour pc
~ cent,
= southern papers Of yesterday contain a tcI
g egraph report, saying that our force, yvrr
0 Iaha'd near Elizabeth City, y, c., aud tina
an engagement took place az that Upiuf
They admit that their force. retired d, D;.
y MAJ swamp Canal, with loss Of Is killc,
= and 'ay' the federal loss was heavy.
. They notice the occupation Of Irederi,k-
burg, aud complain ot the withirnwni nj
their troops, which were in iprcc there, with
out % contest.
Special to Hhrag, Tlmc,
CAIRO, April - The Charlie Bowen
reached here 10 day, from PaIucah.
FROM Capt, White, one pf her pa,scuger.,
gather Plttsburg news Of SUNDAY might.
he weather has been exceedingly unluyura.
bic ~ that Irec,iYn for movement, Of our
army For the las, three days the ram ha.
ialiru necessarily, and It j, nlw an utter i'm.
possibility for thr army 10 move on account
81 the great doNUb u mud preparations,
however, ar" going un steadily and as tho
roads Improve the army viii hc in rea illness
Tor battle
/ B'anrnsmrI i, b..ng c1u.rau,Iy reinforced,
'''' ,''"''' y" ''"F"'s anu New Orleans
are WING up tnrF business occupation,
""' "''"'"S . ms stand believing tlmt
IL '5' ensuing battle depends the tate Of the
W., VI" nus
"a - - '""'4"' by 'n''' Nho Know best that
''"''" I''i'' are ready 10 throw
'''''I 0'H' ana return /" their homes If
'.f .I,'"''' !" '"F'ntIi' whlI" the lead
az E'I ~ "'sl'i"ir ~ ever
'"i' 1t 'F"'" 'A'r',e"t authority that
'""'r' aEa'u'l zen, ",aHt viii be
w. H' Sf'""''I'r' anl that facts not
s."'t',"'! ""I"H' ''"" TO- oAcuIpate INN from
any halhc whatever, The charge among 9th.
w u"' ne i"h1ea troops on the Plttshurg
ti'I ',' 'Ncr' contrary u orders ol Gen.
''''S e'eaFt" up bV the tact that
s"' H""i' opposite '1I' OF the river was
,,aI' ,,' WIZ az lr'>' thr'' 'eot o' water
i'"N"E "'paF"Au'h oi troops on that side
'''l'NN'p'''
The impression Is gaining ground that
nen. Grant not only acted prudcntly under
the circumstances, bui conducted himself
with marked bravery throughout the battle
Five Of ,hc rebel mi,crcunt. who fired mon
the steamer Minehaha during her recent trin
up the Tennessee, have been cnrturrI ~.
gethcr with a quantity of ammunition and a
nu!nbnr of horses, bcarinp thn f. : .L
The rebel. are to be shot.
Gen. Smith is still at Savannah. dangerous
ly sick.
Capt. j. X. Gardner, co. +. and Cant, r. .
Henderson. co. II l3th Ohio r.,,r,ed t;IIaJ
in the battle uf Pittshurg are bnth nlivr and .
though wounded. are doing we'll
III" gunboat Eastport, captured on the Ten.
h''.ec' i beng rebuilt at Mound C,ty. She
J, 10 be somewhat longer aud narrower than
The guuh'atS now in service and il 10 be pru.
NIIcd with huge Iron ram at the prov. but
otherwise built after the pattern OF the Ben.
ton.
She Will be completed in about four weeks.
Caps. Penno:h, the naval officer in com
maud OF thI, p,-t,I> -upernteniingthe Luild,
my O! the EtNtport
IN" postmaster ~ Cairo rcuuc,,,nIl r,.;
masters IN mailing Icttcrs for the army which
should r.uberiy lr.put :, li. d., e. L..
button, to put them in separate packages and
endorse the soldiers letters, y. +. OF The
enormous increase of letters received, makes
this an absolute necessity.
The steamer Striuscr arrived from For,
Pillow TIN, morning bat brought uthiu, or
Importance from the fleet.
here wasno firing on either -idc during
sunday.
y lew shots were exchanged on Saturday,
'"e IN Jfi"F' occasionally droppnga she'll into
'", f'n'' ''rt''i'Hti'ns'
=, N,",'H'"E ,I'rI% may De expected from the
"',,''" ~, "'''' ''i'i me battle "i tDrIath.
'"e river mere - at 'a.t al q stand, ana if
any '"'"-' Is occurring Is slowly rcccIing.
WASH HiN"roN, April 22.-lhc following ha.
been received at the war drptrtlurut.