Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-03-12
Our Troops Occupy Fairfax, Centre
vile and 0ocoquan. aa.
A New Article of War:
Go @. 600. coo.
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w ARLINGTON, march lU.--A dispatch from
Fortress Monroe says the Merrimac did not
make her appearance to-day. '-r ~ li.Ta
Samuel L. Casey took his seat in the House
to-day from the First Kentucky District.
The Secretary of the Treasury has awarded
the contract for the 500, ,000,O 900 legal tender
Treasury notes equally to the American and
the National Bank Note Companies, of New
York. 5ias b1,. = tril 'ef5i H a5l r,
The following iRcopied from an official re-
port Of Gen. Wool, dated to day:
"Nothing Of Importance has occurred to-day.
The Chief Engineer Of the Monitor says that
three balls from that vessel passed through the
Merrimac. The Monitor suffered very little,
although she was struck twenty-thFee timesn
The Trbune's special says the Senate Fl.
nance committee to-day authorized the Chair
man to report back House bill authorzing the
Secretary Of the Treasury to purchase coin
with Treasury notes or bonds, striking out the
latter clause, which leaves the epurchaee optional
with the Secretary; and also the section max
Ing the Fifty million Of Treasury notes of the
old issue, q legal tender Senator Fessenden
will report the bill as amended Tomorrow.
The Senate Judiciary committee will on
Wednesday come to final conclusion on the
case Of Senator POWELL There will be major
ity and minority reports the majority, as in the
Bright case, being for expnlaionl ~ "a.
Light cavalry have been sent in pursuit to
harrass and track the rebel retreat. 1t ia sup
posed to be their design to fall back first upon
Fredericksburg and then upon Richmond!JY {
Our troops occupy Centerville, and Fairfax
Court House tonight Two companies under
Major Hatfield, were ordered to 60 to Fair.
fax Court House by the BraddockN road
When within mile of the place, they met the
enemy, who retreated before them. At five
o'clock last evening they enteredg the Court
House, followed by . full regiment. The two
companies were then ordered back to Foss'
Cross Roads, where they met the body OF the
regiment and biyouaoked for the night AT
noon to-day, Hstfeld's command were within
sight Of the village, and found that il had been
evacuated In the night, leaving tents and other
property behind in large iantities. Lieuten-
ant Alexander Of the Lincoln cavalry, arrived
soon after, with detachment of men, and pass
ed on as far as Cube Run, three miles above
Centerville, where he discovered a vast num-
Der of tents left standing.
WAsHIN0roN, March 1l,--A telegram from
Fortress Monroe this morning announces that
everything was quiet there and at Newport.
Manassas has been evacuated BY the rebels,
and our forces take pesceable possession
There hAabeen no other news Of public inter
eSt this morning. saieasyiss q 4
The National sIntelligencer of this morning
asserts In positive terms that v occupy Center
Vile, and that the rebels have evacuated Ma
nassas. The lntenigancer adds: This news
was confirmed by intelligence received ct head
quarters last night. q 40 yas '1oi.t nga,4@.e =
The Supreme Court will not hear the arEu-
ment, of any case after Thursday, the 10th
inst., or any motion after Friday, the 2lst, the
Court intending to adjourn on the 25th inst,
| The whole forti6cations Of Manassas were
abandoned, and everything possible burned
Full particulars will be sent as sccn as re-
ceived. 'a' n V ,s., t,,1 HI 'f
| A special to the New York Tribune says
There was fight at Songster's Station, yes
terday, between Gen. Kearney's brigade and an
equal number Of rebel regiments. The latter
1 were driven back. Several were killed on each
side. Lieut.. Weedon, of the Lincoln Cavalry,
was killed. Thirteen rebels were captured. Z
The President will probably sign the bill es.
tablishing the new article Of War to-day I
forbids officers of the army and navy returning
fugitive slaves TO their masters ""N "@
Lieutenant Worden, the gallant commander
of the Monitor. is here and is rapidly recover
ing from his wounds. 'dlYal aa.1 o5a,e fgiFAA
Official information to-day reports that th'
enemy formerly encamped back Of and below
0cooquan, have retreated, destroying every
thing they could not carry on their back Thel
left on Saturday. Our troops took posseasIoI
this morning, and were welcomed by part o.
1.-THE iuhabitantg with greAtpjoyg EHery,bO IL
the vicinity, and everything that would Aoat
had been destroyed. The rebels told the villa
gers theyiwere going to fallback to Rappaban
l0ck. 5sqa "a Y flhs ~ i2bso tpp 'sies'l
I. A call from the Governor Of Virginia on III,
militia of the State for one thousand men, wal
proclaimed on the streets Of 0ccoquan on th'
9th inst, by an official who Immediately depart
ed Nearly ell able bodied men Of the yillag,
vent with the rebel army; few refused to 60
The rebel force which has thnsretreated, wa
composed Of three Texan, one Georgia, and on
Mississippi regiment, and the Hampton Legion
= Com. Vanderbilt gave notice to-day to III
Postmaster GENERAL that he would carry th
; Central American and South Pacific mail o.
his line of steamers, provided he could be pro
z teeted against parties who were smuggling th
| California malls over his line, Tor which ne rt
eeives no payment. sassl ~ s. n is
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