The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1862-04-23
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BALTIMORE, April Is.


our batteries OF Parrott guns at Kings Land
ing, and all the tarbe.te guns on that si1e
and three casemate guns were disnounted
Three balls entered the magazine. !
Colonel Olmstead, the rebel commander,
signalled, the day previous to surrender,
that our fire was SO terrible that no .uman
being could stand upon the parapet for even
a minute. = =: ~.
Seven large breaches were made in the
south >wall by the federal battery Of eight
parrot guns at Kings Landing.
All the barbette guns on that side were
disnounted, and also three Of the classmates,
leaving but one gun bearing on that point.
A clear breach was made in the magazine,
the balls used were conical, and we're pro-
PEELED with such force that thy went clear
throug n the walls at nearly every fire.
Col. Olmstead, who was in command,
photographed the previous evening that no one
could stand upon the ramparts for single
moment, and that over lU,OOO shells bad
exploded within the fort.
The Republican publishes the above as a
postscript, and makes no comments, nor
gives any particulars as to the number oil
men and officers in the fort at the time of
surrender. 1t says, however, none OF its
defenders were killed, aud but four wounded.
A Richmond paper contains an editorial
exhibiting considerable fear for the safety oil
the city. 1t intimates that the Monitor,
Naugutuck and Galena all iroa clad vissels,
might easily come up James river, and BY
their invuloerabiIity and powerful guns take
and keep possession Of the city. 10 pre-.
vent such result it proposes that the chan.
mel Of James river shall be obstructed nv
stone, which, it says, is abundant for the
purpose, and should be used at once.
PHILADELPHIA, April l6.
Hon. Simon Cameron was arrested las,
evening, on the suit of Pierse Butler, on
the charge of false imprisonment in Angus.
last, Will he MIR. Caneron) was Secretary
OF War. Tie writ is returnnable TO the
Supreme Court OH the I'd Of May. During
the night Butler received a Calthumpiar
serenade.
CHICAGO, April Is.
The Evening Journal says: We learn
from private source that Fort Wright was
attacked by Commodore Foote'S flotitla on
Monday and has boon captured: We pre-
sumo our information Correct, as it come,
from one at Cairo who knows abou, every.
thing going on.
WASHINGTON, April 10.
The following dispatches were recei. ed
o-day at the war department from General
Mcclellan
HEAD QUARTERS OF ARMY OF PoToMAc)
April IS, 1862.
At about half an hour after midnight the
enemy attacked Smiths position, and at
tempted to carry his guns. Smith repuIs.
ed them handsomely and took some pris
onerS.
have no details, out will forward them
as soon as my aids return.
The firing was very heavy.
All is now quiet.
My position occupied yesterday By Smith
was entrenched last night, so that we have
been able to prevent the enemy from wo. k.
ing to day, and have kept his guns SILENT
The same result at the batteries of Hyatl's
mills.
Yorktown was shelled by our gun
boats and some four barges, but wi,hou,
effect.
There has been good deal of firing from
the Yorktown land batteries.
FORTRESS MONROE. April u.
To-day has been the warmest Of the sea-
son. Thus far the weather and The It'd.
are most favorable for the appearance Of the
Merri,nac; bu' nothing unusual has been
seen in the direction of Sewall's Point.
At intervals last night and this morning
heavy cannonading could be heard in the
DIR. C ion OF Yorktown.
party OF des :rters who came INTO our
lines report the arrival Of jeff Davis in the
rebel camp and it was understood he would
take command in the approaching battle.
They represent the enemy to be in great
'orce and the work Of entrenching to be
progressing throughout the Peninsula.
Reiniorce'hents were constantly arriving
from Norfolk, Fredericksburg and even
North Carolina, and. the rebel Generals
open'y declared their il tention to make this
the great battle Of the war and the strong
est conviction is expressed If triumph
over The federal forces and driving them
from the peninsula
NEW YORK. April l8.
The steamer Mcclellan arrived from Por,
Royal on the 18th, The figate Vermont
was being towed in As the McCl liam came
out The following is the accoun. Of the
cap ure Of Fort Pulaski
On the morning Of the 10th, Gen Gill
more sent to the Fort demanding an uncon.
ditional surrender.
Col. Olmstead said he was there to defend
not to surrender tho Fort
Our batteries Immediately opened fire.
A few rounds shot away their flag but it
was replaced, and firing kept up until sun
set.
Gen. Gilmore then placed = battery a,
Boat Point, only 1900 yards from the fort
to breach the walls, and commenced firing
1T midnight for that purpose with Parrot
and James guns.
On the lIth two breaches were discover
ed On the southeast side of the fort which
At noon assumed huge proportions, and 1t
2 o'clock the rrbel flag was hauled down,
the white tag displayed, and the fort sur
rendered.
Colonel Olmste.d stating that it was i'm.
possible to hold out longer, our + f1c shots
reaching the magazine, and mes: of his guns
being disabled. T.. su... .-~ -
The It'll Connecticut Regiment took pos
session that night. Union less Que killed.
and one slightly wounded.
Rebel loss three badly wounded, and 385
prisoner. 80 ?
One hundred and i've prisoners are on
board the Mcclellan in charge Of Colonel
Merrill, aid to General Hunter.
~ the Mcclellan ws learn that jackson
vile Florida has been evacuated. and our
troops arrived q Hilton Head per steamer
cosmopolite on the 18th