Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-03-29
Further Particulars OF the Battle
Eear Winchester.
THE REBELS ABANDON
.4QUl.l CREEK.
MOVEMENTS OF CON. FARRAGUT,s
~ FLEET.
Plots for Capturing Forts Jack.
son and st. Phillips.
ENGAGEMENT AT SHIPPING
POINT.

| POINT.
From Washington.
WASHINGTON March p.
The Senate to-day confirmed tho nom
ination Of Lewis S. Ely, Of California,
as Consul At Acapulco.
Theibill reported by Senator Pearce
today, from the committee on finance,
provides that the authority given to
the Secretary of the Treasury to refund
and remit the duties and imports on all
arms imported into the United States by
or for the account Of any State, shall ex.
tend only to arms for which orders or
contracts were made prior to January
lst, 1862, provided the Secretary shall
have satisfactory proof exhibited to him
that the arms were actually pur-
chased in foreign country for the &C.
count of q State, and the price paid for
the same was only the first cost, and the
usual and customary charges attending
the purchase Of the same exclusive OF
duty.
Tue attempts that arc made to con-
meet the present supervision Of the tele.
graph with the censorship lately report
ed upon by committee OF Congress
renders it proper to state that the Gen.
sorship of the telegraph was abolished
by the Secretary of War OF; taking mil
itary possession Of the telegraph, and 4
military supervision Of the telegraph
throughout the United States snbstitu.
ted. The duty Of the supervisors is to
prevent the transmission by telegraph
Of Information concerning late, present
or contemplated movements Of the
armies Of the United States and all
other information which is of military
character that ought to be concealed
from the political or private affairs.
The telegraph is as completely unre-
stricted as it was before the commence
ment.
Hon. Emerson Ethcsidge has written
letter from Nashville, stating that w.
Ii. Polk, brother of the late President
Polk, is in Nashville, and that Hon. w.
II. Stokes is shortly expected. Both
are strong Union;sts, and will cooperate
with Gov. johnson in putting the State
Government in operation.
The following dispatch is received
this p. NJ. from Cherry Stone via For
tress Monroe:
There was reconnaissance this eve-
ming to Big Bethel, which was occupied
by 1900 rebels, who fled at our ap.
proach. We now occupy the place.
The surgeons of regiments engaged at
Winchester, have not reported list Of
the killed, as yet, but it will be forwarded
as soon as received.
Eight wagon loads Of the encmy's
dead were carried into Strasbnrg Mon.
day.
It is believed that the killed and
wounded amounted to 1000.
Gen. Shields telegraphs that our VIC
tory at Winchester has been more fatal
to the rebels than at first supposed.
Union prisoners who escaped from Mt.
Jackson prison, just arrived, saw eight
wagons loaded with dead and wounded
enter Mt. Jackson on Monday, at 10 p.
m., "A miles from the battle field, in 80
hours.
The rebels admitted that they had
IL 900 in the field, also that they lost
between 900 ahd 1900 10 killed and
wounded. We are finding their graves
at some distance from each side Of the
road. The blow has struck terror to
the heart Of the Shenandoah valley.
HEADoU ARrERs ARMY OF THE PoroxAc,
March 80, 1862.
To Brig. Gen. Shields:
S1R:-The commanding General con-
graduates you and tive troops under
your command on the victory gained
BY your own energy and activity and
their bravery on the 23d. He is panied
to learn that the wound you have re-
ceivei in the skirmish Oh the day before
is more serious than fret expected.
BY command Of Maj. Gen. George B.
Mcclellan. Signed
A. s. WILLIAMS, A. "A. G.
Intelligence from Strasburg, states
that no movement has taken place in
that vicinity. Gen. Jackson, with the
remnant Of his army, is supposed to be
near Woodstock.
Tribune Dispatch.
The enemy have at last entirely
abandoned Aqua Creek, carrying With
them their artillery and stores, and
there is no rebel forco now between the
river and Fredericksburg. In that
town there arc but few soldiers, the
main body being posted about mile
and q half beyond.
Col. Crittcnden, Of Indiana, was nom-
mated as Brigadier General, to-day.
Times Dsspateh.l
A smoke yesterday in the direction Of
Warrington, indicated the destruction
Of property which always attends the
enforced retreat of the rebel army.
Their disastrous attack on Winchester
has provoked blow from which they
/ arc recoilipg.