Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-04-04
From Warrington.

NEW YORK, April 3!-The Herald'e dispatch
says; The reporter sent to the other side oi
the Potomac assured us this morning that Sec.
retary Stanton had issued an order forbidding
newspaper correspondents, as we'll as others moi
virtually connected in some way or other with
the service, from accompanying any of the
corps de armie. Very many correspondents are
now with the army, and Ii is understood that an
order was dispatched yesterday that the whole
of them be cleared out and sent back, under
penalty Of immediate arrest and confement If
they attempt to stay.
Blenker's brigade has been assigned to Free
mont's command
Carl Sohurz is to have command of divis.
lon under Fremont.
Col. Van Allen resigned his command of the
Third New York cavalry yesterday. Lieuten-
anti Colonel Mix will succeed him.
The Times correspondent says: II lie not yet
positively determined who will succeed Carl
Schurz as minister To Spain, and no nomination
will be made to the Senate by the President
until Schurz is confirmed as Brigadier Gen
eral. Hon: George b. II. Man, Of massachu'
setts, is talked Of for the place.
Maj. Donaldson, chief of the Quartermas-
tsr's Department in New Mexico, arrived at
Washington to-day. He brings much i'm
portant information in regard to the rebel raid
into that territory. He says the rebels held
every position of value except forts Craig and
Union The latter, which Is the most impor-
tant one in the far west, containing millions of
dollars worth of government stores, is now safe
beyond peradventure, garrisoned BY fifteen
hundred soldiers, has water within the fortifca
tion, and provisions for an almost unlimited
siege. It will be the rallyiDg point for the am
pie Union forces now marching to expel the in
vaders. Maj. d. relates many Incidents of the
late battle near Fort Craig, and says that Maj
Lockridge, of the Nicaragua fllibusters, fell
dead at the head Of the Texan Rangers in their
terrible charge on McRae's battery.
Secretary Stanton will proceed to Fort Mon
roe tomorrow, to give matters there Eis per-
eonal attention
The Herald's dispatch says. Il is rumored
here to-day that the rebel Cabinet have decided
to burn the city Of Richmond on the approach
of the Union army.
Business was never 30 brisk on the line Of the
Orange and Alexandra Railroad.
Since the affair in the Sickles brigade, where
master shot at bis servant, Gen. Hooker has
politely refused passes to 60 into the camps Of
his division to hunt contrabands,
The number Of sick soldiers In the Govern
ment hospitals in the District at the last week
ly report, was 1914; of these 536 are from New
York regiments.
Slight skirmishing continues to be the order
of the day along our front, each lying in sight
of the other, entertaining each other with oc-
casonal artillery practice and cavalry charges
Yesterday Col. Geary captured number Of
rebels after spirited skirmish. in which several
of the enemy were killed.
The completion Of the railroad to within the
immediate neighborhood of the advance, places
our forces in a much more advantageous posi-
Il tio0 and I'LL dauhtlaaa r,raoklv a
great movements of our advancing army.
The rebel cavalry continue to make incur.
sions through the country beyond Manassas
Junction. ~
WASHINGTON, April Sit is now conceded
equal, II not superior to any In the rebel army
Notwithstanding the brag of he South Caro-.
lima chivalry, 1t is charged upon them that they
were the first to break ranks and run at the
battle Of Bull Run.
| A large number of desertions from the North
Carolina and Georgia regiments are reported
to have taken place lately. The time of the
Loudon troops expires April 93d. Z"
The steamer King Phillip arrived from the
Lower River last night, bringing up four refu
gees from Richmond and Westmoreland county
| Virginia, who came of from Kinsale on Satur
day last. They state the rebels are pressing
every male between the ages of eighteen anC
forty FIVE, into the service, and they have beer
closely hunted By the press gangs for week Of
two The rebels had mostly left the neighbor
hood Of Loudon, but few squads Of their cav
airy roamed through the country, pressing int
the service all able to bear arms. The refugees
also say that late secession papers state th,
Federal loss in the conflict with the Merrimar
was fifteen hundred men also, that the shot
Of the Monitor had no more effect on the side
Il of the Merrimao than hail stones.
Government having returned to their respect
i've owners all the boats on the Chesapeake an,
Ohio Canal, trade has already began to revive
Our loss In the engagement on Saturday an
Sunday, the 22d and 23d of March, was eighty
, ak killed, and four hundred and twenty-fou
wounded fifty have since died.