Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-04-04
RESIGNATION tF Gel. VAS ALLEN,
Carl atEI z Assigned a Comm ard M,l-
der Gen. Fremont.
From Fort Monroe.

From Fort Monroe.
BALTIMORE, April ..
The following intelligence is from tho special
correspondent at Fo.t Aonroe, o! tho Baltimore
american
The number Of rebels in Fort Pulaski as yepor-
ted by deserfers, is SO. Two German co,rpanies
there had rcvoted and were in irons. ssterman's
mor'ars and siege SIns were 50 stationed that tho
guns Of thc Fort could not reach them.
he rebels have Withdrawn all their troo, from
tao coast and Abandoned their a.;h works, pre-
viously removing their cannon to Savan,ah
The city OF savannah, however, is unde: stood to
DC very strongly fortified, and ali tho approaches
tois. Tho force there is vari.n,ly estimated by
refugees at - go to :o,00o--lrob.blv $50 IS
more near Y correct.
Great Ge.lon!ency existed among tho troops
AMI people at Charleston. The fall of Newbern
oroated tho greatest CONSERVATION. The fro
caters ridiculcd the North Carolina troops. charg-
ing them With cbwari.ce, the shop keepers and
bankers in Charleston LsG also refused to receive
North Carolina money, and there being tw. North
Carolina res in cnts u. ere at the tnc u rev olt was
tie consequence, ahl Ike shops were irolen open
and the troops helped themselves. Three .cs
nents refused TO serve any longer anl wero al
lowed TO return home.
No direct information cf tho abandonment of
Pensacola by tho rcbels has ye: been received but
it was generally believed that our troops had
crossed over ire Santa Rosa Island AMI a, proach
cd tho place.
The latest advices received from Norfolk by the
under ground rail road leaves no room I" doubt
tina: tho acrrlaac VAS thoTov .nly repaiyei and
ready for another expedition against TIC wooden
walls Of the fe: :erai Navy ami river transports ".
ing in tho Roads. Tho delay OF tie Mer IN
cotnins out is believed to be that she i, waiting
for rmu.ition .or the h. ayy guns that have l.con
placci on board Of her. aud Also Or some INTERIM!
machines being constructed BY Bo.nbast, Mallory
/ Go.
Tie rebal steamers Jamestown ard YORKTOWN
we're also being .treEgthcnoi ana more thorough
~ clad with lrcn to accompany the ner. !uac
There il also runner tia. two other steamers arc
being clad with iron at tichmond 10 join the cx-
petition. As to the loss o lite Oh the s.erri,nac
In her co h.ct with tae Monitor, We have now
what is clailned to be positive iafotnl,ion
Oae Of sne recently arrived contra IDS. states
that he was 4 nurse n tho general hospii1l 4.
Norfolk, ond that up to the time Of his Departure
he had helped to sl!,oud 50 of the crew If tie
Merrl:nac. and thai both Commander buchanan
and Lieut.. haycrwaTo d ad. Iheio were still
number Of ths wounded surviving Che contra.
band also states that two Shot. OF the Monitor
we.c represented to 10 the only ones that se.i-
0usiy mi u.ed tho l.a.f;nisc. Shots were thrown
under her shield al the moment she ATTEMPTED to
run the Monitor down.
The military stationed at Norfolk, from Tho
Gulf States, have boen very severe on the Vir-
g!nia chlvairy since their defeat at Kcanoke
Islsad. Even ihe Richmond Blues, the very pink
Of chya!ry, have fallen in public es;i.na,;p.. All
award bravery to y. Jennings Wise but his fat,er
has SO fallen in the Pablo estimation that ho is
proclaimed in Norfolk \ coward and pol,roon.
10 bis escape from Hogs Heads, he rode 80 mics
on horseback, notwithstanding he had previously
reported himself too ill to remain at Koas okc
Island, at the head Of his comnani. Wise and
Floyd now rank as ELECT footed" My informant
says that Wise would be hoo.ed il he were to ar
pea, in the street. o; Norfolk or Richmond lie
hac iraI m HE far, in Dr;r A.
Tribune Special
reporter sent to the other eide OF the Poto-
mac assured us this morning hat Secreta-y ~ Stan
ton mud issued an order forbidd,ng no spaper coz
respondents, as well as ali others not actually coz
nccted in somc way or other with the service,
from accompanying any Of the corps de arnce.
Very many correspondents are now with tho army.
and it is understood tha. an order was dispatched
yesterday, that the whole Of them be cleared out
and sent back, under the penalty Of INN cd late
rest and cenfnemcnt, if they attempt TO stay.
Blenker's Brigade has besn assigned to Fro
monts command.
Ca1l Schurz is to havc command et divi sion
Col. Van Allen resigned his command of tho
81 New York Cavalry yesterday. Lieut.. Col. Mix
will succeed him.
Times Despatch.l
1t is not yet positively determined who will
succeed Carl SchuIz as Mini.tert to Spain, and no
nomination will be ,nado 10 the Senate by tho
President until Schurz is confirmed As Brigadicr
General. Hon. Geo. Asmussen, Of Aassach uset,r,
is talked Of for tho place.
Major pooaldson. Chief OF tho Quar.cImas ster
Department in New Mexico, arrived at Washing
ton to-day. ne brings much important inio.na-
tion in regard to the reb.l raid into that Terri
tory.
He says tho rebels hold every position Of value
except Forts Craig and Union. The latter, which
is the mest important fort in the far West, con-
tanning millions Of dollars worth Of Government
s:orss is now safe, beyond perads enture, and gar
risoned by 800 soldiers. have water within the
fortlfcation, and provisions for an almost uninit
ed seisc. II will be the rail- ing poin. for the
pie Union forces now marching to expel IN inya
ders.
Major d relates many incidents Of the late bat
tie near Fort Craig, sn1 says that Major Lock-
ridge, Of the Nicaragua flibusters, fell dead At
the head o: tho Texa. Hangers, In the terrible
charge upon McRlc's battery.
Secretary Stanton Will proceed to Fort Monroe
to-norros a 70 give matters { ere his personal al
tentisn.
FoEr MoSRog, April 3.
The weather to-day is clear and peasaLt. ~
crythirg is progressing in a most satisfactory
manner.
The rebels fred seseraI shots frora Seweips
Point, last night, at the Transports in the harhor,
some of the shells falling within City feet Of r
vessel loaded with horses.
recOOEOIbALCc
to Watts Creek, . distance D, 3 miles. Tho ene-
my appeared, 5000 strong, and opened with can
non on our fore"s but their balls passed entirely
over them. Our batteries were Immediately got
in position, and We opened fire the rebels, whe
their entire force broke and fed fording the cie
in grea. confusion, but keeping out Of rArge The
csiect OF tho recpnnoisancs being accomplished
the troops returned. The whole country throua b
which our troops passed was formerly the garden
spot Of Virginia, bu: is perfectly devastated
aad but one house was left standing. The houses
fences and trees have been burned BY the retreat
| ing rebels.
There are no signs Of the Ne, rimac Jet, and
from her long delay, tho opinion 10 gaining
ground that she will not como out. She has now
. ine field to operate in If she would triumt b
oyer the Monitor, AMI if she should fail to come
now, it will be thought the Is afraid to run any
! risks.
| An officer Of tho Seminole says he read Sa-
vannah paper Of the 23d inst, which acknowledged
terrible rebel defeat At Pea Ridge, and admitted
| that there was no use to attempt T. conceal the
fact.
A second reooanoisancs was made 70 Big Bethel
| The enemy vas found 70 have returned and ocoo-
| pied the earthworks in force. On eessng 80 !
scouts they threw shells into the WOODS oesoPsse