The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-04-29

Treason in New Mexico.
Telegraph to the Rock island Daily Argus.
FORTRESS MoSRor April 2S.
To Hon. l.. VI Stanton;
The news ct the occupation Of New Orleans
by "ur forces, is confirmed To day. No
other news.
tSIgncd) ions T.. Wool.
Ma. Gen'l Cumdg.
y iIag Of truce to-day took dispatches and
letters To prisoners. No papers were received
The telegraph operators having left New
Orleans. there Is nu news from there.
The operators attempted to return, bu,
found the city occupied by the federal forces.
WAsnISGr,S, April 2S.-Mr Arnold from
the committee Oh roads and canals reported
in favor Of the enlargement Of the Illinois and
Michigan canal.
The report states that tho work has been
more than half completed by the state of Iii.
nols, having expended thereon, over six mil.
lions If dollars.
The canal has been in operation since Isis,
aud now yields an annual revenue of abpu,
S2OoO,OOO. This will be greatly increased
by the enlargement of the Illinois river, ~
proposed,
The state Of Illinois offers this canal and
It's revenue u the United States on condition
that congress will provide the means for en-.
larsing IT, 50 aN to pass gnnbuats from the
lakes TO the Mississippi. rhi- will place us
on an equality with Great Britain, that pow.
or beng able by her canal to pass war vessels
from the ocean to the lakes,
The report, IN view Of the fact that hv
treaty the |. ;. are prohibited from binding
or maintaining armed vessels on the lakes.
urges the necessity and Importance Of the
immediate enlargement Of the canal, by which
the gunboa, fleet on the Mississippi could be
passed through to the lakes.
Had this channel Of communication been
open at the beginning Of the rebellion, the
ZOO vessels and lj,uUO sailors now shut IN
in the lakes would have been at the DISPOSAL
of the government The saving to the treas.
ury during the past year, would have been
vast more than the cost Of the contemplat.
ed work.
Til" committee believe that its revenue will
more than pay the interest on its cost, and Ill
unatrly pay the entire Investment.
The senate IL executive session to-day. con
trmed Il large number OF military nomina
tons including the following named. to be
brigadicr generals of volunteers: Col. Max
Weber Of \ y, Col. Thos. J. Crittendep, of
H., Col VIM. =. Benton, jeremiah Sullivan.
and John G, Newton.
The bill reported by Mr.. Colfax from the
post Office committee. provides that all pcr
sons carrying the L. 5 mails shall enter into
contract with the post office Department. and
n tlnN a ,ny a. !, - Ill, 4.
red to the committee on claims.
By the steamer Connecticut, the navy do
partment received dispatches from Com. Far.
ragut and Capt. Porter to April 10Th The
steamers Pamlco and Mississippi were over
the bar and the ilotiIIa is moving to take
their position.
Two confederate schooners loaded with
cotton were captured trying to run the block.
aic, bound for HAVANA.
Prisoners report there were several gun
boats building a, New Orleans and five al. /.
already on the keel. Several lately went IN
the river with the steam battering ram and
10000 men.
The schooner Columbia of Galveston with |
cotton, bound 70" Jamaica, had been captured .
by party of men from the steamer Mont.
gomery. Not being able to bring her out the
schooner was destroyed.
On April the 4th, an expedition, en- route
for Pass Christian, consisting Of the steam.
RS New London, jackson and Lewis, with
roops were attacked by the rebel steamers
Oregon, Pamlico and Carondoet. The Lew.
: was withdrawn, owing to the crowded state Of
her decks. The others continued the fcbt
me hour and 40 minutes, when the enemy
apparently much injured. The
expedition then landed at Pass Christian.
The rebel merchant steamer Wallace
lden with turpentine, rosin and lime, was
hased and captured
CAIRO, April 2S.-Our army at Pittsburc
still gradually advancing, but everything
quiet. '
A reconnaissance on Friday discovered the ,
lemy in camp at Pea Ridge, some - miles
ayond our lines OF plckets but we did not ,
lvance to attack them.
There / no news from Fort Pillow. The
ortars fire occasionally.
The gunbOats are some distance above
Refugees from Memphis report strong union
cling existing there, aud IA majority of the
ope anXlously awaiting the arrival of our
rccs.
1t was not believed that the city would be :, =
Thtu but All tue cotton, sugar and mOlass- g.
would be destroyed. Id
Van Dorm. Price and jeff Thompson were -,
Memphis with about 5000 miserably clad ?
'opS.
They remained there to awe the people in. e;
submission to the conscript act, which was
M enforced.
Hundreds OF inhabitants were leaving daily e.
avoid imprisonment. ~
Most OF the II months men, whose time of p,
vice Is about to expire, refuse to re.enter &c
service under any circumstances, and are -
crtlng in great numbers.
No passes are given to citizens to 60 up the r
lueSsee. OF
he river is still rising. De
Approved. tn
Signed, SrRoxG. as
gri
'Ew YORK, April 2S.-Further advice
the Connecticut state that the sluops o be-
Richmond, Hartford, Brooklyn and Iri- res