The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-04-16
BY Telegraph.
Elelusicely for he Duly Argus,

ieHh stone ships-GeH. Granfs estimate n,
our toss al H7sJurg Landmy-The too
a'"''ea ruth" tpo mites II eacd oMer-.i
oai'Se dd'iy eEpected- mr. army confident
81 r'ctory- Heawcgard sends Rqg truce
--S'ate ?fgaars at TorktorH--LHi If h.
t0a w5undcd--Gm, Halisck 3oat wdm any
more mysr,ans or NURSES The riciory at
f"tsburg Landmg not 50 giortow az al
first repor.el-FwtIu tram lorkto~a-
McCieiiaH tisis confident otr,riory-- Simon
Cameron arrested -Baaie IF Apgche lass
Sun FlaaciSco iaits IN he l2h''
WAsuIyGr0S, April II A Richmond IA
ner contains mn editorial exhibiting consider.
! able anxiety for the safety # that city. IL
! intimatcS that the Monitor, Nuugatuck and
! Galcua, all armorci vessels, might easily
como up James river. aud by their inyulucr.
ability aud powerful gun, take and keep pos,
session Of the city. To prevent such result
It proposes that the channel Of Jane. river
be- ubstruct"l by stone ships. These, il say.
are abundant aud should be used ut once.
The Mrrrimas has not come uut, and moth.
ing has been seen OF her to-day. The tide
has been low, and this may have kept her IN.
Early III the m"rnlngn rebel tug ran out
from behind Scwalls Point. bat soOn return.
cd
Later in the day there was u large lire in
woods on the pointapparcntly from the burn.
ing oi brush, and gave rise To some specua.
tons that the rebels were building u new
battery there.
-, LorI-, April lj.--Scyernl gentlemen
connected with the army at Pittsburg arriy.
cd here yesterday Among them is Captain
Logan, oi Gen, Grants staff who j. bearer Of
Grants oi!eIul report uf the battle a. Pits.
burg
They left the battle ground on Friday
might Gen lia.lcrk arrived on Friday morn.
M, aud Immediately assumed command.
Gen. Grant. IN his official report, estimates
our Jos, al 800 killed, aud 1900 wounded
The loss Of the enemy killed aud left On the
field l. greater than ours. An estimate of
their wounded cannot be made u. many were
sent 10 'orIuth and other places.
The loss Of artillery wa- great, many pcc.
Is being disabled ny the curmy'~ shot some
losing all their horses and many men. Not
less than 200 horse, were killed.
The rebel army has it, ou'pp,;- at the foo,
OF Pea Rdse, cxtcnding , miles from Cor.
NTH.
Tia" advance federal trJyp- extend smiles
from pittsburs leaving space Of only two
mile, between the opposing armies
y battI" may be brought on mt any mo.
mrnt The strongest assurances ARE given
that our army Is ready for the encounter.
CINcINNAII, April H.. The Commercial
has irt,,n "a i.l ia, Ia,
the battle gruund on Thursday evening. He
estimates our loss ia Killed ZOO to ljUU,
wounded $500 to 1000. aud missing $500.
not 80 many wounded. About 900 un.
WOUNDED rebel prisoner, and about 1900
wounded were taken. ~ To- the time he left
1000 rebels had been buried
Our troops rctook on Monday all the batter.
les lost on Sunday, and captured T. pieces
from the enemy.
he rebels were 50 confident of their abi-
ny 10 hold our camps which they took ON
sunday, that with u single exception, they
did not destroy them
On Monday Bcaurcgori sent flag Of truce
requesting permission to bury his dead, and
you received on Sunday night and Monday
dent to retire and not renew the battle.
The permission was not granted.
The bearer If the flag admitted Beaurcgard
received a slight wound in the left arm.
NV ioRk April lj.-By AN arrival from
Jamalca, we have papers Of the 9TH
y great fire occurred in Kingston March
3Ut. h, and destroyed several entire stoles.-
Loss r,tima,cdrat Goo, 1000.
Before Yorktown, April lj.-Ycstcrday
morning section of artillery, planted within
half Il mile Of the rebel works fired II shots
into them before they could bring guns to
bear.
\ fine view was had yesterday Of the rebel
works at Yorktown and Gloucester from
II house at the mouth of Warnlith's creek.
twenty guns were seen III the water battery
at orktown, and . at Gloucester. At the
latter piacc new works are being erected
HE wharveS were covered with cunml>-arv
stores was dotted with sails
On Saturday Corporal Dean, Co. b, Der.
dan sharpshootcrs, was shot while ON picket
duty
CAIRO, April Is Gen Strong has received
the following dispatch, dated PittSburg:
''Fhc sick and wounded are all off, Stop
al! sanitary commissions, nurses and citizens.
We don't want any more
lsigncd) II v. IlALLLBE,
Major General
Special to times:
CAIRO, April lj.-The killed and wound.
ed at Pittsburg Landing Of the Sd Iowa req |