Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-04-26
The War News.

Fort Pnlaski, near the mouth Of the
Savannah River, unconditionally surren-
dered to our troops on the llth. Seven
breeches were made in the wall by our
batteries of Porrot guns at Kings Land
ing; the enemy's guns were dismounted,
the magazine pierced by our balls, and
over one thousand large shells exploded
within the Fort. None of the garrison
were killed and four wounded.
Preparations are making for the siege
of Fort Macon. Our troops are getting
heavy guns into position. The encmy's
communication by land and water has
been entirely cut off and it is expected he
will soon surrender.
AT Yorktown, on Tuesday, q section of
artillery was posted within half mile of
the rebel batteries supported by infantry,
and fifteen shots were fred into their
carthworks before they were able to bring
their guns to bear. Our men afterwards
withdrew without damage. Heavy guns
are mounted on the enemys Notifications.
General Grants afficial report of the
battle of Pittsburg Landing, has at length
been given to the public. 1t is very brief,
and enters into but few details, The sub
stance of what we are told is, that after
sustaining "the most continuous fire of
musketey and artillery ever heard on this
continent, the entire liue fell back half
way from their camps to the Landing."-
Subsequent to this, however, General
Grant claims that by the arrival of Buel's
forces, which did not reach the field OF
battle until night-the enemy was repul-
sed. The following day, Monday, at
dawn the enemy was renewed, and the re-
suit was "the gradual repulse Of the eno-
my at all points of the line, from nine O..
cleck till probably five o'clock in the af-
ternoon, whnn it became evident that he
was retreating. No pursuit was made that
night, in consequence of the exhaustion Of
the men and the impractcable nature Of
the road" but The next morning, Tues
day, General Sherman followed the enemy
and found that his main army had retrea.
ted in good order. The exact loss in kill
led and wounded, General Grant says,
cannot be known for a day or two. He,
however places it at approximately at 6f-
teen hundred killed and thirty. Eve hundred
woun ded. He is entirely silent as to the
number Of prisoners captured by the Con-
federates: lie states, further, that the
loss of artillery was great.-The loss Of
the enemy in killed and left on the field
is stated to be "groater than their own"
The report Of General Sherman is also
appended, but it furnishes no additional
information. 1t is stated in the Washing
ton correspondence of the New York Post
that the Committee on the conduct of the
War "are about to inquire into the causes
of the late surprise of our troops at Pitts
burg Landing"
A force of 1000 men, in five transports
and accompanied by two gunboats, on
Saturday night proceeded from Pittsburg
Landing up the Tennessee River, to a
point near Eastport, and marching inland
destroyed two bridges on the Mobile and
Ohio Railroad. A small Confederate force
was found there. Four of their number
were killed.
Gen. Halleck has assumed command of
the army in the field. The rebel force
has its headquarters near Corinth. There
is a space of only two miles between the
armies, and another battle is eminent.
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