The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-03-17

"Hsiu"" y tHf uFWy ana IS upWdUded ~
! The people, GEN. Fremoafs department not
a re,y large oHe--A reconnaissance 10 great
! Bcthei.
/ CAIRO, March lG--On Board Flag ship,
miles above l-luui No, ~, Saturday. The
ilotiila rot under way 1t $50 this morning.
Weather thick, with occasional showers, and
unfayorable for operations At long range.
| Dropped down slowly until about o'clock
| When the tlag ship was about t miles above
! Island No. 10, Il stern wheel steamer ran out
/ from the shelter Of a point on the Kentucky
shore, and made doubIoquick time down the
river
The Bcntou's how.gunS were cast loose and
shells thrown at the rebel, but the distance
was too great and the only effect of the shots
was to accelerate It's speed and set its whistle
at work signaling the forces below.
/ At o'clock the fleet rounded to, about 8
miles above Island No. lO,aud the commodore
ordered ) Of the mortar boats to get into
4 position.
At this hour, ! =. m, we are well within
range, but we have heard nothing from the
enemy.
There appears 10 be large force on the
Kentucky Shore and we count thirteen guns
IN position On the bluff.
a large number of transports can be seen
across the low point on the Missouri shore,
busly engaged around the Island. What
they are doing, We cannot determine.
The mortar boats will open soon.
! We discern the much talked Of floating
battery at the Island.
( RoLLA, March lG.-Tbe remains Of Col.
Hendricks, of the 29th Ind, killed at the bat.
tie at Pea Ridge, Arkansas, arrived here
yesterday, accompanied by his brother and
two or three other gentlemen VIII, left the
battle ground on the Monday following the
battle.
They represent the contest terrible OF e.
The rebels fought desperately, using stones
10 their cannon when their shot gave out.
Their force is stated at $4,000, including
1900 Indians, under Albert Pike
A. near ~ can he a-certained our loss is
COO killed and 500 to 10000 wounded
rhe rebel surgeons who come to dress the
wounds Of their fallen, acknowledge Il loss of
1000 killed, and from $500 to 1900 wounded.
We took ! 600 prisoners and Is pieces of
artillery, ten of which We're captured by Gen.
SigePs command aud three by Col. Patter-
sons brigade.
Two Of our cannon belonging to Dayidson's
battery, were taken by the rebels, but were
recaptureI by our troops.
The rebels completely whpped-one
division under Price fleeing in one direction
and the other, under Van Dorm, taking an
other.
Maj. Hobart, o! one of the Louisiana reg.
iments, who was taken prisoner says Gen.
Frost, of Camp jackson notoriety,was killed
ST. Louis, March Ca special TO the
Democrat dated on board the transport Alps.
Hickman Ky, March 18th, contains the tol.
lowing from southern papers: The Memphis
Appeal says two rebel transports ran Geu'I
Pope's batteries at Point Pleasant on Wednes.
day last.
i letter from New Madrid of the lth pro.
nouncel the fort at that point mpregnable,
and that it would be made the American
ThermopalG.
This, however, did not prevent the rebels
from cvacuating is as soon us Pope concentra
ted his force around it,
The Florence Gazette says the fcderals have
landed large force at Savannah, on the Ten
nessee river.
The Appeal also contains Il dispatch dated
ClarksviIe, Ark. which says Van Dorm and
Prices armies are safe in Boston Mountains
New York, March 1.-THE Ariel from AS
pinwall on the 1th, has arrived, bringing
81 900 in treasure.
WINCHESTER, March l5.-This morning
Ashby's cavalry, having two guns, Were driv.
en- three miles beyond Newton by force of
our artillery, infantry and cavalry. Several
shells We're fired but no one killed.
/ Capt. Pcndlcton, quartermaster Of Ashby's
cavalry, was captured yesterday.
| The cars reached to within three miles of
IIarper's Ferry.
Fort Monroe, March lj.-Gov. Pierpont
having issued orders for an election in the
! lst congressional district about 200 votes
were cast, all for Joseph Segar.
Active preparations are going on at Sew.
| ALPS Point, whether for evacuation or rein.
tOrcement is uncertain.
A suspicious craft has been seen in the vi.
cini:y If the Rip Raps.
The San Jacnto arrived 10 day.
Ileralds dispatch.
WASHINGTON, March IS A cavalry recon
nossance under Gen. Stoneman made thor.
ough examination of the country distance
of % miles in a straight line No armed
rebels were seen.
1t was proved the rebel retreat was per.
feet route. Our troops are engaged in secur-
Ing valuable property left by the rebels at
pumirees, sand to be immense quantities Of
ammunition, stores and blankets.
Times dispatch:
McClellan's proclamation exctcs the en-
thusasm OF the army, and is applauied by
the people.
Important and conclusive information has
been received here Of the late rebel strength
at Manassas and Centrevile. 1t comes from
men lately employed on the railroad from
Manassas, who deserted and came over to our
lines. They assert that up to Friday week,
the rebel force at and near Manassas was from
10000 to 100000 p, 900 between Manassas
and Acqnia Greek, 10000 at Winchester,
Leesburg, &c, and all could have been con.
centrated at Manassas al days notice. The
rebels never talked OF evacuating it until the
fall Of Fort Douelson, when it was freely said
they would have to retire when Mcclellan /
The roads for the last 60 days have been
horrible.
BALTIMORE. March lG.-The Baltimore { .
Ohio railroad will be in complete order in ten
lays.
ST. LOUIS. March l+.-A Savannah, Ten
lessec, dispatch to the Democrat says the
expedition up the Tennessee river have near
y all arrived here, and the fleet is now on the
point of proceeding farther up the river.
The expedition is commanded by Gen. c.
:. Smith, with Genls.' Sherman, McClern-
md, liurlburt and Wallace, as divisions COM
handlers.
The force is large and fully able to con.