Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-04-26

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| Commodore Paulding publishes
letter giving an account of the a.
struction of the Norfolk navy vara
Gen. Mansfield Lowell vitb5rou, =.
Confederate force from New Orloau0
before the surrender of the citv IL
destroyed property of great use ana
value before retiring.
| Planters proceeded to burn mi,l,on.
or dollars worth of cotton by order :,
the Coniederacy.
April 26, 1852.
One OF the advanced lunettas Of tba.
| Confederate defenses at Yorl,to1,a
was carried by a charge of Commas.
II, First Massachusetts infantry III.
lunette was defended by two compan.
les of Confederate infantry. witbop,
artillery. The work had a ditch civ
feet deep in front, and strong nara.
pet. The advance was made over
open, soft ground through a distance
of 600 yards The Confederates bel5
their fire until the enemy was within
so yards. After receiving the first
yolley the Massachusetts men charged
at run, and carried the works. which
were levelled and rendered useless
The loss was three killed and II
wounded, one of them mortally.
The U. S. S. S. Flambeau captured
the British schooner Arctic seven
miles below Stone, S. c., as she was
attempting to run the blockade.
Pickets of Colonel Donnelly's bri.
gade, in advance OF General Banks
were attacked by large force Of
Ashby's rear guard seven miles be.
yond Harrisonburgh, Va. The Union
force was crumpled up until a regi
ment and battery came to their SUP.
ort, when the Confederates withdrew
and continued their retrograde move.
ment.
The Confederate general, Albert
Pike, issued proclamation compli.
menting the Indian allies for their
bravery at the battle of Pea Ridge.
President Lincoln was received on
board the French frigate Gassendi,
with the honors paid to crowned
heads of Europe. He was the first
president of the United States to go
aboard foreign war vessel. The
French minister was on board to re-
ceive the party, which contained the
secretary of state.
The schooner Belle was captured
80 miles off Charlestown by the Unit
ed States steamer Uncas
"A Federal force under Major Hub
bard defeated a body of Indians at
Neosho. Mo.
April 81, 1862.
The people of Franklin county, Mis-
souri,, met and passed resolutions in
support of the emancipation message
of President Lincoln, and sustaining
| the measures of the United States gov
eminent adopted for the prosecution
| of the war.
Mansfield Lowell, late in command
of the Confederate forces at New Or.
leans, telegrapned to Richmond as fol.
lows: Forts jackson and st. Phillips
are still in good condition, and in our
j hands. The steamers Louisiana and
McRae are safe. The enemy's feet
are at the city (New Orleans), but
they have not forces enough to occupy
| it. The inhabitants are stanchly
| loyal"
Fort Livingston, La, was evacuated
by the Confederates.
General Beauregard, at Memphis,
Tenn, issued the following address to
the planters of the south: 1.-THE cas-
ualties of the war have opened the
Mississippi to our enemies. The time
has therefore come to test the earn
estness of all classes, and call upon
all patriotic planters owning cotton
in the possible reach of our enemies
to apply the torch to it without delay
or hesitation
Purdy. Tenn. was evacuated by the
Confederates.
! Federals raised a flag over the
United States mint at New Orleans,
Four men, lead by William B. Mum
ford, cut the balliards and made oq
with it.
April %. 1862.
A portion of General Hancocks
Union brigade drove force of Con
federates from a woods where they
were interfering with the operations
of the National army in it's prepare
tons for the taking of yorktown the
National soldiers advanced on their
hands and knees across open ground
The Confederates broke cover behind
stumps and trees to charge, but were
met with a fire that dislodged them
from their position. A new battery
which they had erected the previous
Sunday night, and which had been
serious annoyance to the Union
forces, was dismantled and silenced'
Five companies of National cayaFy
had lively skirmish with cavalry Oh
| the enemy two miles in front OF NOR