enemy, and presented a splendid spec. tucle, reflecting great credit on Gen. 'Pope, whose energy and skill have been, severely . taxed. He has tri umphed, and: within, the next forty eight flours the fate of Island No. 10 , fully. settled, and another 6right page added to our history. CHICAGO, April B.—When General • Pope ordered the troops across, which was accomplished without the loss of a man, the rebels fled toward Tipton, sinking several of their transports ~ and- gun boats. Their floating battery, mounting ten gime, drifted.down the. river last night, and is now aground near Point Pleasant and . will be recovered with its armament. Gen. -Pope took the Pittsburg and Carondelet, and with apart of his ar• - my marched to Tipton and attacked :the enemy this morning. The rebels fled to the swamps in great consternation. Great quantities of stores, cannon, ',and ammunition have fallen into our bands.. Also, all the baggage and suppliee. The rebel Adjutant General Makull is a prisoner. , The country between Island No 10 and New Madrid, on the east side of the river is being scoured by our troops. The entire rebel force, at and about No. 10, nre either taken prisoners or utterly : routed and demoralized. Col. Bissell has been ordered to Tipton, which is twelve miles below New Madrid, with a transport, to bring up the cannon and other prop erty taken. .• The Chicago Times' special de spatch says: A messenger arrived on the Benton at 9 o'clock last night, with 'a letter from the,„ commanding officer of the Island, proposing a capitulation. Commodore Foote replied that he . eicept of no terms other than -an unconditional surrender.. At 1 o'clock this morning the stir. .render was made. Further advices froltn. New Madrid represent that Pope has taken 3,000 prisoners. In Weir retreat the rebels abandon. ed everything. CHICAGO, April 8%--A special from Cairo says the boats commenced run. ning to New Madrid to-day, The river has fallen four feet in the lait two days, which greatly facilitated the operations of General Pope. Hon. Emerson. Etheridge arrived this evening from Paducah. He has telegraphed.to a large number of cit. izens who were driven away by the rebel troops to Co, down and return with him to their homes. They will probably leave to-morrow. Reliable reports received from Jeff. Thompson, a week age, place him in , the swamps some eighty miles west flof here, with a few hundred marau• dens. A special to the Times says that 480 prisoners, including 7 officers, 80 pieces of artillery, a large quantity of ammunition, muskets, and small arms were captured on the Island. THE SPOILS CAPTURED. Br. Louis, April B.—General. Pope has captured.three generals, six thousand pris oners of war, one hundred siege guns, ' several field batteries, an immense quan tity of small arms, tents, wagons, horses, and provisions. In accomplishing all this he has not lost a single man. WASHINGTON, April 9.—The following was .received at the Navy. Department this Morning: FLAG SHIP Herres . , ISLAND No. TO, April 8, via Cairo. lion. Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy: I have to inform the Department that since 1 sent telegram last night announc . big the surrender to me of Island No. 10, possession has been taken of both the Is land and the works upon the Tennessee shore, by the gunboats and troops under the command of Gen. Buford. Seventeen officers and three hundred and sixty privates, besides one hundred of their sick and one hundred men em ployed on board the transports, are in our hands, unconditionally prisoners of war. I have caused a hasty examination to be made of the forts, batteries, and muni tions of war captured. There were elev en earthworks, with seventy heavy can •non, varying in calibre from 32 to 100- pounders rifled. The magazineeare well supplied with powder, and there are large quantities of shot, shell, and other munitions . of war, - and also great quantities of pro `visions. • Four steamers afloat 'have fallen into our hands, and two others, with the rebel gunboat Grampus, are sunk, but will be easily raised. The floating battery of six heavy guns, turned adrift by the rebels, Is 'said to be • lying on the Missouri shore, below New Madrid. The enemy upon the mainland appear • to have fled with great precipitation after - dark last night, leaving, in many cases, ,half-prepared meals in their quarters.- - There seems to have been no concert of - station . between' file rebels upon the Island and those occupying the shore; but the latter fled r leaving the former to their fate. These works, erected with the highest engineering skin, are of great strength, and with their natural advantages, would have been impregnable, if defended by men fighting in a better cause. • A combined attack of the naval and land forces would have taken place this afternoon or to-morrow morning had not the rebels so hastily abandoned this strong, hold. To mature these plans of attack, has absolutely required. •the twenty-three days of preparation. - glen, Pope is momentarily' expected to arrive with his army at this point, he hay- Iggieuccetiditfty crotusgLthe river yester day Under a heavy fire, which no doubt Istl4o4he hasty abandonment of the works last night. - I am unofficially informed that the two gunboats which' so gallantly ran the fire of the rebel batteries-a few nights since, yesterday attacked and reduced a fort of the enemy opposite, dismounting eight heavy guns. I regret that the painful condition ofmy foot, ifililreqqiring me to use Crutches, PPM from makings personal er a o the works. I Was therefore compelled to...delegate Corn. S. Plielps, of y tbe. Benton. K Poem, Flag,9loBcer, - • POPUttalding the'Naval Forcea „tet awn railtrtfistr. .wszar psagarsoto POINCIPLES crass to LLD, ws outs 'Su FOLLOW." The tido of battle rolls on swiftly,- and with greater and greater success for the arms of, the Union. - Island No. 10 has yielded Loth° forces which have slowly but Surely invested it, without loss to our side, while the shouts of victory . _, fi oin ...Pittsburg Landing are heard in all, : arts.of the land. This last fislCOf : battle was doubtless the - mostlfrteMy - Vd. awful ever fought on' this COntinetit, and while we rejoice in the victory oftho Union, we are weighed down with the terrible truth that such events have . become part of our national' history.. Mingled, too, with all our triumphs is deep - sorrow for the dead, and sympa thy with those homes--that will long be desolate and sad with the memory of this battle. Sie• The Legislature adjourned fi nally on Friday last. The Congres• sional Apportienment bill, is . passed, connects. Lebanon with Schuylkill county as a Congressional District.— (We shall nest week give.all the dis tricts in full.) The bill to repeal the, act of last year commuting the ton nage duties on the Penneylvania,rail road, failed 'on account of disagree ments between the two - houses: The suspension of specie payments by the banks has been legalized, and they are also permitted to issue ten per cent. additional of small notes tothose already issued. a - • George V.. Lawrence, of Washington county, was elected Speaker of the Senate during the recess. Da_ The President, last Week, issu. ed a proclamation calling upon the people to render 0 - Jenks to our Hea venly Father for the signal victories recently vouchsafed to us - , and to im plore Divine aid for the speedy resto. tion of peace, -unity and harmony throughout our..beNers,,. ; sir The U. S. Senate,'on Friday, passed a bill that no persom by rea. son of color, shall be disqualified from employment in carrying the mails The result of.all such negro legisla• tion will be to :run , the negroes into all manner of employment to the ex. clusionA3f white laboring men. ler In another column we publish a letter 'written by:Aenry Clay in 1843. He eaw the evils of abolition and gives its- results. Some-short sighted abolitionism-would make the people believe that after the abolition of slavery the Northern blacks would go Soutu and thus free thp:: North of them. Mr. Clay telle , us the reverso, which is self evident. Negroes from . the South, free and Slave, are' con• stantly coming North, while it is„nev, or heard of that a Northern negro goes South, although he would be just as secure from being enslaved as he is in the North.• • /kr The President has approved thejoint resolutien;,i3uggested by him, and passed • by Congress, declaring that the United states ought to co. operate with, and afford pecuniary aid, to any state which may adopt the gradual, abolishment of slavery.. =r - it was- expected that Saran. nah would be assaulted on Monday last. Our pickets were . within eight miles Of it at the i lust accounts. Oz me traveling members of the Cabinet are'sonietiines ifesia Mr. Chase was last week in the north ern part of Dauphin county looking up some coal lands, and Mr.: Seward is now in the West followingtt dodgi) for obtaining popularity,. The one is after money, the other after the Pres idency. SES, CORINTH has not been taken by our forces, and as the euemy is known to have retreated in good or der to -the protection of his- detrench mente at that important. oint, it is evident that :'a more *idly conflict than even that of Sunday. and. Mon. day has yet to be fought; .before. the stronghold is in our posseesion. They have the facilities for procuring im mediate and formidable 'reinforce• mente, a and as the. game is a despe rate one, they may.play it boldly. la. The rebel steamer kerrimac made her appearanoe in ...Hampton Roads, on Friday; and after flirting about for some time seized two of our merchant brigs and a schooner, and carried them oft No, resistance, was made to liet . ,,the reason for which is not yet known, i ;111 , WM. M. BRESLIN, Editor and Proprietor LEBANON, PA. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1862, THE WAR OM OM ABOLISHING SLAVERY. The bill abolishing slavery in the District of Columbia has passed both the Senate and Houk: of Representa tives, and hence, if signed by the President, is a law: The President if consistent will veto the bill, -because of pledges he made against some of the very provisions, now in the bill; but should he even do so there is suf ficient force and disposition in both Houses to pass it over his veto. The ultraists have the power and they are determined ,to run abolition thro'. Having failed to do it wholesale they are now at work by retail, and will probably succeed. The bill just - passed has Many ob; jectionable features. The owners are to be paid not exceeding $BOO for each slave. A sum not exceeding $lOO ad. ditionat shall be given to each free 'negro and freed slave in the bistriet who wishes to 'emigrate to Hayti or Liberia, and for this purpose a liberal appropriation is made in the Three Cornmissipners are - to be ap pointed to carry out, the provisions of the'bill, at a salary .of $2OOO each; they shall employ a clerk at a salary of $2OO per ,month; and all. other reasonable expenses- of said board shall be paid fro'm the Treasury of the 'United States. Thus one of the pet schemes of the A.bolitlonists and Republicans has , been carried through, and is only ATI other evidence of their complete sec tionalism-And discrimination in favor of the negro and against the interests of the white man. Forgetful of the great burthens and troubles already resting upon the loy al people of the. Country, in provid ing for the NECESSAUT taxes required for the Government, which is strain ing -every nerve to quell the wide spread and wicked rebellion which threatens our national safety and Which can only be , conquered by the united efforts of all loyal men, giving their treasure . and their blood to-the cause of the Union, the Republican leaders in Congress spend,their time and' waste the . money of the nation in worse than unprofitable - discussion of the eternal slavery question, and at the end of weeks of agitation de cide to compel their loyal Conatita. ente to purchase negroes only to be burthen upon our people 'after. wards. Is such a party worthy of the support of the , people. , Or By an article in another col umn it will be seen that the Republi cansare organizing secret oath- bound societies in every county in the State. Mr.-Hosea Carpenter, or his agent, has probably been also in tide county, if not, he may be expected . here be fore long. It is deplorable that,' with the evils that p6litics has .already brought upon the land, that individ uals will still lend themselves to be made the tools of the designing and corrupt. The parties who are now getting up this new Know Nothing organization have not the interests of the country at heart. Their very con stitution betrays, it, that they design making money from the deluded' and .obtain the paying offices. The peo ple are to be fed 'blindfolded- by the tricksters,—the novelty of the thing, it is supposed, will be a sufficient. in ducemen t for them to bow to the yoke: It was reported . on Monday, in a despatch from Gen. Banks, that Gen. Beauregard is dead. He should have died in, camp,.from his wounds. The information' is from rebel sources. • nat. Our forces - lied two skirmishes with the rebels before' Yorktown oh Friday, in which we had two Men . :killed belonging to the 68d,P. V., and four Wounded, two of whom were of the 63d and the two others Of the 57th. • SW" The Lebanon , Courier ,of ,last week, xhoi4s considerable IW-feeling; in fact it is _downright mad. W ith papers, as with . individuals, it is one of the' finest and most pleasing points in human nature to be able to :control t4eternper, But in all its passion it dne)(not ,answer our questions, but in lieu -thereof puts several •to us, .Which wotake the greatest pleasure in answering concisely as follows : "Do yoit still Mold Floyd, Davis, *Buchanan, the high estimation you d id when: they robbed the national treasury and in angst ra ted active treason ?" No ! Mo far, as Dlr. Bnchanande concerned weracept him -.from oar answer float the courier shows that he ever committed any of the acts charged.) - "!Why is it that yon persistently abuse North ern loyal men and have nothing to say against the traitors'?" TO answer this,qu,estion understand ingly we should like the. Courier to specify what "loyal 'men we --persist ently.abuse." We would be asham ed to abuse loyal people s friends . and , neighbors,' as thiCoaricr is weekly Oing. Wean rdifftir with. people in politics, 'but we cannot bate theni and inditeetly counsel injury-to their per sons and property. on -that accOupt.— We deny the charge in toto, and await the evidence. ' "Do you believe that slavnbolders should rule this country by Divine Right ?" No. "If the traltorelad been able to force. their way into Pennsylvania, was it your determine tion to influence all you could to join Mewl" No. "Would you Dot at this day rather see Jeff. Da vis at the head of our goTernment than Proai den t Lincoln ?" No "Does not the intelligence of every victory gained by pur gal.lApt army grate hardily on your feellnge?" Olt the contrary we receive EIS our victories with 9. joy foreign to the feelings- of the Courier, because we look upon. 'them as so much gained in faior of the Constitu tion, the Union. and the laws, and the eternal principles of .liberty and equality, while Me Courier sees only in• them so much gained towards the emancipation of slavery, and is un willing to say • that -it cares less for - that than it does for our , glorious United 'States. We now trust that- the- Courieer will answer our qUestiona before it propo ses any others. • • • • • The attempt of the Courier to avoid answering_us, on the that no "one with an intellect above that of a gorilla (pretty language l) should be ashamed to puti" may seem to some of its readers pertinent; although rough; nevertheless we bave , a reason to put the questions-and .the Courier has reasons for , avoiding to answer them. We will re-state them and give the reasons the CoUrier his in not answering directly. Our first question was— " Ave you in favor of a. restoration of the Union as it was ?" Its refusal to answer thii lies in the implication, that, slai , ery remains in the States under the Constitution.— To this the - Courier is constitutionally opposed. With . its consent there will be no res'tora ' tion On the old basis. Our second question was "Ip it in favor of- the Couetitutiou of the United Statei all'intarpreted by the Supreme Court." To - this irrefuses its.assent, because the Supremepourt, (the .only, legal, and constitutional pUtver in the land to interpret that instrument) has de cided that the , general government has o no-poWer t interfere with slav ery. in the Statss. -It• Would prefer a John Brown to interpret the Consti . tution. . Out. third question , — "rs it in favor of the e‘nforoiment of all the lawn?" Its reason' for not - wishing to. toe the mark oir this, cpibstio.n is about the - same as people generally have who break the laws. - It probably has conscientious scruples.: Nevertheless, it is opposed io the. fug . itive slave _Zazo and to its enforcement Now we con• tend that it is the - duty of every goOd citizen to obey Abe laws. If every one were to set himself up as the judga'of .what jawle , ..right and what: wrong, what, may bo Obeyed and what not, we should beim anarchy and con fusion at once. If laWei are distaste ful to a majority of. the people there is a legal remedy that good citizens will pursue. If one counsels resist ance' to a certain law that :may be distastefel to him, :the thief,thocollll - murdrer, and the trai tor, may with equal ...propriety coon.. sel resistance to laWs pirnishing the crimes they are committing against society. Let laws 'he repealed, not resisted--even if they are "damnable." Our last question to the Courivi was baE s ied upon the supposition, that as it refused to answer our questions af- - firrnatively, it preferred "the ethane'. .• pation Of slavery to a restoration of the Union as it was." Bluster, abuse, billingsgate and loud mouthed professions of loyalty will not answer our - questions. The Courier must be loyal and patriotic till through:'- Its right.haud must not display the Stars and. Stripes while it carries.the flag of disunion in its pakets. It may be convenient to do so, , but it la n,ot honest. The old .sto . di i ry of 'the fellow dining . the tionary war„ who had a coat blue, on ope.side and red on 'the other, to wear according to the company he' was in, is practically, true to•day. Thererare but two kinds of people, the loyal and the disloyal; and Andy Johnson had just such folks as the Courier iu view when he put :them in position , as fol lows "Whoever is against the Constitution of the United States,fin whOle or in,pari, ha spirit or in letter, is a rebel. Whoever is against any of the laws of. our government whether they relate to fogittie slaves orfreemeu 3 , is a rebel... Whoever insists th'et-a, levier Cengress non tie violated any more in . New: York or Massaohuiette than in South Careltna or 'Alahama ' is a rebel. Let,tis make ti Clear and clean work of our, loyalty and apply td'it the rigid rule that he who offends in one point offends in, all." GREAT BATTLE M PIT'TSOURG LANDING. PIiTGBIIRG LANDING, vii Fort Henry, April 9;3.20 A M.—One of the greatest and bloodiest battles of modern days has just cloied, resulting in the complete rout of the enemy, who attacked us at day break on Sunday morning. The battle lasted, without intermission, during the entire day, and was renewed on Monday morning, and , continued undecided until four o'clock in the ifternoon, when the en emy comthenced.to retreat, and are still flying towards Corinth" pursued by a lite force of our cavalry. .The_slaughter on both sides has been immense, We have lost hi killed, wouria• ed and missing, from 5,000 to 7,000 and that of the enemy is 'estimated it frotil 10,000 to 15,000. The fight was brought on by three hun dred of the Twenty-fifih,Missouri Regi ment of General Prentiss! division' attack ing the advance guard ofthe rebels, which they, supposed to be the pickets of the en emy.. • r The rebels immediately advanced on General Prentiss' Diviaion, on the left wing, pouring In volley after volley •of musket ry, and riddling our camp with grape, cannister and-shell: Our forces soon formed into line and returned the , firelvigorpualy, and by the time we were , prepared To...reeeltie them, hadJuttned their. heaviestifire on the left ~ ~ .~. VICTORtr ---- - centre, Sherman's division, and drove our men back from their camps, and bring ing up a fresh force, opened fire on our left wing, Gen. McClernand's. This fire.was returned with terrible effect. and determined spirit by bottr,ihe - Mien try s and artillery along the whole fine, a distance of over four miles. - Gen. Hulbures DlVision was thrown tor ward to support the centre, when a des perate struggle ensued. The rebels were driven e back with terrible slaughter, but soon rallied and drove back our men in turn. From about 9 o'clock until night closed there was no determination of the result of the struggle. The rebels exhibited remarkable good generalship. At times engaging the left with japparently their whole strength, they would suddenly open a terrible and - de structive fire on the right or centre. Even our heaviest, and most destructive fire , upon the . enTny did not appear to discour age solid columni. The fire of Ma jor Taylor's dhicago, Artillery raked them down in scores, but the smokeno r soone _ dispersed than the breach was again fill- - The mostdesperate fighting: ook place late in the afternoon. , Gen. Buell's forces had by this time ar rived pn the - opposite eide oftheyiver, and another, portion wee.coming up the river' from Savannah. At'five o'clock, the rebels had forced ourleft - Wing hackie as to occupy fully, two-thirds of our camp, and , werefighting hard in their efforts to drive us in-the riy= - er; and 'the same time heavily engaged our right. .to the time we . had reqpived no reinforcements, Gen. Lew. Wallace to'PoMato our ,eupPort until the day was over, having taken ,the wrong Toad from Urainplf Landing, and being without other transports than, those used by the Quartermap-, ter's and Commiesary stores, which were too heavily laden to ferry any considerable number •Gen..Buell's forces across the lifer, the boate that were here - having been sent .to bring up the troops from Savannah. We were, therefore, contending a gainst fearful odds, our forces not ex ceeding 38,000, while that of the en emy was upwards 'of Opr eonditon at this inoinent was exceed ingly critical. Large dumber of our men 'Were ,panic-etruck, and others worn out by hard fighting.. The av erage per eon tage; of S)tulliers had straggled towards tb e river, and- could not be rallied. Gen. Grant and staff, who hadbeen fearlessly riding along, the lines the entire day; and amid an: unceasing storm :of bullets; grape and shell, now rode froth the right to the left ting our men to stand firm until rein forcements Could crosS.ol6-river. • • Cot vir . et,ster, the ebief of the staff, immediately" got into position the heaviest pieces of artillery, pouring on the enemy's right; while a large number of .hatteriesmere planted a long the entire line from ,the river bank' northeast to' our extreme yight, some two and a-half miles distant. About an hour befere:dusk,ra gen eral eantonal,ing was . opened upon • the enemy. from iaj(ink, our whole line, with a:perpetual crack of mush - ettjr. For ashort time,, the Rebels replied with vigor and effect, but their return shots grew less frequent and destrue tive,while ours grew more rapid and terrible. The gun boats Lexington and Tyler which lay a short distance off, kept raining shell the rebel force. This last-effort was too much for the ene my, and ere dusk the fire had nearly ceased,:when, night coming on the toMbatants rested. . Our men rested ohtheir arms in the posian they held atthe_close of the night, until the forces under Briga dier Gen Wallace arrived and took position on the right, and Gen. iitiell's Threes from the opposite side arid Sa vannah', were being conveyed to the hattle-groUnd. Gen. Nelson's Division ,Was Ordered to form' on the right, and the force under Gen. Crittenden were ordered to his support.- Early in tine morn ing, (likinday) Gen.' Buell haying ar rived, the.ball was opened at daylight by 'Gen.' Wilsoifs Division on the left,,and,Major.General Wallace"s Di visiOn on - the right. Gen. Nelson's force Opened a most galling fire - on the rebels, and, advan ced rapidly as they fell ~baCk. The fire soon '.hecame :general along the whole ;and began to_ tell with terrible riffeet on the rebels._ - Mcelernand, Sherman and nurlburt's men, though chiefly jaded from- the previous day's, p ghting,.still maintained their hßnors Wen at,Don elson, but th d resistance of the rebels was terrible Andworthy a better cause. Their res istance, however, was not enough for our undaunted bravery and the drcadful deSolation prodUchd by our artillery, Which .was sweeping them away likechaff; and knowing that defeat here would be the death blowy,. flieir hopes, their Generals still urged 'them on in the face of 'destruction, hoping flank ing tb turn the tide of battle. Their success was for a time cheer ing as they, began . to gain &mind on us, appearing to have, been reinforced . ; but, our left, under _General' Nelson, was driving thorn back with wonder fill rapidity, and at 11 o'clock 'Gen. Buell's forces had succeeded in tank ing them. and capturing their batte ries of artillery. They, - hdwever, again rallied on the left, and 'recrossed; and the right fore -ed th emsavaforwardin.another des. perate effort, but reinforcementsfroM 'General Weeid' and Generid Thomas came in, RegiMent after Regiment, which were sent to: deneral who had again enrnmeneed to drive the rebels: ' About 8 o'elock,...P. 31., Gen. Grant rode to theleft where fresh regiments had been ordered, and finding the rebels to beWavering, he sent, a_por tion of his biidiguarA to the head of each of the five Regiments, and - then ordefedi ohirge across the'field-, him self leading. . - • The cannon ball's were falling, like , hail aroundthem. The m r sm"folloWed with's:thane that soUndad , above the roar - and:din of the artillery, and the rebels'fied - blaitithav ' and never niatie another etiwir • bf, 1 Gen. -Buell followed the retreating. rebels, driving them in splendid style and at half-,past P. M., the whole rebel army was 4.n full retreat to Co rinth_ with our cavalry in hot pursuit, We haye taken.alarge amount' of artillery and Also a number of pris on ers. We lost a number of prisoners yes terday; among them is Gen. Prentiss. The number has not been ascertained yet, but is reporod: at several hun dred.- Gen.. Prentiss is reported wounded. Among the,killed on the rebel side is the .General-iwehief, Gen. Albert SidneyJohnaton, by a. cannon ball, 'on." the afiernobn of Sunday. Of this there is no doubt,' as' it le .torrobor .ated by 'several rebel officers taken to day. It is further - reported that Bemire - gard 'had his arin'ehnt off. This af ternoon. Gene Bragg, _Bretltinridge' and Jackfon .were commandine.the„ rebel fortes: , The rebel troops were Mostly from Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi, with many from Georgia and Alabama. .There never hals'be - en vparallel to the gallantry and bearing of_ our.offi cers, from the. commanding General to the loWeat'officer. . Gen, Grant' and his - staff were on the field and riding_ along: 'the lines• in the thickest.of the eneriay 7 s. fire du ring the. entire t;iii:),dapr, , an.d.all slept on the.gtonn4-on Su flay. night, dit, ring a hedvy'riiin:.,. - OO :several occa slam, General Gr' ritut ;got Witiiin range of the enemy's gtins,and was.discov,= ered and fired upon.. Lieutenant-Colonel McPherson had, his horse-shot from - under him when alongside of Geri, Grant, Captain Carson was between - General 'Grant and your correspondent, when a can . oon ball took off 'iris head, and killed and wounded several ethers. . Gen. Sherman had two horses ed under him. Gen. McClernand shared like dangers, and else General Hurlburt, each recciring - bullet bales throigh their clothes; • Gen. Buell remained . with his troops during the entire day, and with Gen. Crittenden'and Gen-. Nel !lan, rode continually along the line .eneouraging their men. .- Gen. Buell followed tie `flying foe with 12,000 troops, mostly cavalry, smiting without mercy those who ,would not surrender: - 14. is reported to have taken dorinth . with all its immense stores of arms and ammunition. - [ln addition to the above Account of the great battle of Pittsburg, we present the fol lowing particulars, which appear to have been collected carefully, and are probably more authentic than those at first receiv ed. Eu.] CAIRO, April 9.—Further advices receiv ed from Pittsburg Landing, give the fol lowing-particulars of the late battle : The rebels attacked the United States troops at four o'clock on Sunday morning, the brigades of Generals Sherman and Prentiss being the first engaged. The at tack was successful, and our entire force was driven back to the river, when the advance of the enemy was-checked by the fire Utile gunbbats. Our force was increased by the arrival of General Grant, with troops from Savannah, and were in spirited by the report of the arrival of two divisions from General Buell's army.— Our loss this day was heavy, besides - the killed and wounded, and embraced our camp equipage and thirty-six field-pieces. The next morning, our forces, amount ing to 80,000 men, assumed the offensive, and by 2 o'clock we had retaken our camp equipage and batteries, together with some forty ofofthe rebel guns, and a num ber of prisoners. Soon after, the enemy , was in full retreat, pursued by our victori forces - ous . The'casualties are numerous. Gen. Grant is .virounded in the ankle slightly. • . Gen. W. H. L. Wallace killed. Gen. Smith severely wounded. Col. Hall, Sixteenth Illinois, killed. Colonels Logan: thirty-second Illinois, and Davis, Fifty-first Illinois, wounded se verely. Major Hunter, Thirty-second 111inoiS, killed. Col. Peabody, Twenty•filth Wisconsin, is also severely wounded. CHICAGO, April 9. -r-The TiMes' account of the battle at Pittsburg Landing; on Sunday and Monday, says that the ene my surprised General Prentiss' brigade, which was in the advance, five miles yond Pittsburg, at five o'clock on Sunday morning, taking two regiments of prison ers, and capturing the General. The fight continued during the entire' dory, the enemy driving our forces,back to Pittsburg with fearful loss. Gen. Buell, with General Wilson's divi sion, arrived at 4-o'clock and turned the tide of battle. The enemy was emninand ed by Generals Polk and Beauregard, who Suspended the attack about 6 o'clock. On the =morning of Monday, the troops having rested on the field and been rein forced by General IN,l l 4lon's division, sup ported by the gunboats, drove the enemy back and occupied their former position, completely routing the rebels, who were immediately followed by several thousand of "our Cavalry. At last accounts, the lat ter were some miles beyond Corinth. The Tribune places our loss at ,from 600 to. 1,000 killed, and 3,000 to 4,000 wounded. The rebel loss is twice that number. - • Six of eur batteries were taken and re taken six, times. The Times says that Betturegard had given;orders not to destroy.any of the camp' equipage taken on Sunday, as he expect ed a 'corriplete victory the-nest day. GeneraLtra&ek in the-field.—Beaure- Bard Profane. ST. Louts, April 9 -General Halleck, with a portion of his staff, left for the Ten nessee river this 'afternoon, and will im mediately,assume command on the field. The .penzocrat's Cario special says the rebelS"were pursued by 8,000 of our caV , airy. rebel prisoners state that Beaure gaid made a Speech to hia 'troops "before entering the fight, saying _ - that he, wouldwater his horse in the Tennettee:ther o'r in hell, and that the fight before them was hell unless successful. - • The .Tiatest,- 7. 0u,r Joss Reported 7,000. Ca uto,-71 hursday, APril wog our luitzif the sanguinary ~battle near Pittaburg,:winr, is ptEptatly-:feorted- to, be 59139,ki11e&-and-wOu-Aed, and 2,000 prisoners: They were utterly routed, a, ter the most determined-and-desperate re sistance, on the second day. Gen. Bragg is reported to have been killed. Provisional Governor Johnson of Kentuckysis-wounded, mild was taken pris oner. It is stated that Gen. Prentiss escaped in the confusion of the rebels' retreat on the second day's.fight. Gen. Wallace of Illinois was reported dead, as it was thought impossible that he could live. He was; however, living on Wednesday, and improving. He was shot in the back of the ear, tlie bullet com ing put of upse- Gen. A. S4ohnson was killed in the forenoon oflhe'second day's fight, daring the attack on his - positipri by 'oat' forces, while endeavorihatexally his men. Ap-• parently fearless of danger, he rode along ,the entire front, Wavingthis stvord, shout ing to his dismayed `officers and frighten ed men. When the raut=washi its height, a cannon ball struck him, crushing his "skull, killing him instantly. MOOT was f o u n d by our pursuers and bro l / 4 ht to Gen. Nelson's tent. . , TherebeJs claim that captured 36..0f our guns and 8000 prisoners. Gen. Itie,Clellauls Array be fore Yorktown. Fighting and Inip9rtant Out-works taken - . DETAILS OF TAR -ATTACK. -- A full account is contaieed-in the following dispatch, from Gen. McClel lan. BEFOAE YORKTOWN, Saturday evening, Hoit. E. Stanton,Becretary of War: That portion of the army of the Potomac, recently concentrated at Old Point,,advapeed yesterclLYi mov ing in the direction of Yorktown, 24 miles distant. , ; The right , was assign ed to-Gen. MorriPs brigade, of Gem- Porter's division, two companies of the Third Penusylvania Cavalry, and a portion of Borden's sharp shooters acting, as skirmishers. Nothing of interest took place until their arrival at Big Bethel, twelve miles distant, where they met the outer pickete of the rebels. The troops were delayed here two hours in reconstructing a bridge which had been destroyed. The rebels retreated before the advance - of our skirmishers to " How ard's Creek, where they had some a bandoned earthworks. Four shots were fired here by the rebels from two field-pieces, which were soon si lenced by the Fourth Rhode Island Battery, when the rebels beat a hasty retreat, taking their pieces with them. The main body, of the army here rested for the night, while Gen. More rill's brigade advanced three miles to Buckleville, and six miles from York town, and then encamped. By 7 o'clock this (Saturday) morning the column was again in motion, and at 10 o'clock was in front of the enemy's works at Yorktown. ,The first shot was fired by the reb els, the shells passing over the - heads of Gen `Porter and staff without ex ploding.' The batteries' of Griffin, Third and Fourth-Rhode-Island, and Fifth:l4l:assaohusetts were now plpeed in .po'sitio'n, replying to every shot serif by the rebels: The cannona ding continued with but slight. inter mitsion until dark. About4oo shots. , were fired by both parties during the day. The loss on our side was three killed and seven wounded. '`. The position of the rebels is a strong one. From present intima tions their fortifications extend' some two Miles indeegth, and mount heavy guns. The ground in front of their heav ler guns is la* arid-swanipyl?Making it utterly- impassable. LITER FROM GEN: ifedLEL- NEAR YORKTOWN, itpri I 9.-1:20 P. M. The weather still continues unfa vorable for military opefations. It has been raining for nearlkiwo- - days. The creeks are very much, swollen, and the low grounds covered - with, water, making the roads almost im passaWO for empty wagons. I.nforinittiOn received shows that-. thb .rebels hive a force of '60,000, which is rapidly being added - to by troops from the neighborhood of Rich mond, which is, oub day from 'York town by railroad and river, they hay ing four steamers and' sixteen .traas ports in use, anl-by,the time the wads. are in'iondifidn for the Union >army to move "the rebels may be able 'to meet - .them <with one lhuodre4-,llkou sand' men. The flower of their arrny,with the best'arms, are in a strong intrencled position: , Previous to our troops Oc cupying the present position, the mil itary authorities hid no.means of as certaining the extent, of the rebel works. Information obtained through' ilt•- serting contrabands and other soar ces show that the enemy have aea,rly five hundiedgnns, some, of them of the largest `calibre. The rebel Gen., Johnston, with some of his forcep, , has arrived, and taken cosnmand Person, showilig that they intend making a desperate resistance to the advance -of out troops at every point. Their entrenchments extend across the peninsula from the lames to the York river. The cheering newsdiom the -West ern - DepartmenVarrived - here 16-day and our troops are wild with enthusi .O.SM over the result;And are anxious to be ledto - ,active 'I 'deedsf sum ar o valor. - - L LATAIt, FROM GEN. Mc- CLELLAN'S ARMY. Continuiil Skirmishing is going on, and a brilliant little affair occurred Yesterday-Morning; in which Griffin's battery participated'With markc4i effect, .killing and wounding twentx. seven of - the rebels.' The rebel poem tion extends acmes the peninssi‘' from Yorktown to 'Warwick, near the James river, short distanpe ithote ktullberry Pnini.. The confirmation of the land and the making in - of the creek from James river ek9004,0114ir itosirldefelice and enables, ,t,k, to command with their fer,titei(tiota the l ipad` sof the peninsula: , Gene Lee and‘JOATeaL_E: - X o b ast ip era both reported Idlheiwitilit4..ieb ietfoscee liere-gkino ''ebnimanclittO I=ENISI LAN'S ARMY.' IN El
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