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[[start page]] Com. Foote & Gen Pope. Pittsburg Landing has been the scene of one of the greatest battles yet fought. Gen Prentiss army was surprised by the southern & driven from its[[positioning?]] but the timely arrival of Gen Buell with reinforcement saved the credit of the North & our army has regained its position The loss on both sides is heavy. Gen Johnson one of the principal confederate generals has been killed & Beauregard lost a arm. In Virginia Gen Shields has been wounded in an engagement at Winchester. The Northern forces encamped a little out of the town & the inhabitants who had professed loyalty as long as the [[union?]] soldiers were about ^though they had evacuated the [[farms?]] notified the confederates who attacked them The engagement was severe but the Southerns were obliged to beat a hasty retreat. The army under Gen McClellan is now opposite Yorktown the scene of one of our revolutionary battles. News from there is awaited with great interest as the Southerners are strongly fortified & seem determined to make great resistance Jef. Davis himself is said to be there. From the valley of the Shenandoah we hear of new victories Mount Jackson is ours & several small towns Gen McDowell has advanced on Fredericksburg & from last accounts was only prevented from crossing the river by the destruction of the bridges The [[end page]] [[start page]] confederates have evacuated the town. An expedition was made up the Rappahanock a few days [[since?]] by two or three gun boats nothing was seen of the confederate forces & the inhabitants left in the towns eagerly welcomed the Northerners. From Com. DuPont we hear that Fort Pulaski has been taken The seige was conducted with consummate skill The Fort would have held out much longer as it was well garrisoned & [[provisioned?]] but a breach in the wall exposed her powder magazine which a few more shells might have ignited. Com DuPont expressed his thanks to Gen Hunter for allowing some of his men to take charge of some of the land batteries. In North Carolina Gen Burnside is besieging Fort Macon. England has been in a great state of [[excitement?]] since the affair of the Merrimac. The superiority of iron clad vessels seems now to be fully established. Great curiosity is felt just now to know the object of M. Mercier the French minister's visit to Richmond. It is supposed he went there to see the [[F?]] [[their?]] monopoly of tobacco. We had a visit from Mrs Gen [[Heintzelman?]] yesterday she is a pleasant little woman Her husband is at [[L?]] he was badly [[end page]]
