WASHINGTON, March 11. – Dispatches from Fortress Monroe
report all quite at that point.
No further intelligence obtained about the Merrimac’s
injuries. She reached Norfolk Sunday
evening.
There is evidence that the enemy left Manassas two weeks
ago.
Reports from Winchester state that the forces under Gen.
Williams had returned from the reconnoissance, and had reached there that
evening without serious opposition.
WASHINGTON, March 11. – Large numbers of contrabands have
entered our lines which now extend beyond Manassas Junction and are still
coming in by dozens.
The earth-works at Centerveille were greatly
misrepresented. They were not of the
formidable character supposed. The enemy
previous to evacuating injured them by blowing up the embrasures and casemates.
On our troops arriving at Fairfax Court House the soldiers
rushed in to the court house and brought away some of the records, but these
being discovered the officers directed them to be returned.
When our troops learned that Manassas had been evacuated
their spirits suddenly became depressed as they had anticipated a spirited
conflict with the enemy.
– Published in The Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye,
Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, March 15, 1862, p. 3
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