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   Burlington Weekly Hawk Eye (Newspaper) - January 17, 1863, Burlington, Iowa                                EST I HE AGE OF H THI WORST e hundred and n both thunder haj an ed o c lt will cure win system of 1 to wort vanker in -j to curette Vorat e warranted to cure homo hi scaly of j ed to ewe the it sa cure the care case of the and the jj of the Medical humor I by z oo the object the most Ja the Discovery to your notice 3 of Its cur In re o tiese to which able That most mother MOUTH your own t proper and from short and and the fountain of to your ed ot oo the thep the gone and an indifference and you can then your complexion nourishment yoar by and he fibres of voor body be- i fo low a of diseases which the ly ed to CUKE heart Mia In tie weakness ol of the puin of tbe hip the id of poor women are suffering free know the cause I to ad tbat good old proverb An b bet tr tan a pound of care la he iv i jary ver tbe joa can per en of ape A no o all els twice a day DONALD iTI CHICAGO AIR ft aod Two Heirs tbt Boot C MAIL 00 a m Is S 13 p m 00 m 6 SO pa at if JJ 4 00 m Louisville 11 05 Route running two Express of vars Birth Car ran oe lo DM OB thV car t free dost B made it for 30 for at aai and Ohio through to for nle at id! 7 Scke 0 ad at the Company B office JOHN BRANDT Sit Geg aURi lod R K LINE ly Bouta Kast be Ntw York and all Uea g OB UM A Id B tte aad at ite train i vrb aU to vn Al 0 H via Toledo scJ aod ft oi can i 10 Toledo route vallf and Toledo LES STAGING KAIL miea an er in WITH THE AM BEST ROUTE BOSTON ST AAO 10 ALL N MI V OHIO AKD CANADA ost TWO DAILY w L AX GO 1 7 IS o'clock P to M J H witb tbe scy at with the OAD for Galena for fit t tsst Packet and St Iowa by taking 2 reach Chicago tr VIA of Stock ran regularly Sanday ralas Iahe all the rights of Passenger it and consequently avoiding delays are NS have been both sides of tie and d wish for ibe accommodation of beJ given to Chicago hew Yo JOHN Vice a BURLINGTON i io BURLINGTON SATURDAY JANUARY 1839 BURLINGTON WEEKLY HAWK EYE Ona copy one year Tea Twenty one copies SATES OJ CASH ADVERTISING Jl 00 1500 80 00 1 j times S limes I week j months S months 1 inch Mo tin In 2 In Sio 225 400 00 2 00 S 00 5 00 150 350 400 600 250 400 400 600 9001800 5 00 50 13 00 6 00 9 M To 00 9 15 00 35 00 85 00 00 35 00 25 60 55 00 00 SW 400 BOO R 00 5 00 I 00 12 00 5 00 7 5010 00 IS 00 0015 JO 00 15 00 25 00 8 00 15 00 00 35 00 55 00 A deduction of 25 per cent on all B Daily and LATER AM BACK CAIRO Jan arrival from tbe mouth of the Yazoo to dey we have author uve accounts from Shermans re- pulse was His entire force under tbe direction of Gen re embarked on on transports pre ed DT tbe rebel advance who coming within range of our gunboats were back mth bv tbe guna on tbe fleet Tbe fleet and witb troops on board bad leeched Island No at last account and were on way to Napoleon Nothing definite bad yet been beard from Banis ana various rumors of advance were plenty band agree tbat tbe attack on JBT THE REBELS Gunboat Lane Captured and Blown HP YORE Jan Creole arrived to night from Kew Orleans the 3d brings despatches to Gen Halleck She passed al gunboats and tbe transport witb at South West also gunboat alngton Purser Cook reports tbe arrival of uhe gunboat Clifton at South on the 3d I learn tbat early on tbe corning of tbe la tSe rebels made an attack by land and on the Federal forces at Galveston Our boats were attacked by five rebel by double row of bales of cotton and loaded wub troops armed with rifles The Harriet Lane was captured bv ing after about all her officers Capt and Lieut tbe crew 130 all told had been killed by musketry from tbe Sly informant states that but ooe or two of the officers and but twelve or teen of the crew escaped death The gunboats Clifton and engaged and escaped tbe lormer losing no men killed and but one wounded Tbe lost 1 killed and 18 wounded Two barges with coal fell into the hands of tbe enemy The tbe flagship of Com was not engaged ashore on her crew were transferred to transports tnd fearing she would fall mto tbe bands of tbe rebels blew ber up By some or accident the explosion occurred be- fore the boats containing Lt man and crew got away They were consequently blown up with the ship The crew of the arrived at New Orleans on transports The remaining are oa their wav did not arrive until tbe place bad been AH the fleet on i their way to Orlean Tbe rebel forces are about 5 000 under Gen Our land force under Col Burrell of probably did not exceed 300 SESSION Jan Mr WHITE of Indiana referred to the resolution tbe Committee on Affairs to to tbe expediency of providing for the of company and regimental officers from of their commissions agreed to Mr COLFAX offered a resolution that the ways and means be further consideration of the House reducing doty on imported paper from 50 to 10 per cent and the same be considered now Laid on the table On motion of Mr the Secretary of the Treasury was requested to inform the Souse of tbe amount emended since rhe ID the employment and subsistence in the disloyal States and to what extent the es peaces have been bv On motion of Mr KELLOGG the Committee instructed to inquire into the expediency of tbe duty OQ import ed rags of paper is made On motion of Mr ARNOLD it was resolved that tbe be requested to communicate fun statistics of the trade and commerce of tbe Great Lakes western and the bt Law nce Mr NOEL offered a resolution that the Com- mitue on Naval Affairs inquire into the of establishing a Yard at the residue not having arrived or not being dis 038 was much more as our gunboats were firing bis m He to have failed to with the Seet on an attack OQ ibe battery at Bluff aB bad been agreed upon That stronghold 13 yet uninjured Gen Sherman ta charged with detained steamers from ap in order to conceal bia misfortune to have opened and read letters of correspondent there and to have ed of them He threatened to put correspondents 10 front and set to rag ponder is the unanimous testimony who have arrived to dav Tne engagement was less general than reported principal was done bv tbe center uider command of Smith and Blair The conduct of the latter is highly of He cad a shot under bsm scd then led bia troops on foot Our loss iear as be determined was 600 killed wounded and nearly 1 000 missing Cspt died oa Gen Grant a forces are marching to Memphis where his headquarters mil be in a day or two From movements on tbe river it would appear that McClernand will be largely reinforced from bis command Gen of Ohio is here with one ment of bis brigade bouna down the river rape and canister continually in their be rebels had several batteries on shore Tbe Federal troops were on one of the long wharfs and it 13 said repulsed two charges oi he rebels before they surrendered Tbe steamer Jacob was burned bv Guerrillas at Bradley's Landing 10 milea above Memphis on the afternoon of the 8th bbe had landed for tbe purpose of on board 160 bales of cotton The boat and cotton were burning when the ClaraBelle passed a short time alter No one was seen OD shore a part of the passengers and crew escaped in boats OD tbe morning of tne 8th at daylight Moore of tbe 2nd Illinois Cavalry with a de- from be Ind aad Iowa 151 men pad all mounted attacked a rebel encamp ment of 300 at s Mul on Knob Creek 35 miles oi Fort Tbe were completely killed 46 taken 50 and s fine lot of small arms captured Federal two slightly wounded and two borses killed The expedition was ab- sent from Fort Pillow only 27 hours These facts we learn from Charles Adjutant o tbe Iowa The Indiana Legislature point the mouth ol and north of Louis Agreed to Mr offered the following That the OD fairs be instructed to inquire mto the ey of giving land of 160 acres to each soldier in any old regiment Jaud ae located on an rebel as soon as che is crushed Passed 66 59 On motion of Sir WALLACE the Committee in the was instructed to inquire what n any is to settle dis- question of to Puffet Sound cultural Mr DA WES offered i resolution requiring Jan appears that ring the recent capture of Spring by the Confederates under Van Dorn burned a hospital ready for although Van Dorn it should be spared was one of the in the Southern Department hiving 2 000 bunks an immense lot of drugs and surgical apparatus thousands of blankets sheets proceeding was in violation o a promise aod all rules of civilized warfare and an evidence of tbe barbarity and want of ciple in the Confederate officers An was al o made to destroy the General Hospital which contained over 500 sick Bv order o Taa Dorn a lot of ordnance which hat been tored m the building consisting of der sod cartridge's were pilled in front o the ai ana fired Tbe medical officers pro o t but were treated with con- j tempt and before there was time o remove the sick Ehe were riddled av flying balls v an took place roving door and window in cbe p about 20 men I by the utmost tae Ho as a nelter for tbe oten the n and o a rebel named who he csd been Of Vou Dora 10 i f all aick men who bad not benu paroled co i pistol 11 haod about 150 i forced toem to ir ee from beds end une g to shoot tbe cers fd and uie poor lows who were suffering from d Pneumonia and diarrhea start wun him on tbe raod The men fell down m the streets and had to rise again for fear of being shot when were so weak that the slightest motion wss agony On being importuned if there was any thing in the name of that could be done to induce him to slop his brutal proceeding He consented to let them alone OD re a paper signed by all the surgeons pres ent stating that the tuen were too alck to and that their removal statement is signed by H K Medi cal Division 13th Corps Jan 9 election of United States did not take place to day The caucus nominees are 3 A Hen ricks aud Turp No business was trans in the Senate lor want of a quorum toe Republicans bolting and have refused to hear he Governor B menage without a ion of boto bou es Tht refers principally to State af aira endorses tbe Emancipation Proclamation a necessary war measure and says tbe peo lie muat not be deluded with the dea that compromise is possible or abandon its efforts tbe rebellion Tbe State haa furn over dur ng the Exchanged FORTRESS MONROE Jan 10 Ludlow of staff hao ju t returned from City having accomplished the exchange of which will restore to active abou 20 000 of our paroled men let All officers and men wbo were delivered at Point from the of Xovember to 1st 1863 2d All officers and men captured at Harper 8 Ferry 2d All officers and men paroled at ter November and and December Isi 4th Ail officers and men paroled bv Col Im boden November 9th 1862 5th All officers and mem paroled at bom May 1862 and delivered at Washing ton Carolina 6th AH captured in ppi Arkansas New Mexico Texas Ar zona and Louisiana up to January 1st 1863 not exchanged 7th AH captured m Tennessee Missouri Alabama South Carolina and Florida up to December 10th 1862 8th All captured on the sea or gulf coasts and waters flowing into the same up to Decem ber 10th 1863 are exchanged Col Ludlow says it is highly probable that Confederate Government will rescind tne order retaining officers of the United States aud also tbat citizen prisoners will soon be re leased Tbe daily of Charlotte North Ca o hna Jan says the papers of this morning publish report that Gen has execu ted fifteen officers in retaliation for the McNeil butchery the President if not incompatible with public interests to commun cate to he House what authority o has been g ven to Gen Dn in and Gen Butler in Li and Gov Stanley C or any concerning election o Representatives to the House in their states ROSCOE suggested that tbe include Gov Phelps of Ark and GOT Johnson of Tenn Mr DAWES bad no objection than that no election cases for the two latter bad come before tbe Committee The resolution was adopted On motion of Mr solved as the sense of this House that no creditors of the Government are as meritorious as the soldiers of the Union and that no more money should be to any civil of the govern meat every arrearage cue to aay regiment n the service bas been paid Mr STEVENS introduced a Betting forth hat as the terms of the enlistment of soldiers eoon and as it is expedient to have whose constitutions peculiarly fit them or Southern campaigns therefore Tbat the President is zed and required to raise equip and organize persons of color of African deceU to erve five years as artillery infantry aud to receive per month the officers 810 sad rations one half to be iet aside for the uae of their families in jane ot no families tbe money to be retained them until tbe expiration of their term of the commissioned officers to have tbe same pay as that ID tbe regular army tbe com- jany officers may be either white or black and stations may be ee either forth or South Mr COS of Ohio moved to the he table Negatived years 53 nays 83 On motion of Mr the farther consideration was postponed until Wednesday week Mr MAT of Maryland offered the following preamble and resolution Whereas Maryland bas been declared a al State and whereas slaves escaping therefrom mto the District of Columbia after being re to to await reclamation by their owner nave been taken from the custody of the Marshal by the military authorities n tion of their rights of property and m violation of the solemn guaranteed rights of the people to those of last He then examined mto condition 000 were for the current service He argued to bow that tbe money could be obtained by loan and hence the necessity of passing the reported from the Ways Meane now under consideration The hope oi success ID any financial scheme now is military success After sons ce marks the Committee rose and the House ad- number of petitions were pYe sented in favor of tbe Act Mr HARLAN offered a resolution requesting tbe President to inform the Senate aurea bad been adopted to the of tbe act suppressing the and con of Rebel property and if any addition al legislation SB necessary Adopted Mr CLARK offered a resolution requesting Committee on the Conduct of tbe War to and report what are tbe objections and of delay m the execution of the act to confiscate property of Rebels especially in the of to be COD ul Nominations Jan 9 The following nomma boos have been sent to tbe Senate by tbs Pre- sident I Wra E of to be Consul of tne U b at S Petersburg H Clav ff to be Mm Bte Resident of the U S TO tbe c ot ragua in plice of Anaraw B re- G luert Wheeler to be Consul of the U b B H Wil on of Indiana to Con ul at Li U ion Sin J li of in place of L Wit on Wm U filter of in to Con u o tue U ror Ve oJ ic plate oi B A of tht 0 S a Cape J OK bv of Ken to oc of tee S NEW YORK Jan A Murfreesboro dis- patch says the of the rebels increases daily Two thousand of their wounded were sent to yesterday were left here but cannot be moved as their wounds are frightful and most of them will die Lavergne has been accidently burned so that the rebel wounded have to be to and to for oi Maryland therefore Tbat tbe Committe on tbe Judiciary be instructed to ascertain tbe facts and the law concerning tae same and report the result of their at an early day ai d such I legislation as will put an end to theae unlawful land unconstitutional proceeding Resolved That a copy oJ preamble and resolution be transmitted to tbe President m or der that be may that the Constitution and Lawa are execuTed in District which is un- der his observation and authority Mr moved to lay it on tbe ble which was carried Sfr THOMAS of Maryland the select Com- on Emancipation instructed to en- qu re into tbe of an on to in a and colon nation o of color now in that State Cn rao on of Mr BROWN of Virginia the 91 y instructed in tc tbe to aid toe S ate o tcn in Tie on of her slaves The tl tu went into it e on tbe Wb Jt OD tbe t It to prr dew va and means for of Mr off rad i for tne bi of the on wa e aid Means as heretofore rub erty of Columbia Adopted Mr called up tbe to vide for the further issue of bonds and United States notes A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury read in favor of thiB measure explaining bat tbe resolution from tbe House would not meet the wants of Government The was Mr explained that this made ample for prompt payment of Mr WILSON gave notice of a to consol date regiments in tbe field also So facilitate he return of absent soldiers to the army Mr moved to take up the r the organisation of a Court of Claims Mr HALE hoped not He was opposed to any legislation not looking to tbe salvation of be country The vraa taken up and considered until tbe expiration of tbe morning hour when on ma ion of Mr the for tbe charge of State was taken up and he proceeded to the Senate Mr poke at fome length to Mr speech made Friday last Tue was then postponed until to morrow On motion of Mr DAVIS tbe to rinse for the defence of Kentucky waa then up The pending amendment of Mr HARLAN to allow tbe to raise men ID any one State was rejected M- CLARE thought the had better be He moved to postpone for one week The motion to postpone was rejected and tbe passed by yeas 23 nays 13 Mr RICE called up the to reimburse tbe State of Minnesota for expenses incurred m the late Indian hostilities After a discussion of it was post and the Senate adjourned WASHINGTON Jan House into Committee of the Whole on the provide ways and means to support the Mr of said 000 in paper are called for It the war should ast till July 1864 the entire amount will be needed great as are the figures Our are our generals and soldiers in tbe field upon their success depends that of our best schemes Europe has no disposition to loan us nor seems inclined to aid us in preserving tbe Onion We mast therefore rely ourselves as we had more resources than all Europe combined A message wae read from tbe Senate mg the death of Senator Pierce of Md Mr STEVENS said he would ask for a vote on his to-morrow and on his motion the Committee rose Mr CHRISFIELD passed a eulogy on the pri vate character of the late Senator Pierce Mr a tribute to bis with whom he had long served m tbe Senate Messrs of Pa MAY of Md RIDDLE of Ohio and MORRILL Yt also made remarks The resolutions of respect were adopted and the House adjourned SENATE presented a peti tion from the Chiefs ot he Wyandotte Indiana asking for reimbursements for their losses che rebels Mr from the Committee on For- eign Affairs reported on the petition of Mr for mediation by Switzerland with tbe recommendation that it be indefinitely post Springfield Safe 1 REBELS IN AT- TACK t ST Louis Jan 12 last night General received dispatches from Col commanding at Ma that tbe rebels m every advance and our bad possession of the place We lost 17 k 1 led L Number of wounded unascertained We buried foken off the field They number of wounded on our But little of Springfield waa destroyed The rebels have almost entirely destroyed the tele- graph between Springfield and Sand Spring Curtis has three columns of troops after the en Jan 12 following dis- patch has been received nt headquarters here Jan following as Headquarters to-day FORTRESS Om A party of cavalry and infantry was sent from by Gen and landed West night before last returned a of animals sod wagona hey destroyed the depot stock House burned two steamers loops boats and barges loaded with no lose whatever Signed To Gen Halleck ST Lours Jan 11 I hare good news from Our for- cea have repulsed the rebels and we hold the The rebels were retreating I have three columns going towards them Gen Brown ee an arm uol Crabb of the ISth Iowa him in command of the troops The enrolled behaved nobly Signed R CURTIS General a to New Niw Jan Washington cor- of she Times ears Desertions of late become BO numerous tbe Secretary of War bas determined to adopt tbe most stringent measures tp secure tbe return of de He bas become convinced that tbe adopted some time ago is entirely equate and bas decided to remove Mr Draper and place the in the hands of Wool with full power its execution The Tribune's Washington correspondent tbe following from Richmond papers N C Jan iron clad was towed into harbor at Beaufort N C disabled ber turret aud guna and BO tbat her constantly The steamer which towed Mon has not been heard from The tion at the Joes of these vessels is great The Herald has the following HOUSK Jan 11 force of rebel supposed to be Hampton's command has been hovering on our right flank w some days Our cavalry pickets at Stafford re-e tired upon trad two men killed Our have been fired upon repeatedly and one died from wounds received in this way Presuming that this cavalry supported by a larger Col Fernough went out night before last with a force of cavalry infantry and artillery advancing by backroads He reached Station where he ed and drove a company of from fiO to 70 rebel cavalry He ascertained satisfactorily that there IB no rebel force except roving bands oi cavalry on side of the His caval ry marched 80 and his about 60 miles returning laeG It was reported that the rebels bad beea ning care on the railroad to Junction But this Sa doubtless incorrect A Sergeant of tbe 12th Illinois captured by managed to escape and reports that the rebel force consisted only of cavalry he longing to Hampton's command Sen Sigel arrived here from this evening NEWS REBEL OF THE January 11 f Tbe Richmond has the following Jan 10 It IB DOW ascertained that the enemy retired from his position on Saturday and Sunday morn beyond Stuart's Creek his alry returned after bearing of the withdrawal of our forces Gen Morgan bas returned safe after destroying the Nashville Railroad four miles of He also destroyed the Ellington and and parolee a large number of prisoners Enquirer says Gen cial dispatch concerning the capture of the Harriet Lane says I hare taken 600 prisoners and a large quantity of valuable arms the Harriet Lane is but little injured doi Mr aP aidin course of his ARST OP THB POTOMAC January 10 All Inspection of light twelve pounder ammunition shows it to be moat being badly fitted Several carmines occurred from them to our men daring the recent battle An oilier Jan 9 McCann attacked a construction tram at Antioch nine mUes from Chattanooga destroying a locomotive and two cara Mill Creek bridge and capturing bridge builders and paroled them NEW YORK Jan 10 Chase holds a conference with the bank presidents to mght Pa counterfeit 5 s on American Bank this city are circulated are distinguishable only by tbe fact that tne and dates are engraved while the genuine are written Advices Orleans report that the re bels have men and 30 guns at Port Hud son earthworks are said to be four milos in extent The Capitol at Baton Rouge by fire Many thousand volumes and valuable books papers were consumed Loss 00 OOU r t fore tl L co i G Ue p B cd into a ai d th no ir could b 0 OlO audition il wi 1 ue requir U e nest 20 days The amount if gold and all the of tales did not on the first of January exceed Even if the Secretary of Che treasury could produce every dollar of this U would not be enough to pay 50 cents on the ar of tbe liabilities of tbe government it was herefore perfectly plain thai even this com- small sum of cant be paid n coin It was no fault of either the Secretary or Congress the com cant be obtained it was simply an There was a plan to meet it according to the old maxim if we not do as we would we must do as we conld The Secretary has paid out legal tender notes although fas has authority to sell sis per cent bonds he has sold leaving the remainder to be disposed the market price the reason why the bonds were not sold was because there no redundancy of currency our soldiers in the field should he paia they cannot be expected to perform duties cheerfully while they know their families are almost starving tbe of living Imperative necessity requires payment to them no longer be delayed If the Secretary cannot raise money on the bond other authority be given him to meet the liabilities Our perils are two fold compared to Agreed to Mr WILSON introduced a to consolidate j companies cow in the field Mr GRIMES offered a resolution requesting be President to to the Senate all unman cations between the State Department ad Majesty's Government in re- ation to tbe capture of British vessels sailing rora one port to another having OE board ar- icles contraband of war intended for tbe ailed Confederate States Adopted Mr offered a resolution asking he President to communicate with the Senate ny correspondence m hia possession or m the Department between this he Mexican Minister at Washington relating to he exportation from ports of tbe Doited States lining contraband of war for the of the Trei ch army m Mexico Also a reported orde- 0 prevent tbe Mexican Government to avail serf of tbe eume privilege Mi KENNEDY announced tbe death of ate James Ward who died of last December Mr 41 eloquent and touching tribute to n ora worth exalted character and true of tbe deceased and offered the maryre of respect which were adopted Messrs Bayard oi Delaware and 01 Maine also delivered eulogies wben the Sen te Senatorial Pa Jan resolution was presented ID the Senate this afternoon by Mr stating that m consequence of numerous articles having lately appeared and that danger of violence was to ba apprehended in the election of U S Senator the Senate ad antil Wednesday morning Tbe ion passed the first reading by a strict party vote and was laid over until tomorrow me Should it pass previous to 12 o'clock an ing election cannot take place and the position re mams vacant for one year The city is filled a thousand and great excitement El Jan 22 A Richard BOD was elected U S Senator this afternoon The vote stood for Richardson IS in the 53 n the House for GOT Yates 10 ia the Sen ate 27 ia the House j Jan 13 special despatch from Augusta Merrill was elected TJ S day by a the House of 95 in the Senate by a vote of against Jau Senate and and ta the Charles R elected United States benator ID place of David y two majority Chattanooga Jan tf has med his line 7 miles Bide of He had been guilty of tbe most outrageous con uct stealing private property robbing citizens and running off negroes HEAD ARMY OP THE January 12 Tbe Enquirer of to day contains he following Jao 8th To Son J Seddon From latest I am satisfied thai he army and transports have gone up the are only seven gunboats between the mouth of tbe Yazoo River and Milliken's Bend ia daily growing stronger We m end to hold it J C Lieut ten 1 in Command Advices from San Antonio Texas state tba the express from Brownsville bad brought in that 000 French troops had landet aC and taken possession of the city The Railroad Bridge over tbe TiTer oi cbe Weldon 1 bag bee rebuilt L Tbe Virginia tae hospitals are saf clothing mid blankets while thog other are by other thi State Tho on the TDC and women of Virginia to these ry articles f Jan IB reporte n Richmond that the is now lying guns of Fort Darling laving gone tbe blockade sod cannot return on account of tbe low fater m tbe i At on last there wer CSS Yankee transports The forcee there the commands of three Major Generals ivee a force of 65 000 at least is a at Beaufort It is supposed that aa attack is meditated 01 Wilmington and Yankee officers are m Atlanta From California SAIT FRANCISCO Jan the ship Washington for- Hong Kong carrying Califor a produce in treasure also th for Liverpool with sacks o I passed both Houses of iae Legislatur extended debate eight Senators an The J i 10 i Branch Mint at to Jra Bobe last Mfl pick ava tWee west of that place I H it torses provisions and Four boats with army stores armed to day Food for Nsw YORK Jan afternoon enew and splendid ship Geo Grisvold ladem ith gifts of food Tor the famished operatives of was towed down the bay and this Ing she will spread her sails and start oa er voyage for the shores of England As she oved down he bay she was saluted by several vessels in tbe harbor The crowd of and citizens on ber deck ae u oa le steamer which towed her out and other la m tbe vicinity exhibited their generous en- by the vociferous cheers MiTal Jan 10 iron clada and hare received sailing nd leave on Tuesday next Sunday last the gunboats id Ella went into tbe to get out a schooner which had run tbe blockade got ashore but was pulled off A umber of cavalry men appeared near the shore which was up creek Our boats fired OQ them nd they skedaddled Finding it impossible to et out she waa shelled to fire her nd wben they left was m a blaze Retaliatory NASHVILLE Jan 9 orders all rebel officers confined er is revoked prisoners to subsist on tmy rations food contributed by friends to to sed for hospitals Restrictions of ons to constitute jail offence 07 TBS POTOMAC 0 IB no troth m the report m mond of debarkation He still iea his position in front of one knows better than the military as daily flags of truce go over is supervision Fired Jan 10 dispatch from C H Virginia 9th says ten of our coats were fired Stafford s store tea lies from here by 160 rebels in ambush Our men escaped capture bat two were wounded ne From Richmond Jan is from papers N 0 Dec 30 iron witb n valuable cargo of Govrnment and EL special messenger from Europe at a Confederate port to day The teamer Marion arrived from New Orleans md News unimportant Banks bis forces at Baton Kogue Bank Jan Ia increase in specie 196 in- rease in deposits 150 08 decrease m circa ation Tbe Pirate Rebel Rail Road NEW YORK Jan 13 S aval officers states rom is bis be be- leves the Pirate Alabama gone or will go o the Eastern Hemisphere Serames ia known o have contemplated a cruise on tbe coasts of Africa and Southern Asia A Fortress Monroe correspondent states tbe ebels suffering seriously by the destruction of he railroad from They have sent umbers of negroes to repair the track ed by large forces under Evans French's rebel has been moved from to A portion of Lees army has been sect to ready to mareh to Carolina has been heavily reinforced and is determined to keep tba railroad communication evered between Richmond and tbe Gulf States It is generally conceded that the large fleet at Newbern is designed for the capture of agton It is rumored that an attack ia aoon to be made on Charleston Negley's di- vision many other troops are for tion harbor is filled with and transports The Senate and Cabinet r Jan 13 Herald publishes a series of resolutions which it says were adopted by Republican Members of the Senate that the course to the national existence is a vigorous prosecution of the war the President should be aided bv the agreeing with him in the policy and This state of tilings we and the public believe exists therefore a change be made to secure this unity t Cabinet should be exclusively composed of pive cordial resolute and suppari to ibe principle and purposes first stated 13 and w commit tbe direction conduct and execution of any military operation or command to any one is not a er and porter of be principle and purposes above stated Here follows tbe of twenty eix were presented by a Committee of 9 to tbe and await the action of Writ of Wia Tan Supreme Court of Wisconsin decided to sustain the Writ of Habeas Corpus issued m behalf of tbe Ozaukee rioters arrested foe resisting the draft thus de- nying the right of the President to suspend the writ mauch cases Captured PHILADELPHIA tins city publishes a letter from tbo Blockading Squadron off Charleston dated tbe an- the capture of a rebel boat with a lor and important dispatches for Europe Ji J Xw houses without difficulty p m The message a a very full of state affairs Mr Holman of Bergen offered some peace resolutions aad ed they be made the special order of January which are lengthy so disposed ot A Democratic W Wall for ator for tne ehort term   

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