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THE REBELLION. Reported Capture of Rebel Ca valry in Kentucky. An Interesting Trip with a Flag of Truce. ZOLLICOFFER AND PEYTON’S REMAINS DE LIVERED TO REBEL OFFICERS. LATE SOUTHERN NEWS, Expected Declination of the Rebel Government to Receive Messrs. Ames and Fish. A Richmond Paper on the Potter Inves tigating Committee. MOVEMENT OF GEN. GRANT AGAINST FORT HENRY. AFFAIRS AT FORTRESS MONROE. c., c., e. GENERAL BUELL’S DEPARTMENT. More: Good News. Louisville, Feb. 5.—Colonel Garfield is at Paintville with a sufficient force to preserve order. The Virginia and South Carolina regiments, under Humphrey Marshall, have gone back to Virginia, and Marshall and the rest of his forces went to Pound Gap, where he disbanded them. The where abouts of Marshall is unknown. A rumor prevails that a party of rebel cavalry, supposed to be a part of Morgan’s force, were sur prised last night, between Lebanon and Green river, and forty of them killed. No Federal loss. Larrr.—It is now rumored that Morgan has been captured. Griefs of @ Rebel ‘Hard Shell’ Clergy man. Among the letters found in Zolli ‘ ioffer’s cam e following ee epistles relating to a esi clergyman. His defence in Careefence is a peculiarly interesting A Grave Charge Against Rev. Berry. Mount Hore, Ala., Oct. 2, 1861. Dear Sm: “After my respects, this will inform you that the Rev. S. Berry has come back with a false certificate. He says he was discharged for having fits, and his wife says it was all affected, and that he is capable of doing such tricks.” As regards his hand and arm, there is nothing the matter with him, for he has ironed off a wagon since ‘he came here, and is now weather-boarding a gin-house; and Col. Thaxton says it would be right for you to send for him and put him in service; make him serve his time out; he is trying to dissuade every young man from volunteering—some of his neigh bors—in fact, all day it can shame the tales he tells about the fare and the way the soldiers are treated there under you. He is doing a great deal of harm here, and if you could and would send and take him back you would do a great service for your country You will get a letter from Col. Thaxton, one of his neighbors. He joined Capt. Bankhead’s company from Lawrence county.. He makes his brags that Alabama was the only way he had to get away from you. Please show this to Capt. Bank head. He is the stoutest- bodied man in the neigh borhood, and could endure as much hardship. He says he never drilled but once; take him back, and learn him what it is to be a soldier. Yours, with respect, W. Brooks. To Col. Wood and Capt. Bankhead. The Defence of Rev. Mr. Berry, Kintock, Ala., Sept. 4, 1861. Drax Captain W.S. Bankweap : I, am one of your best friends in this life, feel it my duty to drop you a few lines this evening. At home I am, and can say to you that I am not well yet, nor I ever expect to be any more in this world; but I have got wh and about. I have improved a good deal since I got home. I have been under the care of Doctor Crom ever since I came home, captain. If I improve as fast one more week as I have this last week, I shall come to see you again, and stay with you as long as I can stand it, will fix my self with some bed-clothes to keep me off the ground as much as I possibly can, and I think that I will be the one that will get old Lincoln’s skelp. Bet I am not out of hart in trying to live a camp life and be of some service to my country Captain, I find there are lag people all over the world, I under stand that it is said of me in camps that it was desate of me. I have tin told that it was wrote to you, that nothing never was the matter. I never had rheumatism, fits, or anything else of the hint... any the man who wrote that wrote' a ly, and he is a Tory besides. And that’ is not half what he will do. I will bet a gray horse, worth $150, that I go back to the army before the man that has been wrighting about me ; and I will double the bet that the dog that has been writing about me to you and the boys, never does go to fight, or even stay in camps. I heard also that it had been written to you, or some of the boys, that I told so many bad tales about you and your company; that I had disheartened the men of General White’s company and broke it up. I will pledge you my word, Captain Bank head, that I have never seen but two of White's men since. I have been home, and one of them was S. R. Weems, and the other Robert Halcum. You will please ask them if I have ever said any thing against you or company. This office in their office. Captain, I have thin fur from this. I told the people that cum to see me that you was the choss captain in that regiment, to my humber opinion, and that I looked upon you as a hy-toned gentleman.I told them that I did not like to stay in the hospital, and I dislike it as much yet as I did when I was there. If I get able to travel, I shall cum check next week, and if I don’t cum then, I will cum as soon as I get stout anus. I am your friend till deth, dear Captain W.A. B. Rav. 8. BERRY. An Interesting Trip with a Flag of Truce— The Remains of Zollicoffer and Peyton delivered to the Rebel Officers. A correspondent of the Cincinnati Tomes, writing from Munfordsville, Ky., in a letter dated February 1, says: The remains of Gen. Zollicoffer and Col. Bailie Peyton were yesterday removed, under a flag of truce, outside of our lines, and delivered into the hands of their friends. While here, the body of Gen. Zollicoffer lay in state, and was treated with all the respect due to his rank. The duty of con veying it across the lines was assigned to Gen. John son, and, through the kindness of Capt. McCook, assistant adjutant general, to whom I am indebted for many favors, I had the exciting pleasure of ac companying the flag of truce. The Escort. The party detailed for this purpose were obliged to take an early breakfast, for by sunrise they were on the way. They crossed the pontoon bridge, and moved up into Woodgonville in the following order: 1. A mounted sergeant bearing the white flag, and riding about fifty yards in front. Gen. Johnson and other field and staff officers. Among them were Gen. Negley, Capt. McCook, A. A. G., and Capt. Hoblitzell, of Gen. McCook’s staff; Capt..Terrell, chief of artillery in this divi sion, and other gentlemen representing all the bri gades in this division. _3. A four-horse ambulance bearing the mortal remains of Gen. Zollicofer. It was followed by a similar ambulance bearing the body of Col. Peyton. 4 An escort of twenty-five men from Capt. Gad dis’ excellent company of mounted volunteers,in command of their brave and daring captain. Meeting the Enemy’s Pickets. “While passing through Horse Cave—the town, not the cavern—toward the turnpike, Gen. Johnson discovered a party of rebel horsemen, on the turn pike, running from ua at full speed. ‘The white flag was held aloft and waved, but they paid no at tention to it. We moved on at a faster pace, con stantly waving our flag. Occasionally we could see the horsemen, at a distance, evidently watch in our purpose. We had gone some two miles below Horse Cave, when a party of Texan Rangers sud denly appeared in the road, waving a white flag. General Johnson ordered a halt, and, accompanied by Captain Terrell, moved up toward the enemy, waving his white pocket-handkerchief. The com mander of the Rangers, accompanied by two men, advanced and met them. He proved to be Capt. Cook, one of the most dash ing officers of the Texas mounted troops. After a few minutes conversation between the above-men tioned officers, both parties moved south to the Woodland House, within 2 mile of Cave City, where all dismounted. A Ranger was despatched with a communication from Gen. Johnson to Gen. Hind man, and all proceeded to dispose of themselves as comfortably as possible. Arrival of Gen. Hindman and Staff—De livery of the Bodies. About half past 3 o'clock Gen. Hindman, with p prtion of his staff and a whole company of Texas Rangers, rode up from Cave City, displaying a white flag. Halting some distance from us, Gene rals Johnson and Negley advanced on foot to meet them. Gen. Hindman and Col. Ormsby, of Ar zenec ®, both dismounted, and advanced from their Orew. The usual compliments were passed, when officers on both sides went forward, and a general intro duction took place. General Hindman then en tered the hotel with General Johnson, where they had, with other Federal officers, quite a lengthy and pleasant interview. The officers on both sides assembled in the par lor, when Capt. McCook dispensed the hospitalities of his haversack. “Come, gentlemen,” said he, ‘help yourselves and make free. Tomorrow we may be shooting at each other, so let us be social under the flag of truce.” This broke the ice, and all were soon mingling as freely as of the same family. There was only one sad face in the party. Gen. Zollicoffer’s sur geon, who is a prisoner of war, was allowed to ac company the flag of truce, and, amid all the hilarity, he alone did not smile. The Confeds seemed to relish the liquors hugely. They were mostly quite young men. Three of them, only, are worthy of special notice. General Hindman is the commander of the advance brigade on our front. He is an old Arkansas politician, and has revelled in the luxuries of Congressional life. He is short and thick-set, legs bowed, complexion florid, and eyes large and gray. His chin and lips are thickly covered with beard, while the hair of his head hangs in immense locks down over his shoulders. in appearance fully confirme. his reputation as a general—selfish, crafty, mean, and cruel. Colonel Ormsby. This gentleman is also from Arkansas. His figure is tall, straight, and manly, complexion dark, and hair,and eyes of a raven blackness. There was, during the whole interview, a settled melancholy on his face, and I presume it is natural. The idea struck me that he seemed surprised to find genti lity and good fooling among the officers of the army of the Union, and could not recover from the astonishment. He was dressed in a colonel’s full uniform, after the Jeff Davis pattern, which makes a tremendous display of gold lace. Colonel Wharton. The other character is Col. Wharton, the Texas Ranger, appointed to fill the place made vacant by the death of Col. Terry. The visitor to Washing ton city will not fail to see about the hotels a class of people known as Congressional pimps. They are generally good-sized. men, with an agreeable sua vity of manner, can outdrink the next man, and are thoroughly posted as to the under-current of Washington life. They live by teaching officials the peculiar vices of the capital, sharing it with them. Should I see Col. Wharton in Washington, I should take him, despite his Ranger rig, as just such a character. He looks like a man who is at all times ready for a drink, a game of poker, or a race. His dress is very common, with a profuse decoration of such beads,as Indians love to use. He sits on a silver-mounted Texas saddle, and rides with bridle and martingales made out of horse hair. I judge him to be very vain, and prone to much blustering. The Texas Rangers. For the first time I had a good opportunity to see the Texas Rangers, about forty of them being pre sent. They are generally young men, and mostly, so they say, from Texas._.The only badge they wore was a red star on the front of their hats or caps. They seem to clothe themselves as best they can, and look shabby, ragged, and dirty. One of them has a whole suit made out of bearskin, and several pants out of a similar material. They are armed with short double-barrelled shotguns, revolvers, and bowie-knives. Their general appearance is villainous, but I picked out several very pleasant and intelligent countenances. Captain Cook, the first officer we met, seems to be an accomplished gentleman,with a big dash of the romance in his character. While the officers were in the hotel, some of our cavalry and the rangers got into a political discus sion. The rangers used the old argument about Abolition, and said they would rather die than be the slave of the Abolitionists. Their conversation was of a low, trashy character, displaying an awful ignorance of public affairs. They frequently used such language as “that’s a G ——old —=d lie.’’ The fellow in the bear-skin clothes, was as gruff as a bear, boasting of his desire ‘to take Yankee scalps, until he was invited to take a drink of Yan kee whisky. A staying drama put him in a better hu mor. Strange what arguments some people re quire. Transfer of the Bodies: The bodies were formally delivered to General Hindman by General Johnson. Our generals were present when the remains were transferred from our ambulances to theirs. Their barriages was miserable, one being a common spring wagon, and the other a ricketty two-wheeled ambulance. The bodies were immediately driven off toward Bowling Green. Separation. The two generals met in the centre of the road. General Johnson said , « Well, General Hindman, I bid you, good day. I hope we may meet often, hereafter, under pleasant circumstances.” ‘Thank you, sir. So do I.Good day,’ was the reply. ¢ Our party mounted and started homeward. We were scarcely, under way, before the rebels turned their backs upon us, and disappeared in the wind ing of the road. The sun was shining, brightly, cheerfully, and beautifully. As the two caval cades,so lately laughing together, separated, to meet again in the din of battle, I thought of the old days of chivalry, when such scenes were frequent. NEWS FROM THE SOUTH. By a late boat from Fortress Monroe the Rich mond Dispatch of the 4th inst. has been received. It contains the following articles : {From the Richmond Dispatch, Feb. 4.} Maryland. There is no doubt that if a vote were taken to day in Maryland, free from the power of the Fede ral standing army, she would unite herself, by an overwhelming majority, to the Southern Confede racy. We are sure, from sources of information in which we have complete confidence, that Maryland is sound to the core on the great questions of the day, and only needs the opportunity to demonstrate it in the most significant manner. The cruelties and indignities heaped upon her true-hearted eons by the Lincoln despotismun have only consolidated the public sentiment of the State in the most rigid reso lution ; and when the day comes, woe to the foreign and domestic tyrants who have fastened chains upon her robie limbs! Woe to the traitors at home, and the imported Yankees who have aided in the work of tying her hands and feet! There is not on this continent a more patriotic and heroic race of men than the genuine old Maryland stock, and it is only because they are without arms and overwhelmed with numbers, that they do not vindicate their glori ous name from the outrages it has suffered.. But the day will come. Maryland is a slumbering vol cano—slumbering, but not extinct. War. Matters, From the Richmond Dispatch, Feb. 4] We have nothing new to report this morning in the situation of affairs.. The excessive bad weather, and the consequent condition of the roads, has caused a temporary suspension of active operations, and we look for nothing of an exciting nature so long as this state of things continues. .The vaunted Burnside expedition is a dead-lock somewhere on the ‘‘stormy-coast,’’ and all the deep-laid schemes of the enemy bid fail to result in nothing of practi cal importance. Meanwhile, the tone of the Euro pean news is by no means discouraging. The ex tracts which wer publish this morning, embracing dates to the 19th alt., will be read with interest. Both England and France regard affairs on this con tinent with deep solicitude, and everything encou rages the Southern people to redouble their ener gies, and fight on for liberty and independence ; for even though these inestimable blessings may be long deferred, they will eventually reward their efforts. The world looks with wonder and admiration upon the stern resistance the South has made for eight months past, and a determination to open the spring campaign with even greater energy will conduct us to the goal of our highest hopes. The “Stolen”? Arms. [From the Richmond Dispatch, Feb. 4.) The report of the Potter Investigating Commit tee, recently submitted to the Federal Congress, makes wrathful reference to the efforts of Secre tary Floyd to arm the South at Federal expense in advance of the war now prevailing. ‘Not content wih denouncing the actual transfer of great quan tities of arms by that Secretary, to our threatened section, the indignant Potter, makes exposure of several attempts to transfer other arms which did not prove successful. 1 : It seems that one hundred and forty cannon, of superior quality and of very large calibre, were or dered to be sent to Texas and Louisiana late in 1860, and that but for the faithful promptitude of Holt, Mr. Floyd’s successor, they would have now been a part of the Southern armament on the Mississippi river and the Texan waters. Gen. Floyd is doubt less quite willing to shoulder all the odium which attaches to his efforts in respect to these cannon; but it is certain that he was powerfully seconded in them by Yankee cupidity. The appropriation voted by Congress for casting these cannon for un finished Southern forts was passed by Congress, we believe, without his knowledge or solicitation, under the industrious lobbying of Pittsburg iron founders. .The guns were cast in obedience to law, and the early shipment of them in advance of the full completion of the forts, though not in advance of the readiness of the forts to receive their arma ment, was due more to the fact that the Pittspurg iron-founders were bound by their contract to de liver them before receiving their pay, than to the special eagerness of the Secretary to get them off, hé Deavatory simply obeyed a mandate of Con gress, and the Pittsburg contractors simply obeyed the influences of cupidity. All the treason or fe lony that attached to the business adheres to the skirts of the honorable body of which Mr. Potter is a shining member. The hundred thousand muskets that were ordered to be sold to Belknap, at two dollars and a half, but which were stopped by that watchful Cerberus, Holt, were ordered to be sold under a standing law of Congress, and in pursuance of numerous reports of competent boards of ordnance officers, declaring that Government would do well to get rid of them at two dollars. It would have been a glorious thing if the additional number of arms had, under au thority so distinct, and in a manner so free from blame, found their way, in the fall of 1860, into the arsenal of the South. They did not find their way there. Why? Because, though offered to, and urged up as the Southern States, they would not take them. Virginia had previously taken a few thousand , Mississippi as many more, and Alabama a still greater number. Probably South Carolina and Georgia took also a few thousand, but when a hundred thousand more could have been had for a song, they paid no attention to the subject. The offer to the States was at two dollars; the offer to Belknap was not until afterwards, and at two dol lars and a half. Belknap’s scheme was to sell the muskets in Europe, and not to the South, as Potter would intimate. But, in spite of these refusals of the Southern States to enter in earnest into the business of pre paring for war, there was a mode found of filling their arsenals with arms, with arms, too, of a far better character than condemned muskets. It had been the policy of the Federal Secretaries of War to allow all the rifles and muskets manufactured at the Federal armories to be deposited in Northern arsenals. That at Watervliet, near New York city, contained probably one-half of all the arms of im proved patterns, owned by the Federal Govern ment. The attack of John Brown upon Virginia, and the numerous efforts of Northern emissaries to ex cite Southern slaves to insurrection, suggested the importance of distributing their quota of these fine guns among the Southern States. Accordingly, or ders were issued, in 1860, by Secretary Floyd, to transfer the Southern quota of the army in North ern arsenals. The precise number of guns which were actually transferred under these orders, we know not; but we happen to have the official figures showing the number that went under the single or der of 30th of May, 1860—114,388. It may suit the purposes of the North to condemn the act of Secretary Floyd as felonious and treason able ; it may gratify the malice of a few Southern citizens to own the impeachment; but that the cir cumstances of the South, irrespectively of the then approaching war, justified the transfer of arms to her great slave districts, and that the portion she bore of the expenditures of the Federal Govern ment entitled her to the custody of a fair quota of this sort of public property, no honest man, North or South, can deny. Stolen arms, indeed! They were taken under undisputed legal right, and more than the portion taken belonged to her by right of property fairly paid for. hat number of arms was already in the ar senals which received these, we have no means of knowing. Probably, in view of the policy that had been before pursued, there were next to none. What number of arms that came under other or ders from the Department, we have no means at hand of ascertaining, but we are sure we are safe in stating the whole number of improved arms transferred to the South’ by order of Secretary Floyd at 150,000. The Yankees ‘may rage’ and imagine vain things, but “if that be treason, make the meat of it.’’ Latest from Havana—Confederate and United States Vessels. The Mobile Tribute publishes a letter, dated Havana, January 19, which says: It is astonishing to see the number of Confede rate vessels daily arriving, and, instead of lying at the wharves ‘rotting,’ so the ‘‘ Yankee’’ vessels do, they are sold immediately, and the greater number are now actively engaged in trade with different ports—a great many being under charter of different Governments. Only one vessel, the brig Chapman, of New Orleans, is unable to leave. Our Confederate agent, Charles J. Helm, Esq., of Kentucky, and his family, the Hon. Beverly Tucker, of Virginia; Major Lewis, W..F. Scott and Jady, —— Green, Esq., of New Orleans; A. J. Matthews, of Pensacola; E. H. Weed, of Mo bile, and John Innerarity, of the same place, are all staying here. The Englishee officers express the most sa ge disgust at the cowardly backing out of the apkees in the Mason and Slidell affair. The Span iards again complain of the seeming slight bestowed on their Government in: never having had a Com missioner sent to Madrid. They claim that they would have long since recognized us, having the same institution to uphold that we have. From Munfordsville, Kentucky. The latest reliable advices we have from this quarter is, that the Yankees have sent back their sick from Munfordaville, and are busily engaged in bringing up their artillery from Nolin and Bacon creaks.It is said they received their marching orders early last week.Four Yankee regiments are encamped in the bend below Woodsonville, on this side of Green river,’ under cover of their heavy guns on the other side.— Bowting Green Courier, Jan. 30. The Burnside Expedition Left Hatteras. [From the Norfolk Day Book, Feb. 4.] A letter was received in this city, on Saturday, from Elizabeth City, in which it was stated that, on Friday, one of the steamers left Roanoke Island for the purpose of reconnoitring, and on her return re ported that the entire Burnside fleet had left Hat teras. We have to remark that this may be correct. Possibly Burnside, on viewing his crippled armada, may have wisely concluded that he could not effect his purpose with his vessels in so bad a condition, and, relinquishing his original project, he may have set sail, with the intention of aiding some other com pedition— possibly that against Savannah , Movements of General Beauregard. [From the Richmond Dispatch, Feb. 4.] Much having been said recently in the newspapers about the movements of this officer, it is proper that the public should be made aware of the fact that he left Manassas on Friday last, at midnight, by a special train for Lynchburg, on his way to the new post of duty to which he has been assigned. Whe ther that be Kentucky, New Orleans, or elsewhere, he will doubtless be heard from in due time. [From the Bowling Green Courier.] The announcement that Beauregard was assigned to Kentucky has caused a thrill of delight and en thusiasm throughout the South. Under the lead of this great general our brave men will be prepared to perform deeds of heroic valor worthy of their holy cause. “Important Resignation’ s the Rebel Army. [From the Richmond Examiner, Feb. 4.] We have intelligence of an important resigna tion in the army ; but as it is not likely that it will be accepted, and as it is understood that it was sent in for personal reasons that may be accommodated, and, above all, as we do not think it prudent to refer to any important changes in our military commands, we decline to publish the statement of facts which have come into our possession. Commissioners Fish and Ames— What the Rebels Say About Them. . [From the Richmond Examiner, Feb. 4. We are assured that our Government will deny permission to ex-Governor Fish and Bishop Ames, the titled commissioners sent from Washington to comfort the Yankee prisoners in our hands, to pass our lines We hope that this is so, and that “ the wish is not father to the thought.” Such a mis sion is insulting to us, is accompanied with danger to our cause, and comes from an enemy who has refused us the commonest rights of war, laden our prisoners with fetters, and gloated over the fiend ish work of pillage and assassination that has every where marked the track of his invasion. We are not acquainted with the antecedents of Rov. Mr. Ames, but for us his ‘ aims are sims of mystery.’ As to ex-Governor Fish, we know him to be a man of marked ability, a successful poli tician of the Albany school, and a firm, persistent Abolitionist, one of the bitterest enemies the South has ever had. We may rest assured of one thing, and that is, that as soon as these two commissioners come within our lines, two able and cunning spies will be in the Confederate States. As to the Yankee prisoners in our hands, they have ease and comfort enough, without the dor bons and ‘*Stewart’s gum drops’’ which Bishop Ames and his coadjutor are to bring them from the North. By a special act of Congress they are al lowed the same rations as our brave soldiers in the field; and as General Winder has not objected to young Yankee cutthroats being taken from the hospitals, to be nursed in the families of physi cians in this city, and to be fed with sugar plums by the ladies, we suppose their condition is quite as comfortable as could be expected under the circum stances. The Lincoln Commission to the South. [From the Richmond Dispatch, Feb. 3. Teformation in our possession enables us to relieve the public apprehension that the commissioners appointed by the Lincoln Government to visit the military prisons of the South will be permitted to fulfil that purpose. Indeed, we could not suppose it possible that the authorities of the Confederate States would for one moment entertain a proposition so absurd and ridiculous. We are informed that our Government will not only refuse, peremptorily, to allow Bishop Ames and Mr. Fish to come here for the purpose of investigating our prison system, or for any other purpose, but will henceforth exer cize a rigid surveillance over any communication, by person or letter, between this country and the North. This is a stop in the right direction, and the only regret is that the policy had not been sooner adopted. GEN. HALLECK’S DEPARTMENT. “
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