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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1868.
THE REBELLION.
VICTORY! VICTORY!! VICTORY!!!
Glorious News from the Burn-
THE CAPTURE OF ROANOKE ISLAND,
All the Enemy's Cannon and Ammu
nition Captured.
THREE HUNDRED REBELS KILLED.
FIF:iik',V:(04400431111:0AD1)041/.1:**.44);VAti;c4
Gen. Wise becomes Sick before the Bat
tle, and is Removed from the Island.
THE TOWN ABANDONED AND BURNED
Good News from Tennessee and
North Alabama.
ODB GUNBOATS WELCOMED IN BOTH PLACES
THE OFFICERS TENDERED A BALL BY
THE PEOPLE OF FLORENCE, ALA.
RECRUITS OBTAINED FOR THE GUNBOATS
Gen. Buell's Army Marching on
Bowling Green.
&C., &C., &C.
FORTRESS MONROE, Feb. 11.—By a flag of truce.
to-day, W 9 114411 1 WY& of tho couplets Booms of
the Burnside Expedition at Roanoke Island. The
inland was taken possession of, and Commodore
Lynch's fleet of steamers completely destroyed.
Elisabeth City was attacked on Sunday, and
evacuated by the inhabitants. It was previously
burned, whether by our shells or by the inhabitants
is not known for oertain.
The first news of the defeat arrived at Norfolk
on Sunday afternoon, and caused a great excite
ment, The previous news was very antiafactorYi
stating that the Yankees had been permitted to ad
vance, for the purpose of drawing them into a trap.
The rebel foroe on the island was supposed to be
only a little over three thousand efficient fighting
men.
The fertifietaiOtib Were 'supported by a small na
val force, under Commodore W. F. Lynch. The
names of the rebel steam gunboats were the Fanny
(captured from the Union,) Curlew, Sea Bird, and
Post Boy. Each of these vessels had an armament
of two guns.
It is presumed that Major General Hill is among
the prisoners taken. Wise escaped by being sick at
Nag's:Head, which is on the outer coast of North
Carolina. He was hurried away from there fo Nor
folk, when his situation became dangerous.
The Richmond EQ719114920 of this morning says,
in its leading editorial: "The loss of an entire
army on Roanoke Island is certainly the most pain
ful event of the war. The intelligence received
yesterday by telegraph is fully confirmed. Twen
ty-five hundred of our brave troops, on en island
of the sea, were exposed to all the fires of the
Burnside fleet. They resisted with courage, but
when 15,000 were landed against them, retreat
being cut off by the surrounding element, they
'were forged to surrender.
" This is a repetition of the Hatteras disaster on
a larger scale."
The following are despatches on the subject from
the Richmond papers of this morning :
"NORFOLK, Feb. 10.—The latest news states that
0. Jennings Wise, son of Governor Wise, was shot
through the hip, and disabled, though his wound is
not mortal. Major Lawson and Lieutenant Mul
len were mortally wounded. About throe hun
dred Confederates were killed, and our wounded
number over one thousand. The number of
Yankees wounded is about the same. Midshipman
Carom had his arm shot off. The other casualties
are not reported.
"A late arrival this morning says that Elizabeth
City had been shelled and burned by the Yankees,
and that the enemy was pushing on through to
Edenton."
Nonroxx, Feb. 10.—A rumor has prevailed that
Commodore Lynch's fleet of gunboats had been
captured. It is not believed, but it is thought that
all were burned by the Confederates to prevent
their capture, with the exception ow, which was
endeavoring to make its escape.
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The rebel fleet went to Elizabeth City from
Roanoke Island, and was probably burnt at the
former point.
NeTTOTA, icb, 10,—atoceived in Richmond at
midnight-I—A courier arrived here this afternoon
at 4 o'clock, and brought intelligence that Elizabeth
City was burned this morning by the inhabitants.
During the conflagration the Federate landed a
large force. All our gunboats, excepting one, Were
captured by the enemy.
den. Wise has not yet arrived at Norfolk.
The following is the very latest, copied from the
Norfolk Day Book:
, C A courier arrived here yesterday afternoon
about three o'clock, from whom we gather the fol
lowing information :
" The enemy advanced in full force upon Eliza-,
beth City yesterday, and began the attack upon
that place.
" The citizens, finding resistance in vain, evacua
ted the place, but before doing so, set fire to the
town, and when our informant left, it was still in
flames.
" We have also to record the capture by the ene
my of all our little fleet, except the Fanny, or the
Forest, our informant was not certain which.
" She eluded the buemy and made up Pasquotank
creek, but was pursued, however, and fears are
entertained that she too was calmed.
"It is said that before our boats surrendered
they were abandoned, and that the crews succeeded
in making their escape.
"If so, we are at a loss to conjecture why they
were not fired before they were abandoned.
"The disaster to our little fleet is attributed to
the fact that, having exhausted their supply of
coal and ammunition, they proceeded to Elizabeth
City for the purpose of obtaining a supply.
"Every effort had been made to obtain coal,
but without success, and they could not ram to
theleland or lead any assistance to our forces.
" All the details published with referenee to the
capture of Roanoke Island are confirmed by a
courier. He represents our loss at 300 killed and
wounded, and the Federal loss at 1,000. Great
hxYee 'gat made among them while coming up the
road leading to the felt Our fumes brought
bear upon them two 32-pounders, and, at every fire,
the ranks were terribly thinned. The places of the
fallen were, however, quickly filled.
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ct The Pork Point battery was manned by the
Richmond Blues, and most nobly_did they defend
it. During the conflict they were attacked by a
whole regiment of Zouavee, and though completely
overpowered, they stood their ground bravely, nor
did they yield a foot till all but seven fell bleeding
to the ground.
"There is good reason to believe that, had Col.
nenningsen, with his artillery, been en the island,
it would not have been forced to surrender. The
lack of field pieces was sadly felt, and, had they
been at band, the enemy, perhaps, would never
have berm able to have landed their forces. COl,
lienningsen bad orders, we understand, to report
at Roanoke Island, but, by some misunderstand.
ing, he mistook Elizabeth City for the place of
destination. Capt. Taylor, of this city, is repro.
rented as baying distinguished himself."
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side Expedition.
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OVER ONE THOUbAND WOUNDED.
ME REBELS ACKNOWLEDGE OCR VIC
TORY TO BE COMPLETE.
OUR FORCES IN POSSESSION OF-ELIZABETH CITY.
BY ITS INHABITANTS.
OFFICIAL REPORTS OF THE BAT
TLE AT FORT HENRY.
INTERESTING SOUTHERN NEWS.
THE BURNSIDE EXPEDITION.
[SECOND DESPATCH.]
FTHIRD DESPATCH.]
In addition to the above ; More aro many rumors
we might cive t but as they are nothing more than
rumors, we prefer withholding them. Among
them is one, however, worthy of notice—that Gen.
Wise bed been shot while in an ambulance, on the
way to Norfolk. This is a more statement, and we
can only account for it by supposing that the name
of the General was confounded with that of his
son, who was reported among the killed.
It is reported that one regiment from Massachu
setts was badly cut up, but it is impossible to ascer
tain which of the five that wore attached to the
expedition,
The news occasioned great excitement at Old
Point. A steamer with the official despatches from
General Burnside is hourly expected. The pri
soners captured, numbering at least two thousand,
will be here in a few days.
All the Southern papers reoeivail are unanimous
In admitting the complete victory of our troops,
and that the loss of the island is a very serious
one.
There bad also been some skirmishing at Port
Royal ferry.
The city of Swathe. 14 being atimigly fortified.
The latest news from Savannah is that the Federal
gunboats were at Wall's Cut, an opening which
communicates with the Savannah river, above Fort
Pulaski.
The Rebel Force on Roanoke Island.
A recently published Fliatement of the rebel force
on Roanoke Island was as follows :
Major General Ilill, commanding.
Brigadier General, Henry A. Wise
tneoPS—wras trawl
Light Artillery battery, Captain Romer.
First Regiment, Colonel E. S. Ewalt.
Second Regiment, Colonel Frank Anderson.
Third Regiment, Colonel J. L. Davis.
Infantry Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Gibbs.
Infantry Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Patten
Infantry Battalion, Major Duffield.
Infantry Battalion, Major Ransborough.
Georgia Regiment, Colonel McMillan.
North Carolina Regiment, Colonel -.
In all, about 5,000 troops.
Topography of the North Carolina Coast.
North Carolina has no very populous towns. Ra
leigh, the capital of the Suite, has a population of
5,000; Newborn, formerly the capital, 5.000; Wil
mington, (on the extreme southern point of the
State, and its largest town,) 9,000 ; Fayetteville,
5,000 ; Beaufort, 2,000 ; Goldsboro', 1,000; Weldon,
1,000; and there are many other small towns scat
tered throughout the State, ranging from 1,000 to
3,000 inhabitants. By the last census, the papule.
lion of the State was 601,550 freemen, and 231,081
slaves. These, free and slave, are nearly all native
born, only two or three thousand Europeans having
taken up their residence there.
The topography of North Carolina is remarkable.
The State has an extensive coast-line, which, com
mencing at Little River Inlet, 09 the borders of
South Carolina, runs nearly northeast to Cape Look
out, thence in the same general direction to Cape
Eatteras, and thence north to the Virginia line, a
distance of nearly 400 miles. Along the whole
length of the coast are sandy, barren, desert islands
and bars, ranging from a half mile to two miles in
width, traversed by numerous inlets, which, with
few exceptions, are not navigable. FrOm these
islands shoals extend far into the sea, which render
the navigation of this coast exceedingly dangerous.
Cape Hatteras forms the headland of the dangerous
triangular island-beach which separates Pamlico
Sound from the ocean. The perilous navigation ig
the vicinity - of Capes Fear and Lookout is sulnolent
ly indicated by the names of those points. In the
eastern part of the State, above Cape Lookout, are
the two extensive Sounds, Pamlico and Albemarle,
and one of leaser magnitude, Currituck, which are out
off from the ocean by the island or sand-bank before
referred to. Pamlico Sound, which is the most
southerly, extends from southwest to ti‘rthwes
eighty-six miles, and is from ten to twenty miles
in width, with a depth of twenty feet, and termi
nates westwardly in the wide bap of the Meuse
and Pamlico rivers. There are a number of shoals
within this sound. On the north it connects with
Albemarle and Currituck Sounds. Albemarle is
sixty miles in length, and from four to fifteen
broad ; extends west into the mainland, and is not
connected with the ocean except through Pamlico
Sound. Its waters are nearly fresh, and not affect
ed by the tides. It sends off a number of branches
or little bays on either side, which extend from ten
to fifteen Dinka inland, In the strait which con
nects Pamlico with Albemarle Sound is situated
Roanoke Island, the scene of the late engage
ment. It is about forty miles north of Hat
teras Inlet, and the waters on either side of
it are designated as Roanoke and Croatem
Sounds. On the narrow strip of sand to the
east, between Roanoke Sound and the Atlan
tic Ocean, is a point called Nag's Read, where a
force of rebels has for some time been stationed.
Roanoke Sound is not navigable by vessels of large
size ; but Croatem Sound is about four miles broad,
and navigable by the heaviest ships of the Burn
side Expedition. Roanoke Island was strongly
fortified by the rebels. It is the key to Albemarle
Sound and its vicinity, and the main position for
the defence of Norfolk against approaches from the
rear, as well as for the defence of Weldon, and
other important railroad points in North Carolina.
The other sound, Currituck, is from two to ten
miles wide, and runs parallel with the Coast, front
which it is cut off by narrow sand islands. It con
nects with the ocean only through Pamlico Sound.
The seacoast of North Carolina, from fifty to
eighty miles inland, including the turpentine re
gion, is level, and abounds in swamps and marshes;
the streams are sluggish and muddy, and the land
sandy and, barren, except along the banks of the
streams, where it is very fertile, producing cotton,
tobacco, and maize; but the intervening country
chiefly consists of pine barrens, valuable only for
the turpentine yielded so abundantly by the pine
forests.
The Great Dismal Swamp extends north from
Albemarle Sound into Virginia, area 150,000
acres. From the Pasquatank river, through a great
part of it, there has been a canal cut, which con
nects Norfolk with the North Carolina sounds.
Between Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds is Alli
gator or Little Dismal Swamp, which is nearly as
large as the other, mid. farther eolith are other
swamps, similar in character. -
Advancing farther into the interior of the State,
however, the aspect of the country is quite
changed. At a distance of sixty or seventy mile
from the coast, the land begins to rise with small
hills, stones appear on the surface, and the streams
ripple in their ourse. A little farther westward,
there is all the variety of hills and dales which de
note a fertile country fit for cultivation. West of
the pitch-pine region, where we reach the falls of
the streams, the soil improves, producing all the
small grains in abundance. Still further west is an
elevated region forming part of the great table
land of the United States, from one to two thousaad
feet above the level of the sea, and still beyond
this region the Allegheny Mountains traverse the
State from northeast to southwest, reaching here
their greatest altitude. The people in this section
are simple, peaceful, and honest, and there is here
a great deal of warm loyalty, to the Union. They
are very similar in :character to the mountaineers
of East Tennessee. There are but few slaves here,
and there has been an active anti:slavery element
from time immemorial.
Roanoke Island.
The island is about seven miles long and three
broad, and has good natural defences. On both the
island itself, at Nag's Head, and on the mainland,
the rebels bad thrown - up strong fortifications and
planted batteries. According to information fur
nished, there were five different fortifications and
an entrenched camp in the centre. The garrison,
some time ago, consisted of 5,000 troops, under
command of Maj or General Hill, of North Carolina,
with Governor Wise rioting as his brigadier and
general factotum. On the iriabalaiaa opposite, the
works were extensive, provided with heavy ord
nance and well manned. Altogether, Roanoke
Island was a pretty formidable position.
Details of the Military and Naval Forces
Connected with the Burnside Expe
dition.
We ktitt belofr a Hat of the form, military and
naval, connected with the expedition which have
lately achieved the glorious victory at Roanoke
Island :
AMBROSE EVERETT,BURNSIDE,
Brigadier General Commanding Expedition
STAFF.
Capt. Lewis Richmond, assistant adyt general.
Capt. Herman Biggs, division quartermaster.
Capt. Win. Cutting, assistant quartermaster.
Capt. E. R. Goodrich, division commissary.
Capt. Jas. F DeWolf, assist't division commiiery.
Dr. W. H. Church, medical director.
Dr. J. H. Thompson, medical purveyor.
Lieut. D. W. Flagler, ordnance officer.
Lieut. Duncan C. Pell, aids-de-camp.
Lieut. George Fearing,
Private secretaries to General Burnside—Daniel
Lamed and W. 11. French.
FIRST BRIGADE,
BRIGADIER GENERAL JOUR G. FOSTER.
- •
STAFF.—Capt. C. S. neffinun, assistant aujutant
general.
Capt. David Messinger, quartermaster.
Capt. E. E. Potter, commissary.
Capt. P. W. Hudson, aid-decamp.
Dr. J. H. Thompson, brigade surgeon.
Limit. B. N. Strong,
Lieut. G. W. Pendleton, >volunteer aids.
Lieut. J. D. Anderson,
The following are the regiments and officers of
this brigade :
Massachusetts Twenty-Third Regiment—Colo
nel, John Kurtz.
Mgepachasette Twenty-Fourth Regiment—Colo
nel, Thomas G. Stevenson.
Massachusetts Twenty-Fifth Regiment—Colonel,
Edwin Upton.
Massachusetts Twenty-Seventh Regiment—Colo
nel, Horace C. Lee.
Comieeticut Tenth Regiment—Colonel, Chas. L.
Russeil.
PECOND nuramm.
Brigadief General Jesie L. Reno.
Staff—Capt. E. M. Neill, Mat Adj. General.
Capt. C. G. Loring, Brigade Quartermaster.
Dr. 11. Church, Brigade Surgeon.
Commissary.
Lieut. B. P. Reno,
Lieut. John A. Morris, Aids.de-eamp.
The following are the regiments and officers of
this brigade
Massachusetts Twenty-First Regiment—Colonel,
Augustus Morse.
New York Fifty• First Regiment—Colonel, Ed
ward Ferrero.
Pennsylvania—Fifty-First Regiment—Colonel,
John 11. Hartranft.
Lieutenant Colonel—T. S. Bell.
Major—Edwin Soball.
Captains—Bolton, Bell, Allabaugh, Soball, Has
stnplug, Taylor, Baylor, Linn, Nook% MN,
New Jersey Ninth Regiment—Colonel, J. W.
Allen.
Lieutenant Colonel—E. C. Hecker.
Major--James W. Wilson.
Captains—Hewes, Castner, Hopkinson, Middle
ton, De Hart, Curtis, Riter, Henry, Chow, Drake,
Erb, McChesney.
This regiment comieta of 1,25 G men, rank awl
file.
PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, .FEBRUARY 13, 1862.
New Hampshire sixth Regiment—Colonel, Nel
son Converse.
TIIIRD BRIGADE
Brigadier General—John G. Parke.
Staff—lncomplete—Capt. C. T. Gardnor, Assist
apt Adjutant General.
Dr. James Bryan, Brigade Surgeon.
Lieut. M_ A. 13111, Aid-do-Camp.
Lieut. Philip M. Lydig, Volunteer Aid.
The following are the regiments and officers of
this brigade :
Connecticut Eighth Regiment—Colonel, Edward
Harland.
Connecticut Eleventh Regiment—Colonel, T. H.
C. Kingsbury.
New York Ftftythird Regiment, D'Epineuil
Zouaves—Colonel, Lionel Jobert D'Epineuil.
This regiment went with the expedition as far as
Hatteras, on board the John Trucks, but the vessel
on which it was could not get over the bar, so the
regiment returned to Annapolis ten days ago.
New York Eighty , ninth Regiment—Colonel, IL
S. Fairchild.
Rhode Island Fourth Regiment—Colonel, J. P
Rodman.
node Island Fifth Battalion—Major, Job
Wright, (in command )
Adjutant—C. II Chapman.
Captains—Whaelar, Wright, Eddy, Glatt, Ar
nold.
The battalion numbers about 450 men, alt of
wbom aro thoroughly equipped and armed with the
Enfield rifle.
Betides the above regiments, the following de
tachments of artillery and cavalry belong diltita
expedition :
BATTERY F-RHODE ISLAND ARTILLERY
Captain—Obarles Belgier.
156 men; 120 horses; 4 10- pounder Parrott guns;
2 12 rounder field howitzers.
Colonel—W. A Howard.
The land forces of this division may be summed
up as follows :
Fifteen full regiments and one battalion of in
fantry; one battery of six pieces of field artillery;
forty.five rifled guns, distributed through the Boot,
or a total of fitty-one guns at the disposal of the
land forces. The regiments are, with two or three
exceptions, up to the standard of 1,000 men, and
adding the gunners in charge of the fleet, the total
fighting force accounts to fully 16,000 men, aside
from the naval vessels.
Vessels which Carried the Troops above
Eimnberated
On the 4th inst., the assignment of regiments to
their respective transports was made in the follow
ing order :
FIRST BRIGADE, GEL FOSTER.
Side-wheel steamer New Brunswick.
Side-wheel attain= NGTO York.
Side-wheel steamer Glade (Admiral).
Propeller Ranger, gunboat.
Propeller Havear, gunboat.
Propeller Vidette, gunboat.
Propeller Zoutzve, gunboat.
Bark Guerilla, chartered transport.
Schooner Highlander, armed transport,
Schooner Bseruit (hospital ship).
SECOND BRIGADE, GEN—RENO.
Side-wheel steamer Northerner.
Side-wheel steamer Cossack (Eastern City).
Prfpeller Lancer (gunboat).
Propeller Pioneer (gunboat).
Ship Kitty Bin/Nola and Ann E. Thompson
brig Dragoon., and schooner Scout.
THIRD BRIGADE, GEN. PARKE
Side• wheel steamer Eastern Queen.
Propeller Sentinel (gunboat).
Propeller Chassezcr (gunboat).
Phipti Jcion Tre?6,l4- and Aznericcen, (ohartared
barks H. D. Brookm,an and Voltigeur, and
schooner Skirmisher.
Bel,gier's Battery, on steamer George Peabody.
The steamer New York was, when the expedition
sailed, the flag-ship of the first brigade. Gen. Fos
ter; the :Northerner ' of the second brigade, Gen.
Reno; the Eastern Queen, of the third brigade,
Gen.. Parke.
The Fleet
The fleet connected with the Burnside Expedition
consisted of the following vessels :
The gunboats Picket, Hussar, Pioneer, Sews.
nel, Chasseur, Z weave:, and Lancer, which mount
old fon' guus 4e6la ; the Danger, which mounted
seven guns, and the Vidette, which mounted three
guns.
The floating batteries Sehrapnel, Rocket, Grape
shot, Grenade, and Bombshell.
The armed steamer transports Guide and George
Peabody_
The unarmed steamer transports Union, Eastern
State, Tempest, Cossack, Northerner, Eastern
Queen, New Brunswick, New York, and Sawa
nee.
The mailing transports Aracan, Kitty , Sampson,
Annie E. Thompson, Marcia Greenleaf, R. D.
Brookman, Volhgevr, Guerilla, Jam Trucks,
Aura, Dragoon, Highlander, Scout, Skirmisher.
In addition to the foregoing, the following large
schooners were chartered. They carriod horses,
provisions, ordnance, baggago, etc. t
110I1AF. TIUMRPOUTS
Sohoonera Maria Pike, Edward Slade, Sarah
Orals, W. A. Crocker, and Sarah. M. Senn
PONTOON-BRIDGE souooNEns.
Schooners Sea Bird, Mary H. Banks
SIEGE TRAIN SCHOOKER.
Schooner Col—Smarty.
SUPPLY VESSELS
Schooners Plaindoine, Eliza &wile, Glenwood,
Griswold, Batelle, Emma, U. S. Rue, and Jas.
T. Brady.
SUBMARINE CAR ATTACHED TO THE COAST DEFENCE
iri 4 ilOlOß.
Schooner B. H. Slade, Capt. Stec&
OFFICERS.
Prof. E. Maillefert, Engineer.
Capt. Levi Hayden, Consulting Engineer and Su
perintendent of sub-naurioo operation&
HOSPITAL SHIPS.
Schooner Recruit, Capt. Geo. Coggeshall, 1 gun
Schooner Scout, Capt. Looney.
RECAPITULATION—ANNAPOLIS FLEET.
gunboats (propellors), carrying 38 guns 9
Floating batteries, carrying 13 guns . 5
Armed transports 2
Unarmed steam transports 9
Sailing transports, armed and unarmed 14
Horse transports, supply vessels, etc 20
Total 59
Besides the foregoing recapitulation over thirty
echooners from Philadelphia, laden with coal, lum
ber, etc., accompanied the expedition. The trans
port portion of the expedition was considerably in
creased at Hampton Roads before the departure.
The total force of the fleet sums up to about 125
vessels.
The gunboat fleet was divided into two attacking
colMnre, the first of which is under command of
Commander S. F. Hazard, U. S N., and the other
under Commander Stephen C. Rowan, U. S. N. It
is in addition to the vessels reported from Annapo
lis. The entire naval force is commanded by
Flag Officer L. M. Groldsborough, Commander-in-
Chief.
Naval Squadron
The naval squadron attached to Burnside's expe
dition is under command of Flag Officer L. M.
Goldsborougb, who is also Commander-in-Chief of
the North Atlantis" Blockading Squadron.' Sub-
joined is the organization of the 14 . 4741 Squadron
Flag Officer, L. M. Goldaborough, Commander
in-Chief.
Chief of the Staff, Commander A. L. Case.
Staff Medical Officer, Assistant Surgeon S. C.
Jones.
Signal Officer, H. G. B. Fisher.
Secretary to Flag Officer, ilenry Yan Brunt..
Clerk to Flag Officer, B. C. Meeker.
Second Clerk to Flag Officer, S C. Rowan.
The Vessels of the Annapolis Fleet and
their Armament
The transport fleet, as it rendezvoused at An
napolis, consisted, aside from the naval forces, of 59
vessels of all sizes, rangiug from the steam-tag to
the big aide-wheel steamship, and from the schooner
to the largest ship. In tonnage, they range from
one to twelve hundred tons, and m draftfrom three
to eleven feet. The class of vessels employed; naval
and transport, and. the whole character of the force,
are adapted only to such operations as could be
conducted in inland waters,
and it was evident
from the first that the North Carolina waters were
to be the scene of notion, as there are no other ac
cessible south of Fortress Monroe. There has been
great dissatisfaction at the character of some of the
vessels, but the great bulk of them, as the event
has shown, are staunch and seaworthy.
The gunboat traneorts are of a very peculiar
and formidable character. They are screw pro.
pellers, of about 500 tons burden, rigged with masts
and sails, and carrying from four to seven guns
each. The guns are 12-poundersteel rifled Wiards,
12-pounder rifled Dahlgrens, 30-pounder rifled
Parrotts, and mountain howitzers. The armaments
of these boats, with the exception of the howitzers,
are all rifled guns ? capable of reaching the enemy
at a great distance, and effectually covering the
landing of their troops, as well as rendering much
assistance in a bombardment.
The smallest steamer is the flag-ship Packet,
drawing five feetland the largest Is thelNortherner,
drawing, when laden, about ten feet. No other
steamers draw over nine feet.
The gunboat Union, owing to the peculiar ser
vice for which she is intended, draws less water
than any other of the fleet, except the floating bat
tefies. She is a stern-wheeler, and formerly ran
on the Kennebec river, Maine. She has two 16-inch
cylinders, with 6-feet stroke, and her captain, a
shrewd Down-Easter, when asked what her draft
was, said she could " run close enough to shore to
enable passengers to pick apples off the been, and
make her retreat without touching bottom." With
700 men on board she draws three feet of water.
The sailing vessels draw from five to nine feet, and
will follow the steam transports to anypoint.
A very original feature of the expedition is the
equipment of five floating batteries, which are de
signed to do effective service in action. Five of the
largest and staunchest canal boats that could be
found on the North river were selected for the busi
ness. They were strengthened, and each divided
into five water-tight compartments. They have
but one deck, with strong platforms for the guns.
Their armament consists of Wiard rifled guns, of 6
and 12-pound calibre. Each battery carries a crew
of ten to sixteen ofperienced gunners. They will
be anchored in position, and, with their rifled guns,
can deal with the enemy at great distance. The
gunuera will be protected by bales of wet hay,
and the surface that the batteries present to the
enemy is so small that it will be exceedingly diffi
cult to touch them at any range, however short.
The steamers, as far as size and tonnage are con
cerned, are very much like the smaller class of
North-river steamers. Having been built for sea
service, they are staunch, sit low in the water, and
are seaworthy. Most of them have ran for years
on our Virilet from Boston to St. Johns and /Wax,
Such as have been purchased by the Government
have been painted black, and have had their names
changed.
The total number of guns in the fleet of trans
ports is 45, all of which, save four—the shell
howitzers—are rifled. The effective range of these
pieces is from 11 to 21 miles. The calibre of the
gums is as follows
Ten 30-pounder rifled rarrotta.
Jrou6-pounder rifled Wiard s,
Twelve 12-pounder rifled liriards.
Twelve 12 pounder rifled boat-howitzers.
Six 12-pounder mountain howitzers.
Which is the total armament of the fleet from An
napolis.
These guns, together with 5,800 rounds of am
munition fer the same, were all furnished ander a
contract with Norman Wiard, the inventor of the
steel rifled-cannon, who filled the ordor in the
short space of two weeks, and at the economical cost
of $60,000. The work was done in Now York and
Troy, and a total of 2,000 hands employed in their
manufacture.
The I Z. pounder rifled boat-howitzers are intended
for use either on ship-board or in launches, and
every gun in the fleet is provided with the carriage
and implements for use on land as efficiently as at
sea. The reader will readily perceive that these
guns, thus plowed on land, will be equivalent to
eight batteries of field-artillery, The ammunition
for these guns is of the " Hotchkiss" pattern, of
which there have been furnished 5,800 rounds of
shot, shell, and canister, and 800 rounds of the Par
rott ammunition.
There are likewise on board each transport vessel
in the fleet 40,000 rounds of ball-cartridge, and 50
navy revolvers, with a large supply of =L1116803 to
be used to repel boarders in ease any vowel is at
tacked while separated from the fleet.. There is
also on board the schooner Col Satterly a siege
train of four eight-inch mortars, and on another
vessel there are four guns of like calibre, which
armanent, we believe, was largely increased at
Fortress Monroe before sailing. The same vessels
carry 200 rounds of shell for each gun.
Large reinforcements to the working crews of the
transports were made from the ranks of the New
England regiments of the expedition, among whom
are many sailors and fishermen. Among those de
tad for this service are one hundred men from
the Twenty-fourth Massachusetts, one hundred and
thirty from the Twenty-third Massachusetts, and a
company from the Tenth Connecticut, which is
composed exclusively of sailors ,whalers, and coast
fishermen.
GEN. HALLECK'S DEPARTMENT.
The Expedition up the Tennessee River.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 12.—Special despatches 'to
the Gazette and Commercial, dated Fort Henry,
the 10th inst., give the following account of the
expedition up the Tennessee river :
After the capture of Fort Henry, the gunboats
Lexington, Conestoga, and Tyler gave chase to
the rebel steamer _Dunbar. Reaching the Mem.
phis and Louisville Railroad bridge, our troops
took a quantity of stores, !cc., and passed on in
chasm of the Dunbar, but did not overtake her.
It is supposed that she escaped by running into
some creek during the night.
The gunboats went to Florence, Alabama, at the
head of the navigation, and a distance of two hun
dred and fifty miles from Paducah. Everywhere
along the river they were received with a hearty
welcome from numerous trnion families in Southern
Tennessee and North Alabama, and at towns along
the road the- old flag was looked upon as a re
deemer, and hailed with shouts of joy.
Capt. Grim, of the gunboat Tyler, recruited
thirty men for service on the gunboats, and says he
Can get enough to man the whole fleet.
The people of Florence were so delighted at
finding the stars and stripes once more their pro
tection, that they were prepared to give a ball to
the (MOM of the genbeatill hut the latter could
not remain to accept their courtesies.
Wherever our boats landed, and when tne people
became assured that we did not come to destroy but
to save, they seemed to have no means too extras-a
gent to express their delight and joy. Our boats
captured four steamers, including an unfinished
gunboat, and burned seven others.
They captured a large quantity of stores, and a
hundred and eighty stand of arms.
A gunboat will be sent up the river again this
morning.
The weather is improving, and the mph ere
drying.
WAsnixervoN, Feb. 12.—The following is Lien.
tenant Commanding Phelps' official report to Flag
Officer Foote, received to-day at the headquarters
of the army by telegraph from Cairo :
GUNBOAT CONESTODA,
Railroad Crossing, Tennessee River, Feb. 10.
SIR : We have returned to this point from our
entirely successful expedition to Florence, at tee
foot of Mussel Shoals, Alabama. The rebels were
forced to burn six steamers, and we captured two
others, besides thethalf complete gunboat East
port.
The isteamers burned were freighted with rebel
milithry stores. The Eastport has about 250,000
feet of himber on board. We also captured 200
stand of arms, and a quantity of clothing and stores,
and destroyed the eneainpment of Colonel Crows, at
Savannah, Tennessee.
We-found the Union sentiment strong.
Official Report of Gen. Grant.
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT or. CAIRO,
Fort Henry, Tenn., Feb. 6, 1862.
Captain I. C. Kelton, Assistant Adjutant Ge
neral Department of Missouri, St. L 011173, mo.
CAPTAIN : Enclosed I send you my order for the
attack upon Fort Henry. Owing to despatches re
ceived from Major General Halleck, and corrobo
rating information here, to the effect that the ene
my were rapidly reinforcing, I thought it impera
tively necessary that the fort should be carried to
day. My forces were not up at ton o'clock last
night when my order was written, therefore I did
not deem it practicable to sat an earlier hour than
eleven o'clock to-day to commence the investment.
The gunboats started up at the same hour to com
mence the attack and engage the enemy at not
ever six hinidredrirds. In little over one hour all
the batteries were silenced, and the fort surrendered
at discretion to Flag Officer Foote, giving us all
their gins, camp and garrison equipage, dmm. The
prisoners taken are General Tilghman and staff,
Captain Taylor and company, and the sick. The
garrison, / think, must have commenced their re.
treat last night, or at an early hour this morning.
Had I not felt it an imperative necessity to at
tack Fort Henry to-day, I should have made the
investment complete, and delayed until to-morrow,
so as to secure the garrison. Ido not now believe,
however, the result would have been any more
satisfactory.
The gunboats have proven themselves well able
to resist a severe cannonading. All the iron-clad
boats received more or less shots—the flagship some
twenty-eight—without any serious damage to any, •
except the Essex. This vessel received one shot
in her boiler that disabled her, killing and wound
ing some thirty-two men, Captain Porter among
the wounded.
remOrt your obedient serpent,
11. S. GRANT, Brigadier General.
The following is the order referred to in Gen.
Grant's report :
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OP CAIRO,
Camp in the Field near Fort Henry,
February 5,1862.
FIELD ORDERS NO. 1.
The First Division, Gen. McOlornand command
ing, will move at 11 o'clock A. M. to-morrow, un
der the guidance of Lieut. Col. McPherson, and
take position on the roads from Fort Henry to
Donelson and Dover.
It will In, the special cluty of this oornmand to
prevent all reinforcements to Fort Henry or escape
from it. Also, to be held in readiness to charge
and take Fort Henry by storm; promptly on the re
oeit of orders.
Two brigades of the second division, Gen. C. F.
Smith commanding, will start at the same hour
from the west bank of the river, and take and w
eepy the heights mann:mulling Fort Henry. This
point will be held by so much artillery as can be
made available, and such other troops as, in the
opinion of the general commanding the secontidi
visionftay be necessary for its protection.
The third brigade, second division, will advance
up the east bank of the Tennessee river, as fast as
it can be securely one, and be in readiness to
charge upon the fort, or move to the support of the
first division, as may be necessary.
All the forces on the west bank of the river not
required to hold the heights commanding Fort
Henry will return to their transports, cross to the
east bank, and follow the first brigade as fast as
possible .
The west bank of the Tennessee river not having
been reconnoitred, the commanding o ffi cer en
trusted with taking possession of the enemy's
works there will proved with great caution, and
secure such information as can be Fathered, as such
guides as can be found in the time intervening,
before eleven o'clock to-morrow.
The troops will receive two &dye' rations .of
bread and meat in their haversacks.
One compiny of the second division, armed wilh
rifles, will be ordered to report to Flag Officer Foot,
as sharpshooters & on board the gunboats.
By order, U. S. GRANT,
. . Brigadier General commanding.
The Battle of Fort Henry.
OFFICIAL REPORTS OF FLAG OFFICER FOOTE
AND GENERAL GRANT.
HEADQUARTEsts DEPARTMBIIT Or THR MISSOURI, /
ST. 'Long, Feb. 9,1882.
Flag Officer A. IL Foote, Cairo
I have this moment received the official report
of your capture of Fort Henry, and hasten to con
gratulate you and your command for your brilliant
success. H. W. HALLECK,
Maj. Gen. Com. Department.
Report of Commander Foote, Baited
States Navy, of the Capture of Fort
Henry.
CAIRO, 111,, Feb. 7.—Sin • I have the honor to
report that, on the 6th instant, at 12i o'clock P.
M., I made an attack on Fort Henry, on the Ten
nessee river, with the iron-clad gunboats Cincin
nati, Commander Stemble ; the flag-ship Essex,
Commander Porter; Carondelet, Commander
Walker ; and St. Louis, Lieutenant Commanding
Paulding; also, taking with me the three Old gun
boats Conestoga Lieutenant Commanding Phelps ;
the Tyler, Lieutenant Commanding Given; and
the Lextngtoit, Lieutenant Commanding Shirk, as
a second division, in charge of Lieutenant Com
manding Phelps, which took position astern, and in
shore of the armed boats doing good execution
there during the action, while the armed boats were
placed in the first order of steaming, approaching
the fort in a parallel.
The fire was opened at seventeen hundred yards'
distance from the flagship, which was followed by
the other gunboats, and responded to by the fort.
As we approaehed the fort under slow steaming, till
we reached within six hundred yards of the rebel
batteries, the life, both from the gunboats and fort,
increased in rapidity. and accuracy of range. At
twenty minutes before the rebel flag was struok,.the
Essex unfortunately received a shot in her boilers,
wbioh resulted in wounding, by scalding, of twen
ty-nine officers and men, including Commodore
Porter, as will be seen in the etloloBod list et' MU
&Ries. The Essex then necessarily dropped out of
line astern, entirely disabled and unable to continue
the fight in whichshe had so gallantly participated
until the sad catastrophe. The firing oontinued
with unabated rapidity and effect upon the three
gunboats, as they continued still to approach the
fort with their destructive fire, until the rebel flag
wdt hauled dcovrn, after a very severe and olosely
contested action of one hour and fifteen minutes.
A boat containingtbe Adjutant General and cap
tain of Engineers came alongside after the flag was
lowered, and reported that General Lloyd Tilgh
man, the commander of the fort, wished to commu
nicate with the flag officer, when I despatched
Commander Stetnbel and Lieutenant Commanding
Phelps, with orders to hoist the American flag where
the Secession ensign had been flying, and to infoi'm
Gen. Tilg 'titan that I would see him on board the flag
ship. Ile came on board soon after the Union had
been substituted for the rebel flag, by Commander
Stembel on the fort, and possession taken.
I received the General, his staff, and.sixty or seventy
-men as prisoner; and a hospital ship eentaining
sixty invalids, together with the fort and its effects,
mounting twenty guns, mostly of heavy calibre,
with barracks and tents capable of accommodating
fifteen thousand men, and sundry articles, of which,
as I turned the fort and its effects over to General
Grant, commanding the army, on his arrival in an
balm after we had made the capture, he will be en
abled to give the Government a more correct state
ment than I aim enabled to communicate from the
short time I bad possession of the fort. The plan of
the attack, so far as the army reaching the rear of
the fort to make a demonstration simultaneously
with the navy, was prevented by the excessively
muddy roads and high stage of water retarding
Use tiiiiial of our troops until some time after I had
taken possession of the fort.
On securing the prisoners, and making necessary
preliminary arrangements, I despatched Lieutenant
Commanding Phelps, with his division,
up the
Tennessee river, as I had previously directed, and,
as will be soon in inclosed order to him, to remove
the rails, and so render the bridge incapable of rail•
road transportation and communication between
Bowling Green and Columbus, and afterwards to
pursue the rebel gunboats and secure their capture
if possible. This being accomplished; and the army
in possession of the fort, and my services being in
dispensable at Cairo, I left Fort Henry in the even
ing of the same day, with the Cincinnati and St.
Louis, and arrived here this morning.
The armed gunboats registered effectually tho
shot of the enemy, when striking the casement.
The Cincinnati, flag ship, received thirty- one
shots; the E.YI9 CZ, fifteen, the St. Louis, seven
and the Carondelet, six—killing one and wounding
nine in the Cincinnati, and killing one in the
Essex-, while the casualities in the latter from
steam amounted to twenty-eight in number. The
Carondelet and St. Louts met with no casualties.
The steamers were admirably handled by their com
manders and officers, presenting only their bow
guns to the enemy, to avoid exposure of the vulner
able parts of their vessels.
Lieutenant Commanding Phelps, with his division,
also executed my orders very effectually, and
promptly proceeded up the river in their further
execution after the capture of the fort. In fact,
all the officers and men gallantly performed their
duty, and, considering the little experience they
have bed under are, far mere than realized my ex•
peetations.
WFort Henry was defended with the most deter.
mined gallantry by Gen. Tilghman, worthy of a
better cause, vLbo, from his own ancient, went into
the action with eleven guns, of heavy calibre,
bearing upon our boats, which he fought until seven
of the nitinber Were dismounted or otherwise ren
dered useless.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
A. U. Foora, Flag Officer,
Commanding U. S. Naval Forces,
Western Department
To Major General H. W. HALLEcic,
Commanding Department of the hfits6Uld.
NEWS FROM THE SOUTH.
BALTIMORE, Feb. l2.—We find the following ad
ditional news from various parts of the South in
Southern papers received to-day :
Ea-Governor W. Campbell declines the tender of
the appointment of brigadier general, and assigns
as a reason his physical inability to perform the du
ties of the office. So was to have filled the place
vacated by the death of Gen, Zollieoffer.
The bill to raise troops to meet the requisition on
Virginia by the President of the Confederate States,
passed both branches of the General Assembly on
Monday, in secret session. It provides that all the
companies now in the field shall be filled up to the
number of one hundred men, that the Governor
shall call for volunteers and if the requisite number
be not thus enlisted the deficiency is to be made up
by draft from the enrolled militia.
The injunction of secrecy has been removed from
a bill 'mind by Congress appropriating .1t2,000 : 000
for the benefit of the State of Kentucky.
James Lyons is probably elected to the rebel
Congress to supply the vacancy caused by the death
of Tyler.
The Wax Dg Sist has issued an order tor the
seizure of all the corn in the hands of distillers or
others to be used for purposes of distillation. This
step is taken not only on account of the pernicious
effects of the unlimited manufacture of whisky,
but by tho exorbitant prices the gOTerrialent is
thereby obliged to pay for the article, so indispen
sable for the subsistence of the army.
Another Bombardment at Pensacola
A despatch from Charleston to Richmond says
that, on the 9th inst., Fort Pickens, with the Na_
agars sad Colorado, opened fire on Forts Malta°,
Itarraneas, and the navy yard. After some hours'
bombardment the vessels hauled off, and both are
said to be badly damaged.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 12.—N0 reliance whatever is
to be placed in the report of the bombardment of
Port Pickens, it being the exclusive property of
the South newspaper of this city, and undoubtedly
a base invention of the enemy.
MISCELLANEOUS WAR NEWS.
Rebel Prisoners Sent to Norfolk.
FORTRESS MONROE, Feb. 11.—A flag of truce
was sent to Craney Island, this morning, to inform
Gen. Huger that the prisoners of war from Fort
'Warren bad arrived in the bark Trinity. The
bark was accordingly towed up opposite Sewell's
Point by the steamer Rancocas and the tugs
Adriatic and Atwood. At one o'clock the rebel
steamer West Point came out from Norfolk, and
the prisoners wore transferred. They numbered 4
captains, 3 first lieutenants, 6 second lieutenants, 2
third lieutenants, and 384 others, rank and file and
colored servants. They were taken at Hatteras and
Santa Rosa, and are the last of the prisoners of war
at Fort Warren, except Cora. Barron.
The passage from Boston has been quite unplea
sant, on account of the crowded condition of the
vessel; but the pritediefi are all enjoying as good
health as could. be expected. It was generally
supposed here that the smallpox was prevalent on
board, but on the authority of Lieut. Buell, who
comes in charge from Fort Warren, the statement
is positively denied. The prisoners having been
tiabefeltSd to the IVist .Potra, the Trinity was
towed back to her anchorage in the Roads.
Several ,g l assengers were brought from Norfolk,
including Capt. J. T. Morrell, of the transport
Osceola, which vessel was one'of Gen. Sherman'S
expedition, and wee wreaked on the ooast of Geor
gia, on the 22d of November last, where the Cap•
Min and his whole crew were taken prisoners.
The Army in Kentucky in Motion.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 12.—The Commercial says :
"Our army in Central Kentucky is in motion.
General Nelson's division is marching along the
Glasgow turnpike.
(( General Mitchell's division crossed Green river
on Monday morning, taking the advance of the
main column to Bowling Green."
Arrest of a Secessionist—Seizure of $300,-
000 in Confederate Scrip.
The Chicago Tribune says: Some three weeks
sines a tall, dark-complexioned man, with jetblaok
eyes and hair, and beard of the same color, pre
tending to hail from Memphis, Tenn., sidled upon
a popular lithographer on Lake street, exhibited
some specimens of Confederate scrip, and made
known his desire to have an order filled for the ex
ecution of a couple of plates, of the denomination
of 100 a and 50s. The proprietor of the establish
ment was willing to undertake the
. job, the - price
was fixed upon, a proper seourity given that the
pay, some $3OO, would be forthcoming when the is
sues were completed, and the gentlemanly South
erner took his departure. Such an undertaking had
some time previously been offered to another
lithq
grapher in the City, but for Dome reason or another
was never finished. The gentleman in question
had heard of that transaction.
In a short time after the settlement of the con
tract the artist was in consultation with the super
intendent of police. The job of lithographing went
on swimmingly. and on Saturday was completed
and ready for delivery to Mr. Hendricks, the gen
tleman from the South. Ile called, was satisfied
with the execution of his order, paid the sum
agreed upon, and with the package of blank scrip
under his arm took his departure from the shop.
But at the foot of the stairs Mr. Hendricks was
met by a gentleman who had a little business affair
to settle with him at the office of Mr. Bradley, in
the basement of the court house. This agreeable
gentleman had no objections to carrying the South
erner's load for him. The Southerner consented
and meekly followed the detective to the head
quarters of his superior.
This was on Saturday morning. When taken
before the superintendent and al/YerIIIIIOIIt agent,
John C. Miller, the prisoner was relieved of some
$6OO in good Northern funds and the Confederate
scrip, the latter amounting to about three hun
dred thousand dollars. He gave his name as
J. N. Hendricks, and claimed to be a native of
Ohio. He also muted that the blank sheets of
scrip he had monnfectured wore counterfeit-a, and
but calculated to swindle the rebels ; that ho had a
perfect understanding with the Government offi
cials at Washington, and could do more damage' to
the cause of the South, and hence more good to the
Federal cause, with hie money, than could be done
with one hundred thousand men. His statements
were doubted, however, and did not seem to cor
respond with his previous movements; and further,
it was well known that no such fraud had been or
would be countenanced by the United States
authorities.
captured o
with
and
endricslsBoconsists
, ° n
e v ery respect as well lithographed and printed
about lhe elu ri al p amounts
o
upon paper of as good quality as that used for the
original and genuine Co nfederate cheeks, speoi
mess of which were found upon the person of.the
prisoner. The following is a description of both
blank issues:
The hundreds read, " Six months after theidate of
the ratification of a treaty of peace 'between the
Confederate States and the United States, the Con
federate States of America will pay one hundred
dollars to bearer. Richmond, Virginia, September
2d, 1861."
At the right of centre is the following : "Funda
ble in Confederate atook, bearing eight per cent.
inieresi. ,, At the lelt upper led inner corner is a
equate border containing the words, " Receivable in
TWO CENTS.
payment cf all tfcrw eacept export dam" In the
left lower Cotner itra sailor leaning open an anchor,
with ships Ny the distance. Iln the right upper
corner the fi'pros ' , lOO ;" right lower corner the
letter" C." Vignettnotegroes lontlingabnles of cotton
upon a wagon cottorepress aut% gin in the dia.
tenet).
The Miles have the snare general' inscriptions, the
vignette being the Gadder of Commerce, surround
ed by money bags rord'sittSg upon a• strong - chest,
with a train of cars in' the distance. rn the left
lower corner is a nautical seene—tvvc. sailors, one
having a caulking hatemer irk his hand.
After an eneminatior and' considertsifion of hia
case it was determined, for' rite safety of all as:-
corned, to send Mr. Houdrieka to Fort lafayetter r
and he started for that Meality last o7►ning: in.
charge of a United Statesruff.,er,
Several persons in the citrareauspectect if com
plicity in the transactions of Mt. Hendrieks;.but u
yet the police have not been able to obtain suireiont
evidence of their criminality to wbrrant thei, ar
rest. The wires are laid for Odeur, however, and' it
will not be long before they vritl•bt in durance vile
with their principal.
Visit of Two Soldiers of Cotonel
Regiment to Harper's Ferry and Vie'.
pity—lnteresting Description of the ,
Scenes of John Brown's Operations, &c:
[Correspondence of The Proms.]
COMPANY P, CAMP GOODMAN,
POINT of ROCKS, Md., Fob. 8, 1862. f'
My comrade, private J. L. L., and myself, think.
ing that we had been confined long enough in camp,
and that we had behaved ourselves well enough to
deserve a slight favor, applied to our captain, Ash
ton S. Tourison, for leave to absent ourselves for a
few days, and go up the river to the far-famed Har
per's Ferry. The captain ooncurred in our opinion,
and Colonel Geary concurred with him. So our
pass was duly signed by both, and we commenced
our trip with light hearts, despite the dull and
threatening weather.
We took the ease at Point of Reeks, and reeved
rapidly up the river shore. The Chesapeake and
Ohio canal, the Potomac winding by, with all its
rapids, rooks, and islands; the Virginia shore,
sometimes made up of swelling hills and cultured
fields; sometimes of rude mountains rising steeply
from the water's edge so high that mist and clonal
*Oiled their" Summitti—idt these we steer upon our
left.
At intervals of a fourth of a mile the picket
houses of our comrades were set. The architee
ture of these houses we will not now especially de
scribe, but will sax that we noted the following ma
aerials used in their construstien Legs, polei,
boards, sod, earth, straw, and fragments of old
canal boats. At each one stood a sturdy guard,
with keen eye . and Enfield ride ready. Wo passed
Catoctin Station and the villages of Berlin and
Weaverton, and soon landed at Sandy Hook. Here
we presented our pass. to Major Tyndale, Who not
only added to it a grant to extend our trip farther
up the river, but wrote an order nearly in these
words : Lieut. Mills will detail an intelligent man
to accompany privates L. and C. to the most eli
gible point opposite the ferry, and point out all the
objeota of interest within view, ft all our offloare
at all times could treat the men under their com
mand, whenever possible, with similar considera
tion, a feeling of gratitude and love would make
the officers popular, and serve to animate and ele
vate
the ranks.
We now commenced our walk. On our right, here
and there, arose immense dark isolated rooks; now
they stood perpendicularly; now they leaned
towards us; now they overhung our path. Across
their black shadows hung enormous icicles,
Each giving each a double charm,
Like pearls upon an Ethiop's arm."
On our loft, beyond the river, towered the grim
front of Loudon Heights, whence the Confederate
cannon thundered in vain against our ranks in the
fight of Bolivar. Boon the town of Harper's Ferry
Was before us. To us it seemed more like an engra
ving of some European city than anything We had
seen. The long, high wall sustaining the railway
and canal, along the Potomac front, gave it a forti
fied appearance. The extended range of Govern
ment buildings above this wall, and apparently
upon it, once beautiful, now only the walls remain
ing; the dwelling, the churches, the graveyard,
and the part of Bolivar, higher yet ; the piers of the
ruined bridge which crossed the Potomac, and a
glimpse of the Sheriendcah presented a
picture long to be remembered. Scarcely a human
being could be seen across the water. Alternately
occupied by the loyal and rebel troops, Harper's
Ferry and the adjacent villages have lost their
prosperity and their people. John Brown, indeed,
selected a wild scene for a wild tragedy. Lieut.
Mills kindly loaned us a glass, through which we
closely scanned the engine -house in which ho made
his last stand. It was only six or seven hundred
yards distant, and directly in front of us. The pier
91 tine bridge at the foot of which Brawn's setein•
law, Thompson, fell, pierced through and through,
bleeding, though not dead, we examined also. It
is said that after he had made a footing on the wall
a man went down and kicked him into the water,
where he was drowned. The spot where Beckam,
the Meyer, fell was also !pointed exit, The amoke
staok and upper parts of a locomotive were visible
above the water. A small part of the bridge, after
the burning, remained, running from the shore
nearly to the first pier. The rebels got up the steam
of this engine to high pressure, and, Marling it Some
distance back, sent it driving on, in the hope that it
would strike and demolish the pier, which it would
have done, but the track gave way, and down it
plunged into the Potomac The genius of destruction
muted brooding with folded wings over the melanii
°holy scene, and the lowering clouds and rushing,
moaning rapids were in consonance with all around.
Here we met a very youthful and handsome officer,
Capt. Ahl, and had we been distinguished officers,
instead of obscure privates, we could not have been
treated more kindly. He was walking toward hie
quarters, farther up the shore, and we accompanied
him. At one point, near his quarters, he took us a
few paces up the hill-side and showed us a cavity
of three or four feet in depth, where his men had dug
up a shell sent over by the rebels. He said that,
not long since, he was standing with some of his men
opposite the Ferry, when a dozen Secession cavalry
made their appearance in Shenandoah street, and
amused tileAlSelV4 by glinting invitations to cross,
putting their thumbs to their noses and twirling
their fingers, waving their hats in the air, &e. One
more insolent than the rest loitered behind them,
and continued his attentions. The Captain seized a
rifle, aimed deliberately, and had the satisfaction to
see both horse and rider roll on the ground. The
others scampered off in a wild panic, and some one
rushed out and dragged the man behind the build
ings. The distance was six hundred yards, and the
Captain seemed to think he would have been a poor
shot had the result been different. At his quarters
we were introduced to a young man who agreed to
take us home with bim to spend the night. The
nearest route was very steep, and One further round
passed by the school-house where John Brown had
his arms stored, so we chose the latter. The young
man had a horse, but such was his urbanity that he
refused to ride, leaving that for one of us to do. We
soon reached the school-house, and examined its
outside, but being locked or chained, we could not
enter. We continued on a wild, winding, and as.
sending road until we reached his home, at the very
base of Elk-horn ridge, or as named, more lately,
Maryland Heights. The family had heard and seen
the entire battle of Bolivar, from its commencement
in the morning untilonr gallant boys deployedfrom
the Potomac to the Shenandoah, and rushing with
fixed bayonets swept the ground, captured the co
lumbiad, and drove the enemy out of eight. One
host was a slaveholder, and we were waited on at
the table by his slaves. His wife was a perfect lady,
who shuddered at the recollection of John Brows,
with whom they were acquainted, and of whom
they thought well before the insurrection revealed
his character and purposes.
The next day we lingered at their home till
0fter 3 1991 3 1 hoping to goo elm weather, so that
we might ascend the heights and look down
into Virginia, but being disappointed, we paid
a fair price for our entertainment, and left
them, in search of John Brown's former re
sidence, which we reached after nightfall, having
walked over a tortuous and ill-defined Omsk of four
er five miles, with the I.lk Horn ridge on our right.
The present occupant is named Crampton, and,
though not rich, he is a warm-hearted Union man,
of the true stamp. He helped to ferry Col. Geary
and his men over the river, at the time of the bat
tle, and is ready to do similar service at any hour.
Many of his neighbors would not, on any account,
live in that house, and many
- are the stories float
ing about concerning it. lie had been there a
week alone, previous to bringing his family, and
one night he was startled by an awful sound in the
cellar. Determined to investigate the cause, he
descended, and found that a board had been lean
ing against the wall, when, owing to the dampness,
it began to slide down, the upper end scraping the
wall as it fell. We took a good supper, and slept
soundly.
The next day we remained till afternoon, when,
having sketehed the house, we took our leave, ac
companied by our hest. Soon after leaving his
house we began to ascend Elk Horn ridge. A. by
road turned to the right, and at the point of inter
aecllon our rafde scraped 'away the leeires, tad re
vealed a number of small sticks of equal length.
'Be covered them again, and pointed out a little
pile of stones, and marks in the trees. All of these
were marks left by Brown or his men. Here they
had planned a new path to the Ferry. Leaving
theme, we continued our journey, rising for a full
! mile to the top of the ridge_
Along the summit the solitary road led us on.
We were frequently interrupted by barricades of
trees and brushwood, which crossed our path and
extended right and left downward as far as we
could see. This had been done by the Confede
rates when they invaded Maryland and encamped
Of this height. Our gitiat, it t6Vet,t6ll Ns WiCii as
we .moved onward, by describing the visits they
made him. His life was frequently threatened,
because he lived in that house. One day two of
them came in, and, seeing a picture of Gen. Scott
banging on the wall, one proposed to tear it down.
Our host said nothing, but, as there was an axe be
hind the door, he resolved to cleave him down, if
death should be his portion. However, the man's
comrade diseouraged him, and he desisted. Soon
we were in the midst of all that remained of the
log houses of the Kentucky and Virginia rebels,
who quartered here for six weeks, but vacated in
haste, to make room for Col. Gordon and the Union
regiments from Maiseaehestette. Leaving this paint,
we came on until we reached our signal station, the
last one on the Potomac line. Here the prospect
would have been interesting and variedin
deed. One of our own rifled guns was nestled
on a point below us, concealed by the ever
greens, but commanding Harper's Ferry and
Its approaches. Now; indeed; we saw; not what
we had desired to see, but something worth behold-
THE WAR PREMN.
Till WAR PUBS Ittli be sent to itibotelbere by
mall(peramiumW advance) at $2.110
mmeoofee " COO
'm e 66 ill « e.oe
T en 66 66 u MOO
Larger Metre w.lll be charged at the game rate, thee i
El oaks will
.coat 924 ;20 ooplai w il l coot
100 roping 1120.
Fors Club of Twenty-one or ever, we will send sa
Nitre Copy to the getter-up of the Club.
FT Postmasters are FM190.4 t 9 Agelltl
TRit WAR ruses.
Sir Advertisements Inserted at the tonal rates. Ohl
Linea constitute a square.
though wry different. The point on which we
sac 91.1 Seemed to ho an island, surrounded by a vast
errpt 'Me of water, a perfect resemblance of a great
lake ,'r hay. Only the summits of the Blue Ridge,
th e holiest elevations of Virginia; the Catoctin
orerlook'ir% Camp tioutlman, and the Sugar Leaf:
anot h er ognal umuntain far away, could be seen.
Out Eencrt. gilide I.d'L us, promising that if any
sickness or wounds should befall us and we would
inform him h e would take us to his home to nurse.
Descending to the river, we reached Berlin after
dark. Captain Craig and his men are stationed
hsre, anal we we re entertained in a style hardly to
he Met With excui 't amongst mit pickets, who seem
as though they can 'net do enough for a wandering
fellcw•solcilier
Lieutbnanl Ilinemuss related an adrenture, whleh
may lm munitioned a. 9 a• contrast to the usual eau.
comes of our cautious nen.
Hearing.of some yid vable horses in possession of
the enemy' orsr the rilrttr, the Licutonstst took a
dozen men,• at four o'ellsok in the morning, on
board a boat; °erased, landed, and, leaving two as to
guard; puskedtholdly on tLrvugh a village and se
cured the homes. Returning, the) approached
the river, and' were sainted sythe word "Halt!"
in a strange voice. They di/cowered that a large
partypf the enemy were btu wenn thatoturtthe steno,
They instantly strattrred. The .tlicutenaniulivesting:
himself partially of his dress, In t grasping'sis - pistol,
commenced his- journey by di7ing. Ile swam•aa.
far under water us possible; whew he arwe, and ,
glanced over his shoulder, the ehore resembled a
line of fire, The bullets dashed andwhisttedliround,
him but did out ATMs,. On It Mire; but, the water
was very cold and the current strong. HO thought
hit hour had come • !Pat, as he was te..!ctut to give up,
his foot touched a Acne, and he found that he could
wade a large pert of the journey Ilo•reached this
side in-safety, thcrugS nearly frozen. Two of his
men floated or swum ma pits of delft *amt, where
they remained concealed, their heads-only above
water, until morning; when the foe, always ready
to keep a polite distance between themselves and
our Ertifields, retired, and they were rescued. The
others all returned except those who were captured
with the boat. The party has been o'cr rocatedly
Bittern and always with success.
In the morning we returned home to camp,. and
found our roof leaking, our floor muddy, but our
comrades -glad to see us; trod a bright fire dancing.
on our hearth, We thought of the words of Farmer
Acorn, whiolicharaeterone of us had the honor to
represent in our late dramatic .entertainmont:
" Despond not, my child * * * with
thisinward monitor to tell ma I linPe done my duty,
and no wrong, I will derive some comfort from they
bare walls of &prison ;. mere than luxury can eV
ford, even in a palm)°, to tyranny and guilt."
E. li. C.
FINANCIAL AND• COMMERCIAL.
THE MONEY MARKET.
PnaensLenis, Fobniary 12, 1862
Under the Influence of the good news from General,
Burnside the stock market improved thin morning, and a
handsome btudnees was transacted, Awl!gig R a n tou l
shares advanced to 20 94400; and Schuylkill Navigation
Preferred sold at 1.2 X, Pennsylvania Railroad rose to 44,
Camden and Amboy Railroad to 1.213 i, State Five, sold
at 80, and the war loan at 99k, Norristown Railroad sold
at 44,‘, Beaver Meadow at 00n, Lehigh Navigation at
517,i, and Long Island Railroad lON.
City Sixes, new, advaneall ,th sting at 08, Tio 44
were firm at 90.
In the money market there is nothing new to be re
ported.
The following quotations are furnished us by Messrs..
DMI3I k Co:
New York exchange
Boston exchange...,
Baltimore exchange
Country Funds
Gold,
The following is • statement of the amount of coal
transported over the Lehigh. Valley Railrogri, fore WO
weak ending February 8,1882!
Weak. Proviottaly
Tons. Cwt. Tons. Cwt. Tons. Cwt.
Hazleton 1,657 09 15 605 06 17,262 16
East sugar Loaf.-- 215 02 9,220 06 0,125.0$
Council Ridge 1,773 13 9,986 19 11,760 12
Mount Pleasant 460 18 460 IS
Spring Elnuntain 1057 Cri 15,816 15 /7 / 754 02
Oalamina 451 07 .6 , SO 00 0,048 GT
.
New York - and Lehigh.. 6;6 11 5,93 07 6,609 1,3
N. Spring Mountain.... 1,381 02 14,035 08 15,416 ro
S. Spring Mountain.... 764 04 764 04
Jeddo 1,105 09 10,462 15 11,568 04
Harleigb.. .... ........ 922 16 7,057 03 7,979 19
204 03 0.507 11 0,771 14
223 01 1,144 3,4 gots 83
German Penna....
Eboreals.. --
.. . ..
Other Shippers
279
65
Total 10,835
Correapondieg week last
year,
13,967 10 124,993 09 1.88,900 19
3,131 13 4,206 00 17,337 19
DeerAnt , o
The New York Evening Post of to-day says :
The Stock Exchange has a buoyant appearance again
to-day, the heavy blows dealt at the rebellion in Tonnes
see and North Carolina infusing new life into every de..
nartnienr of the list. There is no important advance
Miff McTWA.% but is better close of buyers soma to have
entered the market, and the railroad shares and bond
exhibit great firmness, with more investment demand for
sound dividend-paying securities. The moat. active of
the speculative stocks are New York Central, Erie, and
Toledo, which are eachN, 4' cent. higher than reg.
terday.
The market after the board was very strong, under the
c9.IIIIIMtiTY accmintg a
the Roanoke Maud victory,
New York Central closes BOX ceBl, Erie 34x m 3-174, T01ed043043),f.
ledo43043),f.
PACifiC MAU closes at 99%0100, Rock Island 531(0
53X.
The State stocks arelirom per cent. higher, with more
activity in Missouris and Tennessees. Most of the salaa
m the former are at 42, the latter at 45. Georgias, North
Cardinal, Virginias. and Laublanes are O&M 444
wanted at our quotations.
Government securities are firm but not active. The
7.30 notes are selling at 98X.
Dloney remains easy at 0 per cent. on call.
Gold contfnues very animated, and at 104 per cent.
there are numerous buyers for cash. On time /043
104.1( Der cent& is paid& and lots of $lOO.OOO are freely
taken. The sales at the Board this morning reack
$250,000, closing firm at 10401045. The buyers of gold
are no doubt watching the effect of the leoal-tender bill
on foreign balances and the increase of importations
which seems to be already setting in.
The Africa, which left this port this noon for Liver-
P°9/3 nkee out olsl2oP in efefie, This is a rather
larger snipment than, was expected, in view of the in
creased freight charges by the Cunard( re over the Setur.
day steamers. Two or three steamers leave on Satur
day, and we bear already of preparations for a large ex
port by them, though this will depend somewhat upon the
rate for bills on London in the meantime. First-clan
bills closed for the Africa nominally 1143 0115.
Tim deposit arrangement of the Sub-Treasury seems to
be growing in favor. The demand-hotel; aro echilug tii
more freely, and thero is every indication that the de
posits sill increase when the process becomes
more fully understood by the publio. The deposits up to
this time are atniut $1,750,000.
Another million dollars of the Rix-per-cent. bonds wars
received from Washington to-clay, on account of the
banks. There are now two millions in the hands of ths
Sub• Treasurer.
Philadelphia Stock Exchange WON,
February 12, 1662.
BI'FORTED BY &E. BLAYMAKER, Philadelphia Exchange.
FIRST BOARD
60 Reading R..cash 2011
50 do 20 81
50 do 2074
100 do ..........2070 ,
50 dc 20
20 de. „ . 207
150 do idye 207 i
80 do .2(lye 20%
50 do . 2dys
10005(5 .2 6th-ste R 76.
16 Delaware Div.... 39
1000 City 6e R. 90
COO 86 New 98
100 do New 96
300 do New 96
600 II El 7 30 Trees N 99
5000 2d &3d-stß2dm.bs 93
1000 Penne. 51( 81
BETWEEN
5 Reading R 90 %;
2090 City 413 K 0 8.... 90
50 Leigh `al R.... 55
SECOND
3000 Penns 60 80
600 do 80
5000 do b 5 80
5900 do ..... ...b5 80
5000 do .. . ... ..b5 80
5000 do b 5 80
2000 do 65 80
3000 do .........b6 80
4000 do 63 99X
1000 do Coup 64... 99
1000 do 99
1500 City 6sNew.2dys 96
1000 de 96
1000 do New..2dys 96
200 do New. 96
200 do ......New 96
100.. ,
AFTER
52 Penna B
18 do ..
CLOSING P
Bid. Ask.
IT Tr 7 8-10 N 98% 99
Phil& Os 90 90%
13a now._ 96% 06
Penns 6I 79J 80
Reading R 203 20 94
IPdg IR 88'80'48 95 ' 98
Beading Bds '7O 89% 90
Read N ea '86.. 77 78
Penns R 43 94
Po B lot 99;68. .100 100%
Ps.fiaa R6d hi 91).‘ 92
Morris, CI Con.. 39 90
Morris 171 Prof.llo 111
Soh Ray Stock. 5 51f
Soh Nay Prof... 12% 12%
Sob Nay 6e'82.. 63 67
Elmira .11. 6 7
Elmira R Pre!. I2N 13,41
Philadelphia Markets.
The Flour market is dull to-day, with but little in
quiry, either for shipment or home use. Bales reach
about 500 bbls. super. at *5.314'05.37X, and 1,500
bble. good Western extra family at $O. The trade are
buying ha a small way only at the Aim figures for on.
perflne and extras, and $6.2556.75 for fancy iota, as to
quality. Rye Flour and Corn Meal are offered at $3.25.
3.50 for the former, and $3 4P bbl. for the latter, with
out ending buyers.
Woo/v.—The offerings are moderate and the market
eteady and firm at previous quoted rates, with mile! a!
e i nOu hue at 130go1Jtio for 00111111011 to choice Ponneylvania
red, chiefly at 135 c in store, and 1400145 c for white.
Pennsylvania Nye is selling at 73c. Corn is in better de.
mend, with more °tiering ; 10,000 bus new yellow
sold at 56c for Pennsylvania in store, and 57c for Dela
ware afloat. Oats are unchanged; about 2,000 bus sold at
36m3e,yie, the latter fur Pennsylvania. 2,000 bus prime
New York Barley sold at Bsc.
BARK.—There is very little Quercitron coming in;
small sale of No.l was made at 01.33 4P . ton.
Corroti.—There is no quotable change in prices, And
very little doing in the way of sales.
GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS continue as last quoted*
and the mice moderate.
FElD3.—Thero is not much Oloverseed offering, and
100 bushels have been disposed of at $4.12X 04,37,4
lane, the lottor for prime, ,
WILSKY is dull; sales of Ohio bble at 24c ; dark Panne
at 23c, drudge .12,4023 c, and hhds 23)0.
MORE THAN HE HAD BARGAINED FOR.—A.
young woman, having a child in her arms, accosted a
gentleman on Tuesday eteniug, in the vicinity of Eighth
and Pine itist.ts. and requaatad him to envy M 6111045
one fur her a short distance. The gentleman complied
with the request, but after proceeding a short distance
he discorerrd that the woman was missing. She had
managed to slip off throagh some of the alleys in the vi
cinity. The deserted child Is a boy about ten months
old, was pretty well clad, and wrapped up a shawl.
The taby was %leo to the Sixth-we i rd stgtien•honse,
and yesterday timing ins MX to. IttS AlirilAticiugo or
Lieutenatt Bower*,
parebl-10 die
pareb).; prm
parIBX prm
Me% die
3Ncvig prm
10 4,064 10 4,344 00
03 75 00 130 03
17 110,787 03 121,623 06
5000 Penn Coup 58'77. 563
1000 Elmira R 78 70
5 Penna R 43%
22 do 43%
1000 do lat mort..loo
1 do 4.11 i
10 do .. . 43%
2 Beaver ltel;dow.. 60%
1 do" ... BOX
6 Lokigh"Nav 51%
2 do 51%
4 do. . 61.45
20 Behili , Nay " Pret, 12g
27 Union Bank 23
1 do .. .. 23
15 Cam dc "Am R.... 121%
1000 Reading '70... 90
500 do 'B6. TS
1: CARDS.
85 NPalilatmSep 62
20 Puma R 43%
BOARD.
8 Norri6town 447
50 Bchuyl Nay... 12,4
60 do ' 21X
20 do 12)
50 Delaware Div.... 89
6 do 39
500 13 S 7 30 Traaa N 99
11 Camden & Am R.121g
23 Penne R 44
I 31 do 44
'2OOO sth & sth•sta 7e.. 94,11 i
100 Long bid R...e5 10,i4
1500 Sun Jc E 78..3dye 86
11000 do .... —Says 86
50 Readßbswn&int.2o 94
100 do D 5,30 94
OARDS.
20 Wash Gas b 5 20
lOEB.-FIBM
Bid. Ask.
Elmira 7e '78... 69% 70
Long Island B. 103 10%
[Joh Cl h Nay_ 514 i 61%
Lek 01 & N Scrip 86 Beg
N Penna 8.... 7
N Penne 1/ 64% 66%
N Penne R 10e.. .. 81
' Catawiesa 11 Con 1% 2
Calawlesa Pref.. 5% 5%
Fr. & Soutlek R. 38 40
84 & .44-613 R... 43% Jog
Race & Y eta R... 8
W Phila R. 61% 63
Bpruce & Pine. 9% lo
Groan & Coates 18% 19
Chest & Walnut 30 81
Arch Street 16 17
FHBRIJART 12—Evening