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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1862.
Political Anticipauon.
The annual Session of the British Parlia
ment was to have commenced on Thursday,
February 6th. In consequence of her recent
family bereavement, Parliament was not to be
opened by Queen Victoria in person. The
State-paper, known as cc the Speech from the
Throne," and sometimes as "the Queen's -
Speech," will be read, in the House of Lords,
to the assembled peers, and to the (so-called)
representatives of the people or Commons of
the British Islands. The Lord Chancellor,
(Baron Westbury, late Sir Richard Bethel',)
is ex officio Speaker of the House of Lords,
and on him, by custom, devolves the duty of
communicating the Royal commands to the
Legislature. After this is done, the Lords
would adjourn until - live o'clock, but the Com
mons would retire to their own Chamber,
where the Speaker would read the speech to
them, and then adjourn the House until later in
the afternoon.
The Queen's Speech, we may remind our
readers, is really a manifesto prepared by the
Ministry, describing the state of the. country,
setting forth its relations to other nations,
and very dimly shadowing out the intended
Governmeirla measures of the Session. It is
submitted to the Queen, at a special Cabinet
meeting, but that is a mere matter of form,
because, coming to her from Ministers, she
niust adopt it or part with them. Constitu
tionally, (g the Sovereign can do no wrong,"
and the Ministers who are held responsible for
what is done, naturally claim to act on their
own volition.
STRAIT,
The Speech is printed in the London after
noon journals immediately after it has been
read to tfie Parliament. Copies are confi
dentially given to the respective Editors of
these journals, on a pledge that they will not
be used until the appointed moment. The
Speech is telegraphed' to the leading cities
and towrs in the Kingdom as soon as ever it
has been made public in London. It is al
ways a brief document, the aim being to say
es little as possible, and, when lengthiest, rare
ly occupies as much as the third of a news co
lumn in TitE PRESS. It has been usual, though
with occasional exceptions, for au abstract of
the Royal Speech to be published, in advance,
by The Times, on The morning of the opening
of the Parliamentary Session, and we have no
doubt that this course was pursued the other
day. When The Times is hostile to the Minis
try, this summary is omitted, or only guessed
at from-the tali; Qt . the Clubs. It has been
usual to consider the Morning Herald as Lord
Derby's special organ—as The Times undoubt
edly is Lord Palmerston's—but !that it is erro
neous is shown by the fact that, when in office,
Lord Derby never communicated the contents
of the Queen's Speech to the ilforang Herald
in advance.
The substance of the speech is pretty well
known, in politico-social circles, before it is
read in Parliament, The fact is., the Minis.
terial and Opposition leaders invariably give
State dinners to their respective principal sup
porters, the day before the meeting of Parlia
ment. At the Ministerial tables, the speech is
read to the guests, and, of course, when saute
of these, after the banquet is over, drop into
their clubs, it happens, not unusually or un
v“antallv. that a good deal of what they have
heard. oozes
banquets to picked members of Lords and Com
mons were to, be given by Earl Granville, Lord
President of the Council, and Viscount Pal
merston, Prime Minister—the Earl of Derby
and Mr. Disraeli dining their especial friends
and supporters, in like manner. No doubt a
great many of political manoeuvres are sug
gested and discussed at these various banquets
of the Ins and Outs.
- Three hours after the reading of the Queen's
speech in Parliament each House reassembles,
when the business of the Session commences
An Address to the Queen, thanking her for
the communication she [her Minister] has
made, is duly proposed and seconded, in each
Rouse, ustially by members who have riot pre
viously spoken much, if at all, in Parliament.
To young members great courtesy is always
shown, and when the maiden effort at speak
ing is on the Royal Speech, they are received
with marked kindness and heard with great at
tention. The Address is literally an echo of
the Speech, repeating its every sentence and
thanking the Queen for having " most gra.
ciouslr communicated it. After the mover
and seconder of the Address have ended, a
discussion generally takes place, in one or
both houses, on some Opposition member
moving . - an amendment. This enables mem
bers to speak of a variety of political and social
questions, and such debates have lasted seve
ral nights. Usually, however, the areendment,
not being pressed (having served to enable
members to ventilate their opinions), is with
drawn or negatived without a division. If
it were carried, it would be equivalent to a
vote of want of confidence in the Ministry,
and, in most cases, that would be followed by
their reSignation. In 180, when Peel met
Parliament, after first becoming Premier, there
was a three-nights' debate on a proposed
amendment to the Address, which was carried
against the Government, in a house of 615
members by a majority of nine. Peel, how
ever, did not then resign-.
The other day, no doubt, after the Address
had been moved in the House of Lords, the
Earl of. Derby would Move an ainendineut pro
forma, to enable him to shako a damaging 1
speech upcin the Ministerial policy towards the
United States. As - yet, this nobleman, the
I recognized leader of the Opposition or Con
-1 servative party, has not, committed himself by
iany public opinion upon American affairs. It
is probable that, on this occasion, he would
chiefly confine himself to attacking the Minis
try for having kept back, for three weeks, Mr.
Seward's despatch declaring that the United
States Government had not directed and did
not endorse the caption of Slidell and Mason,
and would probably taunt the Ministry, by de
nying the existence of such a document, with
having kept England in terrible suspense for a
long time, and, by the continuance of unne
cessary war-preparations, incurring an addi
tional and useless expenditure of $10,000,000.
Earl Russell would be the person to reply to
these charges, and, perhaps, no other peer will
say, ore than a few sentences.
The war of wprds would inevitably take
place in the House of Commons, where save
rid interests would be anxious to be heard. On
.one side, Messrs. Bright and Cobden would
probably argue against the policy of all war
whatever, and also against the encourage-
Meat of Slavery by the recognition Of the
Southern States. Sir James Ferguson (whb
visited the rebel „States, last autumn, as Jeff
Davis' guest, and brought a great heap of let
ters to Washington from the rebels) is decided
ly in favor of the South, and Mr. Gregory,
who has abandoned the Turf for Politics,
would probably have his say also. There are
many members, on the other hand, much dis
inclined to interfere in American matters.
Lastly, the Conservative party have not com
mitted themselves as yet, but it would not
surprise us to find Mr. Disraeli assailing Lord
Palmerston on account of the non-disclosure
of such a balm to the public as Yr. Beivard's
despatch of November 80th. ' After much
talking, Lord Palluerstou would probably end
the discussion by one of his popular speeches,
mingling sarcasm and fun, never rising much
above the level of conversation, throwing in
some Buncombe -commonplace about "the
honor of the British flag," avoiding any
1 intimation of his future policy, indignantly
denying all improper motires, boldly facinghis
adversaries to test the question by taking the
vote of the House upon his policy as Minister,
and, winding up with a sharp peroration, just
tinctured with patriotism, sitting down amid
general cheering—even hie opponents Involun
tarily testifying-their admiration of this won
derful old gentleman, who has been in Parlia
ment for fifty-five years, and now, at the age of
seventy-seven, has the pluck and spirit of a
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tact of a political Nestor.
Drawing on the experience of the past, we
ba - ve thus anticipated what, perhaps, took
place in London, on the Cth instant, at the
opening of the Parliamentary Session. A great
deal was probably said—sufficient, at least, to
show the leaning of the various parties in the
gueslio rexala of interference with American
affairs.
THE REBELLION.
From Gem Haneck's Department.
THE 'VICTORY AT FORT DONELSON.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
THE TERMS OF SURRENDER.
THE CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN
GENS. BUCHNER AND GRANT.
How THE PEWS HAS BEEN NECEIVED.
THE DEFENCES OF CLARKSVILLE.
REPORTED CAPHRE OF SHAMA
NEWS FROM THE REBEL STATES.
Secesh Reports About the Burn
side Expedition.
AFFAIRS AT FORTRESS MONROE.
etc.. Bce.
GEN. HALLECK'S DEPARTMENT.
The Capture of Fort Donelson—Further
Particulars.
CHICAGO, Feb. 17.—A special despatch from
Fort Donelson says: The forces were about equal
in numbers, but the rebels had all the advantages
of position, being well fortified on two immense
bills, with their fort near the river on a lower piece
of ground. From the foot of their entrenchments
rifle pits and abatis extended up the river behind
the town of Dover.
The fortifications on the land aide, bask from the
river, were at least four miles in length. Their
water battery, in the centre of the fortifications,
where it came down to the river, mounted nine
heavy guns.
The Southerners were sure of success in any other
cause, and against less brave troops they could
easily have held the position against a hundred
thousand men.
The business of getting the different brigades in
position for attaching the new arrivals to the diffe
rent brigades took up the greater portion of Friday
night.
At daylight on Saturday, the enemy opened on pe o n o e l do e n i
the Eighteenth Illinois Regiment) b
Ogleeby's brigade (the first brigade of the first divi
sion) of seven regiments of infantry, two batteries
of artillery, and two regiments of cavalry were SOO*
engaged. They were soon followed by Wallace'a
and bicArthur's brigades—the latter acting under
General MeCleinand.
As the position of the troops had been changed
duiing the night, and General Grant, had Won
called away to the gunboats, the movements of all
the troops, except those attached to General Mo-
Clernand's division, were made without any other
direction than that contained in the general orders
issued during the day.
At a suggestion from Gemmel McCiernand, Gen.
Wallace sent up four regiments to support his di
vision, who were nearly oat of ammunition from
the commencement till near ten o'clock.
The fighting was terrific.
Tlao_troomon_the xielikwere.dispased nu f01i0....
General McArthur's brigade composed the Ninth,
Twelfth, Forty-first, Seventeenth, and Nineteenth
Illinois regiments.
Next, General Oglesby 's brigade, consisting of the
Eighth, Thirteenth, Twenty-ninth, Thirtieth, and
Thirty-first Illinois regiments, and Schwartz and
Decesser's batteries.
Next, Col. W. H. Is. Wallace's (acting asiftrig.
Gen.) brigade, consisting of the Bleventh, Twen
tieth, Forty-fifth, and Forty-eighth Illinois regi
ments.
These three brigades composed General McCler
nand's division, and bore the brunt of the battle.
It, was found that the enemy was concentrating
his main force to turn our right, in which they suc
ceeded, owing to our forces running out of ammu
nition, and in the confusion of getting up reinforce
ments, and we retreated about half a miler.
As soon as the division, which had stood the
ground manfully for three hours, retired, the enemy
occupied the field, when General Otani ordered
General C. F. Smith to move forward his division
and storm the enemy's works on our left. This
order was obeyed with great alacrity, and soon the
cheers of our daring soldiers were heard and the
Old flag displayed from within the enemy's entrench
ments.
General Grant then sent word to General Ble-
Clernandl that General Smith was within the ene
my's entrenchments, and ordering his forces to move
forwent' and renew the attack on the right.
. One of General Wallace's brigades, the Eleventh
Indiana, Eighth Missouri, wad some Ohlo regiments,
1 was rapidly thrown into position, and Company A,
of the Chicago Light Artillery, was planted in the
1 road. As the rebels, supposing we were in retreat,
came yelling out of their works into the road, the
Chicago boys poured a hail storm of grape and
Mister rite their rinks, slaughtering donne Of
them.
Simultaneously with this the infantry commenced
firing at will, and .the rebels went poll-meLl bank
into their works.
Our men then advanced and took possession of
the ground they bad lost, and a hill besides.
Fresh troops who had not been in the notion wore
then thrown forward, and as the shades of night
drew on, were in a strong position to participate
in a simultaneous attack to be made on Sunday
morning.
The brigades of Generals Oglesby, Wallace, and
McArthur did the hardest fighting, and have suf
fered terribly. 'Xbey would undoubtedly have
held their first !Hoiden but for the ammunition
wagons being some distange off; and the hills pre
vented their being moved closer. •
Some of our best officers and men have gone to
their long home. Hardly a man went over the
field after the battle but discovered the body of
some comrade who had fallen.
We lost three lieutenant colonels, and at least
one quarter of all the other officers were either
, 1 killed - or wounded.
it The Nurrender.
During Saturday night, a contraction of all our
lines was made for a siintdtaneons assault from
every point, and orders were given by General
Grant to take the enemy at the point of the
bayonet.
Every man was at his post—the Fifty-114,4,mM Il
linois occupying the extreme right, at daylight on
Sunday, ready to advance; but when the full light
of day broke forth white fl ags were seen displayed
in many places on the enemy's works.
An officer, at a convenient point, was informed
that they bad stacked their arms and surrendered
In the morning, the following oorreirpradT3CT , having
passed between the Commanders :
HEADQUARTERS, FORT DONELSON, I
February 16,1862.
STE : In consequence of ail the circumstances
governing the present situation of affairs at this
elation, I repose to the commending yawn of the
Federal forces the appointment of commissioners to
arrange upon terms of capitulation of the forces, at
this place, under my command.
In that view I suggest an armistice until 12
o'clock to-day.
I am, very respectfully ; your obedient servant,
S. B. Mumma,
Brigadier General C. S. A.
To Brigadier General 11. S. Grant, commandingthe
U. S. forces near Fort Donelson.
Answer
MILDQUAATNKS ON TUB rpm),
Fort Donelgon, Feb. 16.
To General B. B. Buckner—Sir : Yours o this
date, proposing an armistice and the appointment
of commissioners to settle on the terms of capitula
don,..isjust received.
No term except an unconditional and immediate
surrender pan be accepted.
I pro - pegs to move immediately on your ranks.
I am, very respectfully, your ob u e . d s ie . n a ttr iar van t t,
Brig. General Commanding.
The Reply.
nEILDQUARTERS, DOPER, TErnizssEE,
February 16
To Brtg. Gen. U. S. Grant U A •
Sin : The distribution of the forces under my
command incident to an unexpected cbenge of com
manders. and the overwhelming force under your
command, compels me, notwithstanding the bril.
liant success of the Confederate arms, to accept the
ungenerous and unchivalrous terms which you pro
pose.. I am, sir, your obedient servant,
S. B. BUCKNER,
Brigadier General G. O. A.
Our forces were soon in the enemy's works, when
the rebel officers gave up their swords.
The bulk of the rebels are chagrined, as they
knew of the surrender long before our men were
apprised of it. Pillow and Floyd hed ruined and
executed their escape during the night, taking
with them Floyd's brigade and a few favorites, and
occupying what feW small steamers they had.
The prisoners are loud in their denunciations of
the runaways. Many of them imknowledge the
hopelessness of their cause, and intimated a willing
n -
case to take a oath of allegiance and return to their
homes.. To the question put to an officer, as to how
many prisoners we had, he replied, " You have all
out of 25,000 who were not killed, or did not
escape."
It is impossible to get a list of the killed and
wounded, as all the killed bayonet yet beenbrought
in, and &el are takca with the rebel killed.
As far as can be ascertained, the following is a
list of ilie killed and wounded :
Bighlh Illinois Regiment.--Killed---Captain Wil
son, Lieut. Shuts, and Lieut. Marsh. Wounded—
Captain Hannah.
.PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1862.
Ninth Illinois Regiment —Killed—Capt. Shaw;
Lienta. Boyce. Churchill, Kenyon, Vohr, Duncan,
and Orderly Sergeant Billard. Wounded—Capts.
Robinson and Becker; Lieuts. Fulton and Leber.
Eleventh Illinois Regiment.—Killed—John Park,
Richard Woodward. Milton Beggs, Jas. MaOsittan,
.8. Sloan, Caleb Griffith, and E. Morris, all of Com•
pany Wounded—Andrew MeKee, Llents. Danl.
Wilcox, blurry, Blackstone, Captain Chester,
slightly.
Nineteenth Illinois Regiment.—Killed—Lieut.
Manner, Captain Craig, and Sergeant Peskin . .
Pi ounded—Oapia. Lawlor, (in the arm,) . Wilson,
and Lieut. Toole.
Twenty-fifth Illinois.—Killed—Lieut. Col. Erwin.
Wounded—Capt. Kennard, Lieuta.Arohdeaconand
King.
Thirtieth Illinois.—Killed—Adjt. Kirkpatrick.
Thirty-first Illinoil.—Killed—Lieutenant Colonel
White, Captain Williamson. Wow:dad—Colonel
Logan (boll through the shoulder), Captains illoCook
and Sonterfield and Dr. McCook. '
Forty-eighth Illinois.—Killed—Lieutenant Colo
nel Smith.
Forty-first Illinois.—Killed—Captain True.
The Rebel Forces;
The composition of the rebel forces was as fol
lows Tennessee, 11 regiments; Mississippi, 8;
Texas, 1 ; Kentucky, 2; Arkansas, 1; Virginia 4.
One battalion of cavalry- each from Alabama,
Tennessee, and Mississippi.
how the News as Received.
TRENTON, N. S.
TRENTON, Feb. 18.—A national salute was fired
to-day, sad the belts of the city were rung, in honor
of the victories of our arms in the recent attacks
on Fort Donelson and Savannah. Resolutions of
thanks to our brave officers and men, and of sym
pathy with the wounded and Mende of the (lead.
engaged in the recenViiittles in Tennessee sod
Georgia, 'Aimed both lionises this morning. '
.
BOSTON, Feb. 18.—Governor Andrew hes orderitid
national salutes to be fired, to-morrow. at noon, in
Boston, on Bunker Hill, and at Lexington and Con
cord, in honor of the recent victories. • •
IN WASHINGTON.
- A correspondent say s: To-day has been observed.
as a day of general jubilee in Washington. The
excitement consequent upon the reception of the
news of the Capture of Fort Donelson was intense.
During the morning a rumor was circulated that
Fort - Donelson had fallen, but it was regarded as
another canard. About noon the official dispatch
from General Cullum, commandant at Cairo, was
received at headquarters. It created there the in
tensest satisfaction. The face of the General Corn
mandivg shone with proud gratification at the,inse-
Seed of his plane, and the glorious achievements of
the army which his indefatigable energy had, in an
almost incredible short space of time,
rendered in
vincible. The officers on duty at headquarters
were grouped together in the several apartments, or
gathered around the General, testifying their de
light, and congratulating him upon the brilliant re
sult of his arrangement of the plan of the cam
paign. A copy of the despatch was quickly made
for General McClellan, who walkedrapidly through
the mud and rain to the War Department, to con
vey the joyful intelligence to the letecretait of War,
and through him to the President.
It being public reception day, the Secretary was
found, as usual upon such occasions, standing in the
corridor of,the Department, with a crowd of eager
visitors awaiting their turn to be received. The
despatch was received and read aloud by the
Secretary, who proposed three cheers, and a shout
went up that mace the old roof of the War Depart
ment tremble, Another reacting win called for,
and again three times three of irrepressible buzzes
sounded through the building. They were echoed'
in every room. The Navy Department caught
up the sound, and repeated the shouts over the
victory.
The news spread like wildfire through the streets
to the outer deparkinente, and , there and every
where that men hoard what news had come,
the buzzes of a gladdened populace rang out, indoors
and outdoors, men, women, and children joining
in the general joy, until all Washington resounded
with the buzzes of the multitude over the greatest
Union victory of the campaign. -
At the Capitol there was manifested the highent
degree of enthusiasm and excitement. The day
WIIS inclement, and the galleries were sparsely filled;
but cheer after cheer burst forth on the fiocir and
in the galleries es the despatch was read. In the.
House, business was for awhile suspended. The
inembers from Kentucky and Tennessee were Most:
deeply affected. They were heartily congratulated
by their friends. Crowds gathered around; the.
venerable Crittenden to shake him by.the hand,. 1 1
and testify to him and his colleagues, and the gab:
lant Teunesseans, their gratification at the libera
tion of their Stites from the pollution of rebelloot- -
,
steps. _
Mr. Maynard, of Tennessee, hedened to the. t3e-'
nate, where similar enthusiasm was exhibited. Mr.•
Maynard and Senator Andrew Johnson were there
the centre of a group of Senators, excitedly pouring
out their congratulations.
Wiser. the Secretarj lestmt,Getnerel it oT.
n otwithstanding tee g 0 4 . •
prohibiting it, when immediatily 'Senator - Grins*
arose, and stated that, in ;Addition -to this cheering
news,_ the Navy Department hid received a de
spatch announcing that the city of Savannah was
occupied by the Union forces, the applause was
more decided, and Vice President Hamlin said,
That is right—the Chair rules that it is neither
applauding - nor censuring a Senator," when tre
mendous manifestations of delight burst from floor
and galleries, making the chambers resound again ,
and again.
In all parts of the Capitol and in altarts of the
city there was great rejoicing. Women and old men
shed tears, and the young were wild with delight.
The refectories and restaurants were abundantly
patronized, everybody inflicting that everybody else
should take something." It was truly a general
jubilee.
The chief regret everywhertkexpressedlo-day is,
that the old rebel, John B. Floyd, after having sto
les eveilthlog he tonla lay hia Lauds upon, has at
last stolen a march upon our gallant soldiers at Fort
Doneleen.
The Defences of Clarksville, Tenn.
As Commodore Foote has gone / to attack Clarks
villa, a abort description of the defences of that
town may be of interest at present :
In the neighborhood of Clarksville and for some
distance farther up the river are a number of bluffs,
some of whioh are precipitous and difficult of access.
These have been made use of for the purpose of for,
tilication, and extensive and formidable rebel works
have been in the course of construction there for
two or three months. A large number of heavy
guns are reported to have been shipped to this
point, for the purpose, so it was said, of protecting
the railroad bridge and the communication with the
capital of the State. It is also reported that ten
thousand men left Bowling Green two or three
weeks since to reinforce this point, and further,
that General Hardee was in command of the post.-
The railroad from Louisville via Bowling Green and
Russellville passes through the village, and it
crosses the Cumberland at this point by a valuable
bridge. What troops may recently have been at
these two last named places have doubtless ere this
been sent forward to Clarksville. As Bowling
Green is now in the bands of the Union troops, a
road is now open to Clarksville along the railroad,
by which it is not at all unlikely our troops may
march from General Duell's department upon the
rebel rear at that place. •
The Persons who Built the Rebel Forts
in Tennessee, and how they were
Treated.
The St. Louis Democrat sap: Fort Ilehatni
and, too, a great portion of Port Henry,r were built
by an Irish regiment. These men, with their ac
customed industry, worked early and late on these
fortifmatious, and what credit is given the rebels for
the excellence of the workmanship on these fortiti--
callous is really due to the sons of Erin. For
montbs were they thus employed here,. and for,
months did they look in vain for the long-ago-pro
mised paymaster to arrive. At loot ! six months ar
ta their enlistment, to their great joy, that dada;
guished personage actually presented himaelf. The
pay-rolls were all duly made out, and the Irish
men patiently waited for the forthcoming pay
day' to be heralded in. But, alas for human
expectations! they soon learned that though the
paymaster had come, it did not necessarily involve
the arrival of any cash. At all events, if he did
have any, the Irish regiment got none. Indeed,
they were coolly told that but very little was due
them, and, in explanation : accounts were exhibited,
showing them them that, owing to thehigh prices of
clothing in the Confederacy, they had worn one
their pay. For boots they were charged eight dol
lars ; for pants, ten dollars ; for other garments pro
portionably high figures So that many of them
had no More than a dollar and a half coming to
them. None of them were credited with more
than fifteen dollars. The Irishmen vowed vengeance
on them, and it is by no means surprising that they
fulfilled their threats by running away upon the
first approach of an enemy.
SURRENDER OF SAVANNAH.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 18.—It is rumored by parson
gas by the Fortress Monroe boat that news had
reached Norfolk of the surrender of Savannah, with
out a gun being fired.` Our letter from Fortress
Monroe makes no mention of the report.
WAVIIINGTON, Feb. 18.—The report of the cap
ture.of Savannah is corroborated by rumors from
rebel sources. Nothing official from a onion EOM,
bag been received.
Pio Official Confirmation
Wasumorou, tab. 18.—The Navy Department
has no other despatchee about Savannah than those
received through the Associated Press. Sensation
reporters, reading them at the Navy Department,
frequently jump at the conclusion that they are
official.
The above news is probably correct, for the last
arrival from Port Royal brought us intslligartot
that a strong expedition was about starting from
that point to strike a blow at Savannah.
The Entrances to Savannah.
One of our correspondents with the expedition
thud deseribes bti itafpozierit reconnoissance which
was made by oar leaden:
There are two passages into the Savannah river,
each leading into it at -a point higher than Fort
Pulaski ; one on the left, another on the right bank
of the *cam. One le entered by Waren . &wad,
south of Tybee, and le known as 'Wellington Nar
rows; •it comes into the Savannah only a mile er
two below Fort Jackson, which is itself but four
miles from the city of Savannah. The other
approach is more complicated, consisting of a series
of creeks connecting with each other, and joined
in one place by au artificial channel called Well's
Cut, and finally entering the Savannah about two
miles above Port Pulaski. 'lb is chain of communi
cations is approached from Calibogue Sound on the
inner side of Hilton Head Island. Both of
these passages were reconnoitred frequently by
naval and military officers during the month
of January; important olintruotiono found bs`
Wall's Cut were secretly removed, under orders
from General Sherman, and on the 27th of January ,
force of gunboats was pent into each channel to
make a reconnoissance in force. Sixgunboats went
up Wilmington Narrows, under command of Capt.
C. H. Doris, and three towards Wail's Cut, under
Captain John Rogers. A military force followed
seek little fleet; one under General Wright, the
ether. under General ViOle. General Sherman
himself, ,with , his staff; alto was present at
the retioinioiasenee on the left side of the
Savannah. The boats under Capt. Davis proceeded
to within two or three miles of the Savannah, when
their programs was effectually obstructed by sunken
piles placiedqn the channel ; at the same time, Capt.
Rodners,.With the ships under his command, ad
vanced safer as it wait thought advisable, on AO-
Count of The stalloWneas of the water on the other
aide ; be Weis within 'a mile in a direct line from
the Savannsh. Both tanks of this river are so low,
y
and the vegetation on .them is so inconsiderable,
that this - two fleets, though separlded by the Savan
nah main shores; were within eight of each other;
indeed;the streams bare are , almost like canals,
and the lands are covered with nothing but essraiti
and reeds. Between these two divisions of the re
connoitring party came down, from the city of Sa
vannah, anide rebel fleet of five gunboats under
Commodore .Tatriall ; each gunboat conveyed a
lighter, laden with provisions or water for Fort Pu
laski, whose , communications were, by this meet
went of the Union force, so seriously threat
ened. Nothihg but the entrance of either party of
gunboata.intir the river was required to complete
the investment of the fortress. A deserter subse
quently stated that the supply of water in the fort
was very low,
The Land Forces.
The aid forces were to be under command of
OENERAL IVRIGIIT.
, •
prjgadier General Horatio Wright is a native of
Clinton,' Connecticut,-and graduated at West Point
in 1841; standing number two in his class He be-
Carerintrffli4Mteuant of the First United Stew
Entinee4l in *borne year, and in January, 1842,
was aprointed'leting assistant Professor of Engi
neering'at the Military Academy, a position he held
until bgust, 1843„when he became full Assistant
Profeeser. '
In Fihruary, 1848, he was promoted to
Ink Houk nano!, and in February. 1855, to a cap_
tainey4u.the Engineers. He was for four years as
sistant li.General Totten, in the Engineer Office at
Waebington. aid rendered valuable service in that
capacity. He was subsequently stationed at. the
Tortulus".lslands,_engaged in the construction of
Fort Jefferson, a duty that may be considered as
an *MVO/0 exile. Oar readers will remember
bow thamerourial Floyd sent Captain M. O. Hedge
to this
_pint to be effectually rid of him. By the
increase of the . engineer corps be was promoted
major, his commission duties August 8, of the pre
sent year. He' was created a brigadier general
by the President, his appointment dating from
Septereber.
The Troops Under Him, •
Por,R7B NEW HAIMPSEIRE VOLUNTEER,.
Field Officers. • •
•
Colonel Thomas J. Whipple,
Lieutemmt Colonel Louis Bell.
Major .....Jeremiah D. Drew.
Staf Offcgrs
Adjutant .Henry W. Fuller.
Quartermaster .John L. Kelly.
surgeon, Josiah C. Eastman.
Asidatitit Surgeon George P. Greeley.
Commissary ,Daniel Q. Cole.
Chaplain ....Markin M. Willie. -
Sergeant Major Charles L. Brown.
ComPany A—Captain, Charles W. Sawyer.
- Company B—Captain, Richard 0. Greenleaf.
Company C—Captain, Gilman E. Sleeper.
Company D—Captain, William Badger.
Cosapany E—Captain, Reward L. Newell.
Cirmlieny F—Captain, Orin Brown.
Company o—Captain, Michael 0. Flynn.
' Company H—Captain, Josep hW. Clough.
Company I—Captain, Nathaniel H. Brown.
_ Company K—Captain, Jonathan 11. Bagley.
, SIXTH CONNECTICUT VOLUNTEERS.
Field Officers.
Colonel J L. Chatfield, Waterbury.
Lieutenant C010ne1.... Wm. G. Ely, Putnam.
Major John Speidel, Bridgeport.
Staff Officers.
Adjutant 'Redfield Duryee, Watexibury.
Quartirmaster .W. V. B Williams, Norwich.
Burgeon .Dr. Dibble New Raven,
Company A—Putnam.—Captain, Thos: K. Bates.
Company B— Hartford . —Captain, Benjamin F.
Prouty.
Company C—New Haven.—Captain, Dan'l Klein.
Company D--Stamford.—Captain, Lorenzo Mee
ker. ,
uompany mi—Waterlltry.--Captain, Edward
IludsoiL
Comany F—New Haven.—Captain, Levi C
Allen.
Cothpany s—New Britain.—Captain, • John N.
Tsar.
Company H—Bridgeport.—Captain, Hong Poi-
IComputy .I—Bridgeport.—Captain, Thomas Bou
dram... ,
coripsin - y K—Nei Haven.—Captain, Henry G.
Gerftelq-v ~.
..r..w..11X1--CONNECTICTIIT VOLUNTEERS.
i e •'.• •• • • •'-• i'_••• , .. •• • •, 1 4 :- - ar - -;-- - --
' • Tontoncet Colcruol.:lTi.ti r- ii.. Hawlidcalartrutruv -- =
`Major' - "- - .Gte T: Gardner, N. Haven.
Staff Officers.
iAdjutant G. Starr, New Haven.
I Quartermaster. Adrian Terry, N. Haven.
Surgeon Frank Bacon, New Haven.
Chaplain H. L. Wayland, Worcester.
Assistant Surgeon H. P. Porter, N. Haven.
Assistant Surgeon Elmore C. Hine, N. Haven.
Sergeant Maj0r........ G. P. Sanger, New Haven.
Liao Officers.
Company A—Hartford.—Captain Daniel G.
Francis.
Company .13—Hartford....0aptain
Company C—Meriden.—Captain Oliver S. Sand
ford.
Company D—Danbury.—Captain, Benjamin F.
Skinner.
Company E—Winated and New Haven.—Captain,
Charles E. Palmer.
Company F—New Haven.—Captain, Theodore
Bacon.
Company G—New Haven.—Captain, Edwin S.
Hitchcock.
Company —Captain, John B. Den.
nis.
Company I—Bridgeport. —Captain, Sylveater H.
Gray.
Company K—Danielsonville and vicinity.—Cap
tain, Charles Burton.
NINTH MAINZ VOLITATEIR,
Field Ofeers.
Colonel Riclaworth Rich, Portland,
Lieutenant C010ne1.... Colman Harding, Gorham.
Major Sabine Emery, Eastport.
_ _
Staff Officers
Adjutant Jr. C. M. Furbish, Portland.
Quartermaster Frank Lowell, Hallowell.
Sergeant Major . . Joseph Noble.
Quartermaster Sergt...lleury Gray, Portland.
Surgeon Dr. Richardson, Rockland.
Assistant Surgeon.. ...Dr. Tuck Solon.
Chaplain Rev. A. Owen, Lynn, Mass.
Company A—Captain Granger.
Company B—Captain Robinson.
Company C—Captain Reed. •
Company D—Captain Wedgwood.
Company F—Captain Bieby.
Company 6—Captain Hinds.
Company H—Captain — ,
Company I—Captain Chase.
Company K—Captain Wentworth.
No doubt, several other regiments, not enumera
ted above, were added to Gen. Wright's command
The Naval Force.
The naval force waa to have been under the com
mand of Davis, fleet captain of Commodore
Dupont's squadron, and was to comprise a large
rocuditir of our most eff.oient gunboats.
Commander Davis.
Commander Charles H. Davis is a native of Mas
sachusetts. He entered the service in 1823, has
seen eighteen years sea service, and now stands
nearly at the head of the commanders in the re
vised navy list. He was lately superintendent of
the “Naatical Almanee," and was engaged at
Waehington on other special duty.
ROM PORT. ROYAL AND VICINITY.
The New York Tribune's special correspondent
writes as follows, under date of the 11th inst.:
Difficulty of Entering the Savannah River.
Although the Baltic went North before the ex
pected isolation of Fort Pulaski, it is almost certain
that to-morrow's steamer will carry news of the
erection of one of the blockading batteries. Extra.
ordinary difficulties have delayed both the entrance
of the gunboats into Savannah river, and the
placing of the guns on Venus Point. The channel
through Wright's river was found to have only one
foot more of water than that of Mud river, and it
was decided to make the attempt by way'of the
latter. A change was also made in the plan for
moving the guns, which were to have been towed
in flats through Wright's river at night—an opera
tion not unlikely to have lost the gins by delays
from the shallowness of the water. The causeway
ACTON Jones' Island is, therefore, used to transport
than. To-day they are partly tietOLIA, and by to
morrow morning are expected to be in position.
The praoticability of Mud river for the gunboats
depends wholly on the tides. A strong north-west
erly wind has retarded the entrance of the tidal
wave to such an extent that instead of a rise of
gem Beet, all laid tiQl9ll CIA toe
which the tides of course are expected to follow,
the difference between high and low water this
morning was only two feet and a half. If the tide
does not carry them through to-night, the battery
will be left to do its work unsupported at first by
the presence of the fleet in the river. From the
place where the vessels now 11e, however, their -n
-ine& shells will probably cover the completion of
the work.
The Wreck of the Winfield. Scott.
General Sherman went up last night on the
McClellan to examine the progress of the opera
tions. The steamer *slat up ab for a the junction
of Cooper river with - the narrow oreek at the
mouth of which the Ilrinfirid Scott was wrecked
some days sines in an attempt to enter. The bend
was very sharp, and the Scott was too long to get
safely round. Touching on a bank that makes out
from Pine Wend, she lay until the tide foil, and
then broke in two mmidships. A brig is now along
side taking out everything of value from the bulk,
which lies against the bank, twisted and shattered.'
Wall's Cnt—The Unadilla Aground.
The passage being impracticable for the Mc-
Clellan, she anchored, and next morning we
started in a boat for Gen. Viele's headquarters on
Daufnakie Island, whioh are situated on the only
hill I have seen in South Carolina. Thence we
pulled through Wall's Cut into Mud river, and to
Jonea' Island. The Ottawa,Madill Seneca,
Pcmkna,ffenry Andrews, an d B. B. Hale, were
in the river, three of them aground. Through the
cut itself the channel left between the sunken brig
and the opposite shore is so narrow that the gun
boats have barely room to pass. The Ottowa,
nevertheless, which goes where, and when, Capt.
Stevens orders, went through the crevice at night,
just touching the brig to feet her way. The whole
width is not over fifty feet. It was nearly low wa
ter, and we panted thatrnadillalying deep in•the
mud, which showed on both sides of her. She will
float with an ordinary tide, and may be in the river
to-morrow. Capt. .john Rodgers, who is in 00181-
mend of the squadron, says that the channel is quite
as good as Wight's river, bonus° the mud is
soft enough to be equal to an additional foot of
Water.
Jones , Island—Mad and Marsh.
Landing with some difficulty on Jones' Island,
we crossed to the other side, over what was called a
road—corduroy for twenty yards, and far the rest
of the way, about a mile and a quarter, constructed
of inch boards, from three inches to a foot in width.
The width of the board and the traversable part of
the road were the same. The ground is covered
with sedge, or marsh gram, which had been cut
away for the road, and so soft that whenever the
wheal of a gun-carriage slipped from th track it
went in up to the axle. When the examination and
reconnoissance were completed, all of our party were
liberally covered with deposits of the island soil
klatforms for the guns were down, a magazine
partly finished, and all preparations so far advanced
that, with ordinary good fortune, the first rebel
steamer, to morrow morning, may find its voyage to
Pulaski rudely interrupted The fatigue work has
been very severe on both officers and men. I saw
one detail lying fast asleep in the marsh, in the
blase of the sun. They bad been on duty thirty
hours. We heard, on Daufuskie Island, that,
during the severe storm of Sunday, a sentinel at
his post was killed by lightning. The relief was
approaching at the moment he was struck. No
mark was on the body, and his musket was not dis
charged.
Occupation of North Edisto—A Negro
Colony on Botany Bay.
A force was sent, this morning, to occupy North
Edisto—either Edisto or Botany Bay Island, or
both. On the letter island is the large colony of
TIONPOON, new protected only by the gunboat lying
in the harbor. The place has a military import
atce which would have caused it to be garrisoned
long since if troops could hove been spared, and
the harbor is valuable. It is the fifth of which the
army and navy have taken joint possession. Nassau
Sound may be said to be the fourth, troops having
been landed from the transports now lying at an
chor. Their condition made this step imperative.
They have been three weeks on board, so crowded
that cleanliness was
.impoieible, and the most ordi
nary precautions for the preservation of health were
almost necessarily neglected.
NEWS FROM THE REBEL _STATES.
Running the Blockade
The Richmond Dispatch has a telegram dated
New Orleans, February 14, which says ! The
steamer Victoria has run the blockade at this
port. The blockading steamer Bred Wq hundred
shells at her, but she arrived safe. Her cargo con
sisted of 15,000 stand of arms, a quantity of ammu
nition, coffee, &e."
The Federal Fleet near,Savannah.
A letter from savannah, under date of Feb. 10,
says : " The Yankees are still actively engaged in
our vicinity. Their gunboats, to the number of
ten, are to be seen in Wall's Cut, with a dredging
machine, endeavoring to deepen the channel.
Nothing has been done to molest them, but Fort
Jackson is being strengthened, s.lad other batteries
finished," Ac. The writer appears sanguine of a
successful defence of the city. -
The Burnside Expedition
- The Fedefal troops had all re•embarked at Eden
ton and gone to some other point. At Elizabeth
city about thirty houses and two hotels wore con
sumed. The Federal olEcers at Edenton had as-
Eared the people that they bad not comp to rob and
harms them; but while the officers were making
this assurance and giving orders the soldiers were
filling the gunboats with cotton they found in the
cotton-houses.
t It was rumored that Elizabeth city had been
evacuated by the Federal troops.
Funeral of Lieut. Selden.
The funeral of Lieut. Belden, killed at Roanoke
Island, took place at Richmond on Friday. The
body was conveyed to Christ Church, where a most
impressive and appropriate discourse was delivered.
by Rev. Mr. Okteleen, On the COnclusion of the
exercises at the church the remains, followed by a
very large procession, composed of naval and mili
tary officers, the Mayor and City Council, and citi
zens generally, were-borne to the cemetery.
Confederates Killed and Wounded.
The Norfolk Day Book says:
Our total loss during the b . attle of Roanoke
Island was eight killed and thirty wounded, as
follows:
Richmond Blues.—Killed : Captain 0. Jennings
Wise, private Wm. H. Bennett. Wounded : Lieut.
Frederick Carter, shoulder; Sergeant Gimp W.
J,Orrie, privates Wm. Ruskell, Frank John
ston, H. Adler, and Wapiti Gamble each w
in the leg' not ding • d• ca t:roViit
Coles. Wounded : Private Thotnas, neck; private
at ,
Bishop, shoulder, and three others, names
certained. Killed: Private Dotaon.
hi 00104 . Rangers.— P
private
Captain Morris'Company.— vr mamma . 1 - 111 , 0114/
Captain ColielComnply.—b:yl;es . 114
private
Ca.
Robinson, knee.
Captain Swann's Company.—Wounded: Lieut.
Potier, leg, and two privates slightly.
Capt. Dickinson's Company.—Wounded : Lieut
Edgar Miller, shoulder.
Captain Wise, at the time ho was wounded, was
in command of a battalion, composed of the Blues
and Green Mountain Guards.
• There were 2,500 prisoners of ours taken by the
Federals, who are to be paroled, for exchange, im
mediately, and will return from Roanoke I sland.
The Federals Confess to a. loss of three hun4o4
killed, among thein two of their principal colonels,
and other prominent officers.
Remains of Captains Wise and Coles.
The remains of Captains Wise and Coles were
forwarded by the reteraburg train to their friends
in Richmond on Friday. The bodies were in charge
of Dr. J. J. Simpkins. The funeral of Capt. Wise
was to be of a very imposing character.
The hostages.
Colonel Lee, of Manwohnaatta, and hie brother
officers selected by the Confederate States Govern
ment as hostages for the good treatment of the cap
tive privateersmen in the North, have been remora
from the Richmond jail, in which they were closely
imprisoned, to the Confederate States prison, where
they are provided with batter and more comfortable
quarters. This change was induced by the recent
action of the Federal Government in placing the
privateeramen upon the same footing with prisoners
of war.
Movements of Generals
General Bragg has established his headquarters
in Mobile. He reached there on Wednesday last.
Brig. Glen. R. H. Anderson, who for some months
past has been stationed at Pensacola, has been or
dered to Virginia.
The Federal Vessels.
We learn from a gentleman who arrived from
Ourrituok on Friday that several of the Federal
gunboats reached the canal on Thursday afternoon
about three o'clock, and commenced a fire of shot
and shell on our men, who were engaged in barri
cading the canal. On Thursday fifty-nine Federal
vessels were lyieg off Roanoke Island and twenty
had gone up the Albemarle Soma.
Front Western Virginia
A report has reashed us, from a source entitled
to confidence, (says the Richmond Dispatch,) that
a body of the enemy attacked our cavalry in pier
cer county, the latter past of lest week. Our carat
ry, consisting of not more than two companies;
(some say one,) was surprised and attacked by the
enemy, Who killed one man and took six prisoners,
and captured some of the horses. The Forty-fifth
Regiment, Colonel Meth; encamped at Paok's Far.
ry, started to reinforce the cavalry, but fell in with
nix hundred of the enemy, whom they engaged and
repulsed, with what loss is net stated.
Moorhelds Taken by the Federals
A gentleman arrived from Winchester (says the
Richmond Dispatch) states that the Morals have
taken possession of Moorfields, the county seat of
Hardy county. About twenty-five hundred of
them (a part of General Lender's force,) marching
from "Romney, entered the town perhaps on Mon.
day or Tuesday. There was some slight resistance
by a small militia force of 700 men, under Colonels
Monroe and Harness, but they soon retired, and
the enemy took possession.
The changes in the occupation of that part of
Virginia hays been very sudden within a few
weeks, and with no lose of consequence to the
enemy . . Ho withdrew from Romney on the ap
potash of Taekson ; but as rota as the loose Wader
- General Zoring was ordered away, he returned and
mended his hold by extending his line of occupa
tion to Moordelds. Hardy county is one of 'the
richest in the northern portion of the State. The
corn crop of that county is immense. Thousands
of cattle are in winter driven there to be fattened
for market.
From Gen. Wise's Command.
The Richmond Dsspatch of Saturday says :
On Thursday, at three o'clock, six of the gun
boats (side wheelsteamers) of the enemy appeared
off the mouth of the Albermarle and Carrituck
canal, and fired a few cannon shots at the camp of
Gen. Wise, then at the bridge a mile or so distant.
The General deemed it proper to withdraw towards
Currituck Court House, as he had no means of de
fence against the guns of the boats. This he did.
Subsequently he ordered a further withdrawal to
Great Bridge, in Norfolk county. A few of the
enemy landed at the canal, say two or three hun
dred, but they did not leave the protection of the
boats while observed. General Wise had only some
1,200 men. lienningson's batteries were not with
him.
Movement and Designs of the Federals.
The Wilmington IN. O.) Journal of Wednesday
ays :
The Federal gunboats have passed up to Winton,
the county-seat of Hertford county, on the Ohowsin
river. The Cho*an is formed by the confluence of
the Meherrin rani Llottimuy rivers. The main
branch of Nottaway , is the Black Water ' which is
crossed by the Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad,
about half way between Weldon and Portsmouth,
though rather nearer to the latter place. Theßlack
Water is navigable up to the railroad, as a steamer
bas been running regularly in connection with the
railroad trains, although necessarily a small one,
owing to the narrowness and crookedness of the
stream The movements of the Lincolnite gunboats
would seem to indicate a desire to force their way
up as far as the Portsmouth road, so as either to oh.
taro possession of it, or at least out off communica
tion by that line.
Although capable of doing much harm to the
people resident on the shores of the sounds and the
rivers emptying into them, it is evident that there
would be no strOtogid end to be served that would
repay the vast outlay of men and money that the
Burnside Expedition has occasioned, unless either
Norfolk is attacked or possession is obtained of
some leading line of railroad, and, therefore, it is,
we take it, that the attention of our authorities
will be, or at least ought to be, directed to the pro
' feeder' of tho lingo of tounouniestion, especially of
water commubication, leading from the navigable
waters of Albemarle and Pamlico sounds, in the di
rection of any of our public works. The Black
Water, although deep, is so narrow and crooked
that it might be stopped by trees felled across it.
TWO CENTS.
Adventures of ft Printer.
A Tennessee correspondent / writing under date Of
February 9th, says :
WhileNre were at Danville rmterday afternoon ?
a youth of about 18 came upon the boat, and , begged
to be taken into the Union lines. Buying he had been
in the rebel service at Pensacola, ands wee doter-
mined to return no more. His story was•a direct
one, and his familiarty with places and' people
roved that he told the truth. Ile was born and
. _ . .
ad lived fora
a number of, years in Indiana:. but
last winter had concluded to 4 0 to Vicksburg,
Mies., for the purpose of following his profession
—that of s, printer.
While in that town, the war began, and the young
compositor wee forced by public opinion to turn
soldier. lie was gent to Pensacola and remained
there several months, and g hot, obt a ined a fun
lough to go to Memphis, whence he arrived at Dan
Tulle walking lo that place from Paris.
The young man says there wore many soldiers at
Pensacola who were exceedingly tired of the war,
and would profit by the first opportunity to es-
cape.
rie an instance of the manner in which individual
freedom and opinion are tolerated in the South, he
says one of the soldiers jaformed General Bragg
that he did not wish to take sides with the North
or South, and that, as he had been forced into
the service, and was ill, he was anxious to be dis
charged:
General Bragivieemed it beet, under the circum
stances, to let him go, and did so ; but after the
man had set out on foot, a company of Louisiana
volunteers foliliwed him into the woods and hanged
bim to a tree.
The printer was in „Memphis on Friday, and
found everything very stagnant thobb, with no
money in circulation but the shinplasters of the
Tennessee banks. The effect of the defeat of the
rebels at Mill Spring had been very discouraging,
and had created great alarm in that vicinity, and
he thought the taking of Fort Henry would give a
heavy shook to secession sensibilities, as It was be
lieved in Memphis to be beyond the reach of dan
ger and almost impregnable in ease of an attack.
There were no regular fortifications in Memphis ;
but a number of pieties of artillery mounted in dif
ferent parts of the town. The citizens depended
for their security upon Columbus, feeling confident
it could not bo taken, but that, if it wasi the whole
Mississippi was lost to the South.
After my informant left Memphis, he heard of
the taking of Fort Henry, and said that the rebels
were greatly alarmed in consequence, some of them
saying the advantage to the Unionists thereby was
incalculable, and that it seriously endangered Nash
ville, Memphis, Columbus, and Bowling Green.
Frightful Amirchy nt Richmond
The Louisville Jourvid.says:
The most frightful anarchy pervades the large
Confederate cities. The reckless and desperate
leaders of the rebellion seem to have infused their
own - ferocious spirit into the masses. This is espe
cially the ease at Riehroond, The Examiner of
the 6th shows what a deplorable saturnalia of crime
now exists in that once peaceful, beautiful, and re
fined city. It complains that the rowdyism now
rife there has become mtollerable and demands im
mediate suppression with the high hand. Lest it
should be thought. that we Would ovemolor the sad
and disgusting picture, we give the very words of the
Ezatnzner. It says: "Acts of brutal violence, vulgar
ruffianism, and gross indecency are of momentary oc
eurretiee in our streets. The most orderly citizen
and the most delicate lady are exposed to outrage
and insult. No man's life, even, is secure in broad
daylight, on our most public thoroughfares. To
surround, knock down,' bruise, and maltreat has
become the pastime of the ruffians that throng our
pavements. The evil must be suppressed, or else
society must surrender its authority to brute vio
lence. We must disorganize the social system, re
solve ourselves into savages, and prepare for pro
tection by the moat effective - weapons of self-de
fence, or else we must smart the paws: of the law
upon the persons of the ruffians and vagabonds that
infest our streets and alleys."
Were those who first instigated these horrors the
only sufferers, we should regard them as just re
tribution, for, as tho furies were the offspring of the
blood-drops flowing from the stab inflicted by Sa
tgrlA cu his father, an are these terrible curses
which now oppress Richmond the legitimate fruit
of the parracidal blow aimed at the Government
of the United States by the Secession leaders.
But drunkenness and murder, and theft and
arson, are the camp-followers of every Confede
rate army. They do not, as the Examiner
says, claim Richmond (i es their tatelnsive pre
serve," but they have extended their outrages
to the non-belligerent State of Kentucky and
there made a perfect pandemonium. Old
age, in its helplessness; female innocence, in its
unprotected lonelinesa ; the rights of property, in
their moral sanctuary; loyal men, ig tile refuge of
God's consecrated house and. the young bride, in
the holy of holies of her husband's bosom, have
prom -
plod . troni"thanyoicisizou; nr ravished, jolt
of p e ace and security, there have gone lip 'am P
and groans and plaintive pleadings, mingled with
shrieks of frenzied horror, to the Mercy-seat,
prying for vengeance. The blood curdles at
the bare recital of the brutal orimescol
'omitted along . the Green-river country, and
nue ... s ton in which that monver Buckner
has for-m.14-Sn been chief of the legion of incar
-nate fiends. An eternity of repentance - Cannot
wipe off the guilt of that bold, bad man, or cleanse
the leprosy from the souls of his myrmidons. There
is no fabled punishment in the regions of the damn
ed which would hot be lenient towards those who
have invaded Kentucky with fire and sword, and
hellish cruelties. Let, then, Richmond groan,
and let the Examiner feel that the " fur
naces of hell " are raging with unquenchable
and insatiable flames around it. The great wave
of anarchy end lewlessleas and libidinous
which has broken over the Border States, was first
upheaved from that doomed city, and the Exami
ner, in its lunatic fury, lashed to its maddest force
the tidal horror. If then Kentucky wails let Rich-
Pend rail also, and PriAil s last dosoorMiug foot
step of invasion is chased from our soil, let the ac
cursed capital of the Confederacy feel the vulture
of remorse eating to its very vitals, and " on horror's
' head let horrors accumulate" to swell the triumph
of the avenging Nemesis as she utters her sharp cry
of blood for blobd ! life for life ! dishonor far
, dishonor !"
The Efficiency of the Blockade Admitted.
The Mobile Advertiser publishes a comparative
statement of the receipts of cotton at the ports
named for the first four months of the " cotton
year," Vim.' from the first of September to the first
of January. Tho following is the result:
1860. 1861.
Bales, Bales.
Received at New Orleans 901,075 1,789
Mobile 326,370 22
Savannah. 33,380 130
cc Charleston 151 , 988 4, 694
Memphis. ' 70,310 3,328
Total..l 483,003 9,863
By way of comment upon the above, another
rebel journal says
"It may he doubted if the world ever saw a
similar showing. A crop worth throe hundred mil-.
lions of dollars, necessary to the well-being and
peace of the world, totally excluded from the mar
kets of the world ! Of the crop of 1896, about
eighty millions dollars' worth had been sold up to
the first of Januar7. Of the last crop, only a half
million of dollars worth In the same length of
time."
MISCELLANEOUS WAR NEWS.
From rortre Monroe
FORTRESS MONROE, Feb. 17, via Baltimore.—A
flag of trine brought over a lady from Norfolk, but
DO newspapers.
We understand that the N9Tf9IN Dgg Bopk, of
this morning, makes no mention of the surrender of
Fort Ronelson, but represents the contest 48 All
going on.
Nothing additional has been resolved from Et-
YPltall•
The 11. S. gunboat llarrtet Lane arrived from
Washington during last night. Although fired at
on her passage down the Potomac, but one shot
struck her, slightly injuring her wheelhouse.
A contraband came in from Camp Bayard ? at
Great Baikal, to-day, having started en Saturday
night. Be brings no information of value.
A severe rain storm has prevailed since morning,
and there are now no signs of clearing up ; the wind
is from the North.
The steamers Stars and Stripes, Jersey Blues,
and other steamers for Hatteras, are detained here
by the weather.
The Iroquois and Quaker City.
NEW YORK, Feb. 18.—The gunboats Iroquois
and Quaker City were at St. Thomas on the Ist
inst. The former was coaling.
French Officials and the American War.
Thurlow Weed, Esq., writing from Paris under
date of January 27, says:
Our minister, Mr. Dayton, had a satisfaotory in
terview with M. Thouvonel on Friday. I had au
diences with 'distinguished personages on Friday
and Saturday : I may say, with propriety, and in
justice to eminent statesmen, that M. Thouvenel,
Count De Moriiy, and the Prince Napoleon, enter
tain just and enlightened views, and right feelings
towards our Government. The Prince Napoleon,
who was so recently with us, and 'saw and heard
with his own eyes and ears, looks upon the rebellion
as causeless and winked. And the Emperor, though
really pressed by the sufferings of the manufactur
ing and laboring classes, and urged by less legiti-
UMW M 01141490 ti) dsalsire,against the blocked el has
been alike true to the laws of nations, an d to our
Government.
The Results of Sece s sion in Western
The Wheeling lutelli:enter, of Monday, says
We learn from a gentleman who arrived on pa
turdsy from Sutton,lin Braxton oounty, that there
ngrcar deal of suffering among the people of that
and adjoining counties. , The men, who are nearly
all Secessionists, have gone off to join the rebellion,
leaving their wives and children with scarcely any
thing to eat. The county has been dre,dfully de
vastated. The - rebels have stolen and earned off
nearly everything which the lean and unprotected
county afforded in the way of provisions, and the
condition of things is terrible to contemplate.
Many houses have been fired, and the women
and children, besides having nothing to eat,
axe left in the midst of winter with house.
less beads. Our informant saw a train of
Government wagons returning from Sutton with
some six or seven helpless families, who are going
to Clarksburg. They were nearly all naked and
destitute, and told meet pitiful stories. Many of
the vrotaesi sag their husbands and aerie have been
killed, their heroes etolen, and the means by which
they lived carried away to feed the famishing rebel
troops and guerrillas. This is one of the legitimate
results of Secession. In the section of country to
which we have alluded there is nothing like civil
I law, and no protection is afforded for life or pro
perty. When llieWeetieit Mid elslidesit have deemed
the country, it will be inhabited only by lawless
hands of guerrillas and Federal soldiers. Even
now we axe informed that one may travel for miles
without seeing a house inhabited or the slightest
evidences of civilization. Braxton county is only
Virginia.
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t ine county in a dozen to which the above comments
im :ght truthfully apply."
tiow a Female Trio " came it over"
Seeesh.
The 'Wheeling Intelligeneer credits a correspond
ent of the' St. Melamine Gazette with the following
Etory
One day last week, three women of Bridgeport—
Idra. H., Mrs. MoO., and Mrs. M.—a.ll wives of sol
diers in the yedorg wrey, and partieipante of this
charities of Ohio, each vie of them drawing some
'two or three dollars per week; but not eatiefied with
)pread•eagle liberality, oteoluded t ae the fairy le
gends say, " to seek their fartune"'manotker clime.
80, after having laid their heads together, it was
arranged that one should ber spokesman., another
eke care of the voila, and another, se pm), Irish
IVOPakat ihi ) okt "de the crying...''' With that am
derstanding they entered the Sewn of amalgama
tion (Wheeling) under the guise of grass-widows of
the Secession army ; and then and. there, after
much snivelling and lamentation, and abundibnee
of tears, succeeded in stirring up the sym pathies
eineral noted rebels to the tuna of *lb , in goods,
pewter and groceries, and God only knows how
much they would have got had it not been that they
ran foul of a citizen who knew that one of themhad
a husband in the Union army. The fart could not
be denied.
Thee "the beat laid schemes of mice and , non
gang aft a-glee," wed the trio bad to akedaddle to
Ohio as fast as study legs could carry them, re
joiced that they had not been confiscated, after the
manner of Boaton's blank paper. Injustice to Um
Secessionists of Wheeling, however, be it said, that
the women made a moat favorable report of their
liberality and kindness.
It was the elder Weller, we think, who could
not remember how many men one woman "was ekel
to in pint o' cumin it over a feller," but he thought
the number was five and twenty. The above sto ry is
only another con fi rmation of the truth of Mr. WI:A. \
ler'S Observations and the soundness of his moil
moo.
Mr. Faulkner on the Rebellion.
The Washington correspondent of the New York
Tribune says :
It is reported to-night, upon the authority of a
telegram from Oen. Banks, that Mr, Faulkner has,
Within a day or two, made a speech at Martinsburg,
in which he expressed the opinion that the rebellion
was a failure. and advised his hearers to make the
best terms possible for themselves with the United
States.
The Privateer Sumpter in Straightened
Circumstances.
The following It an extract from a private letter
from Gibraltar, Jan. 213 ) received In Boston :
"The Sumpter continues here without coals, and
without funds to purchase any. Upon Northern
States vessels leaving the bay, notice is given to
the commander of the Sumpter that he cannot sail
before twenty-four hours hove elapsed, The lusti.
gator was released, not only because her cargo was
- British rinperty, but also because she is partly
owned by a Southern citizen."
The Story of an Eseaped Prisoner—He
Pilots General Burnside to Roanoke.
The New York AT odd 13 40 the following in ate
Washington correspondence:
F. B. Remington, a private of Company A, Thir
tieth NeW York Regiment, now stationed at Up
ton's Hill, reached here to-day with a pass from
General Burnside, whom he had previouely joined
by deserting from the rebel fleet stationed jg Albe
marle gtkiiika. It seems that Remington was cap•
tared by the rebels during a reconnoissance near
Fairfax some two months since and taken to Rich
mond, and thence sent to prison in North Carolina.
Here be saw extracts published from the Troy pa
pers, where the Thirtieth Regiment was mostly re
cruited, stating that be was disloyal. having de
serted his comrades ; nisei had gobe over to the
rebels. Determined to recent this imputation on
his name, he managed to escape from purtsfuouth,
N. C., and made his way to Norfolk; bat, failing
to get farther North, ho returned to North Caro
lina, and was offered employment on the rebel
gunboat Fanny, which he was forced to accept,
and US employed in surveying inland waters for
the rebels. In tionneetioe with another loyal man,
he obtained a small boat and managed tojoin Gen.
Burnside at Hatteras. It was he who piloted the
expedition to the landing place on Roanoke Island,
and in no small degree thus contributed to the great
viotory won by our forces,
He Joined his regiment to-day, and then obtained
afurlough to return to General Barnside, first visit
ing his home in Lansingburg, N. Y. His adven
tures were listened to with much interest at head
quarters today.
Two Federal Gunboats Exchanging Shots.
A eorrespondent en board the United Otatest
gunboat muurinny,'writin g to the Boston Journal.
says, while passing within seven or eight miles
of Mobile Bar, at 7 o'clock P. M. on the 10th ult.,
foamedform us thattrelaVaqat-3d St that place, fire d
with him, bat had disappeared, atidillaz
four or five days, and he felt alarmed for her safe.:
ty, us a large rebel steamer wee inside the bay with
an 80-pound rifled gun, which might have boarded
her in one of the dark nights they had. After
giving him this information, he cautioned our cap
tain to keep well off shore, and steer for Chasid.-
leer light. 11th, at noon, got under way, with o
light wind. At four P. M. we saw a large steamer
;seine seven or eight mats distant, bearing down
upon us. After a short time he fired two blank
cartridges to bring us to. As the captain of the
Potomac bad cautioned us about a rebel steamer
being near here, we kept on. On his coming
nearer, one of the officers reported that he saw an
American flag up. Hearing this, tin captain
ordered our vessel to heave to, one wait until she
ca m e up. When she was within two miles, or
less we could 'see distinctly all of the efficient
and crew, but no flag or pennant (ours had been up
in plain tight all of the time). The captain then
said he would find out whether she was sees& or
not, and fired is solid shot across her bows. She
returned it from a Parrott rifted gun, which went
through our rigging and burst just beyond. We
then gave him another, which scraped his bow
about six inches under water, and he replied with
two chola more, one shell and one solid shot from •
heavy 68-pounder; these went through our rigging,
but did no damage. After this we commenced to
shift the guns on the port' side to the starboard side
so as to have the whole battery together, and give
gim a broadside of grapeshot. While doing this ha
run up the Stars and Stripes and dipp ed them, being
only half smile distant. We had made up our minda
if that flag did not go up that we would sink be
fore giving up to them, although we had only four
long S2-pounders. When the 'steamer came near,
a boat was sent from her to us with a first lieu
tenant. He acknowledged that he was to blame,
and could give no reason why ho committed this
outrage on our vessel. His only reply was that our
vessel was such a " saucy little craft" bethought it
Lust be need'. He gave the name of the steamer ad
the Huntsville, with a Parrotrified gun, and four
or six 68-pounders. On our reporting to him about,
the captain of the frigate being mini tag in big
in'
safety,immediately lett . Ois going on board
of his vessel, our officers and orew gave three
cheers for the stars and stripes and three for the
officers and men of his steamer. This was returned
by six from them, and he afterwards loft. Soon
after we saw the South, Carolina oomiog down to
him., as they hail heard 011 r firing at a diatiusee.
•
— The Sumpter Built and Owned by an
Irishman.
Mr. S. MoClenaghan, Downpatrick, writes thus
to the Downpatrick Recorder Perhaps it would
be lute/Tilting to your readers to know something
of the origin of the famous war-steamer Sumpter t
belonging to the Confederate Government of
America, and which is now cutting so conspicuous
a figure in connection with the war at present
unhappily waging between the Northern sad.
Southern States. Originally, the prineipal Mgt
and commander of this terror of the North
was a Billyleagh man—Captain James B. McCon
nell, who, through energy aba perseverance, com
bined with superior intellectual attainments, fought
his way in the battle of life until he has now be
come one of the moat influential and respected cid-
Sens of New Orleans. Captain McConnell and part
of his family spent the summer of 1859 in this
country ; and, on his return to New Orleans, pro
ceeded to Philadelphia, whore he superintended
the building of this celebrated ship, called the Ha
bana, and declined for the New Orleans and. Cube
trade. Having been eonimitsioned by the Atsterlaah
Government to carry the mails between the above
mentioned ports, she proved a very successful
epeoulation, and continued on that line up to the
time of the breaking out of the war, when she was
purchased by the Confederate Government, who
fitted her out as a war ship, She is desoribed by
the American papers, at the time of her launch, to
be one of the finest specimens of naval architecture
afloat, her frame and timbers being of the beat
Delaware white oak. and of unusual size and
strength."
[The Sumpter was built by the firm of Bier!,
Lynn, of this city, which has since dissolved part
nership.l
An Incident of the Fort Henry Battle.
In the explosion on the Essex, during the Fort
Henry battle, one of the seamen was ahookingly
scalded. His clothing was at ono towo,a, liaa
seed oil and flour applied to his parboiled flesh,
and he was carefully wrapped in blankets, and
placed in bed. A. few moments after, came news
that the rebel flag was amok, and the fort sur
rendered. In his enthusiasm, he sprang out of his
berth, ran out, o§4k) and nved hit blanket
in the air, limning for the stare and stripes. The
poor fellow, after the first excitement was over, was
assisted below, and in the night he died, full of re
joicing to the last, at the triumph of the old flag.
A Temperance Regiment.
The Thirteenth Regiment, Maine VoIMAMS, Id
Camp Beaufort, at Augusta, Maine, had orders to
start yesterday morning for the seat of war. The
Goland is the celebrated Apostle of Temperance,
Hon. Neal Dow. The regiment numbers one thou
sand men, stalwart and substantial citizens of the
Pine Tree State. In flea 11:lattbEl of m g p lif9 % H a t
twelve cases of intoxication have oeourred, a de
gree of tetrpernrco quite unequalled in any army
in the world. They are armed with English rides
bought by the State of Maine in England throng
an agent sent there for that purpose.
Change of Army Uniforms,
A board of offioers, consisting of Generale But
terfield, McDowell , Kearney, Sykes, Willard, and
DeHussey, will convene to-day, to see what changes
can profitably be made in the army uniforms. It
is supposed that their suggestions, if adopted, will
save the Government. about $1,000,000 yearly, and
give our soldiers uniforms possessing some beauty ,
sod a little comfort.
AN OLD CALIFORNIAN.—It seems, says the
British Colonist ; of Victoria. V. L, that John
Batts le in the habit of eolleeting as many Indians
as be can in a little cottage where by lives near the
Congregational church. He then leads off with a
prayer, followed by singing a hymn. John thew
makes a short, .feeling address; follows it with
another hymn, a collection is taken up, and the min
gregatiou dismissed with & benediction, After the
services, detains, singing, and titiakias wilsiliky
are the order of the evening—Butts eating as bar
keeper with as much grace as he a few moments be
fore offieiated as clergyman. It in quite an Inge
nious plan, and the inventor is, no doubt, making Ilk
"good thing" of it. •