IS /t 4 EUI ;f4I S . ~4144"""fe.:—.7,—; fi tb't flag. A Herald Report", Awe* I. By order of Secretary StanfA, oue cit the Washington repOrters of the NO, York Hera/d, named Ives,, was arrested for treason yesterday, and confined in Fort McHenry. In closing his order for the arrest, the Secretary states that no news gatherer, nor any other person, for sordid 'le purposes, can be suffered to in the officers of the War De . 43 procure news_ by threats, or Jial acts, which the safety of requires not to be disclosed, , warning to all prying report ;mons violating these rules will h in like manner. Health of Oen. Kelley. w York papers, says the Intelligencer, have dis taut the declininghealth of .ayabout his having lef this ome home to die, and a L of other stuff manufactur the whole cloth. Gen. Kel las city, and we are happy Ice that he is recovering as can be expected, consid suffering he has endured:— to walk about and greet As friends, and if he has come home to die he does not 'seem to be aware of it. EORT HENRY TAKEN! TheAtunbeat Essex Disabled—Thirty-Three Men Killed—The Stars . . Stripes in Tennessee. CINCINNATI ; Feb. 7.—The Gazette and Commercial's Cairo correspondent gives the following Account of the bernbardment and capture of Fort Henry .Yesterday, at 12:30 p. m., the gun boats Cincinnati, St. Louis, Caron dolet and Essex, the Tyler,Connesto gm and Lexington bringing up the Tear, advanced boldly against the 'rebel works, going to the right of Painter Creek Island, immediately 'above which, on the east shore of the • river, stands the fortifications, and keeping out of range till at the head -of the Island, and within a mile of the enemy; passing the Island in full iew of the rebel gulls, we steadily :advanced, every man at quarters, every ear strained to catch the Flag • Officer's signal gun for the commence meat of the action. Our line of bat- Ale was on the left, the St. Louis next, the Cincinnati for a time being the flag-ship, having on board Flag Offi eer. A. H. Foote, and next the Essex. -We advanced in line, when, at 12:30, the-Cincinnati opened the ball, and immediately the three accompanying ''oats followed suit. The enemy, not 'bilekward, gave an admirable re -sperise, and the fight raged furiously 'for half an hour. We steadily ad 'vanced, receiving and returning storms of shot and shell, when, get ting within three hundred yards of the enemy's works, we came to a 'stand, and poured into them, right and left. In the meantime the Essex - shad been disabled, and drifted away from the scene of action, leaving the Carondolet and St. Louis - alone engaged. G At precisely forty minutes past one, the enemy struck his colors, and such cheering, such wild excitement as seized throats, arms, and caps, of -the four or five hundred sailors of the Ggiin-boats can be imagined. After :the surrender, which was made to 'flag-officer Foote by Gen. Lloyd 'Tilghman, who defended his fort in the most determined manner, we -found the rebel infantry encamped 'outside, for a force, nunabcrine- four or five4lcaisand, - had cut, and . were ''reavit . igtlie rebel artillery company iri command 'of the fort. The fort , rnounted seventeen guns, mostly - 3;2 And 34 pounders, one being t -mag nificent ten inch columbial. .Our shots dismounted two of their gains, driving the enemy into embrasures. One of their rifled 32-pounders burst during the engagement, wounding one of their gunners. The rebels :Claim to have but eleven effective ' , Tuns worked by fifty-four men—the number, all told, of our prisoners.— They lost five killed and ten badly wounded. The infantry left every thing in their flight. A vast deal of plunder has fallen into our hands, in -eluding a large and valuable quanti ty of ordnance stores. General 'Tilghman is disheartened; lie thinks it one of the most damaging blows of the was`. In surrendering to Fla? Officer Foote, the rebel Gen eral remaiked : "T am glad to surren der to so gallant an officer." Flag- Oitieer Foote . replied : "You do per- 1 fectly right, Sir, in surrendering, but you should have blown my boats out or the water before I would havesur rendered to you." In the engagement the Cincinnati was in lead, and, flying the flag-offi cer's penant, was the chief mark.— Fiag_offieer Foote and Captain Stein ttel - crowded her defiantly into the teeth ofthe enemy's guns. She got thirty-one shots, some of them going completely through her. The Essex was badly crippled, when about half through the fight, and crowding steadily against the enemy, a ball went into her port side forward port, through a heavy bulk head, and squarely through one of the boilers, escaping steam and scalding and ltilling.several of the crew. Capt. '.?4r.ter, his aid, S. B. Britton, Jr., and raYmaster . 1-loyis were .standing in.a ifiredribie of the balls *sine% -Fait .** being in the centre of the group, Oidsot Struck him on the top of his tread-, seatterin'g his brains in every tilreetion. The escaping steam went .into-the pilot house, instantly killing Ford' and • Pride the pilots. Many of the soldiers, at the -- rush of the stem*, jumped overboard, and were drowned. The Cincinnati had one filled and six . woatided,,, 40! &tn.; had sixiearsen killed andi 6 l4• 'officers and seventeen - mfive. 'llOOl7 soleimait .. . . , ( the St. Louis or Carondelet, though the shot and shell fell upon them like rain. The-St. Louis was com -4 znanded by Capt. Leona* Paolitipg , ' itilito tilib van o. .he guntOoat ilnd I ft:flight the guns to the lilt. MA a min ached, and. with cheer' upon ' cheer •sent shot and shell among the enemy. WASHINGTON, Feb. s.—Secretary { Welles has received the following i dispatch: • U. S. FLAG STEAMER CINCINNATI, (of Port Henry, Tennessee River,) Feb. 6, via Cairo, Feb. 7. Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary .of the Navy, •Washington : The gunboats under my command —Essex, Commander Porter; Caron dolet, • Commander Walker; Cincin nati, Commander Stembel; St. Louis, Lieut. Commandin : , o• :Paulding ; Connestoga, Lieut. Commanding I Phelps; Taylor, Lieut. Commanding I Guinn; and Lexington, Lieut. Com i manding Shirk—after a severe and I rapid fire of one hour and a quarter, have captured Fort Henry, and have I taken Gen. Lloyd Tilghman and his I I staff, with sixty !nen, as prisoners.— The surrender to the gun-boats was anconditional, so we kept an open fire upon them until their flag was struck. In half an hour after the surrender I handed the fort and pris oners over to Gen. Grant, command in,, the army, on his arrival at the fort in force. The Essex had a shot in her boilers, and after fighting most effectually for two thirds of the ac tion, was obliged to drop down the river, as I heard that several of her men were scalded to death, including the two pilots. She, with the other gnu-boats, officers and men, fought with the greatest gallantry. The Cincinnati received thirty-one shots, and had one man killed and eight woimded—t wo seriously. The fort, twent vo'uns and seventeen mounted, was defem led by Gen. Tilghman with the most determined gallantry. I will write as soon as possible. I have sent Lieut. Commanding Phelps and three gnu-boats after the rebel gun-boats. A. A. FOOTE, Flag-Officer. Gen. McClellan and Secretary Stanton-- Fremont to have a Command. NEW YORK, Feb. 8, 1862.—The Washington correspondent of the New York Times says :---Several sa pient correspondents have worried themselves lately concerning a prophesied change in the manage ment of the army, and have asserted, among other misstatements; that Secretary Stanton, in pursuance of a custom sanctioned by long practice, is about to assume the active man agement of the army, leaving to Gen. McClellan the charge, of the army of the Potomac. As much as this statement would mislead readers as to the position of General Mc- Clellan, and the power of the Secre tary I will give, briefly, the facts of the ease. A week since, the Staff of General McClellan were notified to be in readiness for a movement across the river. In consequence of the state of the roads, they have not yet been ordered over, but they were ready to go, and when they go, Gen. McClellan will turn over to the temporary charge of Mr. Stanton the control of the entire army, with the exception of the army of the Potomac. It will be remembered that when Gen. Scott went to Mexico he pursued a similar course, thus leaving himself free to attend to the more important matter in hand. Gen. McClellan and Mr. Stanton, it is needless to say, are on the best terms. The rumors concerning Gen. Fre mont assume a definite shape, and it is now asserted thatby the 15th inst., he will be assigned a command. important from Washington. WASITINGTON, Feb. 10.—The follow ing is the substance of the charges under which Brigadier General Charles P. Stone was arrested, at 2 o'clock yesterday morning, by a guard under imniedi:Ac command of Brigadier General Sykes, of the Pro vost Marshal's force, and sent to Fort Lafayette by the afternoon train : Ist, For misbehaviour at the bat tle of Ball's Bluff. 2nd, For holding correspondence with the enemy be fore and since the battle of Ball's Bluff, and receiving visits from rebel officers in his camp. 3d, For treach erously suffering the enemy to build a fort or strong work, since the bat tle of Ball's Bluffs, under - his guns without molestation. 4th, For treach erous design to expose his force to capture and destruction by the ene my, under pretence of orders for a movement from the Commanding General, which had not been given. A courtmartiai will be speedily ordered. The Treasury Demand Note Bill. Congress has at length taken an im portant step towards providing for the vital demands upon the Treasury fur means to prosecute the war against rebellion. In the House on Thursday the Treasury Demand Note bill, with the ."legal tender" clause included, was passed by a vote of ninety-three to fifty-fbur, substan tially in the form in which it came from the hands of the Committee.— The bill provides Ctn. the issue by the Secretary of the Treasury, of de mand notes, to the amount of one hundred and fifty millions of dollars, which notes are to be received as legal tender for all purposes. The Senate has since passed a bill, provi ding for ten millions as a temporary expedient for raisin g money, until they can havetime to deliberate upon this $150,000 ; 000 bill before pass ing it. This may prove a prudent delay, for it is certain that making such a large issue of treasury notes a legal tender 'Vould not have lassed the House except under pressing elcneies. siirlSiany pride themsel*es upon viotWyAing- Men, whOjare wild bead - Frightful Occurrence--A Young Lady Out to'ft . oNo44olo l irack. Lutelligire .;:redls to-day of a fright *taatidett' whiA occurred on the Penn sylvania Railroad, on Saturday night.— It appears that a young man named Rode baugh and a young lady of his acquaint ance were on their way to singing school on Saturday night, and had reached a deep cut near Rodebaugh's Station, a short distance from Greensburg, when they heard the Express train, bound west, approach. The parties clambered up the embarkment, that the train might pass, but just as the locomotive came thunder ing along, the poor girl, from some cause 'or other, lost her footing, and, falling back on the track, was run over by the entire train, and literally cut to pieces. We did not hear her name, but learn that she re sided in the villinity. The officers of the train could not, of course, have prevented the catastrophe, and knew nothing of the presence of the girl until aftet the occur rence.—Pittsburg Chronicle. Latest from Missouri. ST. Lours, Feb. 10.—The Republi can's special correspondent says that the enemy is still encamped at Fort Donnelson, and preparations for fur ther movements go vigorously for ward. Thd river is high and part of Fort Henry is overflowed. Five more of the regiments expected arriv ed from Cairo a few days since. An unfinished fortification, called Her man, opposite Fort Henry, has been taken possession of The panic is extensive in Tennessee, the river be ing considered open for Union fleets to its head waters. The late garrison of Fort Henry has taken refuge in Wort Donnelson, making the force theft between 8,000 and 10,000. The Southern mail, captured by Captain Logan, contained a letter from some high officer, spoakilng of the demoralizing effect of the defeat at Somerset, and stating that another at Fort Henry would be almost irre parable. The rebel steamer Orr, being chas ed by the gunboat Conestoga, was fired by the crew, and abandoned.— Several other steamers are said to have fallen into the hands of the gun boats Conestoga and Lexington. The gunboats sent up the Tennessee river will probably go as far as Flor ence, Ala. Rom,A, Mo., Feb. B.—News from the west idicates that the prepara tions for a decided blow against the enemy are nearly complete. The forces for this movement arc nearly all concentrated at this point, whence it intends to move against the adver sary, and in a few days the whole command will probably be on the march westward. Gen. Sigel and Ashboth's division have reached Lebanon, and Maj. Wright's battal lion of cavalry has moved thirteen miles west of that point. Gen. Davis' brigade was reported to be crossing the Osage river on Wednesday, and a portion of it was expected to a arrive at Lebanon on Thursday. Two of Maj. Wright's scouts re ported that Price made a speech to his troops, telling them that they were surrounded and must either fight or surrender, and that they all decided to fight. Price is said to have been heavily reinforced from Arkansas, and to have collected large supplies and provisions on the road leading from Springfield and Fayettesville. Captain Wood had arrived at Waynesville with twenty-seven rebel .prisoners, including five captains ta ken between Lebanon and Spring field. ST. Louis, Feb. 9.—A correspond ent of the Republican says that the property captured at Fort Henry is valued at $200,000. Nine hundred prisoners of war were transferred from here to Alton to-day, where quarters have been prepared in the old penitentiary. Fifteen hundred cavalry and a bat tery. of light artillery left here yes terday for Fort Henry. A regiment of cavalry also left for Rolla. Return of the Gunboats from Florence--- Great Enthusiasm in Northern Alabama-- Alabamians Enlisting under the Stars and Stripes. ST. Louis, February 12.—Specials to the Republican, dated Fort Henry, February 11, say: The gunboats Con estop, Tyler and Lexington, return ed from the upper Tennessee last night. The boats went as far as Flo rence, Alabama, and were received with the wildest joy by people along the river. Old men cried like chil dren at the sight of the Stars and Stripes, and invited the officers and men to their houses, arid told them that all they had was at their dispo sal. A large number were anxious to enlist under the old flag, and the Tyler brought down two hundred and fifty to fill up the gunboats' crews Our officers were assured if they would wait a few dt.ys whole regiments could be raised, and if the Government would give them arms to defend themselves, they could bring Tennessee back to the Union in a few months. They said when the secession ordinance was passed, armed men stood at the polls, and everything went as certain politicians said. At Savannah, Eastport and Florence, the officers and men of our boats went ashore without arms, and mingled freely with the people. The Union men along the river comprise the wealthiest and best portion of the inhabitants, large numbers of whom have American flags. Not a gun was fired either going or coming. The rebel gunboats Eastport, Sallie Ward, and Muscle, only partially finished, were captured, and arc here. The Eastport had two hundred and fifty thousand feet of lumber on board, and the Sallie Ward a quantity of iron plating. The steamers Sam Kirkman, ixin Boyd, Julia Smith, Sam Orr and Appl4ori Ilelle; Were' burned by the rebels - to p'retent on into our hands: The railroad bridge, at' Florence was wit destroyed. A qtian- tity of pepers were captured on the Eastport, belonging to Lieut. Bjpwn, late of the Federal Navy, stating that subOwrine bfrnerios nould not he sucOssfully used in the rapid streams of the West. Qne hundred and fifty hogsheads of tobacco, and a quantity of other freight, will be brought down to-mor‘ row. A daily line of packets has been established between Fort Henry and Cairo. Nothing during the war has been so prostrating to the rebels as the late victory of the .gunboat expedition mentioned above. Brilliant Success of Burnside. THE REBELS COMPLETELY DEFEATED! Capture of the Mosquito Fleet---Elizabeth City Destroyed by Fire--Three Hundred Rebels Killed--Two Thousand Prisoners Taken--Great Consternation in the South. FORTRESS MONROE, February 11.— By flag of truce to-day we have news of the complete success of Gen. Burn side at Roanoke Island. The Island was taken possession of and Com. Lyneh's fleet completely destroyed. Elizabeth City was attacked on Sun day, and evacuated by the inhabit ants. It was previously burned, whether by our shells or by the in habitants, is not certain. The first news of the defeat arrived at Norfolk on Sunday afternoon, and caused great excitement. The previous news was very satisfactory, stating that the Yankees had been allowed to ad vance for the purpose of drawing them into a trap. The rebel force on the Island was supposed to have been only a Little over three thousand effi cient fighting .men. Gen. Wise was ill at Nag's Head, and was not present during the en -- n o• aentent. When the situation be- came dangerous, he was removed to Norfolk. All the gunboats but one were taken, and that escaped up the creek, and was probably also de stroyed. A report at Norfolk says that only seventy escaped, and another two hundred, from Roanoke Island. Gen. Huger telegraphed to Richmond that only fifty of those on the Island es caped. There appears to be no bright side of the story for the rebels. The Richmond Examiner of this morning says, in a leading editorial, that the loss of an entire army on _Roanoke Island is certainly the most painful event of the war. The intelligence by telegraph yes terday is fully confirmed. Two thou sand five hundred brave troops on an island in the sea were exposed to all the force of Burnside's fleet. They resisted with courage ; but when fif teen thousand troops were landed against them, retreat being cut off by the surrounding clement, they were forced to surrender. This is a repeti tion of Hatteras, on a larger scale. It is reported that one regiment from Massachusetts was badly cut up, but is is impossible to ascertain which of the five that were attached to the expedition. The news received to-day occasions great excitement. The Old Point steamer, with official dispatches from Gen. Burnside, is hourly expected.— The prisoners captured numbering at least two thousand will be here in a few days. All the Southern papers received are unanimous in admitting the com plete victory of our troops, and that the loss of the island is a very serious one. The following are dispatches on the subject in the Richmond papers of this morning: NORFOLK, Feb. 10.— The latest news states that Capt. 0. Jennings Wise, son of Governor Wise, was shot through the hip and disa bled; though his wound was not mor tal. Major Lawson and _Lt. Miller were mortally wounded. About three hundred Confederates ' were killed, and our wounded num bers over one thousand. The num ber of Yankees wounded about the same. Midshipman Cannon had his arm shot off. The other casualties are unreported. A late arrival this morning says that Elizabeth City had been shelled and burned by the Yankees, and that the enemy has pushed on through to Edenton. [SECOND EASFATCII.] NORFOLK, February IO.—A rumor has prevailed that Commodore Lynch's fleet of gunboats has been captured. It is not regarded as true, but it is believed that all were burn ed by the Confederates, to prevent their capture, with the exception of one, which was endeavoring to make its escape. The fleet went to Elizabeth City from Roanoke Island, and was proba bly burnt at the former point. [THIRD DISPATCH.] NORFOLK, Feb. 10, received in Richmond at midnight.—A courier arrived here this afternoon at four o'clock, and brought intelligence that Elizabeth City was burned this morning by the inhabitants. During the conflagrntion the Federals land ed a large force. All our gunboats ex cept one, were captured by the ene my. Gen. Wise has not yet arrived at Norfolk. The following is the very latest, which we copy from to-day's Day Book : A courier left here yesterday afternoon about three o'clock, from whom we gather the following in formation : The enemy advanced in full force upon Elizabeth city yester day about seven o'clock, and began an attack upon that place ; the citi zens finding resistance vain evacua ted the place, but before doing so ! set fire to the town, and when our I informant left it was still on fire. We have also to record the cap ture by the enemy of all our little fleet except the Fanny or Forest, our informant not being certain which. This eluded the enemy and made up the Pasquatank liver, but was pursued, however, and . fears were entertained that she too was captured. Itis said that before our boats surrendered they wer I dOned:and that the crews adoisk, in making their escape. If so, we are at a loss to conjecture why they were not fired before being abandon ed. The disaster to oar little fleet is attributed to the fact that baying ex hausted their supply of coal and am munition, they proceeded to Elizabeth City for the purpose of obtaining a supply. Every effort was made to obtain coal, but without success, and could not return to that Island or lend any assistance whatever to our forces. All the - details as published with reference to the capture of Roanoke Island are confirmed by the Courier, which represents our loss at three hundred killed and wounded, and that of the enemy not less than one thousand killed. Great havoc was made among them while coming up the road lead ing to the Fort. Our forces brought to bear upon them two 32-pounders, and at every fire the ranks were trri bly thinned. The places of the fal len, however, were quickly filled.— 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 Zouaves, and though completely overpowered, they stood their ground bravely, nor did they yield a foot till all save seven fell bleeding to the ground. There is good reason to believe that had Col. Henningsem, with his artillery, been on the island, it would not have been forced to surrender.— Lack of field pieces was sadly felt, and had they been at hand the ene my, perhaps, would never have been able to have landed their forces.— llenningsen had orders, we under stand, to report at Roanoke Island, but, by some misunderstanding, he took Elizabeth City for his place of destination. Capt. Taylor, of this city, is reported as having distin guished himself. In addition to the above, there are many rumors we might give, but as they are nothing more than rumors, we prefer withholding them.— Among them is one, however, wor thy of notice, that General Wise had been shot while in an ambulance.— The statement, so far as we have been able to learn, can only be accounted for by supposing that the name of General Wise was confounded with hat of his son, who was reported unong the killed. How the Rebels Rau Seventy-Five Miles from the Cumberland After the Defeat of Zollicoffer—Gen. Crittenden a Com mon Drunkard—The Gloomy Condition of Nashville The Great Mortality Among the Rebel Officers. The Evansville Journal is in re ceipt of Nashville papers of the 28th ult., and it says they generally ac knowledge with frankness the corn ileteness of their defeat at the battle of Fishing Creek, as they term it.— Their army seems to have scattered in all directions, some of the troops actually reaching Nashville under whip and spur. So far from making a stand at Monticella, Zollicoffer's brigade did not stop running until it reached Livingston, about seventy -five miles from the field of battle, and in the direction of Nashville.— The troops were in a pitiable condi tion, exhausted by their retreat, and almost dead with hunger. The peo ple in the surrounding country were engaged in bringing provisions into town for the half starved and worse frightened soldiers. A portion of the rebel army ran in the direction of Knoxville, some of them having reached that point. Of course vari ous reasons are assigned for the de feat, among others that Gen. Critten den was drunk. The Nashville Gazette has a slash ing article on the 'Sin of Drunken ness," pointedly applying its com ments directly to Gen. Crittenden.— It says of that officer : "But for the deplorable fact that Gen. Crittenden, of Kentucky, who is, we regret to say, generally re garded as a common drunkard, bad been made the superior in command of the lamented Zollicoffer, the devo ted hearts of Southern patriots might not to-day be lacerated and overwhelmed with grief almost in supportable. We firmly believe that the investigations to be made of the causes leading to the great disaster to our arms, will disclose the fact that Gen. Crittenden was at the time of the action in an almost beastly state of intoxication, and has been so, almost incessantly, since the commencement of his connection with the Confederate army. We shall feel some little astonishment if this investigation does not also con nect with Crittenden's crime of drunkenness, the greater sin of trea son, treachery and cowardice." Some of McNary's battalion (cav alry) who had arrived at Nashville, excused themselves from the charge of cowardice by stating that they came under the orders of Captain Harris, who directed him to report at Nashville on the sth of February. The fatality among the rebel offi cers was even greater than we were at first led to believe. Major Dory M. R. Fogg, Aid-de-Camp to Zollicof fer, was wouirded in the battle, (it Was supposed slightly,) but has since died. His remains had reached Nash ville. Lieut. C. B. Shields, another member of the rebel General's staff, is said to have been killed by his side. In addition to these, are the names of Captain Dodson, of the Hermitage Guards; Lieut. Peyton, of the Hick ory Guards; Sergeant Gray, of the Suwanee Rifles, and Lieut. Colonel Carter. Among the wounded we no tice the names of several Colonels. The Nashville Pairiot, in speaking about the -battle, says: "We have no heart, at this writing, to speak becomingly of the gallant Zollicoffer, and those from this vicini ty who, on this occasion, have o4fered up their lives on the altar of their country. The gloom which <hung like a pall over the eiguyesierdiry, told plinfidly of tikke : . .404* .4 Lew* Movement in Kentucky. semi Feb. 9.—A special dis patch from Indianapolis to the Com mercial says that Gen. Thomas' divis ion is said to have made a forward movement, and will invade East Tennessee at three different points simultaneously. Gen. Carter goes through Cumberland Gap, General Schoepff by the central route, and Gen. Thomas with Munson's and Mc- Cook's brigade's will cross at Mill Spring. They will advance imme diately on Knoxville, where they will take possession of the Railroad, cutting off supplies and communica tion of the rebel government. CINCINNATI. Feb. 9.—Specials to the Gazette and Coninicreial, dated Fort Henry. the gives the lid lowing intelligence,: Directly after the capture of Fort Henry, the gun boats Lexington, Tyler and Comics toga started up the river with in structions to proceed as far as they saw fit. Yesterday the Carondolet, in charge of Cols. Webster, Biggins and McPherson, of Cron. Grant's staff, made a re( 111 as far as the bridge of Memphis and Clarksville Railroad, at Danville. They found that quarters had been built at the bridge and occupied by sonic troops where was found a large quantity of army supplies, commissary- stores, wagons, &e. The inhabitants are deserting their . dwellings for miles around, and are fleeing in every di rection. The bridge at Danville was parti ally disabled by the first gunboat which vent up the river. Another of the piers was crippled so as to pre- Vent the passage of troops. Only eight guns were captured by Dickey's cavalry and Colonel Logan, instead of fourteen. Nearly all the guns were spiked with telegraph wire. which can easily be removed. They are brass 6-pounders, and in flue order. All the prisoners taken— about 100—were sent to Cairo yes terday. The amount of property captured will exceed :'31,000,000. Reconnoissances have been made by Colonel Logan and others to with in a mile of Port Donnelson. General Grant and staff will make a reconnoissance this afternoon up the river beyond Danville. LOUISVILLE, Feb. S.—Forty-six prisoners, captured at the Mill Spring fight, were brought here to night, including Lieut. Col. Ml. B. Calter, of the 20th ' Tennessee, and three lieutenants of other rebel regi ments. From Missouri. ROLLA, February 6.—A messenger from Lebanon, who left yesterday at 10 o'clock. A. M., reports the enemy's pickets within thirty miles of that place. and that the Federal pickets were in hailing distance. Firing had taken place, but was subsequently gnspended. as if by mutual consent. The report was also current at Leb anon that Price had made an ineffec tual attempt by three different routes to move off' his baggage but failed to accomplish his purpose. Ile finally af.sured his men that the only alter native left was to fight or surrender.. Maj. Wright's battalion was twelve miles west, in possession of a 11ourin , mill. The messenger passed General Sigel's body guard, near the Gasco nade, and also Gen. Asboth, who was crossing that river.' Thirteen miles this side of Lebanon a batch of prisoners had been cap tured, including a Capt. 'Mansfield. The troops from Sedalia had not arrived at Lebanon when the messen ger left. Importance of the Recent Victory--The Administration and Its War Policy--San guine Hopes for Mexico. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. B.—Washing ton specials to the Tribune of this morning says :—Th e capture of Fort Henry is regarded at the War De partment as the salvation of Ten nessee. It compels the evacuation of Columbus and Bowling Green.— General Beauregard was sent from the Potomac c.2pressly to save that place. If Commodore Foote and General Grant bad not turned the rebel posi tion in Tennessee before he (Beaure gard) had got there, the six Ohio and two Indiana regiments, recently hurried down to the Cumberland, would have brought strength enough to the Union troops, to have whip ped him back to the line. Hereafter all orders, public and private, to Buell, Halleck, Butler, Sherman and other Generals, com manding departments or expeditions, will be given by Secretary Stanton ; the administration of the war has al ready got a policy. The Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs had Mexican matters under consideration for ten hours to-day. No conclusion was reached. New interest has been awakened by the news of the Mexican's victo ry at the National Bridge, and the friends of Mexico are now sanguine that seine one of the plans fOr her as sistance by its will be adopted. previous years. This is right, and will FATAL FOLLY.—A Mrs. Cook, living in Lawrence, Van Buren county, , prevent bad legislation to a considerable Michigan, was shot by her nephew, a boy of seventeen years, on the 10th extent. A bill has passed the House, and is now inst. The two went up stairs to-' before the Senate for consideration, for the gether, and on arriving at the top of collection of relief taxes in Greene county, the stairs, the boy found an old gun, and extending the relief laws to families of which was lying oft the, floor. He soldiers in the service of the United States, took it up and asked : "Is this gun whether they are recognized as Pennsyl loaded ?" She answered "No.' vania soldiers or not. Their families liv shootsaid he, jokingly, "Well, I guess I'll ing in Greene county are to be cared for you, then." She replied, "Shoot away," when he fired, shooting her by the relief hoard. Several copies of this bill have been forwarded to . prominent through the head, and killing her instantly. The boy at once fled to citizens in the county, and unless an an the woods, and, at last accounts, had swer is received from them, pro or con, it not been taken. will become a law. It is for them to say BURNED TO DEATIL—The Clarion what shall be done with it, or at least to Banner learns that two children be- give their friendly advice and counsel. longing . to Wm. Shaddle, of Monroe andpresented township, were burned to death, on Petitions are received daily, praying for the repeal of the - law of . - bat 41861111 T b741P o i r el t" e t 1111613 .0i.last session, repealing tonnaze .ntieth and fiPwiltiViie absii4e br . tali , ' 4.1-, - - , , - ' . '. ~• ;4.t° 410041'44111". t a ea I . .., ' - -. 4 4 . ~- ... w . ' stilimmt ' Ml* ...-; ; :: ' - ''T rapt = co -the aw was or was , . . —. . 1 pt means. -. I. TAKE COURAGE ANEw.—The Major of the Ohio 9th regiment, when com manded to order the famous charge which compelled the rout and deci ded the battle of the Cumberland, moved, pistol in hand, rapidly down the "front," shouting at thetop,of his clear voice, heard in all parts of the field, "the first man of the German Regiment that turns back, I'll shoot. Take courage anew! Bayonets out!" Every man sprang to the word, an d at the trumpet sound, -charge! charge !" with an infuriated yell, dashed forward. obr- - Ohio papers. announce the dead► of a tie.2;ro named Micajah Phillips, at the great age of 125 years. Ile came to the West in 1796 with Herman Blannerhasset, as his slave, and continued with hire till he fled. Ile was never freed. lle came to Ohio soon after, and resided in Harmar feu• soim.‘ years. Micajali could read and write, having been taught, by Mrs. Blennerhasset, of whoa► he always spoke in high terms of respect. lie belonged to the Bap tist l'!►urch and preached to the col ored population of Parkersburg in early times. He ever sustained a fair, consistent character, and was respected by his neighbvs. foam Corroppittnts. HARRISBURG, February 6, 1862 MESSRS. EDITORS: The Legislature for some days has been wonderfully exercised about the expulsion of Jesse 1). Bright, United States Seuator from the State of Indiana. It is immaterial what the opin ions of Mr. Bright have been—whether or not he is a traitor of the deepest dye—the question is, what business the Legislature of this State has with the business of the people of another State? All the troubles which have come upon us have been be cause we have forsaken the faith of our fathers, their counsels and their wisdom, and gone after s,trange gods. Had the people of New England interfered less with the sovereign rights of the people of other States, we would still have been a happy and contented people. This same systerit of interference is now being transferred to this State, and our people are asked to recognize a doctrine which is at variance with the whole system of government—a doctrine which, if carried out to its legiti mate conclusions, will create more difficul ty and trouble in this country than every other question beside. Our fathers, who loved this Government and its institutions, attended to their own business, and they met one another kindly and in the spirit of amity and good feeling. But how sadly have we degenerated ! How terribly have we fallen from a high to a low and despi- cable position ! Let Bright go, if he be a traitor, but in the name of all that is good, let not his case be regarded as a precedent in the cutnr,. tily last, ~11- r . Smith, of .11,1:litted a resolution for P coimnittee to itives used last winter in the 1 he act legalizing the suspension of specie payments by the Banks, and the issue of small notes. Investigations are the order of the day, and there is an evi dent determination on the part of the House to probe to the very bottom all these transactions, and free the Legislative halls from corruption. Indeed, it is time, for so bad has the system become, that the Legis lature is thronged with men who, like Wilkins Micawber, arc waiting for "some thing to turn up." There was also a resolution passed au thorizing the appointment of a sub-com mittee to go to Washington and confer with the Committee of Ways and Means, in Congress, relative to the objects of taxa tion to be embraced in the bill before that body. There was very little in this meas ure, unless to send men over to Washing- ton on a pleasure trip. We shall have everything taxed. Sheep will come in, no doubt, for their share, and hogs will be made to grumble out their pittance to the public treasury. Revenue is required to sustain our army in the field, and revenue we must and will have. There fore, let no man gainsay what our wise men do. We have danced, and must pay the piper. So let the thing go on. The farmers will get their eyes open, and learn what Republicanism is after awhile. Mr. Williams offered a resolution, some days ago, calling upon the Governor for a statement of the contents of a paper which the Governor had at the time he signed the bill commuting the tonnage tax on the Pennsylvania Railroad. The contents of this paper were, that the tax on the Penn sylvania Railroad should never be less than seventy-five thousand dollars, which is equal to interest at five per cent. on one and a half million of dollars. The state ment, of course, will go to the proper com mittee. There is very little doing in either branch as yet, because this year there is more legislating in counnittees than during MI
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