The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-12-05
Rono,,. Of a sDy from RlChmOnd.

Reports of Spy from Richmond.
Friyht and dissGtisfdetiOR there JEFF.
Davis threatens TO leave Old VirginiG to
h,r Fats-Mesting Of CONOrsss-Lsn9th
of Msssags-Rs5d Picksts GdvGnced-
Choplcins N the Army Slavery to 6s
abOlis6sd in tie Distriet = Emancipation
10 Maryland, de-. dc.
WAsHINeroN, Dec. !. 1861.
A spy, lust returned from Richmond,
brings important information. There Is
great fright there in consequence of the
military and naval expeditions. Georgia
and South Carolina regiments are discon'
tented, and are only appeased BY Jeif:
Davis promise that enough troops should
be sent to their homes TO drive the Yam
KEGS into tee sea.
Preparations were making for the rebel
capitals removal. greatly to the rage OF
Virginia, which jeff Davis threatens to
leave 10 its fate, on the plea thst it costs
more IL an it comes to, supporting an ar
ray there.
There is no doubt Of a quorum to NOR
row in both Houses. Bright is here. aud
VaIlandigham. and both Oregon and
California Senators.
The message will be about the length
of that at The last session.
Rebel pickets along the Potomac lines
recently advanced. Vienna, hitherto rop'
er to our troops is now occupied by them
by the dav. Flint Hill. is in their pos
session.
Rumors that we have taken Leesburg
are traceable to no source.
The Sixly.Third (Irish) Regiment ar
. rived Yesterday shorn Of nearly hall its
strength. It was marched Immediately to
Gen. Sumner.
, S. cretary Smith entertained the diplo'
matte corps last evening.
: A new order from Mcclellan has been
! issued, prescribing the duties and respon'
sibiIities Of chaplains. now, IN too ma
nv cases, a disgrace to the army. :.
In Congress. a movement will be made
: toward the abolition of slavery in the Dis
. trict Of Columbia.
: The Maryland Legislature will proba
g bly pass an act of Gradual Emancipation
: alter the receipt of Cameron's b'ibe o
Eastern Virginia.
), In the Leonardstown Postoffice were
" found letters from Richmond aud Charles
ton to British houses represented in Nor
y thern cities, advising them as to the bes
= way of running blockades. Tampico ant
. Savannah, now closed, were favoriit
~ routes.
y Eighteen horses were burned in sta
- le by fire last night.
= Hon. A. F. Gait, Finance Minister,o %
- :" Canads, is here.
q. MOVEMENT OF TRooPs. Williams Penn
,e sylvania Cavalry Regiment, ftom Pitts
10 burgh for Louisville, passed down tn
l. river. early on Saturday morning. on
h feet Of seven steamers.
\. Col. NJ. 8. Hascall's I7lh Indiana Reg
b; iment, from Western Virginia. also pass
is cd down. Saturday night, from Parkers
te burg 10 Louisville. on tho steamers Ken
h ton and Silver Wave.
Ut The 9th Ohio Regiment, Col. McCook
l. after being paid off. left for Louisville
: last evening, on the Jacob Strader. Sat
urday noon, few Of the men. who ha
70 apparently been indulging too freely i
a. lager, insisted on leaving the boat and Wis
he iling their friends up town. Col. M
It. Cook ordered the s,ragglers back to tt
no boat. Several demonstrated. when III
ar Colonel. being mounted. Aourished h
10. sword pretty freely. giving several Of II
en- obstrsporous men whack or two over Il
IRA head and shoulders with the back Of Il
by blade OF his sword. The majority of Il
ID. men we're orderly and quiet, Several
al. the boys. however, during the absence
of the Colonel, refused to permit the 6rem,
nd to build fire IN the furnaces Of the bos
&c, declaring they mus! be paid of befo
,ly they would permit steam to be raised.
oh the boat to depart They finally left
excellent spirits, aud having been paid I
.,o were as happy as larks.
''' A battery of artillery left for Louisvill
zen yesterday. on the Major Anderson
i'm. The 10th Ohio Regiment, Colonel L
ID. tie, were to have left for Louisville yeste
~ day, on the Izetta and another sseame
" at 2 p. M. From all we can learn, ho'
'u'' ever, the Regiment was scattered throug
.. out the city among their relatives a
vs. vs. friends, and did not succeed in gcetil
is, away. Buglers might be heard, duri
will the afternoon, at prou insnt points, thr
out tho city, "calliDg" for the men
gather at their quarters at the City B'
, racks, The 10th will doubtless leave
[ Louisville to day.
{ The Sixteenth Regular Infantry, abo
~ ~, 500 strong, under command Of Major 81
,hs h ney Coolidge; and the 18th. about l,2
ON ou strong, under Darlington, leave Colu
All Al bus, Ohio, on to-day, for Louisville, Ke
tha tucky.-Cin. Com.
lits FROM THE SOUTH.