Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-12-26

city By their zeal and labors in the seces-
siea arnr. gNsny Of the prisensrswoY .
kind q unifoth. and save seryel 9Th
Price Or sevepl months. They Ill Jay
they have been well s>sated by the Feder-
ais. Cd seem u think thatIthey VII soon
be released by Price. The wagons horses
and mules were turned over to the Quarter
ma er at <Sedalia - SEIHT 4
The troops are again n position at La
|miaes--H were sbseat on this expedition
Just five days. In this time we MARCHED g.
bont 100 miles in direct line from tEisp
and secured the country through which I'VE
psssedafor distance Of 40 or so. miles on
eschsside of the rsute:, took abont / 800
prisoners. 1000 horses and mules. i 900
stand OF, arms, 100 wagons. and quantities
Of stores. supplies and clothing. "''''
|ni JGen Pope has received the folio wing
dispatch from Gen. Hsllech: aaiani1 Bus
iHEADouAnTERs DEfxnTxEsr or Me.,l
a December Goth. 1861. -
To GEN. JoHS PoPE: congratulate
your command on the brilliant success of
your expedition. hope it will be the
forerunner of still greater success. guy"
(Signed.) H. w. HALLEck. y
y iseas Major General Commanding
This prompt appreciation OF their labors
and frank acknowledgment of their servi-
ces. by General Hslleck. has completed the
happiness OF the officers. and men of this
command. and they will move off with
alacrity whenever they are oiderered out
on another expedition. and will do every
thing in their power to deserve the com :
mendstion of General commanding.
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Statement OF n Free -Coiored MINI from
+ Alabama, whs was Mt Pensacola.
New York, Dec. 23.--Levi Mann. COL
ored. formerly waiter on the "Star of the
West" and who for q long time has been
a prisoner in Alabama. arrived here re-
Gently from Fort Pickens He informs
the Herald that there are over 5000 rnna-
way negroes hiding in the woods in Ala
hama. They have vague ideas of the war.
Mann was at the rebel guard house, q,
Warrenton. during the bombartment. .ii
He says when Fort Pickens opened on
the rebels in the Navy Yard. regiment of
Mississippi troops were on morning pa
rade- The attack was wholly unexpected
by the rebel soldiers, and when the firing
commenced they broke ranks and despite
all the entreaties of their Officers. re,reated
in double quick time. throwing away their
rides. blankets. and equipments. After
the rebels opened their batteries on Fort
Pickens. they became more cool. and the
determined manner Of Gen. Bragg and
other high rank officers who moved from
point to point as the bombardment pro-
crossed reassured them. sfa
During the bombardment the Union
shot and shell dismonnted three guns in
Fort McRae, aud preached it in several
places. so that the rebels found it untena-
Tile and consequently evacuated it. The
buildings in the navy yard were all per.
forated with shot. aud the village Of War
renton. entirely destroyed. Mann is OF
opinion that had the bombardment been
followed by the landing of Unioc troops
on the enemy's soil their efforts cunld not
but have been attended with sncccss. SO
thoroughly were the rebels demoralized.
He says there are many Union men at PEN
sacola. who are perforce in the rebel ar
my. and only wait in the hope of a speedy
delivcrance by tho landing of Union
troops.