Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-12-20

Second and Third Virginia and Riggs and
Broeken's Cavalry, in all about l 500
men, under command of Gen. MeIroy, left
Cheat Mountain on the 18th for the pur-
pose of driving the rebel from their fortified
camp on the Allegheny Mountains
/ Our force came in sight of the enemy
drawn up in line Of battle in front of their
entertainments, charged on them, and drove
them back. A bot fire was kept up during
the afternoon by both sides l.
Several brilliant charges were made by
our men.
Gen. Milroy withdrew at nightfall, in
tending to renew the attack in the morn
! ing,
During the night the rebels left their
camp silently, burning everything they
could not carry with them.
Our loss was 80 killed and 80 wounded.
The rebel loss is believed to be not less
than $50 killed. including a field officer.-
We have 80 prisoners.
By this last brilliant achievement Gen.
Reynolds front has been cleared of the
enemy, there being no organized rebel
force within forty miles of our advance
post.
A detachment sent out from this place
yesterdv, returned this evening with ten
rebel guerillas, including the notorious Jake
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Halifax, Dec. 15.-Tbe Europa, from
Liverpool 30th, via Queenstown 2, being
detained twelve hours at Queenstown arriv-
ed here to-day.
Latest via Observation-Disclosures on
the San Jacinto affair are rife, but it is
generally believed there is less cause to
fear rupture between the two Govern
ments.
A Privy Council was held at Windsor on
Saturday. The Observer a ministerial
journal, states that a special messenger by
the Europa, carries demand of the British
Government to Lord Lyons, insisting on an
apology, and restoration to the British flag
Of Mason and Slidell
The same paper says that large rein
torcements are to be sent Immediately to
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A large ship is now loading with guns
and ammunition for there
The Observer says there is no reason
why commissioners should not be restored
to the ship Of British Admiral in the
face of ten OR twelve British men of-war on
the Potomac.
Nearly all the papers treat the question
in the same spirit. The agitation increa
ses.
Washington, Dec 1.-THE President
has received no official information from
England relative to the Mason and Slideli
affair. The Cabinet was in session for
several hours yesterday, during which our
difficulty with England was discussed with
great calmness and frmness. Whatever
the demand from England may be (and
the English newspaper buster is not taken
as any true indication of the intention of
the Government our Government has
resolved that Mason and Slidell shall never
be given up. This may be relied upon as
a fixed fact. The impression is that Eng
land will make demand for the release
of the rebels seized, but that lengthy
correspondence would settle the matter
without war.
The rumors of messenger arriving post
haste, are false. No ultimation from the
English Government in regard to Mason
and Slldell is expected at the beginning of
diplomatic correspondence.
Washington, Dec. 15.-The Europa's
dispatches excite a lively discussion here,
but SCENE not to disturb the government,
which, while desiring no embarrassment
with England, looks with eomposure and
confidence on events as they occur
Fort Monroe, Bee 16.-Norfolk and
Richmond papers give full particulars of
the extensive confagration in Charleston,
S. G.
The fire broke out on the 18th inst. in
a sash and blind factory at the foot OF Hazel
street, extending to the machine shop of
Cameron & Co. Before midnight the fire
had assumed an appalling magnitude, and
Meeting street, from Market to Queen, was
q mass Of fame.
AS tenement after tenemen became en-
veloped In flames the panic became awful,
and thousands of families evacuated their
houses and filled the streets
The buildings in the lower part of the
city, where the FIRE broke out, were prin-
cipally of wood and extremely infammable
! when accounts Tor the remarkably rapid
progress of tie fire. At midnight the
Circular Church and Institute Hall we're
burning, and the proximity of the flame to
the Charleston Hotel and the Mills House
caused them to be evacuated by their in
mates. At o'clock the fire extended
more southwark towards the corner of
Archdale and Queen streets to the rear of
the Charleston Hotel and the end of Home
street. Crossing Market street, the fire
spread down East Bay st. to Cumberland
street and across to the Mills House, in
Guiding, in its destruction, the Circular
Church, institute Hall and the Charleston
Hotel. All the buildings on King street,
from Clifford nearly to Broad St., were
destroyed before 3 o'clock.
Gen. Ripley, who superiatended the
movements Of the troops which arrived on
the scene at about that time, ordered seve-
raj buildings on the route of the confagra-
ton to be blown up. After some delay
the order was executed, but not before the
theater, Loyd's coach factory opposite the
! cxpress office. the old Executiye buil6inp