Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-11-27

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firing on the Pensacola Navy
Another dispatch says that pl6 tight com
menced on Saturday and was In progress Sun
4 day night. -
FortPickens, by firing hot shot, had set the Pen
saeola navy yard on FIRE three times, but that th'
rebels managed, up TO the latter day, 10 extin
guish the flames. They had not however, beer
able 10 suppress those Of the burning town o.
Warrington, which hot shot had utterly destroy
ed. *
It was thought at Old Point that our victory
was decisive. -f
Especial to the POst.l
The Clerk of the House Of Representatives
has just placed upon the official roll Of the
House the name Of Col. Segur, as the member
from the 1st Congressional District of Virginia
This District was represented In the 36tb Con.
gress by M. r. II. Garnett, now rabid seces-
sionist. fNrHTt tllI1Ifci
Ex.Gov, Wickliff, M. c. from Kentucky, has
arrived here.
Gen. Mcclellan reviewed the regular troops
In the army to-day.
II Is true that Secretary Chase favors an in
crease OF duties on sugar, iron, woolen and some
other articles. He will Get forth the reasons
Tor these recommendations In his forthcoming
report. llN
Unofficial advices from Mexico represent thai
the klndest feelings exist betv zen the British
Minister and the JuaFez goysss, hent; and the
opinion is also expressed in dis ilpguished cir
cles that the friendship Of France can also be
secured. But little Is hoped from Spain, whose
designs are as well known In Mexico asin the
European capitals.
II Is understood that Gen. Marquee will COM
bine the strength Of the church party, consist
ing Of Mexicans and Spaniards, who will pray
the Queen Of Spain for King for the throne
Mexico. ~
An uncle Of the Queen has been designated
for this Office. He is already old, and could
live but q short time, when Mexico would thus
revert to spain-the policy being the same as
that pursued toward Hayti. ~ =
The probabilities are, that Minister Corwin
will not return home at present In view OF our
importont interests in Mexico.
A letter from Darnestown states that tuere
are no rebel pickets from opposite the m0lth
OF Muddy Run up to half "a mile south Of
Goose Creek. Above tho creek they have rife
pits and pickets, and still occupy the Fort op-
poste Edwards Ferry. ..r
Gen. Jackson is engaged at Winchester 10
the organization of a regiment OF free Ds-
groes.
The rebel General Smith commands at Lees.
burgh.
General Mcclellan reviewed the regulars to-
day, on the south side of the Potomac. There
were nineteen hundred infantry, twenty-five
hundred cavalry and nine batteries Of artil
lery..
New YoRK, Nov. 26.-The Herald's Fortress
Monroe dispatch says by flag of truce from
Norfolk, news reached there from Fort Pickens
and Port Royal, that Pckens opened fire on
Saturday morning, but the firing was Wild
Later 1t was stated that Pickens was preached
when the firing ceased. The rebels sustained
no loss, but the Union forces heavy losses -
The widest excitement prevailed at Norfolk -
Gen. Bragg sent a congratulatory dispatch all
over the South. From the same source Il is
learned that at Beaufort three companies of
Gen. Sherman's command had an engagement
with the rebels but were forced to retreat with
q loss Of eight men. Beaufort is being entrench.
ed by our forces