Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-12-20
News Of the Week.
rloHr m VIRGINIA.

TloHT N VIRGINIA.
Phillippi, Va, PIC. l6.--A force consist.
ing Of the 9Th IndiarfRsa ard detachments from
the lain Ittch, the 9th and Odd Ohio, the Sd
Virginia regiments, and Riggs and Brocken's
cavalry, IN all about 1900 men under COM
,nand Of Gen. Milroy, left Cheat Mountain
on the 18th for the purpose of driving the
rebels from their fortified camp or the Ale
ghenny mountains. Our forces came Il. sight
Of the enemy, drawn mp in line Of battle in
front Of their entertainments, charged upon
slac44s, ard ya,oye them back. hot fire was
kept up during the time by both sides and
several desperate charges were mad. by our
men. Gen Milroy withdrew at nightiall, in.
tending to renew the attack in the morning
During the night the rebels left their camps
silently, burning every thing they could not
carry with them. Our loss was % killed and
80 wounded. The rebel loss is believed to
be not less than $50 killed, including one
field officer. We have 80 prisoners by this
last brilliant achievement, Gen. Reynolds
front has been cleared OF the eae,ny. there
being no organizcdrebel force within ~ miles
Of our advance posts.
A detachment sent out from this place yes.
ter,lay, returned this evening with ten rebel
guerrillas, including the notorious Jake Kurn.
rue CHARLESTON FIKE.-NEGRO RESURRECTION.
Baltimore. Dec. 15.--We learn from the
Captain OF the Norfolk boat that he was in
formed by the Captain Of the steamer Illinois,
which had arrived at Old Point from Port
Royal that he passed within six miles of
ChaistsSo~ hafbor at ten Q, clock on Thursday
nigAt. A tremendous cunhagration was evi.
IDENTIFY at its height in that city. The ri fec
ton OIL the clouds exceeded anything he ever
saw, and the whole bay was brightly ,lluaa-
mated. 1t did not appear like reflection from
smouldering ruins but from raging contag-
ration. This is later than the Norfolk Day
B0oE d2sgscA.
Balti4Aere, Bee l6.-The Old Point boat
brings the report of the discovery and prompt
suppression by the military authorities, of a
negro Instruction at Charleston. The &C
count states that the plot was disclosed by
the body servant of a military officer, who
said that the negroes Of the city We're to be
Joined by large bands from the country, who
were to come in armed ut right. He said the
sash factory had been fired by free negro
whom he designated and has been arrested.
A small quantity Of arms were found under
the floors OF the negro cabins. They were
all new and in good condition. In another
negro CABIN knives and t1atchetS were found.
The greatest CONSERVATION prevailed families
were closing ard barring their windows.
The fire companies being composed of men
who arc on military duty, the fire engines
were worked by negroes who broke and rem
dercd useless the two best ones. The Offices
Of the Courier and Mercury are said to be
destroyed,
Nix THOUSAND REBELS AT LEXINGTON.
St. Louis, Dec. l5-The Democrat learns
from gentleman Just from Lexington, that
Gen. Rains and Stein with 5000 rebels were
in possession Of that town on Friday last and
another large force was expected to reach
there yesterday. Gen. Prentiss, it is said,
was on the north side of the river, with about
9,00C Federal troops, and had thrown few
shells into the rebel camp, and destroyed one
Of two ferry boats in their hands This in
formant says he heard heavy firing after
leaving Lexington on Friday, indicating that
an engagement was progressing between our
forces and the rebels,
Davis'.s brigade of Federal forces left Otter
vile Oh Friday fer Lexington.
EXCITING NEWS FROM EuRorE--MAsoN AND SLID
ELL AFFAIR-OpINIoN OF TIE ENGLISH PRESS
PROSPECT OF WAR WITH FOREIGN POWERS
Halifax, Dec. l3.-The Europa, from Liv-
erpool 30th, via Queenstown. I'd, being de-
tanned twelve hours at Queenstown, atrited
here to-day.
SpsculatiOns on the San Jacnto affair are
rife, but it is generally believed th,re is less
cause to fear rupture between the govern
Merits.
IL is ftlmcfci tl,at the Cabinet are modify.
ing their instructions to Lord Lyons; which
accounts for the Europa detention at Queens
town.
A privy Council was liz at Windsor Sdsur-
day: The Courier ministerial j'urnal. states
that "A special mess mgr by tn Europa. car
ried demand by I'll, British Gov rnln.nt to
Iorl Lyons, insisting ~. III apology and res
toratiOn to the British Dag df M,sUit alsd Sill
dell.
Queenstown, Dec. 2.-The Times city arti-
Gle Of the 18th. says the fall of conSolS , per
cent, and to in share. Will. the on 'sti"n
sf actual war is undecided, is not justified hy
the nature of the case. and make. rompar-
ison Of the stat. of affairs ut the comm nee
inant Of tn. Russian war. and says the posi-
ton Of til. F,ierat Hovrrnm mt is almost
identical in almost tveft commercial point
with that occupied by Russia towards U.S.
Russia had hostile tariff while We looked to
her for larg,' portion of our bread>tuilS but
in the present case the comm ,nceneEt of hos
Titles wottld be by breaking the blockade Of
the Southern prrts set free our industry from
the anxiety of cotton famine, and will open
trade with eight million people in tfe confed-
crate States, who desire nothing better Than
to BE- our customers. The article concludes
by saying. 1.-The contrast is all in Engand's
tav8r."
The privy Council held by the Queen, was
to issue an order prohibiting the export from
the United Kingdom. or t;'rrying coastwisr,
Of gunpowder. saltpetre, nitrate of silver and
birthstone. The London Times understands
that the dispatches to Lyons, though couched
in the finest language, prcsnmes the Federal
Government won't refuse to make honorable
PREPARATION for an illegal act. The Times has
but small hopes Of such disavowal, and says
it becomes US to prepare for an unfortunate
issue in Canada in case ofwar With the North
ern States.
The 1Hrning Star declares the statement
that instructions to Lord Lyons demanded the
Restitution of the rebel Commissioners. or
take his departure from Washington, was
premature and so exaggerated as to be vir-
tually untrue.
Tho Shipping Ua,stte believes if the de-
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