The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-12-19
News Summary.

FOttby our forces This if true is most
important victory. as Pulaski commands
Savannah.
Charleston S. G., has been visited with
terrible conaagration, destroying over
s7,ooo,OOo, worth Of property. TIE
Confederate Congress has voted an appro-
priaiion Of s25O,0OO to relieve distress.
We hope soon to be able to record the
burning Of the last sbingle and the rails
ing the last sions Of that degenerate and
reasonable city by the guns of our navy.
Ii is said the early surrendering Of TT
Beauregard and Fl. Walker at Port Roy
al is Attributable to the treachery Of the
Germans and Irish to the Southern cause
Fremont had full power TO make the
appointments Of subordinate officers for
which he has teen 80 severely ceusured
and denounced.
The articles in the Louisville journal,
so severely criicising the Presidents
Message, were written by the junior with
out the approval Of Prentice, who was in
Washington City al tile time. Since his
return the tone of the paper has been
greatly modified for the better.
A severe battle was fought in Pocahon.
tas county, in Western Virginia, on the
18th inst, between $500 rebels under
Col. johnson, and 800 Federals under
Gen. Milroy. A decided victory was
achieved by our forces. Loss of the en-,
emy 600 killed and 80 prisoners. Our
loss 20 killed aid 80 wounded. Western
Virginia is now cleared of the last rebel
force.
The country is 10 hourly expectation Of
great struggle in Kentucky. Our army,
100000 strong is slowly advancing on
the euemy. Several brigades have cross
ed Green River at Mumfordsvile. Buck.
ner's force at Bowling Green is estima.
ted at 10000.
There is rumor afoat that battle is
going on at New Orleans, which is gene.
rally believed. -Four Regiments of infant.
ry and three gunboats (rebel left Colum-
bus Ky, on Friday last for that place.
Tie battle at Fort Pickens lasted but
parts oftwo days. Victory belongs 10
neither party, but the Advantage is deci.
dedly ours. We sunk two vessels, badly
damaged Forts Barancas and McRea aad
burnt part Of tie Navy Yard and the
whole of the town Ct Warrington.
Congress have expelled the traitors
Breckinridge and Burnett Of Ky.
A resolution has been introduced in
the Kentucky Legislature, requesting the
expulsion Of Senator Powell Of Kentucky.
The Military Committee have reported
against the bill abolishiDg the distinction
between Regulars and Volunteers.
The news from Great Britain look ON.
nous. Great indignation was expressed
at the arrest Of Mason and Slidell. War
iS not improbable.
Ton Regiments of Indiana aud SIX or
eight Of Ohio troops have gone into Ken.
'ncky within the last few days
In the matter ofIEelebel steamer Nash.
vile at southampton, EDgland,a "a warrant
was applied Tor by Capt. Nelson, cf the
Harvey Birch, (tho ship burned by tho
Nashvile) TO search for chroncmeter and
other property taken by the Nashville on
the high seas. The Magistrate declined
issuing the wit unless by consent Of the
Goverameot. And to this application
Lord John Russell wrote that no had no
power TO give authority TO the magistrate
either to issue any summons or warrant,
or to do. or 10 abstain from doing. any
thing m relation 10 tho matter 10 question
and that his Lordship must therefore de.
cline 10 interfere in IT, So the question
rests for tho preGen,.
The rebel Commissioner from North
Carolina, j. L. PeytOn, has addressed
letter to the Times, denying the existence
Of any Union feeling in that State,
Areport reaches us from Bermuda, by
way Of Halifax, that the British gunboat
LOndTail on her way with dispatches for
the British Admiral, had been stopped by
an American corvette, which fred shot
across her bows The British naval au.
thorlIies at Bermuda are represented to
be very indignant about the matter, and
TO express the belief that the act will lead
to war The name Of the American cor.
vetie il not given, and the whole story
lacks confirmation. especially as It is cou.
pied with the announcement that Mexico
has submitted 10 advance to the demands
Of Spain, France and England.
The Chicago Tribune has reliable au-
thori'y for the statement that &. 900 acres
OF prairie land will be devoted to cotton
cultivation tho coming season.
General Price is encamped short dis.
tanOs below osceola, with about le 600