Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-12-25
THE NEWS.

THE NEWS.
The advces from England are to the Stt
inst. The war spirit was kept up-the
excitement among the people being very
similar to that in the United States on the
news of the bombardment of Fort Sumter
Several OF the most formidable British wal
vessels were getting read y to sail for the
British North American station.
Nothing Of an official character has yet
taken place between Mr.. Seward and The
/ British Ministe! at Washington, 50 far as
! is publicly AFOREMENTIONED it Is believed
that several informal interviews have Ia
! ken place between them on the subject
! Rumors continue TO vary as 10 the prota-
BILE result OF negotiations on the Trent
atfair-some representing it SIS certain to
terminate amicably, and others as equally
certain 10 result in war. One story has II
that Mason and Slidell will be delivered
up, if nothing less will satisfy the British
demands; and the next, that no uch de-
mand will be made, and that nothing wall
be asked that our Government cannot
grant without in any degree compromising
her honor. The steamer Africa sailed
from New York on Friday last with dis.
patches from the British Minister to his
IGoyernClent, and also from our Govern
ment to our Minister in London. A Brit
sh vessel also sailed from New York With
dispatches from the British Minister at
Washington to Admiral Milne, in con,
mand Of the British fleet in Dermuda--
nnnIapt hat thiS
dispatch requires the Admiral to rerair to
Boston Harlor with his entire fleet oi 10
vessels and demand the unconditional sur
render of Mason and Siidell. Of course
this is mere gossip.
From Missouri we have accounts Of sig
nal success OH the part Of Gen. Pope, who
succeeded in cutting of several rebel sup
ply rains and large number Of recruits
one report making the number as high
as two thousand with but little blood :
shed. Hopes were entertained that Gen.
Price would attack Gen. Pope, in which
case it was thought the con !ederates would
be completely whipped out Ia Missouri.
. A fight occurred some days since near
Murfordsvlle, in Kentucky, in which the
confederates were reported to have been
defeated. We have not seen the details.
On Friday last n brisk engagement took
place at Drainsville, Va, between de
tachment of Gen. McCall's Division, and
three regiments Of rebel infantry and one
of cavalry in which the Peousylvanians
acted with signal energy and bravery
completely routing the enemy and d,i.
wing them from the field OF action with
severe loss The following is Gen. Me-
Calls official announcement of the affair
! EVANSVILLE, Dec. 20.-Genera Ords'
brigade, with the First Regiment of Penn
sylvania rifles and Eastons battery of ar
tllery, had brisk affair with the enemy,
consisting offour regiments and battery
ot artillery, near this place at twelve NJ. to
day.
| arrived during the action, and sen. for
General Reynolds, who was left at Diff
cult Run. The enemy was defeated, and
fed before Gen. Reynolds arrived.
| Wo have found forty killed of the emo.
my and ten wounded on the field. Our
loco IL two lsillod aud ,hraa wounded. Wa
have taken tTo calssons, with the harness
es, the horses having been killed.
! The regiment of rifles behaved finely
Lieut.. C]l. Kane wNs very slightly woun~
ded, but is Stlll in the field. have col
lected the dead and wounded, and nm
about to move back to camp.
GEo. A. MCCALL,
Brig. Gen. Commanding.
/ The rifles" above mentioned were the
"BucI.tnils" commanded by Col. Kane, tc
which the Rqttnen Rangers are attached
Other reports uiiler US TO the amount o'
loss on each side-some making the loss
on our side 10 killed and ID wounded and
as ligh as $50 killed and wounded on the
part of the enemy. And one report states
that two ofthe Rangers were wounded
a Dir. Glenn, and Mr.. Burnett.
Why Is Ir?The Harrisburg Patriot d
Union and the Harrisburg Telegraph are
both Published about the same hour every
morning. The latter gets here the even
ing OF the day il is printed, ami the for
mer "a hours thereafter. Why is this p
Is it because the editor of the Telegraph i
Postmaster at Harrisburg? We hope not
But there must be cause for it.
WHOLESALE SELF.CoNDENNATloN.- The y
/ y. TH6vc makes the singular confession
that its whole course for the last ten
years has been "pernicious blunder," a.
for that length of tine it has devoted it.
self to the work or crying down tbs re-
sources of the South, and deriding the i.
dea Of its daring to break loose from the
Union, with its energies palsied by sucl
an element of weakness as the Institution
| OF slavery. But now it regards slavery
/ until it is abolished, as "sn element of 20.
sitiye and terrible strength, "and says
The history OF this var, on tho part oi
both government and people, il little