The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-12-20
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FORTRESS MONROE, Dec. ia tele
graph dispatch to the Norfolk Day Book,
from Charleston, South Carolina, states that
a fire broke out in that place on " ednesdav
night, which 93as supposed to be the work
of an inceudiary. AT the date of the last
dispatch, at five o'clock, Thursday evening,
the fire was still burning. The theatre on
Broad street, the Institute and other public
buildings, are stated to have been destroyed.
The fire swept across Broad street
Assistance was sent from Augusta.
The Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted
Masons met at Richmond on Nj onlay, and
elected Lewis B. Williams of Orange, Vir-
ginia, Grand Master for the ensuing year.
BALTIMORE, Dec 14-Outsde reports
say that a fire at Charleston, South Carolina,
in a mill on Broad street, destroyed the mill
house and the Roman Catholic Cathedral
Norfolk papers We're received by the Old
Point boat this morning.
There are flying rumors of negro insur-
rection, but nothing definite is known
PHILADELPHIA, Dec, IA special dis
patch from Baltimore to the Philadelphia.
Inquirer, attributes the fire at Charleston to
a slave insurrection, and says that one half OF
Charleston Is in ruins.
CHEAT MOUNTAIN, Dec. IA.
On yesterday one of the hardest and best
fought battles of the war was fought at AL
legheny Uamp, Pocahontas county, Virgin
ia; Gen. r. IL. Mlroy commanding the
Union troopa, and Gen. johnson Of Georgia
commanding the rebels.
The fight lasted from daylight till three
in the afternoon.
The Union loss was about thirty-rebe
loss over two hundred, including a Major
and many other officers and thi,ty pr
soners.
Gen. johnson was shot in the month, bu
net fatally.
The Twelfth Georgia Regiment suffered
most.
Gen, Milroy's force numbered seven hun
dred and fifty men, from the Ninth ane
Thirteenth Indiana, Twenty fifttiii and Thirty
second Ohio, and Second Virginia.
Johnson's force numbered over two thou
sand
The Ninth Indiana fought brayely to tn
last.
After driving the enemy into the barrack
no less then five times, our forces retired il
good order.
The rebels set fire to their camp and re
treated to Staunton.
Gen. Milrcv has driven the last rebe
army out of Western Virginia.
LOUISVILLE, Dec IA.
! Advices from Jacksonville say that Lee
on arriving there, found the town deserted
A squad visited several residences, whic
they found all vacated, with evidences of
hasty retreat.
| Three secessionists reported wounded.
h Col. Whitaker ordered the buildings fror
whence the shots were fired to be burneC
but Lee, at the request of the Union mel
who feared retaliation on the withdrawal {
our troops, got the order revoked.
LONDON Dec.
Wheat has sn upward tende ncy land price
have improved la2s. Sugar bull. Coffee ha
a downward tendency. Common Congou te
steady. Rice firmer. Tallow inactive. LII
seed oil still declining; sales at 35s 3da3:
cd. Shirts turpentine bull at Cos. Conso
for move quoted.
!, CAPE RACE Dec. Is.
The steamer City of Washington passed hel
at ii o'clock this morning, with dates by tel
graph to the 9TH inst.
The ship Lady Franklin, from London fl
New York, put into Plymouth on the Sd ins
She took f"e the same night, and was scuttle
to ext1ngush the flames.
Some Southerners shipped among her GREY
are suspected of firing her.
r The steamer Australasian has been cha
tered to convey troops and battery of arti
lery, and is to sail on the 18th. 1t is state
2 that the steamer James Adger had captured
p1ivateer off Fayali on the 18th ult. town
the prize with her intG that port. This is ev
! IDENTIFY canard as the James Adger arrive
n at Baltimore some time since.
The San Jacinto affair monopolizes the a
tention of the press, who denounce it in strol
: terms, and active naval preparations a
making
> The latest by telegraph to Queenstown
D the 9Th, says the excitement is unabated. L
o Paris Temps repeats the statement that Napc
con has rendered his services as mediate
I 1t was rumored that the steamer Persia h;
. been chartered to convey troops to Canad
but this is pronounced. premature.
> The steamer Australasian was advertis
a to sail for New York on the 7th, but the Am
), RIGA was substituted.
AT the banquet at Roehdale, Mr. Brig
- made an elaborate speech on Amer lean affai1
r but declined to give decided opinion on t
. Trent affair. He believed that if illegal, t
United States will make fitting reparatio
tt He strongly condemned any warlike feeling
secuted the idea that the American Cabin
It had resolved to pick a quarrel " it'll Englar
II and made brilliant peroration in favor
:. the North.
v LIVERPOOL, Dec. 8.
Sales of cotton for the last two days ha
Il been 1000 bales. Market opened at reco
l. cry of Cd, under the effect of the Persi
i American advices, but the improvement W
u not sustained, and the market closed unsettlt
d and with downward tendency.
:. The advices from Manchester are unfavt
- able.
l. Breadstuffs closed unsettled and witho
IN sales.
lt1 PHfLLIpPI. VA, Dec. 15
A force consisting of the Ninth Indial
II Twenty-ffth and Thirty Ohio, and S
e. ond and Third Virginia Regiments, and Rig
and Bracken's cavalry, in all about eighte
~ hundred men, under command of Gen. Milr,
" left Cheat Mountain on the 18th for the p1
NJ pose of driving the rebels from their fortf
y camp on Allegheny mountains. Our for
~ came in sighC of the enemy drawn up in Il
NJ of battle in front of their intrenchmen
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