Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-11-30
The Stone Fleet.

The stone feet, not however, with pomp
or banners, sailed on the Goth. Twelve Or
/ Is vessels departed from the port Of New
LoCdon Conn. all bound south and all lad /
Ell with stone. The craft were old whaleis, |
some of them of the largest size, but hard
looking set which had been industrious in
their vocation Of seeking material to illumi-
nate the world and to make life tolerabe
at night to those who sleep not. An i'm
mense quantity of midnight oil ha they
gathered in their day.
They 60 TO illustrate the ideas Of com
merce which prevail in the darker portion,
girt with sand bars of our disturbed repub-
lie. A screw is fixed in their bottom
which can be worked from the deck.
When it is screwed ont, the water, in
stream as big as man'S leg, comes in, aud
the vessel is sunk. The stone anchors it at
the bottom.
Our feet is to be joined outside by like
. one from New Bedford, which will make
the whole number of vessels about 80. Six
thousand dollars each have been paid 10y
the government FOR some of the best of these
Yessels
The feet will be under the command Of
an old sea:dog, of whaling propensites, who
has been appointed commodore.
/; New York, Nov. 26,-rhe Tribune's
special, from Washington 25th, says:
Gen McCleIen has addressed letter to
Gen. Blenker, containing such expressions
= of dspleasure as left to the latter no choice
I but to resign, which be did this morning.
. illegal taxs Of hundreds. of dollars per month
!. which he has levied from each OF the Sut'
. lers of ibis Division, has elected the above
;. letter A committee has been organized
" for the investigation OF the accounts Of The
: Division.
l. Since the above was in type it has beer
denied
N The mass of the Germans have never
a. considered Blenker as altogether the righ'
D. man for position 50 responsible, and th'
n. rumDr that Gen. Seigel is TO succeed hin
On is hailed with almost universal delight.
ii. An order will this week go out to 81
Ia. Louis directing the payments of all th
bD officers appointed by Gen. Fremont.
%. The Richmond Enquirer of the 22d an
lrt nounces that arrangements have been mad
,n for quartering 500 more of the prisoners a
lat present ia Richmond at Tuscaloosa, Ala.
en- and SALISBURY, N. @. The first detachmen
10 for the former place were TO start on FIR
les day evening, comprise l59, inclusive OF 2
ice commissioned officers
d. The Charleston Mecury of the 2lSt put
ut fishes dispatch from New Orleans 20tl
ar which states that inleuse excitement pre-
rs. walls there relative to the threatened a
by tack on Columbus. Col. Hollms had goI
ck there with his feet and had te.egraple 10
On. the steam ram Manassas. A tioaling ba
la- terry Of 20 guns was going up that nigh
All the river pilots had been Impressed
lat The despatch says that 1900 troops al
or. 10 cannon, were at Columbus.
on Government has adyices that Rchmor
he as we'll as Savannah, Charleston, Memphl
aud New Orleans, are in panic faml
were packing up TO be in readiness 10 lea'
when the Yankees approached.
cIo 1t was the general belief that the Keo
'to Government had already commenced mo
-is ing its archives to Nashville so sudden
nm. made the Capitol.
nd The Government also has intelligence th
"s the discount on the Confederate Ireasu
e" Notes is already 80 per cent, and that
at private issues must be still greater.
ere Two Companies of Col Freedman's va
~ alry Regiment, commanded by Maj. Bull
' 'Ls went on a tour of observation, A mile |
-" yond Hunters Mills they met compa
nc. oc. Of rebel cavalry supported by inIan'I
nd Our men were fred upon by the caVal
% n's and one horse was wounded aud one me
w S ber of Co. A injured by his horse tallI
1 b;s upon him. AT The order given by +Ae
Paul for Co. A to advance the lptanlry
ard the rebels took fright aud retreated- T
Nv Count De Villenan has been assign
Der. to MeClellan's staff with the rank OF Col
sat. eli. He is q graduate OF the school OF
in Ayr, and was Colonel by breYet 10
the French Army.
n Of Thomas Bragg Of N O., has beer
ton, poihted Rebel Attorney General, 70 p
the Of benjamin, made Secretary OF ar