Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-20
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MAsHISGToN, Jan, l8.-The Navy De
Partment has received dispatches from
commander GLEASON, U. S. steamer MI Vor
non, dated off Wilmington, N. G.. Givin,
an Interesting account of the buTninG of !
Nght ship. Having heard the rebels mad,
use OF 1t as bearing for guiding vessels II
"nu out OF the harbOr, and for the purDos,
OF annoying our vessels by hosting Iipht.
at night, he determined to take advnnfo, -.
OF hazy night, with the wind off shore f.
effect her destruction. AccortlinrIv liz
dispatched cutter, under command Of act.
ing master Alick Allen, with John Fot+p &c
hrst pilot, and crew of five men. and .
gig, under command Ofacting master Star.
/ ges, and crew of six men. The boats
soon got within short distance of the
ilgnt vessel on the off side of Fit. CasweI
anu the two officers, n bOatswaiu's mate
ana quarter master climbing on board by
n, rope which was hanging at the side
Tue Ngnt boat was quite deserted Car
Penters had been at work. The vessel was
being pierced for eight guns. No attcmnt
was made to modest the expedition until
they had ktndled the fire which eFectuallv
destroyed the light ship. The Fort did not
open on our boats until they were clearly
out of harms way.
Firing down the Potomac was heard last
night between l and IL O'Clock. It has
since been ascertained that the rebel hat
ter!es had opened on Hooker's command
on the Maryland shore, but without dam
age. 20 -
Secretary of War Stanton will enter
upon his duties on Monday.
ten. Cameron will remain in Washing
ton some days, and visit his home before
departing for Russia.
An order has just been issued from the
army Headquarters, CONSUMING the follow
Ing instructions relative to furloughs:
The exigencieS of the service demand
that every officer and soldier of this army
who Is able to do his duty, should be in
MS post. The Commanding General there
tore deems it necessary to direct that uu-
less by reason of sickness upon medical
certificates, no leaves of absences and fur
loughs shall be granted at the present time.
except in urgent and exceptionable cases.
when the necessity for the indulgence
must be clearly set forth in the application.
1t is proper to remark that many of the
reasons for which leaves of absences and
burroughs have heretofore been granted
cannot now be allowed.
Paymaster Andrews, of New York, broke
his leg near the thigh last night, by falling
while stepping on the slippery pavement
from carriage.
Mrs Greenhow, who for the last five
months has been under surveillance in
her own house was together with Mrs.
Boreher, who recently arrived from Rich
mond with military commission for Dr.
Brown, of Baltimore, to-day, was removed
to the old Capital building. Miss Poole,
who has been their companion, yesterday
took her parole, and will probably soon be
sent to Richmond under a flag of truce.
Lieut.. Trcnchard, commanding the u.
S. guuboat Rhode Island, Just from the
South, reports to the Navy Department,
that carly OH the morning of the LIST inst,
an expedition under Commander Smith,
composed of the steamers New London,
Water Witch, and the captured steamer
Lewis, with detachment of scamen, left
Snip Island for Mississippi Sound, with
the view of cutting out some schoOners
anchored off Biloxi. AS one of the steam
crS was seen returning with two or three
schooncrs in tow, when the Rhode Islan1
was leaving, the impression on board the
Niagara was that the expedition had
proved successful
The Rhod. Island reports having left at
Key West the U. S. guubOat Itnscu, from
Philadelphia, via Fortress Monroe Soon
after leaving the fort, a portion of the ma
chinery of the ltasca was damaged, and
sue was twenty-one days in reaching Key
West, where she was being repaired
Tho Rhode Island has been ordered to
Boston.
The Richmond papers of Thursday con-
tain the following despatch
NASHVILLE, San. lit has been asccr-
tanned that Il considerable quantity of cot
ton and sugar have recently been sent in
wagons through Kentucky to the Ohio
river for the North. 1t is supposed that
the goods were sent from Clarksville.
Two of the Yankee prisoners confined in
Richmond made their escape on Monday.
One of them was subsequently, captured.
An official report from Maj. Gen. Hal
leck, of Missouri, has been received, that
Maj. Hubbard's cavalry attacked rebel
force of 900 men at Silver Creek, in How
ard county, under Col. Poindexter, on the
18th inst. and routed them. The enemy's
loss was 40 killed and 60 wounded. Our
loss was killed and 10 wounded. We
captured l6O horses, sixty wagons, one
hundred and five tents, 80 kegs of powder,
200 guns and % prisoners.