Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1862-01-29
NEWS FROM THE SOUTH.


that there has been a sharp aud prolonged
controversy in secret session of Congre,.
on the topic of Gen Beauregard's report
Of the battle of Manassas. 1t will be rec
objected that d portion Of this report was
.dispessing to President Davis, who, we
now learn, sent the document into Cons
gress, accompanied 10y comments Of his
own on some Of its preliminary passages.
The order eventually taken 10y Congress
was to have the document published af>
ter eXpurgating the preliminary portion
OF it, and also the comments Of the Presi-
dent thereon We learn that a number
of members urged the publication Of the
entire report, with the Presidents mes,
sage, on the ground that injustice was
done to Gen, Beauregard in publishing as
his report what was not really his report,
and for the purpose of convincing the pub
| lie that the controversy, as shown in the
papers, so far from beng a serious one, was
of the most trivial description.
/ Tie Loss in the Sacramento FghL-The
Bowling Green Ky.) correspondent Of the
! New Orleans PicGyHc, under date Of Jan.
( 3, says:
Rev. Mr.. Mccormick, Of Owensburg, q
gentleman OF high character, arrived here
last night, and reports that he was at
Rumsey on Saturday last at the time Of
the cavalry fight at Sacramento, KY, when
the enemy returned in discontinue to that
place, aud says their loss was more than
one hundred in killed and wounded, and
tha. many deserted from them after the
engagement. Ten of their wounded had
died in Ramsey up 10 Saturday evening
when he left there.
Southern yerSon Of tie Fight in Kentuchy.-
The Norfolk Day Book has the following
dispatch:
LyrchJrg Jan. I5.-Intelligence has
just been received here by the tennessee
train of battle which took place a few
miles beyond Prestonburg, Johnston CO.,
KY, bsiween Gen. Humphrey Marshall,
with $500 men, and the Federals, mum
bering 5000. Gen. Marshall was retreat,
ing when he was attacked. The enemy
came upon him while in a narrow gorge.
The engagement is reported to have been
one of the most desperate that has taken
place dnriug the war.
Col. Moore's Regiment charged the enc
NV A hand to.hand conflict ensued,
which lasted halr on hour The Federals
fought gallantly, but finally broke and ran
in Bull Run style.
Marshal's force, being exhausted and
50 omuch smaller than the enemy, fell back
to preslonburg. The confederate loss is
25 killed and IS wounded. The enemy
lost over zoe,
The Information was brought 10 AOing,
don 10y participants in the battle.
AfaifS at Rtchmoa1, Ta-Ihe Examiner
says: Real estate, in the last four weeks,
has advanced to war prices, and the ten
dency is still upward. Holders are rush,
ing it into market at a rate commensurate
with the supposed demand. They seem
to be anticipating time when eagles will
glisten in every oalcI pocket. Boarding
houses and hotels ave doing a thriving AID
PROSPEROUS business. Accommodation
for strangers in the city are very limited
If Richmond is TO continue the capitol Of
the Southern Conlederacy, a sensation
will be created in the building world, for
houses must be had. 4 number OF stores
on Broad sreet are UnOccupied, and so ne
of these might be converted into first class
boarding.houses.
The several hotels were crowded last
night, the several lines Of travel having
brOugh! more than their usual qu nifty Of
the travelling public thjther.
Important ArtoaL-Ihe Houston Tee .
graph of the lst instant learus from good
authority that steamer has arrived in
Texas port within the past week, under |
British colors, bringing 4j tons cannon /.
powder, large amount of rifle powder, |
100000 army caps, 5000 cannon primers,
and a considerable amount Of coffee, dry
goods, bagging, rope, &c.
Occppatu q Romacy. way Of con>
firmuE the reports IN relation to the evac"
uation OF Romney 10y the enemy, says the
Richmond Dispatch, and its occupation by
our troops, we may state that letter was
received from the Valley oil Virginia last
evening, which says: "Gen. Jackson has
taken Romney without a shot
Western ITyiHta.-Ihe joint resolutions
submitted few days since in the Virginia
Senate by Mr.. Pate, in relation to the re
clamation Of Western and Northwestern
Virg MA we're taken up ans unanimously
adopted. The resolutions declare that in