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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-10-02

II is related tha; an Eartcrn prince.
on "a journey having cask.t Of Jewels
fall on The ground, permitted his attend
ants to gather The scattered treasure iui
themselves. Amid the scrambinc, ono
man remained alone by him, declaring
i his only jewel to know that lie ha i
faithfully stood by his king. So when
tempted TO run after the pclf God scat
tiers on the earth, ili be our last jewel
to stand by orr King. the King Of kings
will at last gives US crowns enough =
.Eg stgig ~ y1R,nsievEy,g r,a.,23,il.a.y
Iievc not only that hG is, but that he is
rewsrdar of all such as diligently seek
him, We must practically believe that
every dollar in his hand is sofe rs child
in heaven. No bdnk1nptcv ran touch
it, This i the onlg sale susF we hage
eccordIog to tie old epitaph. What |
kept lost, whG! ] gave away ! retain j..
ed
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SOLDIERS cannot be too careful abop,
"corpiug" thoir gona. Tho Aurora
Commercial says'
"As generally anpposei that when the
cap is removed there is no danger OF the
premature discharge Of a gun, the expe.
r'mcnt was satisfactorily tested by one
of our citizens ono dav last week. He
loaded one Of the United States percuS.
sion mnskets and after carefully remov.
Ing the cap, cooked The gun and pulled
The trigger The piece was discharged.
The experiment was repeated five cons4.
cuted lines, with tie sema rtsul,. In
removing the cap, thert is sufficient Of
The Eliminating powder odhcring to the
nipple TO ignore tho charge, so that n
gun without a ospis about as dangerous
o. one with it on, We hope those who
have occasion to handle guns in our
streets will bear this fact in Mind"
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From tn Cincinnati Commercial.
FROM WESTERN VIRGINIA.

Gallipolis DIctcticOlly Considered The
Salt Works at Charleston not Destroy.
ed--Moro About The Late Bpttles--
LosSss on Both Siaes--S;ck Soldiers
Medical Department of cur A rmy..Mis.
cellancOns.
GAILLIP'co,LlIs, iiI..!'c,l Sept, i8!!s., l969 20,
EDS Con- The population Of this
town has largely increased within the
last Ten days, until so many soiourncrs
are unable TO find hotel or boarding.
house occommolaions-nnd what FAC
commoialionS' when you do find them,
'0itu5 four or I've t5'y7tFns ii the ctity;
no matter which you patroni2e, you will
soon regret not having made another Sc,
lection, they are so uniformly poor, and
so inconceivobly bad There is scarcely
q dietetic step between the geological
breed and the prc.Admitc pork Of the
army regulations and the Sampsonian
butter and gutta percha beefstakes oil
GallipOlis "Mctropol,ans," am told
that this state of affairs ispadly ettdb
utable to the drouth, which has serious,
Iy affected all kinds Of vegetation in this
region, and rendered whole fells oil
corn unworthy of harvest labor
A great many of tho Kanowha refu.
gees will be compelled 10 80 still further
down the river to find houses and proyis.
ions Tor the winter, should there not be
an Immediate routing Of the rebels from
"ihSy9loy. Gallipols was wholly un,
Pfeparoa tor The influx, and isnow much
oyerburjoncd with it, oAs for tho con
trabOnds, they appear to be endowed with
a spccial capnbility of taking caro- Of
themselves, II was tho intention OF
Col, Lighlburn 10 have all tho runway
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For the Weekly Register
LINES ON THE DEATH OF MAI. JOHN
=. HALL, FOURTH VA. REG VOLS,
ny RowryA a. p1ASkrysulr

ny RowENA A. BLANKENSnIP
Calm smiled the brilliant sun from Heaven
On that evcntful day,
Nature pushed back her saddencd veil
And shone in splendor gay,
A scouting party took their course
ThOt on to Beach crcel; led,
And Hall was at their head.
Oh. little dreamed they then that deaths
Dark angels hovered near
And in few short hours that they
Should lose their leader dear,
Their thoughts ran back to friends and home
Sisters, sweethearts, wives,
Foes thirstad for their lives,
t''t
When suddenly cloud of smoke,
And rattlirG volleys came
And IRON the hillside and the trees
Burst rorth'the murderous flame,
The patriot band rushed to their arms
And mid gaulng storm,
In vollies full as warm.
Calmly and bravely the Major fought
Against the vile seceder,
And with his own hand sent shot
Wounding The Rebel leader
But, OH too horrible for thought
Too sad for tongue to tell,
And fighting he nobly fell
His faithful followers rallied to where
Thor fallen leader Law.
And fought with desperation
Amid the flrions fray,
ofthose who fought beside him,
Three brave hearts testified
BY dying at his side.
Oh is itnot sacred spot,
Where the brave, boy.heroe died,
In all his youthful beauty
And patriotic pride.
like gallant Ellsworth-gone before
1u youth he nebly gave
His life an Offering for the right,
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non,l nrink nInnh Mninr

A persm in good health, and in the
moderate pursuit of business. does rot
feel like drinking SaIer, even in Summer,
time, ii moi very lhwsty. In fact, great
habtdal thirst in Summer is tho sign Of
d depraved appetite, resulting from bad
habits or il is proof Of internel 70
veri ard the indulgence of oven so sim.
pIc thing MS drinking cold water largely
in Summer time, especially in the early
part Of The day. will prove dsordercd
condition Of t@ system Most persons
have experienced NOR, OF less discom
fort from drinking l1Igely Of cold water.
II We drink great dead, we must pre-
spro a great deals this pcrspintion in.
dpces greater evaporation of heat from
tho surface thop some have to spare; tho
resnlI is n chill, hen comes the reaction
Of fever, Many person arises from tho
dinner cr tea mblc. 10 June, chilly, bo.
clusc too much cold fluids have been Ia.
ken, Those who loko little or nothing,
even of coll wafer, in Summer, ill the
afternoon, will be more vigorous, moro
full Of health, tnl much more free from
bodily discomfort, thau those who pluco
no rtstroiot on their Poralions HaEI
Sownoi Of HaHk, ,G
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The gushing spring.time riyulet,
The summer sun drains drop
The flowers scarce are fairly blown.
Ere they begin to die.
Lo! withcrcd stem aud shriyvled leaf
Are only LEFT to know,
ofall the blooming beauty
Ola little while ago.
So friendships perish in the heart
And even love grows cold,
Or else name and age are carved
Above the crumbliug world,
And so we live ; in tenderness,
God takes our treasures fromus,
SO that our hearts to Heaven may turn,
And trust Him for His promise,
AruEys, o.. Sept 1862,
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YnG LATE BATTLES.

Fifteeo killed and seventy.fve woun.
ded is fair estimate Of the Fedcrals al
the battle Of Fayette. A. stated in my
dispatch Yesterday, the 34h Ohio, Col.
TOhnd, were the principle sufferers in
The contest, on our side. The rebels af.
Ter several unsuccessful attempts to take
the breast works by storm, sought shel.
Ter in the woods from the gaIIing FIRE Of
the 37th Ohio, Col. Siber in command :
Not less than 200 Of the enemy had fal.
len, and their efforts had as yet been
fruitless, when they took to a Ihicket near
by. Tie Piatl Zouaves (there wc.o only
six companies of them on the ground)
were ordered TO dislodge the rebels, and
boldly made the attempt. To do this it
was necessary 10 leayc the breastworks
and exposed themselves to tle fire Of an
ambushed enemy seven times their mum
Der, II was here that the long mortality
list Of the brave regiment was made.
The rebels we're completely foilcd and
beaten back The Zouaves returned to
the entertainments, where they lay, with
the 37th, expecting a night at,ack--but
tho enemy made none. He had been
too severely punished during the day.
Col. LightbGrt, who. with his com
mGnd, the 4th' VIRGINIA infantry, was a,
GNuIey, hearing of the engagement: at
E3yahGa, ,a%3t ,iiSRslQa:a4 .s Aia sG!;,
mcnt TO reinforce Col. Sbcr. Before
they arrived, however, Gel. S5er had
determined TO fall back on Gauey,-
The retreat was commenced about mid
night, the detachmentof the 4tb Virgin.
r. acting as sGirmishers and gyerIs Eo7
the wagon train. Gauley was reached in
safety by 7 o'clock P. NJ. on the IIih.-
Col, LignIburn deemed this post uutena.
bic, fearing that the rebels would cut
him off at Loop creek. Tho 4l,h and
47th Ohio regiments, and a part of the
I'd Virginia cavalry had Just arrived
at GauIey from Camp Pidtt, bot even
with this reinforcement Col. Ighthurn
feared he would not be abIO to cut his
way through the rebel ranks, which had
also bcco greatly increased ia numbers.
The enemy did make the effort to cut of
our retreat, but arrived at the desired
point o few minutes after our rear guard
had left it. They then proccedo to
Cotton Hill, where they hoped to accom-.
plish their purpose, but failed again.
Our forces burned Gaulcy bridge, a
structure which our Government paid n
heavy sum of money Tor, aud ro,reatcd
on both sides of the Kanawha, closely
pursued by tho rebels, and skirmishing
with them all tho lime They reached
Camp Pialt with the enemy hard upon
them. Hero WAS another uplcnoblo
point, and nothing was now left for our
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their appearance They will, | hiuk,
try to h0rrss our men, and thus impeAe
on advance in force, while they are sup
plying the Cvn(rdepcy with snlt.
MAC
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lne SaOle gents nhu VISIONS OF LOT lUVh
tionsi progress Of construction--5renst'
works being thrown up and trenches dug
al that Place--anl wisely concluded that
the interior Of Ohio was the most pleas,
ant point for them Many of them have
already taken it acoot towards Chilli
cOthe aud Merietrs, to find peaceful en-
ploymcnt amorg the farmers Of the
Buckeye Stale,
THE SALT WORKS NOT DESTROYED,
A report has been sent by the dis,
patches OF the Associated Press to the ef.
feet that the Federal forces destroyed
the salt works near Charleston in their
retreat from the Konnwha. This is a
mistake. Only Two out of about TWEEN,
ty Of the works were destroyed, aud they
Only partially. 1t is much 10 be regret
ed, that there was particle Of machine.
ry left unbroken, or a bushcl ofsalt not
consignee TO the river. But our men
are not to blame, as they were at the
time closely pursued BY lhirtoen thous.
and rebels, whose every energy was bent
on cutting them OF short distance be.
low Charleston The salt works are
not as is commonly supposed, in the
town Of Charleston, but are scattered
along the road Tor q spoee of twelve
miles; hctwoen that place and Camp Pi.
att, where our forces were encsmpel
last winter
An immense quantity Of salt has fal
len into the hands oil the rebels, with the
necessary facilities for supplying the en-
tire ConIederacy should they remain In
undisputed possession Of tho Kanawha
for few months. The "yctory" oh.
tanned over the Federal arms is eniirely
overshajowed by this God send, and tho
name Of Gen. Loring viii be heralded BY
the lhivalry f,rhis success in furnishing
the material whorewith to preserve the
South. The Legislature of Virginia wos
convened by Governor Lelcher short
time since for the especial purpose of do.
vising some means for procuring sa t.
Il is not improbable that the rebel law.
giverS saw in the removal OF the army
of Gen. Cox from tho Kanawha valley,
their golen opportunity, and that they
determined upon the course which has
since proven successful, at any rate
the Confedcrafes have go, what .his EN-.
bryotic nation vas spelling" from lack
of.
The salt works arc owned by men who
even when within the Federal lines,
avowed their sympathy and afiiliatioa
with the rebels, and under the circumf
siancea,whirlr now SURROUND ttem @ilI
be disposed to use every excriiou in be.
half of the Southern cause. They will,
however, be compelled to seek out new
help" as the contrabands who have
heretofore performed all the labor are at
present located in Ohio. with determi
nation never again to visit "the mother
of Presidents.
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Jake, 'snid M Old farmer to one ci
his mowers, "do you know how MANI
horns there are in q diemma?" Mo-
Observation-Disclosures s:Ss3aaE&y 1lg:g,as
there arc in quorl,of whskey.E
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Never at any limo since the hoglnnlnS
oftho war has the spirit Of the loyal
States been so hish or reSolul6 as II gov
is. Tho pcop'o freely put oil tleytbtc
and all they have ut tho'oommARl ,oItho
Government. Il there Is bol enough
acnoralship and stalVsmaoshlp amongst
40 us 10 WELD these unlimited means for
the salvation OF The country, tho ahamO
ind tho pity viii ba uohytoC e FLoojs'
Vile Journal. WI,
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itNN wv oalN NOINS dUu Hll tUt NuNShU'
ment stores they came across.
Charleston reached, notice was given
( 20 the cidgens lha the town would he
DESTROYED, and all non combalants were
Fedyised to leave, Our troors first de,
Istgoyed the Government, CommsSary
nnd QuarIermastr's stores which they
l.cOuId not easily remove, and thec fred
ibe town in different places. The ton4
hasalion wssuot complete, Before the
FederalS had loR, the rebos arrived in
The rearof the town, aud commenced
saellingit also Between the Two fires
however, Charleston was not destroyed,
The snake was scotphed not killed
H LOSSES on Roru SIDES,
There was considerable skirmishing
End fighting in eud around Chaflcston.
-i4apy OF our men were shot at from the
Windows Of houses, aud few were
sounded in this way w, los, Eve m n
killed and ten or twelve wounded during
the day. Aided to our loss on the 10th
This makes a total Of twenty killed anil
eigbty.seyen wounded. The Ell Virginia
I Cevaig--a regiment which, by tho wav
has rendered very active service since lis
crgeniz,lion-lost sovon men taken pri,
soners on the night of the iolh Tbo}
we're on picket duty, near Charleston.
The Games of ak or the coptiyos arc rs
| liollows: Mllas Hnfmso. Jeremiah
| wilson, Joseph Dodds. Elisha Baker
! a. Steele and Enoch Dye. Corporal
7 Gillian, Of Pomeroy, Ohio. also belong,
ing to the Cd Virginia Cavalry, co /,
was killed while on patrol duty. near
Camp llatt Lieut.. Weir, Of the same
company, was killed in picket skirmish,
| 81 Fayet'e, on the 10Th. A member Of
co c, whose name could not learn,
was wounded on the nj ght OF the 18th
while acting as courier. Jesse Joseph
Of Clinton county, Ohio, mcmhcf Of
Ilhe 47lh Ohio, was killed at Charleston,
~ the 19th
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A poor fellow sometimes drives os,eR
:aloosIy pair OF sraya when hq is d'ig-
en- by q score Of dams, j,t:
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h. One of the rcadiesi replies so have
heard oflately, was made by on Irish
mdn 4 gentleman travelling on horsO'
batk down east camo upon an IrlSIimsp
who was fencing in most barren and
desoleIe pecn Of land
"WhaI arc you fencing 10 that lot Tor,
Pat?' said he; 50 herd Of coya would
sturye TO death on that land" ri
"Aod surO, youi honcy, wasn't ! tenc.
ing ito keep tho poor bas!cs oaI Of ~"
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A flush ofhopo renders toll and ,riai
beautiful, as.tba sunbeam gives aispar.
kle 10 Lhe winIer,s frost. IL.
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GENERAL ScurSeE is israpidly recover
iog from his wound received in the iata
fight and viii not loose hia arm as vsI
as 6yst c%aec,rd, J,Gel9sSyafoh his sg6Ea
wps cuusel by The wouoI being received
while bio arm WIS uPliItel. and hs wss
cheering on lismen. "0 III
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.,>Ws never believed an editor would lie
until we saw thoaiyodiscmont of one
named HURT, in Yesterdays CONNER
cinl, Of apockot book he had lost with
S0l in it,
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"Dog cheap, is now defined as mean
ing the keeping ofa canine without pay
10; he 'aT, 4,E
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Tho n,hes poison is in his teeth the
SANDERS inIIis tongue. Il
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ADVERTISING.

one ,a,are Of 10 lines, one or three insertions
$i50 Z ch subseqa % cents,
Professional cards of 7 lines or less year S.
Quarter Colum months $40 one wear $l5
Half Colnmn, months SIS, year s2O
One Column. 6 months S25 year S35
a liberal discount made to those who adver'
tise hy the year.
Advertisements must have the number Ct IN
nertons marked on the copy, or they will be
kopt in ell forbid. and char red accordingly,
An casual ortrnnsient advertisements must
be paid for in advance, to insure their insertion
GJAfidavit will not be made to orders OF
publicnton or other legal advertisements nm
less they are paid for.
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Hon. X. V, WuAlEy, W, learn is in
Washington. The Rcpujiicaa says he
is visiting tho woundel and sick from
this State He ismore than opolilician.
His good heart leads him 10 tie bedside
Of the suffering soldier, where ho is per.
sonally administering to wants, and
speaking words of cheer and comfort.
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The most conspicuous Of the rebels in
tho fight at Baton Rouge, was a huge no.
gro, armed and equipped with koapsaok
musket and Uniform he lad the rebels,
and mot his death n, the bands of ono OF
our mcu, Pressed back by our lott ond
our ground regancl, the batle ragged in
font with desperate 6uccnen,
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y
Tnt hattie Of Middlelown Heights, OF
South Mountdi0 pass, was fought in ono
of tie most beautiful spols iO Maryland,
The valley which stretches out between
IhC Hills Of he BGc Ridge rsnge, forms
ao openngi Iotbc Cumberland region
towards Chomtesburg, and is described
as beios very romantic anl picturesque.
From The lower chain Of hills opposite 10
that which the enemy held and ovCr.lhq
intervening wlhy, the battle was wit.
messed by civilians with the utmost
safety Itls S0id ia have been mag.
nifcent sight For one and two miles
aong the mountain ridges the fash Of
tho cnomy's columns was visible, and
when the smoke lifted the manmuvering
Of the men could be easily seen On both
sides. The bayoUet chnrges orthe Ohio
regiments are described as being very
terrific anl grdud,-[Wqsh Cor. NJ Y.
Commercial,
Tie Boston osltivstor, after roGoui.
mending proper ore and food for cows.
mys:-- aV lf@.
'Ifthet1 is any animal which policy
would dictate the good treatment or itii
lbe Milch'cow. Il should be renein
bcrel thEl ills only tho food shpcoa.
isua, u bs5'oa't7vbAI-i 4rslg gdir0s % saP
port the natural waste Of the system, that
can afford a asurplu, in way OF mix,
Hence, the food which would barely sup
port two cows anlleaye nothing for tho
owner i'aaIcn BY one GOV, would ona
bic her to return tho yalua Of QUO halt
Of it ia milk. So that the advice of
close observer to ddirymaa to sell one
half ofhis cow3lo Increase his produce
Of butter an cheese. hod reason at the
bottom oft Cows should bo we'll fed
and sheltered; ia fact, they should bs
keptin all tcsps2 5 in tho condition that
swell expressed by the woyl '!eonfort,
able"
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Ole ll)eeLtIn Renister
PunLIsnED EVERY THURSDAY BY
GEORGE w. TIPPETT,
ain Street.

POINT PLEASANT, VA.
TERMS, -one dollar per aunum strictly in
advance.
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The 4olh Ohio has boon Withdrawn
from Big Sandy and we may now look
for rebel deprolalious in that vicinity
| understand there IS considerable force
Of rebels near Pantsyille
The Ohio is lower than II has been for
years, and tho KonawhR is the same. A
good rain is needc | for the good of nav,
igltion as well os for farming and travel
ing purposes.
Col. LighlbuN's re!roo,ing force have
arrived at Point PleOsnut, Tho rebelS
are hoyctins ncab buthaye notyel made
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POLITICAL.
For the Weekly Register,
SIC VITA EST,

ny JSo. Il. scorr,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-02-20

superseded by the velvet or eachepire .haNl
!" nen made in the former material, they are
handsomely embroidered in satin-stitch, and
hounced with lace; OF braided and edged with
handsome chenille fringe. For younger
ladies than those for whom the above-men4
toned styles are intended, We recofHmepd the
half fitting basduine, embroidered in silk and
Jet; and the large circular cloak, handsomely
Ornamented on the shoulders and back IN the
form of a pelerine. Some loose paletots, slight
ly marking the figure, are made of gray or
black curled plush, lined with quilted silk,
and fastened with cut steel buttons.
Bonnets are not Quite so pfononces in form
as they were few weeks ago. Two partic-
ularly attracted our notice. One of terry vel
vet and Grape, the other Of white silk and vio-
let velvet The interior Of both was very full.
Caps of quilted blonds or puffS Of flowers quite
across the TOP. Of the bonnet, from one side of
the head to the other, the strings and hair
filling up the rest of the space. With this
style of bonnet, the hair should be worn in
bandeaux boufants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-02-20
THE WAR MISSOURI.
PRICES REBEL ARMY DRIVEN from MIsso
THE STATE WHOLLY DELIVERED FROM

PRICES REBEL ARMY DRIVEN FROM MISSOURI
THE STATE WHOLLY DELIVERED FROM The
REBELS.
SPRINGFIELp, Mo, Feb 1s.-Gpn Curtis has
driven the rebel army, under the notorious Gen
Price, out of Missouri, and beyond the Arkansas
line A 10 O'Clock on Sunday night our troops
were sixty-nine miles south Of Springfield The
Federal flag now floats in triumph in Arkansas
Several skirmishes had taken place In deile
Of the mountains, in which we had six wounded
The enemy lost sixteen killed and large num-
Der wounded. We have captured large number
OF prisoners. A messenger says we were, at last
accounts, only short distance behind Price's
main body, and would chase him up next morn
Ing When twenty miles out the messenger
heard heavy firing There is a great abundance
Of forage and provisions on the route, except
-four. -
INTERESTING FROM ST. LouIs-RAPID TRANS
PORT OF TRooPs-DIsPosAL or THE wouNDEr
ST LOUIS, Feb. 16.-Five steamers left for st
Charles, Mo, to-day, where troops will embark
for the Cumberland. Two regiments arrived
from 81. Charles to-day, and will Immediately
The most active and extensive arrangements
are being made here for the transportation OF
troops.
Gen. Cullen, Of Gen. Halleck's staff, will 90 70
the Cumberland for the prisoners csptured at orr
Donelson, 1000 Of whom will be sent to Chicago,
and the balance to Springfield, Illinois, and In
disnspolis; 500 Of the wounded 20 TO Cincinnati,
and the balance will be brought here.
The regiments which suffered the most in the
battle, will be detailed to guard the prisoners In
their places Of confinement. Some 900 Of these
soldiers are now en- route from Fort Donelson.
The most extensive reparations are being made
to celebrate Washington's birthday.
THE RELATIONS BETWEEN GEMS. MCCLELLAN ANr
----... HALLRcK.
ST. Louis, Feb 1S.-Several reports having
gained currency through the newspa pers relative
| 10 Gems. Mcclellan and Halleck, which are cal
culated TO mislead the public and create misun.
derstandings and jealouses, the Republican to-
day announces, by authority Of General Halleck,
that he has at ali times received the most hearty
cooperation from Gen. Mcclellan, and that In
all the military operations Of this department he
has had the advice and approval Of the General.
in-Chief. The two Generals are In almost con.
slant communication by telegraph.