Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-01-11

THE FIeHT. AT HANCOCK We have a
vague and most prOvokingly indefinite aud
confused account Of skirmish at this point,
in which the Connecticut 5th, Col. Ferry,
would appear TO have taken SOME part, but
weare totally unable from the dispatches
10 gather any intelligent idea Of the result.
unless we jump at conclusion, to which
such dispatches usually point that it was
about an even thing,
TAE London Tines accuses President
Lincoln Of "ingratitude,e in omitting to thank
Foreign Powers for preserving neutrality 10 the
controversy between The Federal Government
and the South What next2 Are VIC reduced
go low that we must "beg pardon" of other ra-
tions for presuming to preserve discipline 10 our
own mdstf Must we get down on our knees
before our neighbors to inplore them to keep
ehands %" while we epdeavor to extinguish the
flames that threaten to burn our domiCile over
our headsp
The silence Of President LIScoLN's Mes
sage on the affair of the Trent is source Of
profound perplexity to the English Press. The
Star and .Ners see 10 it oil assurance Of peace
the Times detects loophoe of escape from
the Trent diemmai while the Herald and other
Tory prints read in its long flashes Of silence"
certain presage of war. y commission de
lunitico inquirendo should be instituted without
delay 10 the case Of the London Editors. The
profession is evidently on the bighroad to Bed
lamism.
IT is wonderful what magic influence
the word Forward" has upou our sick troops
Wherever il is given, scores ofmen upon whom
medicine seems impotent, at once leave their
hospital COTS and seem as vigoross as their
halest mates. Recently, at Jefferson City,
No. abou; hundred men of the 47th Illinois
in the hospital whom The surgeons had given
up in despair, were iustantaneously cured by an
order to their Regiment to move against the
enemy.
Bag The surrender of Mason and Sldell
is undoubtedly "bitter pill" to the people
Of the loyal States but they have the con
ISOLATION Of knowing that it is far more Bit
ter to the Rebels. If the announcement
that these eminent Traitors were to be Civ
en- up struck painfully on the ear Of the
North, itcrashcd like knell ou tho ear Of
the South.
There are now from 5000 to 1000 more
negroes on the islands about Beaufort than
when our troops FIRST landed many of them
often coming long distances, leaving home
and families, enduring fatigue and braving
dangers, TO be free. -Four came from Flori-
dl in an open boat.
The Rebels have boosted that they held
about $500 Union prisoners. The recent
captures in Missouri will give US full that
number of Rebel prisoners. We would
have ten times that number if the system
of administering the oath" had not kept
our prison doors constantly moving on their
hinges.
Gen GRANT has been placed in command
of the district of Cairo, which includes Southern
Illinois, that portion of Kentucky west of the
Cumberland river and the counties in Missouri
south Of Cape Girardeau. q.
Gen. Paine will be transferred from Paducah
to Cairo.
Major.Geu Mcclellan is much better
and sat up most of the 5th. Gen. FRE
MONT bad arrived in Washington, and was
to be examined by the Army Committee.
The United States steam transport Hi
nois sailed on the 5th with the Goth regi
meat, Col MORGAN. $50 strong on board
for Fort Pcikens.
The Commtte of the Senate have re
ported on the Kansas Contested Election
case, that Mr.. STANTON is entitled TO sea
in place Of Gen, JAMES II. LANE.
1t appears THAI Mason and Slidell are T.
to go no further than Halifax in the Bug
lish war steamer Riualdo; there they ar
TO take the Cunard steamer,
GEN. SIEGEL.--It is said that Ger
, SIEGEI's resignation has been handed in a
headquarters, certainly, but an effort
being made to induce him TO withdraw il
, IT is said that the introduction Of th
} homeopathic practice Of medicine has raii
: ed somewhat Of commotion among man
, Of the regular Surgeons in the army.
RUSSELL. of the London Times, predictc
!, that the surrender Of Mason and Slide
}. would result in ''mob." The surrend'
: has been made but where is the ''mob p
. DarGen, Pace, Of the Rebel Army
!. the Prince Of Fngitives, lie entertains
E profound belief Ia the apothegm Of HHdi
y rdS, That
lie that fights and runs away,
Will live TO fight another day,
il But be who Is in battle slain
b. Gao never live to fgbt again.
d, At least three-fouTths Of bis time sin
10 April last has been spent in making INA
,c terly retreats.n lie aed from Gen LYos
u he fed from Gen. SIEoEL be fed fro
u lct.- ~ 4. a.