The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1862-02-11

NY "a ihS p'i"" O"p'o'" - L. ooHSo,
of Kentucky, acting Quartermaster ;
Captain ]. H. Hayden, Chief of Engin
GERS; Capt. John Mclaughlin, Quarter
Master; Major w. L. McComico, Assis-
tant Adjutant General Capt. Jesse Tay-
lor, commanding garrison; Lieuts. j.
Ormsley, Watts and j. Weller, and Capt
G. R. G. Jones, and sixty privates.
In the evening, three 6-pounders and
five rifled field pieces were recovered that
had been taken into the woods.
The Lexington and Conestoga wen,
up the river, it was supposed to destroy
the bridge of the GAINESVILLE and Mem.
phis railroad, last night.
General Smith, on the west side of the
river, had captured the whole camp equi.
page of two regiments, and was believed
number Of prisoners.
At least six hundred shots were fred
during the engagement. 1t was most
terrific cannonade.
The guns were well served.
l saw six dead rebels. Their loss
could not be ascertained, the dead hav.
ing been taken away.
The scene inside of the rebel intrench
ments was terrible. In three rows Of
their log barracks not one escaped, shot
and shell having torn everything to
splinters.
On the Cincinnati one was killed, P.
Cassidy, Of St. GATHERINGS 8 wounded,
one of whom. VIM. Lakeman, will die.
Capt. Pratt may save his leg.
Our land force on the east side Of the
river encamped at Fort Henry last night
JACK.
ST.. LOUIS, February 7.
The following is announced from the
Head,; uarters of the army, in this city
"Fort Henry is ours The flag Of
the Union is established on the soil
of Tennessee 1t will never be remov-
ed
"By command of Major General HALLEcK:
CIV. w. SMITH, Captain and Aid-de-Camp
PORTLAND, Me-, Feb. 5-The stea m
ship Nova Scotian, from Liverpool on the
esd, via Londonderry cath ult, arrived
here this morning Her dates are five
days later.
GREAT BRIrAIN.-The Paris cores
pondent Of the London Morning Post
says it is not true as some journals rep
resent, that the French Government has
tt::.ken any steps to bring about a recon
ciliation between the North and South.
The Lonucn Times in editorial upon il
saws let France Interfere If she likes,
England's true policy is to suffer little
longer and let the event work itself out
1t will not be long. 1t may be lGdeed
doubtful whether our interference would
not rather retard than hasten the
event of opening ports and large
supply of cotton. Let US, then, pursue
our honest policy by standing quite
aloof.
The Manchester Guardian argues in a
somewhat similar strain, and as regards
the cotton supply says it is question
how far in this district the prevailing
distress is due to the civil war In Ameri-
ca and whether ii is not as much attrib-
utable to overproduction as to mere
dearth of cotton.
WAsHINGToN, Feb. 4.-The Tribune
dispatch states that an order has been is
sued to the commanders of divisions in
Virginia directing all surplus baggage
not actually needed for troops on the
march, to be sent here and warehoussd.
Another order has been issued to tbs
surgeons in charge of hospitals in this
city, TO send the conyalescent patients TO
Annapolis and elsewhere. and otherwise
TO have ready as many spare beds as pos
sible.
Treachery as well as fraud is suspect
ed in the fitting out of the Burnside Ex-
petition, and those who have sworn in
respect to the draft of their vessels, will
be compelled to refund.
New York, Feb. Sit is stated that
the War Department has received official
dispatches from Federal officers that the
gunboat expedition is moving up the
Tennessee River, fanked by infantry on
the shore TO attack the rebels. and great
anxiety is felt to learn the result.
The Assistant Quartermaster Of the
Burnside Expedition is here charterng
more steam and sailing vessels in which
to forward ordnance and commisary
stores. He reports the health of the
troops good, and when he left-in the
Eastern State-there were about 100 yes
sells of the expedition at Hatteras Inlet.
A Cumberland correspondent Of the
Cincinnati Gazette states that Gen. Ian
der is about TO resign on account Of Gen.
Nc Clellan's ordering him to retreat from
Romney and reprimanding him. This is
doubtful.
WAsHINGToN, Feb. 5.-Herald's Spe-
cial-Yesterday afternoon another LILLE
skirmish occurred near the banks Of the
Occoquan. 1t was reported in the NOR
ming that body of rebels was at Pohick
Church. Capt. Rowing, Of the Sd Mich
igan regiment, then on picket duty in
front OF Gen. Henlzleman's division,
took sd men under Lieut.. Breumen. from
Company F, and 60 under Liemt. Bryan
from Company Ii. and went to meet them
Arriving at Pohick Church no rebels
were seen. The party. however, pro-
ceeded to the banks of the Occoquan.
opposite the town of that name. arriving
there early in the afternoon. A few un-
armed men were observed drilling in the
town. They gave the alarm, when a
number of rebels came from the houses
and fired on our men. A brief skirmish