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, 1862-02-07
FROM SPRINGFIELD
Tho Senate and House Of Representa-
lives.

Evening Journal's Special Dispateh.l
SPRINGFIELD, Feb. G. 1862.
The Army Auditing Board sent a eom,n1tni-
cation TO the Convention, in reply to J. rcsolu-
tion OF thu Convention, Stating that since tue
Eth ult., tl,e Board had audited 53I7, 600, and
that no accounts have been filed for goods
purchased by Martin q. Cassel1.
l1r. Ross Of Fulton introduced Il resolution
proposing that this Convention should, i'y
organic Law, exclude notes Of 1cSs dcnonli'la-
tim than ten dollars; that all notes Of less
tlr,n twenty dollars be excluded after lS6l, all
less thar fifty dollars after 1865, :s1ld that I'LL
1mpcr money should be abolished in 1866.
Thc Convention went into 4 Committee Of
tlc Whole OIL the sixth section Of the third ar
ticlc Of tic Constitution, but, unable to do
ANY thing, the Committee rose, and then, by
the pressure Of the previous question, moving
the Convention liked upon t!sirty-three Scna-
tors and rinety-ninc Representatives to com
pose the General Assembly of Illinois.
This is tue only move the Convention las
made which it cannot recedc from, and the
total .tu;t aceomp{i Of the session.
from Wentwortl's radical bank amendments
Srr1SGF1ELp. Ill, Feb. G.-Thc Auditor
communicated reply to Fullcr's resolution
introduced yesterday. No call has been
made by any banker for more notes or bills.
George Newton aud Elijah H. Haines have
filed certificates Of association with cap
i1nl Of fifty Thousand dollnrs TO- estab-
lish the Illinois Savings Bank; Delaultins
collectors lave paid up to the extent OF
$45, ,103 Eleven suits arc now pending to re-
cover from dcfudlting Collectors in SO many
counties. Judgments have been rendered in
the Supreme Court against Collectors in Oslc,
Dupagc, Kendall, and Coles counties. All thls
has been done since the meeting Of the Con
vcntion.
The Convention is in Committee OF the
| Whole on the amendments to Judge Purple
bank report
| Mr. Fick1in has the floor, and is pitching in
| 10 the banks in the most radical style.
| Orders hare just been issued to the Fifty
| eighth Regiment, Col. Lynch, at Camp Doug
| las, to move to Cairo immediately. They vii
| lc raid and armed Oh their arrival here.
, 1862-02-07

A letter from an officer in the 9th Ohio regi-
1ncnt, who participated in the recent battle Of
Mil Spring, states that there was not single
ambulance in the entire division to convey the
wounded from thc field to the hospitals. The
result was that the suffering soldiers had to be
carried on I:tcrs or transported i'll WAGONS,
without springs, from the place where they
fell, to the camp, Oh the 18th, and twcnty~four
hours afterwards, by tho same conycyanccs
from tho camp to Somerct on 4 miserable
rugged road, aud o distance Of eight or ten
miles, Those who bore the Filters had to cx-
crcisc The greatest care not TO break their own
necls in wadin. streams, descending steep,
slippery hillsides, and ascending through mud
holes and water pools, while the wagons
tumblcd over all kinds Of Obstacles, ono wheel
high on rock and another i'll the mud to the
axle, row striking concealed stone, and now
jerking over piles Of fence rails. The soldiers,
wl1o borctlcir wounded comrades us carefully
and tendcrly rs possible under the circuu.-
stances, state that their cries were lca1t-rend'
irg When their bandages became loosenel and
,ileir ball shattered limbs escaped from the11
ligaturcs and hung loose and dangling. This
il dreadful state Of facts to reveal
, 1862-02-07
BIZ THE OVERLAND TELEGRAPH.
4 Battle Won---The Spaniards De-
feated.

SAX FRANCISCO, February :.
The bark Australia has arrived with dates
from the Sandwich Islands to the 14th rlt
News unimportant. The estcamerG Golden Age,
from Panama, brings s8o,ooe in treasure.
Tee Mexican steamer St. Louis arrived at
Manzanilla, from San Francisco, Jan. 25tl, and
took 81 400, 600 in treasure, via Panama
The steamer Panama arrived here ycster-
day, from Macmillan, and brought s75,o0o in
treasure
4 courier arrived at Acapulco previous to
the a6th ult-, with intelligence Of the defeat OF
the Spanish army in severe battle at the Ma
tional Bridge, near Vera Cruz. The battle
lasted five hours.
Accounts from western Mexico generally
represent the termination Of the internal ane
party dissensions, aud a perfect union CT al
| parties to resist invasion.
san Francisco, Feb. 5.-Therc is Sigh
| revival of business on account Of the reopen
/ ing Of communication with the interior coa',
ties
, 1862-02-07

Rebel Pfckete Being Driven In-tsen.
Grant Returns for Refnforcements.s
A Battle In prospect.

Rebel pfckete Being Driven In-Gen.
Grant Returns for Refnforcements-s
4 Battle In prospect.
fE;cning Journals Special Dispatch.]
C.xp UA11EcK. EAST BASK OF TENNESSEE
RIVER, February 5-noon- !
The First and Second Brigadcs Of Gen. Nc
C1crnand's Division, 5000 strong, cncanlped
here yesterday evening, four miles below Fort
Henry, in Stewart county, Tennessee.
Three OF our gunboats, under Capt Porter,
made reconnaissance NJ to the head OF IAN
ther Island.
During the brisk firing between the gun
bouts and the Fort, the enemy used i've guns
only one Of them, 4 rided dtwenty-ionr pound
er, reaching our boats. One Of her shots
and the Captains cabin Of the Essex Nearly
iii Of our tI.ot and shells fell within the iu-
trench1ncnts.
Twelve hundred cavalry started at Agnes
Landing, twenty-five miles below there, yes
tcrtlay morning and marched i'll tue ulrect1on
of the road leading from Fort Donald and Fort
Henry. Scouting parties in the AFTERNOON
drove in tho rebel pickcts. They seemed to
Ic determined to re1nain in their entrcnch-
mcnts.
Cen. Grant returned to Paducah last eye-
ming 10 bring m Gen. Smiths brigade, 1000
| strong. He 1etl McClernand in command.
The country in the vicinity OF Fort Henry
| is to be thoroughly reconnoltered today
Seven arnboats, under command OF Flag Ota-
Ger Foote, are in the stream and ready.
| It Is reported that the rebels haVc oeeo
lun:bus is there Gen. Tlghman is IN com
'nand. The enemy sent up signal balloon
The troops are In the most confdent Bririts
Rumor puts Beauregard in the Fort.' dsub
Il; hut It may be so. ~.
, 1862-02-07

e Congress devoted yesterday to our
rational finances, which is, after III, the
vital q,i,z:i''., Of tue day. The House
f.irne 10 :, yotc On the Treasury Note bill,
;.:id 81, unexpectedly large majority WIS
L,unii for tic legal tender" claim, which
H.s embodied in :, bill substantially the
sane Us t1lat known as Mr.. Spauld-
l1.c's. The Senate dc5ated the na-
fiuru1 exnvnses :u..l the means o.
rctrcuel4l,1cnt: anl cfr. Sherman made
tlc important statement that the expenses
or this wear will amount % not less titan
five hundred and fifty millions, CT i sum
greater than any other government IN The
world las cost in any one year, even dur
irs the wars Of Napoleon. 1t was though
ul;.t thirty millions might be saTel in sala
RIGS, Including Congress and army officers
, 1862-02-07
1.EcaMPTcN coNvENTrox.

The cloven f,ot becomes every day more
1i>i1,1c in tie Springfield Convention. The
n.:,;ori,@ huye voted themselves to be die
t:.,e.s SIX; are proceeding 10 grasp the power
7.icl,lcd by slicta:o7s- They declare that
Hey arc the .Soztrtign po'eer-that they are
liz ;S:dtc. AID caa Go just ;ss they please
Il, frs, they naale some Aypocritical PIE
tensions Of Tnioni=n1, LII; lately that is
7::c:ty E,l,<h Lid aside, aud many Of them
IL longer express their Secession sympa-
lilies III whispers, but talk it out boldly,
AID t:ccl:.re tb=t if JcGaom gains indie
1,c:1Gci,sc. the snuth-half Of Illinois vii be
taken out the Illion and annexed to Sc
ccssi:l
Inst now thcv ere engaged nights, II Sc
crc: cenclayc, Gil IN alpor;icu1ncni scheme
whereby the people Of Northern Illinois
arc to be swinllcd out Of their rights fol
1!,c benefit Of the secession delmagogucs il
Egypt. The seal Unpopular condemnation
will lie Stamped upon tho Vaccinations Q
nc Convention clig:uchy. It is one thing
fe1 these partisan hacks 10 declare thel
I-o-slayc:y cdiets, and quite another to g.
tl'c people 10 affirm them.
, 1862-02-07

Especial Dispatch to tho Chicago Tribune.l

Especial Dispatch to tho Chicago Tribune.1
SPRINGFIELD, February 6, 1856.
The Convention to-day fixed the number OF
the members Of the State Senate at th1rty-
three, and tue Assembly 1T ninety-nine.
The Sergcant-at-arms was scat out With
writs to arrest members who, it Wis supposed,
had purposely absentcd themselves before the
vote vas taken.
Since the last report of the War Auditing
Committee, accounts to the amount Of 224.-
6sa.H have been filed with the board for
goods purchased under contract
b{r. Ross Of Fulton introduced another
stringent bank resolution.
Since the last report Of tho Auditor, SIS
1oS50 has been sent into the Treasury by
defaulting collectors.
The bank question was further discussed
and speeches we're made by Ficklin Of Coles
for Wcntworth's amendment, and Campbell
Of Lasalle in favor Of his treasury note sys-
TEN.
The vote on Wentworth's amendment to
the bank article was rcconsidcrcd in Commit
| tee Of the Whole and carried again by a VOTE
| Of e to 2, on a statement Of members who
voted for it yesterday. that proposition
would be offered tomorrow which the com
| mittce could unite upon.
, 1862-02-07
The Chicago Hccker Jaeger Rcgl'
n1enEs

ErGn the St. Louis hepublican. lst-l
1t is stated that, at last, Colonel Heckcr has
resigned his cornmand Of tho regiment, with
tie officers of which lie has had SO much dill
Guilty, and retired to his farm in Illinois. His
Lift Las been Il clequercd one At one time
il Baden hc was thu hero Of the hour L mii-
iTary and civil leader OF tho reyolutionists
there, he was the idol OF his party: &c was rs
celebrated in song. A whole !" Hecker-lad'
was got up to do him honor. But the reyo-
luton went "aglegg,'' and, if VIC rccollect
right, the hero conceived q violent disgust for
;,]most everything and ever::hod: in R.dcn,
including some Of his own partisals.
Disappointed and clagrined with the
ulrn OF events there, liz turned his flce
In The "as, lun OF the oppressed" in Amer
ic;., where he remained for years very quiet,
t.r the most part occupying his time with az
riculturssl pursuits i'll st. Clair county Illinois.
THIS sober routine w;l= broken II tic opening
of tue prt mt war, into which the hero Of Ba-
den entered with Il great deal Of enthu Slasfn.
lie raiscd regiment, but soon found himself
III hot water with several Of his subor1illatcs.
They charged him with Illegal and tyr:snical1y
unjust behavior towards them. Tic did, we
believe, .ss=u1nc to remove them from theif
cc,.,nands. First, there WIS III appeal bE iliu'
to Fremont: next, his subalterns carried th.
case to Washington. The nrs1ot OF Ill these
| quarrr1S is, WE suppose, his resignation. II
| Ecn,luin@ Of this ci:y is spoken OF as his suc
cessor Il, lis behalf it is cl,ncd that lie saw
| service lit the Sclltswig Iolstgin war, ANT
tlla: Ile distinguished himself i'll the retreat
from Carthage
, 1862-02-07

pOARDING.-Board az 4 pleasant
- rooras for cenrlcmrn and lady. two single gen
tlenen Also Iar board, be obtained at i5g Ssotn
Washington $tctet. ft1sIsE.w
, 1862-02-07

Correspondence of the Cincinnati CommerciaI-1
WASHINGTON, February ., 1sG2.
The recent ttcounter blast' Of Maj General
Hunter, commanding the Department Of kan-
sas, attempting to throw doubt or liscEedit
over the generally received commission Of Sen
ator Lane to command L Southwestern expc-
dition, finds small sympathy here. Nothing
is so severely felt at the headquarters Of tho
Government, {as well as anloag tho body
Of the people,) Us the want Of some strong,
sptety, anniAilatius stroke at the
hc:.rt Of the enemy; and nothing LII: yet
hccn SO almost unanimously hailed, a=
the .untorea appointment Of Gen Lane, " to
c4T1 fire and sword into the eneIny's coun-
try-,;r Whatever may be the facts as to tho
ant hority with which he has really been i'll
sestcd, the people, who arr III no mood to be
,riEed with, will not tsnely submit to see a
oppressive policy substituted in the great
Southwest for the earnest, lire style Of warfare
which. has already begun to DC inauguEated
there With Gen. Hunter, or orer Gen. Hun
ret, the campaign Of the Kansas expedition
must 20 actively and yictoriouslE forward.
, 1862-02-07

eE" In Zollicotfcr's entertainments, among
Major General George 3: Crittcndcn's private
baggage. Lieut.. Co,oncl Kise, OF the 10th In
DINA, 1ouuda brcastplatc which the General
either wore on the battle field and found too
weie1ny to carry further, or else intended to
put on and in the frenzy Of his fear, forgot to
m:Ie use Of it. It is made of common sheet
iron, Q: four thiclncescs, r1vitcd together, Ia
4hout eighteen inches in length and fourteen
inches broad. Lieut.. Col Kisc has deposited
il Ii: the State Library at Indianapolis
, 1862-02-07

r~ There is nothing later from Fort
Ecnrv. The Fcderals having landed and
ss,camped rear the fort, had only been
driving in rebel picke;s up to lastaccounts,
while Gen. Grant returned to Paducah tor
norc men. Regiments have been ordered to
Cairo from this city and elsewhere, and II
is evidently the purpose to have some
.htirg done in that quarter beiorc long
Inc medical director at Paducah has tele
erap,,cd here for hospital supplies for al
d;,st one thousand wounded
, 1862-02-07

NEW York, Feb. Ga letter from Port an
Prince, 18Th January, says the news OF the
surrender OF Mason and Siidc3l was received
with much joy By the people Of aaytl. seerc-
stop 10 the operations Of 4 gang Of hnancl;l! !
and commercial spectators who had worked
steadily for an advance on tic strength Of the
probability Of a war.
, 1862-02-07

c#u would appear by adyiccs VII SIN
Francisco, that the Mexicans have beaten
The Spanish Invaders in battle near
rra cr7,z flat Listed five hours.
, 1862-02-07
THE U4TGHF.ACE Way TO SAVE
sTETE XNE0t.

As tic war draGs and the prospect OF
t;ut}.ins The REBELLION becomes darker, the !
Times gr,ws boiler, and its special hackers |
,norr insolcEi. The last position it has as |
..rmcl, is that the *'!Abolitionisss" caused
the war, and are responsible for its contin-
u:.ncc. Give tic South its "nglts," says
the 7ii7:1fs, and there would be no war.
This word rights" is one Of the slang
phrases IN tic sl2veocratic vocabulary.
1t simply means-accedc to the de-
naands Of the Shareholders. Let them
extend slavery wherever they please, over
Tie tc1rit tories, over Mexico, over the Free
Suites, over the whole continent Reopen
3le African slave 117llc so that they may
Lave plenty Of slaycs at cheap prices;
adept the Montgomery Constitution; dcposc
Lincoln and elect JEFF. Davis OF Mason;
turn the Government over to the ollgarchy
Internationally; put lnuzzlc On free
speech and free press hang every man
who says aught against the peculiar instltu-
1i,a, nlakcit treason to call Slavery sorpng,
and test ct holding Office, tho taking Of
all oath that The candidate believes it to be
right and ofdiine o1igin. Do these things,
and there will bc no further war, no more
Secession: all will be love and harmony,
and every man, North and South, can
w;ilop lis oWn niggcrs to his hearts
content. This Is tic doctrine. This
is the remedy for the Nations disease.
T,,4 I'm 3,n ca1-,,f nd
ptace restored. let The country adopt the
G>ctrinc Of the rebel Vice President SIC
Ihc1:s, that slavery should be the corner
Stone Of the Nation, as he declarcs it is to
IT. Of tie rcbcl Confederacy. LIT the pco-
Jls ::cccIa the maxim Of John c. Calhoun,
tina, slavery is the most safe and stable
Iasis f''r free institutions IN the world and
agree with the last Democratic candidate
ior Vicc-I'residcnt, that "capital should
own labor and accept the opin
ion that some n1en are bogr
with saddles On their backs, ani
othcrs booted and spurrcd, to ride them By
the grace Of God'' And finally, let au tht
3cople subscribe to the proposition Of :
distinguished rebel Senator, that "tlleJ
yon1d spread tile blessings Of slavery, LIKE
the religion Of our divine Master, to tht
1ttcrme'st ends Of the carth,' and the re
= .llien will instantly come TO an end Of it:
own accord; not an other gun would b
i1cd, nor another Life lost Only let us 0
lhe North adopt these Atheis'ic and afro
cious sentiments which animate the revol
ag:inst tue Government, and pace will b
Instantly declared and the broken Cniol
traightTay reunited.
, 1862-02-07

LOUISVILLE, Feb. G.-The Louisville Nash
villa EHvr;r, Of the 81 SAYS, By order Of the
provisional government Of Kentucky: the
n1amc Of Wolfe county has been changed to
Zollieodcr county. The county Of Zoliicoael
will pcrpetuaie, on the records Of Kentucky.
the name of one whose fame belongs to strugg-
Ring frccmcn everywhere.
, 1862-02-07
4 ;S1g.cetfve Appeal from Paducnh
to the Chicago Sanitary Commission.
To the C1oi,.nan Of tie Chtcago Branch U S.


Sanitary Conf:
PADucAH, Ky., February G, 1sGa
Please forward with tho utmost expedition
10 this place, supplies estimated for ono thot1-
sand sick and wounded soldiers, MS follows
onc thousand bed sacks; one thousand pill
low ticks; two thousand sheets; two thou
sand pillow cascs; two thousand pairs hospl-
tai drawers; two thousand hospital shirts;
towels: coycrlids and quilts; and Ill other
articles In the same proportion. Also, fine
vino, brandy, and Ill kinds Of small stores arc
wanted. Il g. HKw1rT.
Brigade Surgeon, q. S. L., Medical Director.
, 1862-02-07
The Expulsion of lease D. Bright, OF
Indiana, from the United States SEN

The Expulsion Of lease D. Rr1@hfs OF
Indiana, from the United States SEN
ate.
For some unexplained reason this dispatch,
which should have been received for our last
issue, failed to come to hand.-ED.l
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The great event ex-
pected to come Off in the Senate to-day, at
tracted to the Capitol immense crowds OF
spectators. Every available particle OF room
which could contain looker-on was occupied
Tie entire chamber was jammcd long before
the hour Of meeting.
Previous to the expulsion Mr.. BRIGHT spoke
at length, saying he had ever voted for peace,
and never gave sectional yote- Every I'M
pulse Of his heart was given to his country, and
he Welded to no man in his attachment TO 1t. Il
he should be turned out, lie would put himself
on lrial before tribunal who should be found
lust. He would submit to the people OF Indiana
the question of right or wrong In this case. he
had no part in the movement for the dlSrun
1ion Of the Union; but he would leave TIL
people to decide the question Of Ills quit O.
Innocence.
Immediately after the conclusion OF Iii
/ speech, Mr.. Bright left the Senate Chamber.
When the vote was taken, aud it was aseer
| talnet1 that two-tliTds Of the Senators yote'
| for expulsion, shouts Of applause: greeted til
announcement by tho President that the resc
| luton had constitutional majority, and thu
| Jesse D. Bright was no longer member {
! the American Senate
| The Senate Immediately adjourned, an
| Bright left the caritol solitary and alone.
, 1862-02-07

MESDo7A, H., Feb. GA fire lcre to-day
destroyed Browns hntcl. Limbs hotc1, and q.
Eree storehorse adjoining: Loss ,<6,0 ,09o or
$TCc0. No insurance.
, 1862-02-07

w rhe Rochester N. ~ Express says the
grain elevator at Charlotte is to he takcn down
and moved to Dufnlo, this winter. It has a
storage cepacit5 Of $4,000 bushels, and can
l,andlf e. 600 bushels day.
, 1862-02-07

Many Of the boxes heretofore cent to the
Chicago Sanitary Commission arc accompa-
nicd with directions to send them 10 some
particular regiment, and lis the Commission
llas learned 1y experience that in tho present
shifting state Of our army it is Impossible 10
follow such directions, they have resolved
thai after tic 18th inst. they will receive no
hoScs unless left entirely at their disposal
, 1862-02-07

1
Tie e,emy is moving his le:,Ions, and prob
u1uln shu1'1: =ounL throughout our conte+i-
cracy.
Tic 7car sriTif 54a.sf be 7cvired, Ne want Wlr
speeches at oEr cuurt houses and cross rolds.
Our pc orle should rouse up and organize Us
o.ic il;l1,, and prepare for the most determined
war. See &c not the circle Of fire that Is Unit
ing around YOU? Hear &c not the tramp Of
the cncmy's advancing, lines, and the rush Of
his coming step? The shock Of tremendous
strife is upou Us. As c free and Independent
rcoplc, VIC hive either to conquer or die, and
We arc resolved not to die. The time is come
when every one who has the spirit Of Il man
must show It.
From the Memphis Appeal, Feb. IL
Il were foolharly and unwisc TO conceal the
fact that the prtjou1est statesmen in the con5t7t-
e7uty entertain gTtat apprehension on Tie sub
iect II 3e-en1istmc1t, involving, results, We be-
iicve, pregnant with veal or wue to the rcpub-
lie. We would be recrcant tu our duty as 4
c7.ndid and outspokcn Journal wcre we to fill
to expose the peril Of the future connected
with This matter, which must be avoided by
tue combined wisdom ofpubGc legislation and
the patriotism Of the people.
Pensacola Cur. Mobile Advertiser, Jan.25-
Tie First Alabama Regiment was the very
first regiment i'll the Confederate service, aud
the first III the field It is, therefore, the first
Of the twelve moltlls' troops to go out Great
efforts have been made to induce the gallant
First Alabama to rc-enlist. They were poorly
successful, except the last one, few day:
ago, which Las been partially successful. il
| seems as if it would break Gen. Brags's hear
! to part with thu First Alabama.
, 1862-02-07

The most Of these will no doubt be confirm
ed in good time, as indeed there is no reason
why they should not be. Gen 7. L. Price is
j member Of Congress, and las resigned the
Presidential commission for the field. German
and Sickcls arc more certain than any other to
be left out. The Generals whose conduct has
been most bIcctionablc-Paducah Smith,
Stone, ctc.,-werc confirmed in July. Among
the batch Of Generals latest confirmed are the
following recent appointments ts:-Birncy, Da-
vidto,l, Dana, Ketclum, Patterson, Stanley
and Steele
The Washington correspondent Of the New
York Eera:d tclcs;raphs on the 4th:
The list Of combinations Of Brigadicr Gen
erals published this rnornin., was not entirely
ror.rct- Neither Francis E. Patterson, ". q.
nciu, John NJ Palmer, Capt. ". F. Smith,
James ". Denver, Col. F. Smith, Capt David
were among those confirmed on Monday, nor
wcrc Generals r. +. Marcy, John A. Barnard,
Seth Williams nor Stewart Van Fliet among
the list OF combinations. Tic fur are APP
loIntnicuts upon the stuff OF Gen. McCleiln,
and, as previously stated in the corfespon-
,:cncc, il las becn decided by the Senate III
executive session, 1llat the law authorizing
:heir appointment by the President docs not
acquire 1lc1n to he confirmed by the Senate.
For Ej1.:illr reasons Generals George W. Cul-
INN and Schuyler Hamilton l,ayeno been pre-
sei,tcd for confirmation In addition to the
ether Byi.adicrs mentioned, the nomination
Of Captain John G. Parke,, formerly Of the
Typographical Engineers, was confirmed. As
yet none Of the nominations for Drisadicr
General 1.:,7c been rejected. Those stilt I'M
confirmed have either not yet been reached OF
have been Laid over for consideration.
, 1862-02-07

GEN. CR1TTENDES IN TRoUBlE.-The Mem
nh;s AsuI1nehe has detailed account oftrcac1l-
cry on the part Of General Crittcnden, of'thc
Southern army, in cndeavoring to transmit to
the Northern army papers revealing the char
acter Of the rebel Notifications at Mill Spring,
the number Of troops, tue amount Of proyis-
ions on hand, &c. The papers, it says, were
entrusted to q negro to deliver; the negro
Was pursued and shut, aud the papers recover
cd It SAYS also that Crittcndcn was arrested
and is nox prisoner. The Nashville Gazette
attributes the defeat Of the Confcdcratcs and
the death Of Zollicof1er to the drunkenness Of
Crittcndcn, and alluding to an investigation,
says: 1--WE shall feel some little astonishmcnt
if this Investigation does not also connect with
Crittcndcn's crime Of drunkenness the greater
sins Of treason, treachcry and cowaEdice."
, 1862-02-07

EN- Tie British Steamship John Bell, Capt.
Scott, from Liverpool, January 18th, which
reached New York, on the Sd, brought anocs
i,cr cargo 1,648 bales Of cotton.