Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-02-05

lav received Tx Tzv CT oTtzsss 2i-t
contain the important iuye eI-geGee iha' ths
Federal feet Of gunboats under Com pu-
pont had succeeded in passing By way OF
Warsaw Sound and Wilmington river to
point commanding the Savannah river ana
completely cutting oF communications te-
tween the city Of Savnnah and the Rebel force .
in Fort Pulaski Six of the gunboats were +
at Walls cut and seven at the head Of viii +
nington river. on Tuezda7 last. Tatnall's
feet attempted 70 convoy two steamers and .
Fat boat laden with provisions = Fort Pei /
aski. but wers, as appears by tie despatch, .
driven hack. The Southern papers boast /
that the Fog; is proTisione4 fer SIX months. /
The Federal guah2ass were removing o5struc- /
tons in the channel and we lou5; not are
before this in full possession Of tie Savannah
river. Above Fort jackson. axe a small work
and such earth works s. may have recently
been erected, bat neither are likely to long
resist the progress Of the feet The ne<t
news from that quarter will very likely sn-
nounce that the city Of Savannah Is in the
possession Of the Federal forces. The Nor
folk and North Carolina papers continue to
/ show great anxiety about the Burnside Expe.
diti9n.
Another lot Of ofcontrabands 1ho escaped to
I Fortress Monroe on Wednesday from Sew
ellis Point, report that the Merrimac had
+ been completed but vas not yet launched
Lieutenant f. Connolly, q released Federal
/ prisoner. arrived by flag Of truce st the For
tress. Several tug boats left on Wednesday
afternoon to join the Burnside Expedition a.
Ha,teras
Dreadful A6air-Tiro Rsnnsy1ranjaas Killed
4 court Of inquiry, over which Col. Me-
Carter, Of the 93d Pennsylvania, presided,
closed its sitting on Saturday One Of the cases
which came before the court was that Of Bar
ney Grogan. private in Col R0wIay' 18th
Pennsylvania Regiment. who was tried for
the murder of two Of his companions.
An of6cer, who vas present when the mur,
der occurred, gives the following account Of
ii: Grogan was somewhat intoxicated when
he got into al alteration with another pri-
vate, named Young. They both got excited,
when Grogau raised his gun and deliberately
shot Young through the head-the ball en-
tering his right eye, and carrying away the
entire side Of his head. a private named
Lysander Robb, Tho vas guard ninety yards
distant, received the ball which killed Young
in the breast, one inch above the light nipple.
The ball passed through, and lodged il the
skin Of his back lie lived but few min
utes after he received the shot. R9bb was
only nineteen years Of age. He is very re
specially connected in Pittsburgh IL was
a great fay0rite in the regiment Col. Row
ley manifested mu h feeling when he learned
Of his untimciy death. Both bodies were
sent to Pittsburgh next day. The bal! wAich
was extracted from young R55bs body was
found to be much iudeate3 There is no
doubt bat that GroEan Will be sentenced ~ 5c
hung. IL is said to he quarrelsomc man.
One division q tno Jai,n troops in Missouri
under command IF Jsf G. Davis. III. Ycrs
allies on the m3rnin. Of the 28.h On the
march towards Springfield Tie divjsiau
ce.D p-isss tie e. :Zath aal Trvcntv-secaui In-
diana, the Thi.,y segeu,h IiiiEgi, aud Ninth
Missouri. accomPani.i ~ twy h>t;egiss of
twenty four pieces, and three chi p.uies u
cavalry under M4i5r Hubbard Another Ill
vision was expected to leave next day 4
number of recruiting officers. acting under
authority Of Gen. Price, had been busy en-
listing men for ths Rebel ranks but had
been captured by the Uniun forces. By the
= way Of Rolla wa have information that no en-
trenchments are being made by the enemy at
Springfield, aud that Price and his officers
are not in the least moved by the nearness Of
the Federal army, as there are said to be heavy
reinforcements Oh the march to assist Price
The same authority states that there are large
l bodies Of Federal troops at Lebanon. and that
! a skirmish had occurred near that place, in
which Rebel Captain was killed and several
men taken prisoners. Government teams are
moving westward whenever the state Of the
roads, which are ankle deep in mud will per-
nit them.
By the way of Leavenworth, Kansas, We
. have information that Gen. Lanes expedition
is to be commanded by Gen. Hunter in per.
: son, unless otherwise ordered by the Govern
ment. Gen. Hunter has Issued special or
/ der to this effect, and also that as no trans
/ portation is to be had the army must move
: without it. He further says that the General
2 commanding will take his valise cnly, and but
one change of clothes; 10 officer or soldier
therefore, viii take more. All trunks, tents
chests, camp stools, and surplus clothes are
70 be stored or abandoned, Every officer OF
soldier is to carry his own bed and bedding
" ammunition, and provisions.
A severe fight took place few days ago
, at GearY city, Kansas. between the Iav.