Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-01-15
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/ The United States steamship Pensacola,
which left her anchorage off Alexandria on
Saturday morning, proceeded to Indian Head
about twenty seven miles from Washington
where she remained until between five and
SIX o'clock next morning, and then started to
run the rebel blockade which she did with
entire safety. Twenty tao shots were fred
at her, but none struck. She did not return
the fire. She was heavily laden with cannon
and other appliances of war, and fully pre-
pared for hostile soryics The safe departure
of the Pensacola is a general subject of con-
graduation, as it is known that the rebels
| have been, for weeks past, reservng their
fire, in order either to destroy this vessel or
prevent her passage out of the Potomac river
The Legislature of Ohio organized on Mon
day. The Governor, in his message, gives
the number Of Ohio volunteers at II .844, Of
which 1895 are serving beyond the limits
Of the State; 1t is estimated that 10, 900 ad
ditional citizens Of Ohio have enlisted in 9th
er States. The Governor disscnts from Sec
retary Chases plan Of a national currency
He deprecates immediate emancip alton, but
thinks the war will cause the ultimate ex
tinction of slavery.
The Message Of the Gegera3r of New York
says that the State has furnished, including
three months men, l20,575 soldiers for the
war. of which number 80 900 are now in the
field, ana 1850 in the State preparing fer
service.
General Ksleys forces have again distin
guished themselves. A portion of his brigade
left Romney on Tuesday a week and at day
light next morning attacked the Rebels, who
were posted two thousand strong at Blue
Gap, east Of Romney. The Rebels were COM
pletely routed with loss of fifteen killed.
twenty prisoners, two pieces of cannon, wag
ons, tents, &c. From Western Virginia we
also learn that Rebel force in Tucker coun-
ty have been dispersed, several prisoners ia
ken, their stores captured, and the pursuit
still kept up.
Gen. Sige has resigned his position in the
army; and we learn from st. Louis paper
that this is to be followed by the designations
of other officers attached to him, who think
he has been unjustly treated in being super
seded in the command of the army of Rolla
We learn that the gunboats Essex, Lex
| ington and Tyler, made o reconnaissance
down the Mississippi river to point within
two miles of Columbus on Tuesday morning
! They went within two hundred yards of the
| range Of the Rebel batteries, and on returning
were fred upon by the Rebel gunboat Mo-
hawk but her shots all fell short. The re-
connoissance was considered highly satisfac-
tory, as all the points on the river were sccu,
rately examined.
The Confederate war tax is so odions in the
Norfolk district that no one will accept the
Office Of Collector. A saw mill in the Nor
folk Navy Yard was fred by an incendiary
on Sunday lass, but soon extinguished -
Judge Hemphill, ex-senator Of the United
States and member Of the Confedera to Con-
gress, has died at Richmond.
Ex Governor Morehead has been released
from Fort Warren on parole.
The steamer Oriental, arrived at New York,
brings intelligence from Port Royal to the
9th instant General Steyen's brigade still
held possession of the mainland, notwithstau-
ding the assertions that have been made by
the Charleston papers that they have been
repulsed and retreated to Port Royal Island.
On the 5th instant another skirmish occurred
in which the Rebels suffered severe loss and
seven prisoners were captured, Con. Sher-
man had sent $500 troops to reinforce Gen.
Stevens, and had censured him Stevens for
want of activity. Reinforcements we're daily