Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1862-01-24

Africa or China are lmpractlcable.
The N. Y. Commercial Of the 18th says
that private dispatches state that the pi-
rate Sumter has been sunk by federal
gunboat off Cadiz.
Fortress Monroe, Jan. IL 1t is couf-
IDENTIFY asserted today that Gen, Wool has
sent notice to Gen. Huger, at Norfolk, to
remove the women and children from the
city Contradicted.
Secretary Stanton says the army must
burn powder in the face of the enemy
can't make them fight, but they must
either fight or run. -... -...
A distller of Richmond is making about
four thousand dollars day clear profit on
whisky. and could make FIVE thousand if
he would only exert himself Every gal
Ion is sold as soon as it is made.
The brig Mountain Ea gle has arrived at
New York. and reports that the British
steamer Gladiator, with the traitors Ma
son and SGdcl, on board, arrived at St
George, Bermuda, on the 9th inst, and
sailed for St. Thomas on the 10th, where
the two rebels take passage for England
Port Royal letters state thar the loss of
the rebels in the affair on the first instant,
was not less than two hundred killed and
wounded, and say ii is positively ascertain
ed that the South Carolina rebels are arm
ing their slaves Three hundred are col
leeted at one point, principally oficered by
whites. a
Mr.. Thurlow Weed writes home from
London that the last use which Prince Al.
bert made of his pen was at the Queens
request to soften the dispatch sent to Lord
Lyons about the Mason and Slidel ques-
ton. EH
Jan. 10. A despatch from Fortress
Monroe Of the 18th states that they have
no intelligence of Burnside's expedition,
except by report brought by vessel last
night that the whole feet had passed into
Pamlco Sound by Hatteras inlet.
Intelligence was received at Old Point
on the 18th inst. that heavy cannonading
was heard at Albemar] Sound at 8 the pre-
vious morning. ....
Cincinnati, Jan 81. A special from Lou
isville says dispatches just received at
headquarters announce ttat the battle did
not take place on saturday but on Sunday
evening, aud that Gen, Thomas continu-
ed to pursue until night set in. Our
forces followed the rebels. who ran before
them in the widest confusion like flock
of frightened sheep, close up to their en-
trenchments on the north bank Of the riv-
er. q eds r .ret
In front of these they lay all night ex-
pecting to storm them ill the m nrning, hut
with the aid Of their boats and barges the
Rd Esi aff%sS fee
all their artillery, ammunition, horses,
tents so Wagon loads Of Quartermaster,
G, mmissary and Medical stores, all Of
which fell into our hands. Our troops had
, session of their entertainments early
this morning. After reaching the oppo-
site side the rebels dispersed in every d.
rection. Two hundred dead and wnun-
ded rebels were picked up on the field
among whom was Zollieofer and Baily
Feyton. Zollicoffer was found mortally
wounded in Wagon.
Our loss is not definitely ascertained but
must have been considerable. The sur
geon of the Tenth Indiana telegraphs that
his regiment has seventy killed aud woun-
ded b.
Gen. Thomas division embraces some
of the best regiments in the department.
The tenor of ali the dispatches goes to
show that the affair resulted in the most
brilliant victory yet achieved by the ftder-
al land forces in this war. No prominent
officer is reported killed on our side. GIN,
Scheptf was unable to rut off the retreat
of the enemy, owing to bluffy character OF
the country, and the obstruction of the
roads by felled timber.
Cairo, Jan. 90. The expedition has re-
turned without apparently efecting any
thing, but from unmistakahle information,
all that was intended was accomplished
The objects in view appear to have been
three fold, namely: preventing reinforce
ments being sent to Bowling Green; to
accnstom the troops to marching and field
life !; and to obtain thorough Topographic
cal knowledge by reconnaissance in force,
of country so soon to be the field of ac-
ton for grand army.
A gentleman from New Orleans reports
that Fort Pike guarding the pass to Lake
Pontchartrain, is threatened by the feder-
ais, and daily expected to fall into our
hands Great alarm exists in consequence
Another statement relating to the new
Secretary of Wa says He is an earnest
supporter of the President on the emancl-
patton question, and against the views
of the late head of the War depart
ment. In this respect his views are iden-
teal with those of Hon. Joseph Holt,
whose name was mentioned in connection
with the position. If the radicals think,
as has been stated by some of their organs,
that in the appointment f Mr.. Stanton
they have gained hold on the future ac-
tion of the administration in reference to
the negro question, they are very much
mistaken.
New York, Jan. 81. The Phil. Enqui-
rer gives the following:
The Norfolk Day Book of the 18th has
the following. A private despatch to a
man in Richmond from a prominent