Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-18
From Fortress Monroe.

FORTRESS MONROE, Jan. l6.-The barqut
John Trucks, with the D'Epineal Zouaves
the schooner Col. Satterly. with the Sigma
Corps of Gen. Burnside's expedition. thu
hospital ship of the expedition, and sever
al other vessels of the feet, left with
favorable wind this A. NJ.
The Constitution, from Boston, arrived
TINS forenoon. Her destination is IN.
known
A French war steamer arrived below
this afternoon, said to be the Guerrero, De
| Lamer.
The regular Thursday flag of truce tc.
day took to Crauey Island, several passeu-
| gers for the Sout The boat brou ght back
the following released prisoners Capt.
Brewer, Brigade Quarter Master of the
Rhode Island Brigade, Lieut.. Knight. of
the lst Minnesota Regiment Capt. A. G.
Kellogg, Co. X, I'd Connecticut Regiment,
and private. Nineteen citizens came
over to go North.
The only news in Southern papers is ex-
aggerated accounts of the affair between
Humphrey Marshall and Gen. Garfield, in
which 1t is stated that the former was re-
treating when he was attacked. The fight
ing is said to have been very hot, and the
rebels of course gained victory, with a
snail loss.
One hundred and sixty prisoners of war
are expected here tomorrow, to be ex-
changed and sent North.
The gunboat Rhode Island arrived from
Galveston this morning. Her dates are,
Galveston, Dec. 2Sth, Ship Island, 3lst,
Mobile 3lst, Fort Pickens, Jan. I'd, Kew
West, Sth, and Port Royal, 18th. She
brings large mail
The gunboats Louis, New London and
Water Witch, left Ship Island on tina 3lst
of December, for Biloxi. The result was
not learned, but as the Rhode Island was
leaving, the New London was seen return
ing, with three schooners in tw.
The schooner Venus was captured off
Galveston by the Rhode Island. She was
bound from Port Isabel for Franklin, La,
with cargo of tin, copper lead and wool
valued at $40, 900. She was sent to Ship
Island.
The Confederate steamer Florida is in
side Horn Island. The Wissopeckon is off
that place.
The Confederate batteries at Pensacola
having fired at our small vessels, Fort Pick
ems opened on the Confederate steamer
Times which was landing stores at Navy
Yard on the first of January. The rebel
batteries responded and firing was continu-
ed until evening, Fort Pickens firing last
q,
and most of the shells burst inside the
Fort. One of our shots made Il large
breach in Fit. Barancas
In the evening our firing set Warning
ton on fire. The confagration continued
all night and the place was still burning
on the evening of the 2nd, when the Rhode
Island left. The fire was seen at dis
lance of 35 miles at sea.
The Rhode Island will sail for Philadel-
phia this evening, in consequence of the
fog she was detained off the Capes all day
yesterday.
The Mount Vernon which arrived here
yesterday to coal, left her station off Will
mington, n c., on the 18th.
The Chippewa and Monticello were off
Cape Fear, and Fernandina and Manda off
New Inlet
The Mt. Vernon encountered a storm on
Tuesday night, and arrived here yesterday
afternoon. She saw part of Burnside's fleet
Off Hatteras. The Mt Vernon reports that
the burnt light ship on New Years night
which was being fitted out for gunb0at,
was under the guns of Fit. Caswell
The rebel steamer Gordon is on the
stocks for repairs, according to the reports
of contrabands on board the Mt Verno
On account of damage received in her en-
counter with the Mt. Vernon, Dec. 18th.