White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1862-01-30
The Rebel Troops at sensrsst before
the Battle,

tion Of Zoilicoffer's forces At thst asseii
s"From the different rumors Tying
about, nov of one move now Of. another
Of the enemy. it would sesm thai ga Zoi'
" was rath1r in . quandsry-in brow
study-or : bad fix. from vtich awould
be advisable TO extricsts hitiself soon. z
not sooaes. The cid gsntlsmsa besias
10 smell large-sissd mouse there are
altogether too many men getting behind
him which do not belong to his side Of
the houss; md -msyts -bsfisves' that
if blue bellied Yankees could eneompsss
him round about with about three times
% large number of men - his own.
they would attack him. Now. Mr.. Zol-
licoffer is too old to get caugbt in trap
he set himself. His position on the Cum:
berisnd, at the mouth of White Oak
Creek, was natural fortified place. and
not coneatabls from the North side Of
the river, on the main road from Som
erset to Monticello; But whether he II
going to take up . permanent position
there OF whether be is already making 9
backward move through Monticello, 10
not definitely Known.
"The report that Zo1licoder was eros.
sing the Big South Fork, and aiming to
get back to Cumberland Gap. turns ou,
to be false. Though he might cross the
Big South Fork. or any other river. and
go to Cumberland Gap or any other
gap, and we would nor stir hand or foot
to interrupt him. nor to go after him I'M
til he had taken up = strong position and
fortifiea.it. '"
"a man. John Smith, who WAS in
in capturing several prisoners
some time since in Huntsville. Scott
County. East Tennessee. and are now
confined somewhere. in Ohio. has Just re.
turned from, Scott County. The Onion
men are rising and forming companies.
Five companies have already been iorm-
ed. There are 81 men in the largest
company, and the others vary from that
down to 80 men. He was at gather
ing last Saturday. at which there were
800 Union men. They need guns very
much though a great many have their ri
Hes. Ammunition is very scarce. and it
seems that some ammunition which was
sent in for the benefit OF the Union men
from these camps. has been appropriated
by those to whom or by whom il was
sent. and they are making sm.ll spec
ulstion by selling it. There are mean
men in all countries and among sll clas-
ses out trust this is not true.
"Some 1.400 or 800 troops passed
Montgomery last week to JON
ZollicotIer's force they came from Vir-
ginia through Knoxvilie-and there are
swarms of soldiers at Knoxville. The
Secessionists report that the soldiers in
Virginia are starving. and are compelled
by necessity to get away from there.
They won't fare much better at knsx
Vile. where salt is $40 bushel hogs
Sl2 q hundred. gross beet, $50 a
hundred, gross sugar. common brown
Is cents per pound ; coGse-nons to be
had domestic. 50 cents per yard and
everything else in proportion. Isn't this
. pretty state Of affairs And all for
that cursed little sand tapping State Of
South Carolina. But these prices are
nothing to the gentry Of the SO called
Southern Contederscy. for each one Of
them carries a die about with him. and
whenever funds run low, why out comes
the die and funds are struck Off Nobody
dares to reject this money. for people who
live in glass houses don't like to throw
stones. " ''
Il have just seen . man who lives
within . mile of Zollicoffer's eneampment
he is still in his original position, with
about 10000 men oil told, re-euforce
ments and eli, sick included. And there
are q great many sick. The man who
brought this is . Trustworthy man. and
one who fed many Of the Tencessssans
when they first came to Kentucky"
A TRIpPLE VIcToRY.-English and
French fleets have arrived and planted
The flags Of their respective nations by
The side Of that of Spain ON the Castle
Of San Jsun d. UIlos. Spain distsnced
them but dividend was made of the glo-
~. A triple victory. and nobody hurt.
Three on one, and he lame, accords with
lhe bossted British love Of fair play. 1t
is reported that the d,stanced Allies
srumble at Spain for not waiting to start
fair. However, they were permitted to
play second fiddle to the Spanish dance.
An American steamer has been searched,
seized and arms on her con6scated az con-
Another outrage ON neutral
rights The Allies have not declared
war against Mexico. How can anything
DO contrsband when there are no belliger-
'nts
The invaders find it something more
han pleasure trip. Masked batteries
grow there. it seems. A reconnaissance
n force was driven bsck-frst blood for
Vera Cruz is in . state Of
'iege. The duties on imports, which the
allies were to take possession Of. do not
promise speedy liquidation of their
claims. In fact they begin to find that
he interior has something to say about
he Imports, and that in order to make
he con6scation Of the duties work, it is1
to have customers for the goods |
ALI their combined fleets and armies
Gould not make hon set. contrary to her
nclination. and they find it equally diff
:uls to force the Mezicsns to import goods
u order to pay duties to the invaders.
GEN. LASE's PsooRAHxE.-Geu. Lane
has bad . very cordial reception from the |
,ew Secretary of War. ss we'll as from
he President and Gen. cClsllsn. 1t is 4
'xpected that ,her viii soon leave for Ken
'as to command his brigade. He has. in |