Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1862-01-16
From Fortress Monroe.
GEN BURNsIDE's EXPEDITION.

GEN BURNSIDE 5 EXPEDITION.
a report was brought up to Fortress Monroe
by tug-boat, Saturday morning, that large
propeller was ashore few miles below Cane
Henry. The Spaulding was sent to her assist
ance, but could find nothing, and returned Sat
urday evening.
The enemy raised new flagstaff and flag over
SewalFs Point on Friday 1t is seen very
conspicuously above the trees.
The Spaulding was loading rapidly and was
expected to sail for Port Royal, via Hattcras,
Saturday evening.
Company b of the Naval brigade, Col
Wardrop, and Lieut. Tottson, came over from
Camp Hamilton Saturday afternoon and went
aboard the gunboats Hunchback and South
field to man the guns. The above are part of
Burnsde's expedition.
Most of the vessels composing Gen Burn
sides expedition, left Fortress Monroe very
quietly at intervals, during Saturday night
Others left during Sunday forenoon, including
a large feet of schooners which has been at
Fortress Monroe some time. The New York
transport did not leave till Sunday, and the
transports Louisiana and New Brunswick were
still there Sunday afternoon. number of
schooners and several gunboats, said to form
part OF the expedition, are still in port.
The Upper Potomac.
Gen Jackson, with $4,000 regulars 5000
militia, and is guns, after threatening Romney,
appeared before Hancock, on Sunday, at a dis
lance, probably on his return to Winchester
He had three days ptions. Up to the time of
this dispatch he had made no demonstration
On the 9TH, he, with a'full force appeared at
Bath there were but about 800 Union troops
there being detachments of several regiments.
An attack was made by the rebel militia, who
were three times repulsed by our volunteers.
Subsequently, Jackson's regulars made an at
tack in front. at the same time executing flank
movement, when our troops fell back on Han
cock The estimate of Jackson's force is cor
roborated from several sources.
From Port Royal
EFFICIENCY OF THE BLOCKADE.
The navy department has received report
from Commodore Dupont as to the running
ashore and burning of the British schooner
Prince of Wales by the bark Gem of the Seas,
and the capture of the schooner Island Belle of
Nassau, by the Augusta, the latter formerly the
Gen Ripley of Charleston. The former was at
tempted TO be saved by a boats crew OF the
gunboat, who extinguished the flames caused
by her crew, and tried to carry her out, when
fire of musketry opened on them from the
shore, the vessel grounded. and they were
obliged to leave her after kindling good fires
aboard. None Of our men were injured. The
schooner was still burning on the Goth, and no
doubt she and her cargo were hopelessy ruined.
From Kentucky.
A letter from Cattleburg, the 11th, to the
Louisville Democrat, says that on the 9TH
skirmish took place on Jennes Creek, three
miles west of Paintsville, between part of
the ID cavalry, under Col Bowies and portion
of Mhrshall's forces under Shaw. The rebels
los killed, Ii wounded and prisoners.
The federals lost killen and / wounded.
Before Co Bowles' attack, Humphrey Marshall
addressed his men, advising the surrender of
his whole force but his men refused, saving
they preferred fighting to such a cowardly
course After the skrmish, Marshall's whole
force fled, and 300 picked infantry and 900 cav
airy pursued them. expecting to overtake them
and capture Prestonburg on the 10th.
A DEADLY ENcouNrER.-An extraordinary
disturbance arose in Edmonds' menagerie at
Newcastle, on Saturday night. The exhibition
was closed, AND the majority of the men en-
ployed about the caravans had repaired to their
lodgings at a neighboring inn a policeman
who was passing heard a loud crash in cara
van which proved to be one occupied by q
Bengal tiger, followed by tee noise Of a severe
struggle. In n very short time the men were
called from their lodgings, ana having obtained
lights, about dozen Of them entered the
menagerie. 1t was feared that the tiger, which
is known to be a most ierocious beast had
broken through the bars Of its cage, and was at
large in the area, but on approaching the cara
van where it was usually confined, the men saw
that the enraged animal had broken through a
wooden partition into an adjoining cage con-
tanning single panther, with which it was
engaged in terrible combat. An iron bar
was brought into requisiton and the tiger was
strongly bcabored with view of driving him
back into his compartment and rcscuing the
panther from his clutches.
These means, however, only cxasperaled the
royal beast still further, and after fearful fight
of not less than 10 minutes duration he sue
ceeded in Selling the exhausted panther by the
throat in his powerful jaws, and held him win
bull dog tenacty until he was quite dead. The
tiger then, as if satisfied that his work was
completed, walked quietly into his own com,
partment, and allowed new partiuon hoara
to be thrust between himself and the body OF
his vanquished antagonist. The scene is des-
cribed as one of great excitement among those
who witnessed the encounters but strange to
relate, Notwithstanding the unusual disturbance
among their fellow prisoners, all the other AMI
mails in the large collection lay perfectly quiet
in their cages. The panther, which was valued