Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-02-14
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More About Gen. Jim Lane.
General Fremont to have a Com
mand In Texas.
His Troops to bo Composed Exelu-
sively Of Germans.
President Lincoln Before the House In
vestIgating Committee.
Further Particulars from the
Burnside Expedition.
The FIGHT NOT so DESPERATE,
The Federal Loss Not Over 200
Killed and Wounded.
The Federal Troops in Possession of
Springfield, Mo.
SUSPENSION OF SPECIE PAYMENTS
BY THE DETROIT BANKS.
Return of commissioners Fish
and Ames.
UNION FEELING in TENNESSEE
REJOICING Even In Memphis Over
the Union Victories.
The Federal Troops in Possession of
Springfield, MO.
SUSPENSION OF SPECIE PAYMENTS
BY THE DETROIT BANKS.
Return of Commissioners Fish
and Ames.
UNION FEELING in TENNESSEE
REJOICING Even In Memphis Over
the Union Victories.
Especial to New York Tribune. j

Especial to New York Tribune.I
WASHINGTON, February l3 Senator Sum-
1 ners resolutions on the relations between the
United States and the rebel territory, were
laid on the table at his motion, where they
can be called for whenever he thinks best.
A bill organizing the territory into
territorial governments on the principles of
these resolutions, will shortly be reported by
the Territorial Committees of the two
Houses.
Another bill establishing a provisional
government in South Carolina, has been
sanctioned in an important quarter
No decision has yet, il is believed, been
reached by the War Department in the Hun
ter and Lane matter General Lane is still
Whiting at Leavenwortu for news from
Washington.
We have the authority of Mr.. Covode for
saying that he made the original arrange
ment with Secretary Cameron, by which the
Cover ment agreed to furni b General Lane
with the troops he wanted, and throughout
the negotiation General Hunters name was
nos used, and there was no intention that
any ote except General Lane was TO have
the cOmmsnd.
d C NcColun, formerly manager of
toe New York aud Erie Rairoad, and
cOnesstdiy among The first In bis pro-
f.sSiOr IL this cuuufry, ws to day appointed
y the Secretary Of War TO take charge ur and
operate The railroads taken possession of by
tbe Government. The office being military
The rank and pay Of Colonel we're conferred
Nth the appointment.
II is probable that au important command
in Texas will be intrusted to General Free
ont aud that for reasons of obvious ftupss
! the troops assigned to him will he exclu-
! siyely Germans.
| President Lincoln to~day voluntarily an.
pe0Ied before The House Judiciary Commit
'te, aDd gave testimony in the matter Of the
premature publication in the New YORK
Herald OF portion of his last auuual
Mes age
ChevslieI Wyckoff wos then brought before
the Committee, and answ cred the questions
which he refused yesterday stating as is
Tumored, the stolen paragraph wa5furnshcd
10 the Herald by Watts, the Presidents
gardener, who was reported as disloyal by
tue Potter Committee, and whose LQmini-
ton to Lisltenancy the Senate SO de-
ciGedy refused to confirm.
General Sherman, at Beaufort, proposes
that the Government shall take charge of
the plantations canning into its hands, and
shall raise the cotton, employ and nav the
negroes keeping the latter under "A strict but
kind discipline of oVeTseers. He also pro-
poses that suitable teachers be provided for
the blacks, and that religious instruction be
given.
FORTRss MONROE, February 13.-The gun
boat Stars and Stripes arrived at noon from
Burnside, with bearer Of dispatches for the
| Government.
She reports the rout of the rebels complete.
Three thousand prisoners were captured,
and all their gunboats burned and captured,
/ except two, which escaped in canal
The Fedora killed was Az ana wounded
about l40 The rebel killed was about 80,
and their wounded less than 100
The advance from Hatteras took place on
Wednesday morning. The expedition con-
sisted of about sixty vessels. The fleet an
choTed off Stumpy Point on the same night,
snd the next day proceeded to the entrance
Of Croatan Sound.
After reconnaissance the attack was
commenced on Friday morning, the Under
lDrite1 leading the column. The rebel feet
was attacked and dispersed in halt an hour
| by portion of the navy, while the remain
| der attacked the land batteries. The fight
continued until dark. During the night
/ 10000 men were landed, and on Saturday
morning 1000 were advanced. A masked
battery of three guns was soon discovered by
! the skirmishers, ard was attacked in front
and on both tianks. The Twenty. first,
! Twenty fifth and Twenty seventh Massa.
! chusetts, Ninth and Fifty frat New York,
and Tenth Connecticut were particularly en-
| gagged. The Twenty fifth Massachusetts aud
| Tenth Connecticut suffered most severely.
| The fight lasted only two or three hours,
! when the battery was abandoned. Our
| troops pursued, and surrounding the rebel
camps took nearly the whole command pris-
| OneIs.
! o. Jennings Wise was wounded and shot
| twice while endeavoring to escape in a boat.
| Col. Russell, of the Tenth Connecticut, was
| killed at the head of his regiment. Lieuteu-
ant-Colonel Vigier De Montel, of the De
Epneuel ZouaVes, whose services were vol
untary, was also killed. No other officers
were killed above the rank of Lieutenant. /.
Our total loss of killed and wounded is less
than two hundred, and the number of killed
is less than fifty.
We took between two and three thousand
| prisoners. They were about being sent to
New York by the s. r. SpauLding and other
steamers. Among them are about twelve
J or fifteen Colonels, Lieutenant COlonels and
/ Majors.
! On Sunday afternoon fleet of fifteen gun
boats started for Elizabeth City. The place
was shelled, and having been evacuated and
partially burned by the troops, was occupied
All the rebel feet was sunk or burned ex
cept two, the Roanoke and Beaufort, which
escaped up the Canal.
The Sea Bird, which was the flag ship o.
Commodore Lynch, was run down and
boarded, and the Commodore escaped by
swimming to the shore.
The news from Elizabeth City arrived al
Roanoke Island ON Monday evening, aud tbs
Stars and Stripes left on Tuesday morning
She stuck on the bar at Hatteras on Tuesday
night, but started again in the morning, and
O rived here at about noon to-day.
The Stars and Stripes brings bearer o
dispatches from General Burnside and Com
modore GoldsborOugh. She will take &
cargo of ammunition and will return i'm