Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-01-31
WAR NEWS.


lie IH6Hne washington despatch says
the proposition Of imposing tax of ten per
cent. upon the pay Of the army, in prefer
cnce TO reducing the rates. meets with favor
from the officers add men, aud will soon be
introduced in Congress, 1t is also proposed
to tax at the same rate the pay cf all Union
employees.
Advices from Mexico report the allies
greatly dissatisfied with their reception, and
accuse M.ramon of deception. Expecting
to find strong friendly party, they find the
the population as one man ~ inst them and
realize that their present forces are entirely
inadequate TO the task before them. Already
an outbreak, attended with bl0odshed, had
taken place between a French and Spanish
regiment. In consequence it was determined
that the French forces were to land at Tam
pico, where, according to previous adyiccS,
resistance would be made-thc English at
the same time to attack MatimoraS. The
allies already differed among themselves on a
number of trivi Il points, and the relative
position of their flags had been changed three
times.
Recent intelligence Lads to the belief that
most OF the rebels directly in tronto Wash
ington are housed between Bull Run and Ma
nassas and it is believed THAT a large portion
of the rebel army of the Potomac arc dis
tributed upon the lines Of railr reads conv2rS
ing at Manassas,
The Times despatch says that Reynolds,
the agent sent by the cretlry OF the Treas
ury to Port Royal, hada long interview with
Secretary Chase last night. lie says he has
already secured about a million d3llars worth
of cotton. He has now in his employment
about 5000 negroes, who are at work on dill
ferent Islands, gathering cotton. They are
badly clothed and one of the objects of his
mission is to procure 5000 or i0do suits Of
clothes. lie also wants four or five good
physicians. He says the negroes work very
we'll and attend to their labors properly
A rebel desertcr says ten regiments have
gone South, but the position of the miiu
body of the rebel army is unchanged. The
rebel line of defence extends about sixty
miles. They expect most sanguinary bat
tie at Centrevlle.
The house committee who have the sub
jet of a national foundry before them, have
agreed to report in favor of the immediate
establishment of one. They do not, how
ever. designate any particular location.
The Hsfdfd,S despatch says the bankrupt
law proposed by the merchants Of New York
meets with general favor. 1t will probably
pass III Tue milH as II now ls.
Capt. Seymour, with detachment of Ira
Harris cavalry, recounoitered this morning
three miles outside of our pckets and came
upon 20 mounted rebels and pursued them
two miles. An Interchange Of shots took
place without effect.
BosToN, eth.
Fire broke out this morning in Quincy
Market, in the story over the stalls, which
proved very disastrous to nearly all the occu-
pants of the Market, by the flames smoke
and water. Very few of them We're insur-
ed. Nourse, Mason \ Co, dealers in a-ri-
cultural implements, seeds, &c. located over
the Market, were damaged 800, o00-fully
insured. The entire market building. which
is owned by the city, was greatly damaged.
Total loss estimate / at $50 900.
NEW York. 2Sth.
The Tfibune's Washington despatch says
that Bishop Amos and Hon. Hamilton Fish
have been appointed Commissioners to Rich.
mond for the purpose of giving their atten-
ton to the comfort Of the Union prisoners.
The Committee on Ways and Means. has
determined not to put a stamp duty ON news
papers, but tax them according to circula-
ton to be determined to afidayits of the
publishers. Passengers on railroads will be
taxed but not the freight.
The War Department has ordered that all
the Union soldiers released from the rebel
dungeons shall upon their arrival here re-
eeiye tull pay and Communication of rations
Tor the whole time of their imprisonment.
Col. Farnsworth's Illinois cavalry are now
quartered at Alexandria on rebel residents
The Times despatch says the treasury de-
mand note bill comes up before the House To-
morrow. Mr. Spaulding will enforce the
views Of the Committee.
FORTRESS MONROE, 9th.
By the arrival of the steamer Eastern
State we have the first direct and official in
telligence of the Burnside's 1epedition at its
destination. She left Iiatteras Ialct last
night and arrived here late this afternoon.
The recent storms Were unusually severe
at Hatteras. and considerably delayed and
crippled the expedition, but when the East
ern State left everything looked favorable
The expedition sailed from Hampton
Roads on the llth and 10Th inst, and con-
sisted of over l2j vessels of all classes. -
They arrived at llatteras between the 18th
and 18th, having been greatly retarded by
severe storms and adverse winds. After
their arrival they experienced a series OF
ee"A uo Va seSh uii piAdittitu severity tuIt llT
two days in succession, on more than one oc-
casion, 1t was impossible to hold communi-
cation between any two vessels Of the feet.
After the first storm it was discovered that
instead of the vessels drawing ID feet of
water, being able 10 % over the swash or
bars as Gen. Burnside had been informed
no vessels drawing over feet inches could
pass into Pamlico Sound No vessel could
pass inside the bar drawing over Is feet of
water, skilltully piloted. Consequently the
steamer City of New York struck outside of
the bar loaded with a cargo valued at 5000
900. consisting of powder. rifles and bombs,
and proved total llss. The Captain and
crew after bravely remaining in the rigging
40 hours were saved.
The steamer PUcahontas went ashore near
the light house and became 4 total wreck -
Ninety valuable hors belonging u the X.
/. battery were on board and all drowned,
including several valued at $500 each The
Grape Shot parted Der haw>er and went
down at sea crew saved
An unknown schooner with oats, another
schooner, name unknown, and six of her
crew were also lost ON the beach.
The Louisiana struck on the bar where
she still remains. The report that she is
burnt is entirely incorrect. She NAV get
off The Eastern Queen AMI Vaitigner are
also ashore. The latter will probably get
of.
The water vessels had not reached their
destination when the Eastern State lett, and
had it not been for c1ndenseis being on
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