Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-01-30
From the Daily Journal, 2sth rat

otherwise than unfav1ufae sfhrmiDg hs u dd, TIE
death of General Zolico-r aud the defeat OF ms COM
mand Whether il is be believed or got Is que5-
ton difficult of solution We fear that there may be
some truth in it. but it mist probably much exag-
gerated, coming as it does through Federal channels
and above all through Foruey's Press. he whole &C
counts are confused AMI have suspicious 10, k. We
give them as they appearedin yesterday Norfolk Day
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From Foruel s p iladelphia Pre- IS of the 2lst
n "A f%eIt0rky
Second Great Victory TIL Enemys Enhen chnaens At
lacked and Forced-The Stars and Stripes W0ui"g 0Uer
the Rebel Fortifcotions The Rebels Dr,un 10 me Rlge
f TSed Body !" our P''SSss'0' 0'''S f'''""
day General BY Gen cAoeph
and General Thomas resulting in complete victory 49,
The Stars :: Stripes Low ave over the feoe' ''''
Our troops captured all tie camp property and large
The loss Of The rehels llcofers dead body
! is 10 the possession Of the Federal troops
entertainments, this OF the most signal VICTORIES Of
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in the recent engagement he Battle Payton, Jr
attached Zocofsrs staff ard not B4e Peyton r. as
FURTHER PART cuLARs SATURDAYS BATTLE
Cincinnati 30 The le4io ton. KY, cores ondent
of the CONNER ell # tbs city gives the folio .ng account
! of the hattie fought Saturda
peare1 IL rear marched # his entertainments at
o'clock, Saturday morning and attacked H. scho pm
! in his camp
morning and before daylight the attack made The
battle is lid have ragged with great fury Mil eloek
in the afternoon, when ic fer having killed. the
whole force Of rebels ID III Confusion to their camp. The
loss is not stated, but it l. ihrug"tto be heavy
The 9aie Pc, Jr v il she killed is a spn
Of the l5lngu shed f&-nt6r 81 ''nreSs {" thai name
| f ON ttnnessee.
result the rqt of the ~he force defending the right
ii sk Of III" e.'s position at Bowling Green
GHAER l. BULLS f1VisEoNA BRILLIANT VICTORY AT SOM
CNc1NN ATTI Jan 30.
A EattIe was aght at Somerset, Ky Saturday,
tie - tr Federal troops under Cen ochoelf, and the re-
beis md q ,ljcofer.
Gen Z l,ccff wa killed. and his army ent ely defeat
Tn, los is heavy IN both tides.
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TIE FEDORA VICTORY CoNFIR ED.
LoUI WILLIE, Jan. 90
Gene al Thomas 'eleer pin, to sdqnarers tn It, on
iday night General Z,iicoer up to his encamp
and attacked him six o'clock Saturday moni
near Webb's Cross in the vicinity of Somerset
At half asst o'clock, saturday afternoon, ZDlcofer
and Baie Peyton had been k and the rehes were in
full retreat to their entertainments At Mill Springs. The
I Federal troops 10 hot pursuit
i No u the: particulars been received any &C
count OF the losses on either side
LOUISVILLE Jan, 20.
The recent fight o5k place Sunday, instead
day 2rnng.
Gen Thoras Sunday morning followed the rebels
to their entrenchmeus sixteen miles from hie
and about to attack them this rnirg Later advces
state that this attack vjctOryED. He found THEN
entertainments deserted the rebels having all their
quarter masters stores tents horses and wagons
which fell into cur hands.
The rebels 10 dispensing had crossed the Cumberl8nd
river in Steamboat and Line barges at White Oak creek
. opposite their encampment at Mil Spring;
Two hundred and seventyfVe (275) rebels were killed
and wounded Including Zolico6er and Peyton The
were found on the field
The Tenth Indiana Regiment lost Is killed and wounded
No further PARTICULARS OF the Federal loss have yet reached
here.
Tbs Of the late victory Somerset, the capital
Pua hi county Kentucky and situated six miles north
the Cumberland river and ninety miles east of Frankfort
thu capital of the State.
K. ZOLLICoFFER
Was well known the public politician and editor.
he was born in Mowry county, Tennessee the 18th
May, 1872. He was printer by trade and wher quite
young he pub shed pa Paris in Tennessee
equen'y was proprietor of the Columbian Observer
Being cit cted State be held that office till 1872 wher
Nashville, where time was edite
of an Old line wh newspaper of that city called The Ban
ner using his position as stepping stone membership
the Federal Congress That position he aay attained
1853 and continued for three successive terms to hold it
Rut his ambOa not limited to that goal. He want
ed to be Cove OF Tennessee, and aimed at the
highest Federal h0nOrs Eu the Democratic party of tina
day had gotten complete control OF Tennessee and he cou
therefore, hope obtain the bounds of his desires
save through some medium He tried the Know Moth
ing organization. That failed him. His star passed into
obscuraton and when Secession turned embraced it
as the means of converting himself from opaque po
/, became general in name and name only. He natu
rally slow, heavy mphatic in his temperament an(
& 4f ns IN Ioq Us as BIS dis
Editorial comments of FoTney' s Press
THE LATEST WAR NEWS.
The accounts of the battle fought in Eastern Kenuck!
not sufficiently crcumstantia to give clear idea
contest but enough known to prove that very bril-
liant and decided Union victory has been achieved Zoi
Golfer of the adventurous of the rebel eener
ais Defeated in several previous attacks upon the Unio
troops at Wildcat Camp he somewhat unexpectedly ven
another encounter which proved fatal to him
self and large portion of his command.
We understand that the Bae Paytop who is reported t
have been killed is the of the prominent Tennessee poll
tcian of that name who was minister to Braz during Mr.
! Fllmore's Administration
Tie Federas admit their defeat by JEFF. Thompson
: near Ironton, Missouri, not Arkansas.
The report of the Confederate forces having fale
back from Manassas is not credited by General Beau
regards army, and is not believed in camps
Evidently, hard work is at hand in Kentucky Mis-
" souri,, and the Southwest generally Somebody wi
shortly make spoon spoil horn. This is VIVA
Was expected We have all 'et that this winter an
q spring would try US most severely.
ri Foruey in his letter from Washington to bis rape
IS the Philadelphia Press says:
% Some of our public do not hesitate say, tina
rather than bring back the seeded Slave States into b
Union they would to peaceful and prompt
II ton
II And again:
There active party the loyal States which, unde
of beiIg for the Union, at work to force d
honorable peace by sowing the seeds of dsafecon anon
b the people,"
The large bIockading feet of sail vessels whic
recently made its appearance of Charleston, turns OF
to be in fact another detachment of the Stone Fleet
h On Wednesday morning there some twenty-ou
vessels il sight. They were seen on Wednesday busl
engaged in stripping the bulks to be sunk of portion
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