The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-01-24


M SwHg Batiles.
Photographed 10 the Rock Island Argus.
ST.. JouNs, \. F., Jan. IA news station
will be kept up at Cape Race all winter, and
steamers to and from Europe, when practic.
able will be boarded by the associated press
yacht.
New YoRS, Jan 24.-SpeciaIs contain the
following:
The house military committee to day au.
thorizcd the chairman to report II bill to ell.
large the Illinois and Michigan canal u
ship canal for war purposes.
L. J. Mead, of Kansas has declined hi.
appointment upon Gen Lanes staff 1t il
understood that the staff announced will not
be confirmed a. whole by the senate.
A correspondence the Times, writing from
camp near Buds Ferry, Maryland, says
tie rebels on the opposite shore not only fire.
uuently come down to the beach ola morning,
and not only cry out % our picket our c0uu-
tersign Of the night previous, but acqualnt us
with what is known 10 but one officer Of the
division, the cDuutersg IN ot the ensuing ght.
They also boast Of having, by means Of our
cOuuter-igu, travelled along our entire diyi
sion lines aud nScrrtanrl cur exact locality,
/ number, &r. Ii this be 80, they must be
| familiar with our secret signals which are
! now issued in connection with our counter
sign.
The lime dispatch says the postal reform
/ bill announced by Mr. COfny. now pending
in the house. proposes tax Of cents each
on all telegraph messages, except those on
business Of the government or Of the company
owning the line, and except also, news and
congress-, nal reports for the press.
! Mr.. Holt, the predecessor IF the present
/ postmaster general, estimated that by tele.
graphic dispatches the government lost one
million II revenue annually.
IIeraId's dispatch
Early this morning our advance pickcts at
BarretIs Hill saw | mounted rebels at dis
lance OF about miles on the Alexandria and
Leesburg turnpike. They came within Il
mile Of our picket line, and then turned up
district road in the direction Of Fairfax G.
II Subsequently Lieut.. Sey mour, OF Gen.
MorriHs staff, went out with detachment Of
Dragons in quest Of the accommodating
rebels, but without obtaining Il glimpse OF
them. This is the first time any rebel force
has shown itself this side Of Difficult Creek
since the removal Of their picket lines abOuta
month since
WArulNGroN, Jan. 2l.--'Ihr navy depart
mcnt has received dispatches from Flag OH
Ger Mexican, dated Ship Island, Jan. Sth. in
which he reports the arrival at that place of
the t. >. steamer Mcrcaiata, and L. $. gun
boats Wmoua and Sycamore.
BY the first named he received the commu
. nica,ion OF the secretary OF the navy, and
says in accordance Herewith he shall dispatch
the frigate Potomac to Vera Cruz
Having been informed on the 3lst Of De.
Cember that a rebel steamer was near Bel0xi,
he dispatched Commander Smith with the
steamers Water Witch. New London and the
Henry Lewis to capture her, but on reaching
Beloxi it was found she had been removed -
Commander Smith demanded the surrender
of the town. which was complied with. A
detachment of seamen and marines were land
ed, :, small sand battery destroyed, and two
guns, and FOUNDER, brought off.
The place was found almost deserted bv
the male population, but was crowded with
women and children.
4 schooner loaded with lumber was cap.
tured and brought out by the Henry Lewis
She Is very useful prize, the lumber being
much needed by the army quartermaser for
the construction of st0re-houses, and the
schooner making a serviccable lighter
| New YORK, Jan. 23.-Flour market a
shade hrmer. s5,50a5, 60 superior state; $50
extra state; 5,5Oa5, so superior western; 5. T5a
! $50 common TO medium extra western: coo
| 80 shipping brands extra K ii O..
Wheat market firm. 81 29al, 33 Chicago
spring; ,35 amber Michigan: !, 43al A win
! ter red western.
Corn market firm. Gjc mixed western, de-
| livered.
| Pork steady. Sll,7jal2, 50 mess $Sa9, 80
! prime.
Whisky dull 24c per gal.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 24.--This mornings pa.
pers contain full accounts of the battle Of
Mill Springs 1t was fair openl battle
The rebels fought WELL and We're overcome
only by the superior fighting on our side
According to rebel accounts, their forces con
sisted of ten infantry regiments, three batter
les and some cavalry, altogether about ten
thousand men. They fought in bushwhack
ing style, from ravines and behind trees
bushes and rocks. The brunt of the battle
devolved on the 4tE Kentucky. I'd Minnesota,
/ 9th Ohio ana 10th Indiana. For nearly three
hours III. roar Of muskctry was kept up
Col. Hawkins succeeded in hanking the
enemy on the extreme right, when the 9th
Ohio aud II Minnesota charged with the bay
onet with triumphant yells, which broke the
rebel ranks, and the route began They fled
pell nell to their camp, strewiug the road
with muskets, blankets oyer-coats and KNAPP.
sacks and abandoned . guns and caissons.
Zollicoier was shot through the heart. at
the head Of his staff, by Col. Fry, of the 4th
Kentucky.
1t appears that Lollicoffer lost his wsy IN
the bushes, and suddenly emerged before Col.
Fry. who was accompanied by some staff off.
GERS. The two parties mistook each other for
friends, and approached within few yards