Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-02-16
From washington.

| New York, Feb. 4,---The Tribune's Wash
ington correspondence says: The committee on
the Conduct Of the War, on examining to-day
the case of Gen. Stone, discovered new facts
which divided the responsibility of the blunder
at Ball's Bluff, between General Stone aud an
other General. ysil1 a3e9E4a ~ rl5s gi5f
Previous to the discharge of Wykof, the
committee on the Judiciary examined Brigadier-
General Sicklee, whose frequent visits 10 the
incarcerated Wykof, and the journies from his
cell TO the residence of Ex Lieut.. Watt, at the
| other end Of the avenue, had excited suspicion.
Sickles claimed to be Wykoff g. counsel, and
10 have acted throughout in that capacity. The
committee put some home questions 30 him
He replied sharply. and for a few minutes a
war Of words ragged. While his examination
was pending, the Sergeant-at-Arms appeared
with Watt, He testified that he saw the mes
sage in the Library, and being of a literary turn
of mind, perused it; that, however, he did not
make copy, but having a tenacious memory,
carried portions Of il In bis mind, to Wykoif.
That parsonage had previously testified that
the passage transmitted to the Herald was Civ
en- him by Watt orally. auu.J rlrrtA
The Times's correspondence says: Hamilton
Fish and Bishop Ames returned to Washington
to-day, and made report to the Government
Of their mission to relieve Union prisoners in
the South. They repaired to Fortress Monroe,
and made known their commission to the Con-
federate authorities at Norfolk, by whom the
matter was referred to Richmond. A reply
was returned refusing the commissioners ad-
mission to the Confederate territory, but ex-
pressing readiness TO negotiate for the general
exchange Of prisoners. Our commissioners
opened negotiation, which resulted in perfect
success. An equal exchange wss agreed on,
but the Confederates had three hundred more
prisoners than we. With commendable mag
nanimity. they prepared to release those also,
on condition that our Government would agree
next fall into our hands. .... 49,. .,s
WAsHINdroN, Feb Ex-senator Chandler
has received letter from Col. Wilcox, who
says that himself and other prisoners at Colum-
bia, s. c., are in good health, and that their
condition has been rendered comfortable by the
clothing received from. the United States au-
WARRINGTON, Feb. l5.--The following has
been received at Headquarters;
1tsyh tsl sHa4 i37 LOUISVILLE, Feb. Is.
To Major General McCLELLAN:
Gen. Mitchell's division, by forced march,
reached the river at Bowling Green to day, and
is making q bridge to cross. The enemy burn
Gu tne priuSoh ~ one y ciVVk ~ tne moinine, anu
were evacuating the place when he arrived.
(Signed) D. G. BUELL.,
Brigadier General.
A dispatch has reached the General-in- Chief
here from Gen. Halleck, at ST. Louis, announc-
Ing the investment of Fort Donelson by fifty
thousand men, and by the naval feet of Com.
modore Foote, anticipating it's speedy reduction.
Gen. Halleck says that Generals Floyd and
Bnckner are in it, with q force of fifteen thou
sand men, and he is evidently Of opinion that
his arrangement for cutting them off from re-
Inducements will surely be successful.