Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-02-28

after hin.-LOrisvias DSnOcuot y
Our officers held as hostages at Richmond.
have been removed from Jail into comfortable
quarters, since the imprisonment Of the priya-
teersmen have been aneliornted. arrttrr
A correspondent at Bowling Green writes. II
was witness TO a scene this morning that IL will
do well for some TO reflect upon. gentleman,
an owner Of slaves, broughtin Is negroes, seek
inng protection for them Of the "Lincolnitess'
that they might moi, be stolen away from him
by the Cunfederates.
The Chicago Times in giving an account of
the Dry Goods trade Of that city for the year
1861, says thai &2500OOworth Of silks we've sold
during the year for dresses. 1 ..n ra .iar
4 Francis, the old colored man who has been
Messenger at the War Department for forty ytwo
years, died suddenly on Sunday from excess Of
joy at the news of the late victories. 4rr
Col. Jennison has recently turned over to
Gen. Hunter the sum of $l,400, being the pro-
ceOds Of asale of rebel property in johnson Co.
The Chicago journal had one reporter Killed
outright, and another had his leg slot Off at the
capture Of Fort Henry. A third escaped un-
harmed. Ia' I -f .rat'iHH 2
The briguntine Fanny Lewis, direct from
Charleston, with 600 bales cotton and 80 barrels
resin, arrived at Liverpool on the 3D. Her Off
GERS claim that she rhn over the stnken feet
without difficulty. a..
jeremiah Brown brother Of old John Brown,
has been deputed by the Chicago brunch Of the
Sanitary Commission to examine the military
hospitals in Kansas.
Among the prizes captured by the Federal SOL
diers ut Fort Donelsot was rifle worth 81 600
Its breech is inlnd with the finest gold. 1t
belonged to a hotel keeper in Memphis, and was
won by him at a horse race.
The Cumberland River is navigable for large
steamers to Nashville, 203 miles from its mouth
and for small boats 200 miles further. The
Cumberland penetrates a rich iron region On
its borders 10 furnaces forges, and two rolling
mills are located, producing annually IA 500 tons
Of iron, valued at $l673,000.
The soldiers at Port Royal and Tybee are
having fresh shad and green peas, brought into
them by the negroes. 1t is rs warm as summer,
and corn and grass are from six inches to foot
high. They viii have green corn presently.
The richest thing entirely is that of thou.
sand rebels coming to reinforce Fort Donelson
with Uncle Sans troops Inside That's side
splitter And the beauty Of it still further is
that, being strangers, our benevolent soldiers
stock them in J"
Keep out Of debt--out of quarrels-out OF
law---out of idleness---out Of thin shoes--out oI
damp clothes--out of reach of brandy and wa
ter-out Of office-out of natrimOny, unless
you are in love--aDd keep clear Of cheating the
printer out of his duel s. a,;
At the Washington Birthday Celebration in
Detroit, Gen. Cass was called out after the read
ing Of the Farewell Address He made pairi-
otic impromptu speech, and declared with em-
phasis that the rebel hosts could not destroy the
temple of liberty which Washington bcqueath-
ed to the American people. The venerable
speaker was warmly applauded.
Samuel Mills, publisher, and ThomasS. Pig
got, editor Of the Baltimore South a Secession
paper, have been quartered at Fort McHenry on
the charge of publishing reasonable articles.
Since the commencement of 1862, we have
captured fully 10000 rebel prisoners. The reb-
els have only taken about 200-those carried TO
Nashville from Fort Donelson.
THE CAPrrRx oF FoRT DoSE1sox.-
Rebellion in the land shall lose it's sway,
Meeting the check of such another day;
And since this business SO far, fair is done
Let Us not leave till all our own be Won
-rr GShakspeae. Z
A correspondent from Hilton Head gives the
| following negro idea of bomb-shells: "The Yam.
kee balls SO rotten dat da bust an fly bout sC
dat de pieces kill many of our poor massasl'
| Mr.. Maynard, member of Congress from Ten.
nessee, remarked recently, that "the people o.
the North will be amazed 10 see how Quickly
the bottom of this rebellion will fall out after
rereTSes begin 10 attach 10 the rebel cause"
The Chicago Post of Sunday saws il has in
formation which it has no reason to question, to
the effect that Major General John A. Dix, now
IN command at Baltimore, has been assigned tu
the command of the Department Of Kentucky
in place of Gen. Buell..
Robert johnson, son of the patriotic Sena.
ator from TENNESSEE, has just succeeded in reach
ing The Union camp at Flat Lick Ford. neal
Cumberland Gap. He was over two weeks in
effecting his escape, and surmOunted incredible
difficulties. His presence had a most inspiring
effect on the Tennessee volunteers.
Official accounts state the results Of the vic,
tory of Roanoke Island, to be the possession O
the Island and the control Of all the inland wa,
ters OF North CaTolina, and of all the Southerf
approaches to Norfolk; the capture Of six fort
and batteries and the destruction of a seventh
The capture of 81 heavy cannon, 2,529 prisoners
$500 stand OF arms, rs tons Of ammunition, su-
perior winter quarters for over 5000 men, and
the entire destruction of the rebel fleet This
was done at the expense Of so men killed and
222 wounded on our side.
It may be Of interest to know what it costs
the State of Ohio to supply her dogs with first
class sport for one year. There were killed by
dogs IN Ohio, during the year 1861 ~, ,76I sheep,
valued atS642l9 25. During the same period
there were injured 10000, valued at $22, ,579 20
total, 81 1882 sheep, at $66,795 95. This is more
than all the dogs in Christendom are worth.
Only eighty emigrants arrived at New
York during the past week, the smallest num-
her for long series Of years.
Thurlow Weeds last letter from France /,
dated on the 9th of january. He SAYS Mr..
Dayton had had satisfactory interview with
the French Minister of Foreign Affairs. NJ.
fhouvenei,. who with Prince Napoleon and
Count de AOrny, President Of the Senate, thor
oughly appreciates the triie condition Of our
country. The Prince looks upon the rebellion
as causeless and wicked. The emperor @has
been alike true to the laws Of nations and to our
Government iil
The Richmond papers say that two persons
who had won the confidence Of j. P. BENJAMIN.
the rebel Secretary of war; and been lnfrnsted
with the delivery Of dispatohes and letters TO
certain parties within the Federal lines and moro
especially at Washington, have proved to be
spies. One Of them has given information Of
great importance to the Federal Government
and caused the arrest Of several Virginians
around the National Capital The other has
carried North information respecting the condi-
tion Of all the rebel deiehses. aH t
Adyices from the seat Of war in the South
West indicate that while more negroes are arm
ed in behalf of therebellion, all that are so arm
ed are free negroes II any slaves are armed
they are gwen their freedom. This gives rea-