Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-23

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10 lbp less OF Moot q her sgil,' etc and
are dssigasl 10 FeaBote apl encourage The
loyal people Of the Invaded aef,IoEs.
"Oa motion OF Mr. FiaRey, Of Aeson,:,
the preaablc was anendsl BY striking OF
the specific locality, aud made 10 include
all lhs Invaded counties
"TEAtroBs TliA7 euGHrTo M agNg.
The following letter was seHt to the yu-
Einis ssrN,c IN Thuniay by Governor
Lc,ehsr:
"COsEEDEEATK SfABs og ANEmJA, :
WAE DEFr., RicnNoSD, Jan. 10, y: ]
"Sr:-l respectfully iRiarpa ypa that tie
following nauied p,rsaBs, now yOu6ael in
jAil bere, have beca exGnlaed by the Hon
james Lyoas, ss commissioner ioy this De.
paytmeRt, aad be repoStg Them as beisg, IN
bis opinion, traitors Int ought to be hung.
,,Tbis holng a-mattef 'alaF concerns The
civil apihoritles, deem itmy duty TO giye
you their names, 10 follows, viz; l.. Geo
" Aufrey; 2 Henry A. Aulti 3. BsUj
Bone; 4. John Iisrgdals; 5, Aaron w..
McDOuald: 0. John Afford.
II ani respectfully,
Your obedieat servant,
~ P BESjiNS, Sse'y Of War.
iJohu Randolph fucker, Esq, Attorney
Genl State Of VirginiA, Richmond
prAraEoARp is IuE REaEI cOSGEsis.
The Riehuoud Examiner has this &c.
count of a sharp debate ia the rebel Con.
gtcss
ave learn that there has been sharp
and prolonged controversy ia secret session
Of Congress, 90 the topic Of General Beau.
regards rcpor, OF the battle Of Manassas.
It will be rccolleeicd that a portion Of this
report was displeasiug to President Davis,
who, we now learn, sent the documents Ia.
to Congress, accompanied hy comments Of
his own on preliminary paissges. The or.
der eventually taken by Congress, was to
have the document Published, after eS.
pufgatinS the preliminary portion oft, aud
also tie comments OF the President there.
on.
"We learn that number Of members
urged the publication Of the entire report,
wilhsb Presidents message, on thcgrOuui
tha. injustice was doue TO Ger eral Beaure.
gard ig publishing Us bis report wha, was
uot really his report, mud for tie purpose
Of convincing the public that the contro.
versy, Rs shown in the pspers, so far from
being serious one, was Of the most trivial
description.
AS the report, in It's present expurgVICd
form, has been deprived Ofits main points
Of popular interest, aud merely narrntes
what is more than thrice told tile--'hs
order and incidents Of the bhltie-ii would
he useless to burden our columns with it,
THE REIELs ASD THE BURNSIDE EXPEDITION.
The Richmond lFhg of tho 18th instant
gays;
"Sofn, the only successes ofthe Yankees
have been accomplished by their navy
Haltefn4 and Port Royal ttII through It's
agency TO Il, thcyasc iiaebted for most
u thelr Strategic points ir the Confederate
States; but for il, Fortress Monroe and
Newport News--on the soil OF our OWu
sIate-would be oars.
with MtGleiIAn's multi:udinOus army
menaeiug US ut MANASSAS, We cta feel
safs--for we know our
chance Of success there but as to the re-
suit Of the Burnside piratieal expedition
80 may have misyiTings. Where isit to
strike US? What portion Of our seabOrd iS
to be polluted by the foot ofsueh dstest-
Cd foe?
oWiIhin our immense line OF snH-coast
aud countless harburs it would be impOssi-
Sle 10 obslruct the channels leading to our
vulnerable points. Even il We had saiPs
or old hulks we could appropriate them TO
hetler purposes than stone blockade
Therefore, our only trust is in iortidca-
tious--not slaughIer-peus, but efficient
casema.ed batteries. Il We were defeared
u. Port Royal, we learnt lesson, and must
profit by II,
1--WE must not be too prone to
underratc the proweSs OF the enemy, and
however confident we may be Of success
10 fair eight, he is exhibiting determine.
tion and industry worthy Of better cause
and though bis army Is not composed OF
the same mdttriel as ours, uOr are tue men
individually actuated by such motives tO
6ght, yet be will attempt all that mean
ambition and merciless revenge can
prompt