Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-27
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LATE MISSOURI NEWS
The Richmond Dispatch on the Rebel
Defeat in Kentucky.
New York Tribuns's Special pi,patcb. J

New York Tribunes Special pispatchI
New YoRK, January PA proposition
will soon be offered in the Senate to impose
tax of ten per cent. upon the pay of officers,
from Major General down to private.
The army prefers tax to a reduction of oay,
and large numbers have petitioned for it.
From this source Government will receive q
revenue of about $25,OOO,OOO. The petition
from the officers states that they prefer tax
of fifteen or twenty per cent. to a reduction
proposed by Senator Sherman. Many Sem
ators and members approve the idea aud will
support it.
Letters from Havana to-day state the al
lies are greatly dissatisfied with their pros
poets in Mexico, and complain that Miramon
and others have deceived them. They ex.
pected aid from strong party, and they
find the population as one man against
them. They are convinced their present
forces are entirely inadequate to the task of
bringing the Mexicans TO terms. The troops
at Vera Cruz are suffering greatly from sick.
ness, five hundred men out of eight thou.
sand being in the hospitals. Whenever they
have ventured beyond the range of their
cannon, they have been shot down, if few,
or driven back if in force. Disconnected
and virtually besieged, they quarrel among
themselves.
On one occasion, French regiment fought
a Spanish regiment until a number were
killed and wounded in each In consequence
of this brawl il was determined that the
French force should Immediately land at
Tampico, where, as previous advices inform
Us, resistance would be made.
The English were at the same time to at
tack Matamoras.
Mr.. Corwin writes that Doblado, who is
the soul of the new Administration, declares
that Mexico will make q successful resist.
ence to the invaders, but adds that he has
not learned on what territorial line of de-
fense he will make it.
The Allies have already differed among
themselves on a number of trifling points,
such as the relative positions at Vera Cruz of
their national flags which have been
changed three times, and of the order of their
signatures to proclamations and other docu-
ments
It's doubtful whether the House will PASS
the bill Ieorganizing the Supreme Court as it
comes from the Senate. 1t is thought the
bill will be amended so as to put Indiana,
Illinois and Wisconsin in one circuit, and
the States west of the Mississippi in another.
Recent intelligence leads to the belief that
most of the rebel soldiers directly in front of
Washington are housed between Bull Run
and Manassas; sufficient force to man the
forts at Centerville only being left there. 1t
is believed that large portion of the wing
of the Potomac is distributed at various
points in Virginia, upon the lines of railroads
converging at Manassas.
Colonel Reynolds, the Government Agent
at Port Royal to superiutend the gathering,
growing and transportation of cotton, ar
rived here yesterday, and had long utter
view with the Secretary of the Treasury.
He has already secured more than one mill
ion dollars worth of cotton.
The two or three thousand negroes Just
freed are industrious and orderly, and do
their ork well and cheerfully.
They need clothing and medical atten-
dance, and he desires to take back with him
an ample supply of the former and several
physicians.
Especial Dispatch to the New York Times.l
A rebel deserter, who came into our lines
last evening" contradicts the report that the
rebels have fallen back from Manassas. He
says that about ten regiments have gone
South, but that the main body of the rebel
army has not changed its position. The
rebel line of defense extends upward of sixty
miles. They expect the most sanguinary
battle to take place at Centerville, for they
have at that place, and for miles around,
almost impregnable Notifications.
RoLLA, January 26-A prominent citizen
Of Southwest Missouri has just arrived from
Mount Vernon, Lawrence County. He says
| General Rains, with about 400 men, stayed
all night at Mount Vernon on Tuesday night,
the l4th inst, on his way to CRANKY, where
| his soldiers said they were going TO work in
the lead mines.
Threats were made to arrest all men who
had been connected with home guard com
papies, and put them at work in the mines
! 10 consequence of this large number Of
Union citizens were leaving the country. On
the same night that Rsios stay ed a. Nj. Yer,
non report said that 40 or 200 rebels were
encamped on the head of Spring River, des
tined for Cassievile.
In regard to the number of troops in
| Northern Arkansas, he says that he has i
from good authority that there are only sbou
J FIVE or six hundred at Cross Hollows aDC
Cane Hill, Benton County; but there was
body of from three 70 Eve thousand at Tells
worth Bend, about fifty miles below Var
Bergen, on the Arkansas River.
Several Secessionists told Hall that Price,
forces at Springfield did not exceed ter
thousand men. This gentleman met thu
scouts of the Federal army four miles be
yond Lebanon, and other troops at differen
points this side.
BosToN, January 27--A fire this morning
in Quincy Market in the story over n,
stalls, proved very disastrous to nearly al
the occupants of the market by the flames
smoke and water. Very few Of them wer
insured.
Nourse, Mason & Co., dealers in agricul
tural implements, we're damaged $4,000
fully insured.
The entire building owned by the city wa
generally damaged. Total loss estimate
at 100000.
WARRINGTON, January 27 The oath {
Office was this day administered by the Oler
of the Supreme Court to Associate Justic
Swayne, who took his seat
MI. Colfax introduced a bill to rende
more uniform postage on printed mattel
Referred to the Postoffice Committee.
FoRTREgs MONROE, January 26.-Tne Rict
mond Dispatch, of Friday, shows that th
rebels are much perplexed at their defeat
Kentucky. Ian.
The Dispatch says: ave regret to So
the report of the Federal victory in Kel
tucky, conveyed to us on Wednesday mig
from Northern sources is more than CO
6rmed by intelligence received here at h
War Department.
1t appears that our defeat was more dec