Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-02-06
Rebel Force Estimated at $4,000.
IMPORTANT FOREIGN NEWS,
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sNEw YoRK, Feb. 4.--The Herald's Washing
ton correspondence says: Yesterday Afternoon
another little skirmish occurred near the bank
Of the 0oooquan. II was reported In the morn
1 Ing that a body Of rebels was ct Pohick Church
Captain Sowing, of the ID Michigan Regiment
then ON picket duty in front of Gen. HeIntzel
mans Division, took thifty-four men,, undel
Lieut.. Brennan, from company f, and forsy.
thee, under Lieut. Bryan, from COMPANY Hand
went 10 meet them. Arriving OF Pohick Church,
no rebels were seen The party, however, pro.
oeeded to the banks Of the Ocscquan, opposite
the town of that name, arriving there early in
| the afternoon, A few unarmed men were OBJ.
served drilling in the town. They gave the
alarm, when number Of rebels came from the
houses and fired on our men. "A brief skirmish
took place. Four Of the rebels were seen to
fall and were carried of by their comrades. -
No injury was sustained by our party, except
by one man, Who was slightly bruised BY spent
ball. The enemy was about sending large
party nearer the Occoquan, when our men re-
treased to their picket post.
A Asg Of truce from rebellion covered an
impudent demand. The messsgeis said to be
from JEFF. Davis to President Lincoln, announc-
Ing that II the Federal Government permits the
rebel bridge burners TO be hnng under the or.
der Of General Halleck, the Federal prisoners,
Colonels CorcoraD, Lee, Wilcox and Others,
held as hostiges for the safety of the pirates.
shall be Immediately hung 10 retaliation. A
Cabinet meeting was called to consider the rub
8ieot, but am requested not to announce the
result. JEFF. Davis will learn it soon enough.
New YoRK, Feb. ,5.-Speeiale state that the
House IL vety closely divided On the legal tender
clause of the treasury note bills. Itis said the
majority of the Senate are adverse to It.
It is stated that the war department has re-
ceived an Official dispatch from federal officers
that the gunboat expedition 10 moving up the
Tennessee River asnked by Infantry on shore,
to attack the Rebels, and great anxiety Is felt
to learn the result.
The assistant qusrtermaeter of the Burnside
expedition ID here, charterlng more steam and
sailing vessels, in which to forward ordinance
and eommiasary stores He reports the health
of the troops good and when he left In the
Eastern State, there we're about hundred ves-
sells Of the expedition at Hatteras Inlet ,y1y
A Cumberland correspondent Of the Cinein-
natl Gazette states that Gen. Lander is about
to resign, on account of Gen, Mcclellan order
ing him to retreat from Romney and repremand
ing him. This is doubtful. il3l 1aa'o9 lliliih'
The report made to day BY the committee on
Commerce is averse TO the .abrogation of the
reciprocity treaty, but advocates the enlarge
ment Of lie commercial connexions, The re.
port was recommitted foriurther action by the
committee. w lf.s. ~, 80 .. 7n.
Bright was expelled from the Senate to-day
He left before the vote was announced. The
audience expressed their satisfaction at the
reeult. siEgb-l ~ IS lVt--Sc1 7mloq oaDt
Previous to expulsion BfIgh. spoke at length,
saying he had ever voted for peace, and never
gave sectional vote. Every impulse of his
heart was given to his country, and he yielded
to no man In his attachment TO IL.
II be should be turned out, be would put him
self on trial before q tribunal who should be
found Just. He would submit to the people of
Indiana the question Of tight or wrong in this
case. He had no part In the movement for
disruption of Union. He would leave thepeo
pie to decide the question.
The Secretary Of Treasury to-day addressed
another letter to representative Spaulding urg'
ing immediate action on the treasury not bill
Arrangements have been made by the opponents
of the bill to frame substitute, consolidating
the leading feature In the propositions Of Nor
I'll, Vallandigham and Conkling. ,sG