Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-12-11
n ews of the Week.

There has been tremendous gale at As
pinwall, lasting hrec days, during which
the British brig Bolivar and the steamer
Avon were wrecked. No liyes were lost
The steamer Ocean Queen lost her paddle.
box, but succeeded in getting to sea. The
U. s. brig Bainbridge was abandoned by
her officers and crew, after throwing over
board her guns and stores. All communi.
cations between Panama and Aspinwall
were suspended, the wires were broken
down and the railroad under water. 1t ex-
pected to be in running order by the Goth,
as the water was subsiding.
The merchants OF New York have sub
scribed about $40, 900 for the suffering op
e-ativos of Lancashire, England. N. L.
Il Geo. Grswold, eminent shipping mer
chants, wrote letter to the meeting, OF
which the following is an extract "As an
elfnest Of our desire to further this cause,
in behalf of ourselves and others, owners OF
a new ship now in Boston, we tender her
entire capacity, 1900 tons, for the convey
ance Of the supplies, and our services, il
needed, to forward them free of charge fer
freight" " The meeting at once rendered
thanks for the generous offer, and Mr..
Dodge stated it was virtually q contribu
ton of S2J, 600 to the fund. Another letter
was read from q gentleman who did not
wish his name mentioned, which closed no
less eloquently than the first one : Thank
God !" said the writer, "we have bread
and to spare, and they will not say, Il was
an hunger, and ye gave me no meat. -
Will you add to your list one houmnd bar.
reb Of flour from one whose loaf will taste
the sweeter for sharing it with famished
brother, and brand it-UNIoN." After the
reading Of the letter the same munifceni
anonymous donor who had sent it, handed
in as an additional contribution 'seyen one
ssshoumnd. dollar United. States Treasury
Notes, but lie still desired his name should
not be mentioned Mr.. Dodge desired that
the firm of which he is member might be
put down for five thousand dollars Mr..
Johnston, the Secretary of tho ..meo ting,
offered twenty five hundred; Capt. Mar
shall, two thousand; Babcock Brothers,
two thousand six other individuals or firms
gave thousand dollars each and several
sums nearly as large were offered from other
donors
Advices from Fortress Monroe, dated the
4th, announce the sailing Of another expedi
ton, consisting of feet of transports and
two iron clads, with sealed orders.
Another Of Ercsson's iron. clad batteries
tho Niaul-was launched at Boston on
Saturday. She is built on the plan of the
Monitor, wit one tuYret.
A company has been organized in Oregar
to build railroad from Puget's Sound tt
Columbia River.
Az will be seen by dispatch in another
column, part Of Gen. Grants army has
captured Grenada, Mississippi The rebel.
lion in the Southwest is being pushed to
the wall
The official report Of Gen. Haleck il
published. 1t is pretty severe on Gen,
Mcclellan, for, in the fret place, disobey.
ing orders when ordered by his superiors to
remove his army from Ilarrison's Landing
and unite it with tie army of Pope in the
Valley OF Virginia, (MeClellan did not
move for two weeks after ordored), aud in
the second place, for aying so long inactive
after the battles in Maryland, with n vic.
torious army, in the face of a defeated
rebel army. Gen Halleck gives Pope very
great credit for his tremendous struggle in
front Of Washington, against greatly supcri.
or numbers, and says that if some of Mo.
Clellan's generals had done their whole
duty, the rebel army must have been de-
feated, If not destroyed.
Major Gen. Fitz- John Porter is undor.
going Court Martial at Washington
The testimony is damning against him.
The charges were preferred by Gen. Pope.
The capture OF Grenada, Miss, 10 full,
confirmed. The War Depai tment has ad
vises that the division of Gen. Hovey took
possession Of that place OH Sunday. Gen
Grants main army was at Coffeeyille, a
short distance above, pushing rapidly for
ward. Anxiety is expressed in some cir.
clos for Grants position, but most regard
him as an entirely master Of the situation.
A sick officer, unable to endure tho ex
posure OF q sea voyage, was put ashore from
Banks expedition at Fortress Monroe, aud
has reached Washington on his return. The
expedition has already left the Fortress or
Its way South. This disappoints the OK
reetations of almost everybody.
n. Aspecial dispatch to the N. Y. Post say,
ths Committee Of Ways and Means viii
agree with Mr.. Chase that more Treasar,
Notes shall be issued.