Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-13
The Rebel Army Under Jack.
son at Bath, Va.
Health of General Mcclellan,
New York TribunO's Correspondent oo

WARRINGTON, January 12.-The following
was received by the Navy Department this
evening:
"United States sloop. of. war Pensacola. at
anchor off Liverpool Point, Sunday morn.
ing, six o'clock, January 12-To the Hon.
Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy: We
passed the batteries erected at Cockpit and
Shipping Point at 5:45 A. NJ without being
hit They fred about fifteen shells at rs
from their two batteries, and nearly all of
them passed over the ship. Their firing
was very good, but aimed too high.
lSignedl "H. W. MORRIS, Captain"
The batteries below Liverpool can do no
harm to the Pensacola, their distance from
the channel being too great.
The three months men among the released
prisoners were yesterday paid off and mus
tered out of service. The others, belonging
to regiments enlisted for the war, will be
paid off tomorrow and turloughed for one
month.
A rumor from Alexandria says a Seces-
sion merchant, named Harper, is under ar.
rest, for refusing to receive United States
Treasury notes at par, and that General
Montgomery has upon this case Issued an
order for the arrest of the parties in that
town who hereafter may attempt to depreci-
ate the value of this currency.
The President has said he will not accept
General Sigel's resignation, except as a last
resort. He believes him valuable officer,
and will spare no pains to retain him in the
service.
Lieutenant Governor Fiske, and other
prominent citizens of Kentucky, now here,
succeeded yesterday in obtaining 5000 car
bines for use in their State and in Ten
nessee.
Should the bill reorganizing the Supreme
Court, reported from the Senate Judiciary
Committee, become law, there is reason to
believe that Senator Browning, of Illinois,
Secretary Caleb Smith, of Indiana, and Hon .
Jos. Holt, of Kentucky, will be the new
Judges for the Ninth, Eighth and Seventh
Circuits respectively.
The Assistant Secretary of the Treasury,
George Harrington, has gone to Port Royal,
for the benefit of his health. VIM. NJ. Hodge
is temporarily discharging the duties of his
office.
Especial to the New fork TimesI
Adjutant- General Finnell, of Kentucky, is
in Washington. His news is cheering. Gen.
Buel is universally popular, and believed in
vincible. General Finnell anticipates a great
battle this week, and the advance of Bueps
entire army into Tennessee within thirty
days. Arms and clothing are sent along to
equip the thousands of loyal Tennesseeans
who are known to be ready to join the army
as soon as it reaches the State.
Especial Dispatch to the New York HeraId.l
A difficulty is presented as to the disposi-
tion of all the cavalry regiments which have
been accepted. The commanding General
asked for twenty-seven regiments and the
whole number accepted and authorized to be
raised is seventy.three. This is forty.six
more than General Mcclellan wants. This
excess will cost the Government about forty
six million of dollars of needless expense. 1t
is proposed that the number of regiments
actually required shall be made as efficient
as possible, and the others offered the option
of discharge from the service or transferred
to infantry.
NEW YORK, January l2-Last night fire
broke out in the seven. story building, %
and "a Frsnkfort- street, owned and occupied
by jenkins Il Bro. The premises were en-
tirely destroyed. Loss about $4,000; said
TO be partly insured.
By the brig Lucy Darling, from Nassau,
New Providence, we are in receipt of impor-
tant information. 1t appears the steamer
Ella WaTiey, formerly the Isabella, of
Charleston, had sailed previous to the 4th of
January, trom Nassau, apparently for St.
Johns, New Brunswick. But very little
doubt existed that she was actually bound
/ for Charleston, as she bad on board the cargo
of the ship Eliza BoRSal, from Liverpool.
This ship sailed from England, Via Charles.
ton, where she made an attempt to run the
blockade. but failed.
The British steamer Gladiator was at Mas
sau waiting to sail for Southern port on
the 29lh ult.
The British ship. of. war Conqusror, lOl
guns, struck on a sunken rock on the east
side of Rulkey, and when last heard from
the rock had pierced five feet through her
bottom.
Especial Dispatch to tie New York Tribuuel
WAsHNGToN, January u An officer now
here, and who was ins the recent fight
near New Market Bridge, will make affidavit
that fifty armed negroes, hanked by whites,
formed the center, and that they fought bet
ter than their fellow soldiers.
WAsHIE GToN, January 12.-Mrs. Gaines,
whose celebrated lawsuit against the city of
New Orleans was decided in the Supreme
Court inst before the Secession of Louisiana,
has received permission TO cross the lines to
New Orleans via Fortress Monroe and Nor
folk.
The Coast Survey Bureau has detailed one
of its most efficient officers to accompany the
Burnside expedition.
FREDERICK, MD January l2.-The rumors
circulating that the town of Bath has been
burned are untrue. The rebel army under
General Jackson is in and around Bath.
They burned some buildings yesterday.
BosToN, January l3-Tne Steamship Con-
sntutiOR, with the Maine Twelfth and the
Bay State Regiment sailed as seven o'clock
this morning for Fortress Monroe.
FoRTREss MONROE, January IL, ViG BALTI-
MORE, January l3.-A report was brought
up yesterday morning, that large propeller
was ashore few miles below Cape Henry.
The SpGuLding was sent to her assistance, but
could find nothing of her, and consequently
| returned here early last night
The enemy raised flag staff and flag yes
terday on Sewalfs Point 1t is seen very
Conspicuously above the trees
The Spauldirg is loading rapidly, aud is
cSpected to sad for Port Royal by way OF
| Hatteras this evening Compauy b, of THE
| Naval Rrinada with Nnlnnal WnrArnn ri