Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-13


They stand accused and condemned out Of their own
mouths Of the meanest cowardce that ever d'grsceds
nation. 40 HM UlOl
Latest from the Uuftvd states and Eus--
rope,
The Norfolk "Day Book" OF Saturday puts u 10 pos
session OF intelligence from New York TO the 9th inst,
embracing advicss from Europe late a. the 2sth ut
We make free use Of our cotemporarys store:
FROM OLD POINT.
We are reliably informed (says the DAY Book that
three light drausht gunboats and the pumber OF
large lake or sound boats arrived In the Roads yesterday,
about noon. They were all filled witl troops and tho
three former we're recognized BY informant as por-
ton OF the Burnside expedition.
The troops numbering, &c vas estimated between four
and six thousand we're landed at Old Point Their ari.
val there hailed With many Manifestations Of delight
and they landed amid vocfsroUs cheers and the playing
Of music BY the bards
We are further informed that the remainder of the
Burnside expedition s expected to join those now In the
Roads In the Of ve six days. and that they
will proceed their destination at Where this DIS
tinadon Is S DO there seems TO be variety Of opinion
w. there seems be but little doubt that Is intended
for the Rappihapncck James Rivers, or Norfolk
Our informant states that this is the prevailing opinion
At the North and that the people Of that section sFa
quite confident that the Burnside expedition viii be the
most important In lie results Of any that has yet been
cent out
Pie negroes at the Point are represented as berg
worked very hard aud their treatment In general very
bad They are ali sick Of their Northern sympathizer
and express themselves very anxious 10 be again with
From III, New Yors Express.
,tv ~. RusssIDE KxPEDIrioE.
The Washington Correspondents OF the Philadelphia
Burpside's expedition, which will probably sail within
the present week. will be followed BY the most important
results II is believed here In well Informed circles that
It's successful landing will be the signal for general adj
vance. But a short time ago Gen. Mcclellan Inquired OF
Gen. Porter In what time he could move Being ar
sMered twenty -four hours he he wished
the soldiers not TO be deuded into the belief that they
about going into wuter quarters but to bold them
ELVES 10 readiness they would shortly fogwsrdB
Since that time it has ranspired that orders have bnea
given TO move via OcceQuan. tt-t
As the Burnside expedition will probably ascend the
Rappahannoek river, movement via occcqran viii
compel the evacuation Of tho rebel batteries tie Pc.
onac and also give US possession Of the terminus OF
the Richmond railway at Aqua Greek, ard leave tho
ConfederAtes at Manassas the choice Of two evilsto
fan back I'm Redmond or be completely ouihinked and
captured by McClellan's strategy. III
From the New York World
HOW THE NEWS OUT. ft
Il IL now well understood from the movements OF the
rebels that they Of the destination VI Ger.
Burnside's fleet The story goes that it talked or
in the family OF the official ALLUDED to General Thomah
affiliated With the rebes Ine, destination Of the Burn
side expedition has been changed because OF tho know.
ledge the rebels acquired Of the point which
aimed The young lady left town recently, and has not
since returned Her fahor il Is understood, will shoIy
leave for Europe Tor the benefit Of bis health.
Fpahs New York He',a Of the oh.
i THE SITUATION.
General Mcclellan out yesterday, and attended 10
business duribg portion Of the day. The ss Of GeD
era Mcclellan the Quartermastets Department. and TIE
liz
DAYS indicating 40 important movement In some dircc.
tou. thH~t
Our army 10 Western Virginia continues active A
brian: s,r announced 70 have taken place al Blues
Gap OF Romney, At daybrsak Tuesday morning,
when detae hasnt OF General Kellys forces, command
ed by Colonel DunniDg of the Fifth Ohio regiment a.
tackled two thousand OF the enemy, routing them COM
pletely The rebels lost fifteen killed. Two pieces OF can-
non their wagons g., twenty prisoners, including oas
commissioned ofioer were captured. kooe Of me
Uaou soldiers were killed. 4 force Of three hundrd
Union troops belonging TO the Thirty second Ohio reei
msnt under command Of Captan Lacey, DESPATCHED by
General hlroy into Tucker county, dispersed four hun
dred rebels aud captured large quantity OF stores
commissary, frst lieutenant and private soldier
-Four Of the rebels were found dead 90 the ned, and
large number Of wounded. A. last accounts the Union
troops were in hot pursuit of the fugitiv,s.
We have no Intelligence respecting the movements
O. the rebels tho Upper Potomac except that report
was current at Wheeling yesterday, thai the enemys
We have no intelligence from the fota on TIE Lover
Potomac. The navigation OF the river Is still urobstrnet
BY ice. The King Philip with her iron ar
NOR, kept the channel open at the Navy Yard.
u Thouvonel's despatch TO the French hnlste' at
Washington had been carefully considered by the sn-
gsh preas and gave great apparent satisfaction 10 tho
government OF Great Britain. The London Times asks,
with England and France uni:ed, what third Power
ud dare differ with their deciionS And yet England
is vey suspicious OF her neighbor, ard the
VIII n inn
was not accepted by England,
Secretary Chases Goanoa report excited some amount
Of ridicule from the Bngish press who thought the
great country Of immense rivers gigantic mountsins,
terrific waterfalls &C., and could not have gotten out 80
scheme.
The funeral o. Pruce Albert engaged the principal
portion of the space of the London journals to the
cluson all other except that referring TO Amer
THH NEWS By THE CANADA.
HALIFAX, Jan. S-The steamship Canada, from Liver.
pool three o'clock, the afternoon OF the 2oth VIA
Queenstown on the goth Of December arrived here at
nine o'clock this "wednesday morning.
The dates per the Canada are two Gays later tnan
those already received.
The Canadi beings about 800 troops strong batter
~ of artillery and 300 tons OF military stores-
The Canada has ALAG twelve passengers snd sooO9
specie
When the Canada left Liverpool slate Of suspense
prevailed and the greatest anxiety was felt relative 20
the adyiceS per the Africa then due, in response 10
those from England by the Europa.
The steamer HIberian sail from Liverpool on
the I'd OF January, With 200 troops, touching az ST.
johns N. u i, TO land them. Br-.
The at ,amship Africa to ssil from Liverpool on
the 4:h Of January. Shs would also take number OF
troops landing them at H.iifiI.
The iron plated rg4.e Warrior bad got her sails bent
and was be KEEP: in readiness Leave pending the so
luton Of the American question. l..
Occupations from selgious denominstiors including
the Congregational Union the Baptist Union, and the
B,pst Bosrd had interview on the 9Th OF Dec,
With Earl Russell on the subject Of the threatened var
with AnerieS.
The En- fish papers continue to TEEN With articles on
the American question, bat as they mostly confined
to speculons the oil solution, il Is not essential
10 give them.
As the nearest precedent ye, quoted To the Trent case