Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-31
Important Movement in the
West Hourly Expected.
GEN. LANES EXPEDITION A MYTH
Sinking Of the Stone Fleet in
Mafilt'S Channel.
7 he E,ricsson Iron Battery
Launched.

Boston, January 30.-In the House to-
| day bill in relation to the reading Of the
| bible in the schools, was passed, requiring
that some portion of it shall be read daily,
emitting the words in the common English
version, so that the Doway version may be
! read if the school committee require it.
The ship-ot-the line Vermont was com.
missioned to day, and will soon leave for
| Port Royal under command of Captain
| Baldwin. She is thoroughly fitted for
store and hospital ship, and carries an arma.
msnt of four GA pound";s and twenty 80
Founders.
NEW York, January 30.-The africa, from
Liverpool the lSth and Queenstown 10th, is
| below.
The following dispatches are taken from
Southern papers:
AUGUSTA, GA, January 27.-The Savannah
Morning Meas, Of this date, says that thirteen
Federal vessels, seven of which were steam.
eIs of war, reported off Skiddaway Island
yesterday. Fifteen were also seen from Fort
Pulaski bound southwark.
The Confederate steamers SdvGnnah and
StlJohnS have reconnoitered Wallis Cut, and
found the enemy trying to remove the OBJ
struetions placed " that locality. The Con-
federates discharged muskets at the Yankees
who fled, leaving their provisions, bedding,
blankets, &c.
AUGUSTA GA, January Intelligence
from Savannah states that six Federal YES.
sells entered the river yesterday back of
Little Tybee and passed up to the north end
of Wilmington Island, trying TO cut off
communication between Fort Pulaski and
Savannah.
The enemy shelled Wilmington Island
and fred on the Confederate steamer Ida,
but done no injury.
Commodore Tatnall's feet was at Thun-
derbolt, but arrived safe at Savannah.
n. D,,I, Loo =.
them six months.
The New Orleans Crescent says the steamer
Calhoun entered Louisiana port on Thurs
doy night, where she accidentally burst her
boiler and became unmanageable. The Cap
tain, fearing capture, burned the vessel.
The cargo was very valuable. Shortly after
the commencement of hostilities, the Calhoun
was fixed up at New Orleans as a privateer.
She made several trips, succeeding in bring
ing in a number of rich prizes.
The printing Office of the Sumter Repub
lican, at Americus Galen, was destroyed by
FIRE.
MOBILE January 26.-The Register states
that private dispatch from Pensacola an
nounces the safe arrival there of a Confed-
crate schooner.
The schooner Jesse Richmond, while at
tempting to run the blockade, got aground.
The captein and crew abandoned her and
burned the vessel, including about $50 bales
, of cotton.
NASHVILLE, January &c - Private dis
patches from Bowling Green announce
.. $4,000 Federals crossed Green River yester-
day.
BATON RoUGB, January 2l.-The Gov
, ernor to day sent to the Legislature his
/ veto of the bill to loan to the cotton planters
f $TO00000 of State Treasury-notes. This
t settles the question, as there is not a suffi-
? cient majority for it in either House to pass
? it over the veto.
, The Mobile Tribune of the 26th states that
! there have been nine Federal bodies picked
t up on the beach, killed by our men in the
I taking of the schooner Wilder, and expresses
8 the opinion that at least thirty of the enemy
were killed on that occasion. The British
Consul at Mobile has sent messenger by
It flag Of truce to demand the liberation of tn
schooner Wilder, which is claimed as
=, British vessel.
= = Especial Dispatch to the New York Tribune.l
4 WASHINGTON, January 80 "A request ha
a been prepared, through General Wool to th
r rebel military authorities in Richmond Il
a permit an agent 10 visit the field of Bull RuI
/. to obtain the remains of Colonel jaime
o Cameron and bring them TO Pennsy lvania
II The act establishing the Court OF Claim
o will be amended by making its decisio
a found upon the concurrence of three judge
e with a limit OF appeals to the United State
10 Supreme Court and the disability OF O0r
!. gressmen to practice in it, The bill for thi
is purpose will be presented tomorrow.
" G. B. Waite has been appointed Justice {
IT Utah Territory.
Especial Dispatch to the New York Timesl
;. The House Committee on the Pacific Raj
70 road met to- day and determined TO report
ID bill, but without recommending its passaP
OF rejection.
10 General Stone arrived here to-day, for Il
"a purpose of appearing before the Oommittt
w on the Conduct of the War. II is suppose
II that he will not return to Poolesvile, as
nj has expressed wish to be relieved OF b
he command.
ny ny The HeralFs dispatch says General Heiu
Eelman, it is said, is TO be placed in commal
-, of new and grand expedition TO the Sout
IL the details Of which are as yet kept secr'
.al The President and General Mcclellan a
he hourly in expectation of important militia
m movements in Missouri, Kentucky and Te
u nessee.
General Hunters proclamation TO
troops, that h. will command the expedlti!
n9 S across the plans in person, is hailed here
Aui military men as an omen OF success. GeneI
VI Lanes expedition, about which so much D
OF been said, was only in the Imagination
General Lane himself and was never authC
md ized by the President or General MeOlellt
VI General Lane, when commissioned ey
ma President, was informed that he would
tbs | IS a subordinate officer TO General Hunt
and not independent of him. General Hr
ter will probably command the division
.ol. PoOleeville.
ted Nav YoAK, January 3l.-The Times c
md | respondent on board the steam. transp
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