Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-07
FURTHER NEWS FROM HANCOCK
Destination Of Burnside's Expe-
ditien Changed.
ALL OWING TO AFFAIR TRAIToREss.
a Desperate Fight Reported on the
Upper Potomac.
The Federal Troops RepuISed In
South Carolina.

one of the counsel for Colonel Kerrigau, en-
phaticslly contradicts the report that evil
der ce has been ELECTED establishing without
doubt the charge of having given informa-
ton TO the enemy. The evidence for the
prosecution has not yet been closed.
An error in yesterdays dispatch, relative
to the proposed military expedition from
Fort Leavenworth, makes il appear that
General Lane is TO hold a subordinate po.
sitiop therein The reverse is the case.
The expedition, second to none if equaled
by any, in numbers, character and purpose,
is to be under the sole and exclusive com.
mand of General Lane, who proposes to
demonstrate with bis Western crusaders the
way and means through which the rebellion
CAP be crushed, and the Republic restored in
all its integrity. To carry out this purpose
General Lane is supported by the active
energies of the Administration in the various
departments.
A dispatch from Hancock this evening
says that nobody has been killed on our side
10 the shelling of that town by the rebels.
New York Tribune's Correspondence
WASHINGTON, January GA bill will be
presented 10 morrow to confer power upon
the Assay Office in New York to coin gold
and silver.
The Committee on Ways end Means have
also under consideration bill for the same
purpose.
This committee will probably report to.
morrow the bill authorizing the Secretary of
the Treasury to issue 800, 900, 900 of Treas
ury notes, and make them legal tender,
public and private, within the United States.
Also to make the notes authorized in July
last a legal tender.
Special Dispatch to the New York World
General Mcclellan, for the first time in
several weeks, appeared out of doors to-day,
being able to ride in u carriage. He has
nearly recovered bis health.
In connection with the rumors respecting
the leakage Of news from Washington to the
rebels, it is said the daughter of nigh Off
cial is one of the guilty parties. 1t is now
well understood from the movements of the
rebels that they were aware of the destina.
tion of Burnside's expeo ition.
The story goes that it was talked of in
the family of the officer alluded to, aud by
The daughter communicated to her lover,
who is with the rebels. The destination of
this expedition has been changed in couse
quence. The young lady left town recently,
ard has not since returned. Her father, il
is understood, will shortly leave for Europe
for the benefit Of his health.
New York Hereld's Dispatch
The Cabinet is in session to. night 1t had
not adjourned at ten O'clock Secretary
Seward, who returned tonight, is at the
meeting.
The city is full of rumors of desperate
fight on the Upper Potomac. At head quar-
teIs it is known only that the rebels have
been firing at Hancock, aud our own forces
have been returning The fire, and that neither
bave been able to reach the objects aimed at
No later dispatches have been received.
Special to the New York Times.I
The President has sent to the Senate the
rNFN 1e n.
Regiment, as Brigadier. General.
FORTBEss MONROE Jan. c. Wa Baltimore,
Jan, The accumulation Of letters sent to
this place, for transmission to prisoners of
war at the South, has become so large that
there are row several thousand waiting to
be examined, and many Of these, which are
too long, will be destroyed without being
read.
A flag of truce from the flagship this after
noon brought from Norfolk Captain Ralph
Hunt and Lieutenant Ives, released prisou-
els OF war from Richmond, completing the
number 10 $50.
The Southern papers received contain no
news, except telegraphic dispatch that the
Federal troops had been repulsed in South
Carolina and forced to take refuge under
the cover Of their gun-bOats on the North
Edisto Island.
Capt Hunt belongs to Company G, of the
First Kentucky Regiment, and Lieutenant
Ives 10 Company G, of the Seventy ninth
New York Regiment.
WAsHNoIoN, January Ut is known
that several female prisoners are watched
and cared for in the northern part of this
city by detachment of the Sturgis Rifles,
under Lieutenant Sheldon. On several oc-
casions recently events have transpired show
ing plot to clandestiuely effect their re.
| lease, but the vigilance of the guard
| has as often frustrated it.
| Brigsdier General Shields has reached
| Washington.
| BosToN, January THE steam boiler il
the Portsmouth Navy yard connected with
| theordpsnce department exploded yesterday
| killing Mr.. Bridges, the engineer, demolsh
| ing the chimney, 100 feet high, and doing
| other damage.
The mails per the steamship Niagara will
close at nine o'clock to. morrow (Wednes
day. morning. She will not sell, however
until about noon. ..