The national Republican., 1862-02-03
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BdeRn'ore; tsbfuary 1.-THE Old Point boat
has hrrivsd here aad bril1p the following nsks,
dattd-- u ~ Isl
TSr~e.s Ao~roe. fsSfssrS l.-tSsNs,,ous;
Zouave Lodge Of Free hasons celebrated 81,
Johns Day, BY brilliant festival, last evening,
inside the fortress, and bountiful supper was
partAksn Of, and dancing and music continued
until very late hour.
In consequence Of the fogsy and stormy
weather, no nag Of truce was sent to Cransy Is.
land to-day.
The colonel Of the dEsplneul Zcuaves denies
positively the statement by the commander Of
the Ericsson that the captain Of the John
Trucks was sent forward BY, The colonel and
that the colonel took command Of the vss.
sci. .y,so!i f@ 'a&g Z. ,,la,,
The John Trucks and The Ericsson are sx,
peotsd to leave for Annapolis % morrow morn
ing. 'Fh'io,s. VI W . ,nhS2In ,,fFn-
Contrabsnds who have recently come on
board the Young Rover, stationed OF York
river, report about nftssn hundred troops 1t
Gloucester Point, and six or seven thousand
at Yorktown. '. .h h.t'l,". 3.
An attack b constantly expected from Gen.
Wool In the rear Of Yorkto town. ego
Tho Constitution 10 to-day taking in coal.
Colonel Sheply, who returned from Washington
yesterday morning, brought orders to sail for
Ship Island As soon a. possible-hsr original
destination. 1r, ...il m
From General Banks Division.
Frederick, Fsb.l, 1se2-The recent report Of
the amount required to repair the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal, is officially oontradicted, as ia
also the reported number OF sick Of General
Lander's command, at Cumberland. The figures
In both cases are pronounced TO be exagge-
ratiOns. .s.... ~ .....,r. .g,.,,,... .. ?
The few hours Of clear weather yesterday
enabled your correspondent to get view Of
the surroundings Of Hsrper's Ferry; but he
failed to discover any force Of the enemy, be.
yond mounted picket ut the edge Of Small.
woods woods, near Bolivar. A report has
reached here to-day, that jackson was, night
before last, ut Winchester with his main body
Another rumor says that he has boon ordered
to report at Richmond, with his command.
place no reliance on the latter. sUsI sIrr-.I.G a
Private intelligence from Bath states thai
Hon. John Strother died there about ten days
ago, and his death is attributed to treatmen,
experienced from the Confederates, who, some
| time previous, made descent upon his estates
destroying and carrying of property amount
| ing to many thousand dollars, and treating him
with great indignity. His last moments were
solaced by many relatives, including the wife
of his son, D. ]. strother, (Porte Crayon.) Mr.
strother, 1t will be recolleoted, placed himself
at nrst in the breach against secession, and OK
erted an extended influence to prevent vlr-
ginia from committing political suicide. His
labors were compensated BY an arrest and In
prisopment at Richmond, from which he wal
subsequently, released, and allowed to remain
at his homo In Bath. This loss to his fellow
citizens and the Union cause In Western vir
ginia IL almost irrepxrable. - e.
From Hancock, II IL learned, that about 8
week ago, Capt. Saul, Of the Virginia (Union
volunteers, while scouting on the other side O
the Potomac, with about 10 men, az ambus
caded and killed BY Confederate force.
Col. Lannon's Va. brigade has been disbanded
Four companies are attached to the Thirt
Maryland volunteers; four companies to the
Third Maryland cavalry. Both Genera
Cooper's brigade, and the Two artillery compa
i nies are to form the First Maryland battery
They will be armed with six 10 pound Parrot
guns, and attached to General Banks division
General Banks is expected back from Wash.
il ington. During his absence, General Hamilton
Of the Second Brigade, has been acting Msjo
/ General Of the division. b.