The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-01-31

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Nearly Ons.Hah Destroyed BY the
Storm-TSrribls Suffering and Loss
Of Life and Property, Go.
Especial 6ispasch 70 ~ nisAAoad DispaasA. ]
NonpoIx, Jan so.--Ths following b sam.
mary Of lats Northern news received Aus.
A oAleial dispatch reached WasAineton
ths 3stA inst. nom the Burnside nsst. Gen.
BarnsiAs states I've left our anchorage st
Anaapelb on Thursday the eth Inst, and
aftsr . protractsd passage, owing 70 dense
sogs, arrived 1t Fortress Aonros Friday
night, leaving there Saturday mofning ct 10
O'Clock, ws proceeded ct once TO ga, bat ow.
Ing to repetition OF fogs which lasted all
day Sunday, our progress was very allow.
On Monday. 18Th. the weather cleared OF
with hsavy wind and rouga go, which
caused our vessels TO labor heavily. Some
were obliged 70 cut loose from the vessels
they were towing. Most Of them, however,
passed over the bar and anchored inside the
harbof, 1t II o'clock, on the 18th, just in time
TO escape the river storm ON Monday night,
and on Tuesday, the propeller City OF New
York ran ON the bar ct the entrance Of the
harbor and was lost She was laden with
powder, rides. bombs, &c. valued at, o2oo, 900.
The LoulsiaaA was ashore. The euu.boat
Zouavs. laden with 1900 rifles, 500 kegs Of
powder, 80 boxes Ysvolvers. The Grape Shot,
with the 9Th Maine regiment, and the Poca.
hontas lad on board the Rhode Island bat.
terry. The Eastern Queen and many
other vessels, thirty or forty In number. are
missing aud probably lost"
Despite adverse circumstances, Burnside
has succeeded In getting inside Of Rattsras,
and il now awaiting rsinforcements.
A portion Of the gym. boats chartered 70.
fused to leave Fert4e Monroe.
In New York th9nisfor tunes of the Burn.
side expedition was the theme on every
tongue. Wall street brokers see In 1t culy
vast amount Of money gone. Ship merchants
discover new market for old ships Most
people consider it an untimely disaster.
The Oonfederatas were carefully watching
the movements Of the feet. Gen. Burnside
says he could not get any pilots, and the
stores had to be landed on RATS. Col. Allan,
OF New Jersey, surgeon. and two others
were drowned in an effort to relieve the
steamer City Of New York.
Secretary stanton has iseusd an order pro.
hibiung any more letters being sent by nag of
truce, other than those to prisoners OF war
In Washington.
There appears to be no doubt but that tho
secretary OF the Navy will soon resign
Several prominent politicians are already
named ~ his successor, who will undoubt.
eddy DO from New York
The small pox IL raging fsarfully At George.
town, ID. u.
In the Federal Congress bill had been re-
ported In the House to establish a uniform
system Of bankruptcy throughout. the Feds.
raj States.
A bill had passed the Senate an thor.xius
the President to take possession Of all rail.
roads and telegraph lines when deemed me-
oessary, and impress the agents and employ.
ses into service. prescribing death or any
other penalties whichever may bs decided
by ooart.martial, for interfering or pre-
venting the Government from using the
x;.a.-.:. ~'>' " Ao' "n" A'nstny
The Senate also ado opted the resolu ii On In
" 90 wv eo''oA
them.
4 petition from the citizens of Illinois was
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