St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1862-01-16

embarked than scc,ns to be the Govern
ment upon the departure Of Burnside
vet. We predict. that this and I'll sin'ila|
/ sd6ssments VI the sort will come
nasght when regarded q a leading 81
toward Ne emplsa;ss IF - tax
Goverz nt tas u'sdrs ken The Sosel
may 8 kari1s;psed and ter oe,sts dsvaska'
! ted By desc narine i uesr.isn ~ -
gro.s ~ s. snSs1stsa q .ss -
dwellings est1oyed-Provisional Govern
men,s. liHS that at H.,teras, may be form
ed-but so long Is Manassas aud Colum'
bus are held by the ConfeGcrst.s. all the
Naval expeditions ths Governmcnt may
be able to Ct out in . century will be Of
no avail in the graf work Of sutjugatins
the Sosihrrn people. Reports Of the dcs'
ainasiGA af this expsaiiioa On. = varied q
they are numerous. but majority VI tbs
..knovins ones" incline to the belief that
Norfolk u the post against which its 81.
gaatie powers are to Be directed. When
last heard from. il vas II Hampton Roads.
though i is rumored that i has since
sailed Segthvard. and will make ths
eoasts Of North Carolina aud South Eas-
tern virginia its points Of dcbarkation.
Others say it will return to tho Kappa
hannock and make constructive move
mcnt with Mcclellan against the Potomac
batteries. A few d.ys. We presume, will
settle the matter and we shall decline Civ
ing our own conjectures upon the subject.
less We b. apprehended for .'giving score.
informati'n to the enemy"
The health of Gen. Mcclellan is re-
ported to BE- gradually improving. though
he is still unable to ride on horseback.
The clsmor at the North aud West aud
among tho members Of Congress. for a
forward movement, exceeds, It il stated.
that which proceeded the Bull Run affair,
though Mcclellan still holds on to the
more prudent. If not wiser. couuscls Of
Fabian. 1t is generally reported Al. the
North, however. that in less than a week
q general forward movement from al
points will take place. and thst the ere
bellion is to b speedily crushed out. !"
The Mississippi expedition is reported to
have already embarked. and probably ere
this Columbus has been attacked though
no reports of fighting in this quarter have
reached us.
Late intelligence from Missouri shows
thst Price has been again At work and in
his usual earnest way. 1t is stated that /.
detachment al four Federal regiments,
under Col. Carr. attacked portion Of
Prices force, near Springfield. and were
surrounded aud compelled to surrender
after suffering loss Of from GOO to 500,
in killed aud wounded. The affair is re-
gsrled n brilliant achievement on the
part Of Price. who. it'tecms, cntrsppcd
the Fedsrals BY opposing a small force to
them in front whilst the main Lo.ly Of biz
mcn 6ankcd aud surrounded the entire
command. --
Gen. Jackson is reported to be again on
the Upper Potomac menacing Hancock.
witha fierce of Il. 900 men. Il il stated
that In his late demonstration against Rom
ney he found it deserted, the F.dcrals hay
ing retired and since rs-crossed the Po-
tomac. He also attempted to cut off a
small detachment Of Federal troops, sta
toned at Bath. but failed in consequence.
Of their having received timely intelligence
Of his.pproach. In their fight. however,
they are said to have Left behind them two
brass cannon section IT Bcst's battery
and large nun'bcr Of blankets. tent,
and other valusbles. all of which fell in
the hands Of Jackson. A correspondent,
"f the Baltimore Ne~. Sheet states tina,
the diglt from Bath was very presipitate,
and that il was attended with consider able
loss on the part Of the Fedcrals. though
this Is denicd in loyal" quarters.
The news from Fortress Monroe and
Port Royal is devoid Of special interest.
The butler expedition, it is said. ha,
tscn abandoned and portion of his com.
mand merged into that under Burnside.
Mr.. Alvey. prominent member Of ,hs
Washington county bar and a native O
this county, has been released. upon parole
from Fort Warren.
1t is rumorcd that Mr.. Cameron has re.
signed the post Of Secretary Of War. ant
viii be appointed Minister to Russia. Mr.
Stanton. Of Ohio. is spoken Of as his sue
ccssOr. s- ss- -bs
In Congress and the Maryland Legisla
/ ture noAhinO has fransp;reJ os,f.;.la cf IL,