Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-01-24
News of the Week.
MASON AND SLlDELL.

Eagle, arrived mere, reports the BRUSH steam
er Gladiator with the traitors Mason and Sli
dell on board arrived at ST. George Bermud;
on the 9Th inst. and sailed for st. Thomas
on the 10th, where the two rebels would tax,
passage for England
FORT pICKENs FIRES UPON THE REEELs.
The rebel batteries of Pensacola, having
repeatedly fired at our small vessels. For
i Pickens opened on the rebel steamer Times
i which was loading stores at the Navy Yard
On the LIST of January the rebel batteries re-
sponded, and the firing was continued unit
evening, Fort Pickcns firing the last shot -
The rebel guns were well aimed, and most Of
/ their shells burst inside of our Fort. Only
one of our men, however, was wounded
! One of our shots made large breach in Fl
Barancas.
In the evening. our firing set Warrington
on fire The contiagration continued all night,
and the place was still burning on the eve
ming of the I'd inst When the Rhode Island
| left, the fire was seen at a distance Of thirty
five miles at sea.
| ,4.I3 FROM PORT ROYAL, IA
Adviccs from Port Royal state that the cx-
petition toward Savannah was supposed to be
in progress. Accommodating parties have
proceeded beyond Tybee Island with appar.
atus for removing distractions from the Iiv-
| erS and creeks south of the Savannah river
| 1t is understood that the land force would
consist Of 10000 men, and Warsaw Inlet
| would be the first destination Of the cxped-
| ton. r4 - o.. ~ - ~ ~ ~ n B s1 y
ss DEFEAT OF REBELS IN KENTUCKY. ~ e
Louisville, Jan. 2O.-Gcneral Thomas tel
| egraphs to head quarters that on Friday night
Vnll, fTr , y
attacked him at six o'clock on Saturday morn.
ing, near Webb'S Cross roads, in the vicinity
Of Somerset. AZ half past three o'clock, or
Saturday afternoon Zollicoifcr and Bailey
Peyton, had been killed ard the rebels were
in full retreat to their entertainments at Mill
Springs, with the Federals in hot pursuit
No further particulars are given respecting
the loss on either side. ".a
Later.-Cincnnat. Jan. 21.-A special
from Louisville, say dispatches just received
at head quar- tcrs, announce that the battle did
not take place on Saturday, but on Sunday
evening. and that Gen. Thomas continued to
pursue until night set in. Our forces followed
the rebels who ran before them in the widest
confusion, like flock of frightened sheep
close up to their entertainments, on the North
bank of the river, in front of these they laid
all night, expecting to storm them IN the
morning but with the aid OF their boats aud
barges, the enemy managed to get across the
river before daylight. They left behind how
ever, all their artillery, ammunition. horses.
tents. eight wagon loads Of quarter masters
cnmlnissary and medical stores al! Of which
fell into our hands. Our troops had possess
ion ofther entertainments. Early this morn
ing after reaching the opposite side, the reh
els dispersed in every direction. Two hun
,lred dead and wounded rebels were picked
up on the field. among them Zollcotfcr and
Bailey Peyton. .. .' s..s.... -
Xollcofcr was found MORALLY wounded in
a wagon. f.-s..4..
Our loss is not definitely ascertained, hu,
must have been considerable.
The victory over Xollcoifcr at Somerset, is
regarded in military circles here. as an inn
portant one, but not having any particular
bearing upon the position OF the enemy at
Bowling Green, Zolicoffer was not in posi-
ton to cooperate with Buckne', being too
far cast. 81 ...-. III rars s....s'
FEDERAL VICTORY IN MISSOURI.
Washington, Jan. 19.-An official report
from Gen. IIalleck says: major Hnhhard's
cavclry attacked a rebel force of 800 at Silver
Creek, Howard county, under Col Poindex
ter, on the 10th, and routed them. Rebel loss
40 killed and GO wounded. Our loss killed
and 10 wounded We also captured I60
horses, GO wagons, 1o5 tents, so kegs Of pow
der, 200 guns and IS prisoners.
DEATH OF JOHN TYLER
Ex-Prcsident Tyler died at Richmond on
Friday night after very brief illness.
BJRNsIpEs EXPEDITION. Sc.
A letter received at Wilmington, N e.,
dated the 10Th, from reliable source at New
bern N. c., says that 43 Federal vessels are
at Hattcras
An official dispatch received at Wilmington
n. G., on the 10Th inst, from Goltlshorough
on the 10th. says that 81 small steamers and
6 sail vessels were inside, and large steam
crs outside of Hatteras. More are expected
in Pamlco Sound. .,sa. .a
The above may be relied on, as it comes
from an officer in Hyde County.
The Norfolk Day Book of the 18th inst.
has the following: A private dispatch to
gentleman in Richmond from prominent
merchant in Wilmington, N. c., says tfat
feet Of thirty vessels was at anchor off the
mouth Of the Cape Fear River and demon
straton on Wilmington was hourly expected.
RumorS were current in Norfolk to-day of
the most startling nature. Refugees report
ed that Roanoke Island had been taken pos
session of, and that the two rebel regiments
there were taken prisoners.
80 THE CAIRO EXPEDITION.
The expedition from Cairo, that set out
a week since with such a flourish of truln-
pets, $; Ems, after all. to have been but a" re-
connoisancc in force" preliminary to some
thing more likely to happen. The country
around Columbus was thoroughly gone over
and surveys taken, and the entire troops have
now returned to Cairo and Paducah. Imne-
diately on his return, and as an indication Of
what is TO be- Gen. Grant calls upon such of
his volunteers as are used to boating life to
enlist upon the gun boats, now lacking only
in crews to be completed.
News Items.
TIE Twelfth Iowa regiment has gone to