Washington telegraph., 1862-02-12
TELEaRApHIc suMMARY-Our sum

TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.-Our SUM-
mary winds up again to-day, little awk-
ward, but without any adequate cause of
discouragement.
Concerning the Burnside expedition a
Richmond dispatch of the 3lst ult., says
that New York papers had been received
containing Burnside's official report. He
lays that before the seveie:t tune Of the
gale (alluded to il our last) most Of his
smaller vessels were anchored safely in
the harbor at Hatteras. The largest IL
Of the feet were inside, and he was wait
Ing reinforcements. The propeller getty
OF New York" loaded with powder aud
rifle bombs, was wrecked. The steamer
Louisiana ashore. The guuboat Zonaw.
loaded with 1000 rifles, 800 boxes OF
powder, and 80 boxes of revolvers; the
.'Grape Shot" loaded with bombs; the
"New Brunswick" with the ith Maine
Regiment; the "Pocahontas" with the
Rhode Island battery; the I" Eastern
Queen" aud between 80 or 40 other yes
sells We're missing and probably lost. The
New York Herald Of the IL inst, had
received nothing later from the cxpedi-
ton.
Secretary Stanton has prohibited the
transmission Of letters by dag Of truce,
except to aud from prisoners Of war! The
heartless rascal. a bill has passed the
federal Senate authorizing Lincoln To take
possession of all telegraphic lines aud to
lmpress agents and employees. The
peualty of death is prescribed against
those who interfere to prevent the use Of
tie lines. There has been also a resou>
ton of the Senate passed authorizing the
president to take charge of all cytton
lands, aud to employ the negroes to culti-
vate them.
Ol the 10Th ult, skirInish occurred
on Occoquan Caeek, in which nine Tex
ans Were killed and one wounded.
We copy the following from the Rich
mond Despatch Of Feb. lst:
.'The l. 'ndon Herald urges that Eng
land Should recognize the ConEeieracy
say that should perfect FIRE: trade Ie
established with the Southern Confeeracy,
England would have a fine market for her
manufactured goods. Derby also
continues to advocate the recognition.
The Opinione National says the Emperor
journals severely deu9uuca the blockade
Of Charleston. The Massachusetts State
government is buisily engaged in makiug
coast deien>es The federal House Of
Rep picsert,tives has passed bill appropri-
atlng half million collars fpr heavy I'd
nance The House Committee has repor-
ted against the abolition Of slavery 10
the ID. q.
From Nashville Gs, Feb we learn
that Zollicoffer's b dy ha1 arrived at that
place aud was escorted from the depot BY
a procession composed of the Governor,
State officers, Legislature, and a large
number of citizens.
The official report of Col. Wal,ham
states our luss at Fishing Creek to be 43
killed, l53 wounded, aud "A missing.
FROM Richmond (4th) We learn that
commissioners Fisk and Amcs, are ar
Fortress Monroe, but viii not be allowed
70 carry out their plan Of espionage
Sewari has 'piz4Iincted'' again. Mr..
Debebian, French subject, residing 81
| Wilmington, n. O.. was arrested last
,amlner aud sent 10 Fort Lafayette. He
was released BY the in'erpu>i,ion Of the
| French Minister aud Obtained a passport
70 20 10 EUROPE win the following en-
iurscueut: 1t Is understood that Mr..
Debebian Is not t. visit any Of the iusur
rectiouary States" H. showed this to
Napoleon, who to i IN ne would be al
lowed to return to his place of business.
He returned to Washington and apI lied
u Seward for passport. to Wilmington
which was refused. The French minister
then calle4 upon Seward aud the passport
was granted Enough said
A despatch 10 the Memphis Appeal
from Ft. Henry, dated 4th inst. conveyed
the intelligence that the enemy had ap
P AIRED again below that point that
three federal guubo Is Lad approached
and exchanged Somc 20 shots with the
fort. Al 3 o'clock five transports Of the
enemy were lauding troops on the East
side ot Ieanessee river, at the foot of The
Island, about two and half miles below
the for,. Firing commenced at Ft. Henry
at II o'clock the 9th. Our iurccs were
defeated aud gave up the fort-retreating
to Ft. Donelson Oh the Cumberland. The
enemy took possession of the fort and
their gunboais proceeded up the river to
Dauville aud destroyed the bri l., Of the
railroad leading from Memphis to Clarks-
vile, and on to Bowling Green. The
fight at f. Henry lasted two hours. AT
lat accounts the enemy's gunbnats were
still Al Danv lie.
A dispatch from Richmond (7th) 10
forms Us Of report that the federal Gen.
Reynolds has resigned, and Dlnver been
appointed in his place to the command Of
Cheat mountain.
The % Tennessee Regiment (Col.
Bates) has unanimously resolved to re-
enlist for the wat ... ....
Intelligence from Hyde Co. n &. tele-
graphcd from Richmond (6th) reports
that the federal fleet Of from 80 to 100
vessels left Hatteras on the 5th in the d.
reciiob of Roanoke Island.
Gen. Beauregard aud staff, passed
Nashville on the 3D., en- route for bis