Washington telegraph., 1862-01-29
TELEeRApHIc Summary This closes

TELEaRAPHIC SUMMARY. This closes
SO mournfully this week, We have little
heart to make it out Nevertheless, we
present our readers with all the reliable
items which have reached Us up to date.
There are $50 Yankee prisoners sent
from Richmond to Newport News on the
18th under parol not to fight against the
South until properly exchanged.
| Cameron has resigned his place in the
Cabinet of Lincoln, on account of diff
ference of opinion concerning emancipa-
ton. The generally received opinion i
that he will be sent minister to Russia,
aud that Staunton of Pennsylvania will
succeed him in the Cabinet. The finan>
cial crisis continues in the North Busi-
ness entirely suspended Il is believed
that Sec. Chase has also resigned. The
u. S. Congress proposes to issue hun
dred millions of treasury notes, whilst the
/ people already refuse those already 10
market
Austria agrees with England abou, the
Trent affair.
We learn from Boston that Gov. More
head Of Ky. has been released on parole
We learn from the Nashville Union
and American (l7th) that n few days
previous, Genl. liindnan with detach
ment If 900 cavalry, burned the station
house, and out buildings at Rowlett's sta
tion, 3 miles this side Of Green River;
also the Horse Cave depot aud buildings
attached, and the Hotel aud adjacent
houses at Cave city. IL was supposed all
public houses between Glasgow Junction,
aud Rowlett's hill would be destroyed.
The rail road aud turnpike between those
points rendered impossible fJr artillery.
Senators johnson, and Polk Of Missouri
we're expelled from the Federal Senate on
the 10th by unanimous vote. This is
from the ST. Louis Republican of the 1lth.
A despatch to the same paper of the
9th from Cairo, announced the great ex-
peditioD as ready to start next day, to as
cend the Tennessee river, but final desti-
nation unknown. Another despatch from
Cairo of the 10th, announced that a large
number of troops had been conveyed to a
point on the Kentucky shore miles be-
low Birds Point TO be Joined there by
cavalry previously taken across TO Fort
Hot-that a considerable number of
troops were to be taken from Paducah,
and that about 600 actually marched from
that place on the 10th TO join the expedi.
ton 10 the interior. Next came a ruiDor
Of the capture of Fort Henry and the pro-
bable fall of Fort Donelson also. This was
from Memphis on the 18th. Subsequent
dispatches Of the Doth represented those
forts in cur quiet possession; but an xiously
awaiting the approach of the enemy. AT
that date information had also reached
Memphis that the feicrals 10000 strong
were advancing upon Paris aud Danvile
In tennessee; and were hourly expected
there. From Nashville Of the Goth We
learn that the movement against the above
named forts had been merely feint
That the federal gurboats had approached
within 3 or 4 miles Ut each fort, fired a
few guns into the woods and retired, but
it had been ascertained that they had
landed 1900 troops 1T ferry p miles
below Fort Henry, and it was thought
that 5 or 10000 were marching either
to Fort Henry, or on Paris. The next
account was from Nashville of the 2lst,
that the enemy 1900 strong were at
Murray, Ky, p miles north Of Paris
marching ln the direction OF that place,
with the supposed design Of seizing the
railroad and cutting off communication
I hot al ,h.S
4, dispatch next day fiom Nashville stated
that the Confederate steamer Dunbar had
:oue down the river from Fort Henry to
within % miles of Paducah on the 18th
and saw no gunboats, but that scouts from
the Fort had reported the federal force al
Murray, frcm 5000 to 10 600 infantry
1000 cavalry, and II pieces Of artillery
Heavy rains had ia len on the 10Th and
2Oth rendering roads aud streams impas-
sable, We hear no more from that quar-
ter until the 23d from Memphis. A spe
+ cial dispatch had been received from Pari.
, by the Avalanche 10 the effect that tb,
/, Federals had evacuated Murray and wer,
marching on Fort Henry, 10000 strong
T The Fort had been reinforced but much
anxiety was felt, for its safety Thu
: hangs our susp ense iu that quarter.
The New York Herald of the 18th
says that Mcclellan is recovering, ant
tha. Chase resigns for the purpose of &C
: cepting a seat in the Senate. Col Kear
, ney is dead
, The Federal Congress has made an ap
preparation for the army for the year end
lug next June, Of four hunirel nd fit,
million. The board Of b,nkers have hat
! a conference with Chase and rem ia mex
, orable. Chase threatened higl. take,
The Federal Congress passed bill dis
cIraIgiug the fugitive slaves from Jail, il
the District of Columbia
D On the 9th Gen. Goldsboro left For
Monroe with the 18th Massa chusetts reg
iment in a steamer. Spalding sailed bounC
for Port Royal. Goldsboro commands th,
fleet and Burnside the land operations --
$ On the Tuesday previous nine Massachu
: sets regiments arrived at Fortress Mon
roe on board the Constitution The Rich
mond dispatches Of the 18th report tha
all the Yankee vessels had left Port Roy