New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-02-04

following. from the Cincinnati Commercialo Of the
27th, indicates that Gen. Thomas has received
heavy reinforeements, and designa containing to
advance towards knoxville: 4.ss.s t< ..s,5;, IS
y A Week ago this morning IKE defeated army Of
Gen. Zollicofsr, without arms or baggage, ran
away from Mill Creek, and our victorious troops:
possessed their afcrtifieations artillery, baggage
train, stores and arms We,do not know preeiaslY
how well the time has heen improved. We are ass
sured that the roa ds are in such condition that
without great Improvement in the weather, an
advance in force siHnpossible. Weaare informed,
however, that nine 0hio,- Indiana and 8 Kentucky
Regiments have, during the week, Fsinforced Gen.,
Thomas, SO that be now has an asuy Of more than
10000 efectige men. This ohsiousiy means busi-s
ness. We must be patient, and have right TO oes-
pect exceedingly important operations through the
great gan made il The eneny's lines, Wien the
weather will permit. M
FROM SAgASNAH.--i5EhesSa he sannah Rep set
last Friday. has the following a Is L 81 ~,
! We have not a word OF news to3report from be-
low this morning. The alkees vessels still remain
Walls Cut, but none are visible on the scuth
side of the river. II been ascer tained that the
Instructions iii Wilmington Narrows are uutoaeh-
ed and some supp that the vessels which were
there some days ago have gone round to Port
Royal with the view ot uniting With those on the
Carolina side, ana effecting an entrance 10 the
river through Walls Cut. K e 's4S5sf
F The firing heard Wednesday evening WIS from
our light and heavy batteries on the coast. which
sS%es
=. S.--Sinee tles foregoing was Written, the
steamer Leesbnrg has arr we'd from trip to Fort
Pulaski. She went down yesterday morning, and
passed through the south hannelto the
with the garrison. The vessels in Walls Cut did
not fire upon her, hnt as she wasabout leaving the
Wharf to return to- the city, three shot were dis
charged at her frdsn The Martello tower, on Tybee,
! all of which fell short.
| There were at Warsaw yesterday, fourteen ves-l
sells ol1tside-eightsteaa and six schooners. OF
| the steamers, three were sound boats. painted
white, and full Of men; and i've propellers, IN
| side there were three eamers-tWo propellefs
and q sidewhee. Two OF the latter went outside
late in the day. There are two dismanttea hilksr
in the sound which remain in the same position as
b efore.7 e.7gr sss ~ sSss fHf3754 Al 1.Ft
NEGRO STgALyNS.-A Confederate officer from
Camp Beauregard. now in the city, informs ns that
Gen. Grants division, in its retreat from Fort
Hanrysto Padneahs stole 800 negroes on the route,
and took them to p Paiiueah + At Mayfeld they
uniformed and armed $50 negro men, and placed
them in their ranks asF FederaI oldiees Tins was
practical carrying outof the satrncicGs policy
adopted. by LINCOLN and Stanton, ha new Secretary
of War of arning the slaves against their masters.
| There can be no lnngerany doubt that it is the
/ fixed purpose Of the Lincoln Administration to e4-
cite servle war ia the South, if they can and in
yolve the Southern people in the horrors OF gene.
| raj slave insuEreeton. In advance Of Hoy Con-
gressional legislation on the subjsct. the
| policy has been already adopted. We have nc
I doubt tnhG S6cfebazlStfuGuGR8 laV8 tA
the Federal Generals to inaugurate Thereafter, IS
they advanceinro the South. 1T isunderRtooa tha,
| Cen Smith, OF Padueah, has been opposed to
| making this an Abolition war, but has OF last
| yielded TO the pressure apon him, and entered
upon the hellish task assigned him. 0urinfor1nant
states that the slaves OF Bnion ment IN the late
raid, were taken indisormn with those Of Sc
cessionists. Those reereaat saveh o,ders; there
fore, who have afhiated with the "A hohtonists IN
this war, need expect no better treatment than
their neighhorS. ~ Sga sFsEf%sG +SG' 7*sl5
4 "a sJMrRoBABuITYs OF AN ADVANCE. or FHE GRAsD
ARMs.-The Washingt ton correspon ndent Of the New
York Express, says: III b. tzs 81
Your readers may set their minds af T resE abont
any advance nlovenenteof the army OF the F0to-
mac. Officers and their regiments aGd divisions
Y may receive orders tobein readiness to move III
4 moments notice. Gen, McClean's twenty bag
and sleepineswith we'll matched bright bays, maj
4 be In good running trim, but an advance movement
Il of the army OF the Potomac at present and tor
ninety days to come. is ont of the question. The
winter Of this region mas Just commenced and ths
roads are eEfrighttul. A pieceso hard ground upcf
| which to Elaneuvre an army of %. GOO men Seag
4 scarcely be found petween this and Richmond
This state of affairs it is feared may at tht
4 West, where the grand army has 80 auspiei8asy
i eommence active operations. &8 548 5s8sS "a
a. s5WEDoS'T BBLfEvE 4 WoRn OF rr.-The follow
ing appears in the louisville Journal Of Januarl
25th: 2g y a'.'4 ai=sA s
sAletter from Somerset says the rebel loss in ths
late battle was 200 killed, 800 wounded and mort
than 200 prisoners Bsilie Peyton, just before ths
battle, made the remark that he was the on1j
Union man in that part Of their diyision-tnat fhea
II were fighting in the wrong cause, ana hqtE @ na
his " State pride . had made him volunteer Tn'
bodies ofZ0licofer and Peyton viii be taken II
| Somerset and buried with the houors OF war
They agai. Ire reqasitiop Of their friends in th
South.