The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-01-30
More News OF the, burnside Expe-
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Aspss fran Ms Southern Papers.
regard to Command al Columbus Gus
tarrs SM,A his Successor on The POtO.
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FoRraEss MoSRoE, Jan. S7.- General
Burnside has been indelaLigablc. He is
confident OF the ultimate success of the
expedition, and has the respect OF every
man under his command.
The only troops that have been landed
are the cath Massachusetts regiment and
the RHODE IslaOd battery.
Col. Hawkin' regiment goes with the
Burnside expedition. IS -
There has been no loss Of life except
what is already mentioned.
Different reports are received at Hat
teras from tho surrounding population in
relation to the disposition aud intention
Of the enemy. Some who cane In say
that the rebels are completely frightened
and will not make stand.
Another report is that large masses Of
troops will be concentrated in the vicini.
ty. And still another story is confirmed
by many, tia. their exertious will be di-
rected chiefly to placing obstacles in The
way Of our progress to Norfolk.
The rebels keep good lookout on our
movements with their gunhoats. Two of
them made Il cir appearance after the
storm. but disappeared when chased.
The mails by the Eastern State will be
forwarded TO morrow.
The Pensacola left this afternoon for
Key West. Pensacola and Ship Island
She will report to the Commodore of the
fleet in the Gulf OF Mexico.
The Baltimore boat brought down this
morning the Cd and 4th Batteries from
Wisconsin. They will remain at Fortress
Monroe for the present.
A flag Of truce was sent out this after
noon to meet the rebel steamer Selden,
and brought back. among the released
prisoners, Lieut.. Parks, 4tb Michigan;
Dr.. VIM. D, Fletcher, 9th Indiana; Lieut..
VIM. Booth, I'd Wisconsin, aud Lieut.. c.
NJ. Hooper. LIST California.
We 6ud the following in a Southern
paper of to day:
"The Richmond Dispatch has reliable
authority for making the statement that
Gen. Beauregard takes command of the
army Of Columbus. Ky, and Gen. Gus
tayus W. Smith succeeds him in the po,
sition he has 50 long and so successfully
occupied. At Columbus we understand
that Gen. Beauregard is subordinate to
no one except Gen. A. Sydney Johnston,
This change goes into effect without de.
lay"
GEN. BuRNsIDE's OFFICIAL REPORT.
WAsnINeroN, Jan. 2S.-A special mes
senger with dispatches from Gen. Burn
side reached Washing ton this morniog.-
They are dated Headquarters Depart
ment North Carolina, Hatteras Inlet Jan
Goth" The messenger lcf Hatteras oil
Sunday. Gen. Burnside says:
Owe left our anchorage at Anpapoli'
on Thursday, Jan. 9th, and after pro
tracted passage. owing 10 dense fogs, ar
rived at Fort Monroe on Friday night a
l2 o'clock. Leaving Fort Monroe OIL
Saturday, at 10 in the morning, we pro
Ct teded at once to sea, but owing to fog
on Sunday and Sunday night, our prog
ress was very slow. 0o Monday, Ih
13,h, the weather cleared up, with hea
w wind and rough sea. causing our yes
sells to labor very heavily, and some wer
obliged to cut loose from the vessels the,
, were towing Most of them, howeve
, passed over the bar. and anchored insid
the harbor about II noon, on the | oh
ljust in time to escape the severe gale {
Monday night aud Tuesday. The pro
} peller City oi New York ran on 10 til
bar at The entrance 10 the haabor, and @
wing to tie severe weather and want {
small boats We could render her no assis
I tance. She was laden with stores an
/ was lost The General also says he ha
a been led to suppose that he would find e1
: perienced pilots at Hattcras, bathad gre'
difficulty in accomplishing his wish fc
i want Of proper accommodation. He ado
e he would commence that day to build
= wharf for landing supplies.
The men were cheerful and patient, an
he would proceed with confidence
An accident occurred. in an effort
d relieve the steamer New York, by whic
beat was swamped and the lives of CO
a Allen, Of the Ninth New jersey, his Su
: geon and the mate Of the boat wers all
lost.
y Alter the arrival Of the expedition
u Hatteras, the enemy made their sppea
70 ance in one or two vessels, on a reconnC
|. tering expedition. Our boals ga
chase aud drove them back.
's y. The transports and vessels ground
u will be got of by MD of the tug boa
l. Only the New York was lost, and
ia lives except those above referred 10.
VI Ge cral Siegel arrived in ST. Louis
&c Thursday evening of last week, 1t is sa
.' be has been assigned command on /
;" Potomac.