St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1862-02-20

.aLh. Go avoid lie na:ture BY the er'
my Since size fight =. Ro.i..ke. I'll:
zahrss o:sy sad Eisn.oa. aase. fa,lea ~,
the hands % the Federal. who. u IA
test acsonn,s. were marching .n cldos
and we're only IS niles from ,Aa. pest
This lal.er plsce il faihead dspos g
much Importance to the South. and it,
seizure by Burnside will. it il stated
cut Of ID. communication tc,wscn Ma
nassss and iae Gulf States. aud, ., lie
same .iu.e. cpen the route Tor reer at
t.eh upen Norfolk.
| In the West. also. the Fed-ra!s are re.
ported as entirely successful. The fall a
Fpll H.ury hss hccn con6slre>i. and she
capture # Fort Done!son is eAhci~li, ~
ported The latter place is said TO have
surrendered. after = protrac.ed and stub
born resistance. AMI. if the reports BE-
true. this is decidedly the most important
event Of the war. The extent Of this dis
as,cr to the Confederate cruz, is i'm.
possible. n, this time, 10 estimate. though
the Fcderals claim that 1t virtually enis
the war" They claim 70 hsve captured
Is. 600 prisoners. %. 600 stand OF sm.!l
arms. 1000 horses ant nm immense guam
,i,y Of heavy aud a..li ordnance. Genla.
A. s. Johnston aud Buckner are reported
smong the captive officers, but Floyd. for
whose capture thcr were particularly 20
liciieus. escaped. The Confederate lYss Is
put down ut 400 killed and 800 sounded
! whilst the Federal loss ia sdu,it,cd 20 have
been far greater. Ali IF this report. how
ever. with the exception uf an Official dis
patch TO Gen Ilallrck. simply annouuc-
ing the surrenier Of the fort. comes 10 us
through the agency Vi the Associated
Press, and should therefore BE- received
with snme grams Of allowance. One part
Of the r'por, strikes us as Inconsistent. to
sag she least, We refer 10 The reported
escape of Floyd win his entire division.
numbering 5000 men. Now. it Floyd
could escape the over night With force
Of this SAGE. wh, should $4,000 men &c
main 20 surrender the next mvrning7 II
5000 inch co.ld escape, why could no,
larger force do hkewisci Anu. II only
means Of transportation were at hand for
this number. why was exclusive prefer
snee given to Fhyd's commni: Would
Ieu. johnston have remained that hs
might Surrender the neat morning. with
thi. means Of escape at hand7 There IL
y screw loose somewhere in this report,
and We are c"nfien. that further add off,
cial accounts will de7el'r tue fact. thar
much Modification ain oe needed ere the
true version Of the affair tball reach us.
Rp'Tts fr, IN Missocri sre. likewise.
favorable /. the lEiun cause Price Is
reported to be on the y..sea, and she enc
ms in bot pursuit. IL is even stated.
that he has boon overtakeu and q cousii-
able portion Of his command captured.
As these reports uesd confirmation. how
ever. hey may prove untrue.
Lars: adviccs from the South show that
the L, jsrals have made demonstration
against Savannah and same lighting is re.
ported in that quarter. The reports. how
ever. arc 50 mesgrc in their character
t;.at nothing ha. been received indicative
VI the result. There is no,sing Dew from
Fortress Monroe or Ship Islsud. Il is
stated. that steamer has recently sue
ecedcd iu runaing the blockade =, the
mouth Of the Mississippi. aid has reached
New Os!eans With cargo of arms and
coffee.
Affairs along the line Of the Potomac
are reported quiet. aud it seems that Gen.
MrClcllan is resting satisfied with the
brilliant achievements Of his sr.ss in other
quarters. No forward movement Is now
urged. nor DO We h-lievs it - coatempla-
ted. Tn. valorous chieltsin 20 doubt
remembers the homely old saying-''ie'
well enough alone whilst he can
be lauded and feted for the exploits Of
others. viii not ri.k an encoas,er against
the foe. that gave the death bow to the
military reputation Of bis onee il'sssrious
predecessor. But. lock out Mcclellan (,
These are revolutionary siases. aud. We
repeat. look out for Grant:
In C.0gress. nothing new has tran
.p;red except the 6ns! passage Of the re-
port from the Fiasnee ConAsittce. under
! which Treasury notes are nsjs legal
| tender. In the Senate, the diseuseiosl
was q.ite warm upon shis riss. many
Senators regarding the measure - uneoD-
| stisasioaal. They. pcrh.ps. forgot. for
! the tim" being. that military necessity.
no. the Constitution, IL now sAe text book
By which legislas;ou mus. be guided.
Reports froas the Maryland Legislature
show that Gel. 10. q. Harris, from this