The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-01-30
Summary of News,

Monoy to pay tho soid'ors of Gtncral.
Rnsrcrans and General Grant has been fur
uished. Also tho greater part necessary TO
pay the North Carolina and Southern sold
iers has been issued Bnrnsides army will
soon ho paid.
!. There arc now at Richmond 2 Goo Fed
eral prisoners
Al tho late battle near Murirecsbero. the
Foderai loss was 47I killed, 6673 wounded
aud 1000 prisoners
A o ter from Key Wost l2th. stnlcs that
2 500 men accompanied tho fiuct 10 recap
ture Galveston.
Tho Liverpool Chamber of Commerce
adopted restitution for giving n suitable
reception to tho officers Of tho first ship
coming from America with provisions for
the distressed operatives, and convey 10 tho
liberal donors their appreciation of the
generous and f.iondly sp rt. They referred
to tho action ot the New York Chanlbcr, re'
garding the Alabama to special committee.
Most of tho English journals attack Il 0
London Twrs with great bitterness, and
Indignantly ropudiate its recent advocacy of
slavery on Scr;ptural grounds Tho Liver
pool Post ilinks u reaction will :ako place,
and confidence bo lost in journal which
unblushingiy justfies slavery.
The Army and Navy Gazette says the
Confederate Generals have been oyrrpraiscd.
Their great strength has been TO stand and
fight. Not one of them seems to have
made campaign with purposc-rot one
has hnd tho capacity TO understand the
valuo of victory, and mover followed one up
/ Refugees from Richmond, vhcrc thoy
| loft on tho 10 h, represent that, "a week pre-,
vious to their departure. thoro was great
excitement in Richmond owing to u report
that largo Union force, numbering 80 900,
was on tho way to Welden, N. g., that n
large fleet OF gunboats was in tho waters of
! North Carolina About the samo time
! Gen. Anderson's division Of Jacksons army,
numbering about 10000, passed through
| Richmond, and wont south, which fact
added much TO tho excitement. Tho 1oat-
1 ing battery Merrimac is reported to DO a
! perfect failure, being too top heavy. These
refugees report further that Richmond is
we'll fortified at every point. Tho tortlica,
! tions arc garrsoned with but n small mum.
Dor OF men. They have over ono hundred
guns in position around tho CITY, Tho
main body of tho robel army is said to bo
about midway between Fredericksburg aud
| Richmond, on tho railroad. M
! A gentleman connected with n foreign ie-
/ CATION has received a letter stating that
the French government oponed cores
pondence with tho British Cabinet about
| the Alabumas deprcdatons; that Do LIiuys
/ opinion is, that tho tacit consent Of Eug
land to launching and fitting out privaloors
is in direct violation of the letier Of tho
! Treaty of Paris, and constitutes n breach OF
I the law of nations. II also states that the
British Cabinet has taken the mattor under
consideration, and is now trying to cxtrcate
itself from tho matter.
Major. General Curtis has tolegraphed Ia
4 General Hallcck from ST. Louis, 2ith, as
follows; General Gormon telegraphs from
Duval's Bluff on tho 18th that. aided BY
three gunboats. he assonded White River e
Duyal's Bluff aud Dsssarc. taking about 81
prisoners. two colum6iads aud about 20(
small arms.
Secretary Stanton communicated TO th'
Senate tho names Of all tho Generals in th'
service. amounting to 81 Major General
and 24O Brigadier Generals. Tho following
aro not at present assigned to active com
mands; Mpj Gems, Goo. d. Mcclellan, J
G. Fremont. Irwin Mcdowell, ID. O. Buell.
Fitz John Porter. Z. NJ. Clay; Brig. Gems,
Andrew Porter, w. S. Harney, G. p. Cone
Geo. A. Mccall. Louis Blenker, Jas. Shields
Geo Marcy, I. p. Crittendon, ]. B Turchiu
. ., w. OfhWiuIu, ~ = NIhuau, II ID lp"ei
r. j Oglesby, W, b. Campbell. L. G. Bar
low. J ii. II. Ward, and N J Briggs.
; Con. Hitchcock, in letter to the Wosh
ingion Chronicle, charhos Gen. Mcclellan
with disobedience of the Presidents order
last spring
: The President and tho Cabinet have boe
engaged in tho discussion of tho propo
gauge for the Pacific railroad, and decide
: II should bo Ave feet.
IL may be positively stated that Goners
Butler will resume command of tho Depart
ment OF the Gulf. His headquarters wi
be at fret at New Orleans, and soon Ht
higher point on the Mississippi This dc
} termination in regard to Butler VAS arrive
at Immediately after bis departure fros
Washington for the North. II was the in
q evtable result of his conferences with th
( President and heads Of Departments.