The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1863-01-29
Summary Of war News.


We have news from Southern papers
that tho steamer Huntress attempted to
run the Charleston blockade on the 18th,
but failed, and was burned, with 400 bales
of cotton. The Union steamer Columbia
went ashore at Masonboro Inlet 9n the
| 10TH. and all the officers and men were
/ compelled to surrender.
! y dispatch from Charleston, Of the 10Th,
says that it is reported from Kingston, n.
| g., that ''the enemy drove in our pickets
yesterday, eighteen miles below. The
enemy are supposed to be in strong force
and on the advance The Unionists are
10000 strong, and have twenty days ra-
! tions."
Western papers anticipate an immediate
attack on Rosecrans. They say Longstreet
has superseded Bragg, and that 80 geo or
more of Lees army have reinforced the
Rebel force at Shelbyvillc The theory
| is that Rosecrans must. be defeated and
the Southwes. held at any cost. Rosecrans
is said to be amply prepared, ane confident
OF his power to resist any onset.
| Gen. Mitchell has ordered the destruc-
ton of the property of certain Rebels who
have been convicted of obstructing the
railroads near Nashville. lie gives notice
that hereafter all Rebel property within
one mile of any place where railroads are
destroyed will be burnt, as far as possible.
A dispatch from Washington states that
information has been received that the
rise in the Mississippi river has caused
the water to flow through the canal cut by
Gen. Butler opposite Vicksburg' This
removes the river, should the news prove
true, about four miles distant from Vicks
burg.
The Bahama Herald of the 18th, an
nonnces the arrival Of the British war
steamers Galatia from Bermuda, ard
Spiteful from Havana, and says it is repor-
ted from highly creditable source, that
the comrender Of the Galatia has received
positive orders to take Admiral Wilkes
when and wherever found and convey him
to Bermuda, where he Is to be detained
until further orders from England
4 telegram from Mclnphis, Tenn, from
Acting Rear Admiral d. D. Porter, or
board L. S steamer, Blackhawk, addressed
to the Secretary Of the Navy, says: We
have taken St. Charles, Duyal's Bluff and
Des Are, and the light drafts are OYER
three hundred miles above the mouth Of
White river. Kt Duvals Bluff we captured
two Sinch guns with carriages, amnuni-
ton, etc, two hundred Enfield rifles, and
three platform cars, and at Des Arc we
captured thirty niue prisoners and quan-
tity OF arms and ammunition.
Burnside's address to his army was is
sued about noon on Tuesday Immediate
ly afterward, Frankhn's and uooker's
Grand Divisions moved of by the rear of
Summers Grand Division, seven or eight
miles above Falmouth, on the Rappahan-
mock. The rain commenced immediately
after they began their march, aud they
made slow progress.
On "Wednesday morning everything was
quiet, with no signs of battle, and no
cannouading heard in any direction.
Summers Division remained opposite
Frederick sburg, without change, but with
orders to be ready to move at moments
notice.
Advices from New Orleans state that
on Thursday afternoon, Jan. 6th: there
was a runner at New-Oreans that the
Winoua, one 9f our gunboat., had been
sank by the South battery at Port Hudson
Il Is also reported that Stonewall Jackson
with 10000 men had re-enforccd Eioks-
burg.