Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1863-02-12
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

The Army OF the Potomac is still quleScent
'Fhe roads, after the late storm, are in sad
condition, rendering all movements impossible.
BY au arrival at Sufslk from Richmond We
learn that the new Merrmac is now lying be-
tween seven and eight miles below Richmond.
1t is pierced for two guns on each side, and
will carry one forward and aft The vessel is
pronounced by many failure, while there are
others who are confident of its success. Two
other ironclads are in process of construction
there. The rebels are throwing up earth
works in every direction for the defence Of the
rebel capital.
A propeller which arrived at Norfolk from
Newbern on Friday, uia the canal aud inland
route, reports two government schooners ashore
on Hatteras shoals, one loaded with cattle,
and one with coal, aud that feet of one hun
dred end twenty vessels had sailed, and all
bound acuth
A po...on of General Magruder's rebel feet,
off Galveston, is reported to have recaptured
Sabine Pass, and the United States ship
Morning Light on the 2lst ult
It was rumored in Louisville that Morgan's
rebel forces contemplated raid On Le&iug
ton, and that the bankers aud merchants there
were packing up their money and valuables
ready for u flight. 1t was also sad that our
troops had got possession of Shelbyville
The brig Wilhelmina, Captain Welsh, at
st. Thomas on the 18th Of January, reports
that she spoke the rebel priveteer Alabama
on the 18th of that month, about four hun.
dred miles southeast of Bermuda. The Ala
bama attacked and destroyed the United States
steamer Hatteras on the 1Ith ultimo, and
must have steamed to the latitude described
by the Wilhelmina during the four ensuing
days
The report relative to the capture Of the
priyateer Florida was not confirmed by the
latest intelligence from Havana.
The steamship Roanoke, from New Orleans
28th and Havana 3lst ult arrived at New
York Friday. BY her we received later ac.
counts from Mexico but they are not of par
ticnlar importance, except in SO far as they
conGrm the intelligence previously received of
the evacuation OF Tampico and Jalapa. There
are also reports o: the sally of the Pnebla gar
rison and the rout of the French. Two Mexi,
cans, who had been convicted of poisoning BY
a French court martial, were executed at Vera
Cruz in the form prescribed by the French
military authority. There is no other news OF
Importance.
The British war ship Vesuvius, at Bermuda
co the 9Th Of January, reported that the
French army had been defeated in an attack
on Puebla, Mexico, and had lost three thou
sand meu.
Gen RosecraDs has made official report of
the Fort DonelSon affair. The attack was
made BY 4,000men and eight pieces Of artiIe.
~. OR force was only 500. The Rebels
made several charges, but were repulsed with
great loss, amounting to more than 90 killed
and three hundred prisoners. Another aC-
count says that already l45 rebels had been
buried. Our loss vas Il killed and 80
wounded.
Western dispatches say that the Union ram
Queen of tho West ran the rebel blockade on
Monday at daylight One hundred heavy
siege guns opened on her as she streamed past
A Rebel steamer was crippled. The Queen
was under Ere three quarters of an hour. The
canal or cutoff project will be preserved in,
and large force will be kept at work until
it is finished