The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-01-14

The 18th Pennsylvania Regiment loses
% killed, ITO wounded, and 26 missing.
The 10th Pennsylvania Volunteers were
placed in the Reserve Corps, and only
lost killed and IL wounded, not having
been engaged during the hardest fight
ing. g.
The list Regiment (Penn'a Cavalry
lost IA altogether, killed, wounded, and
missing. The Pennsylvania troops all
behaved splendidly.
The loss of the Rebels increases every
day. Two thousand wounded Confeder.
ates were sent to Lavergne from here
yesterday. Many more are left here, but
they cannot be moved, as their wounds
are frightful, and most of them will die.
just as l telegraph, learn that the
town of Lavergne has been accidentally
burned down and SO the Rebel wounded
will have to be sent to Nashville, and
thence to Louisville, for treatment
The official report of Gen. Wright to
Gen. Haleck fully confirms the story Of
/ Gen. Carter's railroad breaking operations
in East Tennessee: He entirely destroyed
the Union and Wa.auga bridges, with
ten miles of railroad. Five hundred and
! fifty Rebels were killed, wounded, and
taken prisoners. Seven hundred stand
lof arms, and large amount of -four,
salt, and other Rebel stores were de-
streyed. ea.. ..-
Gov. Andrew in his message says that
Massachusetts has raised $4,000 men for
the war The public debt of the State
lis S5,352,000, the designated provision
to meet which is S5,096,000. The dis
bursements of the past year amounted
to 81 ,673,391. The collections of rsve.
nue. have been promptly made and the
treasury presents spectacle of prosperity
and strength usual only in peace.
The Rebels in Eastern Virginia are
hurrying off to the South all the slaves
they can catch, and on the other hand
the slaves are making every effort to get
within the Union lines. 1t is said that
slaves in Maryland are refusing to work
without pay, and altogether there would
seem to be very little reliance to be placed
upon the peculiar institution along the
Eastern border.
Our Nashville dispatch of Thursday
says that Murfreesboro is entirely desert
ed. Our army and Gen. Roseucrans's
headquarters have advanced ten miles
beyond that place. The Rebel army is
reported to be at Tallahoma. Gunboats
and transports are arriving at Nashville.
The Governor of Minnesota says that
that State has furnished 800 men over
her quota, besides crushing out the great
est Indian uprising eser known in the
country. The Governor demands that
the Indians shall be renewed from the
borders Of the State.
Gen. HaIleck thanks Gen. Rosccrans
and his army. He says: The victory
was well earned, aud is one of the most
brilliant of the war. You aHd your
brave army have won the gratitude of
your country, and the admiration of the
world. Z. '.ss ..f rel
! Gov. Robinson of Kentucky, in his
message just printed, violently attacks
the Emapcipation Proclamation, which
he thinks inficts fatal blow upon Ken
tucky, and unites the South in one mex.
haustlble hate.
Gov Andrew has received the offer of
full cavalry battalion from California,
to consist of four companies. The ques-
ton of acceptance is now pending before
the War Department.
The flag g-of-truce boat to Metamora ar
rived at Fortress Monroe from City Point
on Thursday, bringing down 800 Union
prisoners, mostly cavalry taken at DUN.
fries. G.a
A Baltimore paper says that Gen. Cor
coran has advanced on the Rebels on the
Blackwater in force, and will give Gen.
Pryor an opportunity for a fight if he de-
sires it.
We have disagreeable news from Gal
weston. On the lst our blockading force
was attacked by number OF Retel gun
boats, aud contest ensued which result
ed in the defeat of our forces, the cap
ture of the Harriet Lane and the deStruc-
tion of the g,ship West6eld, We lost
number of valuable officers, Commander
RenShaW among the number.
The news of Gen. Sherman's repulse
from Vicksburg is confirmed Not find.
ing the expected support from below. he
was forced back to his gunboats, embarked
under their protection, and was at the
last accounts bound up the river toward
Napoleon His loss IS stated to be 600
killed, 1900 wounded, and 1000 miss
ing.