The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-12-02
The News.

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The news from the Army of the Potomac
ia NOT OF the most brilliant character. LEE
j, said to be strongly entrenched between
Orange Court House and Gordonsville. 1t
is now thought that no battle Of importance
was FOUGHT. The weather is so intensely
cold, that the severely wounded die before
they are removed from the field.
The rebel pirate Alabama is reported
in the Bay of Bengal.
SAN. HousroN, of Texas, Is reported
dead again.
"A. iespstch from Cumberland Gap e.
ports heavy firing in the direction OF Knox
Vile very rapid-sbout forty discharges
per minute.
The Columbus Journal says that after
Gen. JOHN MORGAN arrived safely in Jana
da, he sent his card by telegraph to Cover
POI, Ton, giving the Governor assurance
thar the aforesaid JOHN was safe at Toronto,
With all manner of kind compliments, ETC.,
etc.
The expense to the taxpayers by GOV
TOD calling out the militia for the defence
Of the State against JOHN MORGAN and his
band is, up to date $4,000. That is sim
ply for the payment Of the militia. 1t does
not include damages accruing, or transpor'
sation of militia, or property destroyed -
That amount is for the payment of the mi
litis alone. 1t is estimated BY we'll INFORM
Cd mrsons that the entire cost to the PEG
ple of Ohio attendant on this MORGAN raid
will not be less than 100000 and caused
mostly by the silly panic of Governor IoD'
and not by the actual destruction OF pro-
perty by Morgan.
1T 10 said that resolutions will be pre-
sented to Congress to remove the Capital
from Washington further North or West,
owing to the want Of Accommodations in that
city and the high prices charged for rents
and board
Chief Justsce TANEY states that he has
not rendered his resignation, and will resume
bis seat on the converting of Court.
The escape of the chief of guerrilas'
JOHN MORGAN, and half dozen of his OIL
GERS from the Ohio Penitentiary, is an
event disgraceful to the authorities having
him in custody. 1t turns out that be was
being treated with extraordinary lenity.-
He was dressed in citizons clothes, and sub
ject to no sort Of vigilant supervision. Ito
aud his officers complained the other day
that the floors OF their cells, being of stone,
were damp and unhealthy, and asked for
boards to cover the floors, that they might
not catch cold. The boards were furnish ii
by the Warden, and answered to cover DE
holes in the floor The rasca!s must have
been sometime at work, and such All IN
spection as should have been given then
cells every day would have detected
their labors to get out. The military had,
or were supposed to bsve, netting t" DO
in guarding the prisoners, but II does not
seem to have been snybody's o." ness 10
10 X after them.
Congress will ,no,t likely h. 'rganiz ID
On the first day Of the session. ~ the r'rc
ton of SCHUYLER OoLFAX A So 1ker.
The Cincinnati CARTE >tys: after
the event the Washington news censorship
becomes suddenly rigid. ltgrows as s''' ct
ss an ostrich with its head in the sand
Even matters already published in tn pa
psrs in the Capital must not be teiegra he'd
to Journals remote from the scene Of action
The deed, aud not the anticipation con
bounds the censorship. But for fortnight
the Washington telegraph has announce
that tue Army of the Potomac was about
to advance to battle with LEES army, and
it has sent bulletins from day to day,
stating the mighty determination, the TEN
porary delay and the imminent march. LEE
has had abundant warning of the fate that
awaits him. He cannot plead any unfair
ness Oh cur side in taking him unawsres.
The Conservative victory at the annual
- usrtCor6 Hon, ON No,