The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-02-11
TELEGRAPHlC.
CHICAGO. Feb. 81. a. NJ.

"A special from Cairo to the Tribune says
that a Memphis dispatch announces the az
rival of the steamer Aaeiine from V%ickburg.
The Ram Queen of the Vest ran the block
ade Monday morning at daylight. A hundred
heavy Siege guns opened on her as she steamed
past. A rebel steamer also opened fire on the
Queen which she replied to and the rebel
steamer was crippled. The Queen was under
fire three quarters of an hour,
The Tribune's special, Washington 9th
says
There are two circles of blockading ships off
Charleston Harber-Thc outer n~deep2water
was seven miles from Sumter the inner one
was upon the Bar. Sailors in the Navy De-
partment are certain that the rebel ircn clads
went down only to the latter. They were not
calculated for the deep and rough water be-
yond, and it is declared that they did not go
near to or menace the second and outer line of
large blockaders.
-PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 8.
The Sunday Transcript has a dispatch from
Washington which says there is no enemy in
force at fredericksburg, most of those have
been sent to the Black Water or to Vieksburg.
The only force left behind being about $4,000,
an ample number to prevent the passage of
the Rappahannock at the present season
From d~sserters and other sources, it has been.
aSCSCtdluCu sEdL- Tic TeOCt IdllIOdQ COtuu
tions arc perfect. In 70 hours the entire ar
my of the enemy can be transported from any
point in the South to Fcdericksburr,. SC they
can well afford TO spare the great body of their
army from our front. During the present
week the President has determined upon call
ing General Mcclellan to the command of the
army again.
Upon the dnnounc ement being made in a
Cabinettcouncil, there was a great furry. Sc
'cretary Chase at once threatened to, resign, as
did also the rest Of the radical members, For
this and other reasons the President deter
mined to make no change for the present
Within two weeks, however, there is scarcely
a de- ubt that the command of the army. will be
rendered to Gen. Mcclellan. The appoint.
ment of Gen Hooker to the command is mere
ly temporary. It was made against the judg-
ment Of the President, and even the Sccreta!
ry of War. His s~oldieriy qualities are not
doubted, but hi Stability to handle such an i'm
mensc body is seriously questioned, BY his
friends. seisiIo5E 2gfDE9E o%'Aikn
asNothings of importance is expected from
Wicksburg for at least thirty days. It will
take that time to eenrplete the carai and to
bring onrs forces efecluallytoebear against the
rebel stronghold 1t may be that circum-
stances may precipitates battle, but the gem
cral impression is that it will require q mouth
at least to capture the place, ~.
=. 40 NEW YoaK, Feb. 8.
A Port4R Royal letter of the Sd. says the Non
tauk has been engaged several dayssin attack
ing an iron clad battery on the Ogecehee riv.
er. The rebels have got much heavier guns
than ever used before, and also use steel point
ed, solid shot, but although the turret has been
struck sixteen times, they have all glanced of.
Captain Warden had nearly demolished most
of the rebel parapet, and expects soon to cap
ture the battery, behind which lies the steam
err NashUiHe. The T'dssaic is said to be up
Warsaw SQUAD, and heavy firing was heard
there on the I'd The rebel ram FIngzl is in
that vicinity. The Pdtapsco and Heehouken
are both hourly expected.
The harbor of Port Royals full of vessels
and troops, and Gen. Foster had arrived.
Dispatches from Charleston state reports
brought there by the British frigate CadDus
had alarmed the citizens, who were leaving
rapidly.
A Jackson, Miss; dispatch of the 4th states
that the Federal IAN which passed Vicksburg
on the I'd, was off Matches on the same even
ing The rebels state she then steamed down
theiriYet destroying everything in her way
Their batteries had no effect upon her.
Rebel correspondence from Fredericksburg
states that the Yankee army is likely to be an
any tinesby-a sudden dash of the