Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-02-08
From New York.

NEW YORK, Feb 6.-The steamer Ed |
inburg, from Liverpool 18th, arrived this
morning.
Her news is anticipated.
The Times Newburn letter of the I'd,
says our loss is not heavy; perhaps a
hundred would cover the killed, wounded
and missing.
Col Fellows, of the 18th Massachu-
sets, with several other officers have
not been heard from. The gunboat I'm
derwriter was captured under the guns
of our fort, which shelled her, set her
on fire, and she blew up.
The Worlds New Orleans letter says
cur force at Mad IS )nville, is being con-
stanly increased, evidently with view
of making it the base of supplies.
Rumor says General Banks will soon
embark for Texas, betokening an ad-
vance movement in that quarter.
The people of that State are ready in
large numbers to join our forces.
The TribuneS Newburn letter of the
first says our pickets were driven in Sun
day night at Battledoors Creek, Deep
Gully and Briar Creek.
Lieut.. Col. Fellows of the 18th Massa-
chusetts with lis men, and detach-
ment of the goth New York, and q Sec
ton of Captain Churchills battery, went
out on the Washington road. This
morning another section went out the
Trenton road and was captured entire;
only so Of the lis of the 18th Massa-
chusetts came back.
The enemy came on them in over
whelming numbers, but our troops held
them in check until the baggage and
camp equipage could be removed or
burned.
Col Fellows, Surgeon Galamp, Cap
tain Lord, Lieutenants Davis, Comings
Hill and Mann are missing of the de-
tachments of the 18th Massachusetts,
Lieut.. Conn got to the camp of Col.
Classon with some of the 132d New
York at Bachelors and in time to help
burn the camp and hospital stores. Lieut..
Conn saved the garrison equippage which
in the confusion had been left.
The enemy followed our men closely
until they were under the guns of our
forts
Our total loss is twenty or thirty killed
and wounded, and perhaps one hundred
captured.
The enemys loss is supposed to be ten
or twelve killed, and forty or fifty wound
ed.
The Iribune's Washington dispatch
has rumor that Gen. ". j. Smith is to
, command the Army of the Potomac.
Gen. Butler confidently believes an
exchange of prisoners will yet be con-
summated. Commissioner 0uld return.
ed to Richmond fully convinced that our
Government intended to sustain Gen
, Butler, and is in favor of the exchange
There are nearly $2l, 100000 of gold
in the Treasury.
Worlds Special
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.--The Committee
on Elections have decided unanimously
in favsr of Congressman Rice, of Boston
There are rumors of new discovery
of swindling in the Treasury Department
rife to-day. Six clerks, it is said, were
, discharged yesterday, and most of them
have been arrested.
[Heralds Speciall
The Naval Committee of the House
have gone to Chester, Penn, to investi
gate the charges of fraud in connection
with naval contracts there.
The bands of guerrillas seem to have
vacated Fairfax county, Va. A cavalry
excursion was made along towards the
Blue Ridge, without finding anything
except few stragglers from Mosby'i
band.
A Times letter from Chattanooga says
rebel deserters are pouring into our
lines by hundreds, and open mutiny is
feared by the rebel leaders, in conse-
quence of the late conscription laws.
The House is said to have been polled
on the whisky question, and majority
was found determined to adhere to its
tax on the stocks of whisky on hand.