Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-02-07
Morning and Noon Dispatches
From Newbern and New Orleans
--Washfng,tOn Items.


New York, Feb. 6.-The steamer Edin.
burg, from Liverpool 20th, arrived thii
morning. News anticipated.
The Times Newbern correspondent OF
the "a says: Our loss is not heayy-perhaps
one hundred would cover the killed, wound
ed and missing. Lieutenant Colonel Eel
lows, 18th Massachusetts,, with several other
officers, not heard from. The gunboat Un-
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 our
force at Madisonville is being constantly in
creased, evidently with view of making il
the base of supplies. Rumor says General
Banks will soon embarkaor Texas, betoken-
ing advance movements In that quarter
The people of that State are ready in large
numbers to join our force.
The Tribune's Newbern letter says our
pickets were driven in on Sunday night at
Bachelors creek, Deep Gully and Bears
creek. Lieut.. Col. Fellows, 18th Massachu-
sets, with one hundred and fifteen men and
detachment of the 99th New York, with
a section of Capt. Churchill's battery, went
out on the Washington road this morning
and another section went out on the Trent
road, and was captured entirely. Only fifty
out of one hundred and fifteen of the 18th
Massachusetts came back. The enemy came
on them in overwhelming numbers, but ouI
troops held them In check till the baggage
and camp eguipa,ge could be removed OF
burned. Col. Fellows, Surgeon GalOupe
Capt. Lloyd, Lieuts. Davy, Comins, Hill and
Mann, are missing.
A detachment Of the 18th Massachusetts,
Lieut.. Conn, got to the camp of Col. Clas-
son with some of the 132d New York al
Bachelors creek in time to help burn the
camp and hospital stores. Lieutenant Conn
saved the garrison flag, which, in the con-
fusion, had been left flying. The enemy
followed our men closely until they were
under the guns of our boats. Our total loss
is probably twenty or thirty killed and
wounded, and perhaps one hundred captur-
ed. The enemy's loss is supposed to be ten
or twelve killed and forty or fifty wounded
The Tribune's Washington dispatch has
Il rumor that Gen. w. j. Smith is to com
mand the Army of the Potomac. General
Butler confidently believes an exchange OF
prisoners will yet be coDsummated. Com
missioner Ould returned to Richmond from
City Point fully convinced that our Govern
ment intends to sustain General Butler
Ould is in favor of the exchange. There
are nearly $2l, 100000, Gold in the Treasury
Inc worlds special IRON washington 9th
says: The committee of Elections has de-
.cided unanimously in favor of Congress
man Rice of Boston.
Rumors of new discovery of swindling
in the Treasury Department were rife to.
day. Six clerks, it is said, were discharged
yesterday and most of them have been ar.
rested.
The Herald's special from Washington
9th, says: The Naval committee of The
House have gone to Chester, Pennsylvania
to investigate the charges of fraud in con
nection with naval contracts there.
The bands of guerrillas seem to have va
Gated Fairfax county, Virginia. A cavalry
expedition made long scout toward Blut
Ridge without finding anything except {
few stragglers from Mosby's band.
The Times letter, says rebel deserters arr
pouring into our lines by hundreds, and
open mutiny is feared by the rebel leaders
in consequence of the late conscriptior
law.
The House is said to have been polled on thu
whisky question, and majority found de-
termined to adhere to its tax on the stock O.
whisky on hand.