Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-02-16

II seems that about noon the ID DIVISION OF the
18th Corps advanced along the road leading
from the Duncan road to the Marktown plank
road, and at 2 o clock had reached and driven
the rebels from Dabney' mills south two miles
from Hatchers Run, where they had erected
breastworks, but were quickly driven from
Them. They however kept up arunning fire
from the woods until about s o'clock, when
they made most determined stand along
the line, evidently expecting to break through
if possible AT this time they were rallied,
and their retreat was checked by,s division of
the 9th Corps. which had crossed the run Just
previous, part of whom had become some
what demorilized, but soon rallied and aided in
driving the enemy back. Two wagons of am
muntion were on the way when the stampede
occurred.
Shortly after, an attack was made on the
Duncan Road, but the enemy were repulscd
with loss.
The fifth Corps j. believed to have lost from
800 to 500 men. The enemy loss is estimat-
ed as much heavier owing to the fact that they
were the attacking party.
Gen Meade was present on the field all day,
but was, not wounded as was at first reported.
Some of his staff had narrow escapes.
TIE OLD CAPITAL PRISON.
Washington, Feb 6.-The recent investiga-
tion into the affairs of the Old Capitol Prison
by the House Military Committee, if it did not
accomplish all its objects, has at least intro
duced one salutary reform In future no off,
Ger or enlisted man can be confined there ex-
cept on the written authority of the Secretary
oTW Ill., - all d.
tcctives will hereafter be of no avail Other
radical reforms in the affairs of this nstitu-
ton are to be soon made. Since Congress
took the matter up, over one-eighth Of the
prisoners confined within its walls have been
released a large number of them having no
charges against them.
EXCHANGE OF REBEL SURGEONS.
Nineteen rebel surgeons were ordered yes
terday to be sent from Fort Delaware to Fort
ress Monroe, to be exchanged for like num-
Der of our own officers.
EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS.
Lieut. Col Mulford, Agent for the Exchange
of Prisoners. arrived here to-day from Varina,
via Annapolis. He brought to the latter
place with him over one thousand exchanged
prisoners, including about fifty officers. ..
Th. condition of this batch of men was con-
siderably better than those heretofore sent
away from Richmond To use Col. Milford S
own words: There were few who could not
walk" Owing to the ice in the, James River,
it was impossible to bring away our sick on
that trip although arrangements have been
made for their removal us soon as the boats
can land at the wharf at Varini. A free and
full exchange of prisoners has been agreed
upon between our own and the rebel authori-
ties, and Col Mulford expects to succeed in
exchanging from 5000 to 1000 of our men
per week. a careful estimate shows that for
the past eight months, we have captured on
an average over 5000 men per month.
cLERGyMEy AND TIE DRAFT.
The Secretary of War has communicated
to the House, that no preachers, within the
knowledge of the Provost Marshal General,
have been exempted from draft, contrary to
the provisions of the enrolment act, and that
all sccts had been treated alike with regard to
it.
CAPTURE OF HARRY GILMORE.
New York, Feb S.---The Hcrald's Win.
chcstcrspecial says that Major Young, of Gen.
Shcrdan's scouts, having learned that Harry
Gilmore was in the vicinity Of Moorield,
tracked him to the house of noted secession
ist, and found Gilmore and another rebel Off
ccr in bed The prisoners were Immediately
taken to Winchester, and the expedition re-
turned. Capt. Stump, of Irnboden's command
who refused to surrender, was nortally wound.
ed before his capture.
ILLNESS OF ANDREW JOHNSON
Nashville, Feb S.--The Vice President
elect is seriously indsposed, having been CON
fined to his bed for several day
BREAK IN THE ERIE CANAL.
Two hundred laborcrs and fifty OK teams
are constantly at work repairing the great
break on the Erie Canal at Perinton. The
Rochester Democrat says: Fora distance OF
half mile the bottom of the canal is washed
out-in some places to depth of forty feet
from the top OF the crttbankmcnt The break
itself was originally only few rods wide, and
is already half filled up The serious part oil
the work is restoring The bottom of the canal
and so strengthening the base Of the embank
ment as to obviate the dangcf Of its giving
away when the water is let in. The great
quantities OF snow and ice which have accu
mulated, and the depth I'd which the earth is
frozen, render the accomplishment Of This OBJ
ect matter of serious difficulty, for neither
the snow, ice, nor frozen earth caii bt allowed
to remain. All must be removed, and fresh
earth substituted 1t is thought the repairs
will be completed by the lst Of April.
LAKE SHIP BUILDING IN 1864.
There were built in the Sandusky District
during the season of 1864, five steamers, six
teen tugs three scows, two barks and one brig
with an aggregate tonnage of 6,270 tuns
There were built in all the districts on the
lakes, eighty-seven steamers, and one hun
dred sail vessels with an aggregate burther
of 1854 The greatest number were buil
at Cleveland, to-wit: twenty-sx steamers ant
forty-one sail vessels; Buffalo, thirty-foul
steamers and seven sail vessels; Chicago
thirteen steamers and two sail vessels
0r FROM SHERMAN. .s.5
| 1t is believed that Sherman forces reached
Branchville on the 9th hist, and that battle
took place at or near that point at that date
SPEEDY CAPTURE OF WILMINGTON EXPECTED.
A letter from prominent officer of thu
Army of the Potomac, received here to-day
speaks of the fall of Wilmington as an even
likely to occur in few days.
| IMPORTANT PROM KENTUCKY.
Lexington, Ky, Feb 9.-Gen. Hobson
4. G. H.