Nebraska advertiser., 1861-12-12
The Var for the Union
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FOR Wednesday Mornings B uasspl
RIcHMoND, Dec. 4, 1851
Col Henry Heath Of Virginia
been appointed Major General will -
percede Price in command Of departmen,
of Missouri.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. ,
Letters from Somerset and S,anf,.s
say Federal forces under Gen Scbo1ae
have been compelled to retreat thu, ~
Somerset, and 10000 rebels crossed, ~
Cumberland RiveFs and are making -
Somerset.
SYRACUSE. No., Dec. 7,1Issl
Gen Pope has been assigned conms,a
all Federal forces between the M;ssor-
ri and Usage rivers. constitutes The IsT~
est part of Fremont's army, which 4
took to Springfield. Price is still Son,S
of the Usage near Osceola, loosing mora
menrby desertiOn and expiration. Than
be has gained by proclamation.
memphis, Dec. 4.
The Avalanche Of to-day SAYS the Fad.
eFal forces between Bowling Green ard
Louisville is $4,000, and that Genera,
Johnson and Bnckner are fully prepared
for them
81 New YoRK Dec. 2.
Port Royal letters state that a rabsT
schooner was captured of Tybee island
on December 1st, Wilmington. Canaan
Halves of South Carolina in command
with $4,000 bags coffee, and a ouantvo Of
cigars. Schooner run ashore. endeayor-
ing to escape. The Captain succeeded
in getting off in small boat.
The Herald's Washington dispa,cb
SAYS recent arrivals from Kentucky brmu
the cheering news Of the prospect Of the
the Union forces. BuCkner's forces are
smaller than has generally been estimat.
ed. The force at Bowling Green less
than 10000,
WAsHINeTox, Dec. 8.
The death of Boxer will be announc.
ed on Tuesday and that of Mr., Bingham
on Wednesday. The general disposition
among congressman is to pass a law ma.
king more certain and stringent the for.
fixture of rebel property. while that Of
Unionists will be more surely protected.
Making a wider discrimination between
these two classes. Il is not at all prob
able that anything will be done to mill.
tate against the heretofore declared Oh
ject vigorously prosecuting the war.
WAsHINGToN, z.
The special dispatch 10 Post says, it is
quite probable that the annual report Of
the Secretary of the TREASURY will not
be ready for delivery to Congress. until
next week.
Fortress Monroe dispatch says the
steamer S~paulding arrived here early
this morning from Hatteras Inlet. She
brings interesting intelligence of naval
engagement between the United States
gun-boat "Stars and Stripes" and the
"Underwriter." AID two rebel gunbOats
Between 20 and 30 shots and shells were
fired on each. side without doing any
damage. Several shots came close to /
the Spaulding from the rebel gunboats,
to which Captain Holmes replied from
his guns.
By the steamer we also learn that on
the 7th instant a furious gale prevailed
at the Inlet, and that the Notifications re-
NAMED uniniuFed by she tide, which was
not as high as that of the previous night.
Troops were in,good health.
Port Royal letters state that a dispatch
from jeff. Davis announcing the de-
struction of the Feet was found in II.
Walker after the capture had no fOuDda-
ton. No such dispatch was brought 10
any officer Of rank IN U army or Navy
and if II had been sentit would have only
been Jef's conjectere.
The stories about the betrayal Of the
object of the expedition were all false
QUINcY, Dec. 10.
The report Of the Secretary of the
Treasury is a lengthy document of great
Importance. Secretary Chase states the
manner of raising revenue, and gives the
history Of revenue loans. The receipts,
do not come up to his expectations. Ag-
raised from loans IN variousforns
is S197, $40, 5SS. The Secretary recon-
C~onfscating all rebel PrOPertyfO for
the use OF Government to pay the eEPen'
ses of war. He also recommends fur
Their duly on tea, sugar, sc. and retrench-
ment generally.
The Secretary of The Navy has one
the fastest and most powerful steam
ers after the Nashville.
Great rejoicing in Kentucky over TOE
Presidents conservative policy, and es'
pecialIY his modification Of Cameron
S4. LoU1s, Dec. s.
A man Just from Prices army, was
arrested at Jefferson City yesterday he
says Price does not intend 10 give US
with a greatly superior force; 3aI
avows his purpose to carry on the war
by sending out ~marauding parties cut,
ing off supplies and harrassing our army
Men are arriving here daily from 'ns
-ebsl army. declaring they~are SICK
he rebellion, and wish to retnrn 70 then
ll~legiance. On the person OF one y
hem was regular discharge from FrlsS
lrmy. ~
Brig Gen. MoKean has assumed C0D'