The national Republican., 1862-04-14
Gen. Buell.!
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REPORTED ATTACK on PASS
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p. The United States ;stesmef Reliance, arrived
at, Baltimore on Saturday, brought . COPY q
the Richmond Whig Of April 8, from which the
following interesting Information is repub-
lished 10 tho 'Bal,imere evening papers:
RESOLUTIONS IN the kEREL HOUSE or RErRssSST
ArISEs. e. -.
ssA House, On 'Mcuday, the following
rss6lSdons were adopted:
i.ISR. l.ssSM .ssss si,s. hs,G .'ssJ3,sr q srss
A1D5Olbed, That Me &NthI den. ,Eyqld-
noy 1nhnston, tho commander Of our 16fu6S,
wh.se la.sitrE tNs tYaps X victory. onenot but
%Ss' he os Ss q 80 sS a and nd g. gallant an
re Resoiced, THAT, In rsspco, 10 the memory Of
Gen. Johhsthn-th6 Senate conouffins-Con!
rfess do. now sdj6arn until twelve O'Clock To-
morrow.
THE REBEL FORCE AT Bow.ISG GREgN WAS NEVER
.sr''- LStSE.a -"
In speaking upon the resolutions In relation
to the late Gen. A. s. Johnston. Mr.. Barksdalc
readIa tAJ1c Aicr wttleh y hingod heabth
Of March, to President Davis. We make the
IL .ss$%y !d1osdIG1 1iE asesi,ijt elntl B1Mei,
who had eighty thousand men for months on
ths liddfPh LoatiiptIo BfNhg Vted lihd
yel ala not dare to advance: ~ '"'"
when about TO assume command OF this
department, the Government charged me With
the duty of deSoeebg the question Of occupyins
Bowling Green, Kentucky, which Involved not
only military but political confederation, '"I',
Hi" About the middle OF september, General
Buokaer advanced with small force Of ,.abUut
1000 men, which was Increased by tho 18th oi
October 10 10000, and though nccessions Of
force were received, II cpptipqed at about the
same strength until the end 'cf November,
measles and other dissssss Keeping down the
effective force" The enemy's force was then
reported 70 the War Department 50,006, end On
advauo~1wss inpossible. '.".a
'"rs s"-i ~!
Believing II to be Of the greatest. moment
to protract the campaign, as the dsarth Of cot.
ton might bring strength from abroad and
discourage th,: North, and 10 gdn time to
strengthen myself by new troops from. Tennes.
sec and other States. n,dgnitied my forces 10
he enemy, bat made known nay true strength to
the Departmspt;ap the Governors 0t atates.
The MD given was small AT lengthy when
General BcaiirGard came out in February, he
expressed nm t1}prise 1t the sriaiiness Sf my
force, aud. was impressed with The danger Of
my position. 1 admittai what was so manifest,
and laid ber0fe him my views for thefuttire, 10
which be ehfifely colcurrrd, and cent mo a
memorandum Of our conference, ~ copy Of
which / send 10 you. determined b 6s6t for
Nash hvlllS a. Don lson, and have 'thc brst part
of my army 10 do II, retaining only IA 200 men
70 cover ny front, and giving 1000. 20 defend
DonelaeylY I"sn stHSn 81
"The force at Donelsoh Is stated IN General
Pillows reportat mach less, and do not doubt
the ooreetaesp ef.his statsmenti for the force
at Bowling Creep, Yhi-h I"nIpposed TO be
$4,000 eftsStive meh, The medical rspYr. show
ing only little over 800 sick in the ISnapital,
was diminished more than 5 900 by those who
were una le TO stand the fatigue Of q march
and made my, ,iotGe aa rsschipS .Haihyilts ts,
than IL, ,O00' men, P.-',. al h."-'ss' II .ra.'GW
JErr DAY pAHp,1s-+o rakg,riig TlEffD.ir,,,.
TheRichmoud Wiiy says that, On Monday
last, Jta, Davis visited some ICY. saalsrt,ex
pressing warm -ympathy for, the. unfortunate
sufferers. The Wing adds:a., $, ,.Fn, All
Addressing the 6ihsr sSaiers, hs ..4Id he
intended to share their fate on the next battle
field come veal or VOC, he would be with
them-and whatever might betide, whether vic
Il VOTy VI ueiCht eurucub VI OuN tutuk uC ubuI't
them the cause Ia safe; We will conquest II
the end.' The address was very brief, but th'
rGu. rsS' . Sss %aEcss e. sS!S'sr' in s'0
Wsohtsnicls the Incidents with iaSxp plica
BILE plsassire. rAeretotoTsa ahe President has no
exhibited that warm human sympathy which X
becomes the leader Of great cause 10 q darl
hour, aud which wins the heart and inspires th'
courage of tAe soldier ii nothing eise does. On
touch QfnyiFepalFs ths yl,sle wgrlSkku. LIE
the President show himself man Of feeling; 10
AlG RhhtAdhSApitAls3 ~ tkan ,2ha1pptSpsfthh
cartons, encourage tlhs men who, are lighting 9n
ought all along to have been, the loved AM
nesSysab fAHlssR fFR''pYYfs YYssi it''s fYa
p III u u fffflNfN ot RHltltrSO O II y
The .Whig publishes the following, which
a specimen Of the information upon which, IL
courage OF the deluded people of the South i
kept qp:sn,p ,,,,.4W .r,a4I.r'i ,r,r...Irls
The knoxville ,Rpistsr. of the 4th instant
contains dispatch dated Chattanooga, ID IL
slant. The. dispatch hp pas folloYs; ;n,,r.Y.
A distinguished ,Missonrian, Just from Mid
die Tennesse6, brings important intelligence
He reports that Kentucky regiment rehellet
near Nashville, few days since, on account {
Linccln's regent message. Two lpdapa regi
meu,s were drawn out ID suppress t6em. W
1.-The Kentuckisns. ordered them " bali at
distance Of rixty yardA ~ The Indianians r.
lifdsed, when the Knntuckians fired npon then
killing and wpapaiRa loE hpndted.is isfhS re
They buried. he says, tso, huadrsa, an
1 eighty, ,wh9 died ip ak days, lasstJAek nHrs
COlumbia,l from l,pox,,,;I III, NJ, ..tI,inrr
| ,"Ho rapxts the,B Bedsrsl army rapidly be
coming dsmoralized "a soeeuntpf the o1gMtit
killing Of tbsir nickkstst Ara; IVA iRM9ach {
/ summer. Ills IS reliable" .hp~p,. 81
,"l o' ltar rALL ~ foRr tEAi,,!! Z! a,@sI..%D
A h,tep has besp resolved in New Ot1sai
iren Sano AntoniS 10 nwhinh itrBo stated .thI
authehlit iutelijgeAce pgT tke surrenhef Of Pe
fCtaig mad been feeeived there. 'n The ,cspitai
ton wss.uncopditi0na.. o. CQtr Canhy. Ma Fe'
srsii commander, apnopos0d Sthut himseit an
command be permitted todspaft on conditio
that they 'fledse- themssly ygsnOtl 10 serve agal
4 taurlhg tks Yas; bas 81; ;yShisy 3hiSet A g}ps TN
~ unconditional iSnfEsptlAf, 4 VIII lQlA tsl
tF6rV Otats;it6e last I1estigs pt Faieral 'ru
l'Aws Sfe NV msStsfs 6t yhtfsssta Esaith
regiou ,!hsye tskans4A taeSDamy "a Str01 ghoid
| captured some four thousand of his haaltb
\ sides au Immense amount Of provisions for ma
] E&aH Bbfkd( asd Iass ht6Fss aMmt INN isu
I IHrtaso 'rhs qdahtitss W protisfonf SH 4mhl
] nltfon must be large, as Fort Craig Wah fa1d
] be In condition for n six MONTHS siYg@ "a
\ honor to the Texan Rangensi !