Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1862-05-29
War Itnms.


War Items.
The war expenditures of the. Govern
ment sace April. 1861. have not exceeded.
on an average. more than one million
dollars per day. This is considerable
lower than we have been led to believe by
secession prints; and one-third of bis might
have been saved had we been blessed with
lighting generals who were not afraid of
Quaker guns.
The number Of additional volunteers to
be called for by the President will not ex-
coed 100. 900. and according to one state
ment. is limited to $4,000. A new regi-
ment Of infantry is to be immediately rails
ed in Indiana. Aside from these reports
there is another that the volunteers to be
called out are merely for the purpose Of
filing up regiments whose numbers have
been decimated by battle and disease, If
there is anything in the reports we will
probably know what it is in few days.
Another very valuable prize has been
secured by our blockadin2 squadron-the
Circassian. a British iron steamer, with O
cargo of silks. teas and munitions Of war.
valued at 81, 900. 900
The 4Sth Indiana. Col. Norman Eddy.
is now in Gen. Pope's division. and un-
Ter the immediate command Of General
Buofrd.
Major Slemmer. U. s. A. formerly
Lieut.. Slemmer. Of Fort Pickens fame. ar
rived in Cairo last Friday. and left Sun
day evening for Pittsburg Landing. to as
sumo command of regiment of regulars.
VIM. G.. George. formerly lawyer Of
South Bend, is now acting as Gen. Mil
roy's Assistant Adjutant General.
A rebel account of the battle of New
Orleans. published in the Mobile Register.
says that the rebel loss on their boats was
IS killed. aad Is wounded.
During the fierce little fight at Mellow
ell. Va. between Shenck and Milroy and
the rebel General Johnson. it is said that
large number of liberated slaves worked
manfully in the rear Of our lines. carrying
off the dead and wounded. and when they
had nothiug else to do would take mp the
guns Of dead soldiers and fight bravely.
A private letter from soldier before
Richmond says the rebels have two negro
regiments. who murdered stragglers from
the Union army. Three out of four Of the
assassins were caught and hung.
Captain Amos johnson. Of the gunboat
Ithica. Commodore Farragut's feet. is a
resident Of Laporte.
On he 4th of March, 1862. when Pres
itsnt Lincoln was inaugurated. the Gov
eminent vessels available for service were
cnly four in number. carrying % guns
Our navy now consists of 264 vessels OF
all sizes. carrying 1857 guns. with an ag-
greg,te tonnage of 3lS.0I6 tons. The
number Of seamen now employed is %
1000.
1t seems that Baton Rouge. although
the capital Of the State of louisa ma. is
not so deeply engnlphed in secession to
have entirely lost all love for the Union.
a. Our gunboats advancing mp the Missis-
sippi approached the city. the rebel flags
were hauled down. and the "Stars and
Stripes" displayed from the public and
private buildings. The greatest enthusi
asm prevailed among the inhabitants. who
rushed down to the river and greeted
them with cheers, and waving hats and
handkerchiefs. One Of the leading men Of
the town rode down on horseback and cried
ont. "Hurrah for Lincoln, bread and meat v
The people are represented as in the high
est state OF excitement. the Union senti-
ment overwhelming all sympathy with the
rebellion.
Last week it was reported that Fort
Pillow was being evacuated by the rebels,
reports, however, would seem to indicate
that the rebels hese no notion to evacuate.
but on the other hand are strengthening
their position for the purpose Of making a
vigorous resistance
] Adjuiant General Fuller. Of Illinois, has
) called for 3. 900 three months men to gnard
rebel prisoners at Chicago and Springfield
Refugees from Richmond report both
! that place and Petersburg as being evscu-
ated by the rebels.
Gen. Mcdowell has crossed the Kappa
hammock. and the Federal pickets extend
! ont now some eight miles south Of Freder.
icksburg in the direction of Richmond.
I nT The Government has now in thu
; Regular armJ service Major Generals and
10 Brigadier Generals. and in the Volun
untecr service 10 of the former and 20S OF
+ the latter. Indiana has two Major Gen
! erals in the Volunteers servicc-Don Car
,, los Buell. and Lew Wallace; and sixteen
rigadiers--William p. Benton. John NJ
. Brannan, Edward R. S. Candy. Tin New