Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-04-16
NEWS OF THE WEEK,

NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gen. Halleck has gone to take command
of the army in Tennessee.
Gen. Sigel has arrived from the South
west-having been compelled to leave his
command for a time on account of i'll
health.
The New York 9TH Regiment of Volun-
teer Cavalry have been mustered out of
service. Government has in service more
Cavalry than it needs.
A bill has passed the Senate establish
ing a national foundry at Washington,
and concentrating ordnance and military
stores at that point.
The Federal forces under Gen. Steele
are between Greenville, Mo-, and the Ar
kansas line prepared to meet any move
ment the rebels may make.
Fifty fifteen inch Dahlgren guns are to
be Immediately cast at Pittsburgh for the
armament of the new batteries of the
Monitor pattern.
The Nashville Patriot notices the revival
of the cotton trade in hat city. Wagon
loads begin to arrive from the country,
and at one warehouse some fifty bales have
been sampled.
1t turns out that Com. buchanan, of the
Merrimac, was not fatally wounded in the
fight at Hampton Roads. He received a
flesh wound in the thigh, from which he
has nearly recovered.
Wheeling is in Ohio county, Va. The
late vote in that county gives the gratify-
ing figures of sd majority for gradual e
Emancipation. Only 81 votes were cast
against the proposition.
The election held in Connecticut, last
week, for Governor and Legislature, result
ed in the reelection of Buckingham, by
1900 majority. The Senate is all Union.
House l56 Republicans to Sc Democrats.
Senator Wilson has introduced impor-
tant amendments to the Fugitive Slave
Law. These establish jury trial-abolish
the harsher features of the present law
and debaF rebels from recovering fugitive
slaves.
The rebels are presumed to have about
one hundred thousand men at Yorktown.
the flower of their army, with the best
arms, and in q strongly entrenehed posi-
ton. Mcclellan will route them, never
theless.
Late particulars of the battle at Pitts
burg, shows that the rebels are still ut
their old tricks. They, in making the
first attack on Sunday morning, carried
the stars and stripes, wore Federal uni
forms.
Tits reported that the rebels are with
drawing their forces from Northwestern
Arkansas and concentrating them at Po-
cahontas in the Northeastern part of the
State. Their force at that point is repre-
Sented to be ten thousand.
A despatch dated Cairo. April llth. says:
only additional information receiv-
ed to-day from Pittsburg Landing is that
the pursuit was kept up but a little dis
lance beyond the position of our advance
previous to the battle.
The House, by ninety-two to t~hirty-nine,
passed, at 6 o'clock, the District of Co
lumbia emancipation bill. Three Demo-
cratic yeas. Several Democrats were alb
edly bitter speech against the bill and
c~onfscation. Several speeches were pre-
pared on our side. but mono were. made.
The President signed the Emancipation
Resolutions.
Mr.. Cyrus W. Field. direct from London,
that the feeling in England and
France in favor of this country is daily
increasing. 1t is said Mr.. Field brought
with him from Europe proposals from IN
fiuential capitalists to supply a very large
amount of war material to tho United
States, to be delivered in New York, and
payable entire in bonds OF our Govern
ment.
The Merrimac rentured out from Nor
folk on the llEi inst. Gen. Wool. at Fl.
Monroe, te~lSgraphed to the Secretary of
Wal that che Merrimac came down towards
the Monitor and Steens. The latter fired
or five rounds and the Merrimac one,
when she and her consort returned to
Craney Island. a second despatch from
Wool stated that the Merrimac, James
town and Yorktown. and several gunboats
and tugs, appeared between Newport
News and SewalPs Point. The only dam
age done was the capture of two small
vessels, n empty and the other loaded
with coal.
We made a great haul of spoils at Island
No. 10. Two hundred hogsheads of sugar,
several hundred barrels of mOlasses, one
lbllufeu anu iNcHlN-slA HoTScS. SIX nun
mules, five thousand stand of small
arms, thirty pieces of light artillery, and
a great quantity of blankets. clothing, &c,
have fallen into our hands. The total num-
Der of prisoners captured is 5000, icclud-
Major General Makall and Brigadiers
FAULT, Walker and Schaum. The prison
Frs are being embarked for Illinois as rap
Idly as possible. About 5000 solid shot
md an immense quantity of ammunition
was also taken.
The latest arrival ffom Santa Fe, brings
that the Texans l,500 strong had
9vacuatrd Santa Fe and were marching
Town the river. 1t is reported Gen. Can
1y had intercepted an Express with orders
o the Commander of the Texan forces to-
the Territory and return to
Texas. Col. Slough had left Fort Union
with Gen. Candy. The Texans were ex-
acting contributions and forced loans from
he inhabitants. As high as $4,000 was
from single individuals residing
lear Albuquerque. Clothing and proyis-
ons were taken from merchants without
regard to politics or circumstances