Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-02-26
THE LATEST NEWS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.

The Presidents son William died to-
day. aged eleven years.
| The Senate in executive session con-
! firmed a large number of army appoint
| mcnts.
On Tuesday eighteen vessels bound
up, ran the blockade Of the Potomac.
| 1t is reported that the rebels are fall
mo back from Centerville. It is supposed
they are influenced by military necessity.
fearing that their supplies will be cut off.
General Mcclellan, for the first time
in two months, visited the troops on the
Virginia side of the Potomac today.
/ Colonel Washburn of the Second
Wisconsin cavalry, has been givon leave
to serve on General Grants staff
ST.. LOUIS, Feb. 90.
| General Haleck has sent the following
dispatch to General Mcclellan -
"Clarksvile has been taken with supplies
enough for twenty days. The place is
now occupied by Gen. Smiths division"
Price on being reinforced by McCul-
| loch's command made stand at Sugar
Greek, cross ing near the Arkansas line
on the 10th, but was defeated after a
short engagement and again fled. Many
prisoners were taken and a quantity of
arms which bis men threw away in their
! flight.
WAsn1SGros, Feb. 81.
The National Rail Road Convention
unanimously agreed upon the rates to
| charge the Government for the transpor-
tatlon of troops and munitions, and after
wards adjourned sine de.
The Government has released a large
number of political prisoners from Forts
Lafayette and Warren, on their parole
that they won't give aid and comfort to
the enemy.
ST.. LOUIS, FEB. 81.
Special dispatches from Cairo to the
Republican and Democrat say on Tues
day two rebel regiments from Clalksvillc
came to Fort DoneIson and gave them
selves NJ, saying they had been deceived
and were tired Of fighting against the old
flag.
1t is declared that strong objections
will be raised by Tennessee against the
Bowling Green force offering battle at
Nashville.
WASHINGTON, Feb. %.
FHerald's SpeeialE-Thadleus, the
youngest son of the President. is DANCER
ously i'll, and it is feared the disease win
assume the type so fatal to his brother.
Secretary Stanton had another attack
of vertigo, Thursday night, and is unable
to receive visitors on business to day.
Mrs Fremont is seriously i'll, and it is
feared will prove fatal.
Tribme's Dispatch Gen. G. F.
Smith is to be made Major General
for gallant conduct at Fort Done'son.
WAsHINGroN, Fob. %.
Washington's birthday was chosen for
the nomination to the Senate of General
Winfield Scott as Minister Extraordinary
to Mexico, with it is said, functions, such
as he exercised in the pacifcation of the
North Eastern boundary. Accompany
ing this nomination, the subject of a
treaty went into the Senate, whose prin-
cipal feature was substantially the
assumption of the Mexican debt and the
interest OH the amount of three million
of dollars per year.
Tho treaty guarantees our payment OF
it for five years. There is no law for
the appointment of an assistant Minister
to Mexico or any other country. 1t is
thought Gen. SCOTS nomination would
be confirmed by the Senate, particularly
Il his functions should be limited to the
pacitication of the armed quarrel conspir-
ed against Mexico, at q moment when
we could not defend the Monroe doctrine
and 90 to her help, but it is very doubt
full if the Senate will favor the scheme of
buying off England, France, and Spain,
for five years or for life.
Senator Fessenden faithfully tried on
Friday and Saturday to get together the
committee of conference on the treasury
note bill but without success.
Col. Corcoran will be made q Briga-
der General as soon rs he returns from
the South.
Unless people in this city are very
much mistaken, some important military
movement is about to transpire. Two
weeks certainly will not pass without
something being done. 1t is believed by
many that our army is already in mo-
ton.
Assistant Secretary Fox has received
letter from Il friend in New York, stat
ing that the announcement in Rich
mond paper that $4,000 of arms had
arrived recently at New Orleans is untrue.
A passenger, who came out from New
Orleans to Havana OH the Victoria, says
she obtained $50 guns there, which were
all the arms she took back to New Or
leans.
The militia there are therefore un-
armed. The rebels have Withdrawn
their pickets from the Ocoquan, about 20
miles from Alexandra.
The departments will be closed Mon
day, in consideration of tho funeral SER