The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1862-11-29
NEWS ITKlfs.

without command: George B. Mcclellan
John C. Fremont, Geo. Cadwsllader, Ed
win D. Morgan, Irwin Mcdowell, Cassiu
NJ. Clay, Ethan A. Hitchcock, aud Fl,
John Porter.
Mayor Denman, of Leavenwortb, an
Col. Williams, Of the colored regiment
have had difficulty growing out Of tn
arrest of deserters from the regiment. Th
Mayor demands the surrender of Williams
by the military authorities, and the maite
was referred to Gen. Blunt.
The British Consul, on hearing tha
Semmes, the rebel pirate, had destroyed
British property, aad that he was 20 re-
specter of nationalities, applied to Admiral
Milne, commanding the British feet in
American waters, for ships to so in pursuit
Of the pirate. The Admiral has granted
the request, and at once dispatched three
vessels of war in search of the buccaneer.
All right to pirate upon American property
but dreadfully wrong to touch the sacred
bales and packages of John Bull.
| Printing materials of all kinds have very
, materially advanced since the commence.
ment of the war. On some articles OF
prime necessity to the printer, the advance
is fully equal to thirty per cent. In addi.
sion to this, the Government taxes them
three per cent upon their advertisements,
and three per cent upon their income, ii
they are fortunate enough to have any.
A special Washington dispatch to the
Philadelphia Inquirer, dated the 10Th, says
The latest intelligence from the rebels rep
resents they have been warching into
Richmond for several days, and none re-
main behind except Jackson aud Stuart,
with parcel Of Hills corps, who are be.
tween Culpepper and Warrenton, and who
will no doubt try to harass our advance to
Richmond.
They have had over 100000 patients in
Richmond the last month, and the hurrying
into the fortifcations of their army has
doubtless stricken terror to their souls.
The Washington Star says: The Navy
Department has information Of the capture
of the steamer California, from Mobile,
bound for Havana, with about one thous-
and bales of cotton. She was captured by
the Montgomery. The information was
brought BY the United States steamer Con-
necticut.
The enlistment of North Carolina Union
volunteers progresses satisfactorily. Two
additional regiments have been raised on
Cape Hatteras banks.
The publishers of the Chicago daily
papers at meeting to consider the great
increase in the price of white paper and
other items included in publication, resolv-
ed to advance the price Of dailies and tri-
week!ies 25 per cent and weeklies 5.
A dispatch to the New York Times,
dated Washington, 10Th, says Gov. Yates
aud Congressman Arnold, of Illinois, had
an interview with the President to-day in
relation to widening the Illinois and Michi.
gan canal SO as to admit the passage of
gunboats from the Mississippi river to the
lakes, asking the President to recommend
the project in bis forthcoming message.
Gov. Yates urged upon the President .he
necessity Of standing by his emancipation
proclamation, if he hoped for a suppression
of the rebellion. The President replied
that he was as much determined in his
course now as ever.
A letter from Corinh says John Porter.
of the 25th Ohio, and Williams of the 33d
Ohio, arrived at that place from Atlanta,
Ga. They belonged to a party of azmen,
sent out by Gen. Mitchell last summer, and
we're captured by the rebels They make
the following statement: Capt. Andrews,
Geo, d. Wilson, W. Rose, P. G. Chadwick,
VIM. Campbell, of the End Ohio, John NJ
Scott, of the 2lst Ohio, and Samuel Ste-
vens, of the SD Ohio, were tried at Knox
vile, and hung at Atlanta, Ga, June 18th.
The others remained in confinement till 90
days since, when they broke Jail. They
scattered as soon as they got out of confiue-
ment, and it is impossible to tell what came
Of the rest of them
In jackson, Mississippi, on the 5,h inst,
a rebel cartridge factory exploded, killing
every person employed in the works. Not
less than thirty lives were lost.
At Major General Curtis headquarters
in St. Louis, dispatches were received the
2lst inst. to the following purport:
The enemy 10 the Southwest had advanc-
I'd $4,000 strong, from Boston Mountains
10 Cave Hill, apparently intending to give
battle to our forces under General Blunt. |
Learning that the enemy was at Cave Hill,
den. Blunt made ample preparation to
move Upon him, but soon found that, as if
'pprized Of fight, the rebels had hurriedv |
withdrawn, and again retired to the Boston |
Mountains. The is the sum of the intelli. |
yence at present received relative to the
movement. Additional intelligence will
arrive to-day. Gen, Scbo6cld has
eceived temporary leave of absence from
lis command in the field. ON acconnt nf |