Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-03-05
NEWS on THE WEEK.
States Treasury Notes are at SO
nts premium at Richmond.

ted States note law, anu II Is lheIelOIe Il
law.
The officers who entered the Richmond
tobacco factories Pro-Slavery Democrats,
return thorough Abolitionists.
The released prisoners, taken at Bulls
Bluff, says that the captors tainted them
with being sold by their General Stone.
A special dated Washington, &c, says
new mail routes are to be speedily opened
in Tennessee and Kentucky.
Gov. Morton has appointed Ex-Gov. Jo-
seph A. Wright, U. S. Senate from n
ana, to fill the place of Jesse D. Bright
expelled.
The second Quarterly Conference of the
Western Reserve Associating UNIVERSAL
lists, will be held at Willoughby on the
Sth and 9th of March.
The Governor of Mississippi has made a
general call upon all persons capable OF
bearing arms to enlist, under the alterna-
tive of being drafted.
The Democracy of Rhode Island in Con-
vention at Providence. nominated Gov.
Sprague and the other incumbents of the
State offices. for reelection.
Since the commencement of 1862, we
nave CdDIuEeu luAlN -O.ONO EtDGl DIlSOuCTs-
The rebels have only taken about 200
those carried to Nashville from Fort DON
elson.
A great fire in Boston, on Feb. 25, des-
troved three quarters of a million dollars
worth of property. The fire ragged from
10 O'Clock at night to 3 o'clock in the
morning.
There are many new evidences of Cnion-
ism at Richmond. One prisoner was pre-
sented with 4 gold chain by thirteen
ladies'; another saw the stars and stripes
unfolded in secret,
The number of representatives in Con-
cress, has been fixed, the number of repre-
sentatives at 24l under census of 1860.
and an acknowledgements for Penn
~svlvania, Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois, Iowa,
Minnesota, Virginia and Rhode Island.
A letter from Fort Donelson. the Dist
to the Commercial, states that on Monday
! Gen. B. K. Johnston and staff escaped
After being prisoners 30 hours, they rode
off through the lines, by whose permission
the writer says he knows not.
Memphis papers of the 22d inst. repre-
sent the people of Tennessee gloomy and
depressed under the Fort Donelson surren-
der. The military authorities have inter
dicted the publication of all war news
They acknowledge the late defeat to be a
terrible calamity, but claim they are not
dispirited.
Several days have passed since a gun
has heen fired from the rebel batteries on
the lower Potomac, although a number of
vessels have sailed by them. Although
rebel cannon seem to be in place, it is
doubted whether they be not blackened
logs, and whether the gunners have not
left the banks of the Potomac.
Price has been whipped again. His
army has been driven from his strong
post at Cross Hollow. The enemy left his
sick and wounded and such stores as he
could not destroy, and burned the extern
sive barracks at that place to prevent our
troops from occupying them. Gen. Curtis
says most of our provisions for the last
ten days have been taken from the enc
my.
Gen. Grant has declared martial law
overwest Tennessee, with the understand
ing that when a sufficient number of the
citizens of the State, return to their al
legiance, and show desire to maintain law
n order over the territory all military
restrictions will be withdrawn. Postal
privileges are extended to GAINESVILLE, and
the mail bags will follow the flag.
JEFF Davis was ~inaugurated President
OF the Southern Confederacy, on the 22d
of February. The Richmond Wing, is
severe n an article on Davis administfa-
ton. 1t says, Judging by results so far.
1t Is the most inevitable failure in his
tory and suggests to rejecting minds
that the most signal service which that
government can now render to the coun-
try is the surrender of the helm to ADLER
and better hands.
A skirmish occurred at Independence,
on the lSttl, between a detachment
OF Iowa Cav.Iry and a bind of rebels,
headed by Quartrel Parker the latter
were ro1ted with a loss of three killed,
several wounded and several taken prison
erS. a quantity of arms were also captured.
The Federal loss was one killed and three
wounded.
A dispatch, dated Norfolk. February
2lst, says the Federal forces again ascend
ed the Chowan river yesterday to Winton
Der of troops. The Confederates opened
a heavy fire upon them. killing and
wOunding a number. The Yankees land
ed and burnt the town, the Southerners
retiring. Our loss is said to be two men.
Official accounts state the results of the
of Roanoke Island, to be the pos
session of the Island and the control of all
the inland waters of North Carolina, and
of the Southern approach to Norfolk. the
capture of six forts and batteries and the
of a seventh. The capture of
81 heavy cannon, 2,527 prisoners, $500
stand ofarms, IS ton ofammunition, super
Tor winter quarters for over 5000 men.
and the entire destruction of the rebel
feet. This was done at the expense of
so men killed and 222 wounded on our
side.
Memphis advices report that Commits
have been appointed TO confer
with the Federal authorities at Washing
ton to arrange terms for the transfer of
allegiance, and that Gov. Harris offered
to turn the Confederate forces over to the
Union. A gentleman who escaped from
Columbus, last week, represents a general
sentiment in Tennessee, and thinks
the Legislature will acquiesce in the re-
commentator of Gov. Harris because
of the rising Union sentiment
When he left Columbus there were thirty
thousand Confederate troops thSe.
Congress after due consideration has de-
TO adopt any measures to further a
national representation of ourworks of in
lustry at the exhibition of industry of all
Nations. to be held in the city of London
the present year-hence there will
be no general participation on the part of
the citizens of this country on that occa-
sion, but such works of industry and art
is have received the Authorization of
commission, may TO a limited extent, be
presented for exhibition through individ-
lal exertions.
Lieut.. Given returned to Cairo on the
I'D inst, after having gone up the Ten
1essee River in the gunboat Tyler, as
high as Eastport, Mississippi. He met
-s&L - o1-,ort ,,1o--p,o,ru TT,.az FL.