The weekly Butte record., 1862-02-08
Eastern News.

The Sacramento Union contains dispatches
from Chicago to February 4th. It Is stated
that Gen Heinszelman is 10 have command of
an expedition South The report that the
Army of the Potomac is preparing for an
immediate advance should be received with
considerable allowance If the Government
troops are prepared TO attack Columbus, o
feint may be made towards Manassas but
nothing farther, in that direction, seems posi-
ble to those familiar with that section and the
condition of the roads during the winter season.
We never doubted but that the report OF
Lanes speech, at Chicago, was spread abroad
BY Abelitionists for effect. They desire to see
the war turned into an Abolition crusade, and
improve every opportunity to force public opin-
ion in that direction From what was under
stood to be the policy of the Administration,
we doubted whether Lane had ever made the
statement reported, and felt confident that it
was false, if be had. We are gratifed TO know
that our eoniectures were right, and that Maj.
Gen. Hunter. in command of the Department
of Kansas, will confne his Brigadier Generals
to military discipline. Let the Abolitionists
howl on. If they should shoulder arms and
join their rebel allies in secessiondom, it would
not affect the result
Property amounting to q quarter OF mil
lion dollars was captured from the rebels at
Somerset. The Burnside expedition was in
side of Hatteras met, and had produced great
CONSERVATION OF Norfolk and Richmond. Ex-
tensive frauds had been discovered in the Quar-
termaster's Department at Cairo, Illinois, in
the fitting cut of Burnside's expedition, in New
York and Philadelphia. The 1nimportant an
nouncement is made that Beauregard has gone
to Columbus with $4,000 men, and that jeff.
Davis is to command at Manassas. The ag.
gregate force of the rebels now in the field, is
placed at 100000. The enlistment of most of
their troops expire early in the spring. Mat
tiers were quiet in Missouri Munitions Of war
continue to arrive at Cairo. Dr. Scales. n no.
torious rebel in Southeast Missouri, was tried
at Charleston and found guilty of murder and
horse stealing, and sentenced to imprisonment
in the military prison during the war. An ex-
pedltiOn, embracing land and naval forces, left
Cairo on the evening of February ID. Lieut..
Worden, who was arrested by Bragg, at Pen
sacola, in May last, and who fingered so long
in Montgomery Jail, has been appointed to the
command of the Ericsson battery. Notwiih,
standing the tone of some foreign journals on
the stone blockade despatch received at the
State Department asserts that there is a COM
plete restoration of good feeling in England,
France and other Continental States Bright,
of Indiana, has not yet been expelled from his
seat in the u S. Senate. 4 tax is to be levied
on liquors, passengers, newspapers and tele-
grams. A good way to make some secesh -
papers support the Government. It is rumor-
ed that Gen. Banks is to succeed Welles in the
Navy Department. Fort Pulaski was not
evaclated, but is now closely invested by Gov
ernment forces. A court-martial has been or
dercd to try Gen. Benham, charged with per-
mitting the escape of the rebel Floyd The
Sumter was not sunk off Cadiz, but is reported
cruising near St. Domingo.