The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1862-11-22
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Two resiguations in consequence of .
change of conmanders havs been: reported
q Gen. Dosbleday from this disision. -
Tbey were endorsed, with the recommends
ton that the applicants be dishouorably
dismissed from the service. s. Zra
The French Government has demanded
full and immediate indemnity for all injuries
inflicted upon French citizens by General
Butler immense armament nearly
ready at Marseilles being pointed to as the
commentary on the diplomatic request
Our State Government, therefore, In an.
nouncing that there will be no difficulty
leading to . rupture Of relations, merely
informs the French Minister to sdvance,
that it is ready to back down to any extent
from Gen. Buffers acts, and that no defence
of that officers conduct and no adequate
examination of the French complaints will
be made to these further efforts to conciliate.
The Spanish Minister has addressed to
our Government demand for an apology
for the burning of vessel in the Spanish
waters by one of the ships Of Farraguts
feet. The act, tits stated, was made more
hsiuous By insults to Cuban magistrate,
who protested against the wrong done in .
national port.
The Vicksburg Wbig says an extensive
secret abolition society has been discovered
in Northern Texas, the objects of which are
to resist the oouscription law, and cooperate
with the Federal army.
The Houston (Texss) News says there
are $4,000 Confederate troops in the field
west of the Mississippi river, all prepared
and eager for active service.
Gen. Fremont has arrived at Washington
and will be ordered to command.
Gen. Buell. is under arrest, and will be
tried in Cincinnati for misconduct in the
Kentucky campaign.
In all the general hospitals of the United
States there are now $3.50 sick and
wounded soldiers. Of these IL ,0s9 are in
the Department of the West, and 1924
in tho cities of Washington, Georgetown,
and vicinity. The rest are in the various
hospitals throughout the Atlantic and Gulf
States. In New Orleans there are about
5000 patients.
For the last eighteen months the most
gigantic system of frauds against the Gov
erument has been going on in New York
city by means of forged bills on the Sub.
sistence Department in White street.
Parties were employed to hunt up contrac.
tors who have subsisted men, and some Of
the latter we're led to sign bills for subsist-
ing 1000 men when they had really provided
for but 100. As many as fifty persons are
implicated in these frauds, and quite a
number of them are already in custody.
1t is supposed that the whole will amount
to not far from 100000.
Dispatches from Nashville, Nov. 18th,
says Breckinridge sent flag Of truce from
Murfresburg last night, asking an exchange
Of prisoners. The main rebel force is fall.
ing back South, under Polk and Buckner.
Bragg has assumed command, Gen. Joe
johnson being too much impaired for field
service. Gen Rosecrans has ordered the
i,npressing Of rebel negroes for fatigue
duty also the organization Of negro pioneer
corps on the corps on his Corinth plan.
The rebels last night blew up the stone
work of the bridge over Mill Creek, on the
Murfreesboro Railroad, six miles from
Nashville. The bridge had just been re-
paired. Most of the rebel supplies are
furnished to chattanooga and Atlanta from
Murfreesboro, which is reported evacuated
by the rebels.