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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-01-03
CONNECTICUT.

The special session Of the Legislature Of Connecticut
lasted only two weeks 1t does not appear that much bu'
ness was done The militia law OF the State amended
and an act was passed to the right Of voting to the
troops OF The State who now in the army commit
tee was sent to the army to fni out how the
cared for It's members saw all the Connecticut reg mens
and though they made no formal report gave
that every possible attention paid to the wants Of the
sick and wounded The Legislature, however placed in
the hands Of the Governor the of $0 900 10 be
pended his judgment may suggest u finding out and re-
lievng the wants Of the troops
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MISSOJIRJ

Upon the meeting on MooSsy last Of the Leg stature Of
Mssouri,'L e MAavs,! Radical Emancipstiouist" wa.
elected Speaker Of ae House by twenyfour majority G.
= iaATF Emancpatont, elected Secretary Of the
Senate Mr. Richardson, in the Senate, introduced re
solution declaring that all Emancpatonists are favorable
TO compensated emancipation enuncated by the Pres
dent, which was unanimously adopted We gave yester-
day bef report Of Gorernor CANDLES messages in which
he recommends the adoption of having In view
gradual emancipation.
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FROM THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF PoToMAC,
4 - 4 u n

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF PoToMAC,
Pedaesday December 3lst.
reconnaissance in force went out yesterday moIbing,
which will probably be heard from in few days.
1t is believed here that considerable portion of Gen
Lees army has moved from its late position 10 front
and gone up the Rappahannock Its Destination howeyer,
is not known.
II has been aseertaned by flag Of truce that Captain
Swearinaen OF the late Brig Gen Jacksons staff, who
was reported killed in the battle Of thu 18th Instant
only wounded and captured He Is doing well, at
farmhouse about four miles n OF the enemy front
Lieut. Eddy, ordnance officer of Gen. Wbipples STAFF
Is prisoner in Richmond. He uuhurt in the battle
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MOVEMENT OF IRoN.cIADs

We learn from Fortress Monroe that two Of iron
ciads, the Monitor and Passac, went TO Monday,
accompanied by two gunboas aud followed by the Brit sh
rgate Mepomene Nothing is known of their destination
though there various surmses TO the probable point
against which they viii make practical trial of their
weghty ordnance The ironclad Mon,auk Capt Worden,
arrived in Hampton Roads on Monday
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PRESSING THE REBELS IN ARKANsAs

ST LOUIS, DEC. 3l-Gen. Blunt telegraphs to Gen.
Curtis under date Of Buena VISTA Ark) December 2Sh
follows: lSt
My long-range guns are sheng the rebel camp
across the river five miles below here If the enemy
not retreat daring the night shall endeavor to my
troops over in the morning and offer them battle
Among the property captured four steamers hea-
vIy laden with supplies and ferryboat with large
amount Of ammunition.
quite number of the enemy were killed"
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FROM NEW MEXICO

KANSAS CITY, DEC. 27.-Santa Fe advlces e. the 18Th
instant state that is pretty well ascerained there s
in New Mexico
Advices from Fort Stanton are encouraging Col Car
son was 10 active pursuit Of the rebels
Many settlers are on tho way to Rio Bonito to open
ranches and asge numbers Of wepe rushing to The
places which were being proGtably worked when tho
Texans took possession OF that portion Of tho Territory
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TIlE auER1LLAs IN wEsrERN KENTIIoKY

The New Albany Ledger says there no longer reason
to doubt that the design Of the rebels in Tennc
make wei-panned raid upon the lower Ohio towns 1t
has direct information Of such movement toward Pa
ducah and Smthand, the object being to blockade the
lower Ohio It's reported that there two thou
sand rebels scattered in Lyon Csliwel Tgg Chrstisn
Hopkins and Grove counties which be concentrated
at short notice sufficient number of troops are being
dispatched to points between Louisville and Henderson TO
protect the border.
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ANOTHER VIRGINIA COY GREssMAN

Norfuk letter states that the Congressional election
in that district has resulted in the selection Of j. q Mcleod
for the ThiryseSenth Congress He is native Virginan
and has resided in the State all his e The vote poed
In Norfolk large usual considering The crcum.
stance Of the many male inhabitants absent in TIE
rebel army or otherwise beyond our lnes"
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The United States ship ssraog,, Capt Gendy arrived
at Philadelphia Saturday from the cosst Of Africa
where she has been stationed for the last years Not
whsaudng the unbeahiness Of the station not one Of
the officers that taken outu the ship died She
was relieved by the ship st. Louis.
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A DISTRESSING sHIpwREcK.

SAN FRANCISCO, DEc 27,--Ths ship Sea King which
sailed from this port the 9th Of September for Liver
pool loaded with wheat totally lost>when ten days
out All board were los except the third mate, who
picked up the bsrque Eugene and carried to Peru
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IMPORTANT TESTIMONY.

The Waterbury (Con) American publishes the following
important letter from the Hon. Lyman w. Coe, of that
city Mr. Coe il member Of the Senate of Connecticut
and was appointed chairman Of the committee appointed
by the Legislature, after the battle of Fredericksburg to
visit tho Connecticut soldiers in the Army of tho Potomac
and report their wants and condition He is leading
Republican and gentleman of high character and reputa
on so that his report Of the condition of the army has all
the forcs of an official record Here is his letter:
HEADQUARTERS HosprTAL
Second Hrigade, Second Army Corps
Near FredericksJurg, Dec. 81 1862 4
have visited the 9Th, llth, 18TH I6th AMI 2lst rsg
mebt IN Harans brigade ninth army corps aud the l4th
and 27ih in the army cops and shall 90 To-
in search o tho 5th 17h, and Doth regmeIts if eau
lind them And here will say that there is difficulty in
hnding regiment, found in looking up the 27th
ament Yesterday for they continually moving their
camps 1t 10 like city of 200 900 inhabitants without
directory, and the streets not numbered and then the
move at that.
You have no idea of the depression there is In ths
at the result Of this third attempt go Richmond
mat u Is complete failure deny The
OF IL may be open question but thing certain
that there will have TO be different management
shall not be nation much longer and have JEFF Davis to
rule over us dare not write what think to YOU from
whut can gather in the limited time have had for OBJ
seryaon aud thought but this certain that the Pres.
dent has got to stop acting Chief part
OF ms Cabioet be removed and another placed the
head Of the army politicians in and of Congress enced
and more than ALL the people take hold of the interests
oi the country stop carrying the for selfish ends
and also keep quiet ana let the army alone.
nave found but one opinion in the army about the
merits OF Generals The army almost to man are for
and If you expect the army to conquer peace
as the sunshine and that too with the best feeling
Burnside, who is much respected by ALL but he has not
the capacity for the moving Of army of this magnitude
You're, truly, L. W. Coz.
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NEW MADRID RE-oCCU

NEW MADRID RE-OCCUPIED.
CAIRO, DEC 50.-New Madrid is to be re-occuped
The Thiryeighh Iowa went there to-day All is quiet at
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-02-05
From the, Richmond Examiner January 90.
A REMARKABLE EDITORIAL.

1t is not altogether an empty boast on
the part of the Yankees that they can hold
all they have ever held, aud that another
year or two Of such progress as they
have already made will find them masters
ot the Southern ConfederaOy. They who
think independence is 10 be achieved by
brilliant bu. inconsequenlial victories
would Do we'll to look with the natural
eye at the magnitude OF Yankee posses
sions in this country. Maryland. Ken
tuckv and Missouri are claimed as con.
stituent parts of the Confederation they
are as much in the power of Lincoln as
Maine and Minnesota. The pledge, once
deemed foolish by the South, that he
would "hod, occupy and possess" all
the forts belonging to the United States
Government has been redeemed almost
to the letter by Lincoln. Forts Snmter
and Morgan we still retain. but, with
these exceptions, ell the strongholds on
the sssboard, from Fortress Monroe to
the Rio Grande. are in the hands Of the
enemy. H. U.S. at
Very consoliAg and very easy to say
that il vaslimpOssible to prevent oil this.
and that the occupation Of the ou,sr edge
of the Republic amounts to nothing
Drewery's Bluff and. Vicksburg give the
lie to the fist assertion, and the onward
movement Of Roseeraus toward Alabama,
the presence Of Grant in North Missis.
sippi. and of Curtis in Middle Arkansas,
to cay nothing OF Banks at New Orleans,
and Baton Rouge, set at rest the silly
dream that thin slip Of sea coast only
is in ,posss Ssion ofour foss. The truth is
the Yankees are in grsa. force 10 the very
hear. OF the Cohfedsraoy; they swarm on
all our border, they threaten every i'm.
'portaut city yet belonging 10 us, sud
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-02-05
National nnd statc WenI.I..


We fud an article in the New. York
Times, from the pen OF E. B. Mansfield,
Of Warren county. Ohio, which will in
terest and instruct all Ofour readers who
have taste for financial statistics: ..
The census returns of our national
wealth in 1860. (la,her low, think twas
sixteen thousand millions Of dollars, 49,.
OOo, o.OOO) On this I estimate the
annual income to be 10 per cent. which
is dollar day for each able>bodied
man, irrespective of skill; and the aver
age wages Of men are fully equal to that
10 the West. and I presume throughout
the country. This is irrespective. too,
Of machinery. The income of the nation
is at least sixteen hundred millions per
ahl.um. Fhe losses Of the war by forrign
exchanges have been small. but they will
be greater. and may be estimated al $780,
0OO. 900 per aunum. The losses by des-
lruction of property may be taken al
Slo0. 900, 900 per ahnutn. The lossst
by labor, which mskes the bulk Of the
loss. is tha. Of n million Of men per day,
which, alta dollar per day. is in round
numbers (SS00. 900, ,ooO) three hundred
million per annum. The actual losses ol
the war, then, amount to four huudred
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-02-05
LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival Of the EdinburS.

New YoRK, January go The Rlin.
burg has arrived from Liverpool on the
I6.h.
The Frsnch official doc ameu's e1plai.
ming the foreign policy Of the French
Government, we're distributed among the
legislative corps.
These documents say mediation ia
America is postponed 10 conseq noe of
the refusal Of England and Russia to ioin
France but The Emperor has not refrain.
ed from acquainiiug the Cabinet at Wash.
lngton that his Government is still read Y
to mediate. provided the American Gov.
srnmen! desires that France should IA.
ciliiats the task Of pace, either alone or
c llectively, in Whatever form may be
pointed out TO her.
The MEXICAN Question ia referred to as
having entered the military phase. Of
which issue must be awaited. SPEEDY
triumph is anticipated.
The recall Of Geo. Butler is regarded
with satisfaction by majority of the En>
gIish journals. and is considered hopeful,
though not an act Of grace.
The news BY the Scotia, particularly
As to the movements OF the Democrats,
is cor s'rusd as favorable 10 peace, buC
the EtDa's Adviees expelled tie idea.
The Emancipation Proclamation claim,
ed serious attention. but was received
too late for much newspaper comment.
The Morning Post says il is The death
warrant Of the United States. end says il
would be terrible act il il could be en-.
forced. bat regards it as wholly inopsri.
live.
The Star thinks whatsver 10 irs immo.
date effect. it rings the death knsll to
Slavery.
The telegraph" says the sancorous
contempt Of the ScaIh must be increased
immensely. snd if the measure is success
full, never will miht-ry triumph have
beon purchased at so awful price.
Sympathetic anti slavery addresses for
Lincoln continue 10 be adopted in various
parts of EDglaud.
Il is reported the Alabama was probaS
bly, supplied with the bss, Welsh Goals
by relay Of ships.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-02-05

tut Iue LHUCasIUT THZeII0.
Is the North i'm F IvOr Of a Pros
ecuti0n OF the War!

+ Z. .MEssRs FDrroRs will you permit me
| through your columns 70 asfR -the-aBove
question ? Are we as a people in favor
of this war In eIecting LINCOLN. Pres,
ident of tile United States, and clothing
him with full power and authority 10 act
for. represent and govern our noble re
public. according to the. Constitution,
given US by our fathers. we naturally ex
pected that he would to the best Of his
abilities, protect tho States alike in their
rights. The only question now to be
asked is, has he done this? Reviewing
his whole policy from the time Of his To-
alton to the present moment, what
can we 6ud that does not show the most
able statesman aud geueralship? Can
the annals Of history furnish an example
Of such decision and 6rmuess under such
perpexities as have overwhelmed him
from the very inception Of this civil war,
And at The very time the Administrs.
tion is endeavoring with might and main
to restore US to our primitive condition
Of peace and plenty, we have set Of men
(rather say imbecile fanatics who cry
out against their dearest Interests b. re-
pudiaIing the policy Of men who are as
much superior to item in point OF intel
lecl as was Daniel Webster 10 an unedu
Gated savage. '"".
These men have the interest Of the so
called Southern Conlsderacy SO much al
heart, that the least attempt of the Ad
ministration to treat them as become,
traitors, repegades, thieves and assassin'
is met on every side with the most with
eriDg denunciation and condemnation
These men, afraid to openly confess thei
attachment and devotion 10 the rebe
cause try in vain to injure The powe
that nourishes them by secret mach
nations, by trying to convince tb'
rebels that they have a large lumber o
sympathizers 10 the North. Shame upor
them. Far better would it be that they
all should hang, than the Union should b'
iu the least furnished by their nefariou'
acts. Let us Lavea cleansing out Of tn,
home rebels, and let the world know tha
the North is in favor of the war, auc
that they will support the Administration
secession sympslhizsrs TO the contrary
notwithstanding ...--5 ...lt
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-02-05
From Havana and New Orleans,

New YORK. Jan. 29.-The captain oil
the steamer Eagle, from Havana, sta'es
that the American Consul, Shute!., at Ha.
vans, protested 10 the Spanish authority
against allowing the pirate 10 leave unli
II o'clo.'k. A. NJ. Of the 23d. but the pi
rate captain sailed. The Federal cruiser
would capture him if not allowed to gC
sooner, and he WAS allowed 10 90. Soon
after the pirate had passed the guard ship
at night the Wachusett arrived at tbs
same spot, when the Spanish authorities
kept the Wachusett there till morning
befo re allowing her 10 enter
Advioas from New Orleans state thai
Gen. Grover was at Baton Rouge with
go regiments. A strong force at Cawot'
ton was under Gen. Sherman. Banks
was stil in New Orleans. He has rsit.
Grated Gen. Buffers order taxing certain
rebel merchants for the support Of the
poor, s.a
! He had cautioned the public against Of
Iering insults to soldiers. and refused tc
allow the publication Of Jacob Barksr'l
paper. neos ~ a Og,a sdl oi
Gov, Hamilton, Military Governor o.
Texas. addressed very large Union meet
ing at New Orleans.
Tbs following portion Of the news i'
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-02-05
NO46

highly important. Advices from Mexico
confirm the reported defeat Of 1000
FSsnch under Gen. BHthier by 300 Mex,
ican cavalry. Il occurred in fog, at Q
O'Clock A. NJ. Dec. l8. The French
were completely routed. The Mexican
General (PriSids) had captured a convo7
from Jalapa for Perots.
The Mexican General Nrgrete. with
10 900 men, made sorte from Puebla,
and STACKED q French division $4,000
strong, at AcAjare. eight leagues from
Puebla. completely Ioutihg them.
The French hal TO retreat to 0rizabs.
The French COMMUNICATION was almost
cut "f. Jalapa and Tsmpico are abap,
doOsd BY them. The small PJx is raging
iu Vera Crul. |... ~
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-02-05
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY S, 1863.

4 Presence OF the Union General chesrine
ron his men where the Gag BE- once hon,
ored still floated 10 glory. He saw ths
Southern zealols sacrificed, yet. daunted
not, be. too. urged on The contest. The
recrfant sons Of KeDtucky and Tennessee
oSgbt on, displaying bravery worthy ot
.sa memory. But the strategy and
Tue s'fcSgth n his h lt hope sls.sEIy fail
ed and night alone confessed the tory
and ended the most sanguipary ~ o
the engagement. f.oia
THE LAST DAT. 81.
All day Saturday Bragg lowered ia
front Of onr lines, MASKING the evacuat tior
then going on with faints and dashes -
Rosrcrsps' imperiobs conduct the Gay
before had crushed the buoyant mind o
General Bragg. and yet before he lef
there was smother chance to redeem Hin
from reproach. Yielding to the beliei
that our army thought the struggle end
ed. under the cover OF darkness he again
endeavored TO break our front. But thi:
time the column moved-onward by the
bright fash OF artillery and the lurid
clouds from uusketry, driving the enemy
from lh) ria4 pits back into Murfreesbo
rongh. The din Of battle was hushed
the requiem winds no loager heard lh.
messengers Of death; the work was flo
ished and tho field was ours.
"..- FINS.
Sabbath was welcome day Of RESI-, th'
bright sun shedding food Of light upon
our triumphant banners. The . gold er
names of Carnifax. DoDelsop, Shiloh
Cornth, Chaplin Hills, we're waiting oyel
the fields oi Stone river, jus, consecrsted
with the blood OF patriots to the roll o.
victory.
"Tcars for tho lameuied dead d"-Iet The
nation mourn the loss Of her brave sol
di-rs; and for the hero, as his courage i:
thorn 10 his enemies. let his name be
entwined in the garland Of liberty.
SYPHAX.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-02-05

TRbr FELICITY = II men did hat knoW
wha, felicity dwslis in the cottage Of .
Lyirtuous poor man--hov soon he sleeps
how quiet his breast. how composed bic
mind. how free from care, how easy hiS
provision, how healthy his morning. how
sober his night. how moist his mouth
how joyful his hesrt-=they would never
admire the inoises, the diseasea,the threng
Of passions, aud the violencs ofnnnsssra5i
pppetites, that Gil the honses OF the luz
urious, and the hearts Of the ambitious.--
Isreag TagIor.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-02-05
aCoIrNTY (1EFUCERS.

Jadrs Of Fairfield Common Pleas COurt-HENRY
G, WHITMAN, residence Lancaster Ohio.
P,ebats JHags-JEssEl EoHNER once In ruohc
Rnilling.
Pro,seating Attornss--wlLGIAM T. WISE.
Shsrif--IAMES MILLER, once at Jail.
Clsrkof Conrt--JoHN G. RAtNEY, once Puonc
nnsi.or--wELLIAM ROBINSON. once Public
Te.a,srs---P 6. BENADUM ,ofhcePublic Ruleing G
R.eoriur--A. SYFBRT, Once Public Building;
Sarusvor-B. e. HANNUM, once Public Building
Coron.r--L. SUEFFER. residence Madison Up.
Observation-Disclosures SHARP, Of Bern Town.
sbin. Jonas A. BAKER.o' Walnut Township, and
1oHN W. w.CUNNINGH N .of Hooking T.wnsh1p. =, NJ
selosI Examiners WILLIAM WITTY EY, JOHN
VILLA Msand URtAH c. RUTTER.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-02-05
(corrsspondeDeo OF Louisville journal }
HISTORY OF THE FIGHT AT MUIR
FREESBORO.
NAsHvrLLE, Jan. 10, '63.

4 great battle has been fought, and
another victory Of the Union arms aids
the name Of Stone River to the list OF !ri
umphs 49,. .,w >:
General Cheatbam had been ordered
TO take Nashville during the absence
81 Bd.Il in Kentucky. and. having failed
it remained for another to accomplish the
task.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-02-05
BOOK AND JOB PRINTING.

We arc Pre- pared to execute all description. ofJoB
WORK. such as sCARDS, CIRCULARS. POSTERS.
RAI,L TIGKETS aud every other variety Of PLAIN
AND FANCY JoBRING, with new and auperiortype
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