New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1863-01-02
THE NEWS Of THE WEEK.

cate that It is our forces which will
shortly be called to act upon the defen
sive! And from Kentucky we have the
important and exciting intelligence that
Morgan is within thirty miles Of Louis
Vile, and that Kirby Smith, Humphrey
Marshall AMI FLOYD are advancing into
the State from Cumberland Gap and
Huntsville with aggregate of thirty to
thirtv-five thousand troops. Meanwhile,
nothing has been heard from Gen Rose
Grams. at Nashville, Tenn. for four days,
and the suspense is beginning to be
painful.
The Mississippi expedition left Mem
phis for cksburg on Tuesday, and it
is reported that Gen. Grant had fallen
back TO Friar's Point.
Further intelligence from Gen. Eos
ter,s late operations IN North Carolina
Gems to be necessary TO determine
their exact value to the Union cause.
All the mystery about the Banks ex-
petition is cleared up. Gen. Banks has
assumed command at New Orleans and
issued a proclamation. His department
embraces also the State eft Texas.
jeff. Dvis issued a proclamation on
the 25l inst, declaring Gen Butler an
, outlaw and common enemy Of nan.
kind, and ordering his instant execution
in the event of his capture. The com.
missioned off, ers under Gen. Butler
are to be considered as robbers AMI
criminals, aud. if taken prisoners are
to be reserved for execution. Negro
slaves captured in arms, and Federal
officers. found serving with slaves, are
to be delivered to State authorities, to
be dealt with according to State laws.
Gen Banks was to assume Command at
New Orleans yesterday, and Gen. But
Ter is expected at Was hington during
the present week.
The California steamship Ariel, while
on her way to Aspinwall, was captured
by the rebel steamer Alabama, on the
til inst, near the cas-. coast Of Cuba.
She was detained for three days, and
then allowed to proceed on her voyage,
after giving bonds in the sum Of 1928,
600, payable thirty days after the ac
! acknowledgement Of the Southern Confel
eracy. A hundred and twenty marines
on beard were stripped Of their arms
and ammunition, and parolal; and Treas
urv notes to the amount of $4,000, he
longing to Wells. Farg' T. Co., were
taken.
There is grapevine' report that
Rosecrans is retreating. una that the
rebels are in possession of Nashville.
Another report, however, is. that Rose
Grams has driven the rebels into Muir
freesboro. Knoxville, Tenn, is said to
have cen captured bya Federal brigade
who did considerable damage to the
railroad.
Aavices from Washington are, that
the President was to issue the emancipa-
ton proclamation ca Thursday; that
there are rumors that Butler will be
made Secretary Of War and Fremont
Gencral-in Chei.; and that Speaker
Grow is being pressed for Secretary Of
the Interior.
There is intense feeling in Kentucky
rela,ive to the emancipation proc'ama-
ton, and it is said that the Governor
and Legislature will, III the event of its
PRONUNCIATION, advocate the secession of
The State from the Union.
Stuart's cavalry, on the Goth ult:
encampcd within twelve miles of Alex
andria. Wyndham's cavalry had been
sent in pursuit of them, and there were
some hopes that they would be cut off !;
but the probabilities are that they will
escape There are rumors of an attack
, by Jackson on Sigel. in which the
enemy suffered a repulse. but subse-
quentiy achieved success.
Rosccrans has beaten q portion of
Bragg's forces, on the Murfrersboro
. road. We have one statement that
Rosecrans will soon leave Nashville,