Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-03-03
The News.

The expedition through Yazoo Pass has
reached Moon Lake, and troops are now |
engaged in clearing out the channel from
hSlake to CoIdwater River. The parties
thus employed have been annoyed by small |
parties Of rebels, with one of which bat
tailoD Of the 5th Illinois Cavalry had q
skirmish on the Goth ms, the. enemy being
dispersed. The canal into Lake Provl- !
denee is almost completed, and will, it is
thought, prove perfect success. ii
There are no indications OF a forward
movement By the Army Of the Cumberland,
the roads being in very tad condition.
1t is believed that the enemy will con-
test the further advance of the FEEDER
erals, ......... ,.,g
Gen, Rosecraps' official report of the bat
tie of Murfreesbaro states that the Federals
engaged numbered 43 400, and that their
loss was 533 killed and ,245 wounded
total of 8 ,7T8. or 20 03 per cent. OF the
entire force in action. The Federal loss in
prisoners was not fully made out at the
date Of the report but il was believed that
il woulG fall short Of $500. The rebels
engaged are estimated to have numbered
62,490, and their loss, Judging from actual
returrs of three divisions. is set down at
1850, or to the Federal rearly as 4G5 to
100
The report Of q grand rebll invasion Of
Kentucky proves to be humbug, There
are no Confederate troops at Richmond.
Ms. Sterling, or any pointon the Kentucky
River.
EtFrom an examination of the financial
bills passed by the presont Congress, in
GLIDING the one agreed upon on Thursday,
it appears that Secretary Chase has issued,
and has authority TO issue, two thousand
one hundred and twenty-five million dClIars
in paper
In the Senate, yesterday, the committee
of conference on the finance bill made q
report, which was agreed to, and new
committee appointed On the bank-taz
clause. The c1mplttec Of conference on
the bill limiting the number Of General:
Teported in favor Of rs MGinr Generals anC
275 Brigadiers. which was c0ncurred in
Secretary Stanton was denounced by Mr
McDoUgall, and General Butter by Mr. Da
vie.
In the House, the committee of confer
enoe On the bank tax clause reported thu
the committee was unable to egree. Tht
House ibsisted on it's disagreement, ant
asked new committee The COMMITTEES
of conference on the President ial indemni
fcation bill mede a report authorizing til,
President to suspend the writ of ka6eau
corpus wherever the public safety required
and providing for discharge by courts, tn
oath Of allegiance being taken. Tn
House was still in session When our repor
closed.
The republican members tf the Indisn
House of Representatives. following til
example of their brstherR OF the ilinoi
Senate, vacated their seats yesterday, Ieay
ing the House without quorum The OF
ject of this movement was to defeat the bill
providing for al Executive Council. :
Whether the boilers will return or NOT
unknown. 10
A rebel cnvalry force of about 5000
which attempted, on Thursdny,to get int
the rear Of Gen. Hooker's army, with th
intention of destroying railroad bridge
was encountered by Federal force an
driven across the Rappahannock. H
Hamilton Head adsices report tina
heavy firing was heard on the 18th fror
the direction of Wilmington River, as i
was supposed that the ir0ncad Passaie wa
engaged with a rebel battery. 20
A steamer, supposed to be the Alabam
OF OretO, was Intellectually chased, on til
18th inst, by the U. S. steamer RhOd
Island.-Chieago Times, Feb. %.