The tri-weekly citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1863-1864, 1863-12-29
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iag ebf5 900 600 70 BE- pro, idsd ~ BY
loan. The public debt on The 3Olh ~
Jane, 1865. II estimated sl e2.gJt 900.
600. Increase u tares is recommended
on babk note circulation. distilled spirits.
tobacco. cotton. Ac Mr. Chase eonsid
efs V insrpedIent 10 increase The amount
II circulating notes.
Meade's lotces are enoamped on the
south bank Of the Happahannock. and
1se's on the north bank ~ the Rsppidan.
Both armies have virtually gone into win
ter quarters There are rumors that
Meade will be superseded BY eiher
Hooker or Thomas bat The opinion Is ex-
pressed that no such change is likely at
present Secretary stanton, however, is
IN favor Of complete reorganization Of
the Army Of the Potomac.
II is supposed that Stevens, of Penn
sylvania, will be appointed Chair man
Of the Committee OF Ways and Means;
Washburne, Of Illinois, of the Committee
on Commerce; Schenck, of Ohio. Of the
Military Committee; and Kelly. OF Penn.
sylvania, of the Naval Committee.
The steamer Chesapeake, recently cap
tured by rebels, is TO be taken, If posi-.
BILE, into Wilmington. She coaled at St.
Johns, where she took on commander,
and, at last advices, was of Cape Sable.
John Morgan, it is reported, crossed
the Cumberland river on Wednesday,
near Burkesvile.
A rebel dispatch reports that the Fed
erals were defeated at Plaquemine, La,
on the 25th ult., with the loss Of 5000
men, and that the navigation of the Mis-
sssippi river is virtually closed.
Notice has been given in Congress of
a resolution to secure an amendment Of
he constitution, prohibiting slavery for.
ever throughout the United States. And
A bill is to be introduced providing that
he free States may recruit to gil theiI
quotas in the rebel States. II
1t is inIimated that an order will soon
'e issued prohibiting the distilSation of
Vhskey in Illinois and Ohio. The. corn
rop for the present year. it appears, ex
libits decrease of about $50, 900 600
and will fall 1856, 900, 900 bushels
hort of the amount required for home
consumption alone.
The question is being agitated whether '
he prisoners (under the rank Of coloneI) =
ow held by the Federals may not avail Il
themselves of the amnesty profered BY 7
he President. ],
A Paris journal states that all the con-
mental powers have acceded to the P
ropostion of European Congress, with :
ne exception OF Austria. =
The Chicago Times of the 18th gives
ne following resume of the news: >,
Seizure of the steamer Chesapeak was .,
bold affair. She was bound from New q
'ork to Portland, with a cargo valued at tr
10000. and was taken possession of 81
a Monday morning, about o'clock, by ol
party of rebels numbering about six n
en, who were apparently unarmed and Of
passengers. The Captain was II
ut in irons, the Second Engineer shot ,.,
cad and thrown overheard, and some of
her of the officers wounded. This pro- ~
'eding took place about twenty one n
lies northeast of Cape Cod. The off, ~,
RS and crew. together with the passen- 10
RS, we're landed by the captors at Part h.
1ge Island. and the steamer then star
d off to sea. AT last advices she was
the coast Of Nova Scotia. Several II
'deral vessels are in pursuit. ~
Congress, it is believed, will impose q -