The weekly Butte record., 1863-01-17
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EASTERN NEWS.

ton proclamation IS hereby approved and con
firme3. A motion to lay on the table was
negatyed by a vote Of 30 to s.. The resolu-
ton vas then referred to the judiciary Com
mittee.
Aldrich Of Minnesota then offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolrsd, That the Committee on Military
Affairs be instructed to inquire into the expe-
dency and necessity Of giving bounty Of 100
acres of land to each soldier Of any old regi-
Inent, and that warrants Of this description
may be located on any confscated rebel
plantation, as soon as the rebellion Is crushed
passed. &c to 50.
Stevens introduced bill setting forth that
as the terms Of the enlistment Of soldiers will
soon expire, and as it is expe1ent to have
+ soldiers whose constitutions peculiarly fit them
for a Southern campaign, therefore be it en-
acted, that the President shall be authorized
to require, raise organize and equip 80 600
persons of color, of African descent, for FIVE
years, as artillery, infantry and cavalry soldiers.
who shall receive s. a month with rations.
etc, one half to be returned for the use Of their
families and in case OF their having no families
the money to be retained for them until the
expiration of their service the commissioned
officers to be either white or black. Recruit
ing stations TO be established either North or
South
Cox moved 10 lay it on the table. Mega
tiyed-ayes 50, noes SO.
Further consideration was postponed till
Wednesday week.
A motion was adopted that the Select
Committee on Emancipation be instructed to
inquire into the expedency of making appro-
priations in aid of Maryland and Western Vir-
ginia for the emancipation and colonization of
persons Of color.
New YoRK, Jan. l..
New Orleans advices of the Sd say negro
! regiments are to do duty at Forts Pike, Jack
\son and St. Phillip. Com. Farragut was
about to make an attack on Port Hudson
He was probably waiting for Gen. Banks 10
make a land attack.
SPRINGFIELD, H., Jan. -
W A. Richardson was elected L. s Sena-
tor this afternoon.
The Richmond papers contain the following:
CHARLEsToS, ;. c., Jan. H.
Late advices from San Antonio state that
the Brownsville (Texas) Express has arrived,
bringing information that 1000 French troops
have landed at Matamoras and taken possession
of that city.
SPRINGFIELD. Mo, Jan 10.
dispatch to Gen. Curtis says: The enemy
10000 to 10000 strong, with / pieces of artil-
lery, under Gen. Marmaduke attacked on the
eth. They fought from 10 o'clock until dark
desperately, but were repulsed in every in
stance. Gen. Brown, in command, was wound
ed about o'clock in the afternoon. Under
+ cover of darkness the enemy was withdrawn to
a safe distance. On the morning of the 9th /
they made demonstrations in full force from
another point We made such preparations
to meet them as we had at our CO lmand but
they concluded that discretion was the better
part of vaor,' and retreated One portion of
them going toward Sand Springs aud another
on the Rock River road. Col. CRABB
CAIRO. Jan l3
Gen. Dodge intercepted Col. Forest 10 his
retreat at Monterey, and captured 100 men
and four cannon. The rebel force seems to be
completely scattered coo of them are now
prisoners here.
Sr LOUIS, Jan. u.
Curtis received dispatches tonight from
Maj Collins, commanding the post at Lebanon, |
Tennessee, stating that at 3 o'clock on Satur. /
day morning, 700 Federals at Hartsville, at
tackled 1000 rebels, with FIVE cannon, and
drove them miles to the south. when the
rebels made circuit and returned to Harts-
vile. Fighting then commenced. and continu-
ed till Sunday Our loss was 35 killed and
wounded. The rebel loss was l50.
WASHINGTON. Jan. l3.
The ron-cads Passaic and Montauk are at
\ Beaufort, n c. The former is not disabled.
but suffered considerably on the passage. and
at one time was on the point Of being aban-
doned. The water was then making rapid /
headway upon her and all hopes of keeping it /
from the fires given up. when an attempt at
another rally at the pumps was made. All
hands officers and crew, went to work and
finally succeeded in keeping her free until the
storm abated.
New YORK. Jan l3
\ Naval officer states, from Information in
his possession, that he believes the pirate Ala
bama has gone or soon will go to the Eastern
hemisphere. Semms is known to have contem-
plated al some time a cruise on the coast of
Africa and Southern Asia.
Fortress Monroe correspondence states that
the rebels are row suffering seriously by the
destruction Of the railroad at Goldsboro.-
They have sent a number Of negroes to repair /
the track protected by a large force under
Evans.
NEW YoRk. Jan. II.
A special dispatch says that letters from
Illinois state that the rebels are liberal in their
offers 10 the West, Of the navigation of the
Mississippi, free trade and freedom from taxa /
ton. If she will Jon the Sonth.
MeMOerS OF congress, west OF the w aOaSn 4
river. declared yesterday, that the ship canal !
between the Great Lakes and Mississippi. is /
political as well as military necessity. They
insist there is deep laid. wide spread scheme |
TO detach the North and West from the Union
aud it may succeed unless provision is made
for getting grain from the valley TO the sea
board at rates o. transportation which will not
eat up lis value.
WASHINGTON. Jan. Il.
Nothing important. or even of interest, /
comes from the army Of the Potomac
By balloon asceusiOns fue views of the
euemy's position have been obtained during
the past week.
PORTLAND. Me Jan. IL
NJ Morrill, was elected United States Seua-
tor yesterday.
PErgRSBURG Jan. -
The Richmond Wing says that the Muir
frapShOrO prisoners are to be sent 10 Richmond I