Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1863-12-19
CURRENT NEWS


rs CURRENT NEWS icy .5N
Accounts from the army of the Potomac
say that rcconnoitering party set out some
days ago, to perfect our maps 10 the region
north of Culpeppcr and along the base of
the Blue Ridge as far as Sperryville and
Little Washington. returned TO camp on
Friday. The officers encountered no enc.
my in force, but fell In with several small
squads belonging to the 9th Virginia Cav.
airy With the exception of the barns
immediately on the lines Of the priGcipa
routs, all the houses were well stored with
the necessares Of life, such as meats, poult
ry and breadstufS, with sufficient supply
of forage to winter their scanty stock.
The steamer Minna, blockade runner,
was captured by the u S. supply steamer
Circassan on the 9th inst The Minna is
2l0 feet long and over 900 tuns burden.
laden with rifles, powder, qninne, liquors,
agricultural tools. hardware &C.; also n
ine mariue engine. She is ordered to Bost,
on. -..-.-. ...... D..
The Official report of Gen. Mcclellan
makes three volumes, each larger than the
report of the Committee on the Conduct of
the War. The War Department did not
see H. to cause the immediate publication
of such ponderous document ~ I4... 4
A military imposor, calling himself Ma.
jor Charles E. Foster, was arrested at
Cleveland on the evening of the 81 inst
He had been pursuing quite a game of de-
cep,ion and swinding under his assumed
military rank A dozen officers arrived
from Pittsburgh aud took him ironed to that
city Saturday evening. Another mposi
tor, wearing the insignia of d Brigadcr
Gene rnl was arrested ut the same time
The Richmond papers state that Gen.
Bragg has been relieved of the command
of the Rebel army in Georgia, aud Gen.
Hardee appointed. Gen. Grant having
recalled his forces from the pursuit Of Bragg
dispatched Gen Sherman 10 the relief of
Burnside at Knoxville. A dispatch from
Gen Foster states that Sberman's force
| arrived at Knoxville on The 9Th Long.
street raised the siege on the 4'b, retrsating
in the direction Of Virginia.
Senator Bayard Of Delaware never hav.
! lug taken the anti;ebellion oath requ'r d
by The act of last session, was Informally
reminded of the fact by the Vice President
the other day, and requested to say wheth.
er he was prepared to take it. and he Ic-
piled 10 the negative, adding if the Senate
10y formal vote required him 10 take il
he should resign. The question will pro
badly be brought up withou. fail, and there
is no doub. IT he keeps bis promise Della
ware will have more fitting repreSen.
! latiye. -..-..
1t has recently come to the Knowledge
OF the Government that there are along
the frontier of the Canadas upward of ten
tbausand deserters, most of them in snl.
ferng condition aud aDxious to return an
| join their regiments s. 1t is probable
proclamation will shortly be issued by the
President Offering a pardon TO all who will
retnrn TO Their regiments within thirty
days. #..I ...IIe ..t l.-..'
On the l,h inst, two DEPUTY. Marshals
Of Cairo. H. arrested two deserters OF the
l09h Illinois. near Dongola, when the
| deseriers attacked their eaptors, killed one
outright, beat the other til he was inseusi.
bile, and escaped. a..a. aaW.ts5 81
A special joint committee will probably
be appointed 10 consider what legislation
is necessary to enable the loyal people
South TO restore their States to the Union
on basis Of the Presidents Message and
Proclamation To This Committee proba.
bly, viii be referred the. bills now ibefore
Congress on the subject Of slavery, md
such other bills as may be Introduced,
which bear upon the general topic %
A Times special from Washington, l4lh
says: ,.,g .-g......t, Fl. -.
| Lees cavalry endea vored, on Sunday
to cnt Meade's Communication with Wash.
inglon by destroying the bridge acros.
Cedar Creek, near Catlett's Station
About 100 made dash at the guard post.
ed at the, bridge. but were driven off after
a short 6ght. @af, .-.-..
The iae Of railroad from The front IA
Alexandria will be protected by both cay,
airy aud infantry hereafter.
The President has yisded 10 the demand
made by the Loyal League representatives
Gen. Scb6oeld has been removed aud or
dered 10 report TO Washington. 'i
Letters have been received at Washing
ton prominent Conservative members Of
the rebel Congress from North Carolna
asking, unofiiicially, upon what terms ths
Southcro States would b, permitted 70 re-
turn TO the Union. A' ~ n''''