Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-02-18
KENTUCKY, ILLINOIS AND IspfAsA RE.
..'.. PORTED To BE ABOUT 10 JOIN rWE
CONFEDRAACY -r.. I.s.-.....

EsHpSuARTrRe ARHY .or ruk PeronAo.
tee; e,le p. m.[Riihnond papers OF tha IAN
,n.,sn. ssss sssn rseeiysd The following IS
Ihe French war steaner Mfian passsa our
bar yesIsiday, from. Bai,inore. bonna % PGs
h9,sL OBI she !, .apeetsd Asrs Tits vrek. -
rSrms nsn'ly among the biockAAfng Squadron
"A Yankee picket was captured on w.da...
irsand. lie confr ms the IN teliix,ac1 81 An n.
pending attack ON Charleston, and thinks it
viii % Dc msde In about . fortnight -
fary Affairs reported advereely. urou the 'b1iI
enrolling as ecnscripts white msie persous. IA
lhe employ Of the Government already IN ihe
military service.
In the House a resolution of thank, 20 ne
Keoei Generai Morgan for his services IN shs
West was introduced sas q ~ -: fE-F ~ -
The bill authoriziae ths impressmant of
slaves anc properly Tor the uee Of the army was
passed, and a resolution adoptpd inxtru-tin1
the COMMITTEES on the judiciary % report 4 hsii
pre.ioing for the saie Of ala neeroes aken An
arms against the Confederacy, the uoceeds ~
lie divided among The captors.
Inc Virginia legislature has before 1t q Dill
10 transfer the State line to the Couf.deraIS
Cove rnment, and passed bill authorIx; mn ~
issue by the State or one dollar notrs. y.desyrs
BILE in ,CGnfederHte Treasury notes ; NIr,-
The. Richmond Enquirer sayss Informasson
itom ih -, Nor,n Carolina leads TO the impression
ton are moving in the direction OF Charleston.
Two Thousand dollars apiece offered for SUBJ
sututss, and large rewards are offered sor the
apprehension OF desertPrs
wHoLEsAII pKsERrKRs ia
Ihe Atlanta (Ga.) ConfedeI acy gives the fol-
lowing evidence Of the compulsory nature Of
the service e1acted by the Rebel military au-
from: ..-sf - : -
There was large number Of dsserters in the
couhtry. 1t Is estimated that half the men
who went into the service from the northeasf
vVe af harn
out leave, and most OF those were sculking i'm
the mountains 10 avoid the enrolling ofic. re
WHO nave been Instructed to arrest them.
Others, under few desperadoee, had banded
together TO resist any attempt that might bs
made 10 arrest them, OF TO release from athe
Jaiis those who had been arrested Some OF
those bands had arms and ammunition. and
were subsistng by pipnder There were also
few men who were erernies 10 the Gonfede-
rate States, prominent smong whom is the no.
torieGs JEFF Anderson, who escaped Jail nom
this city last Spring with tire bridge buYners
here are alec among them few rmsn
" ho wtre prisoners of war at Camp Chase.
Ohio, had taken the oath Of Allegiance 70 The
Unit.c c States, and were thereupon released by
Ihe 1ankees. Whether these had been active,
or in any way instrumental in engendering or
iurtkering the disturbances, or trying tospread
disafiecfion, or whether they th. rns<fves were
really hostile TO the Confederate States has hot
Deon definitely ascertained. Moet of the de-
seIiers are men who have yolunteered-very
lew among thf m being conscriPis. Indeed, the
Conscrirtion laws in that seciion have never
been enforced . W
IGroRTANT, IL rRuk l
(From the Richmond " Whig,Feb.e.ls
IL Was currently reported yesterday that
commissioners from Indiana, Illinois and other
Nes1sIn STAIRS, arrived in Richmond the night
previous, for the purpose OF negotiating with
or bringing The war TO "a close. When "a
ascertaiited ihnt This traorcinsry fnselifgvnce
possesses the merit OF truth, the newzpapers
WI lose no time in commu nieaiing it 10 the
Inme diateiy after. the adjournment Of the
House If Representatives yesterday, Governo
| cote d. sired thsst the members would rfye
him thein attention for a moment He said that
IL had been proposed, TO hold a meeting snmp-
ly, fEcm v hich the public would not be
eAeieded J. an oraer TO give expression 20 the
gratifit atiOp which all must feel in regard TO
the tiorious news from kentucky.
What news rs thati' asked Mr. Lyons
why, thar the Governor OF Kentucky has
ordered ont ertse troops to crush the rufe of
abolitionism m IN that STATE. !" s+-a-ff -sil u R.b
What is the authority Sor the stasemensr'
asked several members. -
p i st has, replied Eoote. .sthat news bas Neen
receiyed, which the Kentucky delegation are
disposed to beiieve--
.'Oh! Oh! Ohr. from all parts Of the han, and
The congregation Immediately dispersed..
We may aod, that this news was brought 10
this city wodays ago by Lynchburg paper,
with no other foundation than , rumor frcm
tion, we have yet tclearp the fact. 49, "a
Tie following rs the close OF the Richnoad
Enqnirer's report of the ,preceedines Of the
Rebel Congress on the 90th ult.: = ;. ssfsa
sVPPLKMHNfARY. asai E
Mr. Foote.-I am rec uested 10 ask the nem.
bers to remain Tor an houH In order 10, hold o
public meeting, from, which patriotic eitissAs
gens rally sre not excluded. to rsjoioe over ths
glorious news from Kenfucky. al b,7..-rs,.af
ssWhat Is IL !". s.0ruer."l .sOrdrrr' Il "a
Mr. Foote-fh news has arrived from Ken.
lucky, that the Governor e. That STATE has
called out 60,oG men 70 hight the Lincoln Coy.
ernment. " ? '''' = s'Hss- --.tf'f'sis ~ ~
ICries OF "where IL your aushorftyT-J -
Mr.. Foose.-TN Reps has arrived, and I1Saess
dsd isdiona are going 90 jots ss.cs eis2 t@
[.Good! goodr' Great iauxhser xnd coufa.
sion.] So 1s.-.-ii .s-az.g .rslrG -
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