The weekly Butte record., 1863-09-05
News of the Week.

country between the Potomac and the Kappa
hammock.
Dates from Charleston to the afternoon OF
August 25ih. report that The rebel strongholds
Sum er and Wagner had fallen, and were oc-
cupied by our troops
\ party of guerrills captured a mail from q
cavalry division stationed at HARDWOOD Church
and made their escape, killing one and captur
ing four of the party.
Three rebel surgeons, captured within our
lines, are to be tried as spies.
The Mobile Tribune Of August 18th, says :
There are now sixteen vessels in The harbor Of
Pensacola, eleven of which are vessels of war
and FIVE transports. Two immense hospitals
nre being erected at the navy yard. The ne
groes were being sent to New Orleans to be
used as troops. The Tribune evidently ex-
poets Mobile to be attacked, but says nothing
about the east ditch
The rebels captured two gunboais of the
Potomac flotaa, in the Rappahannock on the
Goth. Each gunboat was armed with IL
inch Dahlgien gun. The mouth Of the Rap
pahannock is blockaded, and il is believed the
rebels will not be able TO get out with their
trophies.
1t is reported that, in view OF the probable
speedy capture OF the rebellious city Of
Charleston, the "Olive Branch" OF Mr.. Lin
coins Administration, Ben Butler, is to be
placed in command Of that Department. 1t is
thought, BY the Administration organs just
re,ribution iha, Massachusetts, should furnish
. commander sor that hotbed OF treason. 1t
seems TO US that Butler would De the wrong
person to send TO Charleston after its capture
He might exasperate and hold thess in check,
but we do not that the proper way to restore
the Union. 4 conquered and captured enemy
should be treated with courtesy and 6rmness,
particularly if the object is to make them cit
i5ens hereafter, of equal standing and rights.
Ii tie object is to humiiate and punish them
after capture. Massachusetts is the State TO
flrnish commander for South Carolina, and
Butler is her Olive Branch"
Three hundred of Whiles rebel Guerrillas
crossed the Potomac. August l9ih, and COB
BED up about forty Of our men, aud number
of teams belonging 10 the Ohio and Chesa
peke canal.
On the lIih of August, a rebel sloop Of
war carrying ten guns, ran the blockade into
Nimiugion-ibe fourth within month.
Jtf Davis has decided to call out half
milhoa of black troops, who are to receive
their freedom and City acres of land at the
end Of the war. II the negroes have the spiri
of manhood. half million of them in arms.
would be too much for the Confederacy, if the
Aboilionists were not butling at 10 "forci-
bly, feeble" manner.
The Washington Intelligencer publishes
letter from one John Adams, who says most Of
the rebel leaders regard their final defeat as
certain, and express willingness to concede
TO any conciliatory terms. They affirm tina, it
is not for them out for President Lincoln to
extend the olive brsrch. The In,elligepcer
gives credit to the writer's statements. Their
is no hope for coucilisiory policy while the
Administration remains under the control OF
the Abolition element, The proclamation is
TO be the olive brauch.
Twin Confedcraces are now the order Of the
day in rebeldom. lhe surrender of Vicks
burg and Port Hudson, has rent the original
Jacob Townsend" in twain, and Kirby Smith
has been Invested with full powers to act as he
deems best without awaiting general orders
from Richmond. His headquarters will be at
Little Rock, Arkansas, which is now the
grand center of u.ihtsry operations for the
trans Mississippi Smith Contederacy Buly
fer the Smith family.
Late Information from Ticksburg reports
the death of General Pember,on, who is said
to have been killed by Texan soldier
The shelling Of Chattanooga was commenced
on the cath BY Col Wilder, who, with sbou,
1900 meu and pieces of artillery, made rapid
march on the plsee, completely taking the reb-
els BY surprise Cnlimbering his guns, Wilder
opened on the rebels in 6ue style. One steam
b ,at was sunk and another disabled The
cannonade which commenced 10 The morning
continued until 5 p. NJ. Every piece from
which the enemy opened was eventually 81
lenced, although they fred with nineteen dill
feren, guns. But few OF their shots could
reach Wider's position as the pieces uSed
were mostly twelve pound howilzers and six
pounder rifles. AT length the rebels 60, q
thirty two pounder rife in position. Most of
the shots. however, fell wide Of the mark. only
one doing any execu,ion-killing four horses
and weunding one msD. Previous to the at
tack on Chattanooga. Wilder had skrmishes
With rebel csvslry daring the march over the
N 'untains. IN which be killed two, wounded
several and captured forty. Subsequent re.
ports received in General Reynolds lines men.
iion the svscoa.ioc Of Chs:anoosa by the reb-
ea