, 1863-08-29
Late Eastern News.
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4 Dates 10 Augusta. NOV b.. h.t
4 Washington, Aug. l2th,-Col. James
of Mariposa, has been appointed collector
of the port of San Francisco, in place Of
F. f. Low, resigned. Col James leayes
for California to-day. add .Ely
Sales of five twenties during the last
two weeks average over one million dollars
per day. aa' Do. I7s .9951 a3 aa1ii
4 A private letter reached here yesterday
from prominent officer at Winchester,
saying that rebel lieutenant, who desert
ed from Lees army and came into our
lines, says that great dissatisfaction exists
amongothe North Carolina, Tennessee and
b, Mississippi troops, particularly among the
: former. The condition Of affairs in North
I Carolina is such that the State threatens
mutiny unless the troops are sent back
home.Is Once there they viii throw down
4 their arms and abandon the rebel cause. Of
which they are heartily sick, 1t is With
great difficulty that officers can restrain ex-
pressions of dissatisfaction, which extends
to some of the officers and is increasing
among the rank and file of troops f;om the
South westesn States, who agree that there
is no further use Of reSis.ance since Vicks
burg and Port Hudson have fallen, and the
national troops have possession of the Mis-
sissiPPi gtyer. 5t,osr sa, % aos.or sssa.
nIladelphia, Aug. l3th.-The first NIL
regiment of colored soldiers raised in Penn
sylvania left to-day for Morris Island, to
reinforce Gilmore s.g1oq 9raL a1gla
New York, Aug. ia letter in the
New South, a paper published at Port
Royal, dated Aug. 4th, says our lines have
steadily advanced under a hot fire from the
enemy, with scarcely casualty. Not one
death reported to-day. .'r.t.rr rr- s.vls.
Our advance is within 600 yards of
Wagner. The batteries and fleet allow
the enemy little rest. lH 9mol9-
. Occasionally there has BEEN continuous
firing, and Wagner returned it vigorously
for few minutes, as if enraged at the ef
feet of our shells. The shelIing on The
rebel side is done principally by Surnter
johnson and Gregg. da 1no al OBJ
New York, Aug. l3-The Official re-
port made by Adjutant-General Sprague,
for Gov, Seymour, shows that New York
City has furnished, since the beginning Of
the war, so, ,O0A Anen in excess Of her quo
ia, not counting nearly $4,000 men sent
0y her at three different times for the de-
fense of the capital aliIhi 1854 ahl
/ Washington, Aug. l3th.--Seyeral cer-
respondents from the army Of the Poto-
mac came up tonight, fully satisfied that
nothing is likely to occur in the way Of
fighting for some time. ST f.frof
! Gen. Rousseau, from Kentucky, is now
here, for the purpose ofurging) the goYern-
ment to raise regiments of regular cavalry
for driving the guerr Has ont of Tennessee
and invading the heart of the Gull. STATES
destroying railroad communication and re-
lieving East Tennessee. His proposal is
said to meet with much favor from the
President, and is warmly favored by Rose
Grams and the State officials. He will
probably be authorized to raise them, or
number Of infantry will be mounted.
Chicago, Aug. ll-Leayenworth dis
patches of the 7th say that large lot of
mules had been stolen by the Indians from
Fort Craig, but we're recovered after sharp
fight, in which number were Killed on
both sides. Returns from the Kentucky
election show the following result Mem
bers of Congress First District, L. An
derson; Second District, Geo. II. Yeat-
man; Third District, H. Greeder Fourth
District, Aaron Harding Fifth District,
r. Mallory; Sixth District, Green Clay
Smith; Seve1th District, B. j, Clay;
Eighth District, w. Randall and w. Wads
worlh-all Union men, some Of them
members of the last Congress. .rr. r-r
Washington, Aug. ll-Richmond let
ters by last flag of truce boat say JEFF. Da-
Wis is still very i'll, and doubts are enter
tanned of his recovery; also that Lee pro-
tests against Davis hanging the two Fedc-
raj officers, in retaliation for those Jung by
Burnside, as it involves the life of bis son,
Gen. w. f. Lee. If his wishes are not ac-
ceeded to he declares his intention Of throw
ing up his commission
Adjutant- General L. Thomas left for
Vicksburg tonight for the purpose Of ar
ranging an organization of more colored
troops
/ Commissioner Dole has gone to Kansas
to make Arrangements for the removal Of
the Indians from that State
New York, Aug. lIth. Draft has been
nearly completed in the western part Of the
State
A revision of the enrolment has been
ordered in the First New York Congress-
ional District, when drafting will com
mence in about two weeks.
Newbern, n. c., Aug. 9th.-Unionists
in the eastern portion of the State will
soon hold great mass meeting, to implore
our government to send sufficient force to
this department to occupy Raleigh, VIII
mington and Weldon, in order to force the
rebels to abandon Virginia, and thus re-
store these two great States to the Union
at once 500 m mods uaa.fh hHn ueL
Special Washington dispatches say ru-
mors of change of commanders of the
Army of the Potomac are in circulation
Meade is reported to have resigned. Gems.
G. K. Warren ana Banks are talked of as
commander in case Meade's resignation is
accepted. 3 n .e.9 .n.iI = u
New York, Aug 9.-The Tribune's
Washington dispatch says the war with
England sensation news, lately started,
has no foundation in truth. o.r n2
The Herald's Washington dispatch con-
tain long reports to the effect that c. NJ
Clay, our Minister to ST. Petersburg, has
entered into a treaty with Russia on behalf
of the United States, assuring Russia that,
in the event Of war being declared against
her on the Polish question:, the United
States would declare war against England
and France
Washington, August Coy Seymour
under date of Albany, August Sd, writes
to the President with respect to the draft
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