The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-01-23
VOLUME XIV, NO. A.

mill pond, the ice gavo way and 81 QUE of
3a we're drowned.
Tho Surgeon Goscral states that tho San
iiary 0ondilion Of tho Army Of tho Potomac
Is good. Sonno now " einenta complain of
tho quality uf tho food aud provisions, aud
nlso hat they have au iLspniconi quantity,
The Army correspondent of tho Times says
tho rebels cvidcn,ly anticipate nn oariy
attack. bsst hight thev threw up riho pits
extendirg over halt n mile of ground. Tho
now ho pits arc nearly opposite Falmouth,
aud on tho right of our pusitioh. Indica.
tions show that the army is liable to receive
marching ordurs at any moment. A move
nent must mud certainty will tako place
before tho expiration Of many days.
The steamer Illinois. with Now Orleans
adv!crs to tho 8 of January, arrived at
Now Yofk, reports: Tho rotols wero en-.
cruaching upon tho Union lines in the nuigh-
borhood OF Donsldsviile. but no danger was
mp prohendcd therefrom Humors are COM
mon that tho battlo of Vicksburg began OH
tho 3lst uit., aud was continued daily, but
nothing very definite IN regard to It was
known in Now Orleans. Tho affair at Gal
weston OH the 23d ult. had caused u gnn-
orai gloom among the army and navy. Nd
miEal Farragnt had sent tho Brooklyn.
SciotO and half d"z5n Of his best ships, to
recapture the Harriet Laho at all haz lrds
aud. if possible. tn destroy tho rebel eenboats
| in Bayou Buffalo. OF this expedition moth
ing had b, on hrard at Now Otlea.s up to
tho Sth inst. Con. Banks had been in com
mand a month, but nothing of his plans had
| transpirod. IL was known, however, that
he was not idlo. hlost of his troops had
gone to Baton Rouge.
! Tho Tribune publishes letter from ono
of it's correspondents with tho Army o. tho
Potomuc, announcing thot another forward
moS oneut was about to be made II says
that such particulars as hass bcen received
OF the intention OF Cen Burnside, 1t would
bo pioinaturo as y0t 20 mako public. but we
| have reason to bulicvo that tho army is
across tho river although wo are without
Cot affirmation os tho nows by telegraph
The General in Chief has issued orders
TO tho several Corr Commanders OF tho
| u. s Army not to rolcaso rrbel ofiiccrs on
parole. The following is a specimen Of the
order: ~t
To .hoj0r General Sthcnek:
NJ uiIicurs prisoners Of war---will be re.
leased on parole until further ORDERS
/
r General in Chief.
Tho cause of this order is that number
Of Union rficers now in Richmond are kept
in close col finjmetrt. uud not allowed TO be
parolej. Government having failed to
Effect an arrangement for tho release Of
Union citizans imprisoned in Southern jlils.
and tho robol authorities declining torucog.
nize thcm in any system OF exchanges that
h..a it
onoogl, of tho known robels in loyal States
are 20 DO arrested 10 furnish exchange for
every ono of the Union men held us prison
ers in the South.
From prisoners, and other information
believed TO he perfectly reliable. we learn
thai, on tho al instant. at daybrrak, troops
commenced leaving Fredericksburg TO rein.
ferce Bragg. On tho morning of the 5 h..
III brgadcS amounting TO aUoui 81 coo men:
hnd left Fredericksburg rhcso troops
wore from Tcnnosseo, N. Carolina and
Guorgia
Hampton's Legion is reported FIVE milos
from Culpcpper, on tho Rnpidan.
Another budget Of rcbul luttors has been
intercepted. they wetc takon from Nj jnr
| Sanders whom be WINS captured off CHARLES
ton. SOmo OF them AFRO dated as far back
as Dccernber, 1861. and the last December.
The information contained in these papers
affords an interesting inside Wow of rebel.
dom relative to domestic iruubles and wants.
Gao OF tho letters is addressed to dis
tinguishcd member of tho family ot Louis
Napoleon While thanking ths Emperor
for Lila Efforts to induce tho Great Powers
10 interfere in our affairs, il urges the cou-
tinuauce of his kind tllicos, with tho assu--
rance of tho writer that they will be success
! ful ip tho ond. > r8# Y,s
| Tho robols seem to be strengthening their
!eft.an extending thuir line up tho Kappa
hammock. ~ p#
Tho House Committee on Territories has
agreed 10 admit Nevada, Colorado and Ne.
braska into the Union as States.
| A severe earthquake in Guatamnla, Do.
cembcr 9th, DESTROYED two towns, and
groat damage 10 buildings in all placos, was
dono. -ss ..ttar .9a aea
| The Paris correspondent OF tho London
Times says that Napoleon. ut tho Now Yuars
reception, said to Mr. Dayton that he no.
GREETED greatly the continuance of civil war.
but hoped before the next New Years day
matters would DO sottlrd This was said,
says tho correspondent, will, sort of smile,
which may be Interpreted as pious wish
or prediction. or even as an Indication OF
something still moro significant 10 an
other rorsoH who tho same day expressed
] to the Emperor tho earnest hope that tho
battle of Fredericksburg might be the last.
\ tho Emperor said no desired so too, and
hoped tho war would he ended by next
spring. This incident created mary con
lectures.
IL is reported that tho chief members OF
King Leopolds private Cabinet had gone to
i Lisbon TO urge King Ferdinand to accept
u tho Greek throne. aif 40 .lG8oa
i Reports are again current that Napoleon
i intends to recommend an urmistice batween
!. the North and South. Our Minister, Dayton
4 had on interview with tho Emperor md
French minister. II is also asserted that
j England would still refuse to interfere.
J Sympnthiziug addresses to Lincoln have
boon adopted ut Birmingham and London
Parliament is conyoked Cor January 5th
Tho Philadelphia Epquircr has Porv
Royal letter, dated 18Th January. rtating
that six dcserters from Fort Sumter had ar
rived abroad tho blockading vessels. report
ing that most of tho Germans had thrown
down their arms, refusing to fight rnder ,hc
, Confederate flag. They were half famishet
i aud their families In want owing to .he non
' d.