The weekly Butte record., 1863-11-07

siderable information has recently been CLEANED
OF the enemy's strength, position, etc, which, II
true, will enable US to take active measures.
\ Assist. U. S. Treasurer has received orders
-7ieem. with interest, all gold bearing &C :
+ Indebtedness falling due between
ate and the 81 Of March. The
-est on these will be over four
,sed that it was the intention Of
TO erect within the battered walls OF
a sand battery similar to Wagner, Sc
rom approach By sap or parallel. The
at purpose of Gen. Gilmore is believed to
prevent the consummation Of Beaure
.d's pans-if necessary to level the fouudA
tions OF Sumter 10 the waters edge On the
9th, five of our heavy riacd guns, between
Gregg and Wagner, were directed at the spire
Of the st. Nicholas church, and three shells at
least exploded in the city but with what effect
is unknown. Deserters acknowledge fear a
mong the rebel solliery that we viii get into
the city.
As-HSA HSNpAbAo ~ NV. 4Stt St4tG LAL tuE
bombarlment of Sumter was furious aud meas
SAINT. At 4 o'clock on the morning OF the
26th, portion Of the wall fell in, burying be-
meath the ruins some men Of the Twelfth and
Twenty-ffth South Carolina Regiments. y
fierce bombardmen: has been kept up to day
from the Monitors and land batteries Over
I ON ka- h,ar, er.l 4 l.,
four hours.
In recent fight with Hooker, the rebels
were severely punished, and cannot resume
the fight. Hooker, after the fight strongly
intrenched himself along his lines. Generals
Grant and Thomas were with him on the 29th
and considered him safe The rebel batteries
on Lookout played on him all day without
doing any harm.
\ detachment of cavalry from Nashville
routed body Of guerrillas, under Hawkins, at
Piney factory, killing some fifteen and taking
sixty-six prisoners.
Iu Illinois, the retnrns received thus far
from the election of county officers show con
siderable Union gains. The city of Chicago
gives Union majority Of over 2,7OO-a gain
OF $500 since last Spring.
Returns have been received from forty-one
in New York, which give the Union candidate
for Secretary of State 2l2OO maj. Eighteen
counties are yet to be heard from. The Dem>
ocratic majority in the city was 1902. Col
wood (Uuion) is elected in Brooklyn by six
teen hundred majority.
The returns of the Wisconsin election for
State officers show large Union gain and in
dicate the election of Lewis, the Union can
didate for Governor, by twelve or fifteen thous
and majority.
Boston gives Gov. Andrew majority Of
twenty-four hundred and seven,een-a Union
gain on the vote of last year. it is doubtful
whether the Opposition will have more than
six representatives, in the Massachusetts, Legis-
lature. They will probably not elect single
Senator.
Incomplete returns Indicate Radical ma
jority in the city of ST. Louis, of 1900 over
combination of Democrats and Conserva
tives. This does not include the soldiers vote,
which is almost unanimously Radical, or Abo
li,ion. Sedala, ST. Joseph aud Jefferson give
majorities of the same sombre hue.
Returns from various parts of Kansas iudi,
cate very full Union vote.
The following is q Washington dispatch
Of the lst inst.
For months past the sales Of prize vessels
have elected the important fact that the goods
on board, which were intended TO run the
blockade, were manufactured chiefly in New
York. This circumstance, with others, fur
nished conclusive proof that vessels left that
port evidently designed for the rebels Il is
stated that from zen TO twelve vessels left that
port every week with this object in view In
order not to destroy the trade between the
British Colonial ports aud New York, bonds
are laid in the Custom House that the goods
exported are to be used and CONSUMED exclu.
svely st their destination. An official who
has been suspected at The Custom House is
accused Of having laid bogus, worthless bonds
for this purpose, aud having received large
sums from those interested to do so. By means
OF false entries and lying ciearances, It Is m.
derStood that New York was made the great
market for supplying the South with all arii-
cleS needed not oaiy to7 sustenance but 10 carry
On the rebellion.
GBS. WRIGHT AND The ENGLISH ADMIRAL.