The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1863-11-27

round numbers, as follows; Bragg's army,
75,00O Lees army, 10000; Beauregard's
army, 10000; Johnson's army, lin rear of
vicksburg and Memphis), $4,000; at Will
mington, 10000 at Mobile, 5000 scattering
Il 900 at Savannah, small forces at Lynch
burg, Gordonsville, and at different arsenals
and other points in the interior, in all not
over) 10000. Practically, then, we are con-
fronted to-day by not over one hundred and
ninety thousand men. We can meet them
with an efficient Mobile force Of, at the very
least, three hundred and fifty thousand.
RECENT REBEL DISASTERS. contemporary
sums them up concisely as follows;
1. The failure at Chattanooga to flank and
starve out our army.
2. The depreciation of therebel loan in Eng
land to 80 per cent discount.
8. The refusal of the English Government
to permit the rebel rams to SAIL
4. The same thing in France.
5. The Canada plot.
6. Banks arrival at Brownsville.
Z. The success of the Union party in every
Northern State.
8. Rebel success nowhere.
Gov. Gilmore, of New Hampshire, believes
that patriots should show their faith by their
works. In his recent proclamation calling
for the State quote of troops he makes point
ed appeal to one class of his fellow-citizens
at is very evident" he says, shat some who
have stayed at home and talked war, must
under this call, report themselves for duty.
1t is evident that those who have deprecated
and opposed the recent draft, must now show
their faith in volunteering by their works"
Thecorrespondenc between Gen. Meredith,
our Commissioner for the exchange OF prison
ors, and Mr.. Ould. the Rebel Agent is pub
lished. In one of his letters, Gen. Meredith
plumply charges the Rebel Government with
putting paroled prisoners in the field before
they were exchanged, especially in the case
of the officers and men of the Vicksburg gar
rison. Mr.. Ould tartly denies the accusation,
but his loss of temper is prin'a .facie evidence
of want of candor.
A Richmond (Va.) paper, Nov. Sd, says;
yesterday the barkeepers in the city gene
rally put up the price ofplain whisky to $I.50
per drink, and the fact was silently conveyed
to the apprehensions and purses ofcustomers
by printed placards posted behind the bars.
Some Of the retailers talk of establishing a
guage by which the prices will be increased
in proportion to the whisky. in the glass which,
will be bad for heavy sluggers."
The steamer Convoy left Fortress Monroe
on Saturday for City Point, with cargo Of
provision for our prisoners in Richmond and
its vicinity. Gov. Morton, of Indiana, has
forwarded 500 suits of clothes to the agent for
the Indiana soldiers in Richmond, with an
urgent request that he may be permitted to
send provisions to them also.
There is a man who regularly visits one Of
the river towns and buys up all the cats he
can find, taking them to New York. The
country people are in doubt whether they
are bought for the furriers or the sausage
makers.
The Mariposa property, about seventy
square miles, yielded gold to the value Of
S4l2, 290 in 1862, and with the present inn
provements in machinery over million anu
ally is hereafter expected.
The great Northwestern Fair at Chicago is
drawing to close. 1t has been visited by
10000 people, and the receipts will be $50 ,000
The largest amount received in one day 18th
inst. J, is $3.50. ~.r -
General Schenck has suppressed the Eoen-
ing Transcript published at Baltimore. II
was commenced two weeks. ago by Mr.. w.
II. Nelson, former proprietor of the Daily
Gazette. I'D 81.
! Among the votes for Governor polled in
Boston at the last election was one for Jeffer-
son Davis. A good many up this way would
not hesitate to vote the same way. is
Both branches of the Maryland Legislature
have clear majority in favor of calling a
Convention to make Maryland free State.
A new weekly paper, entitled the colored
Citizen, and edited by colored people, has
just been started in Cincinnati. tta %if
| Out of 8,346 shot and shell fred at Sumter
during the late bombardment, 100 struck.
They are in advance of us at Washington.
I Snow fell there yesterday.
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