The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-02-28

humiliating to think we must come to this.
The New York Herald has the following
Washington special: It is understood that
as soon as the CONSUMPTION bill shall have
passed the House, there will be call for
600, 600 or 800, 600 more men. 1t is ex-
pected that the soldiers whose terms of ser
vice are about expiring will offer themselves
as substitutes for unwilling conscripts.
The Times says: We have private advices
confirming, to some extent, the rumors of
trouble in Gen. Banks's command, growing
out of the introduction of negro troops; four
or FIVE officers of the 133d New York have
resigned.
The following telegram is from Washington
the 2Ist: Certain officers on the staff of
Gems. Hunter and Foster, who have been
here within few days past, denounce very
bitterly the officers of the two British men
of-war in Charleston harbor. Their purpose
there, they say, is to carry million and
half of gold, which the rebels have accumu-
lated at Charleston, for the purpose of pur-
chasing arms and warlike munitions in Eu-
rope. This is one of the results of Secretary
Stewards lenient orders, permitting British
naval vessels to enter any of the blockaded
ports where our own vessels cannot 90. The
officers who are thus denounced, are known
to have been engaged in carrying mails and
intelligence between Charleston and Nassau,
and are the men who united with Beaure
gard and the Consuls in the declaration that
the blocka lie was broken, and said they went
out over the bar with him-a declaration,
which is proven, by the united testimony of
our officers, to be wholly and palpably I'M
true.
As recently announced, General Cameron
has resigned, and Clay been appointed Min
lister to Russia.
The report from the military hospitals of
Washington, Alexandria and vicinity. pre-
sents very gratifying improvement in the
health of the army. The number of patients
now is less than 1000, showing decrease
of 5000 from the highest number under
treatment at any one time. AT no time with
IN a year has the number fallen SO low.
The Richmond Enquirer says there are
rumors of an advance of the Yankees up
on Middle Tennessee. Cannonading was
heard in front, and also in the direction of
Birch Grove, where Gen. Blu ford, with his
brigade of Kentucky cavalry, is stationed
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north of Columbia, with cavalry and artil-
lery.
The Texas Flag of the Cd has accounts Of
the invasion of our (rebel) soil by Mexican
banditti. who are stealing horses, cattle, &c.
About FIVE hundred Mexicans have been or
gained for the purpose of plundering our
frontier, ana their acts are approved by the
Mexican authorities. The bandits, at last
accounts, were on the west side of the Rio
Grande, and some of them are under the U.
S. flag.
The New York Post has information,
through a gentleman from Richmond, that
the rebel army is done growing. Every
man in the South between the ages of 18
and 90 who can bear arms, is now in the
service. There is bill before the rebel
Congress, conscripting even foreigners and
Mary FLANDERS. The rebels are reported short
of powder, and forage is scarce, while the
people on the route to Fredericksburg are
on the point of starvation. The informant
is certain that there is formidable force
Of rebels in front of Hooker, and laughs at
the assertion that Lees army has gone to
Vicksburgh.
A dispatch from Baltimore, dated the
! goth, says: The lecture announced this
evening at the American Institute, by Mr..
Valandigham, did not come off. Unmis-
taxable evidence that the loyal sentiment
of Baltimore would not tolerate his presence,
having induced the abandonment of the lee
ture.
An exploded story of Gen. Banks having
been defeated near Port Hudson, has been
ceived. Govern ment has received no I'M
favorable information whatever from that
quarter.
News from Galveston states that the feet
had entered the bay, but found it so strong
ly fortified that it was deemed best to with
draw for the present.
The steamer George Cromwell. from New
Orleans on the 18th, has arrived. Consid-
cradle discomfort existed among the troops,
growing out of an unwillinguess of white
soldiers TO be nlaced on a common footinn