Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-12-21
MOrrester 4aiIg Spy,
The War News.

DrlSk nfe from lOrC MOullTle, lnlhk spades
are trumps ia this case. 1t is thought the
rebels buried quantity of ammunition upon
evacuatng fort Gregg.
The late storm partially broke away the
rebel distractions to the navy. Folly Island
beach for a mile is lined with big logs, thirty
feet long and eighteen lRches thick, fastened
by iron bands. 1t is said to be the wreck OF
the famous floating battery which was used
against Sumter. Now is Admiral Dahlgren's
golden opportunity.
GALVESTON, TEXAS, THREATEEED-THE BLACK
TROOPS OF LOUISIANA.
letter to the Boston Traveller, dated New
Orleans Dec. 10th says that Gen. Washburn
holds the coast of Texas from the Rio Graude
to within one hundred miles of Galveston.
Another division Of the 18th corps starts for
the Texas coast to day, and the expectation
is that Galveston is the next place to be put
down in the history of the war as having been
reduced by the federas.
Gen. Franklin is still at New Iberia with
about four divisions. Gen. Weitzel goes
north to join Buffers command in few days.
1t is not known who takes his place yet.
The whole of the Teche county is now
cleaned of produce of all kinds, and there be-
ing nothing left to stay for, Franklin moves
soon to Brashear City. The steamer Con-
tnental arrived three days ago from New
York, with regiment of negroes from that
place. Weshall eventually have enough blacks
to do the defences of this department. We
have now raised here twenty-five regiments
OF infantry, four OF engineers, one of cavalry,
and one artillery, all composed of blacks.
PRISONERS TO BE EXCHANGED.
The whole subject of exchanges of pris-
oners has been placed in the hands of Gen.
Butler, subject to the orders of the secreta-
ry of war. Gen. Butler expects that ex-
changes of prisoners with the rebel author
tiles will be resumed, but not on the terms
of the cartel. He will exchange man for
man with them, even up to the fifteen thou
sand Union prisoners they now hold,-for
which an equal number of rebel prisoners
now in our hands will be delivered up. We
now hold forty five thousand rebel prisoners
In our hands, and will have large surplus
after all the Union prisoners have been ex-
changed which will be retained. In making
these exchanges our government will insist
upon the rebels delivering up colOred SOL
dierS, and the white officers of colored reg
iments, now in their hands, the same as any
other troops The best results are antici-
pated from this arrangement, as it is expect
ed to deliver thousands of our prisoners
from the horrors of rebel dungeons, and the
wretched fare and accommodations of the
Belle Island slaughter pen.
THE REBELS FIND WOMAN AMONG THE UNION
PRISONERS.
The Richmond papers say that young
lady named Mary Jane johnson was discov-
cred few days since among the prisoners on
Belle Isle. She belonged to the 10Th Maine
regiment, and had been prisoner for some
time. HOV nr"nen far enlistinq was that sha
had followed her lover. nsa Doo.s ss.ssess
in battle. and now she would have no objec
tons to returning to the more peaceful
sphere for which nature by her sex had better
fitted her. She was at once removed to Cas-
tie Thunder, and will be sent north at the
first opportunity. Her age is about 10.
MORGAN ESCAPES INTO GEORGIA.
The rebel Gen. John Morgan escaped
across the Tennessee at Gilllspie's landing,
sixty miles above Chattanooga, Dec. l3. Capt.
VIM. Cummings and Robert Cumming, who
escaped with him, were captured, together
with fourteen of his escort of thirty. Reaching
the neighborhood of the river they pressed
every citizen to prevent alarm being given,
and hurriedly constructed a raft at the mouth
of Miles Greek, on which an attempt to cross
was made. citizen who eluded their pick
cts gave the alarm, and the attempt was near
ly frustrated. Morgan escaped on valuable
race horse, which was presented to him in
Kentucky, going in the direction of Athens
Gen. Howard, who commands at Athens, has
cavalry scouting the country, and possibly
Morgan may be taken.
THE GUNBoAT DAYLIGHT BLOWN UP.
News from Beaufort, North Carolina, is to
the effect that one of the gunboats had chased
a Wilmington blockade runner ashore near
fort Caswell, and the Daylight went in to take
possession of her, when a rebel battery, con-
ceaed OH the shore, threw shell in the Day
lights magazine, completely destroying her,
and killing most of her officers and crew.
VARIOUS MATTERS.
Gen. Burnside and staff have arrived in
New York.
Last week four hundred and eighteen rebel
deserters were sent from Old Capitol prison in
Washington to Philadelphia, to take the oath
of allegiance.
Gen. Buford's funeral took place at DIR.
Gregorys church in Washington, on Sunday.
Major Generals Casey Heintzleman, Sickles,
Schofeld, Hancock, Doubleday, Augur, and
Warren, were the pall-bearers, and General
Stoneman commanded the escort. The body
was sent to West Point for burial.
rebel piracy like the Chesapeake affair,
was discovered in Philadelphia on Saturday,
and frustrated The ordnance and powder
was shipped, and the pirates were ready to
leave the port in the guise of seamen.
The commander at Memphis on Saturday
seized the steamer Belle, for landing some
where between that place and Cairo pas
senger with carpet sack full of percussion
caps for the rebels. The store Of the man
who sold the caps was also seized.
A rebel conspiracy to release the prisoners
at Point Lookout has been discovered. 1t was
to have been accomplished by the aid of the
schooners operating on the York and Kappa
hammock rivers.
Gen. Sullivan, in West Virginia, telegraphs
that his forces have captured the colonel of
the LIST Virginia cavalry, and several other
prisoners, in Loudon county.
Five thousand Arkansians have, it is re-
ported, enlisted in the federal army.
A Capt Newhall on Gen Grigg's staff. was
drowned on Saturday while fording a small
creek of the Rappahannock, just after getting
leave of absence from headquarters
One day last week, as Colonel Harding and
Lieut.. Coils. Gustin and Dane of Pennsylva-
MIA regiments, in the Potomac army, were rid.
ing near Cdtlett's station, they were fired on by
guerrifas in the wood, and the two lieutenant
colonies were hit-Gustin in the hand, the
other in the arm, which had to be amputated
Many of the rebel prisoners in our hand;
are DESTROYS to enlist in the United State,
navy.
ington, comprising HOO acres, is to be solo
Jan. IL, by the tax commissioners.
General Grant, on the 9Th, was on his way
from Chattanooga to Bridgeport, in the bes
of health.
SCRAP OF HIsroRY.-Gov. Seymour's oft
,ss.l, II. F.