The weekly Butte record., 1863-12-05
For President, in 1854,
News OF the Week.


to his Republican friends of Columbus, dug
through the stone floor crawlsd through
sewer into the river, bathed in its November
foods and made straight coat-ta for Cana
da. The telegraph announces his arrival at
Toronto, c. w. OF course, the copperhevds
of Ohio are responsible for these escapes and
not the Republicans who have charge Of the
prison. Why don't the Republican press Of
this State elaborate the subject, and tell Us
why be was permitted to escape? We feel
satisfied that bis escape which must have been
connived at by the authorities, is the first act
of some Stantonan strategy that is 10 crush
the rebellion. But I'VE don't see it," Why
cannot the Republican press elucdate the sub
jet? The Sacramento Uuion ought to be
able to explain.
The telegraph has been speeehlass during
most of the week 1t aroused FROM its lethar-
gy on Tuesday, and poured forth a volume of
unusual magnitude and Importance. Grant
has been victorious at Chattanooga, chasiag
Bragg and his flying army ten miles, captur-
ing fifty pieces of cannon, seven thousand
stands Of small arms, six thousand prisoners,
and large quantities of stores. 1t seems that
JEFF. Davis did not remove Bragg, but Grant
has!
Longstreet acquired some reputation as a
rebel General, while fighting an army that was
controlled by the political asses who are con-
gregated in Washington. He went west and
laid seige to Knoxville. About the time he
expected its surrender, the beseiged force came
out and whipped him like the devil, captur-
ing five thousand of his men. At last account
he was double quckng for Virginia, where
rebel honors are easily acquired from the gull
ty fears of The political quacks at Washington.
Burnside, it appears, too, can fight when he is
not in direct communication with Washington
Longstreet is the biggest fool that ever COM
manded an awk ward squad; He assaed Burn
side from the North, first seyering the atter's
Abe. and Wade and Chalnller's Committee On
the Conduct of the War, aud then expected to
capture him. Cuder such circumstances.
Burnside not having orders to do nything
esle, fought and was victorious. Had Long
street not interrupted Burnsides telegraphic
communication with Washington, the latter
would have been ordered to fall back on Cam.
heriand Gap, and fortiiy it so that nothing
but an American citizen OF African descent"
could go through it. Longstreet could then
have occupied Knoxville and gathered glory
nitre and cOnscripts.
The rebels may bid adieu to Tennessee
Except as guerrillas and horse thieves they
nah, Charleston, and Richmond still remain to
them, as points from which to select their last
ditch, and they should employ Pillow to super
intend its excavation. Then comes the Gulf, !
aud its name is oblivion.
Meade evidently intends to 10 something,
for he also, has gone beyoad telegraphic com
munication with the imb5cility at Washington
Such being the case We will WAGER A ten dollar /
greenback against one dollar in confederate
scrip that he wins the first general engagement
with Lee. Meade's army was within eight
miles Of Orange Court House. aud thirty miles /
beyond railroad and teegraphic communication /
Washington Skirmishng had occurred. but /
the rebels had steadily fallen back. They /
have evacuted Fredericksburg. which is now
by oar cavalry. Reports from .
Washington on the 30th mention heavy firing
in the direction of Orange Court House. The /
firing was heavy and continuous. so as to pre- .
clude the possibility of It's being a skrmish +
1t was supposed that general engagement +
was in progress. Lees whole force was iu-
trenched between Orange Court House ard
Gordonsyiue. Supplies are despatched 10
Meade by a new route.
Rebel reports from Charleston TO the 9TH +
say that the shelliug Of Sumter IS still couiin F
ed. Six shells were thrown into the city
Two buildings were struck. The shelling of
Sumter, johnson and Simpkins from G-egg
and Wagner has been heavy.
Extensive smuggling operations, perpe.sated
in Cairo, ST. Louis aud Nashville have been
brought to light. Fourteen of the gllty par
ties have been arrested and their goods confs-
Gated, to the amount Of two hundred thousand
dollars.
In Louisiana, our forces had surprised and
captured the whole Six,ie;h Texas Regiment.
Gen. Bauks IN Texas, has captured Corpus
Christi and several smaller places The Tex,
ans are exhibiting strong evidences Of Union
ism wherever the army marchos-s5 mach 50
that arms and equipments for them are being
forwarded. Ga the l9h he had captured
Brazos Island, Point Isabel, ard Brownsville ,
1t is stated tba; Bragg commenced the fight
at Missionary Ridge with 10000 men. His /
loss in killed. wounded and prisoners is not
less than l coo, Oars viii not exceed 5000. /