The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-02-12
GENERAL SUMMARY.

Tho Sassacus, Lieut.. Commander Roe, an
the Florida, Commander Crosby. have de
stroyed the new and fast blockade runner Will
Darrell, near New Topsail Inlet, where she liat
got ashore aud discharged most OF her cargo
A Richmond blockade runner has been cap
tured, and on her was found hrgc amount 0
gold. which was turned over TO Government.
Gen. Scott says that men Ike Hooker ant
Burnside do we'll for division commands, bu
are unit for great commands. That Is wha
something of man when in New Hampshire
but spreading him out over the whole Union
made him too thin,
A supply train on the way to Petersburg
West Va, has been captured by the rebels. II
consisted Of so wagons loaded with supplies
1t was accompanied by 500 men who were at
tackled by 1900 rebels A four hours fight en-.
sued ut the expiration Of which time we had &c
killed and wounded. We lost 80 men; the en-.
envy 100.
The Missouri Legislature hns passed the
emancipation convention bill by u vote Of 50
to 81, after amending II 30 rs to postpone the
election of members of the convention to No
yember. The amendment was adopted by the
close vote Of 60 to 81.
The Richmond Enquirer says the Confcder-
ate Congress has got into pet with the news
paper men, and will conscript NIL below forty
1--we years Of age, making It necessary to sus.
pend all the papers except such Ms are necessa-
~ to do the public printing. There arc now
but thirty-6ye papers in the Confedcracy. Bet
ter suspend the editors.
The Mercury states that Gen. IIalleck will re.
sign on the passage by the Senate Of the bill to
make Gen. Grant Lieut.. General. II also says
there will be no postponement OF the draft after
the 10th Of March. Also that an order will be
issued this week suspending the pay OF several
Brigadiers, $50 Colonies, and inrumcrabc mi
nor officers, for neglect to make proper returns
to the Adjutant Generals Office.
A great cavalry expedition has been organ
ized under Brig. Gen. W. l.. Smith, Chief OF
Gen. Grants cavalry, which will soon be heard
from. This expedition will make an extensive
raid into Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia.
Gen. Gricrson accompanies the expedition. The
force Is large and we'll appointed and 1t Is cx-
pectcd that they will make terrible havoc along
the railroads, bridges. &c.
Z. d. Turner, Esq, who, II will be recol.
lected, did good service in this State during
the last political campaign, Is now in Texas
In letter to Mayor Putnam, dated Dec. 9th
q portion of which is published In the Bath
Times, he says: Il am again on Texas soil, bu,
the army has made no considerable advance
into the country. am, however, q believer
in the doctrine SLOW but sure Refugees art
constantly making their way through 10 u.s.
and from their testimony, It Is evident that the
people are heart sick and tired of the wal
which they are convinced is worse than use.
less one.
The Richmond Examiner says several thou.
sand Yankee prisoners are about to be sent to
Georgia Nine hundred Of the 1000 in Rich
mond were in the hospital on the 18th ult.
In the Chesapeake case the judge has decid.
ed to restore the vessel and cargo to the own
ers, subject to such conditions respecting pay
ment of expenses as tho Attorney General may
exact.
The Inaugural address of Hon. John Brough.
Governor Of Ohio, is an able document. In 1t
he says, There must he no compromise with
traitors, submission Or subjugation for the
leaders Of the rebellion are the only eiIectual
means Of restoring peace aud good govern
ment He talks like u patriot and Statesman
His official majority Is announced to be lOl,
500.
1t is now conceded that the most the rebels
hope to do in the coming crisis OF the war Is to
successfully retire into the Gulf States, choose
strong positions, keep our armies at bay till n
next Presidential election, in hopes that the
Coppcrheads may succeed in electing their man
in the North. Awfully forlorn hope
A man in New Orleans recently paid Calais
clergyman $40 for marrying him twelve years
ago. lie thought his wife worth both principal
and interest of the wedding fee.
A we'll planned raid towards Richmond was
foilod by the betrayal Of the plan, by q desert
or from our lines. The party consisting Ut
1000 infantry with cavalry, went within 10
miles of Richmond, when they found that their
plan Of surprise was known, and they reg
turned.
II is stated that there Is salt spring In
Edgecomb on the farm Of Mr.. Joseph Merry,
twenty quarts of the water OF which will make
one quart Of nice butter salt. The spring Is
near the ARE, and Is covered with the tide at
high water.
wigfal recently made speech in the rebel
Congress on the subject Of national honor.
There are other topics with which he is moro
familiar.
The Richmond Examiner Of the 30th ult.,
says that the telegraph operators on the prin-
cipal lines of the South. formed secret league
on the 18th aud struck for higher wages, much
to the Inconvenience of their Government and
the public. The remedy employed was to 1.-The
new men and put the operators into the army
where they might strike "for the green graves
Of their sires, etc."
The several calls Of the President for forces,
not including naval. arc rs follows April 10,
1861, rs 200; May 4. 1861, ca, 7iS; from July
to December, 1851, SOC, 900; July 1, 1852, 300.
600; August 4. 1852, 300 200; draft, Summer
of 1853, SOC. 900; February I, 1854, SOC, 900;
total, 2,039,74s.
In speech the other day Fernando Wood
Ind the assurance to say, "We Of New York
sent fourteen regiments into Pennsylvania when
she was invaded" To which o Pennsylvania
member rejoined, soiio poce. 'fes, you did,
muskets that you sent to Geor-
gia when tho war broke out, came back to Penn.
Of your friends, aud more, brought them !"