Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-09-28


A flag of truce recently brought into
Newborn a large number OF refugees,
many Of whom belong to the first fsmi-
lies Of the State, who are on their way
north, having lost all confidence in the
Confederate cause since the fall Of Allan
la
Among the number was the wife of
the rebel General Martin.
The Salisbury IN. CT Watohman has
the following:
We protest against the inhuman treat
ment extended to the Yankee deserters
who are subjected to a course of treat
which makes life far more uncertain
than the battle field itself. A general
pardon from Lincoln would doubtless re-
lieve the Confederacy of at least $4,000
of these miserable beings, provided they
have strength enough left to enable them
to make their escape North.
The five Federal officers, consisting OF
a colonel, Lieut.. Colonel, Major, and two
Cap tains, who we're dishonorably expel-
led by General Sherman from his army
and sent into the rebel lines for speaking
unexpectedly of the President Of the
United States in the presence of the
enemy, have arrived in Richmond, where
they are to be confined during the war
for fighting against their principles.
wAsHIsoFos, Sept. "a. 1890 P. n.
The Republicans extra makes the fol-
lowing announcement:
Government received dispatches from
Gen. Stevenson this morning, dated Har
per's Ferry, announcing that 1000 Strss-
burg prisoners reached Winchester last
night. Also 1000 prisoners, captured on
the 18th instant near Winchester, arrived
at Harper's Ferry this morning. snd
1000 more are yet to come.
A later dispatch received from General
Stevenson this morning announces that
1900 more prisoners, captured at StIas.
burg on the Odd, reached Winchester
this morning.
When last heard from, Eariy's army
was flying down the valley panic strick-
en-, Sheridan in hot pursuit, and near
Woodstock.
INV YORK, Sept. "a.
Gov. Brown of Georgia, has issued an
order Withdrawing the militia from Hoods
army.
There is quite q panic in stocks, and
gold opened at 2l2; sold down TO 200;
then rose to 204.
The Commercials special states that
Gov. Dennison will not accept the Post
master Generalship.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 25.
During the past week the U. 8. Christ
ian Commission sent forward about IS
delegates and q large boxes of stores,
e. tha ralfaf IF Nha -nun6a1 ~ Cav
Sherman's army.
The Commission has q tent on the
field and agents on the ground looking
after the interest of the soldiers. Much
suffering has been relieved through
their exertions.
CAIRo, Sept. "a.
The Memphis Bulletin of yesterday
publishes, on what it gives as reliable su-
thority, the substance of a dispatch re-
ceived at Holly Springs, announcing the
unconditional surrender of Mobile. The
gunboats approached the city so close
that they could have destroyed it with
out difficulty.
NEW YORK, Sept. "a.
The Commercials Washington special
says: Gen. Sheridan's prisoners are SO
numerous, hat it has been found neces-
sary TO send reinforcements to him to
act as guards.
The officers in Grants army are bet
ting that Petersburg will be in our pos
session in ten days.
WARRINGTON, Sept. Is.
The subscriptions Of the ] 80 loan,
reported to date. mount to S4,OSl,5OO.
Late Charlestown papers contain an
advertisement requiring all male per-
sons III that district between the ages Of
l6 and so to Immediately report them
selves for enrolment. The order K
tends throughout the South, the object
being to ascertain the present and pro
spective strength of the Confederscy.-
In many of the military districts slave
holders are requited forthwith to fur
furnish one-fourth in some cases one
half of their slaves are to work on the
Charlestown Notifications. Advertise
ments are also published for the collec-
ton of the public sale of foreign and do
mestic goods of recent importation from
Nassau.
The Mercury says; Gen, Sherman
seized, and sent north every bale of cot
ton in Atlanta to the credit of the US.
Treasury, and that on the 14th the enc
my were apparently very busy landing
ammunition, &C., to batteries Wagner
and Gregg.
The same paper remarks, that Ken
lucky, Indiana and Missouri are either
lost or paralized, and now bound neck
and foot to the car of usurping despotism
at Washington.
The Savannah Republican says the
losses since the bombsrdment of Atlanta
will reach five million dollars worth of
real estate, embracing forty seven houses
burnt. There were 467 persons killed
and col wounded.