, 1864-01-02
Eastern News.
Dates to Dec, I4tb.


the President on Saturday, Dec. 18th, and
requested him to remove all obnoxious men
from Office in that State.
Cairo, Dec. 13th.-Late accounts from
below represent Marnladuke as endeavoring
to unite his forces with those of Price, who
is said to be crossing Red River into Texas.
Prices force was much reduced 1t would
number less than five thousand. A large
Federal force was pursuing him. The rebels
were much dsheartened
New York, Dec l4th-rThe Tribune says ::
A committee from the National Council of
the Loyal League waited on the President,
and strongly urged him, as duty to the
Administration and the country to remove
the Postmaster General and Attorney Gen
eral Bates, and Generals Halleck and SchO-
field.
A special dispatch to the Times from
Washington says: Both the rebel army
and our own are busy constructing winter
quarters. The indications of quiet are not
to be mistaken. A-gaa,se these4are the libe-
raj granting of furloughs by corps com
manders, aud the return to the camps of ex-
lied suffers. The three-years men are rapidly
re-enlisting
The Herald's special dispatch, dated Cul-
pepper Court House, Dec. 18th, says: De-
serters from the rebel lines state that large
number of soldiers will take advantage of
the amnesty offered in the Presidents proc
lamaton, as soon as they can become ac-
quainted with its conditions. They say the
soldiers would have come over to the United
States in bodies long since, if they could
have been satisfied they would not at once
be impressed into the Union service. They
had been assured by the officers that would
be the fate of every deserter. There is no
doubt that a large majority of the North
Carolina and border State troops are heartily
sick of the war, and desirous Of returning to
their allegiance
In the House Fernando Wood offered a
resolution providing for the appointment Of
Commissioners to go to Richmond, with q
view to arranging the termination of this
bloody, destructive and inhuman war; and
securing peace under the Constitution upon
terms of justice and equality. The resolu-
tion was tabled.
News of December 18th.
In the Confederate Congress, December
8th, Foote made a speech severely cepsuring
jeff Davis He said the President never
visited the army without doing injury-ney-
er that it was not followed by disaster. lie
was instrumental in the Gettysburg affair
He instructed Bragg at Murfreeshoro. He
opened Georgia to the enemys troops, and
exposed South Carolina to terrible destruc-
ton, He charged jeff with having almost
ruined the country, and declared he would
meet his champions to discuss the matter.
New York, Dec 15th.-A special dis
patch to the Tribune, dated Washington,
l4th, says: Senator Bayard, of Delaware,
never having taken the anti-rebellion oath
required by the Act OF last session, was in
formally reminded Of the fact by the Vice
President to-day, and requested to say
whether he was prepared to take it. He re-
piled in the negative, adding that if required
By formal vote he should resign.
The President has yielded to the demand
made by the Loyal league representatives..
Gen Schofeld has been removed, and or
dered to report at Washington.
Letters have been received from promi-
nent conservative members of the rebel
Congress from North Carolina, asking unof
fcialy upon what terms the Southern States
would be permitted to return into the Union.
The Herald's special dispatch says Nc
Dougall will introduce a joint resolution de-
claring the French invasion Of Mexico as an
unfriendy act, and inquiring if twill not
be the duty of the United States to declare
war against France
The Tribune has private adyices from Ha-
4ana which state that the secessionists there
have given over the rebel cause as hopeless.
One who had nearly half million of Con-
federate funds in his hands, realized on it
and fed to parts unknown. tits understood
there that the breakup Of the Confederacy
is near at hand.
Boston, Dec 14th The New Orleans
correspondent of the Traveller writes that
the expedition Of Gen. Banks to Texas is a
success. Union men are rallying under his
standard in large numbers. All the Texans
required was force to back them mup Gen.
Banks has mustered two regiments in that
State since he landed
Washington, Dec. 15th.-Telegrams re-
ceived here last evening from Knoxville, up
to Yesterday morning, state that Gen. Foster
had assumed command Of the troops lately
under Burnside, and the latter had departed
for Cincinnati
A special dispatch to the World says -
Teegrams from the front say the army has
not gone into winter quarters in its present
location, and probably it will not do so.
The report of the rebel Secretary of the
Treasury places the entire debt Of the Con
federacy at one billion dollars, $500, 100000
Of which are treasury notes S7OO,OOO,O00
Of these notes are in circulation. The Sec
retary says the amount needed to carry. on
the Confedracy until the Both of June,
1864, is S475, 100000, and, extending the
estimate to include the entire year, the
amount will reach $1,450, 100000, which
says the hopeful Secretary, Congress is for
hally called on to provide Immediately If
the Confederacy shall last until the end Of
1864, the debt will be S., 100000.
The steamer Thomas A. Scott, from New
Orleans December 9Th, confirms the capture
of Port Cavallo, Texas, by our troops, with
out the loss Of a man.
The Government is in constant communl
cation with General Grant, who is pushing
his arrangements for carrying out his plans