Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-05-04
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Adviccs from the Army oflhe Potomac
state that a brigade Of cavalry under Gen
eral SEWN went out yesterday to Madison
Court-IIo ousc, on reconnaissance, and
4 found party of about so rebels in the
place most OF whom they captured. No
force of the enemy was discovered any
where in that vicinity, although it was
currently reported that they had crossed
the Rapid Ann, and were moving toward
our right, The expedition returned with
out any loss.
Notwithstanding the fact is not admit
ted, many are Of the opinion that heavy
skirmishing has been going on. But a
general battle, unless forced by the rebels,
is not 50 imincnt as it was a few days ago.
There is an evident disposition On the
part Of those at the head ofafairs to post,
pone a decisive battle until after the meet
ing Of the Baltimore Convention. Lin.
coins chance for denomination is thus
admitted to be much better J.tOrc Than at
ter such battle.
There is evidently trouble in the Clbi.
net again. A few days ago Gen. F. ?.
Blair, a member OF Congress from Nilsson
ri, made a most furious attack upon Sec
retary Chase, charging him with disloyalty
in giving both aid and comfort 10 the re-
be,s in that he was opposed 10 lhe war at
the beginning, ana in favor Of letting
/ the South 60 in peace" and permitting
several barrels Of percussion caps to pass
/ through our lines TO them, and all sorts
of frauds in his financial management al
legiug that hls son-in-law, GOV. SpraCue OF
Rhode Island had made two million Ci
dollars through these frauds. These were
terrible charges, considering their source
But Mr.. Blair offered to prove each a-d
all of them, If the House would give him
a committee for that purpose which the
House had previously refused TO do. IN
a day or two afterwards Mr. Lincoln res
tored to Gen. Blair his commission as BIi
gadier (which he had surrendered upon
taking his seat in Congress, and assigned
him to the command Of lAe lIth army
Corps, under General Grant. Al this IL
Chase took umbraCe and retired 10 Phila
delphia, thtealening not to return unles
The President recalls Blair's commission
which the PRESIDENT hestates 10 do, be
cause he promised Gen. Grant 10 let hin
run TIE military machine in his owl
way. 1t is thought Mr.. Chase Will yield
and return to his post.
There are reports from the Red Rive
that Gen. Steel, who left Nicksburg q
the head Of an expedition about the sans
time that Banks left New Orleans, for thj
. Red River, had captured Shreveport, La.
and that Banks had resumed his marcl
from Grand Ecoro. But then reports ar,
disbeleved and is more likely that boil
expeditions will return without delay
, and at n heay loss Of guu-boats and trans
, ports that cannot get down in consequence
or the low water.
There is nothing later from Tlymouth
Y. C. The rebels, after the capture O
/, Plymouth, are reported as having gone e
Virginia to assist Gen. Lee. This is alst
doubted, and correspondents assert tha.
another disaster to the Federal arms hat
occurred in North Carolina, intimaiin.
that the town of Little Washington, anJ
perhaps Nowberne, have shared the fate o
Ilymouth, l and that the news is withheld