The weekly union record., 1864-02-13
News of the Week.


giving the finishing blows TO the collspsing
Coufeieracy, are arousing the rebel leaders 10
the necessity Of desperate effort to tura the
tide Of war WHICH Is flowing se steadily and
s,ongiy against them. Accordingly, We have
the neRs. this week, of rebel movements Of some
magnitude in y Nerih Carolina and Tennessee
AID al attempted raid by Gen Early on tbe
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. which, however,
proved failure. the rebels being attacked and
compelled TO retreat by Gen. Kelly's forces.
The rebels had surprised and captured Federal
ouiposts at New bern, y. c.. and attempted to
make regular investment of the place, but,
finding our forces fully prepared to receive
them. they had at last accounts fallen back to
Kingston. The movement of Longstreet agains,
Knoxville was believed TO be intended merely
to cover The retreat OF Johnston from Dalton.
The rebel movements indicate very clearly their
inability to accomplish anything more than an
occasional raid upon the Federal lines Of com
municaiion, with ihe hope of being able to iso-
late and cut off, if possible, some unwary and
unprepared command.
The Richmond Sentinel says that facts have
come to light showing the existence oi . secret
organization in the rebel Capital having for its
object the release of Yankee prisoners, the
assassination of jeff Davis, and the destruction
of government buildings 4 German named
Heiuze had been arrested as q member OF the
organization.
Grants cavalry has, according to rebel &C.
counts. been raiding to some purpose in the
western part OF North Carolina and the adjs
cent counties OF Georgia.
A rebel dispatch from Clinton, Mississippi,
ten miles west Of Jackson, announces a fight
with Sherman's advance, lasting all day and
ending with the rebels being driven back two
rebels 10 be thirty thousand strong.
The Senate Judiciary Committee have agreed
to an amendment OF the Constitution forever
prohibiting slavery in the United States.
The Military Committee Of the House have
agreed to u resolution that all Generals who
on the 10th Of March next. shall not have been
in active service Cor the prcvious three months
are to be dismissed.
Gov. Carney has been elected L. S. Senator
from Kansas in place of Lane.
\ refugee from the South says that AtlanIa
Georgia, will be destroyed rather than be per
mittcd to fall into the possession of Grant who
is expected TO move on it in the spring.
The Richmond Wing says the Legislature
of Virginia has been occupied in secret session
with a resolution requesting the Confederate
authorities 10 suspend the ban of outlawry
against Gen Butler until an exchange of
prisoners Is effected.
The New York Times contradicts the report
lately circulated in Eastern papers of troubles
in our diplomatic relations with France, and,
as it speaks by authority of Secretary Seward,
its statement may be relied upon. Late dis
patches from Minister Dayton are of the most
satisfactory character.
A Union Convention has been held in Ark
ansas, Provisional Governor nominated. and
State Provisional Government organized
The proceedings of the Convention will be
submitted TO the people in March next
The gnnboat Waterce. designed for the Pa
cifc coast. was at Washington on the 4th, and
it is said will easily make the distance of twelve
miles per hour with her heavy guns.
Colts famous pistol factory at Hartford
Connecticut was destroyed by fire, on the 9Th
Several lives were lost by the falling of one of
The buildings The loss is believed to exceed
half million of dollars, covered by an insurance
of S2j0,000. The new building in which the
Mimic rifles are made is saved, and the original
building, with all the machinery, etc, destroyed.
Half Of the workmen are thrown out of work.
A disturbance occurred at Paris, Illinois,
recently, between returned soldiers and Cop
perheads The latter are said to be six or seven
hundred strong, and encamped ten miles from
Paris One hundred and fifty soldiers have
been sent from Terre IIaute, Indiana, for the
defense OF the place.
Santa Fe dates to the 5th ult state that
Gen. Carleton had gone 10 FL Paso, and iba,
a fight occurred near Fort Sumner, on the 5lh
ult.. IN which our troops routed the Navajo
Indians killing 100 and wounding 25.
Quite panic is said to prevail at Mobile. in
of he combined movement against
that city by Banks and Sherman.
The Richmond Examiner says that nine
hundred out of six or seven thousand Yankees
are sick in the hospitals of that city. and that
several thousand are about to be sent 10
Georgia.
On the night of the 81 inst. band of guer-
rIllas seized the steamer Levi, at Winfield, on
the kanawha, Wes, virgioia, having on board
Brgadier- General Scammop, his staff, and
party Of soldiers. They destroyed the boat,
parocd the soldiers, and carried of the General