The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1864-01-23

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nal on James patern. ksis
PHiLlDELPHiA, Jan. IT, Sales of FIVE
tWen lies for the week Il and a5haff mill,
ions. -. -: : to. 's..4E .-..53
/ Nav YoRK. Is. H sraid's army Of the,
Potomac dispatch says s:.@'. s.=...F
Col. LsWeli's eagalry brigade returned
] to Fairtax To-day 1l0nn Reconnaissance to
lSuckersEille. BArry9file snd IseeSbufg-~.
/ No traces sers found Of Stuart esyalry
Cun1ors are afieat H the reorganization
land cofsolidasfonM the army. into 3
separate corps Ia also rumored that
an independent cos of $4,000 men is to
be given to oRasoF TIE bestfghting.G Gen
erals, who will be authorized 10 take
Richmond in his own way i, i s:s.
Six rebel deserters csnae into our lines
Saturday, who represent that starvation
threatens rebel army. These deserters
had no coffee for months, meat not more
regiment were shot for trying to desert
Gen. Fitzpatrick has gone to Washing
ton. Rumor assigns him the new indie
pendent command.
PIrrSEusa. l8-An express train on
the Central railroad vas thrown from the
creek 30 OF 40 feet below. The paSsen-
|
| ~ or thirty persons wer" injured, many
Of them re-en- isted soldiers in the 2Htb
Pennsylvania. Conductor ndehaZqagc,
master we're severely injured. The pas,
| Sengers were rescued before the flames
reached them.
| BiLTIsosE, Jan. 17.-The American
has letter dated at Point Lookout, Civ.
| ing an account Of an extensive raid in
| astmoreland, Northumberland and
Richmend counties. Va. by brigadier
| General Mason. His command consist
cd OF 300 infantry and 80 cavalry, who
| embarked from Point Lookout the 18th
The command marched TO War saw, Court
| House. Richmond county. captured and
destroyed a large quantity Of pork and
| bacon collected there by the rebel gov.
eminent. They captured rebel major
| everal other prisoners, DESTROYED grain.
&c, and from Warsaw proceeded to In
in Wharf. on the Rappahannock, and
communicated with the gunboats, then
moved down the river and crossed Farm
ham's Creek, burned large bridge
Some diminishing occurred at thi-
point with rebel cavalry. Next mornju,
they marched for Little Waltham and
destroyed a quantity Of grain and other
produce and after a slight skirmish with
a small body Of rebel cavalry, moved t.
| Lancaster c. f., whsre the main com.
mand halted and Lieut.. Dickson, 5th
| cavalry, was sent to killinock, ten mile.
| distant from that point. A detachment
was sent out which burned an extensive
tannery and large amount Of leather
hides, machinery, oil, &c. That night
the command marched to 4 point on
WEC@lnlCO river. On the l4th, they
moved up the Nycomico to a point
where the command was re-shipped and
returned to Point Lookout after absance
OF three days. Only one man was killed.
lWenty-Eve prisoners were taken, eighty
horses and mules and a number Of cattle
and sheep were captured.
FORTRESS MONROE, ia detachment
Of the Eth Pa. cavalry returned yesterday
from the railroad through eastern North
Carolina.
PRESTON, c. W, l8.-T'he wooden fac.
tory Of Hunt & Ellcott, was burned this
morning. Loss is $4,000.
New Yo8K, I9.-Richmond papers re
port 4he passage by Congress Of bill to
conscript all men who nave hitherto fur
nished substitutes.
The Enquirer says:
All the Virginia railroad iron IS nearly
worm out and 50 are the men working
them.
The Examiner saws
There is no prospect Of any considora-
lie crops this Year. ia several Ui the fer,
tile counties Of Southwestern Va. In
view Of the conscrlpt law farmers have
sent their field hands TO Misunderstanding
companies or sent them to citi>s and
towns for employment.
No corn will be raised and but little
oats or wheat, which will barely suffice
for ho1,e consumption.
The CONSUMPTION OF all the old soldiers
IN the rebel armies whose terms Of service
will shortly expire. IS urged in a memo
rial to rebel Congress, by Generals Hardee
Cheatham, Breckenridge and others.
Nav York, l9.-ITilton Head ceres !
pendent of the 18th states that few YES.