Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-04-09

Donnelly, notorious guerrilla Of Loudon
Co. Va, has been arrested and sent to the
Old Capitol Prison.
Out of 1,77l applications, 7s4 have been
selected for commissions in negro regiments
by the examining board.
The commission to investigate the conduct
of Gen. Rosecrans at Chickamauga, fully ex-
onorated him from blame.
The military committee of the House have
decided to report in favor of increasing the
pay of soldiers to SIS per month and of ser
geants to $50.
The 7ri5mae's despatch saws, Gen. W. S.
Ferry has succeeded Gen. Sickles in COM
mand of the Lehigh department, with head
quarters at Reading.
Lieut.. Col. Sanderson has been sent to Fort
Warren. 1t will be remembered he is ac-
cused of betraying plots of Union prisoners,
to escape from Richmond, to the rebel au-
tli6rities.
The news from st. Domingo is favorable to
the Spanish. A battle had taken. place at
Molueo, at which the royalist troops surpris-
ed the rebels, rushed upon them, destroyed
their camp, and put them to flight.
The gunboat Conestoga collided with the
Gen. Price on the 10th in the Mississippi, a
short distance below Natchez. The Conestoga
with cargo of ammunition was sunk. The
boat and cargo are total loss.
The Ways and Means Committee have
adopted an amendment to the National Bank
ing bill allowing National Banks to issue $l2
and Sl3 notes until specie payments are re-
sumed, when they will be called in.
The Heralds correspondent from the feet
off Mobile has rumor that Farragut is to
withdraw his feet, being satisfied the city
cannot be taken by water. Thirty-fve or
forty of the rebels who mutinied in Fort
Morgan have been shot.
Lieut.. Col Sanderson is under arrest, on
charge preferred by Col. Streight of disclos-
ing to the rebel authorities plot of the I'm
ion prisoners to escape from Libby Prison.
None of his friends have any doubt of his in
nocence.
The ship Star of he West from Liverpool
reports seeing an Italian frigate, supposed 20
be the Re- GdLantsomo in a sinking condition
and at request stayed by her all night, but in
the morning could not discover any vestige
of her.
The committee on the conduct of the war
are investigating the Florida expedition. The
evidence already given, establishes the fact
that neither the President nor any one else
in Washington is responsible for its disastrous
termination.
Reports have reached here that the rebels
are preparing for another piratieal expedition
from some of the small inlets in Chesapeake
Bay. The utmost vigilance is required of the
gunboats, and it is believed the next party
trying such an experiment cannot fail of fall
ing into our hands.
Vicksburg advices of the 18th state that all
boats at that place have been pressed into
Government service. 1t is reported that
movements will be made via the Red, Black
and Wsshita rivers to Monroe, thence by land
to Shreveport, Louisiana. Gen. Steele will
cooperate from Little Rock.
Information deemed reliable says Long
streets headquarters are at Greenfield, Tenn,
Buckner's at Bull Gap, and the main forces
between these two points, and their pickets
s miles above Morristown. Gen. Vaughan is
at Rogersville and Gen. Jones at Longs Mills,
eight miles below Jonesville, Va.
Full details of Gen. Sherman's expedition
are published in the Herald and Tribune
Some $50 miles of rebel railroad communica-
ton were destroyed. This was its main OBJ
ject. The future reoccupation of Mississippi
by the rebels in force is an impossibility. The
subsistence of our force has drawn off more
than the surplus above the immediate wants
of the home population. Our entire loss was
not over $50.
The Herdlds Norfolk letter says the late
expedition resulted in the destruction of
King and Queens county court house, where
the gallant Dahlgren was ambushed and MUIR
dered. The defeat of the 9Th and 9th Va.
cavalry by the expedition has already been
stated The notorious guerrilla, Bob Cotton,
was among the killed. We had none killed,
and lint half dozen wnundad
Gen. Fisk, commanding the department OF
st. Louis, has just returned from tour of in
spection in southwest Missouri. He reports
numerous bands of guerrillas have been com.
hitting depredations in that section and
south east Kansas, and that some bands are
preparing for more extensive operations in
the spring. Energetic measures will be taken
to drive out or destroy all such bands and es
tablish law and order throughout this depart
ment.
Peace has been ratified with the North
Carolina Cherokees, and those recently cap
tured say that they were induced to take ul
arms under the belief that they were fighting
| for the u. S. Government. Two were per
mitted to go in search of the band and repre-
sent the real facts. Their chief, Lacca-Ka
neechee, came in a few days since, with 80 o.
the tribe, and accepted the amnesty. Since
| the return of the Indians to loyalty, the reb
| els have committed numerous outrages or
them. Some 30 have been thrown into pris
| on. The rest are concealed in the noun
| tains.
A special to the Tribune says: The Court
of Inquiry appointed to investigate the con
dect of Generals McCOok, Crittenden and
Negley at the battle of Chickamauga, has re-
ported the results of its investigation to the
War Department. They find that Gen. Nc
! Cook did his entire duty in the battle proper
but made mistake arising from an error Of
Judgment in going into Chattanooga. Gen
CriItenden is held entirely blameless, and the
| Court speaks in commendatory to terms of hi:
| conduct. His forces had been sent piece
meal to Gen. Thomas, and he found himself
without command before leaving for Chat
tanooga. Gen. Negley is also exonerated.
We have some particulars of the late ex
| petition up the Ouachita river. The gun
boats Ouactitd, Usage, COnestoga, Lexington,
Fort H1seman and Cricket composed the ex
petition. Trinity was found strongly forti-
| fed. The ironclad Usage, in advance, was
allowed to pass without interruption. The
| flagship Htnemdn followed, when a heavy
| fire was opened upon her which after time
obliged her to return in damaged condition
with loss of men killed and wounded
| The flag was then transferred to the Oudcltitc
whose powerful guns silenced the enemy:
| battery, which consisted of three 32-pound
ers. But little difficulty was experienced il
| driving the enemy from his position at Har
| risonburg. Our forces burned the town.
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