The weekly union record., 1864-03-12
News Of the Week.

A special dispatch from Columbus, Ohio, of
the 9th, says: Gen. Grant is on his way to the
East. In conversation with a distinguished
Ohio officer, be expressed himself entirely salts
fed with the situation of military affairs. and
spoke in the highest terms of Sherman's expe-
dition, which had given the rebellion the severess
blow since the fall of Vieksburg. Sherman
destroyed forage and provisions enough TO last
the rebel army from three 10 six months. In one
place be destroyed over two millions worth oil
property, and at other places immense stores o.
corn, forage and wheat. He brought in large
droves of cattle and mules, 1000 negroes and
over 400 prisoners, with trifing losses on our
side. In addition TO this, by the destruction Of
important railroad lines McPherson s corps hes
been released from guard duty along the
Mississippi, and restored to active service.
Richmond papers admit that fitzpatrick, in
bis great raid, penetrated TO within three mile.
of that city, and that Generals Lee and Wise
narrowly escaped capture. Miles of the track
on the two principal railroads over which Lee
transports bis supplies have been so thoroughly
destroyed that some time must elapse be-
fore the roads can be in running order again.
Depots OF commissary and ordnance stores were
burned, and six canal boats loaded with grain.
Nearly 500 prisoners were captured, and hun
dreds of negroes availed themselves Of the
opportunity 10 come within our lines. Kilpat-
rick's veteran horsemen are now attached to
General Buffers department
Official intelligence confirms the report that
JEFF. Davis has ordered the immediate seizure
of all points now held by the Federals in North
Carolina. At New bern, Gen. Peck has made
all the preparations in bis power and the cti-
zens and firemen are under orders to go into
the Notifications. The rebels were removing
the obstructions 10 the Neuse river below Kin
ston, in order to allow an iron plated ram to
go down to assist in the anticipated attack on
Newbern, Washington and Plymouth, for
which they are making great preparations.
Rebel newspapers urge the necessity of changing
the battle ground from Virginia to Carolina.
The hanging by the rebels of twenty y-three men
belonging to the Second North Carolina white
regimenp has exasperated the loyal North
Carolina troops beyond all bounds, and they
have resolved to take no more prisoners.
Solicitor Whiting, of the War Department,
has sent letter to the Committee on Public
Lands relative to the coniscation Of Southern
lands, and the committee have prepared bill
in accordance with his suggestions to secure to
persons in the military and naval service home
steads on the cou6scated or forfeited estates in
insurrectionary districts
The Baltimore Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, in session on the Sth, adopted
report declaring that they owe allegiance to
the Government of the United States in war or
peace, and exhorting their people not to esteem
loyalty to the Government as optional as a
matter of taste, but as one of divine injunction.
All was quiet at Jacksonville Florida, on
the I'd. Our army was being rapidly reinforced,
and occupied a position sufficiently formidable
to repel any attack. The rebels refused to give
up our wounded in their hands. Their loss in
the recent battle is estimated By some at 1000
All the loyal States except Massachusetts,
Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Iowa have
raised their full quotas under the last calls for
men. Missouri and Wisconsin are nearly full.
Nashville, Tennessee, gave an immediate
emancipation majority of 500 at the county
election, on the 9th.
1t is reported that Victoria will abdicate,
and the Prince of Wales will ascend the throne
as Edward the VII.