The weekly union record., 1864-03-26
News Of the Week.


early opening of the Spring campaign. and
that it will be an energetic and successful one,
We feel fully assured, from the fact that Lieus.
Gen. Grant has established bis headquarters
with The army of the Potomac. Gen. Grant
iu announcing bis assignment TO the command
of the armies of the United States says:
My headquarters will be in the field, and,
until further orders, with the Army of the
Potomac. There will be an Office of head
quarters at Washington, to which all official
communications shall be sent, except those
from the army where my headquarters are at
the date Of their address"
A N Y. dispatch of the 18th confirms the
report of Stewards crossing the Rsppahan
mock, and says Fitzpatrick and Merrill are on
bis track.
Dates from New York March ls state the
Times Paris correspondent announces the i'm
portant fact that Minister Dayton has served
a written notification upon the French En-
peror that if the rebel cru.ier Rappahaunock,
now at Calais, be allowed to proceed to sea.
the French Government will be held response
bic for all damages she may do to American
commerce. 1t is also announced that the
French Government has issued more stringent
regulations concerning the cruisers of belliger-
ants. Among other things, it is specified in
these regulations, that no vessels belonging to
either Of the belligerents can remain in port
more than two hours, unless by stress OF
weather or for necessary repairs, and that no
vessel can return to French port, after eav-
ing it, in less time than three months.
A dispatch from Columbus (Ohio), say, tha,
veteran regiments in Ohio, belonging TO the
Department OF the South, have been ordered
to the Army of the Potomac.
A Chattanooga dispatch says the rebels are
in large force 10 front, but make DO demonstra
tions.
Thirty-fve Federals escaped from the Co
lumbus Is. C.) prison on Wednesday 16th.)
The Herald's West Virginia dispatch dated
March 10th, says all is quiet in the Shenan
doah valley. The latest reports from the
Kanawha valley do no confirm the report that
strong force of rebels is marching on Bar
bourville (ky.) 1t is stated that the rebels 10
the neighborhood Of New Creek (Va) are
preparing for movement, the object of which
is unknown.
LITTLE Rock lark J. March 17th.
Partial election returns from eleven counties
give more votes than the whole number requir
ed by the Presidents proclamation to restore
Arkansas TO the Union. Other counties to
hear from, forty-three in number, will give
fully Eve thousand more votes. The new
State Constitution framed by the late Con-
vention is almost unanimously ratified, there
being, so far, only a hundred and thirty seven
votes against it. Murphy, for Governor, and
the whole Free State ticket are elected
Guerrilla bands made violent threats, notwith-
standing which the citizens were enthusiastic
in their determination to vote the State back
into the Union, many going to the polls at the
imminent risk of their lives The military
authorities used every e1ertion to protect vo-
ters
FoRr SMITH, KANSAS, March lSth.-Thc
Arkansas election closed last night, having
continued for three days, under the old uira
uoee system. All the counties north and
about twenty south of the Arkansas river vo.
ted. Ten 10 fifteen thousand votes have been
cast
Price has assumed command of the Depart.
ment OF Arkansas, and tells his demoralized
ragmufins that he will soon lead them against
their cowardly and boasting foes. retrieve
their reverscs, reoccupy their territory, and
establish the perpetuity of their Government.
The Union men of Texas are concentrating,
in anticipation of speedy protection from
General Herron's column, which is moving
from this direction.
1t has been decided that the army of the
frontier shall remain under General Tbayer,
which leaves General Blunt without COM
mand. All quiet in the Indian country.
CAIRO. March lsth.-It is estimated that
the force of the enemy in the recent fight at
Yazoo City was FIVE thousand men, with four
pieces of artillery. Two sternwheel boats
we're there, but could render no service without
endangering our forces. The Eighth Louis
lana Colored Regiment lost eighty killed,
wounded and missing. The first Mississippi
Cavalry lost fifty, and the Eleventh about
twenty-five. Nine out of eighteen officers of
the Eighth Louisiana were wounded.
Letters from Europe report that all kinds OF
titles OF nobility are to be conferred by Maxi
milan on the Secessonists, who. in large
numbers, will attend him from Paris 10 Mexi-
co. DR.. Gwin is to be Duke
WAsHrSGroS, March Goth. Prisoners from
Richmond assert that the rebels have already
secretly executed number of officers attach