The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1864-01-16

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made on Mobile asseonas the rainy sear
son ends $500.
Z 1t had rainsd three. days terriHcal-
III, and on Sunday morning the city was
submerged FROM one 70 tsyo feet t,ss
The streets are still under water back
towards the swamps.
No army news. 5 \
Nothing new from Texas.
Guerrilla fEing has entirely ceased on
the Mississippi. - ~ -ss..&.-
WAsHrsaroS, Jan. SIN the Senate
to-day Wilson reported back a joint res
olution of thanks to Gen. Hooker, officers
and men. = = 4 Il
surague reported resolution of thanks
TO Burnside, officers and men. 8. RI. ~.
Nesmith introduced . resolutions OF
thanks to Gen. Thomas, officers and men.
A debate followed on the $500 oommu-
tion. - IT,
Lane, Of Indiana, advocated its repeal;
Wilson approved and said he believed
the country would sustain him, and that
this term of. service should be reduced
from three years to eighteen months. -
+ No action was taken. III. ~.
A bill was introduced into the Senate
reducing the pay of military officers; OF
Mai Generals $1,000 on duty, $1,000 on
leave: of Brigadier Generals 5000 on du-
ty. $500 on leave; Colonels $500 on du
ty, S2I00 on leave; lower grades cores
pondinrly reduced. .....
: A bill was also submitted by Senator
Wilson making all enlistments in the
regular army during the rebellion for
three years. and giving the same pay,
clothing and rations to colored as white
soldiers, and giving freedom to wives and
children if they are slaves.
The Star of this evening says:
Private information leads to the fnev-
liable conclusion that the rebel aathori-
ties are quietly moving their military fac
tories, &c, located at Richmond to some,
point in South Carolina. This is the re
suit Of the failure of Lengstreet's expe-
dition against Knoxville, as our contin-
ued occupation of East Tennessee entire
" incompatible with tho security of
Richmond as their chief military depart
lnent.
A most excition debate occurred to-
day. Canness attacked Hale for abus-
ing the Navy Department, and said he
regarded attacks by the friends of the
Administration as more dangerous than
those Of enemies.
Doolittle also spoke in condemnation of
professed friends attacking the Admin
istratien.
Hale reiterated charges Of fraud, NAL
feasance, &C., against the Navy Depart
ment, while Senator Davis denominated
those Senators as jackals, who endeavor-
ed to intimidate an investigation.
This first speech of Conness created a.
favorable impression. ..
FoRr SMITH, G.-Lieut. W. A. Britain,
Sd Arkansas regiment, of Fagan's rebel
brigade, came into our lines to-day with
a squad of his command.
He left Prices head quarters at Long
wood, - miles west of Camden, on
Christmas.
Gen. Holmes is in command Of Trans
Mississippi department.
Price commands the army in the field
which is estimated at Il 200 strong, but
Britain says that the entire effective reb
Ell force does not exceee 10000.
Of Prices Missourians, only about
three or four thousand remain and but
few of these are part of the army he
took out Of Missouri.
The veterans Of Lexington and Pea
Ridge are nearly all in their graves.
The Missouri troops are Shelby's cav.
airy, Pearson and Mosby}S infantry brig
AIDES.
ten. Steele has been superseded in
command of the rebel department of In
dian Territory, by Gen. Maxey. The
rebel troops have issues of only fresh
beef and corn meal, with one ration of
and have no tents, and suffer greatly.
Reports Of Federal successes in Texas,
and Bank possession OF Rio Grande,
have created great gloom among the reb-
els.
Rumors Of the issue of the Presidents
proclamation are having an eff
feet throughout the rebel ranks and de-
sertions are frequent. The officers were
promising q speedy advance northward,
to keep them quiet. ....... 49,.
Many well infol med officers we're of
the opinion that Price would move with.
one column upon Little Rock and Maxey
on Fl. Smith.
The weather here is the coolest ever
known. The thermometer stood from
10 to i degrees below zero for several
days.
Our cavalry interrupted the rebel mail.
Letters speak of the immediate advance
of their forces northward, as probable.
g.. CAIRO, 10.-Little Rock Democrat of
the 2Sth ult., says: ...
Price is Is miles south of Camden
Marmaduke has been relieved from
duty.
Fagan's head quarters are at CGmden,
whence he sends scouting parties toward
Princeton and Rockrort.
Lieut.. Green, of Sd Arkansas cavalry.
while Oh his way to Fl. Smith with de-
tachment, was attacked by the rebel Col.
Hall. The rebels were completely routed
and their Col, with men taken prison
ers: Capt. Napier, of the same regiment
had an engagement, not long since, with
rebels in Yell county and captured Lieut.
Bierneth and Is men.
WASHrNarox, 9.-Gentlemen who ar
rived in this city from Richmond yester-
day, state that the main body of the
rebal army are encamped between Cor
donsVillc and Orange Court House, and