Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-04-23
The Latest News.
Movements Of the Rebel Armies.

An Early Movement of the Army
of the Potomac PrObable.-GiOv.
ernOrs Urging the President to
Call for More Troops--2OO,O 900
Men to be Raised I'm the Western
States--DiAiculties with the I'm
dians--RumOred Conspiracy I'm
the Northwestern States.-Craw.
ford County, Ohio, Under Martial
Law. E.
WASHINGTON, April 22.-The u. s. steam
frigate Pensacola, from New Orleans, has
arrived.
The Times Washington special says Gen.
Grant has left for the front and Gen. Burn
side for Fortress Monroe. 1t is understood
that recent developments of the intentions
of the rebels, render an early movement
of the Army of the Potomac highly proba-
BILE.
The recent order of Gen. Grant banish-
ing suffers rids the army of over twenty
eight hundred supernumeraries.
The War Department has ordered an ,ad-
dition of fifteen thousand beds to the pres
ent hospital accommodations at Washing
ton. All patients able to be moved are to
be sent north at once. .H.
Reports gain credence that Gen. Lee has
sent part of his army into the Shenandoah
valley with view of compelling Gen.
Grant to divide his army by sending force
in pursuit.
The Worlds special says Cows. Brough,
Lewis, Morton, Curtin and Yates had a long
interview with the President to-day to urge
upon him the necessity of calling two
hundred thousand more men into the ser
vice for the defense of States bordering on
the Ohio river; especially Indiana, Ohio
and Kentucky. They claimed, if specially
authorized, they could raise that number
for that duty by volunteering. The Presi-
dent, as things look now, seems disposed to
issue the call for two hundred thousand
troops to be raised only in the Western
States.
All the sick in the Army of the Potomac
have been sent here and placed in hospital.
(Herald's Washington Special0
Major General Crittenden has been as
signed to an important command and Or
dered to report to Burnside. at -r-
Serious apprehensions are entertained of
difficulties with the Sioux Indians during
the coming season. Reliable information
has been forwarded to the War Department
to the effect that there are 400 lodges of
warriors within 75 miles of Fort Union,
and 100 lodges on Powder Creek, emptying
into the Yellow Stone. The Sioux have
been Joined by the Assinniboines, Crow
and Western Sioux Indians, and are pre-
pairing to attack Fort Union and destroy
steamers on the Upper Missouri. General
Pope, 1t Is understood, has ordered strong
force into the Indian country, and bloody
Indian campaign Is anticipated.
Information has been received here which
confirms the suspicious of wide spread
conspiracy in the northwestern States to
inaugurate armed resistance to the Gov
ernment.
Crawford county, Ohio, the headquarters
Of the gang of butternuts, has been placed
under martial law, and other counties in
that State will probably soon be put in the
same condition. Ohio, Southern Indiana
and Southern Illinois contain the principal
portion of the incipient rebels, whose lead
ers only await disaster to the national arms
to give the signal for revolt. A.gs
(Tribune's Special 4
The House committee on Commerce re-
ported in favor Of the Senate bill suppressed
ing House bill for the regulation Of foreign
and coasting trade. tJtGiB grrIi-lfI
Nearly company of returned Hatien
colonists have gone north to join Massa-
chusetts regiment.
The Indian Territory and military post of
Fort Smith have been transferred from the
Department of Kansas to that of Arkansas.
Gen. Blunt Is ordered to report to the
commanding officer of the Department of
Kansas for orders. 80 ---.--