The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-03-26
THE WAR NEWS.

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ably 10000. Reports of their having sent
away most of their artillery and wagons,
| by railroad, and mounted their men on
draught horses, are confirmed. 1t is gen
orally believed they will make sudden
movement into Kentucky.
The Washington Star, Of the 18th, Gays:
From parties who arrived here from the
] front to day, we learn that rebel advance
was anticipated yesterday. and marching
orders we're issued to nearly all our com
mands. After, however. all had been pack
ed and all was in readiness for move, the
order was countermanded, and things have
settled down to the usual order.
Gen. Grant was expected at Washington
on Wednesday last. He would Immediate
ly proceed to headquarters in the field. His
object this spring is to take Richmond.
The Newbern Times urges the sending
of $4,000 troops to North Carolina. New
bern is impregnable, but the time has come
when the Federal army should penetrate to
the interior, carrying the banner of social
and political emancipation.
The hanging Of 81 Union soldiers at
Kingston, and the reported hanging of sew
eral companies OF the Second North Caro-
lima regiment, has given start to the enlist
ment of conscripts and deserters, who are
eager to ayeoge these atrocities.
Two of our prisoners were frozen to death
on their way from Richmond to- Americas,
Ga. Tbirty-one escaped from the cars on
the route.
Gen. Price has issued an or~er, dated
Longwood, Arkansas, March Sd, assuming
command of the rebel Department of Ar
kansas.
The Union prisoners at Columbia very
nearly made their escape few days ago by
tunneling out.
Thirty-fve Federals escaped from Col
umbia, SOu.h Carolina, prison on Wednes-
day.
A dispatch from Meridian, Miss, sa, $
Sherman has gone down the Mississippi
with his troops, evidently destined for Red
River.
Gen. Hindman has resigned. Gen. Hood
commands his corps.
B.,okinridge takes command of South
western Virginia.
Under the last Call for troops, Ohio is
short 10000.
There is a story of conspiracy in Ken
lucky against the Government. but it is dis
credited.
A special to the Post says the Naval
Committee Of the House has taken nearly
nineteen hundred pages of testimony in its
investigation Of the affairs of the Navy De-
Partment. There is not particle of evil
dence yet produced to show that the De-
partment has been mismanaged. Mr.. Quin-
tard, of Morgan Iron Works, testified be-
fore the committee that that establishment
had lost $4,000 by its contracts for iron
work for the Government.
The Wilmington Journal, of the list, says
Wilmington is full of Yankee spies and
incendiaries. Two fires occurred on The
29th ult.
The House Committee on Foreign AT
fairs, it is said, will shortly report series
of resolutions in reference TO the Mexican
question, taking strong grounds in favor of
the Monroe doctrine.
Mobile papers of the 9th of March say
the Union forces attempted to land on
Dauphin Island. thinking it unoccupied i
but happening to catch sight Of Confederate
soldiers, concealed and waiting to receive
them, they hastily retired. and afterwards
furiously shelled the woods. They also
say that Union picket boats reconnoiter
with impunity to the foot of Fort Gaines
wharf
a dispatch from New Orleans, March
l2, contains the following: There is con-
siderable stir and activity in military mat
ters here. Gen. Banks is on the eve of his
departure for Western Louisiana. His OBJ
jective point is probably Alexandria. A
feet of Admiral Porter's guubOats have al
ready started for Alexandria. 1t expected
that rather formidable works of defense will
be encountered by the iron-clads, one of
which is the newly launched Ozark. between
the mouth of Red River and Alexandria.
Gen. Less cavalry left Alexandra about a
week ago. Their destination is supposed
to be westward. Jacksonville, small
town on Lake PontchartFain. opposite New