The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-05-06
GENERAL IMTEaddeEMGE,
GENERAL SUMMARY.


type and makes o very neat appearance.
Little Washington, N. c., WAS evacuated
by our forces on Thursday lass-tho troops
thcro being wanted elscwere.
Tho Maine troops who sailed from Port
land recently in the Mcrrimac and Do Molay'
have arrived safe at New Orleans.
We sec It stated in IN exchange, that Mr..
Henry Lord Of Lowell, has made this SPRING
few gallons Of good molasscs from tho sap
of white birch.
Tho 10Th Maine regiment, Col. W. K.
Kimball, arrived in Portland on Monday Of
last week. Thoy left New Orleans April
10th.
Tho blockade runner India, loaded with
palm and sugars, evidently for Wilmington
was captured on the 30th ult. by tho Vicks-
burg. cruising for blockade runners Oft Fry
ing Pan Shoals.
The brig Elizabeth, of Bangor. for Boston,
coal laden, was wrecked, on Sharks Rect, of
Bradford. tho End inst. She was valued ut
$4,000 and will DO total loss. Crew
saved. .
Commodore Charles Wilkes Of tho Navy,
hos been tried by Court Martial, and sen
fenced to DO suspended from duty Tor term
of three years, and to DO publicly rcprimand-
cd.
Nearly 40, 900 men of tho National Guard
of Ohio, have reported to tho Governor. that
they are ready at moments notice for the
field, in response to tho call for ono hundred
days men.
A fro broke out In No. 2l0 Chatham st. /,
New York, last Monday morning, quito
destructive to property, and sad to relate,
the wife and three children Of VIM. Henig
Germany persisted in the flames. Mr.. Henig
threw himself from tho window, but was 50
injured by tho fall that no soon died.
The editors of Augusta, Hallowell and
Gardner are to have supper and jollifca-
tion over the fact that q donkey engine, every
half hour, hauls donkey car. we'll and mp
propriately loaded from one city to the other.
"a fellow feeling makes them wonderous
kind"
Lato report says, Gen. Vessels command
is at Salisbury, N. O., On route to Rich
mond also, that the robels have evacuated
all eastern North Carolina to swell tho ranks
Of Loes army also, that tho 10th and 18th
corps, which have been largely augmented,
ore with Gen. W. F. Smith. r'
Gen. Banks. in official dispatches relative
to the Red River campaign, admits reverse
on the 9Th, but claims victory on tho 9th
and 10th, moro disastrous to tho rebels in
killed and wounded, in proportion, than in
any battle during the war. Banks has fallen
back to Alexandria on account Of tho low
water in the river, the gunboats not being
able to proceed above the falls.
A cavalry expedition from Vienna, Va,
last Thursday, met portion Of Mosby's
band near Uppervillo, when n sharp fight en-.
sued, which resulted in loss to tho rebels
Of two killed, four wounded and twenty-threo
prisoners. We lost three killed and four
wounded. Twenty-Five horses and large
lot of wool, tobacco and other contraband
goods, picked up on tho route, were brought
in.
There arc various rumors abroad that the
country is.being flooded with paper currency
(groenbacks). We have secn no cause for
alarm as yot. We still remain in tho second
story, and doubt If the flood in these parts
rises high enough to reach US. Should any
of our good friends feel particular alarm.
especially those in arrears, II they will resort
to our sanctum We ensure them perfect safe
ty. Our ofico has 80 many outlets, that