The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-02-05
NEWS. y
TIE NEW CALL. ~

Ordcred, that draft foi five hundred
thousand men, to serve for three
years, or during the war, be made on
the 10th day of march next, Tor the
military service Of the United States
crediting and deducting thercfrom so
many ms may have been enlisted or
drafted into the service prior to the
lst day ofMareh, and not heretofore
credited.
j tSigned1 ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
President
i A correspondent, writing Under
date Of the 25th, from Knoxville, re-
'lports the rebel cavalry retreating, and
an official dispatch from General Eos
ter states that there was a cavalry
fight near Sevierville on the 9th, in
which the rebels were defeated. This
contest lasted from daylight until A
z. NJ. We captured two rifed can
Inon and one hundred prisoners. Two
divisions pushed forward in pursuit
of the defeated and retreating enemy.
1t would seem that Longstreet's in
fantry forces did not cross French
Broad River, and it is now likely the
whole have fallen back to their forti-
fed position ut Bulls Gap. Our cor
respondent reports the weather favor
able for military operation, and it is
not probable that Longstreet will he
permitted to remain undisturbed in
that part of the country.
The re-enlistment of veterans is
progressing rapidly in every State
} TWENTY-FIVE regiments and two bat
sSarVo or rtiinoIs IfUups t,o,o "i,."d. !,
re. enlisted. The Northern Boys arc
like regular bull. dogs, little slow
about going into n fight. but when
once in there is no such thing rs pull.
ing them off till the rebels howl for
"quarter."
KNOXVILLE, Jan. 25.-The pros.
pect for a siege seems to have vanish.
ed. Our sky is again serene. II
Longstreet had an advantage he did
not seem disposed to press it. The
csvalry that pursued our forces when
falling back is on the retreat. The
bridge across the Holston was not
destroyed by our troops as reported;
hence the rebels had no difficulty in
crossing. The 4th and 9th corps have
taken position along the railroad and
the 23d occupies works in the vicinity
of Knoxville. In the direction OF
Sevierville where our cavalry has
gone for forage is said to be very
.sN''''.N.."., ~"o Vui nvtsOS ouUII
be in good condition. To secure this
valley seems to have been the prin-
cipal object Of the late movement.
Thirty rebel prisoners broke Jail
last night and are yet at large. Most
of them will no doubt escape to the
rebel lines.
There are rumors that Morgan and
Wheeler are on their way to cut off
our communications by river.
The weather is very favorable now
for military operations.
New York, Jan. 26.-The Post
says a gentleman who has spent sew
eral years in Macon, Georgia, recent.
ly reached Newark. IIo declares the
rebellion an ntter failure. Even the
leaders see that success is out Of the
question, while the common people
would hail with delight the restora,
tion Federal authority. One of the
principal bankers of Macon told him
that "our only hope now is that the
Federal army will deliver US from
our troubles, for without that inter
ventlon we must perish"
The utmost destitution prevails ev.
erywhcre. The conscription is being
enforced with pitilcss energy, inclu-
ding even gray-haired men.
Slavery, he says, is dead, and this
is admitted by nine tcnths OF the
Southern people. Three years ago
the same man wrote letters in strong
terms that the South could not be
subdued.
There are abundant evidences that
the Presidents amnesty Proclama-
tion and increased privations, are
having their effect on the rebel sol |
diers, Besides the large accessions
hOe'S'N iioii WV pIlSOheTS aD hOck
Island to our usual forces, deserters
are coming in daily, at all points of
our lines, and five hundred of the
prisoners at Point Lookout, MARYLAND.
have taken the oath. Three thous.
and more are reported as intending to
do the same. When Lee, as else
where stated, has to exhort his men
to patience over short rations. we
may be sure that discomfort is rife in
their ranks.
An officer of the 146th Regiment,
in letter to relative, mentions a
recent visit to Mr.. Bolts, and says:
awe found him hale, hearty Vir
ginia gentleman, apparently fifty
years Of age. What is better than
all he is statesman Of sorely tried
loyalty. He charges the leaders of
the Democratic party, throughout the
North, with being pledged to support
the original programme of JEFF. Da.
Wis, to-wit: To seize the Capital and
all the archives of the Government ofI
the United States. He says the i'm
petuosity Of South Carolina, in firing
upon Fort Sumter, and thereby caus- |
ing an outburst Of patriotism from
the loyal masses Of the North, pre-.
yantaI fha aRarp4;on 80 Shol -.