The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-01-01

in their original integrity, the Con-
Istitution and Union of the United
States"
1t seems from the rebel CORE
spondcnce of the London TINES; that
the rebels themselves admit that the
blockade is pinchiug them closer and
closer. And it must he pretty tight
pinch that could squeeze snch an adj
mission out Of them into European
ears. They also speak in terms of
Admiration concerning what they call
''the magniGcenee OF Northern faith
| and selfrclauec as contrasted with
1.-THE lukewarmness of the Southern
masses" This is another very i'm
} poftant admission, which seems to
I signify that the yankee" is not such
an imbeeile institution as has been
heretofore stated among the 'Chiyal-
Try And the lulIewarmness OF the
| Southern masses, Is another intima-
ton that the fire is dying out of the
Southern heart, and that the phrenZy
of secession is giving way before the
.Iphlebotomy that has been most dnex-
'lpectedly practised upon its vctaries.
The rebels have achieved an i'm
, mensc feat on the water. They actu-
ally surprised and captured nine oys-
ter boats on York river! Henceforth
rebeldom will doubtless lay claim to
= being n first class naval power.
Georgetown, s. c., port sixty
: miles north ofCharlestou, and great
+ depot for naval stores, was set on fire
f on Dec 9th, and the greater part of
= the town destroyed. Tho cause of
the act was alleged to he panic from
: the supposed approach of Union for
ces, but it is suspected that the large
amount of cotton, turpentinc &c., stor-
, ell in the town was about to be seized
= for the benefit of the jeff. Davis Gov
ernment; and the people therefore,
: rendered desperate by oppression
= past and prospective, sought to EN-.
barrass their rulers by destroying the
wealth thus to be taken from them,
! NEW York, Dec, o.
t A Tribun, dispatch states ahat Our
= cavalry have returned to Bealton sta
e ton, having made successful foray
r against the rcbels, driving the guerr.
rIillas into the mountains, and destroy
1 ing at Luray an extensive saddle and
;, harness factory and several tanneries,
: also capturing q number of prisoners,
= rebel mail and Quantity of medi-
t eines end dry goods.
H The Hefald's dispatch says the re-
V Organization of the army has com
menccd. Gen. Tyler has been assign
ed to the command of the Irish Le-
!, gion. ....
u Deserters from North Carolina
= troops are availing hemselves of the
y Presidents Proclamation.
D Several New England and Western
:, regiments are enlisting.
y The Richmond Examiner, in its
8 groaning over Averil's brilliant rait
I to South western Virginia, of which
lit confesses the rebel military author
Il tiles chad abundant notice to have
eIperfected the most elaborate plans,
u says It was also known that another
c raid into the Shenandoah Valley was
u organizing, and would doubtless be
/ Ithwarted. Dispatches show that the
; suttdsstdtHr.r ISsde. and. That yAf&
y !, a large saddle and harness factory, a
y Luray, were destroyed, and a number
: of prisoners and rebel mail captur
ed. The expedition returned safely.
CoMGSG To THEIR SENSES.
. rebel officers took the oath of allegi
y ancc last week at Nashville. Judge
y Baxter, wcll-known and highly re.
y spectacle citizen Of Nashville, who
d. went south on the occupation of that
city by our forces, has returned and
taken the oath of allegiance to good
old Uncle Sam. He has gone to bring
his family back to their pleasant home
which they had SO unwisely abandon
ed.
On Christmas day, the inmates of
: Stanton Military Hospital, Washing
ton, were regalcd with an extra fine
: dinner, after which Secretary Stanton
made speech. He said that he ho-
ped by the next anniversary of the
day the war would be ended, and ask
cd-"Soldiers-If we can end this re-
bcllion with the extinction of Slavery
= will it not be great triumph? You
will at the end of this great rebellion,
when making a review of it, have the
satisfaction Of knowing that you have
! aided the Government of the United
States in discbarging the duties in
/, cumbent on that Government when it
!. was in peril And furthermore, you
will experience the feeling that you
have materially aided to make the
country free"
General Kelley has advised the War
Department Of the safe return of the
several columns sent out to intercept
communication with East Tennessee.
They brought in. over four hundred
prisoners and large amount of prop
erty. The Richmond papers arc dis
gusted with the failure Of the rebel
plans to capture these forces, and say
their escape is sufficient evidence Of
the necessity Of re-organizing their
cavalry.
An effort will be made the present
session of Congress to,incrcase the
rate of pensions now paid to invalid
and wounded Soldiers, and their wild,
ows and children, in case Of DEATH