The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1864-02-13
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CHICAGO. 12.-The Enrolment Bill was
discussed by the House committee of the
whole yesterday. An amendment was
offered, providing for the appointment OF
q commissioner to each slave State rep
resented in Congress to award just com
pensation not exceeding $500 to each
loyal owner Of any slaves who volunteer,
payable wheu the master frees the slaves
It is thought the House would vote on
the bill before adjournment to-day,
NEwpERx, N. c., Enemy are threat
ming our communications again ct various
points. They made demonstration on
Newport barracks this morning, which
point they will attempt to hold. .
The erroneous report that we were be
ing strongly reinforced here for the pur-
pose of assisting the rebeilious movement
at Raleigh, has brought q large force Of
the enemy into the State. !
The rebel iron clad at Kinston on the
Neuse, is considered very formidable
affair. She is about ready to act in con-
cert with the force threatening Newbern.
Everything indicates on the part of the
enemy long siege against Newbern.
The Wilmington Journal says: ,
4 powerful effort will doubtless be
made to drive the enemy from Eastern
North Carolina. Should our arms fail in
this effort, the State will be lost TO the
Confederates.
FORTRESS MONROE, 10.-Gen. Wister
ard command arrived safely at Yorktown
this morning.
Late rebel papers say the Court House
at Mobile was burned on Saturday.
Army PoToNAC, l.-Since the late
movement fewer deserters come in than
previously. On some parts of the line,
the rebel pickets shoot at our cavalary
videtts.
HEADQUARTERS DEP'r WEST Va Feb.
ll-Captured private letters from per,
sons within the rebel lines, contain much
curious interesting information in Iela
ton to serious difficulties resulting from
the enforcement of the rebel conscrip
ton law. These letters tell of daily en-
counters between citizens and soldiers.
Some letters reseF to cases where the en-
counters have been attended with loss of
life.
new YoRx, l2.-Washington special
to the Times says:
A batch of recommendations for Brig.
and Maj. Generals was sent by the Presi
dent to the Senate on Wednesday, and
were returned to the President yesterday
by the military committee. with the state
ment that there were no vacancies what
ever for new Generals and that these ap-
pointments were therefore illegal
The Senate military committee are
unanimous in the determination not to
report Gen. Schoileid's name to Senate
for confirmation.
New YoRK. Feb. 11-Herald dispatch
saws thai Mosby with 300 GuerilIas had a
skirniish with our pickets, near Manassas
on the bull run battle field yes terduy.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11-The T ,ssident's
stable was burned last might've valua
BILE horses was lost.
Senate to day-Conuess called up the
bill amendatory 10 an act TO provide cir
cult courts for California and Oregon
after amendment it was adopted.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Ilth.-In the rebel
House of Representatives on the sixth,
the following was considered in the Sc
cret session: ~ -.
whereas, The President Of the United
States, in late public communication
declared that no proposition OF peace had
been made to that Government by the
Confederate States, when in truth such
propositions were PREVENTED from being
made by the President in refusing 70
hear or even receive commissioners APP
pointed to treat expressly for the preser-
Walton of amicable relations between the
two governments. nevertheless that the
Confederate States may stand justified in
sight of tho conservative Worth, of all
parties, and that the world May know
which Of the governments it is that now
urges on war, unparalleled for fierce
ness of conflict. and intensely sectional
hate, which il unsurpassed in the annals
of mankind / therefore ~ !"
Resolved, That the Confederate States
invite the United States, through then
Government at Washington, 10 mcst
them by representatives, equal to theiI
PeprescTt Senator'S in their re.