The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1864-04-02


New YoRK, March 26th.--The Worlds
special has o rulnor that the entire Or,
ganized militia of the North is TO be,
called into service for six months to hold
certain points during the campaign
against Richmond, which is.about to COM
menee. >~ ~ ~,% u
New YoRk, March 26tlr.--steamer No
Clellan from New Orleans has arrived
The capture of. Alexandria occurred on
the 18th, the day after the capture of
Fort DeRussey. 1888 2.s5#.5
Gen. Lees forces had fight at New
Iberia and pushed the enemy across YER
million Prairie ta Vernillion Bayou, 19
miles. *fr':@ >''>@S
Gov. Hahn has resigned all connection.
with the True Delta. 80 - T.. ..%,s,1.> >>ssssi
The Free State Executive Committee,
adopted the following resolutions
That the Free State party is tliscana-
promisingly opposed to. assuming debts
contacted by the State of Lonisina while
under rebel domination for the purpose
of carrying on the war against the United
States. .T,. .-'+ 81 * Esf4@ T.. ..@., - AZ attz
CAIRO. March 26th. - The steamer Tatan
from HaShWille passed Paducah at FIVE
o'clock this morning. The captain fur
nishes the following information: :F''' !ea'%
Forrest, with about FIVE thousand men
made descent upon Paducah az o'clock
Yesterday, capturing the city and COM
pletely cutting the place. He burned .
number Of buildings and the steamer
Arizona. Col. Hicks with force. of be-
tween seven and eight hundred occupied
the fort while Forrest held the town.
Three gunboats played on the city some
time. The enemy made four assaults on
the fort, and were repuised each time
At one time some of them gained the top
breast works, and few fell inside Of the
fort. The wharf boat and about three
thousand peoplenw moved across ths
river Oh FORESTS approach. These peo-
pie were in an. exposed and destitute
condition:
Steamer Joseph Pearco brings two
hours later reports: %$ssa .'.ss.@ e+:s
Forrest had left Paducah. People this
side of the river are returning. During
the fight number Of rebels. occupied
large brewery on Front street, on which
the eunbcqts opened heavily, battering
down the walls of the building and kill
ing mnny rebels. It is not known how
many citizens. 1t is said O. number of
women and children were killed and
wounded. II ......+ a".e.-.as -..". .-.~szs On
CHICAGO; March 26th.-A Cairo tels.
gram says: y5r.@@ .l :, .t.f.aH
Very little doubt exists that Col. Hicks
commanding Paducah has destroyed the
CITY, as he son16 time since warned the
citizens he would do should it be uenaced
| by rebels. ~.." u. /st1a No. ,&.&ft##t.s't
New YoRk, March Goth. = Adyices from
New Orleans say, Ks ',..s' 81
Deserters and srsf1gees are continually
arriving at Brownsville. 2000 in all haGs
reached that place, A party OF $50 de-
serters from one regiment were pursued
by three hundrcd from another, and
| oyertaking them, joined in flight. a
portion of them have already arrived at
Brownsville. ,,......s,. r.. ..s.. r
| NEW YoRK, March 26th.--special to
| the Commercial says: With a k.e i4sza
/ The Secretary OF fStata is understood to
/ be in favor of immediate and energetic
demonstrations against the evident de-
signs of the Mexican Empire and French
in connection with the great rebellion
| If such demonstrations are really intend.
| ed, it is to beregretted that il has been
delayed SO long. and that its ..orlY effect
must be TO precipitated ns into dangerous
complications. szT .z.ss.a
| The appearance Of > feet of French
/ frigates at the mouth of the Rio Grand, Of
| which fact the Government was appfissd
by telegraph to-day, has very Iargs sighi-
ticance. fs5s
/ The friends Of the quickaiiver cpmpa-
my expect . preliminary discussion in
their case thisrweeks
i Nuneroux changes are being nsade
among the suborainates in The sFrny oa
the Potomac, with view toaenhaaye ef-
Efficiency. S. :. 4 ~ sa &. ii ''e.fss .'s 7
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