The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1864-02-06
Condensed News.

Washington Jan. 27.-Prominent Ger.
mans from the West have arrived here,
who represent that the Germans have 70.
solved e put in the field for President a
candidate irrevocably committed to the de-
struetion of slavery.
Washington, Feb. lit is ordered that
a draft for five hundred thousand men, to
serve for three years or during the war, be
made on the 10th day Of March next, for
the military service of the United States,
crediting and deducting thersfrom SO ma
ny as may have been re.snlisted or drafted
into the service prior to the first day of
March, and not heretofore credited.
[Signed, Abraham Lincoln.
The President has psrdoned Griffith,
one Of the Arkansas delegation now here,
who was q member of the Convention
which passed the ordinance Of secession Of
that State. The delegation will return to
Arkansas this week to arrange for calling
a Convention to bring the State into the
Union. Printed forms have been prepar.
I'd by order Of the Prssidens, - faciilsate
similar proceedings in other States.
A correspondent reports the arrival of
Jim Dennison, otherwise Pemberton who
for nearly twenty years has been the per-
sonal body servant of JEFF Davis. He
says the latter is urging the abandonment
of Virginia, but General Lee is opposed
thereto, and says all the Virginia soldiers
will lay down their arms if their State is
given up to Yankee despets.
Vice President Stephens has not attend
ed Congress this session, and not visited
Davis house or Office for over q yesr.
New York. Feb. "A correspondent of
the Boston Journal, on board the gunbost
Jackson, at Ship Island, writes on tho 18th
of January, as follows:
Last night about 10 o'clock small sail
boat came down the Sound with some very
important intelligence.
Same rebels in For. Morgan rsvolted
and during the difficulty rebel boats in
Mobile Bay attempted to arrest the garri-
son at the Fort. The whole Fort being
10 revolt and with the American flag flying
opened on the rebel gunboats with every
gun in the Fort. They succeeded in driv.
ing the gunboats of, but were no, on their
guard, and that night large force was
sent down from Mobile, capturing the
whole garrison, excepting four men who
escaped in the darkness in small boat
and came to Ship island, when We heard
for the first time the astonishing intelIi.
geDce.
Since then We have heard more of the
revolt from some additional dsserters.
Seventy Of the revolters are condemned
to be shot to-day in Mobile.
We also learn from these ds.srtsrs that
.. Havre Island. up the Sound, there are
eighteen more deserters from the rebel ar
ny in and around Mobile and eA Round
Island, there are about 80 dessrters from
he same quarter. These deserters bring
he very important intelligence that the
,ebel forces in and around Mobile have
organized secret societies, determined to
ishtno longer. It is said the movement
tarted among the soldiers is daily grow
ng stronger, and many officers are COM
,rised in the movement. I think this the
nost important movement in the war, and
Is most significant in favor of the sue
essfal ternination of the war.
am confident that this statement il
rue.