The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-04-09
THE WAR NEWS.

readiness to take the field at any moment,
to repel invasion. A grand review of the
whole Legion, composing 10000 men, full
ly armed and equipped, will be held on the
l 5th.
The Gazetle's Knoxville dispatch says
Gen. Stoneman has advanced to Bull Gap.
The railroad and telegraph are in order.
Trains on the Knoxville & Chattanooga
Road were detained on Saturday by rumors
of a raid, by 1000 rebel cavalry, on Cleve-
land. The report proved unfOunded.
! The Tribune's Alexandria, Louisiana, let
ter states that report Is current among the
secesh that Gen. Steele entered Shreveport
on the 18th, after ten hours fighting. No
confidence can be placed in the report.
though it may have occurred. Our fleet
was awaiting rise in Red river to pass the
Falls. Our gunboals had obtained over
10000 bales of cotton. 5000 bales were
burned by rebels aboard the steamer Falls
City.
Washington specials say that General F.
Smith will command the troops in General
Butler 3 Department, and personally con-
duct military operations.
! Gen. Meade, in a written statement to
the War Committee, asserts that he never
issued al order to retreat from Gettysburg
on the Cd of July. It seems to have been
written by Gen. Buterfeld, without orders.
A telegram from Memphis, March 3Oth,
says: Gen. Mccullough is reported en-
route north with some %, 900 men to rein
force Forrest. He is reported near Jack
son, Tenn. Gen. Grierson has his cavalry
force out watching and harrassing Forrest,
but his division is much reduced by veter-
ans at home on furlough. Had Grierson
his entire division at Memphis, Forrest
would not have easily escaped. The steam
er Yazoo arrived from New Orleans the
Gath. Gen. Banks started for the front on
the 22d Admiral Farragut had been at
Pensacola for few days past, and would
leave on the Goth for the Texas coast. OPP
erations at Fort Powell near Mobile, are sus-
T pended for the present. Gov. Yates, of II
linois, was in New Orleans. The health of
the city and troops was good. Negro pub
lie schools in New Orleans were making
rapid progress. French war steamers were
daily expected at the mouth of the Rio
Grande, to attack Matamoras. Cortinas
was lew ing heavy contributions on the
people of the city, and prOclaims his inten-
ton of taking the field against the invaders.
The people were shipping their cotton, on
foreign vessels, as fast as possible, to get it
out of the way of the French. Gov. Hahn
had received letter from $50 Louisiana
prisoners at camp Morton. indianapolis, ask
ing his intercession to procure their release.
The letter says they see their folly, and de-
sire TO make Louisiana free State.
The rebel Forrest has lately been into
Kentucky. He attacked Paducah, and was
driven back. A large portion of the city
was destroyed, mostly by order of the Fed
eral commander, to save it from falling into
Forests hands. There was but little loss
of life. Of course Forrest got away.
The indications are that the rebels will
stake all on the re capture of Eastern Ten
nessee. Parson Brownlow telegraphs from
Knoxville that Gen. Sherman left this morn
ing for Chattanooga after returning to the
front. Knoxville is so well fortified we ca u
hold it against all of Lees army. Long
streets force is at Watuga, more than one
hundred miles east of here. A force of cav
airy remains at Bulls Gap to protect the re-
treat. I am still of the opinion that the
rebels are intending forthwith to make raid
into Kentucky.
A Chattanooga dispatch says Major Gems.
Buell., Negley, McCook, Crttenden, New
ton and Sykes, and ten Brigadiers, have been
ordered to report to Gen. Sherman, for du-
ty in his division. Buell. will likely sue
coed Schofeld in command Of the Army of
the Ohio. Deserters report that Johnston
is reinforcing Lee.
A correspondent of the N. Y. World pre-
diets that the rebels will abandon the de-
fensive and assume the invasive policy this
spring. The invasion will be made 10 two
columns, one under Lee into Pennsylvania,
the other TO strike for Cincinnati. The
Washington correspondent of the same pa
per states that Forests present raid was
planned in the North, and that supplies of
clothing, DC, from New York and Cincin-
natl were shipped to Paducah for tie ex-
press purpose of being captured by Forrest
n ordar 70 olofha bic man
Gen. Banks has issued an order establish |
ing bureau for the instruction of freedmen.