Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-05-03

Washington, April %:


evils enthusiastic over the lase victor
les. mn
Rebel accounts show that nearly 1900
prisoners were taken at Plymouth.
The papers allude to the great activity |
in Grants army.
The political contest in North Carolina !
vas warm. Gov. Vane delivered speech |
st Fayetteville on the 22d. The whole |
square was crowded with ladies aud gems
tlemen. In his speech be showed that he
had been in advance of Brown and A. II
Stevens in opposition to the bill to sus-
pend the hG6eds corpus He read letter
which he addressed TO JEFF. Davis, protest.
ing against the passage of the bill. He
sent letters also 10 Senators and Rspresen-
tatives in Congress. lie said that be did
not take strong position against the bill
In his WilkestOro speech, because he went
there to allay the excitement of the people
Ito prevent tloOdshed. For this reason
he did not take as strong ground against
the bill as be wished, before the Lsgisla-
ture, in MAY lie showed that be was for
,neaee. and that he had written to the
President urging that measures be taken
90 close the war By negotiating in Deem
her last, He paid a handsome tribute to
Vice-President Stevens. He showed that
Holden was not with Gov Brown, in which
he said that convention Of any Of the
States at present, looking to separate State
action, would be unfortunate and injudi-
eious, and would lead to iDhRrmonious ae-
ton. He stated that the only remedy was
with the people and their representatives..
He said that be had invited Holden to
meet him at the appointments made for
him BY the people, but Holden declined
TIE speech was well received, and i'm
.mense enthusiasm was exhibited by the
people during it's delivery.
Two gentlemen reached here to-day d.
rect from Richmond. They say that no
civilians are allowed en- the railroads lead
ing to Richmond, as all the rolling stock
is used for Transporting troops to Lee,
which are reaching him 10 large nuns
bers.
.r- New York, April %.
The rebel accounts from Shreveport, La.
are 10 the 22l ult ut which time the place
was garrisoued by sufficient force 10 hold
il against the expected attack. THE for
tIications 4" says rebel letter, "sre com
pIete, and very extensive. Our batteries
are sufficiently elevated to secure plungr
ing shOts against the iron ciads. end the
guns are Of heavy calllbre and well noun
ted In addition TO these defences, the
river is ubstructei to such on extent that
che feet cannot advance 90 .he town with
abut much difficulty and delay, &c we'll as
danger. The garrison is pFovisioned for
siege Of six months. The troops are in
the best spirits, and repose unlimited con-
Tfdeuce in Gen. Kirby Smith"
Fortress Monroe. April &c,
- The following is from late rebel pa
psrs: 5000
"MoblIe, April 10.
A courier reports that messenger from
Gen. Banks To Gen. Franklin was captured
ON the 9th. BaDks says the town of Has
atounop is occupied by rebel cavalry, and
that Red River has fallen, and forty tran
sports and gunboats are caught above the
raft, and cannot get out till tie water ris-
eB.
"Rlchmond, April 81.
A feet Of gunboats has appeared on the
Rappahannock. 1t is now believed that
RsppahaDncck OF Por, Royal will be the
base Of Buruside's cooperative movement
against Richmond.
"Mobile, April %.
On Wednesday Con. Writ Adams repuls-
ed 1900 Federals near Mechanicsville,
Miss.
IA Yankee spy, under the assumed
name Of Sterling King, was arrested on
the 18th, at Marion, Va. He was TecOg-
uized as detective from Chicago"
WAsH,NGr April 28.-The following
letter accompanied the joint resolution
appropriating $25, 100000, which wa:
expeditiOusly passed in the house, to,
day:
War Department, April %.
Sir THE governors of Ohio, Indiana
Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin, have tender
ed to the President, on the 23d inst, q
large number of volunteers from their res
pective states for service during the pres
ent campaign. They are expected to mum
Der from eighty thousand to one hundred
thousand men, and the time of service one
hundred days from muster. 1t is believed
they can render Us great service. They
are to be paid no bounty, and are not to
diminish or delay the draft of three years.
men in the states where quotas are pend
ing the draft. The quotas are filled in
Indiana, Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin,
with less than two thousand due from
Ohio. The excess Of these troops is not
provided for in estimates heretofore SUBJ
mitted. 1t is therefore estimated that
S25, 000, 900 will meet the cost of one hun~
-dred thousand of these extra volunteers,
and respectfully recommend special APP
preparation for that purpose, and submit
the joint resolution to that effect. Impen
ding operations render it expedient that
there should be early action by congress
upon this proposition, SO that if sanctioned
all nesdful provision may be made in dCo
season.
have the honor to be, very respect
fully,
sHt Your obedient servant,
EnW ARn Nj STANTON