American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-02-03

| an" NeUuoehS thefeIronl SO many as may
have been enlisted or drafted into the.
service prior to the 1st day of March, and
not heretofore credited.
Signed, ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-The follow
ing dispatch has been received at the.
Headquarters of the anny;'
headquarters 81 tie Military Dirisioa
of he Rissjssi,pi, NoShcilt. Tom, Jsn.
9-Major en- j IT, Eus,er, ieegiaphs
from Knoxville, ] enn., un er daJe oi Jan
2Sth, a. m, a follows: have he
honor to elort that the cNalry under
/ Gen Sturges gained a decide victory.
over the enemy yesterday near Far Car
dens, ten miles east OF Hieversvilie. Gen
MCook's division drove he enemy back
two miles, after stubborn fight, lasting
from daylight to four clock, p m, at
which time the division charged with the
sabre and with yell, routed the enemy
from the field, and captured two steel ri
!. fed guns, and over two hundred prison.
ers. The encmy's loss was considerable,
sixty-fve.of them be ng killed and wound
ed. We charged Gainard and Wolford's
divisions and came up after forced
march in time to be pushed in pursuit
Although their horses were jaded, Gen.
Sturges hoped to be able to make the rout
complete.
Signed, john A. RAwLINs,
Brig General and Chief of Staff
New York, Jan. 2S.-The federal
steam corvette Kersage is cruising in
the Brest Roads. The corvette Flor
ida is still in that port.
The Hartford (Conn. Times says
that it is understood among military
men in that city, that another call for
troops will be made about the first of
February for 400, 900 men for three
years, and 100000 for nine months.
This information is said to come
from sources entitled to credit.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The Evenny
Republican has the following: 1t is now
certain that serious en,ule occurred in the
rebel camp near Stevensburg, on Satuar-
day last, Heavy musketfy and artillery
firing was heard in so much that a mes
sage was sent to the cavalry pickets from
the headquarters to ascertain what was 60
ing on. Deserters who come in state that
a regiment had attempted to desert, and
a serious affair occurred There was some
firing on Friday, and the insurrection in
the camp came to crisis on Saturday.
The cause of jeff Davis is getting more
and more shaky.
GEN. BURNSIDE TO LOCATE AT HAB-
RIsBURG.-Cien Burnside's Ail-de-Camp'
arrived at Harrisburg on Saturday, and
is now arranging affairs preparatory to the
arrival of the General, who is about to es-
tablish his headquarters in Harrisburg,
where he will receive recruits TO the num-
Der of $4,000 for the Ninth Army corps.
| WASHINGTON Cry, Jan. 29-HoUsE.
| Mr.. Stevens, of Pennsylvania, from the
Committee Of Ways and Means, reported
the judicial executive and legislative ap-
preparation bill.
Nr Fa,son Of Iowa. introduced the
following i.'ut re.'U 'U;ians, which were
cIc~et lhe 'emu.1ea N Fore n Af.
fms
Il c'c.f, Inaa the Senate c,ueur.ng,
Cong G. has Gee vel w..h the profound
est se.23b.ty the information Of the pur-
pose Ell crtancd by certain European pow
ers to subyert the ne gbor.ng republic q
Mexico, and to impose upon the people of
that repui Ii und he i fuene and ni' n
ace of be.igerel, arms, mOnarchid
sys ten Of government, practically un-
known to the people Of North America,
and alien to their principle, customs and
asages; and be it further
Resolced, That Congress regards this
proposition with the deepest regret, and
expresses its covictlon that such an enter
prise wili be universally regarded in Amer
lea as a menace to the dignity and rerma-
nenco Of popular governments, and that
it will only result in. adding new life to
the causes which have retarded the pros
perity of that republic, and will provoke
conn plcations continually perilous to the
tranquility of this continent
The death of Mr.. Noell, of Missouri,
being announced ,sthe House adjourned.
| NASHVILLE, Jan. 27.--Information
from Gen. Dodge at Pulaski, Tenn, un-
der date of 26th, says that the enemy
crossed the Tennessee river last night, at
tackled Athens this morning and were de-
feated They are now trying to get back.
The troops at Athens had mostly gone to
Florence to attack Johnson's force cross
ing there, and Col. Harrison with six hun
dred rebels, and two pieces of artillery,
took advantage of their absence dhd were
badly defeated
.StH Loter-Advices say that Dodge
badly whipped johnson at Florence. In
all probability the raid is at an end
CINCINNATTI, Jan. 3o.-The CONNER,
eiaFs special, five miles north Of Tunnel
Hill, Georgia, on the 29th, says:
Gen. Palmer, with Davis division,
moved here yesterday on reconnaissance
The 2Sth Kentucky and 4th Michigan,
drove in the rebels advance pickets, and
captured company of rebel cavalry
The rebels retreated from Tunnel Hill du-
ring the night. They lost 32 killed and
wounded Our loss is two wounded
The object of the reconnaissance was ef-
fected.
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