The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-02-03

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! New YoRK, Feb. IA special to the Her.
aid, dated Washington. I'd, says:
The report of the rebel authorities being
desirous to propose peace is a cansrd:
Rebel deserters states that If the Presi-
dents amnesty proclamation were to be al
lowed to reach Lees army q large proper
ton of the troops would throw down their
arms and enter our lines.
RumOr Of q War with France.
A SPECIAL to the world dated Washing
ton, LIST, says: d
1t is rumored in high official circles that
we are on q point of war with France. Mr..
Seward is said to have pursued q course TO
ward the French Government concerning
Florida, Rappahannock and Rams known
to be building in France for the rsbels, as
to elicit a reply from the French for the
return of their minister, in accordance
with which the United States must either
abandon its pretensions or go to war to main
tain them.
Mr.. Erarts was, it is stated, instructed
to demand of France the surrender of the
belligerant rights accorded to the rebels,
and il is certain there is som serious dim
Guilty with the French Cabinet. which
alarms all but Mr.. Seward. He, in view OF
the almost certainty of war in Europe, takes
the highest possible grounds towards France
This may be taken for what it is worth.
A special to the Tribune dated Wsshlpg
ton, lst. says:
Caleb Lyon. of L~yonsville, has deem ap
pointed Governor of Idaho.
The Tribune's army despatch says on
statement ola contraband that the rebel
Stuart's cavalry were concentrated on the
Western slope of Thoroughfare Mountain.
A %reoonuoitering party If Morril caval
~ went there and found no truth IN the
report. ,
Richmond papers contain an account OF
the running ashore aud burning by her crew
the Blockade Runner, Vesta, with q valu-
able cargo of army supplies, including a
splendid uniform for Gen. Lee, from his al
mirers in London. This occurred near Will
mington on the 10th of January. The Vssta
was a new double screw steamer, on her
first voyage.
Driven From Home.
A special to the Post, dated Washing.
ton, I'd, says:
Mr.. Kitchen, member of Congress from
the Martinsdurg. Va, district, was driven
from his home on Sunday last by an incur
sion of rebel rough riders.
The trains on the B. & O. r. r. are run
ming through to-day.
The new call for troops will necessitate
an additional appropriation of $2O0, 100000
The army appropriation bill appropriates
$540,OO0,00O.
The correspondent of the Boston Journal
on board the gunboat Jackson, at Ship Isl
| and, writes on the 18th ult., as follows:
Last night about 10 o'clock, a small sail
| boat came down the sound with some very
important intelligence.
The rebels in Ft. Morgan revolted and
during the difficulty the rebel gunboats in
| Mobile bay attempted to arrest the garrlT
son of he Fort. The whole Fort being in
revolt and with the American flag flying,
they opened on the rebel g~unboats with ev
ery gun in the fort. They succeeded in
driving the ~gunboats of, but wsae not on
their guard, and that night a large force
was sent down from Mobile, capturing the
whole garrison excepting 4 men who es.
csped lie the darkness, in . small boat, and
came to Ship Island, when we hearo, tor
the first time, the astounding intelligence.
Since then We have heard more OF the re-
volt, from some additional deserters. " OF
the revolters are condemned to bs shot to
dao in Mobile.
These deserteIs also bring the very I'M
p~ortant intelligence thae the rebel army IN
and arovnd Mobile have organized secret
societies, aud determined to tight no
longer. 1t is said the movement started
among the soldiers is daily growinh strong
er, and many officers are compromised IN
the movement.
am confident this news is true.
A special from Harrisburg says it is re-
ported that Imboden crossed the Potomac
and was aiming for Chambersburg and will
reach Harrisburg if possible. He has no
artillery or infantry, and there is no ade-
quate force to pursue or intercept hlm.
The Philadelphia Enquirer of to-day
SAYS the rebels who took the oath of allegl
ance arrived in Philadelphia from the Vast
The authorities at the navy yard recesved
Its of them who will at onos be put in
service as sailors and marines.
Items from Richln0nc Papers.
The following are extracts from rich
mond papers:
Two Yankee gunboats assembled tie Cho.
wan river as far as HorrellsVille, Hartford
county, n. c., and landed 800 men who
burned ,everalhouses and destroyed 10000
lbs. OF government bacon.
The health of A. II. Stephens 10 improv.
iaS.
Smallpox had appeared at Salisbury, N.
@. IL was abatinR at DanyilI. and also