The weekly union record., 1864-05-07
News of the Week,

every preparation made to open the campaign
before Richmond on gigantic scale, and with
more Fixed determination on the part of the
Union commanders, aud il possible more deadly
desperation on the part of the rebels. than ever,
to make the conaics 6nal one. We have yet
to hear the opening guns of the fight. but 1t is
soon to be commenced; and then, to use the
language Of prominent politician, with God,
Grant, and Gunpowder. on our side" we NAV
rest confidently assured that the Union cause
will triumph, Rlcbmoud be taken, the rebel
bubble burst, and the whole South rescued from
the tyrannical rule Of Jefersoudavis and bis
Butternut minions. Goi Grant it
4 Washington special dispatch of May 1st
says: a dispatch was received to day by
the Government, from Fortress Monroe, stating
that the rear of Beauregard's army passed
through Petersburg, Virginia, yesterday morn
new has transpired. The pickets of the enemy
extend up and down the Rappahannock, aud a
considerable force is reported at Frcdericks
burg, throwing up more earthworks on the
nights. The rebels are reported to be with
drawing from Madison Court House, and con-
centrating in front of our left and center One
division of Longstreet's corps, according to
deserers, is at Hanover Junction as a reserve
On the same authority, Lees strength is stated
at upwards of 100000 men,
A Harrisburg dispatch says Gov. Curtin
has received positive assurance from the War
Department that the Pennsylvania Reserve
Corps will be mustered out Of service at the
end of three years from the time they enlisted
in the State service. They did not enter the
Federal service till two months after they were
sworn into the State service. They will return
home TO recruit for re enlistment. Their return,
however, will be loss of 5000 most effective
men for great part of the Summer campaign.
The Home Guard of the State of Ohio was
mustered in on the ID inst. In response to the
Governors call for one hundred days men, out
of 4S6 companies, all but forty-three have
reported making about 80 900 men ready for
active duty; the whole number will reach nearly
10000. -Four Cincinnati regiments turned out
nearly 5000 men, armed and equipped.
4. A Cincinnati dispatch of May Sd says: Five
steamers were seized yesterday by order of the
Government, for service, and ordered to report
at Louisville without delay. They leave imme,
diaiely in obedience TO the order. All the
railroads are taxed to their utmost capacity ID
transporting troops to the East and to Chatta-
noogs."
The Times special dispatch says Congress
is now ready to adjourn as soon as the Tariff
and Internal Revenue Bills pass All the large
appropriation bills have been acted on or passed
in Committee. Several members of the House
were in the Senate, on the 3D. urging Senators
to adopt the House resolutions fixing the last
day of May as the time for final adjournment
Annapolis letters say that flag of truce
boat arrived from Richmond, on the ID, with
four hundred invalid prisoners, all OF whom had
to be admitted to the hospital. Their looks
and words abundantly show that their miserable
condition was produced by starvation. Many
of them are believed to be past medicine
Official dispatches from Gen. Banks to APRIL
Dist state that the army was in excellent con-
dition, and would shortly resume its march upon
Shreveport. New Orleans advices state that
Gen. Stone has been superseded by Gen. Dwight
as Chief of Banks Staff Gen. Stone, under
orders from Washington, is relieved, to COM
maud regiment of regulars. A refugee from
Shreveport says the rebels admit loss of only
1,l00 men, but admit that they were defeated
in the last days battle, and suffered SO heavily
that they did not consider it prudent to renew
the attack. There was report among the
rebels that Gen. Steele was moving toward
Shreveport with % 600 men, and that Price
was opposing him. Shreveport is protected by
fourteen miles Of Notifications, which the rebels
(says this veracious "refugee'D consider i'm.
pregnable against anything short of 100000
men! Particulars Of the capture of Camden,
Crossing the Little Missouri at q point menac
ing Shreveport, Washington and Camden, Gen.
Steele by his movements, deceived Price into
the belief that be intended to attack Shreve-
port Price FASTENED to Prairie du Holm, dug
rife pits, and threw up earthworks, when Gen.
Steele executed sudden flank movement,
which caused Price to retreat toward Wash
ington. Having placed Price on the arc of
circle, Steele moved directly toward Camden
Discovering his mistake, Price concentrated his
cavalry, and, with Marmaduke and Dockery
on the flank and rear, hoped to so embarrass US
that his infantry could gain the Notifications of
Camden. Steele pressed on, lighting. for seventy
one miles. and entered Camden, April 18th.
Nine Notifications of great strength were taken,
with a large quantity OF sugar, molasses and
pork Price had burned the cotton for miles