The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1864-04-09

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can hold II agsinst ail Les's army.
Ldngstress's sforces afssa 90 " IL.
more than 100 sailea easseE Kasmvsla.
Il Is believed the rebels are intending
forthwith to make raid into Kentucky.
NRw YsRx, April l.-@ Al aFanFfaa lstssr,
OF the 26t91, states that the rebdE sesasnsr
Hattie, which was captured by the Akpe-
ditton to Pilatka, il very valuable yss-
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4 night attack was made BY i ANAL
force Of rebels, on the I'd, upon PiIakka,
but oDr forces drove them of promptIy.
Beaureeard Is reported to baYa con-
structed large earthworks ten fniles froEn
Pilatka % !. y, .i,...,3.s-
The Tribune's special Washina aton cor
respondent authoritatively denies that
the United States Government will send
q minister to Maximilians Mexican
Court. r.s' &..Is=.s-...
Our Government win only recognize .
republic there while any struggle is going
on. "*4& F9@:'s~|] q E@&%
Union prisoners lately sent to Us, and
rebel prisoners lately returned to Rich.
mond, are not exchanged, but paroted.
New YoRR, April 1.-The Baltimore
correspondent Of the World predicts
that the rebels viii abandon the aefen-
sive and assume the offensive. this spring,
for the invasion or the North; that it
will be made in two columns-one under
Lee, into Pennsylvania, and the, other
strike for Cincinnati. -.
A correspondent of the same paper
says FORESTS present raid Tas planned
in the North, and that supplies OF cloth
ing, &c. from New York and Cincinnati,
were shipped to ,Paduaah. for, the ex-
press purpose Of being captuFsd sby him.
CLSCrSxArr, April L. The Ohio Legis-
lature adjourned yesterday Nj u. -
A Chattanooga dispatch says Major
Gems Buell., Negley, McCook. Crittenden
and Sykes, and ten brigadiera, were Or
dered to report to Gen. Sherman, for
duty in his department.. ,<< $500
Buell. will probably succeed Schoield
in command Of the Army of the ohio.
Deserters report johnson reinforcing
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CHICAGO, April THE bill provldinga
territorial governments for Montana
passed the Senate yesterday-29 to 8.
CurcAoe, April 2.--Washingtons specials
say the Senate Committee on the Pacific
Railroad had another meeting yesterday,
and discussed the question whether they
would recommend any increase of sub
sidy granted by the present charter in
favor OF government bonds. at tlas
They were unanimous against such q
measure at the present time.
A large delegation OF wosi growers
were before the Ways and Means Com
mittee yesterday They urged upon the
committee to put large additional duty
upon foreign articles, which they said
was necessary to protect domestic wool
growers. .a ..
CHICAGO, April 2.-The Senate execu-
tive session yesterday confirmed Colonel
Patrick L. Connor, Sd California Volun-
teers, brigadier general, dating from
March 80, 1868.
New Yoax April 2.--The steamship
Yazoo. from New Orleans the oath. has
arrived.
Gen. Banks left for the front on the
22d.
Farragut had been at Pensacola for a
few days, but would leave on the 26th,
for the Pacific coast.
Operations ut Fort Powell, near No
bile, have been suspended for the
present.
Pavmasters had left New Orleans, for
Matagorda, to pay the Western troops.
The negro public schools of New Or
leans are making healthy progress.
French war steamers are daily expect
ed at the mouth of the Rio Grande, to
attack Matamoros.
Cortinas was levying heavy contribu-
tions on the people of the city, and pFo.
claims his intention of taking the field
against Invaders
The peoplewere shipping their cotton
on foreign vessels as fast as possible, 10
get it out Of the way of the French.
The Fort de Russey prisoners, $40 in
all. had reached New Orleans. .r.-s
CAlRo, April 2.-Refugees report For.
rests. officers conscripting in Western
Kentucky. f>.,-.. f.. srf :~.o
The military authorities are quite viii.
ling that he should subsist on The disloysl
people of that region, and as long e. he
does not stop navigation, or attempt 70
interfere with the Federaisy he wall be
allowed TO seour through the eountry,
which is occupied almost entirely by
rebel mpashisers. .s. ss5tt IN s@.
+ NEw5 Yoax. April 1.-The HsrA8d's
special says the Naval gem-
nnittAe have had under consid deration diff
culties Of the transfer of ssamen from the
army 10 the naval service. The subjsct
. to. be brought before the Senate on
Monday. ~ f.tepxi atd - -H %as3 ~
The reorganization of the Army Of the
Potomac 10 still incomplete. owing TO the
non confirmation Of o6cers by the
senate.
Nav YoRk. April 2.-The New Orleans
correspondent OF the World atates that
Brownsville and thp Rio GEaude are 10
be evacuated by our forces. s r..& ...:
-CorExHAsEx. March l7.--Psussiaa ta.-
cries opened fire yesterday morning ON
Dupple entrenchments, enemy 6red ale
yogether tive hund ed shets, wss piled
occasionally, in all IS times. our hling
@eemed to be successful IS two oil the en-
Snefny's batteries were silenced sonae
e.ms. We hsve % killed, 90 w@datas&.