, 1864-07-24

Interesting Rebel News Important
from the Capital-~The New Luun.

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago T1isanc.1
WASHINGTON, Saturday. July s3, 1854.
The famous Fremont muskets, Of much
notoriety, have been finally put to some
use. Numbers Of them have been Issued to |
the various departments for use In drilling
The Richmond Wig of the 20th has par
agraph IRON the Salisbury IN. c. Watch |
man, saying that tories and dcserters to the |
number Of seyenty-fiyc or one hundred made |
= decent recently upon Edgcomb Co. jul,
aud iorciblY released three prisoners con-
fined there for murder. "One thing ie Ger |
tain," eays the Watchman, "the loyal Con- !
federates here must either eubdue these raid
crs or be themselves subdued."
The Wig contains d lengthy address dated
June 2Stb, from Forrest to his command, re-
viewing their exploits since the middle Of
February. Concerning the Fort Pillow af-
fair be says: "Thcre you exhibited conspi:u-
ons gal'nnt1y in the face Of a murderous fire
from two gunboa.s, and six pieces Of artillery
in the fort, You stormed the works, and
either killed or captured the entire garrison,
I motley horde OF negroes, traitors and Yam
KEGS. This noble work was accomplished By
parts Of Chalmers aud Buford's divisions,
composed Of Bells and AcCutlock's brig
At1fs, rox1Atnautod by Brig Gen. Chhe-
1ners."
Concerning the recent fight with stur5is,
+, rrsst says: "Eon drove him aud his boast
es' minions OF despetism into confused
flight from the battle field, captured Il guns,
go wagons, 5000 stand Of arms, ana 1000
prisoners, and Killed AMI wounded two tAous-
and more. These are the trophies which
adorn your triumphant banners. There were
not even 1000 Of sou who achieved this vic
tory over II, COO OF the eneuy.'' Forrest con-
cludcs by saying that the Independence Of
Confederate States is u liked, accomplished
AMI immatable fact.
The Wing says ,hat the Petersburg Erprsss
Of last Tuesday, the 18th, says the chief tops
OF the preyious day, both in the city and reo
el army, Was the reported death Of Grant.
1.-The enemy's pickets," says the E1prst,
"au Bay It Is 50, and tell q uniform story in
regard to 1t. The statement Is that hIs arm
wac shattered By ehell near the shoulder,
rendering amputatfon necessary, aud that tho
shock to his nervous system WAS 60 great
that he died during the opcratton.'
The Lynchburg V,yinian says that on fhe
l4th regular fight took place near Pleasant
Branch, Campbell county, between some Cit
;ztns and gnoE Of deserters. Two Of the
,,.scrters are reported mortally wounded md
tour Gu ,turcd. Tue T,yinian ndda that there
,rc several regular camps aud gangs OF de-
! sssters In Campbell county.
In Its local columns the 1Fn;y says chick
ems are sevcn and eight dollars piece in the
| u,arkr:, Il complains that oukcss' hre ID ID
u.alc of very Inferior 1uur, and asks the City
| Council to pass IN ordinance upon thu snb'
| Jet. 1t calls on tile Central Supply Com
u.itsce 10 organize & systcm for briugtn
vegetables to the city. 1t a1so complains
that there are 1argc numbers Of runaway ne-
sroes III the immediate vicinity Of thu city
needing attention.
During the week the following Nj
1ional Banks hare been organized
cisy Bunk, Cedur Rapids, 1o1a. witt
| capital cf s1oo,oo0; Haverh'll Bank
llayerhlll, Mass, capital Of see0o. GOO; Secont
National Bunk, Des Alotnes, Iowa, capita
capital 100000. The whole numb"r i
uo& 4s6.
1t should be understood that the statemcn
made IN come papers to the effect that tn
Government expects the late call for troop
to be flled BY volunteering, il uutrne, rs
also the additional statement that there Til
be no draft, even II the call Ii not Allied b
volunteering, TheWar Department. Is maxim
all preparations for the DRIFT wherever ii
needed, and in tact the authorities Of ut lcat
enc or two States are doing very little to er
courage volunteering, claiming that 1t
better ut this state OF the vaT to dr1t
| On the other hand, reports show TINT
. some sections quotas arc being ra1idlE r.
| duced by cnIistments. It Is we'll kuo"
+ ! that the terms Of service Of some thousand
| Of our troops expire this summer.
Towns and cities had recruiting a:.cn
: ut work among the veterans for ulou'
, | or more before tho last call. and vi
1 such success that hot few agents, early 81
q / euerretic In the field, report quotas Ut the
:. respective towns nearly 1l1lea. These asen
, ars busy with discharged soldiers no" asri
g In. here, many OF whom nrc re-enllstiu
e generally, however, In regiments OF oti1
o | states than those to which they have /
e lon2ed.
4 In the forthcoming appeal to the peor
= which will accompany the advertisement
the new loan, Secretary Fesseudsn ~ll! ut:
l. rutriots to subscribe not only in orde1
it sssIst the Government to carry on the vi
b but also to reduce the volumc OF cuTreu
It and thus lower prices Of the necessaries
It life, and check speculation. While retra
d ing from going into details, the stcreta
II | a III take 9 favorable view Of the hnane
IS | and military situation. Hts estfm1te OF I
receipts from the new Internal Revenue
b | founded upon the returns thus faz made,
b. considerably larger than those which -
e. laid before Congress bY secretary Chase j.
10 | previous to the adjournment
,e There are gratifying Indications that
"a new loan viii be promptly taken by the P
n, pie. The Department is in receipt OF
ht metous letters from various portions OF
ns country, the writer's Of which announce th
readiness to tender their savings to the 6
ss eminent on such terms as It mny Judge N
e4pedlent. Those who prefer long bonds
h, seTen and three-tenths notes, will still b
an opportunity to subscribe to the ten 70
w. per cent loan, which will not BE- y
in drawn at present.
he Our cavalry is still In pursuit Of the
tp- treating Maryland !nyasionists, but there
no further reports Of the capture OF pr:
TX ers or The taking Of their booty.
Of Iha Treasury regulations relative to ot
ho I'd warehouses will be Issued some
Of next week. 1t was hoped they wos.lt
Of rfady for distribution on Mondss, but
an ,nintcr could not finish them IT. season.
The foolish and renseless storiee abou
70 a | .-a,arrr of over s0. 600 frhe1s fn.Mafy