Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1864-04-05
NORTHERN NEWS.

Dispatches from Cairo state that Forrest attack
ed Paducah on the afternoon of the Goth, with
1000 men. Three attacks on the Fort were repui-
sed by the garrison, the rebels leaving 800 dead
on the Held. Four gunboats opened fire on the
city to prevent the rebels from occupying it,
During the fight the rebels plundered the stores
of an immense quantity of goods. Several wo-
men were killed. The Yankee loss was IA kill
ed and As wounded. The finest part of the city
was destroyed ,including the hospitals, gasworks
and some private residences The Court House
Post Office and Continental House were unin-
Jured. The rebels retired at night, after burning
the depot and steamer Dacotah on the stocks.
They proceeded in the direction of Columbus.
A telegram from Fort Smith says the army of
the Frontier is in motion. Its supposed desti-
nation is Northern Texas.
The House of Representatives laid on the ta-
BILE, by vote of GA to 40, a resolution granting
the use of the Hall to Goo. Thompson, for a
lecture.
The re- rganization of the army of the Poto-
mac is rapidly progressing.
On the 28th Gold fell to 1874 IL. in conse-
quence Of the gold certificates. It subsequently
rallied, and closed at l66.
A Northern despatch from Cairo, under date of
the Goth Of March, says:
seThe enemy 1.-THE Rebelsl being reported in
force near Union City, Tennessee, yesterday
morning, General Brayman, with force of two
| thousand men and battery OF artillery, proceed.
ed by railroad within six miles Of that place,
when he learned that Col. Hawkins, with 400
of the Tennessee cavalry, had surrendered at
II o'clock, A.. M, after REFUSING the bella,
who numbered 1000, three times. The men
were all armed and equipped. and had recently
been paid for over year 8 services.
The enemy burned what was combustible about
the fortifications and marched off with the pris-
oners,
Gen. Brayman proposes the abandonment of
such outposts as Hickman and Union City, as
they are of no use to the Federals, and of value
| at present to the enemy as the means of obtain
ing supplies.o
a despatch from st. Louis, dated March Goth,
says
"Our (the Yankee) loss at the capture of Fort
De Russey was seven killed and forty wounded.
The rebel loss was five killed and four wounded.
About one thousand men composed the garrison
of the fort, but more than half had been with
drawn to defend Alexandria. The credit of the
capture of Fort De Rassey belongs to the army
entirely, the gunboats not. having participated
in the engagement
4 Yankee despatch dated March cath, and
headed, ssHeadquarters Department Western
| Virginia, says
.tMaior Rucker, of Gen. Crooks staff, was
sent from Charleston, on the Kanawha river, TO
the headquarters of this department, with i'm
portant dispatches for General Sigel. The Ma
ior left Charleston in the steamer Yctress, Cap
tain Cox. When about IS miles from Charles
| ton, Captain Cox stopped the steamer and in
| formed Major Rucker that, owing to the preva-
lence of high wind, he considered it unsafe to
go through the ssshoot' = this latter being about
| % miles from Charleston. The Major insiated
| on making as much Roadway as possible; but it
was decided to await q more favorable oppOrtu-
nifty.
L. After great deal of trouble, and the wind
| hay ing lulled, the Major suecee led in having
al mt mt nd for de- AT
The perseverance of the Major deserves great
credit, and the escape Of the vessel was fortu-
nate indeed for that very night body of rebel
| cavalry dashed into Wingdeld, where Captain
Cox had gone to see his wife, and captur ed
nearly the whole ofa company of the Sd Virginia
cavalry.
lis reported that an Investigation will imme-
diately take place into the circumstances Of the
whole affair.
Considering that Major Rucker was the bearer
of highly important dispatches, it would have
been quite fortunate thing for the rebels if
| they had succeeded in catching him.
fThis Maj. Rucker is doubtless the notorious
DR.. VIM. p Rucker who escaped from prison.
| Lincoln has issued Proclamation defining his
proclamation of the 9th of December, known as
his amnesty proclamation. The last proclama-
ton declares that the amnesty proclamation
ssdoes not apply to the cases of persons who, at
| the time when they seek to obtain the benefits
in military, naval or civil confinement or custo-
| dy, or under bonds or on parole of the civil,
military or naval authorities as agents of the
| United States, as prisoners Of war, or persons
| detained for offences fany kind, either before
or after conviction and that, on the contrary,
I it does apply only to those persons who, being
yet at large and free from any arrest confine-
meut or dnress, shall voluntarily come forward
| and take the said oath, with the purpose of re-
storing peace and establishing the national au-
thority. Prisoners excluded from the amnesty
offered in the said proclamation may apply to
the President for cemency, like all other often
ders, and their application will receive due con-
sderation.
(All of his proclamations are useless expen-
diture of INK.)
New York, March 26.-Hon. Owen Loveioy,
member ofCongress from Illinois, died at Brook
Ign last night.
Washington, March 26.-Ye sterday and to-day,
about fifteen hundred sick have been brought to
this vicinity from the Army of the Potomac.
GEN. IMBoDEN's COMMAND. We have recently
learned some interesting and gratifying facts in
connection with the state OF religious feeling in
in Gen. Imboden's command. The Brigade
Chaplain, Rev. Geo. G.. Brooke, of the Bal
timore Conference of the NJ. Z. Church, is an
earnest Jealous, pious, and most industrious
laborer in that department Of Gods moral vine-
yard. Since the Brigade has been encamped
where it now is, about so of the soldiers have
professed religion and joined one or the other
branches Of the christian church. ssA camp
church, has been established, into which have
been gathered all the members of the different
churches. Preaching and other religious SER
vices and good many tracts and other religious
books have been circulated and read IN the
command. The soldiers, a very large proper
ton of whom are intelligent gentlemen, are
beginning to take deep interest in Spiritual mat
tiers, so that there is reason to hope for still
better condition of things in this department of
our army. Rev. Mr. Brooke is assisted in his
labors of love by Rev. Jno. Laferty, chaplain
TO the 18th Reg't., talented, jealous, and
highly intelligent member of the Va. Annual
Conference. Rock. Register.
TABLE FOR THE TIMES.
table showing the value of the old issue of Con-
Tolerate money, when discounted for the new issue
of Confederate money at the rate of three dollars
old issue for two dollars in new issue, from So. to