The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-04-16
TIE WAR NEWS.

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produced a decided sensation among the
suffers and camp followers, Officers have
began sending their surplus baggage to
! Washington.
The N. Y. Herald's Fortress Monroe let
ter states that the gunboats Bresaster and
Gen. Jessup, with small force, went up
the Chickahomiuy to within fifteen miles of
Richmond, and exchanged shots with the
rebels. Only some 40 contrabands were
brought back. The expedition was for
secret purpose.
A Washington dispatch of the 9th says
that troops are now raised as rapidly as the
Government can equip them. 1t is rumor-
ed that if volunteering continues at the
present rate, draft may be avoided in New
York and other States.
By a recent order of the President the
three hundred dollars bounty to volunteer
soldiers, is extended until the 5sh of next
month, after which the draft is to take place
wherever the quota is not made up by en-
listments.
A report from Col. Clayton to Maj. Gen.
Halleck, dated Little Rock, April 1st, says
The following is just received from Pine
Bluffs, Arkansas, March 31st: The expe-
f dition to Mount Elba and Long View has
5 just returned. We destroyed the pontoon
bridge at Long View, pursued train OF So
. wagons loaded with Confederate equip
S ments, ammunition and stores, captured
= $50 prisoners, engaged in battle yesterday
d morning Gen. Dockney's division of / 200
men, (from Monticello, routed and pur-
sued him ten miles, with loss on his side
o of over LOO killed and wounded, and cap
tured large quantity of small arms, two
9 stand of colors, many negroes, and 500
n horses and mules. Our loss will not ex-
:, coed Is in killed, wounded and missing.
a We brought in several hundred contra
% bands. The expedition was complete sue
W cess.
st The following important order has been
De issued
l. WAR DEPT, ADtr. GEMS OFF1cE,)
lie WASHINGTON, April 4.
s, BY direction of the President of the
N United States, the following changes and
:. assignments are made in Army Corps Com
AZ manders Maj. Gen. p. H. Sheridan is as
10 signed to command cavalry corps of the
Army of the Potomac The 18th and 9th
army corps are consolidated, and will be
called the 1st army corps-Mai Gen. Hook
er assigned to their command. Maj. Gen.
IS Gordon Granger is relieved from the COM
t. mand of his army corps, and Maj. Gen. o.
A. Howard assigned in his stead. Major
Gen. Schofeld is assigned command of the
T. Esd army corps. Maj. Gen. Slocum will
J. report to Maj Gen. Sherman, commanding
1, Department of Mississippi, and Maj. Gen.
D Stoneman will report to Maj. Gen. Scho-
~ field, commanding Department of Ohio, for
q assignment. Maj. Gen. Granger will le-
port by letter to Adjutant General of the
l.. Army. Capt. Horace Porter, U. S. Ord
:. nance Department, is announced as aid de-
. camp to Lieut. Gen. Grant, with rank oil
Lieut.. Colonel.
! By order of Secretary of War,
ct E. D. TOWNSEND, A. A. G..
That portion of this order relating to
r consolidation of 18th and 18th corps has
been amended so as to denominate the con-
solidation of the Goth instead of the 1st
corps.
y The New Orleans Delta of the Esd ult
has the following important news Official
information was received at headquarters
this morning to the effect that on the 21st
a reconnaissance under Gen. Mower was
> pushed as far as Natchitcches, at which
point the Union troops met the rebels in
some force. A fight ensued, in which We
~ turned the enemy's flank. and captured four
= pieces of artillery complete, with their cas-.
" sions, and two hundred prisoners. This
expedition puts an end to the theory that
Alexandria was to be the resting place o.
the expedition. We presume that there is
+. -, lon. rer any reason to refrain from stating
/ foot ws;oh We have known for some days.
D. that Gen. Lees forces, which went through
/ the Teche country, anu had a 'skirmish at
New Iberia, have joined the ksd river eA re-
. dition at Alexandria.
An exchange says that Washington dis
patches state that Colonel Wolford's dis
q honorable dismissal from the service for his
o reasonable speech at Lexington, has been
L revoked. This was done at the request of
u Gen. Grant.
An Army of the Potomac letter reports
that reinforcements are arriving daily; ev-
cry train brings up large numbers of re-
enlisted veterans and new recruits. All in
dications point to an early advance.
4 Gen. Max Weber has joined sigel's COM
u mand, and will be assigned to Harper's Fer
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