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More prisoners — dissatisfaction among the Western troops. Mobile, Jan. 21. --The Advertiser and Register has the following: Grenade, Jan. 19.--Five more prisoners, captured off the transports opposite White river, arrived ton-night. They report dissatisfaction among the Western troops, and a State separation of Illinois and Indiana from the Yankee Union is freely canvassed and favored by them.
The Daily Dispatch: January 24, 1863., [Electronic resource], Prentice's idea of "a patriotic Letter." (search)
Movements of Grant's army. Memphis, January 19 --Grant's army are embarking, for the purpose of moving down the river. The fleet below Helena was upon half rations.
Ran away. --$10 Reward.--My servant girl, James, ran away from my residence, on City, between 2d and 32 streets, on Monday, Jan. 19th. Said negro is about 5 feet 2 or 3 inches high, dark gingerbread color, full face, rather stout in form, and about 19 or 20 years of age. Jane's probably lurking about with her relations on Church Hill, or trying to make her escape to Charles City county, to her former home, Jno. W Bradley's, and from thence to Williamsburg. She may be detached in some country cart driven by negroes going to Charles City county. The above reward will be pill for her apprehension and delivery at any of the Negro Jails in this city. William Nott. jy 21--3t*
ois, moved that inasmuch as Eastern men had refused to vote for the Illinois ship canal as a means of defence for the Northwest that the appropriation of eight hundred thousand dollars for fortifications in Maine be stricken out of a pending bill. The Maine delegation became very wrathy, and declared that the State would remain in the Union whether they got their appropriation or not. Transportation expenses. A letter from the Secretary of War in answer to a House resolution of January 19, shows that there has been paid for transportation since the rebellion commenced to the roads connecting this city with New York, $2,922,918. viz: To the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, $1,213,630; Camden and Amboy $518,575. New Jersey, $877,911; Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore, $202,392; Northern Central, 209,751; Pennsylvania Central, $292,427; New Jersey Central, $189,632, and about $3,000 to expresses on the same route. In addition there has been paid $123,673 to the New Jersey C
f prize money amounts to upwards of 50,000 in hard cash — all this in six months! the officers must have amassed princely fortunes. Had they had the privilege of taking their prizes into port for sale, each man would now be almost a millionaire. Here is the Florida the estimated total value of prizes in $000. this is exclusive of specie obtained aboard, which in one case, the Ben Hoxie, amounted to $500,000. many of the prizes are rich China, East India, and California ships: January 19, brig Estelle, Boston, $138,000. January 22, brig Windward, Portland, $50,000. January 22, brig Corie Ann, Philadelphia, $30,000. February 12, ship Jacob Bell, New York, $2,000,000. March 6, ship Star of Peace, Boston, $640,000. March 13, schooner Aldebanan, New York, $40,000. March 28, bark Lanwing, Boston, $80,000. March 30, bark M J Colcold, New York, $80,000. April 13, ship Kate Dyer, Hamburg, $40,000. April 17, Commonwealth, New York, $400,000. April 28, bark Henri
e Wilmington Journal, writing from Hamilton, N. C., gives a specimen of how the beast is working the oath: The oath is Lincoln's, and the parole is added by the beast himself. The time set for the people of Eastern North Carolina is the 19th of January, inst. All persons who do not come forward and take the oath and give their parole within that time are to be seized and held as prisoners of war, and their property confiscated to the use of the United States Government. Persons can leavthe commanding General without delay. Another order makes it incumbent upon all persons to encourage the blacks to enlist in the service of the United States. This has been the order of things up to the present time; what it will be after the 19th January, God alone can tell. This section of country might have been easily defended, and would have amply repaid the Government for its defence. Before the fall of Roanoke Island the counties lying on the Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds furnished ne
s of the Texas cavalry, recently captured within their lines, were hung as spies on the 8th. Our troops moved forward on the 14th for the purpose of drawing the enemy from the French Broad road, and met them near Chocky river on Saturday. They made but a feeble resistance and retired in the direction of Dandridge, pursued by our troops who are still pressing forward. Yesterday very heavy firing was heard in that direction. It ceased at dark. [Second Dispatch] Russellville, Jan. 19. --There is but little doubt that the enemy intended, by his recent demonstration, to force Gen. Longstreet out of Tennessee by occupying all the country capable of sustaining an army, in which he totally failed, in consequence of the promptness with which he was met by our troops, which he was evidently unprepared for, as has been shown by his rapid retreat. They are supposed to have withdrawn from Strawberry Plains, and the country, with the exception of the vicinity of Knoxvil
A Mrs. Van Alst, of Brooklyn, New York, went to sleep last Christmas night and woke up January 19. She complained of feeling a little stiff. She is forty-nine years of age, and the facts of her long sleep are well know.