Evening Star Newspaper, November 27, 1863, Page 2

{ THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON CITY: | FRIDAY..........NOVEMBER 27, 1563. | ‘Wu AEB REQUESTED TO ANNOUNCE that from } this date until the meetiag of Congress the | President will be unable to receive visitors, his | time being fally oceupied by public business. November 1, 1863. i MORE GLORIOUS NEWS FROM CHATTANOOGA! ROUT OF BRAGG COMPLETE! ' Official Report from Gen. Grant. | Over Sixty Pieces of Artillery: Taken !! Also a Large Number of Prisoners. { Grant in Full Pursuit of Bragg!! et H ‘The following dispatch bas bean received at eadquarters: K CxHarrancoa@s, Nov. 1963—1 a. m.—Major | General 1. W. Halleck:—I am just in from tbe front. The rout ef the enemy is moit | complete. Abandoned wagons, caissons, and occasional pieces of artillery, are everywhere to be found. I think Brazge’s foes will fully reach sixty pieces of artillery. | A large number of prisoners have fallen into our hands. ij ‘the pursuit will continue to Red Clay in | the morning, for which place I shall start in & | few hours. U.S. GRANT, Ma or General NAVAL ORDERS. T Assistant Surgeon Chas. H. Page, detached | srom the Restless and ordered to return North. | Acting Ensign Wm. K. Wheeler, detached | from the New Ironsides and ordered to return | North. . Firet Assistant Engineer George S. Bright, ordered to the San Jacinto. } First Assistant Engineer Joseph N. Cahill, detached from the Sangamon and ordered to | the Chenango. ' Second Assistant Engineer David Hardie, } detached from special duty at New York and , ordered to the Brooklyn. Second Assistant Engineer F. G. Coggin, de- | tached from the Mackinaw and ordered to the Sangamon. \ Third Aesistant Engineer Chas. H. Greenleat, | ordered to examination. PROMOTED.—Midshipman George T. Davis bas been promoted to the grade of an Acting | Entign and ordered to the New Ironsides. Ove Extras YESTARDAY.—See on the first | page, &ll the important news published in our ‘two extras printed yesterday. | TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. ce 2 THE VICTORY AT CAATTANOGOGA. Capture of Breckinridge’s Son—The Ene. | my Kerrivi er elizods | LovrsviLiz, Nov. %6.—The Jeurnal’s special | Chattanooga dispatch of the 25th says" | General Breckinridge’s con has just been i brought in a prisoner. i Among the casualties are Captuin Barney, killed; Lieutenant Wise, killed; Col. Pu.uain, | severely wounded; Capt. D. O'Connor, killed: | Captain Brouse, wounded; Lieutenant Colonel | Gilmore, killed; Captain Davis, killed; Adju- { tamt Tucker, killed; Lieutenant Co!onel Heath, | Billed Mayor Jobnson and Adjutant Bond, led. Our camp-fires last night were blazing along , ihe creat of the whole ridge, a distance of eight ! miles. Bragg is expected to withdraw under cover of the night. At dark Bragg was in line of ba'- tle. Our army is aglow with enthusiasm, snd } rT to pursue. H ‘he prisoners report the rebel army terribly demoralized and offering serious resistance. | Also, that Bragg will fall back to Atlanta. General Brannan oceupied Tunnel Hill, | which completes our line along the whole length of Missionary ridge- ’ ad { FROM CHATTANOOGA, t Capture of 500 Boxes of New Muskety on | out Moumtain—Onr Loss enly 300 in the Three Days’ Operations. . CHATTANOOGA, Nov. 26.—The captured ar. tiNery is ted at about 10 pieces. General Hooker captured 500 boxes of new muskets at ! Lookout Mountain’: t We are in entire possession of the field. We : have control over the railroad and river to! Bridgeport. Two boats came through this if morning. Our losees will notamountto mere than 300 killed and 2,500 wounded, in the three days’ | eas. The success has been most bril- | dant. The enemy is reported bivouacking 2 miles | beyond Missionary Ridge. | Colonel Phillips, 38th Ohio, and Maj. Glass, Indiana, are killed. General John E. ; Smuth is reported wounded. Colonel Avery, | 1imd New York, loses a leg. Major Ellioit, of the ssme regiment, is dead. ¢ From Portress Monroe. Fortress Monox, Nov. 25.—Major Gene- | ral Milroy and Brigadier General Graham ar- rived bere this morning from Baltimore. | Major White, of Pennsylvania, now a priso- ner at Richmond, came to ity Point yester- | day with the surgeons, when a dispatch was received from Richmond ordering the Major to be retufmed te prison, which was done. Late Southern News. ge Austher Attack on Fort Sumter—Beaure- | Telegraphs an Account ef It_What been Accomplished by the Shelling of | Charles: Acknowledgment ef Lesses— | Affairs in East Tennessee—Grant’s Ad- vance from Chattaneega Apprehended— | Estimates of his Force. We have received Richmond papers of the 2nd and 21th instants, from which we make the jvyllow ing extracts: Demonstration Against Fort Sumter, (OFFICIAL DISPATCH.) CuaR_xston, Nov. 30.—7o General 9. Cooper, | Adjutant Generg!: The enemy made a demon- stration, in six launches, against Fort Sumter, , at three o'clock this morning, but were repulsed ns bak gece ed garrison, the batteries ai 5 rT ours, none. ee eis uring the day the bombardmen t ae ee thee en witht eens vigor, saat ia w hrow® into the i damsge, and no casualties. Sy. wip out Litto G. T. Baavarearp. (PRBS@ DISPATCH.) i UHARLESTOX, Nov. 20.—Between two and ‘ three o'clock this morning the enemy, in several batpees approached Sumter, and upon being hailed from the fort answered with oaths. They | disebarged several volleys of muskeiry, which | were replied to by the nm. The engage. ment lasted from fifteen to twenty minutes, | when the barges withdrew. Moultrie, Bee aud Jchneon 8iso opened on the barges. It was | . Bot_kmown what damage was done to the! Yemki:, Major Elliott says that at was s fei ‘assault, { zal nd Cummings’ Point opened avery = — rewy om Sumter this morning. Two or ; three shells were thrown into the city to- | night. No person injured. { {@ D DIBPATCH.} } Ox ARLEATON, Nov.21,—Thesheiling of Sam- ter averaged one & minute last night, and con- { Hnnee Breey this morning. One man killedet } Fort Batter, 4 iseres fire npon the Kanes abtaee tf ween Gregg and ¥ ree ie bela on the 1 Ss We | {rar prsearos.) Cram-zerom, Nov. vt—The ‘helling’of the | | dnned heavy during the night. | manandtwo negroes were killed in the fort | left flank, or gointo winters, will probably be ,; ¥uown In the next ten or fifteen days. | we retired from Chat | tne 20th ipst . ' avenue, Tickets may be had sius Cbureh. on city commenced at 1% o'clock, and was com- tinued to 18% o’clock, during which time w shells were thrown. This afternoon one col- orad womaa was kille! and one white person slightly injured. Four or five ings. were atruck. The shells thrown are j-pound Par- rott's. Heavy mortar shelling of Fort Sumter hag her continved all day. No report from the fort this evening. (FOURTH DISPATCH] Cuan Lasten, Nov. 22.—Last pight shells were thrown into the city between 12 snd o'clock. Ten buildizgs were struck, but no persons injured. Tbe fire oa Sumter con- One white yra'erdsy. {¥IVTH DISPATCH.] UHARLE@TON, Nov. 22.—There has been no fing on the city to-day. It is reported’ that Battery Simpkins succeeaed in silencing the enemy's gun Iast night. Several s-inch and 140. pogad Parrott shells were picked up in this city t-day. A epirited fight between the enemy’s batter- ies, Gregg and Wagner, and our batieries Boe and Simpkins, together with Forts Moaltrie and Johnson, took place thisafternoon. Gregg opened heavily on Moultrie and Wagner on Johnson. Our fire, particularly from Simp> kins, was remarkably accurate, compelling the enemy to leave their guns at every tire. The contest closed at dark. The firingo. Sumter continued heavy. Since tne present bombard- ; Ment the number of shot and. shell of all kinds tbrewn is reported at 15,900 of which about 5,000 missed. Total in.all from. beginning 23,000. The number of shot and shell fired from sun- down Friday to sundown Satarday, was 471, ot which 139 missed. No turther indicationsof @n assault on the part of the enemy. Operations ‘Off Chariesten— Attempt te Shell the City. ‘Ibe Charleston Mercury of last Saturday enys: The enemy is evidently contemplating an early, assault hag ag Sumter, and for the lasttwo or three nights he has been making efforts to find out the strength of the garrison. On Tues- day night, about half-past 12 o’clock, the senti- nel at the northeast angle descried @ small boat ap) the fort, He hailed it several times, and was answered with an oath. He thereupon fired, and the boat went off. Not long ler, there was considerable musketry firing, apparently between the fort and Gregg. Several balls struck the fort, and some passed | over. Towards seylignt two boats approached within four hundred yards of the northeast angle. Being fired upon, they retreated te- | wards Morris Island. On Thursday night a rather moro daring at- empt was made, for the purpose, probably, of discovering whether the fort wasdefended by Many muskets. About 3 o’clock a.m.,4 num- ber of the enemy’s barges—variously estimated at from four to nine—approached within three hundred yards of the fort and opened fire with Musketry. The garrison, which had been placed in readiness for any emergency, re- turned the fire, and the boats retired. It will be seen from our report that the mor- tar firing of the enemy has been lately mach heavier than from hls rifled guns, On Friday morning the mortar firing was particularly severe. a) A correspondent of the Angusta (Gs.) Sen- | tinel writes from Oharleston : About twenty-five 100-pound Parrott shells were flung into the city to-day. Olid Gilmore scattered them promisenously in the lower part of the city, and it really seemed, from the ‘way in which they were pitched about, that he was trying to hit somebody. The Uity Hall building had a hole punched in one corner and | some of the marble cornice knocked away. One struck the telegraph office, and the oper- ators ‘cut stick.” One smashed through the roof of a house in Queen street, and several falling in this neighborhcod, the trightened denizens «‘vamoosed to the tune of the double- quick,” Several feil in the vicinity of the bapks on Broad street aud East Bay, tearin; up the streets, smashing window-panes, ani kicking up the mischief generally. One went crashing through the Mechanics’ and Planters’ Bank, and it is evident, I think, that Gilmore was Ofler making u deposit. Whether he will be regularly “booked” and his currency taken “at par” is more than I can say. Several counting-rooms onthe wharves were slightly smashed; but during the entire shelle | ing, which lasted from 9% to Lo’clock, 10 oue | Was burt. From Chattanooza. (Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.} ARMY OF THNNESSER, MiastoNaRY Ripe, Nov. i7.—Our latest official intelligence from | East Tennessee 1s up to Friday last, the 13th instant. On that day our forces crossed the Tenneseee at Loudon, and moved forward | | immediately in the direction of Knoxville, to ; which point itis supposed Kurnside had retired, We have telegraphic communication with Loudon, but the country slong the route | sbounds in tories, and the enemy may get pos. | session of our dispatches, and hence but few mnes«ares of importance are pnt unon the wires, and this may account for the failure to receive further intelligence. in Knoxville, even behind bsrricades and earth- works, on account of supplies; for our cavalry will cut off his foraging parties afid all trains that may attempt to crogs the mountains to his relief. He is already suffering severely from our guerrillas. He must either fight and whip us. therefore, or retreat into Kentucky. It is now believed that Sherman will reach Bridgeport by the end of the present week, ‘with 20,000 men, baving been joined by another division before he crossed the Tennessee. Ho did not cross the river at Florence, as was statedina ent letter, but at Eastport, near Iuka. His advance guard had reached Tas- cumbia, but the opposition it encountered from our cavalry was such as to compel him to abandon the idea of repairing the railroad as he moved, and to return to Eastport. From the latter point he marched up the north bank of the river to Rogersville, but being unable to cross Elk river on account of the prevailing freshet, he turned the head of | } hie column up that stream to Fayetteville, and | trom thence he would proceed to take the cars on the Winchester branch railroad to Decherd, and thence to Bridgeport. Sherman commands the Army of the Tennessee, Grant's old army, and so called after the Tennessee river, which it moved last year to Shiloh. He does not rank Thomas, the commander of the Army of the Cumberland, as some writers have stated, nor Burnside, who commands the Army of the Ohio, nor Hooker, who brought out two (not ree} corps @armee from the Army of the Potomac. Hooker's reinforcements will not exceed 12,060 men, which, added to Sherman’s column | of 20,000, makes the total reinforcements sent to | homas 32,000 fighting men. Estimating T } Thomas’ army at 50,001, Gen. Grant, the com- mander-in-chief; of all these forces, will haye an army for the invasion of Georgia of $2,000 men, exclusive of cayalry. Burnside will not be permitted to join iis formidable toroe, at least for the present. The enemy has not yet rebuilt the railway bridge over the Tennessee at Bridgeport, nor | the Running Water creek, between Shell- mound and Hrown’s Ferry. This latter bridge as 120 Jeet igh, and is represented to be 4 more difficult work than the former. As soon as these repairs shall have been made, and Sher- man shall bave come up, the Federal army will be concentrated, und Grant will show bis hand. @W hether he will attack us here, or seek to dislodge us from Lookout Mountain, or will repeat the movement ot Rosecrans upon our His army is now well supplied from Bridge- port by Lookout Valley and the river; for you Must know that we left two steamers at Chat- tanooza, which theenemy is now using in the transportation ct supplies from Bridgeport. The cayalry, who brought up the rear when tanooga, were ordered to destroy these boats and our pontoon bridges, but they did neithe: SALLusr. THE 8T. ANDREWS POCTRTY WILL | hold their annus! celebration on MO! at the Butler Heataurapt, Ear of the President of | the Bociety, at Nationai Botunie Gardena, and of ‘a ay, the Treasurer at A. Bininger & Co.’ 8 ppercn the Table at 8 o'clock p LECTUBES ON THE [INQUISITION he benefit of the Sovieiy of St, Wi, ot » Ve ANIRL Leno. 8. 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Mi i itd inte, Gltraa, Almond fi) Brien enn, p*zcosatt VE. one dave just recelved a large and besutitul as- NNBR. THA. AND TOILE’ VARKER MOTTO. OUP! ae UGE, CHakore t which we invite the attention rs. & BON soe?" Bal ER a Ree K =arnee OF HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS. &< 208, ath aed Tenth otrect. 70) At Gain. Ni of Native Rises, Horth Iros Hatt BOM-eot We sis ee mW) the Concord, made expressly for the city trate, | 9. QCLOOE P.M. INTERESTING DETAILS OF THE FIGHTING AT CHATTANOOGA. Captures of Brags’s Troops in Droves, Bragg's Certainly Destroyed. The Horizon Lit Up with the Blaze of the Stores and Trains of the Enemy burned by Brage’s orders to Prevent them *- Falling Into Our Hands, ' Osarranoova, Tenn., Nov. 27, 1863.—This glorious army is already agaif on the march, in pursuit of the dying and panic-stricken enemy, though we are hardly yetin but the first gray of dawn. Yesterday’s work was even more complete than that of the day be- fore. Everywhere our admirable troops went ahead, often at the “double quick.” They captured bodies of the enemy in huadreds, if not in thousands. The aggregate number of prisoners we thus took yeaterday, it is be- lieved is much greater than our captures of men on the day before. The enemy’s army is certainly destroyed. ‘Wherever we reach portions of it in arms they instantly throw them down and scatter like frightened sheep, leaving all their strag- glers near by, their large number of discon- tented who deeire to be taken, and their wound- ed, in onr hands. They also, in the same manner, abandoned artillery, ammunition and transportation wagon, caissons, knapsacks, and everything that can possibly impede their flight. Im this way, sofficient more of their artillery fell into our hands yesterday to swell the total number of pieces taken up to sixty, before our troops stopped to rest for the night. Their progress was everywhere lighted by large fires of their etores of all descriptions, to which they applied the torch to prevent them from falling intoour hands. They also burned all bridges they had time to fire before | we were upon them, in the hope ofthus delay- } ing the impetuosity of the pursuit. What is left of Bragg’s boasted army is now but a panic stricken mob—rushing like a herd of fright- ; €ned buffaloes, and apparently incapable of making any further resistance. STIRRING TIMES IN OUR FRONT! We have delayed until to-day in annonnc- ing that sufficient of our Army of the Potomac hive already rushed atthe enemy upon the Rapidan, at Germania Ford, to make the move- ment not less important than that of the army of Grant and Thomas, the glorious result of which up to this morning, we detail elsewhere in the Star. While declining, for pradential reasons, to state particulars, we may not improperly say that if vigorously poshed upon the plans in. dicated in what we know has already taken place, this movement of the Army of the Po- tomac will compel Lee to stand a general en- gagement, if one has not already commenced, which we think probable. As matters now stand in that quarter, if Lee fights he must be thoroughly beaten; and if hesitating to fight he is likely to lose as much 4s though defeated in & pitched battle; for not to defeat Meade’s cur- rent movement will be to compel the rebels to give up Virginia in less time than the public are prepared to believe, with the depressing influence of the unfortunate hesitancy which hus characterized the operations of our army there since their tents were struck for theirlate retroge *e forced march, when Lee, with a much {Interior force, threatened Manaséas Junction. . Meade broke up camp and moved at one o'clock yesterday morning. The firing heard yesterday appeared to be nothing more serions than that cccurring between our advance and the retreating guard of Lee stationed this side ofthe Rapidan at Germania Ford. Lee had his army scattered over considera- ble ground, guarding the different fords, and it would require some hours for him to con- centrate, (supposing he really intends to give battle near the Ranidan,) although the prema. ture and injudicious disclosures by some of our cotemporaries may haye caused him to be prepared to mass his forces promptly at the point indicated by their disclosures as the one selected by Meade fora crossing. RISONERS TAKEN BY GRANT AND THE PRISONERS TOMAS. Up tonoon to-day, no, official or any other intelligence had reached the Government here stating the aggregate number of prisoners taken by Grant and Thomas, theugh it is stated in dispatches that the number is large and ‘con: stantly increasing: Market—Latest Que- tens. Furnished by Lewis Johaéon & Oo., Bank- ors: Washington Money ae tat | American Silver. . 135, REW YORE Ba’ SECOND BOARD. Conpon 6’, 1881, 109: 7-308. 10° Oertifi- cates of Indebtedness, 964; Gold, 143%; Pitta- burg, Fort Wayne and Ohicago, 30%; Quick- silver, 60%; Chicago and Northwestern, 45; Michigam Southern, 78%; Alton and™ Terra- haaute, 57X. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. aa BE Ly OUR PRISONERS {N RICHMOND. ae gee IMMENBE MEETING IN THBIB BEMALYF IN PHILADELPHIA. » ———“+>_-— PHILADELPHIA, Noy. %%.—An immense meet ing was held here this «yening by the United States Christian Commission, in behalf of the nion prisoners in Richmond. Bishop Potter of Pennsylvania, presided. The building was filled to oyerflowing. Many hundreds were unable to gam admittance. Addresses were delivered by Bishop Potter, Governor Brough of Ohio,sMajor Boler, trom Libby prison, G. H. Stuart, president of the Christian Commis- sion, and others, The collection amounted to over ten thousand dollars, and it is expected it will reach fifteen thonsand. LOCAL NEWS. —_—sS— TuANKselvING Dar.— bei ving day, it was celebrated these’ eral, sus ‘of business at the city, ani tion felt indeed that the day exclange of gratulations and devont thankegiving. lately celebrated at all, u 3 in the city by samp- tmous dinneré, WhicR were furnished the sol- either by the Officers of the hospitals or the Liberality of citizens. Many ef the bospitals were decorated with evergreens and flags ina manner, and all seemed to hugely enjoy what was set before them. At Stanton Hospital a bountiful dinner, pre- pared in accordance with the method, and con- siating of the materials which ere sanctioned by the traditions of our New England ances- tors, was served up to the sick and wounded soldiers ander the aus: ot Mrs. Bigelow, of this city, assisted by 4 number of ladies who bave been regular visitors at the hospital for some time past, but whose names we did not learn, Thedining-tooth was handsomely deco- rated, snd the stars and stripes hang around in all directions. This hospital is under the man- exemen of Surgeon Sideli and Uapt. Sbilling- aw. At J@ticiary Square, a splendid dinner was also served ap, aud after fall justice had been done it, a sere was fal rat peeing ‘by Rev. J U.Smith, of church. At Armory Square also, after 2 good dinner had been atiended to, excellent addresses were delivered to the its by Rev. J. R. How- lett, pastor ot the Calvary Baptist Church, and Rey. Jackeon: chaplain of the hospital. i S THANKSGIVING DAY AT eT ‘a ‘esterday was appropriately obse! Thanksgiving at Hospital (near the Almshouse) by 8 fie dimer to the patients, a sermon appropriate to the occasion, &c. Du- Ting the day, Resistant Surgeon W. H. Ensign ‘Was presented with a solid silver ser vico—sal- ver, goblets and pitcher—by the patients and attendants of wards H and I. Hospital Stew- ard W.C. Bramhell made the address, which Dr. Ensign responded to with feeling: The dinner was placed on the table about two o’ciock, and the patiente, most of whom are able to walk, marc! into the dining-hall, where. after addresses by Dr. Mosely, in charge, and others, they seated themselves, and were not long in doing fall justice to the various dishes. tnd band Of the 15th New York engi- neers, Un the leadership of John 8S. Knop, were present, and discoursed appropriate mu- sic during the afternoon. After dinner was over thé chapel bell annonnced that religious services were about to commence, and in ashort time all the reats were filled, when Rev. John Lanshan preached a discourse appropriate to the occasion; after which, the officers of the in- stitution, accompanied by their guests, ladies and gentlemen, sat down to theirdinner, which ‘was prepared im the same style as that served up tothe men; and after the removal of the cloth various toasts were proposed, which were responded to by Drs. Mosely, Ensign, ‘Walsh and others. The dinner was served up under the superintendence of Steward Charles T. Hill, assisted by Steward Bramhill. There are at this hospital at present about 475 patients, most of whom are doing well, and everything is kept in the best condition. hroughout the wards, offices, kitchens, &c., everything appears scrupulonsly neat, wards Dand K deserving especial notice. The 76th and 76th companies of the Invalid Corps, under cemmand of Capt. W. R. Riddle, are doing guard duty here,and the discipline observed 1s highly creditable to them. The mortality araong the patients is small at this hospital, the Tatio ot deaths last month being about five toa thousand. The following is the staff of the hospital sur- geon, N. R. Moreby, in charge :—Assistant Si geons W. H. Ensign, B. Hodges, Joseph Wals! W.H. Combs, A. M. Plant, W. H. Wilson, E: ecutive Steward W.C.Bramhiil. Mr. Benj. Corlew is the efficient chief clerk. Appropriate exercises also took place at Mt. Plexsant, Columbia, Carver, Campbell, Doug- lass, Eckington, Lincoln, Seminary, St. Alo; sius, Kalorama, St. Elizabeth, Finley, Hare- wood, and many other hospitals. At all of them addresses and literary exercises were de- livered, and tbe occasion was one ef a most satisfactory nature tothe soldiers every where. ——— RUNNING THE Cakx ON SU Washington and Georgetown road company having contemplated running théir cars on Sunday, the President of the road, Mr. Gideon, addressed a note to Muyor Wallach relative to this matter, and elicited the following reply, which it will be seen pro- hibits the running of the cars on that day: Geo. 8. Gideon, Erq., President, éc., £c. Sir: I have this moment received yours of esterday, informing me of the desire of the Washington and Georgetown Railroad Com- pany torun their cars from the Baltimore De- pot, in this city, to Georgetown on the Sabbath, and enquiring if there is any municipal law or regulation that would be infringed thereby. Ido not find anything in the ( tion ordinances that recognizes or applies to street CATS co nomince; but the 15th section of the act of June 3g, 1856, entitled an Act to prevent nui- sances,” prohibits driversof hackney coaches and other vehicles from ‘oecupying, on Sunday, the appointed stand for such carriage or other vehicles, with their coaches or other vehicles, or standing or waiting elsewhere ic the streets ana avenues for fare on that day,’ and as I deem street cara vehicles in the meaning of thie section of that ordinance, to ran them on the Sabbath, as proposed by your company: would be an infringement the municipal regulations of this city, which I would feel bound to prevent. Besides, and I presume the object of rnnning your cars on the Sabbath would be an accom- modation of the public, Ido not see that the public would be much benefitted by your run- ning to and from the Baltimore Depot on a day when the Baltimore trains are many less than other days, and in connection with them at hourson that day which would not snit the general public convenience. ith all respect for yourself and the gentle- men connected with your, I am, &c., &c., RicHaRD WaALLAcH, Mayor. DIED, BARBAB MILLSR departed her lite on the 26th, consort of John Miller, Her foneral will joke place on Beacay. from the corner 6th street and reet south, Mount Ver- eee Her friends aré respectfully invited to attend, = COMB FOR RENT—Parlor, and Bed Chamber adjoining, on the first floor, and Basement Boom suitable for an office, at No. 375 Mat., bet. 9th and Wvth sta. no Zi St*® GENTLEMAN HAVING A FINB AND pleatantly situated RESIDENUB henisomely Furvished, is desireus of renting the same to s Teliable family or toa club of doardins-house k*epers need lars address Box 965 City Post o! RAvicay cone Of BUPTURBB. : DE, MARSH, . From the Surgical Iastitute of Marsh Brothers, corner of Broadway ard Ann streets, New York City, who has devoted many years to the treatment of Hernia or Rupture, desires to inform those afflicted, residing in Washicgton and suburbs that he has taken Rooms at 30% F street, between 1ith and ]?th,.in thiscity, where he can becousulted for a few weeks, from the Istof December. Bxami- nations made and and advice given gratuitously. In addition to Trasses, he willaleo have on hand, a@select assortment of Silk Elastic Stockings ani Knee Caps, for Varicose Veins and Swollen Joints Silk Elastic Belts for Abdominal Support ; Prolap- gus Avi Instruments; Suspensory B. for ‘Varicocele ; Instauments for all kinds of Piysical Defromities, such as Pow Legs, Knock Kmees;@ur- vative of the Spine. Also, Shoulder Braces, &c. Office hours from 9a, m, until? p.m. Sundays, 0a, m. until 5 p,m. n027-lw* WASHINGTON LECTURE ASSOCIATION. BSYOOND COURSE. * ra of the Wi COND coos OF LECTURES, Take pleasure in the citizens of Wash- ok shels sancens in sectring, rinst, the acr- VR BLEST AND MOST. jUMNT LECTURERS In the country; ap@, SacOxD, the conveniently located and commodious CHURCH BDIFLOR OF @ EB STRERT BAP- Where the Lectures of ine be held, om PRIDAY BVSNIN' Of each week, commencing sbout-the middie of December. lex#are in announcing that ar- They also take rapgements are being made for the observance of TWENTY-SECOND OF FEBRUARY By an Oration and et appropriate exercines. will leliv Tl distinguished en = ‘Rev. Stephen H. D D.,.New York, Rev. Henry Ward ier. Brooklyn, N, ¥, eral J rileld, Ohio. D_D., Boston, Mats. D..Hew Yor . aspachusetts LB, Deore Da. Brooklyn, N.Y. B Dickinson, Blogi by the following | TARO EDITION. 4 OOLOOK P.M. ~ ABOUT THE FRONT. Notbing whavever has reached heve to-day from our Army of the Potomac. On the might before Jast, as explained elsewhere ia this isewe of the Nar, headquarters were necessa- vily removed considerabiy in advance of their Jate location. So we shall have no reliable Bews from that quarter until the telegraph may be extended to Gen. Meade's present lo- cation. The firing in the front (reported by passen- ger by yesterday evening's train) heard in tha course of yesterday trom the lineot the Orange and Aljexandia rallroad, was doubtless but the usual eannonsding occurring when either party ie driving in the advanced pickets of thy other, as we were doing yesterday in tas vicinity of Germania Ford. Nothing of im- portance sufficient to warrant sending a repor: of it here, however, transpired then and there. THE PROVISIONS SENT TO RICH- MOND. Some of our released surgeons who arrived here direct from the Libby prison last aighy Qttributes their failure to receive any meat ration whatever during the last tour daywet their imprisonment to the fact that the subor- dinate rebel officers to whom that duty had Probably been intrusted, had neglected to ert about the work of distributing the 48,000 meat and other rations received there from the Goy- ernment Authorities here, some five or sixdayu before their departure. They add that they plainly saw (before they came awdy) huge piles of their rations remaining piled on the whart where they had been landed from the flag-of-truce steamer. I{thece impressions of theirs be correct, thereis yet fair ground for hope thatin this matter of distribniung these rations to our starving soldiers and officers ta their hands they yet mean to keep faith; tha execution of their pledge being omly delayed through the stupidity and inertness of sabor- dinates. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. eel SINKING OF A STEAMER IN THE MISSISSIPPI. CINCINNaTI, Noy. 27.—The steamer Tele- graph, No. bound trom Cairo te Mempahia, sunk at Osceola on Monday. She had on board. 4,000 sacks of Governmert grain and a number oO” passengers. Three negroes were drowned and two men scalded. There’were no casual- ties among the passengers. She lies with sevea feet of water in the lower decks, but will ne doubt be raieed. OF THK INVENTOR OF GREEK FIRE PutLaDeLPHia, Noy. 27.—Levi Sbort, the inyentor of the celebrated Greek fire, dind ta this city yesterday. ——_-__+ 028 _- LOCAL NEWS. Arrival ef Escaped Esstoncrs from Rich- me « 4 RBMAREABLE AND INTERESTING SEBIBG OF ADVENTURES. Yesterday morning Joseph A. Donaily aaa John H. Cherrington, Company L, 7th Ohio cavalry; Joseph Evans, Company G, 65th In- diana; Britton Taylor, Company G, 24 Eset Tennesece, and three sutlers’ clerks, who were captured about the 15th October, near Bristol, in Weetorn Virginia, and John O. McDonald. a rebel, who was condemned for desertion, and who made their mene trom Castle Thunder on the night of the 1 instant, arrived at the Soldiers’ Rest, having been -ent up from Poias Lookout. It appears that they were donfined ina lower room of the prison, with about eighty others; and, becoming tired of the rebel fare ana barbarity, made their arrangements to escape, if possible; but their case was almost hopeless, the guard at the prison being vigilant and strong, and the prison being in a part of the city where there were numbers of soldiers lo- caie.. Among the prisoners were several en. gineers, and on consulting together it was de- termined to make an attempt by digging atutinel under the ground, and by that pass outside the uard. # They at once set to work, cutting first through a board partition, and then through the found::- tion wails, which were about three feet thick, and then commenced their tunnel, which they had to dig with their knivee, throwing the dirt behind them as they slowly progressed. Afwer DEATH wor eight days and nights, they struck dayli yut forty feet from the prison, in the back yard-of a dwelling. On the night of the 13th this party staried,—and hearing the sentry cry out ‘Post 19, a!l’s well!” they concluded that all w¢s eafe, and emerged from their tun- uelinto the yard, and passed undetected through the dwelling, which appeared to be a large bo: g-house, into the street. One of the party had a small compass, and by it they took their course in # northeasterly direction, pass- ing a fort a few miles out, and walking several hundred yards on all fours, to escape obserwa- tion. The following day they Iay hid im the grass, and at onetime a squad of rebel cavi passed within ten feetof them. The following night they reached the Pamunkey river, which, after several attempts, they crossed on a raf, they being at the time within a short distance of the rebel pickets. The nextnight they traveled on under the guidance-ot a colored man, whoatter conduct- ing them several miles, advised them to hide uriil night when the comoted peuele on & plan- tation gave them asupper. The rebel pickets were within half a mile of them at this time, and to guard against surprise the colored chil- dren were thrown out around the plantation as pickels After supper, they were advised to hide in a fodder house for seme hours, when their faithful colored friend conducted them around the pickets and ferried them across the Mattapony, and they pressed on, stall traveling by compass; but they did not go far before an- other colored man met them, and after bearing their story, Advised them to hide, as there was to be a rebel militia muster a short distance off, and they tock his advice and laid in the grass allthe day. From their hiding place they saw the mueter of the rebel company, which they thought numbered abont eighty men. At nightfall they werecalled by their colored guide out of their hiding place and taken to the colored quarters of a neighboring plantation, where they found 20 large a crowd assembled thatat first they thought they hud been be- trayed. They were soon set at ease however,and lJearned thal eyery colored person on the plan- tation was outin boliday attire to show their friendliness to the fugitives. who were set down toa bvonntiful repast, the tables being supplied with large pones of bread, bowls of miik, chickens, &e. Afier fally enjoying the meal. they were directed to the Rap) jock which they struck at Boland’s Rocks in King George County. Here they all day watch- ing parties oystering in the river, and abont one o'clock at night they came out of their hiding place, took one of the boats in which there was several bushels of oysters and came down the river, but when they reached the mouth of the river it was so f¢ that the gan- boate usually there were not to seen. a fupitives however built up @ fire and ed a white flag which attracted the attention of the Anacostia, Acting Master Provost, who took them off. ‘When they reached the Anacostia they were in ahorrible condition, not one of the party having a whole pair of shoes, and their coate, pants and shirts having been worn to ehreds in their travel of tem days. Capt. Provost made them as comfortable as possible, and the crew generously supplied them with clothing. They were os to Point Lookout-nd from thence to this city. They believe about forty of their fellow- prisoners escaped-in the same manner as them- eelves on the same night, but they have learned since thatall, with the ee of about ten, (themselves included) have been recaptured. ——-——_ Dome Wa— ba) to announce that Bester «Fad Lincoln frimach better to-