The New York Herald Newspaper, December 31, 1861, Page 2

Killed and forty-five wounded and missing. The loss of enemy was not known, R, Mayor General Ranks assumed command of the Depart- \ meut of Annapolis, Md. 42th—The Union troops drove the rebels out of the ‘willage of Remuey, Va, The enemy lost two killed and ove wounded, ‘The Whveling Convention again assembled. 13th—The fast and meyer proclamation of Jefferson Davia was observed in all the seceded States. 14th—The railroad bridge across tho Potomac river. at Hurper's Ferry, Va., wus biown up and entirely destroy- ed by the rebel forces siationed there, aud @ large body of the troops left the piace. Another street fight took place in St. Louts, during whic rebels were killed by the Union soldiers. 15th—Tho last of the rebel forces left Harper's Ferry, and ihe place was taken possession of by Union troops. Jetierson City, the capital of Missouri, was tiken pos- @ession of by Union troops, and the State officers, being al! secessionists, ted, 27 th—An ordinince was passed unanimously by the ‘Wheel ‘irginta Convention, declaring ull acis of the Richmond Convention null and doposing the old State eflicers. Judge Dunlap, of the United States District Court for ho District of Columbia, declared the Britith schooner Tropic Wind (ul prize, she having been captured by ® government vessel in attempting to run the biorka‘le of ‘the Chesapeake bay. He also decided that the block ide of Southern pom proclaimed by the l’resident was iaw- fully estab iis A train of cars containing three companies of Colonel nent was fred into by a maked bat- MoCook's Obie rey Nive of the party were killed and try near Vien y twelve wounded and minsing. 18th—An engugement took piace at Boonvi'le, Mo., Dotwo:n the rebel state tro: ps and the governm nt forces under General Lyon, in which the Union soldiers wo signally victorious, A great many arms, considerable ammunition and a number of horses and mules were cap- tured, The loss of ihe § ronment troops were four killed and nine wound.d. ‘The rebel loss was Aftcen killed and twenty wounded, A ekirm eh tok place at Edwards’ Ferry. Only one ‘Onion soldier was kil ed, while about forty of the cnemy ‘Were Bupjx ge | to be killed éud wounded. A detachment of Union ferces encoun Cole, Mo. Filteen of wounded and thirty were taken prisoners. 19tb—Tho Whveling Convention passed an ordinance reorganizing the State govert ment. i aA Party 01 thirty-five rebels were captured at Liberty, jsnourt. 4 20:b—Frank H. Pierpont, of Marion county, was cho on Governor,and Janie! Palsly, of Maron county, elected Lieuten «nt Governor of Virginia by the Wheeling Union Convention. @2d—1he shock of an earthquake was felt at Hunting” ton, Vt. Suxpay, 234—Forty-eight locemotives, valved at four bundre? thousand dol'a’s, belonging to the Baitimore and Ohio Railread Company, were destroyed at Martinsburg, Va., by the rebels. 21th—A riot occurred in Milwaukee, Wis., caused by the banking houses of that city reiusing to receive the bi!is of certain banks of the State, by which the currency be- efme suddenly very much depreciated. Before the riot- ef were sibdued about twenty persons wero injured und six of the banking bo. sos were nearly destroyed. 26th—A skirmish took place at Pattorsn's creek, Va. were routod with @ loss of thirty killed’ and ‘The Univn toss was one killed and oue wounded. wounde |. RTth—Major Genoral Banks, commanding the Depart- ment of Annapolis, issitod a proclamation announcing the arrest and confinement, in Fort McHoury, of George I’. Kae, Chiof of Police of Baltimoro, on a charse of treason, and appointing Colonel senley, Provort Marshal, Au eng ycoment tk place at Mathias Point, Va., be- tween tho g nboais Pawnee and Freeborn and a larye / umber of rebels on shore, during which Captain James Hi. Ward, Commandor of tho Chosapeaks Bay flotilla, was. Killed and eight seamen wounded. ‘The loss of the enemy ‘was not known ‘The Fast Tennessee Unton Convention met at Kuox- yille, Hon. Thomas A. R. Nelson inthe chair. On the fourth day of its session it adopted @ declaration of criev- ances, as against tho . surping body which voted that State ort of the Union and into the Southern cor fJeraey, 28il-—Skirmsh at Fall's Church, Va, Cue Union man was ki:led axd the rebeis Ivet two. Skirmish at Shooter's Hill, Va. One killed and one wounded on tho Union site, ‘Two rebo's killed. Soxvay, SOth—A brilliant comet audds appesjance in the heavens, It took astronomers, with tho rest of the world, eftirely by surprise. It was not the ex; ected com.t of and 1856, or any other whose return was anticipated. e train extended over an arc of ove hundred and six degrees, from the head of Urea Major to @ point ton degree: beyoudl Alpha Ophinchi. The vie nity of the nucleus resembled, in its aspect through the teloecoye, the famous comet of 1856, showing three or four misty euvelupes. made its duly. ‘Ast—The late members of the Board of Police of Balti- more, Messrs. Charies Howard, William Catchell, Charles Hinks and John W. Davis, were arrested by order of Major General Banks and confirved in Fort McHeury. J An engagement took place at Haynesville, Va. The Febel loas was suppored to be heavy. Skirmish at Farmington, Mo. Five rebels killed. Engagemext at Buckbannoa, Va.,in which the rebela Jost twenty-three killed and wounded and two hundred Prisoners. ‘The'rebela were routed at Falling Waters, Va. Qd—General Patterson’s division of the Union army cro:sed tho Potomac into Virginia at Williamsport, and a short engagement took place between two of the regl- ments avd three thousand five hundred rebel forces under Colonel Jackecn. The exemy, after half an hour's tight ing, retreated. Tho Union loss was throe killed and fif- feon wounded, Tive rebel loss was not known, but they tert eit dead o@ the field, They were pursued fur about two miles. ‘The now Legislature of Virginia met and organized at Wheeling, aud the new State government was recognized by the United States government. 1—A company of rebels was captured at Neosho, Mo: noty-four prisoners were taken, Ath—Independence J ay was celebrated with greater fe n8 of patriotism than ever before in the Northern wenth Cengrees assembled in extra ses- tion, Eleven seceded Simies were unrepresented, except tarco ropresemtatives trom Virginia, and one Senator from Tornessee. Galucha A. Grow, (rep.) of Ponnsyl- ¥ was elected Speaker by the followitig vot (a sha a F weil. vonn J. Critten ‘en, of Kent cky Jin-rson Eth ri'ge, of Tonnes ec Sth—The President's Messige was delivered to beth hovsos of Congrees and telecraphed to New York and published. The Prosident cul et for four hidred hvu sand men and four hundred mititons of dollars to aid in putting own the rebeilion in the South, A scouting party, uumberiug about 1.100, under com- mand of Colonel Sigel. eu red four or five thou- sand rebel t-o.ps une Govcraor Juckeon,nar Care thage, Missouri. A brisk engagement tok place, wh.ch lasted'nearly two hov'rs, Coionel Sigel was forced to retire but in thetr retreat they kept up n centincal ino from their artillery, and the enemy sustaiv Dotwe.n four and five hund:éa, whilo the Un! on y teu killed and furty:three wounded, Aib—A skitm'sh took place at Bird's Point, Mo., which the rebels lost three killed and cicht wounded. The rebels w oted at Peaington. An attack w ‘eon arebel camp at Florida, Mo., which was brokea up. 9 b—‘he naw Logistature of Virginia, which held its rea-iou i) Wheeling, elected din 8. Carlile to the United clos Senate, in place of R. M. ce of James MM 63 Was In Hunter, and Waitman ly routed by 4 their cavalry yin diserder into the ily,and at dusk Me len witivlrew in good order, I mmend: rof the De “i ‘Coorge zo Ba: Haltimore, and romoved tho military Com the street which bad been statioved there ov the appointment of HO0, f the United States approved the bill irg the duties on arms imported by States to be ased ins" ppresring the rebellion. A battic was fought wt Rich Mountain, two miles east of Roa: ing run, Virginia, whe:o the enemy, num! abet threo thovsand’ mop, in commaud of Colonel Fegrmin, were inter ched. About three o'clock in the morning ° with @ portion of the Kishi, Tevth and Thirteenth In liana,and Nineteenth en's, belonging to Gencral Metle!lan’s division, ery dificult: march of seven or ej through the weods, succeeded in sarronnding ery at soout three o'¢lock in the afternoan. A ave hglt immediately eukued, lasting about an hour esulting in a of one hundred’ ant thirty. enomy. ‘They retreated precipitatoly, leay in \ d wis canuon, a iarge numberof horses, wagons, cc.” The Iess on the Union side wasabout y killed and forty weunded reshock of ab earthquake waa felt in Canada, vitons of Central and Northera New York. at ‘eral McCle lan tock possession of Beverly, Va. He bai in his possession six brase cannon acne quantity of can» equipage amd two hundred tents, all takén fromthe tebels. Colonel Pegram, in command of six hund ed ;ebe! ton gs, surrendered his whoie force. re remitting 0 Skirmish at Newjort News, Va. Twelve Union men | taken prisoners, The rebela were routed xt Rar hoursy 13th—Tho eolumn wader command of : tog. to General MeCtelian= tiviton cane tiers rahe! frees commande eurge, Va. A sharp co routed and Goray leas wus thirteen Killed ant (9: roett killed, wounded, y's lows ws two hundred killed vai weet ree nuraber taken prisoners, . B Chart, member of the United States vouse or Representatives from the Third district of Missyuri, wasexpeiled irom that body by = vote of $4 to 45, uth, He da lose of | by Goueral Garnffr, | Gict enened, and the | NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1861—TRIPLE SHEET. was charged with acis of vernmont. treason agalust the go ‘ha, Boone, Wayne, Cabell, Pane, en! wl Rrane, Call irk, Gilmer, Wetsst, 15th—The Potomac division of the army of the Union, | Plewsante, Tyler, Doddriige, arahall, Joos 40.000 strong, umder ‘command of General ieewent Broce ani Hano'ck. ap Syed moved frum thelr enoaminents i) and around Washing” | Ming certaia loin counties w come ta if they onan Arlingion Heights towards Fairfax Court House to do so, "Th ordinance was to be submailted toa vote of A Rhode Island battery and the Twenty-first and Twen- ty-third Pennsylvacta rogiments routed six hundred rebel cavairy TC ee © Geneval Jobnston’s command, at Bunker Hill, Va. @1at—The Wheeling Convention adjourned sine die. A rain storm in Cincinnati destroyed property to the Amount of $100,000. Several pertns wére drowned. ured at Crone B foes Orb eee ‘A skirmish ooo Lanes, Va, Que Raa was Pre titre ey er eae lle igll Fn Killed and seven wounded. ‘The hemy's \vea not nee army continued their march towards 23: . sa Re a ICY 18th—Goneral McDowall, with his forces, arrived at | facp. ‘Be United States and joined the Southern confede Fairfax Court House, The movement of the army was very slow, on account of numerous obstructionshaving ‘been placed in their road my the rebels. An engagement took place at Blackburn Ford, Bull run, in which 100 0; the ©. emy we:e killed and woun'lde, abd the Union loss was forty killed andsixty wounded, Gen, Tyler led the Union troops, 20th—The Union army moved from Fairfax Court House and vicinity towards Manassas Junction. The rebel Congress assembled at Richmond. The rebel firces under Henry A. Wise fled from the Valley of the Big Kanawha on the of the Union tevops. Scxpar, @st—General McDowell's division of tho Union army eng ary rebels, under Goueral Boau- regar. ‘Stone Bri r three miles {rom Manassas Junotlou, a'weoowd. tiles aad’ alter or, perate Aght, continuing nearly‘ twelve hours, the go- vernment troops retired and fell back. to Arlington, Heights, The ‘rebels were estimated at 50,000 when the battle commenced and the Union forces; consisting of- 40,000, would have soon gained a victory, but the rebels being reinforced by General Johnston's division, of 30,000 nex, the Union troops were overpowere by numbers and compelied to retreat, with the loes of some of their supplies and portions of three or four batteries. - The ful- @4th—The office of the Bridgeport (Conn.) Farmer (secoasion) was destroyed by a mob. The Ai ian, soo: asion hewspaper office, in Cumber- land, Md, was entirely destroyed by a party of Union men. J. G, Berret, Mayor of Washington city, was arrested 00 6 charge of treason, aad conveyed @ prisoner to Fort Lafayette, in New York harbor. ‘The Mayor of Memphis, Tenn., tasned a ‘amation every bolle eget of ii bare anal ich was in Practice in that city by regular or presagangs eh hes was the au rity of Major General Polk, tate arc , Governor R. H. Gamble, of Miasourt, issued a proclama- tion calling for 42,000 troops to assist in driving the re. bela dit ot ‘that State, ‘RGth—Tho Seventh Obio regiment, Colonel Tyler, was surrounded by @ rebel army at Summe:sville, Va., and attacktd on both fanks and in the front simultaneously. ‘Tho men Immediately formed for battle and fought | bravely, while. thoy saw but little chance of success, the ‘enemy proving too poworful; Colonel ‘tyler sent forward to the baggage train, which was coming up threo mils distant, and turned it back towards -y Bridge, which Place it reached in safety. The rebel force consisted of throe thousand infantry, four hundred cavatry and ton Fiver’ is @ list of the loss on the side of the Union pecne Union foroee soattered after cutting oer way — . | through, but soon formed again and fired, but received no Killed. Wounded. ‘Mising reply or Pursuit from the enemy. Tho Union loss was OMcors . et) 64 fifteen killed and forty wounded. Rebol loss heavy. a = w= Soe | ehcoemand og Ouse Berbae rena feed — — =—— | the command o Neer Stringham, of the nayy, ani Total + 481 1011 1,216 | Coggapel Butler, of the army, which ‘conelsted of the fr- Total loss sessesereees 2,008 | gatos Miamégota and Wabash, the sloop ofawar Pawnes, ‘as nearly as could | gunboats Monticelio and Harriet Lane, steamers Adelaide and George Peabody , propellers Fanny and Adriatic, with alarge number of schooners, barges, ko. vessels carried over one hundred guns and about mine hundred men, 29th—The naval expedition which left Fortress Mon- roe on the 26th, after a severe bombardment, captured two forts, known as Fort Hat and Fort Clark, at Hat- toras Inlet, on the coast of North Carolina. Fort Hatte- ras mounted twenty thirty-two pounders, y five thirty-two pounders. Eight rebels we twenty-five wounded, while the expedition lost not « man. Forty-five rebel officers aud six hundredand sixty- five non-commissioned officers and privates were tuken prisoners. One thousand stand of arms, large amount of ammunition and stores, together with two vessols, ‘one loaded with cotton and tho other with coffee, were also taken, ‘An attack was made on Lexington, Missourl, by two thousand ‘ebels. The place was defended by two hun- dred a:.d thirty Union men, who were intrenched. The rebels had no artillery, and were repulsed, with the ioss of sixty killed. Twaity-three rebel prisoners were taken at Greytown, Missouri. 30th—A skirmish took place at Ball's Cross Roads, Va. ‘The rebels ist five killed and four wounded, 31st—A severe shock of an earthquake was felt in Cin- einnati and vicinity. The shock was a go felt at Louis- villo, Ky., and other parts of the West. It was also felt in’North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia ami Ten- Tho Union army also lost 27 pieces of artillery, 150 boxea small arm. cartridges, 87 boxes rifled cannon ammu- nition, 80 boxes old Grearms, 13 wagons loaded with pro- visions, 3,000 beshels of oats, 2,600 muskews and 8,000 knapsacks and biankets, @2d—General McClellan was assignod to the entire command of the military department of the Potomac, in- cluding the city of Washington, superseding Gen. McDuw- ell on one side arid Gen. Manstiela on the othe Prince Napoleon, of France, aud his wife Clothilde and suite, arrived at Halifax, Tho Missouri State Convention mot in Jefferson City. Q5th—Tho Governor of New York issued @ prociama- tion calling for twenty-five thousand additional troops. A slight skirmish took place at Harrisonville, Va., in which the rebels lost six killed. 26th—Tho Union troops occupied Forsyth, Missouri, killing five and wounding seven rebels. %7th—Prince Napotcon and guite arrived in New York, ou @ projected tour of the United States. 2Ith—Robort Toombs, of Georgi, reeigned his position ‘as Secretary of State in Jeff. Davis’ Cabinet, and Robert M. T. Hunter, of Virginia, was chosen in his piace. ‘The Southern Bank Convention, which held its second session in Kichmond, adjourned after advising the rebel government to issue $100,000,000 Treasury notes. 80th—Tho Missouri State Convention declared vacant the offices of Governor, Iicutenant Governor and Secre- tary of State, by a vote of 66 to 25. The soats of the members of tho Legisiaturo were a'so declared vacant. ‘The State officers anda majority of the members of the Loxisluture wore secessionists. 31st—The Missouri Convention clected Hamilton R. Gamblo to the office of Govornor, Willard P, Hall Licute- nant Governor, and Mordecai Oliver Secretary of State, ail Union men. ral Fremont issued a proclamation declaring hroughout the State of Missouri, and also declaring that the operty of the rebels in tho State shoutd be contiscated, their slaves set free, and them- , if found guilty by acourt martial, shot ‘The office of the Carbon (Pa. by a mob. it. .) Democrat was destroyed September. Suspay, Ist—A party of throe hundred and fifty rebels mado an attack upon the Dent county, Missouri, Home Guard, numbering not over forty or fifty men. Two of the Home Guard were kilied and ceven wounded. It is supposed that a large number of the enomy wore killed and wounded, ‘There was a fight at Bocne Court House, Virginté, re- sulting fn the (otal rout of the rebels. Leas thirty killed and a large number wounded; forty prisoners werealso takeu, None were killed on the Union side,and but six wounded, Our men burned the towa. A Oght tock place at Beanett's Mills, Mo., during which tha Unionists lost two killed and cight wounded, Ad—The Secretary of the Troasury issued an appea) to ¢ August. MA—A battle occurred at Dug Spring, nineteen miles south of Springfleld, Miesouri, betwecn the Union forces under General Lyen, and the rebel troops under Ben. McCulloch, in which eight of the formor wore killed and thirty wounded, and forty of the latter were killed and forty-four wounded. General Lyon took cighty stand of arms and fifteen horses and wagons. Fort Fillmore, in Texas, surrendered by Major Lynde. Sova hundred and afty United States troops were takeo prisoners. the people of the Union for a national loan. ‘3d—Some of the vessels of the blockading fect throw a @d—Tho passenger express train on the Hannibal and (oe nog inte Galveston, Tatas, killing one and wound- | g, Joseph Railroad was thrown into Platte river, the tim- bers of the bridge across (hat stream having been burned nearly through by the rebels. Seventeen persons wore Killed and sixty wounded. News received of the wr of the privateer Jef. Davis. Sth—The city of Colunbue, Ky., wan taken posseesion of by rebet troops. Gth—The city of Paducah, Ky., was occupied by a strong force of Union troops. Soxpay, Sth—General McClellan, commander of the Potowac division of the Union army, mato balloon ae. cension fur the purpose of recounvitring the rebel forcer. Pth—Cno hundred and fifty-aix of the Union prisoners taken by tho rebels at Bui! run wore sent from [ichmond to Castle Pinckney, in Charleston harbor. 10ih—A party of secersiouists robbed a large store ay | Limn Creek, Misscuri, taking one hundred and (en thou. sand dollars worth of goods. ‘The Union troops under General Rosecrans, attacked five thousand rebels under Genoral Floyd, who occupied @ the outskirts of the town. The vilisge was siti strong positios at Carnifex Kerry, on the Gauloy river, James rive about two thousand | Virginia, and after a severe battle of four hours General inabitan ldinge the Military | Rogeccanie reca!'ed bis forces in consequence of the dark- y ;severat hotels | yeas, ‘ihe Union troops laid on their arms all night, and ndred how were preparod to renew the engagement on the return of t Sth—Avout seventy thousand of the Union troops tbat had enusted for three mouths returned to thei homes between the 20th of July and the prewant date” and were mustered out of the United States servic. ° Askirmish took piace at Point of Rocks, Va. Onty one Union soldier was wounded, ‘The rebels lost three kilied, five wounded and seven prisoners. A battle was fought at Athens, Mo., and the rebels wore routed, with forty-three killed and woundet, Gth—The special seasion of the Thirty-severth Con- grese adjourned rine dic, after w sitting of thirty-throe deye. Tho action of Congress at this gossion was con, flued exclosively to the war and the passage of bills for raising and appropriating mouey and sirengthen: ing the land aud aea forces of the country. Sth—The office of the Democrati: Standard, on the coast of Viorida treet. ‘A pa Ps, under the ecommanst of Ma- gruder, sat on fire and destroyed tho village of I with tho exception ef some flve or six buil all we wed. daylight; but in the mornin, in. Floyd Tho robels were routed at Lovettsville, Va. had fled during the might, leaving large quantities of am- Pth—An a ‘k was made on the r munition, #rms, camp stores, equipage, and forty-five head of cattle. ‘The Un! andone hundred wounded, known. ‘Two o at Potosi, Mo, thirty killed az und they were detoated with the loos wounded. 1O0:h—A battle took place at Davis creck, nbout twelve miles from Springllelt, Mo., between five’ thousand two hundred Union troops, under Lyon, and fifteen tho sand rebels, under Ben, Me witicu lasted avout six hour c from their positien, and forced to burn thelr hag. gage and camp oqitipmouts to keep thei from fallis) into the hands of tho Union forces, Daring the ment General was killed,and the Union loss was two hundred three Killed, seven hondred and twenty-one wounded and two iundred and ninety-one mie ‘The loes of the enemy was not known, but vinted to twenty killed Tho enomy’s lose was not PPI xunboute atiacked and silereed send, and disabled two boats be- ing party, numbering about two thorgand men, from Coneral MoCielian’s division, were atiackert by a party of rebsis near Lewinsytilo, Virginia, we. | Askirmich enaved, and the rebels were driven back. Seven of tho Union troops were killed and nine wounded. of the rebels was not known, esideut wrote a letter to Ceneral Fremont, re- ni to moitify the clause in relation to slaves in The r were Supposed to Lé nearly double that number. | go: mation 69 aa to conform with the act of Con- prironere aud four hundred horses were taken from the | grees coufl-cating the property of rebels, enemy, w).ile the Unienists ioat five cannon, Iu view of | A number of flue vessels were captured by the Union fiowt at Hatteras Inlet. e large force of the ouemy. Saber Hf ‘A battle tovk place at K: on Springtis ed their n mich dissbled : ALth—Tsouty-two rebel privoners were eapiured at Georgetown, Mo. 12th—The oF sion paper, the Union troops fel! back t, ana from thence contini- The rebels bad been too Wator, Virginia. ‘The Union- ing a! lose of only six killed ¢ rebel loss was twenty-eight tewart's Hill, Virginia, 1 wounded, 4:2th—Coconel chp A. Warhington, the former propria” tor of Mount Vornon, the home of Washington, was killed noar Fik Water, Virginia, while reconnoltring, Colonel Washington was in the rebel army. The Proves! Marchal of St, Lonis issu manumitting t 10 property of as that city, in aecordarce with the proclamat eof the E T, Mo., Democrat, a secea- yed by & mo y the Union forces, id. 14th—Martial low was declared tn St. General Fremont. 1G6th—Tho Pre clamat Louis by Major 1 of General Fremon A cumber of th works of (heat ¥ pon the Union , but were re- the No pulsed after considerab: ‘The robel camp yn, Mo., was atiacked i vt Pion, and tweive ‘¢ Laken pritovere, te Unite A boat's ox or Resolute wes fired on by a tebat b killed and one wounded. 18th—Major General John E. Wool asanmed command in Fortrese Monzoe. The Sw inl newspaper office, in Easton destroyed by A th ‘A fight tock pis oye lost one a lees wae forty killed and wonnde: prisone: creek, Va, Thiec were The dry dock vost the govern- rs. Th was the intention of the nel ia order ty obstr rebels to entrance to the harbor, 13th—Aboat one thousand rebels attseked Boonville, Missouri, which was deiended by u stnail body of the Ho: ‘The rebols were ropulsed, with tho lose of twel A and thirty wounded. The guard iost oue man kitied and four wounded Thirteen members of tesourt, in which ti ounded, aud the and seventeen Maryland Leg Asuight akirmish ceeurred at Lady's Fork, Va, ‘The | ,,7iiieen members of ‘ st owo Ketel and two worded.’ Tho reber | °F the guber nibeinl CODA UF Ues orcas m panty loss fut know eden ; wore artoated in Baltimore ‘ IG—The Secrotary ofWa r insued an order calling up- | “twenty. eailo: ‘on the Governors of tho Northern States to send barges from diately to Wosbington all regimenta and parte of regi. | Pereacola, d : 0 ments in their resective states teer schooner es adith, lying off Pennsacola Tho State Department in Washington issued a notice | Yard. ‘Tha expedition lost threo men killed ana fttes setting forth that no Perron wovld he allowad to go | wounded. abrial (rom a port of the United hout a x for ¢ pert either from that department or coun: 1Ath—During the performance of Shaksyere's play of the “Tempest” in the Continentel thy the clothes of one of the batict ¢ fright she ran around and comn toen other girl th tre in Phiadelpbia took fire, and in her pleat setdbe tire taste all of whom ware shockingly burned. Hecietary of State; nor world any porson | land in the Un ted States without ® passport from a min {ster or consul of the United States; or if @ forélen F from Do Povernment, cor vigned by some ivter his own government, countersiy y some minister ae | Nine of thom. died soon after f he result of their inju- consul, > . Legit a ‘ CAitor of the Mavertilt, Macm.,” Democrat,’a sdoow. ‘A skitmish took place noes. Shoyasdatéwa: Val) sia Ti Bion paper, wae taken Thoth BiaSbed at nighe, tat f6d Wid | 31-5 the reboia lost four killed and six weunded, AUSth—Four hundred and fifty rebels attacked the Twen- feaclered, aud rode on a railyand finaliy released Signing a document that he would support tho Union. ty-ciguth Penngyivaiiia regimont, noar Darnestown, Mi, p and were ropnize!, with the los? of eight or ten killed! The otti¢e of thie Jeffersonian hewspaper,in West*hester, Pa, wae broken up bya mob. Tt was a gecesi i journi The Lrople's Fiend newepaper ofice; at Covington, Ind., | The Buiow loss was but one killed. was mobbed and cleaned out on account of its seocsaiou ) | A6th—Ship Island, lying noar the coast of Missiaaippt proclivities. in the Gulf of Mexico, was eveciated by the rebelp and 2O.h—A skirmish took place at Hawk's N; ogy pied by Uniow forces. Kanawha Vi ginia. he robs! erreamMAsMt KLBw ne Camp Talbot, in Mis- the barricades of the Eleventh Ohio vey sour, wal GiNtired by Union trogps. abd the rebels aus- driven back with the loss of fifty killed. mon were wounded. Six huadred troops, under Col tamed aloes of thirty killed am sonore. ‘Ths rebels uncer G Yardment cf the city weundtad and five pri- Neral Price cotnmenced the bom. Lexington, Missouri. % ATth—A train of cars on the Ohio and Mississippi Rail road, contaiuing @ portion of the Nineteenth Hlinois rogi- nt vl soldiers, broke through a bridge near Huson, In. | diana. Ywanty sit of the goldiers were killed and ‘ono hynvired and twelve wounded, Towa regiment feil iu with Landing, Miss Point and preceeded out to Ch tacked twelve hundred rebels at Uh drov " | | pletuly routed them 2 mon te Gps fost one m: Febe.s lust torty Killed an them aut ere. Tho Wheeling Convention passed s A new State, lo be calied Kanawh: ordinanes erecting bout 4,000 rebels a vote of iifty to our), ao ia sharp skirmi hen- twenty-cight. The bounds ‘oun wa troops Were forced to rotire: but, being ties of Logan, Wyo igh. Fey cd, preparations were made for another attu Webster, Randolph, Tucker, Preston, Monongabela, rebi treated, { rion, Tayler, Barboor, Upshur, Hazrisoe, Lewis, Braxton, | ighty fiyo wounded aud giz m The Lagisiature of Marylagdiwas wo have met at Frode- ricki ge owtiaes the Re senterel nom le a A skireniah took place at Mariatown, Missourl. The rebe 8 lost seven kil ed. 1S8th—Fightoon secession members of the Maryland islature, includivg the Speaker of the ether ane all the officers and cle"ks. Mee sarieanian tlie where the Legislature was to have convened, They were cont to Fortress Monroe + ‘ad ded ‘"ubout these tt ‘The banks of New Orleans suspended ‘The South or necoted Statos were flooded ‘ days” with shinplasters of the denominations of ten, twenty-five and Ofty cents, ins ed by city and town cor- porations, banks and individuals, Specie being very scarce, te shinplasters were Used #8 @ substitute. Asight skirmish took place near Barbouravilie, Ky. No loss on either side, Ky., during which the rebels ‘nded. Skirmish near Colum! lost six kiiled and four wou! 2O0th—General Robert Anderson took command of the Union forces in Kentucky, About three thousand Union troops, under Colonel James A. Mulligan, intrenched at Lexington, Mo., were attacked on Monday, the 16th. by twonty-five thonsand Tebel troops, commanded by Gereral Price, After five days’ fighting the Union forces were surrounded, and, their supply of water having been cut off, thy were forced to capitulate, The Union Ines was thirty-nine Killed and 120 wounded, The loss on the rebel sie was ‘sebont 1,400 killed and wounded, A skirmish took place at Tuscumbia, Mo. A number of Tobel prisoners ware taken, 21a!—Genoral Lane's command siirprived a eunerior force pi: rebels ht Papinisville, Mo., and after a sovere Aght routed them, loging seventeva ki lol and 4 large number wounded. The rebels lost f lod, one hi indred pri- soners, and‘all- their tents, wagcus aod 6 pplies. 221—Four rebels were killed during @ skirmish at Ellicott’s Mills, Ky. 24th hundred of the Fonrth Ohio regiment, with one plece vrtillery, and the Ri id Cavalry, seventy. Sye.in number, under Col, Cantwoll, and four hindred of the Eighth Obto regiment, Col; Harte, made an advance from New Creek toward Komney, Va. They drove the ‘enemy, soven hundrei strong, out of MechanicsvilleGap, ‘and, advancing on Romney, stormed the town. causing the enemy, whose force numb:red one tho sand four hundre’ infantry and cavalry,to retreat to the moun. tains. with a loss of about'thirty-five killed and a lage number wounded, Our loss umounted to three killed and ten wounded. 2@5th—A skirmish took place near Chapmansville, Va., during which the Union men lost four killed and eight wounded. The rebels lost twenty killed and wounded and forty-seven p. isoners, 26th—In accordance with the recommendation of the Prosident of the United States, this day was observed as a national fast day, ‘Four rebels were killed and five taken prisoners in an agair at Lucas Bond, Ky. @7Tth—General Fremont, with an expedition em. bracing twolve or fifteen thousand men, loft St. Louis in fifteen steamers, bound up the Missouri river. 28th—All the rebel forces retired from their positions along the Potomac tu front of Washingt», and the Union troops again occupied Munson’s and Upton’s hile and Fall's Church Moe Two wlvance ‘of the Union troops came into col- lision by mistaking each other for tho enemy, near Fail’s Church, Virginia, An attack was made and apawered before the error was discovered ten were kilied and about twenty wounded. Suapay, 20ih—The Union troops lost seven killed and fifteen wounded im an affmir with the enemy at Fall's Church, Va. ‘B80th—The defonsive ington were ramed works in the vicinity of Wash- low: ting creek, “Fort ‘That on Shuter’s Hill, “Fort Ellsworth,” ‘That to the lett of the'Seminary, “Fo: ‘That in front of Blenker's brigate, ‘That in front of Lee's honse, “Port Ward That near the mouth o! Four Mile creek, “Fort ‘That on Richardsor “Kort Richardson,” Fort Albany, That near the end of Lon: Bridge, “Fort Runyon. The work next on the right of Fort Albany, “Fort Craig." nthe work wort on the right of Fort Craig, “Fort Til. inghast."* ¢ Work next on the right of Fort Tiilinghast, “Fort Ram- may.” # Work next on the right of Fort Ramsay, “Fort Wood- 1 That next on the ra of Fort Woodbury, ‘Fort DeKalb."’ The work tn rear of Fort Corcoran, aud near the canal, " laggerty. at heretofore known as Fort Corcoran, ‘Fort Corcoran.” ‘That lo the north of Port Corca:an, “Fort Bennett.” south of Chain Bridge, on the height, “Fort Ethan near the Chain Bridge, on the Leesburg road, “Fort Mares." gg TRakon the clit north of the Chata Bridge, “Battery Mar in Beott,'” 4 ‘That on the keight near the reservoir, “Battery Vermont.” That near Usorgetown, Caperon." wat on the Laft of Totinaliytawn, “Fort Gaines,”” at ut Tonnallycown, “Fart Pennsyivanta,” - ~ ‘Thatat Kmoryschapal, “Fort Massachusetts” ‘That near. Inland regiment “Port Blocus.”* a + That on Hill, near Biadensburg, “Fort Linco t next on the left of Fort Linc 7 Fert a atnext on the teftrot Fort Saratoga, “Port Bunker ‘That-on the ‘Thaton the ‘That on the Me right of Gen, Sickies' camp, ‘Fort Stanton,” right of Fort Stanton, “Fort Ourroll.” leit towards Bisdensburg, “Fort Greble,” October. Ast—The government transport propeller Fanny was captured between Hatteras Ialct and Chicamacomico, North Carolina. With her @ takon thirty-one men Delonging tothe ‘Thirtieth Indiana regiment, and stores and cmmunition valued at ono hundred and fifty thousand doliars. She waa taken by two rebel steamers, ‘Tho rebel camp at Charleston, Mo., was captared by Union troops and forty secessionists taken prisone:s. Bd—Genera! Reynok’s made a reconnviswarce in force from his position at Cueat Mountain,and met the robol force under Genera! Leo at Greenbriar, Virginia, and drove them from the ground, ‘The ekirmi-h lasted only ove hour, ‘The Union force was about five thousand, aud thoir loas ten killed and eleven wounded. The enemy's toss was supposed to be between three and four hundred. Thir- toon rebel prisone’s were capiured, aud a iarge uumber of cattle and horses were taken, A Union reconnoit enemy at Buifalo Hill, Ky., and an engagement took place. Our Joss was ten killed and ten woun rebels lost fifty killed and wounded. Gth—An Indiana regiment which was encamped at Chicarnacomico, on the coast of North Carcttos, ~ae sur: rounded and attacked by an army of rebels, when the United States gunboat Monticello, lying at Hatieras Inlet, went to their relief; she opencd fire with shot and shel! upon the enemy, routing and scattering them in all dirce- and effectually Covered the retreat of tho Unton rs. Tho slarglitor among the rebols was terrific. ‘Tih—General W. I. Sherman assumed command of the ion fe in Kenvucky,, relieving General Robert An Soil, Whose boalth woutt not admit of his entering on active operation: GL—A division of the Union troops on the Potomac ailvaneed to and occuptod Lewinavillo, Va. Dr. Hayes, of the Polar expedition, arrived at Halifax, .8., in the ship United Stator. ‘Two had died—namely; Augrst Soviag, the astronomer, and Gibson Caruthers, Dr. Hayes reached Smith's Stra:ts on tho 26th of Augnst lust yer, but ould ndt penetrate the rtrait with his vessel either last season or this. Ho wintered at Port Fouike, near Cape “Alexander, and’ with dog and élete: reached latitude 81 degreos 36 minutes on Muy 18 Chis e banks ix Pliteburg, Pa., resumed specie pay- mé About one thousand five hundred rebels, before daylight, surprised and attacked the Zouaye Union’ camp on Saute Rosa Ialand, near Fort Pickens. Before a proper defence could be made the camp was burned; but the Union men goon rallied and drove tho rebols to their boats. ‘The Unton loss wag fourteen killed, twenty-nine wounded, and tw rt missing. Tie rebel loss was thres hundred and fifty kil'ed and wounded, and thirty-three prisoners. 11{b—An expedition under Lieutenant Harrell, in three smail boats from the steamer Union, went into Quantico crcek, Va.,nnder tho cover of night, and burned a rebol ich was dene without the loss of aman, k was made by a rebel gunboat floet and firoehipe, fromm New Orleans, on the Union blockading quad the entrances of the Mississippi river. ‘Tho rebel voesels were Deaton off and their ironclad turtle considerably datarged, There was no loss of men on either sic ayes, belonging to a N red by the rebels near Sexvay, 13th—A battle took place near Lebanon, Mis- ,detween detachmonts of Union and robel troops, my were completely ronted, sustaining a loss of ven killed, twelve wounded and thirty-six pri- ‘The Unicn ‘loss was only ono maa killed. 14th—A circular was sent from the Siate Departmont at Washington, to all the Governors of tho States on the seaboard aud the Iekes, recotamending that tho ports and harbors be put immediately in a stato of defenco. A battalion of cavalry, under Maor Clark Wright, captured the town of Linn Creek, Miszouri, and took « company of rebels prisoners, numbering thirty-seven, 15th—The New Yous Hear of this date ccn‘ained thirty-five columns of advertisements, An attack was toade by Union troops upon the rebels at Froderick, Mis-ouri, which resuited in the enomy being defeated with préat logs, 1Gth—-The rebel bitterics ‘on the Potomac showed themselyes, and wae ascertafned to be formidable. Evary versol passing was liablego be sunk. The.United w York reiment, wport News, Va, goners. J, stvtes steamer Pawtce, in going down therivar, received mies devon shots, bul was not serfously deme 5 <The Union troope recaptured the city of Lexington; Mo. thoaniatn body of the rebels" raving previonsly evacuated |. the place. An engagement took place between one thousand Union troop#, under Goneral Geary, and over two thousand rebe's, on Po:ivar Holghts,neat Harper's Ferry, Va. ‘The rebels were repiiscd with consi.erable loss. “The Union trope captured from the enemy a thirty-two pounder caoren, Uur loss was but seven killed and wounded, and tho rebel loss was supposed to be one hundred and Att, ‘A battle. took Placa noar Pilot Kaub,Mo, The robeis were routed with the loss of thirty-#:x killed and wound- ed. The Union loss was one killed and ten wounded, 17th—The rebel army retired to Fairfax Court House, and also from Looeburg, Va. utenant Kirby, with fifteen men of Major Wright's battalion, had a fight with forty-fi near Linu ercok, Mo, killing five of them and wounding about dozen. 18th—-The Pacific tolegraph line was completed in ita wertern courge to Salt Lake City, and Brigham Young, the Mormon chief sent a congratulatory deapatch to ths President of the United S:ates. 1Wth—Colonel Morgan, with two Bundred and twenty & party met a large Body of the | j skirmish wiih the rebela in the Kanawha Valley, V pour's @ghting, The oe leat thirty-two killed. The Union men, of the F'ghte-ugh Missouri, and two pt of a iMery’ had “ fight fo ee four 2 ; loca wameix kilted ad twenty-two wounded, to Big Hurri Crook, Carroll cowmty, Missouri, it Tennessee burned fourteun, t king sight’ privonera unt putting The rst Cen nas: eaves, Danes pat oe thght.. Colonel Morgan bad tourteen w: and two stroyed a number of other rairoad bridges in various mortally. parts of the State. @1st—A Union fleet consisting of tweaty Seamers sailed from Avnapolis, Md., bound Soutb. A severe engagement tok place at Ball's Btuff, Va., be- spkee we 's ferry, and Harper's Ferry, on tie Po- tognao ri Between abvut eighteen hundred Union troene under General Raker avd four thousand rebels. Tho battle lasted nearly a} cay, and the Union men were forced to retire with consid le toss. During the en- 15th—The United States steam San Jaointe, Care ee eos ioeetia ae mama rd 5 ot ‘inia, an’ D icin Smauasieat cutee Fear negotiate treall @ wi ‘They were taken, on the 8th of November, ‘erode from on board the knglish mail steamer ‘Trem, they bat ing taken passage on bourd that vessel at Aavane, emont Acting Brigatic ral Edward 1. Paker, | Enand. ‘Tike a ited Sia‘es Seuator from Oregon, was Kilad, is body | BEE’ ace tHe Private nec: etaries of the being pierced with half a dozen bullets, The deuth of the 16th—Fifty wagons and five bundred head of cattle, unprotected, were captured by rebcls in Cass county, Mibsourt. The Union teamsters were all taken prisouers. ‘A Union foraging yarty,, cousisting of fifiy-two men be Wena e io the Nev. Fork Thirteenth Mg payed our pri captured by two companies of rebel oav: uear Falls Church, Virginia, ne ‘17th—A party of Union troops recaptured nearly ai the wagons and cattle that were seized by the rebele ist Cass county, Mo, ‘18th—General Halleck superseded General Hunter to the command of the Department of Missouri. One hundrod and fifty rebel prisonera were taken by ® company of Union cavalry, near Warrensburg, Mo. A convention of d legates, representing forty-five coum ties of North Carolina, met at Hatteras, and adopted the flowing ordiuance:— - arta commanding General caused our troops to falter In their work and retvext. The Union loss was as follows: Killed Ww R prisou Prisoners not wounded, . al Pr seseees O18 jupposed to be about Ave hundred killed usand five hundred Union troops under the Colonel Plummer encountered and completely ‘bel force est mat d at ive thousand at Frede- ricktown, Missouri, The rebels were commanded b; Goverals Thompecn and Lnwo, The latier wos kiled, ‘thy Union troops captured four cannon, ‘wo hundred wad thirty-eight rebols were killed. Genoral Zollicoffer, with six or seven thousand rebels made three separate, attucks on Cemp Wikieas, 18 ee. I the Peaple of , fc State Veo Caroline, os Mi te foo tucky, which was commended by G nal Gurrard. ‘1 Hel puiloyen rebels wero,repulsed cach tim? with cousiderable loss. | edchitcaniees tytite Eaten ed and jubiiahed 1. That this Conveuiion; on Carolina, and acknovele: ging ves of America as the siprem lares vacant all State offles the incumbents of wh disqaliied themselves to hold them by viviating thelr oaths to aupport the federal constituiion. 2. That che offlee of Governor of this Commonwealth have Ang been vacated-by the dvath of Job W. Elils. and by the active treason to the Union of bis constitutional successor, sotine Governor Clark, Marble Nash ‘Taylor be hereby ap- Pointed and declared’ provs.onal Governor of North Poli i. 8. That the constitution of the State and its amendments, togeiher with the statutes ant iaws thereof, us contained = the Revised Code put in opera lon, Jauunty 1, 1336, be-te, clared continued tn ful torer; also, such # ibeequent acts of the General A-semby as were Bot adopted in ooutravene tou of the national eoustiution ur ‘\i'derogation ‘of ite sue thority. 4, Tht the ordinance of the Convention which assembie@ at Ruleigh on tie 20th of May mug the secession of this Commonw:ulth from {© federal Union, such seces- sion boins legaiy impossible, is of ao foree or effect; and said ordinance, together with all other ordinan:es aud acta of said Convention or of the General Assembly made and done in purvuanc® of the tra onuble purposes of Ut against the Union, tx hecby aec ared nul and vod. 5. That, whereas, tt ts desirable tuat his State shall be re in the federal stain her due ‘The Union logs was four killed and twenty wounded. pertion of the Forty third inodna reximent stationed at Torre Hate destroyed the printing office of a secess.on Journal catied the vat im that place. 32d—The robel batteries on the Potomac river, below ‘Washington, with the exception of a gap here and th: extended from Cockpit Point to Mathias Point—a distance Of twenty nmles. %23d—The President of the United States suspended the operation of the writ of habuas ourpus in the District of cl . Mo. ‘The Secon’ Ohio regiment, under Colonel Harris, company «fcavalry, bal a smart engagement with about six hundred rebels ‘at West Liberty, So gan county, Mo. ‘The Union men soon routed the sec-ssionis's, and in their flight they threw away their guns and evo. ything that tended to impede their progress. Only two or three of the Union troops were wounded. e rebel loss was fifteen killed and thirty wounded and prisoners. 24th.—Tho westorn section of the California telegraph connvcted with the eastern at relt Lake City, thus ¢ m- Pleting the wires between the Atlantic and Pacitlc resented res and a Sendne: «Aisne bee cheers ponems onde: Wiehe Fight in the councils of the Union; therefore, the Provisional 25th.—The company of Union cavalry known as Fre- be directed hereby to order special eiectio.is, in ac mont’s Body Guard, numbering 160, made @ brilliant © with chapter 69 of the Revised Cove, ns +00 a& charge upon about two thousand rebels at Springtleld, | practicable and expeuient, tn any district or districts c id; aud in view ot the prevalenon of aime Missourl, und completely routed thom. ‘The Guard lost | }¢presents le . fiftecn killed, twenty-three wounded and sixty-one miss- | the guvesp iris herebraiteded ve loan hia cottage ocala ton upon presenution of such evidence as sball satis:y him of the fact of an election, at the ernor be authorized and em) ‘h official vacan lew by temporary appointments, Guch acts as in the exercise of a sound discretion he may deem expedient {cr the safrty and good order of the State. 19th—An expedition from Gen. Dix’s.department ar- rived from Mary and oa ths Eastera shore of Virginia. Upon the approach of the Union troops the rebels laid down their arms, and the stars and Stripes were r in all purts of Northampton and Accomac countles, The largest portion, inolu sing the business part, of the town of Wargaw, Mo., was burned by the rebgls to pre- vent its being occupled by Uuiou troops for winter quar- ters. The gunboat Conestoga went from Paducah, Ky., on aa exploring expedition up the Tennessee river, and dis- covered # rebel battery near the Tennessce line, She threw one shell, which routed the rebels. Still further up another battery was discovered and engaged. ‘The rebels were again routel, wich a number The Conestoga was but slightly damaged in the encounter. 2Oih—the rebel Gen. Floyd sudden!y broke up his cemp in the vicinity of the Gauley river, and male a hasty reireat. He burned over three of bis. tonts and deatroyed @ large amount of camp een Th his tight he cast aside ten wagon loads of ammunit arms. ‘A fleet of about thirty old whale ships, loaded with stones, sailed frum New Bedford, Mass., and New Londen, Conn., bound South, for the of boing sunk in the channels at the entrances of some of the Southern ports. 22d—Fort Pickens opened freon: the rebel battertes’ at Pensacola, wiich was answered by Forts Barrancas and McRae, ing. Yin, Smith, one of the mom captured on board the Southern pr-vateor Jeff. (avis, was found guilty in Phila- delphis, after a trial lasting three or tou: daya, ona charge of piracy. RGth.—General Kelly attacked Romney, Va., routing tke enemy after an cng g-ment of two hours, capturing many prisoners, three pisces of cannon and all their wagons and camp equipage. ‘The rebels retreated towards Wiuchester. 28th—A party of four hundred rebels at Digger's Mills, Miss.uri, olfered to lay down their arms and return home, if secured ugainst arrest by the Union troops. Genera: Henderson, of the State Union militia, agreed to the terms, A large body of rebols attacked the Union men at Cromweil, Ky., but were beaten off. The great naval and military expedition des. ¢ on the Southern cvast sailed from Hamp- Ix o'clock A. M. ‘The expedition was com- of the following Lumber of yessels:— g 0 Sveain ferry bonis, 2, Mir wT ALa»» ao.veh ssnantaenst About twenty-seven thougand troops accompanied the expedition. Commo ‘ore J.-F. Dupont was the nava! com- pao and Gon. Thomas W. shorman the military com- mander. ‘A detachment of Union soldiers attacked 250 rebel cav- airy at Woodbury, Ky-, und routed them, kiliug and wounding fifty and taking.s number of prisoners, 3Uth—All the prisoners ta Fort Layfayette, numberiig one hundred and forty-eight, were removed to Fort War- Ten, in Boston harbor, Sisi—About three hundred rebels Rage de attack upon Union camp at Morgantown, Ky.. were re pulsed with considerable loss. : Hfo on the part of the rebela was not fully ascertained. Rerember Pe Ast—Licutenant General Winfield Scots, Commander of | Shd'six wounded, ‘The uaval wensela Niagaraand ish the United States Army, was placed by the President | mond took part in the engagement on. Sha Heat day sive upon the retired list of army officers, without reduction | were prevented socount of the water of his current pay, subsistence or allowances, The act ‘waa done at General Scott's own request, Major General George B. McClellan assumed command Of the armios of tho United States, in place of Lieutenant General Scott, by direction of the President. A violent storm overtook the great Union naval and military expedition off the coast of North Carolina, All the versels wore sepatated, and lost sight of each othor. During tho galo three of thom wore disabled and obliged to return, two wero driven ashore by the force of tho wind and wrecked, and two foundered at sea. Only seven lives were lost. Qd-—Maor General John C. Fremont, having been re- moved from the command of the Union army in Missouri, Asuuied a farewell address to the soldiers, Askitiish (ook piace near Leavenworth, Kansas, and the rebels were routed. ™ The ship Maritana, Captain Williams, bound from Liver pool to Boston, was wrecked in Boston Bay. Captain Wil- pr on the accond on of Deing tob low for them nto get ‘sufficient the fortifications. Both v¢ were slight! ope man was killed and seven on board Richmond. Seunay, 24th—James M. Mason and John” Slidell, the rebelCmmussioners, with their socretarios,were landed at Fort ‘ehh een he ‘Port. Royal A portion of Ca) took’ possession a Tybee ialaud, at the | of the Savannah river. ‘The piace was foundentirely evacuated by the rebels. A skirmizh took at lancaster, Missour!, between a Union force fonr Rontred and ane eione, Colonel Moore, and four hundred and twenty rebels. Tho Eeegh were routed, losing thirteen killed 2 nuinber wounded isoners, The Union loss was one kilicd and two #5th—While the shot and shell which wore fired by the ‘eictay were being coilected around Port Pickens, through: the cavelessnegs of one of the men, one of the sheils burst, killing Ave and wounding seven of our soldiors. 2Gth—Cencral Bon. McCulloch, with his rebel armys again occupied Springficld, Missouri. ‘Askirmish took place ‘near Vienna, Va. between one handred and twonty Union troops and five hundred rebst Name and twenty-one other persons, were drowned. Only | cavalry. ‘The Unionists were attacked front and rear. tisheen persons were waved, Forty of the Unton troops were either killed or taken petsiners, 7th—The steamship Constitution, having on board two reg mente of troops forming part of Gen, Butler’s ex- pedition, sailed south from Hampton R. ads, ‘The First Pennsylvania caval-y entered Dranesville, Va., and arrested six disloyal citizens and five or six officois of the rebsl army. On: their roturn they were fired upon by a party of secessionists, and hal one maa wounded; one company of dismounted cavalry charged upon the rebels, killing throe and taking three prismera. Major R, M. Hough, aid-de-camp to Genorai Hunter, tm cotamand of four companics of the I iret Missouri cava'ry, as escort toa large train from Sodatia, bad an engave- ment with rebels at Biack Walnut creck, Misacuri, and killed and wounded seventeen and took five prisoners. Five Unionis'¢, including Majer Hough, wore wounded, bit nore serictaly. RS8ih—Thankeglving Day was duly observed in the fol- lowing States and loc Littes:— A spirited engagement took place at Platte City, Mis- suri, between Major Joseph's Union forces and Silas Gor- don’s rebels. Our men numbered one hundred and twenty-nine, tho rebels three hundred. The attack was wade by the robo's, but they soon broke and ran in every direction, throwing down their guns and leaving all their eqaipments. Thirteen rebcls were killed and wounded and thirty taken prisoners, a The Union forces under General Nelson tock Preston- burg, Ky., meoting no resistance. Ath—Twenty-five of the vessels of the great expedi tion, mcluding the flgship Wabash, anchored off Port Roy: arbor, South Carolina. ‘An expedition under Colonel Dodge took posseasion of Houstou, Texas ccunty, Missouri, and captured a largo amount Of rebel property and sévecal prominent soces- | New York, % Wisconsin, slonists, including some officers of the rebel army. A | Connecticut, Indiana, Maryland, largo mail for the rebel army was aso captured, contain- | Rhode Leland Thinoia, Deldwaro, ing information of the position of the entire rebel force in | Vermont, Towa, kentucky, Miscouri. New Jersey, Michigan, Arkansas, - Gth—A Union force of. about three thousand five hun. | Pennsyivanin, Minnigota, Western Virginia, dred mon, under ten. Grant; left Cairo, Til., in four st-am- | New Hampshire, _ Kansas, “Washington city. ‘era and two guuboate, ‘Ihey InndedShroe tiles above | 2och—A kirtniah occurred neir New Market. Va. 8 Columbus and made an attack upon the rebel camp at Belmont, Missouri, A fight ensued, and the Unionists succeeded in destioying the camp, captured a rebel bat- tory of six guus avd (ook 130 prisoners. Fearing soces- sion reinforcements, they concluded to retire to, their about ilve miles from Old Point, in which throe tebels were killed, inoiuding E. A. Scott, a well known merchant. of Richmond, ‘The tain op the Platte Company Ra‘lrond was seized on its arrival at Weston, Mo., by the guerrillas, under the boats; but they wore mot by a large rebel force,and the | revel Gordon, and the United ‘Express Company's ting was renawed with groat sia ghtor on both sides. | freight appropriated. Union men succeeded in getting on board the steam- sere vanes ers, their retrent be.ng covered by tho gunboats, ‘The pédeiites. fellowing wore the losses on both sides; — Union. Rilied., 4 Wounded. Missing and prisoners Qd—The first regular éssioh Of the Thirty-seventh Congress commenced in Washington. A party of exasperated citizens of all parties attacked & gaug of returned rebels from General Price’s army, under Captains Young and Wheatley, near Duoksburg, about twenty miles west of Sedalia, Mo., killing sevem and wounding ten ot them, Among the killed was Cap. tain Young. None of the citizens were killed or soverely wounded. @4—Henry C. Burnett, a reprecentative tn Congress from Kentucky, and Jobn W. Reed, a representative from Miagouri, were expelled from the House of Roprosonta- tives, they being traitors to theit®borntry, ‘Tho President's Message and accompanying documents were sent into Congress. A skirmish took place in Saiem, Mo., in which the rebels were routed, sustaining @ loss of sixteen killed, twenty wounded and ten prigoners. ‘The Union loss was three killed, eight wounded and two prisoners, The steamship Constitution, with the Twenty-sixth Massachusetts and Ninth Connecticut regimonts, being the advance of Genoral Butler's expedition, arrived at Ship Island, off the Mississippi coast, and landed the troops. ‘The frigate Santee dostroyed a fortification that wae nearly completod at Bolivar Point, in Galveston harbor. ‘The intention of the battery was to bear on the block ading feet, and drive them off, 4th—the traitor; Jobn G, Breckinridge, of Kentucky, was expelled from the Senate Of the United States by» unanimous vote. Dth—The reports of the. Seoretaries of War snd the Navy show thatthe goveroment had in service for the war 682,971 men, not cneatmeng whem was yt all laving voluntosred." They wore aivided Jauteer militia. Rexular arth Seamen and Rebel. Total...... ieee Ove hundred and twenty Union troops, under Captain Sshields, were captured by the enemy noar Litile Santa Fe, Mo. ‘Zth—Nearly all of the vossois composing the great Raval and miitary expedition having arrived at Port Royal harbor, South Caroiina, an attack was made upon the robe! batteries, known as Forts Waiker and Beaure- gard, both of which weve scieutificaly constructed, weil mounted and well garrisoned. After less than five hours fighting the batteries wore silenced, the rebels heat ® precipitate retreat and the victory was ‘coraplote. The fovts aud baiteries wore thon taxed posscasion of by the Union forces, and the Stars and Stripes wore hoisted in the state of South Carolina for thie fist time wince the 13th of April, whea the flag was hauled down at Fort Sumter, iu Charieston harbor. During the evgayemont the flect had eight kiiled and tweniy-three wounded. The war vessols wore slightly injured by balls from the enemy's guns, but wore all in fighting condition at the close of the bate, The rebel lose was suppored to bo one Lundred killed and two hundred wounded, Forty twe guns of the largest ca ibro wore taken, togebher with @ quautity of other valuable munitions of war, 8:h—Tho intercommunication between Savannah and Charleston was closed by biockading the mouth of Scull creek, in Port Royal harbor. Coutiwander Dupont, of the naval expedition, cent « force up Port Royal harbor to examine the village of Beaufort, 8. C. ‘Ihe place was found entirely deserted. ‘A battle took placo between a division of tho’ Union army, ubder Gen, Nelron, and an army of rebe es at Ivy creck, noar Piketon, Ky. Tho rebuls were complotay routed, loxving thirty dead on the oll, ‘The Union lose was ten killed and thirty-seven wounded. ‘Oth—-Major General Henry W, Hallock was ordered to tako command of the Lepariipent oft the West, which in cludes Misgourt, and General Jon Carlow" Buoll was asasigned (0 thé command of the Department of Kon. tucky. Scxpay, 1Oth—Goneral Honham’s brigade had a abarp ‘marines. The necessionixta ran. and the Vuln fore-n pursued twenty Ove miles, Tho robots jont a numbor killed and wounded, aud the Unioni ta lost two killed, ‘the Union forces at Gnyundotte, V river, having been betrayed und » of them mur. derod by the rebel Inhabitants of the town, the place was about two-thirde of the village dentcoy od, thOne hundred and Alty mounted Union troops wo wo ncked neue hanawe City, Minwurl, ty five or six hundied rebels, and, atte, a denporato mtruggle, the onomy retreated to the woodn, ‘The Union troops, vider General Nelson, entered and ooenpied Vikew n, Kentucky. Before arriving at the place aw party of rebold, seven hundred and Aity stroog, were oncvunlered iw atmlurh, bat thoy were routed after an Total... seeeeees 682,97R Oth—A riot ocerred at Nashville, Tenn., occasioned by the authoritis resorting to drafting for soldiers to supply the rebelarmy, Tho boxes uscd for the purpose were broket up, and during the distarbance two persons wore killed anc! a uumber wounded. The Governor was forced to keep Lis room surrounded by # strong guard to ayoid ap attack Jth—A n:torious band of secession robbore—thirty- five in nimbor—headed by'& raxn named Sieenoy, were captured noar Giaagow, Mo., by & detachment of Untom cavalry, Scxpay, @th—A party of six hundred rebels, with o's Picees of artillery, opened dre on the Union troops, acius, + on the Ohio