The New York Herald Newspaper, January 13, 1862, Page 2

"> NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 1862. ow,” and to beat an ignominious retreat to his inhos- Pitable home. Under the teachings of a forlorn expert ence of the stern realities of war, with an humble sub- mission to the dispensation of Divine Providence, whose tender mercies he has never studied to imitate, he will doubtless become @ wiser, a sadder, if not a better man. A REBEL ESSAY ON YANKEES—CHOICE MORCEAU OF SOUTHERN LITERATURE. {Krom the Richmond viapaich, Jan. 9.) Among other qualities whi b distinguish man from the ar ty of reason. Upon this ol d the Yankee man in part jot xulted in being met only the superior of tho tho beasis, Dut of all other mea aa wratioral bog. Upon the article oi soul, and upon the moral attri!utes and the domestic aud social «ilvevions, thy gouuin» Jonathan was never very exclusive. but pure reason was the god of bis idolatry, aud the capagity to eal Consequences, dis- corning ‘his interests and holding on (o them at all ha- gard and to the last extremity, were the chie? glory of the sons of the Pilgrims. The bead anc uot the heart was their seat of greatuees, and looking out for number one the great end of humanity. Fstimated, then, by the standard which the Yankees have themselves adopied, what are we to think of Yan- Koedom «s illustrated by the present wart What has be- bat i come of that super-emiuient reason by which they claimed gent soif-interey? What of their capabity for calculating Conseqieiices abd taking caro of number one? There is mo explanation of their couse except oa the i national insanity, of a moral epi- demic which seized ‘pon their whole race and prostrated their Goddess of Reason in the dust. Thatall thoir imterests were involved to the pre- servation cf the late Union, they now admit, and that of all the ways of rescuing it, war is the last, every one us- der heaven sees but themselves, Yet they persist, at an enormo:s expense, in;carryiag on a gigantic scheme of in- vasion, which now, aftera year's trial, has proved a fearful abortion, and which, every hour that it continues, increases the hazard of adding @ crushing war to their American embroilments. ‘After the crowning madness of electing a President by the Nerth to rulo over the South, and after the secession Of the Gulf States, there was still a course by which they have averted the heavy judgment that, their folly provoked, and have even held out a chaiico of a re- construction of the old Union, Thoy might have with- drawn — the forts of ae 0 few hundred soldiers who were not strong enough to protect the pro- perty of the United States, and whose presonce only tend- ed to irritate the South and proveke collision and blood- They might have sought to conciiiate the border States, which were eager to mect thei more than half way, aud who would have clung to the Union forever if they’ had been permitted to do so without di . But fm vain these States, led on by Hs ga the grand, datpric Old Common wealth of Re ed and imp! for compromise and justi A judicial blindness to have seized upon ‘tho who'e Yankee nation. Lincoln, their chosen Presi dent, hardened his heart, like Pharoah, and would no! let the people go. Instead of yielding to ‘the suggestions of prudence aud modoratién, he adopted mevsures of gavage yivience, which absolutely drove Virginia and every other Southeragstate out of the old confederacy and forced them to ‘ake Up arms in defence of their rights end liberties. Insteal of cee Mun by the solemn Attiiude of tie border States, whole Yankee popula- tion was excited to such a pitch of frenzy as had never beon heard of outside a lunatic asylum. We believe ‘that the day will come when the Yankees will read the ac- counts of their horrible menacos against the purity of the Southern households and the lives und honor of Southern men at the beginning of this war, and confess that they wore stark, staring mad, raving Bedlamites , and fit only for straight jackets and a mad house. Yet this is the people who have always hela themseives up as the incar- nation of pure reason, and have affected to look down from their iceberg elevation upon the sunny South as a race of impulsive, passionate beings, who were mero children in comparisou with the wise, rational, so!f-pos- sessod and pelf-restraining philosophers of Now Engian4. , It is to be hoped that the present contest will teach the faukees true wisdom, which consists iu knowing oue’s ‘sel, and in knowing other people, in both which branches of knowledge they have shown themscives lamentably deficient, and which also includes (he cultivation of the moral as weil as the intellectua! faculties. are eu- gaged at present io the most Quixotic project ever under- taken by any people since the foundation of the world. If they could subjugate the South, it would only be by the extermination of its inhabitauts and the desolation of it whole territory, a consummation which would invol their own tsnifacturing and commercial destruction, wellas that of the Southern people. Buy they? cannot succeed. Thay are piling up mountains of debt only to ensure disaster, disgrace and everlasting bankruptey. ‘The South will dispute every inch of grouud with them. from Texas to the Rio Grande. It will make every hill iF const, for wo are realy to meet their worst at Manas- im Central Koutucky and at Columbus, and also at most points om the coast. But do not know with what overwhelming forco thoy may ot make an onslaught at some unprotected Point, and gain a suecess to tyspirit ther and dispirit us. Lot us remember, however, that our determination in the Prosecution of this war is not dependevt on victories, though theirs may be. If every battic ended iv our de- foat, We must still offe. nd mako new sacrifices of slaughtor vpon th dlepeudencs. If we could hot win that inovitable goal of our oifurt by defeating the euemy, we could do it by exhausting him with his very victories. Wars have been 60 won. “Live or die, sur vivo or perish,”’ wo are ‘for independence.” But our cause does not approach this baa strait yet. It displays almost an uninterrupted record of victories, aud their remembrance should inspire our enti: coutidence as to its future bi-tory. This lull of arms will be brokew anon by the shouts of Soutbera victors, wherever on the border the enemy may choose thoir battle fields. Ia it not why wo wait impaticntly that we wait for victoriog ? If we dreaded defeat, we shoud not bo impationt for the event. Our very impatience then is a presage to victory, which leaser ‘orliense of despondency cannot discoun- tenance. Perhaps we are to pay for too 5¢ hopes, suggested by the Trent agiair, in tho crushing’ despondency which will ensue in case of tment as To the Feault. This will be » profitable lesson, teaching us that the reliance of hope of @ short road ry oon rough foreign intervention. Tt would scem thrt we have actually beca resting on our arms to hear what Groat Britain would ‘say about the ingult to her flag, and tho enemy soem to be deing the same. “The decision of Great Britain is of momentous tous, it is true; but whatever it may bo, military activily im the meanwhile is our proper course. Yet we do not charge any lack of active intents on the part of our military authorities, but it seems that our people have given much more interested attcntion to views frum across the ocean than to military operations. This is not right. Our ‘and trust should be still in our armies in the field, has been heretofore—not in outside aid. A REBEL AGENT TO ENGLAND. TEMPTING FOOD FOR THE BRITISH LION. ‘The Mobile Register has received from London a of a letter addressed to Lord John Russell by the T. Butler King, a Confederate agent, who has been in re ade several months. The Register says of the It is an argument addressed to the commercial and unparalleled justrial financial prosper: of the Ni thas been built up upon Southern savionsues, & Southern market mono; , and favoring federal ion. All this prosperity, counted by ions, is, says Mr. Kit to the your ritish Premior, at ‘ou have Tt is cortainly a 3p i to hold out your hand and take it. tempting offer to great commercial Power of tho earth—that Power whcse boast is that the anee bass, of Pa Soap a peers around bapa fh whose war policy coloniring over the world, an pianting her foot upon every of the sca where a sea Dird can light, is but the exemplar of that com- mercial policy that seeks to open new markets for her trade, new customers for her manutactures, new feeders to her vast and complicated mechanical industry. Mr. King is entitled to wiates loo mnganity aibackonde] Ds theme. It is the weak spot of Britis icy that he has assailed with his tremendous enginery fascinating FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE IN RICHMOND. AN ARRIVAL FROM LONDON. [From the Richmond Whig, Dec. 25.] Wo had the pleasure of an interview yesterday with Mr. Fry,of Mobile, a young man of much intelligence, who has just returned from Europe, who, in addition to despatches to the President from our Commissioners and London papers, communicates intelligence ofa most gra- sifying character in rogard to the feelings of the English people, and the purposes of their government toward the Confederate States. Mr. Fry left London on the 10th of November, on board the British steamer Gladiator, laden with 30,000 Enfield rifles, 200 tous of powder, sabres, pis- tols, medicines, surgical instruments, camp utensils, &c. , for the Confederate States. ‘The 9th of this month the Gladiator entered the harbor of Nassau, for the pur- pose of coaling, and to receive instructions as to the Confederate port she should approach. the se- cond day alter the United States gunboat Flam- beau made her appearance in the harbor, sent thither for the special purpose of intersecting tho Gladi- ator. There they both lie now—the Gladiator afraid to venture out, and the Flambeau not daring to lay hands on and there they aro likely to remain until Great in enters the ri be conveyed over to ‘onfederate port, but the Flambeau top an Alleghany iht, and every plain a Manassaz. It ‘Will demonstrate its independence to the satisfaction of all mankind, and when it has done 80, the powerful ma- tions of Kurope, always willing to help those who ave able to help themseives, wil array themselves ay: ihe United States, and put the crazy North in the straight Jacket of compulsory peace. They will be turued out to aze—like Nebuchadnezzar—with the oxen, and become thy end asadder, but a wiser nation. Alas for the knowing, smart, rational Yankee race! To what a siate of opetoss idiocy and imbecility have they fallen! THE REBEL VOLUNTEER SYSTEM. aT DON’T WORK WELL—A FORCED SYSTEM RECOM: MENDED. (From the Richmond Examiner, Jan. 9.) Some of the wisest men of the South are affected with rave apprehensions on the score of re-onlistments. The diffeuity of keeping a large force in the field, and the hazard to result from the i ution of ol and the re. organization of new regiments at a most critical period Of the coming campaign, present, in fact, the only serious sources of approheusion for the Southern cause. We have not induiged, however, in any of these evil fore- ings. We look at the great fact that, so far, this war has derived ail its visor and success from the people. In ‘no particular have the patriotic masses of our country- men come short of their duty, or of the demands of the ‘crisis, one whit. The war is the people's war; they have made it rg isl the glory it las shed upon our uame, and it i8 a specios of high treason to harbor any appre: of delinquency on their part. ‘True, ihe p-ople have had much to complain of in the would- be rulers, pobticians and contract ers—mly their —in the war. . True, the soldiers have had much ‘to disgust them with the service. ‘True, there has Deen a sad absence oy’ enterprise, genius and energy in the conduct of public affairs, auch a8 gives nerve to the sol- dier’s arm aad kindles a flame in bis heart. Wehavehad lat; nor fami, carrying conaternation into the everywhere around the horizon; and we have, consequently, had bet a slight manifestation cf that popular enthusiasin attending the prosecution of the war, which a brilliant governing genius inflames, but which # dcll one snows upon. But, in spito of al! discouragements and obstacles, the peovle will do their duty. Our volunteers will all ro-en- ist, provided only that the labor and the burden be dis- tributed with an even hand. Ther reoly @ man in Our armies who makes any other objection to conti: in the service than that others remain at home equally bound with hin to serve the country in its need. This <ithenlty is, of ali others, the one most readily re- moved. This difficulty once removed, aud the whole Sorbie is obvinwed. Gur brave mon already in the camps gait fematn there; and our army will be ai once filled u to ths fu:,_*! Standard of numbers demanded by the oxi- goncies of the ts" The mode of ov¥rocing this solitary difficulty is sim- ply (o abandon the syattm cf Voluntary enlistment. Why should government ro\inquial rod and vital Of all its functions—that of commancing tlt of its citizens for the pablic defencer Why showid govern- its authority at the moment wher the sal- fepends upon its rigorously and.vigo- Tous!y putting it into requisition? Let the govern @rder the soldiers already im the field to and let it require those not eulisted to put t the fieid. By cailing upon all to serve in ite arm makes tho service a cheorful one on the part of all. Those ontinue ia it, and perform their duty y unknown before, when they see that the Test Of their fellow citizens are required to do their part poleon would overcome the difficulty poets. le abject ef reenlistment in two days. ot Oy Gave an immediate return of the able-bodied in every magisterial district of the south or din, to their rent ages. Classi would, Yong. deforo the winter shall expire, have every man under arms by namo to join his proper corps, and in active drill and service. Nothing ity or cheerfulness in o stall are required to do their duty » and wernmont is, with ene lity, prompts ‘one oa conve ‘all, with impartiaiity, doing’ ite ow We ought, long ere this, to have had a census of the Con fedorate States, and our War Department ought, before six months of the war had over, Aare haul rolls From ecery magisterial district in the confederacy, enumrat ‘cory. aie Lodied man in it. The volunteer system hhas served its purpose of meeting a pressing exigency Tt would be imbecile and idle to expect it to serve the ne ‘cessities of a protracted war. To attempt to carry it on farthor is to break down uttorly—ia literally to lean upon ‘fe broken reed. Why shold we at mere temporary expedient into bi inspires more then the fact that all a my horses in West- cause in the ways, THE REBEL SITUATION A BAD ONE. ‘From the Mobile Register and Advortiser, Dec. 21.) {i eceme to be the impression—we see it in faces when we donot hear it in their words—that ‘men’ sire of the confederacy are not wry cheering jus now. omey Biaty ‘ocount for this tone of (eel Dy the fact that some time has elapsed since our artus ‘any success of moment. Thus victories seom, ‘at the first giance, to be ae much tho cause as tho conse. quonce of patriotism. But because when our arms ar ph our patriotism effulges, and w jastioally by the oars and bara, ‘man must not infer from the quistude and cheerless pend ‘of another that his patriotic confidence is less ixed hurrahing over @ fresh suo- We are so unused to adver which is not a brilliant suecess the invading enemy siew Col. Torry, have crossed of Green riv They mid be their Styx, and that river, which many thought ‘are advancing in fyrce. In Missouri, too, our banner seems to tradi; for the telegraph telle ua Price ie in full retreat Thus the cnomy sem to be progressing long our northern Frontier while all cround us he lords iL on owr coats, oigan: ‘Acing his expeditions on our soil, aii threatens us with fur- ther inva im. These ore the points of the situation, A lull, a pawe,a — exits, precedent ore erente which cause a feeling of apprelension more than of conpt- Mtence aa tothe fears, Wolke Wat the oncmy aren pa of ‘and meditatemischief. and fool that ove long theit Sows, the heaviest of the war, must fall. We tract that their hammer will strike our anvil; but we are not sure, for we are in doubt whether at some points there is an anvil tg moet the kammer, ‘These points oan only be on ve picked up and brought along with ‘her. The cargo of the Gladiator is in charge of D. T. Brisbie, Esq. , of Norfolk. Mr. Fry left Nassau to-day a week ago, and reached Rich- mond last Sunday, by a routeand by means that we donot disclose. He assures us that, whether in Nassau, in Lon- don, or in Paris, he heard but one sentiment expressed— that of cordial good will for the Confederate States, and the hope and conviction that they would triamph. Even before the outrage on the Trent, 80 strong was the pres- sure of feeling in England against the North, that Mr. Yancey firmly believed, and positively assured Mr. Fry, we | that no more than a month from his departure (the 10th of November) would elapse before the blockade would be broken. Mr. Fry entertains no doubt that Great Britain bir ys war, and is of opinion that France will unite the act. Ou the above subject the Richmond correspondent of the Memphis Appeal writes as follows:—A gentleman ar. rived in town to-day from Europe, via Nassau and the steamer Gordon. He reports the state of feeling in both land and on the Continent as decidedly in favor of the cauge of the Confederates against the United States, and thinks a war inevitable with Great Britain, if not with France. At Nassau the Gladiator lay hemmed in by the Flambeau, which at one time threatened to make her way into the port and cut out the coveted prize, where- upon the feelings of the islanders rose to fever heat, and they armed themselves to repel such an effort at all hazards. There cau bo little question that the sympa- thies of the colonies of European Powers in American waters are with us, as witness the recent escape of the Sumter, in spite of the preconcerted biue light signals and the vigilance of the commander of the Iroquois. THE OFFICERS OF THE PIRATE STEAMER NASHVIL! From the Richmond Whig, Jan. 9.) The lon Uiustva'ed News of the 30th November last contains a spirited wood cut of the capture and burning of tho Harvey Birch by the Confederate steamer Nash- ville, and thus speaks of the officers of the latter ves- sol:—Captain Pegram is an cld officer of the United States Navy, and bore a conspicuous part in the Mexican war, in the Paraguay and Japan expeditions, and during the war waged by the Engiish and ch in China, For his cistinguished services Lis native State, Virginia, vowed Lim, by tho unanimous voice of the General Assembly of the Legisiature, a splendid sword, anc Sir Jobn Stirling, in his despat o the Admiralty, makes the foliowing mention of him:—It is impossible to speak too highly of the American co-operating party engaged. They were with the Rattler, emulating eech other in the thickest of theattack. But my warmest thanks, in particular, are due to Lioutenant Pegram, the Amorican senior officer; his encouragement of the men, and coolness under a heavy fire,and determined bravery, when surrounded by a persevering and revengeful for, were conspicuous to I. First Lieutenant Fauntleroy was aid-de-camp to General Johnston at the baitle of Manassas. Lieutenant Bennett served there in the naval battery, while one youngster on board, named Cary, received his appointment as midshipman in the Confederate navy as a reward for distinguished gallantry in the same action. RICHMOND FORTIFICATIONS—ABUSES, (From the Richmond Examiner, Jan. 9.} The whoie condition of the management of our city fortifications needs investigation in more respects than We have learned, with the utmost surpriso, that tment on the works, which in- volves a large aud important trust, is in the hands of John Hagai, the negro driver, whose black mail opera wil tions were yes ventilated in the Mayor's Court, aud whose political importance that hes procured him the appoiutment is said to consist in the fact that be is, according to the rowdy appellation , g of the Creek Nation,” the best bully in town, and ean carry any elec tion he pleases in Butchertown. ia paying off the ne- grees at work on the fortifications, we under. stand that most abuses’ have been practised. The nires them to be ideutified by their we are informed that ithas been @ common practice for some of the over- seers to charge these poor creatures teu per vent of their pay as (eos for their identilleation, Who are these o seers, and who is responsible for their contuet? Some o them) after the fashion of “Hogan's Joon,’ bave been fished up from the baek slums of the city, and ther Again, as appeared from tho exhibition in the Mayor’ enart yesterday, of a brace of Hagan’s whippers-ia, hi employed creatufes a little low or than themselves to hunt up frea wegroes ia the city yiving them, the alternative of paying biaek mail or of being carried to the jail and whipped. One of the most awiul and revolting speci- meus of tho barbarity of these creatures was related to Mayor Mayo in our hearing yesterday, where a free negro ‘ortifieations bat his back actually cut into a man- gle of bleeding flesh, the driver baving given him, as we wero told by & policeman, five hundred lashes with the whip, until the poor victim od under bis flendish rage. In tho name ot no justice to be found'in courts of human justice for iquities like this? RALIZATION OF THE REBEL ARMY. meal From the Norfolk Day Book, Jan. 9. To rux Kprtor—The Richmond Examiner of s recent and other prominent Confederate journais, teem with complamts of the demoraliza¥on, recklessness and decline in spirit of the Confederate army. The demand for substitutes, it is alleged, has become so great from indiaposition among good men to remain longer in the service, that the most exorbitant prices are required to procore them. While many of these complaints manifestly spring from croaking spirits, and savor strongly of the flesh pots of Egypt, it is nevertheless afact that there is a needless amount of disomtent and some manifestations of reck- Jeasness in the Southern amy. Ti more becomes patrlotic government, if these evils exist, to inquire into thoir causes and suggest remedies for their ev oto herald them for the comfort of our enemie hoe gallant hoarted vo- ion of 1 all taken their lives in junteers : ring upon the altar of their Lands, to make a free of their country. ‘A volunteer who responced to the first onll of his State, aud who bas been in the service of the confeleracy for over vight months, more than «ix hundred mites from hig home and bus aamall pace in the Day Book, to point out a fe # causes, which, operating to: gether have put the v h army ina cont.tiate be plicly castigates before the eyos of ‘Tho firs <content which became ° in thg Confederate «any from a * ’ extended to officers, white private, nir¢ yo them tn social status before ivevwny hon by arrests ama in ‘ officers have too generally 4 their mon, not ar superiors in & luntoer army without material degradation, for by as much as the one receives less pay than the other, aud in- fintiely leas priviiege, it is more patriotic to volunteer as private thaw as ay officer, and so much more he ought be commended by & grateful people whose libertics and rights have brov ghi him toarms. Another cause of diseomtent, and one whieh should be regarded in view of needed re-enlistment, is the strin: reetritiins made Ly the War De; ariment and commanding generis im regard fo ferloughs. Regiments of business moa f Georgia and other States, hastened from their homes at a day's. notice, in response to the call of the country, leaving wives and children but partially provided for, much urgent aad important busi- hess @utirely unsettiod, and not even in conditicn to be adtuinistered upon in ease of death. Many of thon have remained iv a state of stagnant inactivity for eight months—during five months of the lime with positivo orders over them forbidding all furloughs for any cause. If proporty is going to waste it makes no difference. if wives are dying and chidren famishing the erder ia in- exorable, sud the disheartened soldier has to stand to his arms and yet be condemned as demoralized if he utter one complaint. If, under these circumstan our rulers expect to continue an effective army of volunteers in the fold, it is tho opinion of # humble soldier, who has ren- dered willing service to his couvtry for oight months, that they overrate by far the patriotism of tho chiva'rous South. It is hard enough for the patriotic volunteer to leave his homo and business and submit to the army regulations provided for men whose vecation is war. But after placing themseives under these restrictions, whicn offer but moagre priviloges, then to bo forced to Higa under tyrannical ex actos, oven these, is hard, deed, and will have a telling offect in thinning the ranks of tho army, it ® moro liberal policy is not speedily adopted. PLUNKET. THE REBELS’ OPINION OF THE BURNSIDE EXPEDITION. (Special correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch. } jonvoLK, Jan. 7, 1863. The Designs of the Fedcrat, Flod—Norfole 1s’ Destina- ‘So much has been said and written about tho Burnside expedition and its probable destination, that it is like an worn out ‘sung until it has lost its music coases to charm the ear of the listener, or to oxcite emo- tion, or interest, or concern in his mind. And yet there may be some who would like to know the last news ‘about the groat Burnside fleot, that is to commit so groat somewhere on the Southern coast, fire off cannon, explode bombshells, batter down forts, tire upon ‘dwolling houses, send conic riflo sholls through the sick wards of hospitals, steal nogroes to enslave them and ‘compel them to work for $8 per moath—clothing deduct- ed—and engage in other dignified procoodings to be meres in Northoru papers as brilliant victorios. are new rumors about the grand armada of gunboats, rotten hulis and dear bought transport ships. Of course they are to come to Hampton Roads, take their a, under the fort—scarcely eleven miles distant— ve @ drunken spree at Sogar’s hotel, and then come in [or reat style up to Norfolk, levelling the Sewall’s Point ies to the ground, kuocking Craney Island clear from its foundation, and piling it up over the mainiand, blowing up old Fort Norfolk and the magazine, demolish- ing the spiondid ston structure and model hospital on the opposite shore, taking quiet possession of Norfolk and Portsmouth, helping themselves to the Navy Yard, and so forth and go on. But to be a iittle more serious—a gentieman recently from the North, says the expedition is intended for Norfolk; and tho correspondent of a Western paper says it is car- tainly designed for the waters of Eastern Virginia, including Elizabeth and its branches. Let them come, is the almost unanimous voice of the people hereabout ‘We are tired waiting for them, and shall doubtless have to wait much longer before any serious attempt is made by the Yankee fleet'to come up hither—Quid times? Ca- sarem vehis. Thavo reliable information direct from the Roads, ‘There are about a dozen federal war vessels lying near Olid Point and Newport News besides a large fleet of trans- port vessels. The large number of coasters reported in the Roads — come La account of the easterly gales. * * * . Our city is unusually quiet. There is occasionally a street disturbance, but it is quickly suppressed. There are not as many troops visiting the city as usual, {ho winter quarters of the different regiments are general; well located and comfortable. The troops are well drilled, well clad, well armed and ready to receive the enemy Meni he may have the bravery or foolery to attempt a visit. ANOTHER PORTION OF THE BURNSIDE EXPEDITION. The Norfolk Day Book of the 9th saya:—Information reached this city last evening to the effect that a federa! fleet had made its appearance on Pamlico Sound. Tho fleet consists of twenty gunboats, drawing from five to six feet of water and carrying, some of them, five guns. They were first discovered by Captain Hunter, who, while reconnoitring, was shot at by them. On his return'to the island he reported the fact, and our forces proceeded at once to place themselves in a state of readiness for an attack. This is supposed to be a portion of the Burnside expedition, and it is thought by some that its object is to prepare for an attack upon Norfolk from the rear. er this may be, one thing is certain, and that is, that should this be their programme, they will find it a hard road to travel before they get to the end of it. We trust that our friends at Roanoke Island will make every pitaretion to succssfully resist the foo, and that when 2 shows battle thoy will keep themselves cool and their powder dry, and by their valor causa another “masterly retreat” upon the part of the Hessians. INTERESTING FROM YORKTOWN, VA. {Special correspondence of the Norfolk Day Book. Yorktown, Va., Jan. 4, . Matters on the Peninsula—Arrival of Reinforcemen’ fa- gruder Expecting an Attack—Insufficient Hospital Accom- When we last met I promised to inform you of anything Of interest which occurred upom the Peninsula. We are now in the midst of excitement. Regiments are march- ing, drums beating, and our brave soldiers are ready to endure any hardships or privations, so they can only got @ chance at the despised Hessians. While I write,a large number of soldiers, the Second Mississippi battalion, are Passing, and the shouts of the soldiers on the roadside, as they pass, rend the air. Intelligence has just reached here that the enemy have advanced to Bethel, and suc- ceeded in burning it. I cannot say whether they are in force or no, but General Magruder has been expecting an attack for some time, as you know, and his wide awake customs make some think him too suspicious; but our beave General belisves in the saying that “eternal vigi- lance is the price of liberty.” Your readers ed that the Yankeos will never catch him asleep upon his post. One’ of our officers was sent down the other day with a flag of trace to Old Point, and, whi for his despatehes, the Yankee officers collecte' him. Int General Magruder would be ver assured them they would Coffin, in charge of: the Nels waiting around course of conversation he told them that happy to see them, and hearty old Virginia the surgeon, W. H. Licspital, who war’ sick in your city, a fire ocourred which destroyed much of the bedding and valuables of the hospital. The fire oc- curred in the clothes room,from some defect in the welcome. During the al chimney, and was fortunately discovered in tims'to save the building and the lives of many who could pot have left their beds. The Seuevolent ladies, it is hoped, witl soon remedy tho loss. Among the goods destroyed were stx hundred sheets, many beds, pillow cases, shirts and clothing. The hospital accommodations are ‘insufficient here, and it is feared that many of the sick, too sick to travel, will have to be sent off. The hospitals here, how- ever, are in admirable condition, and @ sick sok cared for as well as in any part of tho army. is If we have a brush with the enemy you may be sure the result will be creditable. The general of Bethel memory—the first memorable Yankee defeat—is ready to show them that the brave troops in his command can whip any force they can send by land or water. Ga., some tiie last June, WM. H. HURLBURT AGAIN. P ond Examiner . 9. arrested as aspy in Atlanta, ind who, since that time, has Wm. been confined in Henrico covnty jail, on Main street, was released yesterday by order of Governor Letcher. We un- derstand that the suspicions entertained of bim bas not been verified by anythi g that has occurred since,is in carceration. Hurlburt is a native of Charleston, South Carolina. ‘that pointed towards him as a suepicious person was the fact that he was found travelling through the South aftor the inception of hostilities by the abolition government ai Washington, when it was well known that informer years, as chief writer for the XN tributor to the Edinburg Review, he had advocated doc Tt will be remembered that the chief thing w York Times and con- trines leading directly to the state of things that enavet on the election of Abraham Lincoln. If we are aorrectly informed, Mr. Hurlburt claims to have recanted his for- mer opinions prior to the breaking out of tis war. Whether Governor Letcher did right in releasing him re- mains to bo seen, The imprisonment suffered by the party should certainty be a lesson to him in future. Hurl. burt is a person of extensive requirements and « writer of considerable ability. YANKEES TO BE EXCHANGED. ‘The same paper says:—During the next six or seven days the government will ship some one hundred and sixtysor more Yankee prisoners to the congenial region of Old Abe, in exchange for alike number of oursto be sont here. The prisoners who have been here longest will go first. This rule has been acted on heretofore. YANKEEDOM IN RICHMOND, VA. (From the Richmond Examiner, Jan. 9.) We lcarn that the theatrical company of Zouaves lately performing im this city, am& whose exhibit “Zou Zou was’ so taking to the triotte fire of their Southern patrons, were lately Pirnished io this sity by the goveroment with pass- ports to proceed North, and that they have taken their departure under the inevitable flag of truce which is con- stantiy being sent from Norfolk. By the way, while standing on Main streot yesterday, we observed near one of the well known corners of ‘tho fancy,’ an exceedingly frisky fidividaal sporting the affectation of a nilitery uniform with the additional attraction of pantaloons of the regular Broadway dandy color and ew 0 were aur. prised to », in the most positive manner, that this gay and gaudy jhdividual was a Yankee prisoner, taken in the inte battle of Lecsburg, who had been released on parole and was making the moat of his liberty in disport ing himself so freely on Main street. The honest com- munity may ask—can such things be possible? Wo answer that we can indicate the man and prove the charge, if occasion is made for us to do so. THR REBEL EXCHEQUER THE fPUBLIC {From the Richmond Inquirer, Jan. 8.) It has appeared in one of our cotemporaries, both edi- torially and by its correspondeuce, that tho Scoretary of the Treasury had purchasod cvin at a premium of forty por cont to Moet the interest due January 1 and March f, Ts62. Thinking that such a statement might injuriously t, we have taken the pains to seer. aifect the public er tain the facts, and wo aro arthorized to ray that no pur thiae of coin bad, or has been made by the Secreta: y of the Troasury for any such purpose; and that at the tine the notice ‘wae given to tho poblie creditors that the | jatoract would be paid in goiny more than cnorgh was al realy in the Treaaury te mect the interest due on the rove apocifier. reality—« concession which can never by made intry nged bave hoapprelensions as to thocrodit of the government in the future, as as its financial Concerns are managed with the ability which has so emi- nently distinguished it in the past. if the public credit wore really ia asuflering condition we should lament lo ‘see it still further erippied by attack or exposure in such @ time as this. Still more do we regret that errors should be conceived and propagated when the effect is to encou- rage (alse hopes in our cuemies. RICHMOND LOCAL ITEMS. [From the Richmdnd Dispatch, Jan. 9., FIGHT OF JANUARY. Tho anniversary of (ho battle of Now Orleans passed by without special observance... It was the custon when ail the soldier boys were at home to have some kind of a frolic, but the war has patan ond toallf stivities of that sort. Let us hope that another twelvemonth will bring about a happy restoration of the fashions of ‘auld lang syne.” PRISONS EVACUATED. Taylor's factory, on Cary atreet, betweon Twenty-fourth and ‘Twenty fifth ‘streets, lately ‘used as a government prison, hag been given up, and is now undergoing the Process of fumigation, preparatory to its occupation as ospital by the Marylanders, Mayo’s factory, adjomin, Taylor’s, is also relieved of its Yankee population, and has boen given up by the government, DISCOMITED WARRIORS. Some four or five porsons wearing military clothes were bofore tho Mayor yesterday, for offending against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth, by drunkenness and perverse coings goneraily. ‘ihey wore placed in close quarters, to await tho demand of their officers. When soldiers are loaced up with whiskey they get very absurd notions of valor into their heads, and while play- ing the mock hero are often interrupted by a pressing ii vitation to spend the night in the watch houge. ‘Tho nogro Alb: poeta ‘ion of Nit 10 ert, arrested on suspicion of stealing $225 from an old servant who fell from steps of Mrs Wat. son’s office last Sunday and was killed, yesterday received sentence of thirty-nine lashes at the Mayor’s court. We did not learn that tho deceased negro’s money was re- atored to his heirs and assigns. THE MILITIA. We publish to-day the order from the Executive De- partment countermanding the call upon the militia of Richmond and surrounding counties. It is novertheless tho duty of the citizens to organize thoroughly, for they } know not the day nor the hour when the services of the militia will be required. SKATING. The boy re skating yesterday morning on the pond noar Bellevue Hospital, tho ice having become solid ‘enough to bear their weight, though there was some risk ofa ducking. We hope the opportunity for filling the ico houses will not be noglected. INTERESTING FROM WESTERN VIRGINIA. ITS _DEFENCES—MINERAL WEALTH—THE CONQUESTS OF THE FEDERAL TROOPS—COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE REBEL MIS-GOVERNMENT. ‘The capacities of the salines in Smyth county for the production of galt are equal to four millions of bushels a year for alltime. The consumption of the South is about three millions and a half bus! of salt per annum; so that we have in s single depository of that mineral aca- pacity for'more than supplying the entire confederacy. ‘Tho lead mines of Wythe, the county adjoining that of these galines, are among the richest and most productive in the world.’ Tho lead is of © most raro good quality, and the limit to the production is only that which results from the amount of labor employed. Tho Confederate government obtains nearly its whole supply of lead from these mines. The value of these lead veins is only second to that of the depositories of salt hard by. ‘One of the largest iron foundries in Western Virginia is a furnace in full operation in this same county of Wythe. Woe have already stated the fact that the Con- foderate government is in more apprehension for a‘te- quate supplies of iron than of any other mineral, for without iron it would be powerless indeed. There are now but four or five furnaces in full operation in Virgi- nia, and there are few if any others inoperation in all the Southern States. This furnace and foundry in Wythe is one of the most important in the confederacy, and is of incalculable value to the South at this time. Extensive preparation has beon made for tho manu- facture of saltpetre in Southwestern Virginia, a region abounding everywhere in limestone caves, containing most rich and extensive deposits of earth strongly im- pregnated with this mineral. There is probably a great- er capacity for the production of saltpetre in Southwest- ern Virginia than in any other region of the confederacy. Right through the heart of southwestern Virginia runs the great line of railway connecting Virginia, North Carolina, the Atlantic seaboard and the Confederate go- vernment with Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, all tho country east and west of the Mississippi, of which the great city of Memphis is the centre, and’ all our armies in the West. If the value, military and civil, of the Vir- ginia and Tenmessce railway, whether to the government or to the Southern public, were to be estimated by com- parison, it would scarcely be extravagant to say that tho destruction of this road would be more injurious to the South than that of all tho other roads withia her borders together. The whole of We Virginia, except this invaluable region of the $southwest, with its saliner, lead, trom, salt- petre,and invaluable railroad line, has been surrended by the government to the North. Pierpont’s government has been established iy the laches of our Confederate govern- ment, charged with the duty of protecting the Southern people and States. All of Western Virginia boing turned over to Piorpont, except the Southwest, with its invalua- ble treasures, would any one in his senses bolieve that that region haa been denuded of ita own soldiers, and left open and defenceless, an inviting prey to the enemy? But for the fact stariug the public inthe face, so glaring and = @ piece of tmbecility would Le absolutely incre- dite. Such a road, such # country, such @ treasury of indis- pensable minera's, being abandoned tothe enemy by the confederacy, what is to be done? Plainly this: the Srate of Virginia must herself interpose and provide the means requisite to its protection and to her own salvation. The delegates of all that region of country, naturally offeaded at the condition in which their coustituents have been left, aro devising a plan of State action, such as will meet tho de- mands of the occasion. We trust that their measures will be speedy and effective. No time is to be lost, and no expense spared to make good the tenure of Virginia to fester at least this portion of hor domain. SOUTH CAROLINA, fSpeetal correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch] Savanvant, Jan. 6, 1863, The Late Engagement on the Carolina Goast Between the Confederate and Federal T The Force ngagsd—The Pedera's on the Main Land, Our affairs upon the coast ‘bave continued redong un- chahged that little of interest presented itso’ worthy to be communicated to you until Wednesday morning, when the federal forces on Royal Isiand effected a lod gmont. upon the main land under the of the guns of their fleet of small steamers. It appears now, by the most authentic accounts which I have obtained from-cyewit- nesses of the affair, that two simultaneous attacks were made, the one below the ferry on a small, uncompleted work at Page’s Point, which had not received its arma: ment, and was defended by two companies only of Dun- novant’s regiment and two light guns of Capt. Leake’s Virginia field battery. Aftor expending considera ble time in vicorous shelling of the posi- tion and all neighboring — coverts which’ conld shelter our troops, they landed, made a. recon- noissance and subsequently retired’ t> their ganboats. At the same time a tore determined and more serious demonstration was ma‘le on the main above the ferry by anumber of federal steamers, which appronched from Coosaw river. The force landed was estimated at about three thoauand men, whe immediately advanced on the main road towards the ferry, the steamer in the mean time having engaged tho small battery at that point. The troops there stationed, being unequal to the great odds against them, retired, taking along their.guns. The march of the ‘enemy from Coosaw river was not nneb- structed, for they soon eneountered Jones's regiment, and a portion of Colonel Dunnovant’s who spsedily caused the greatly superior force to tly with procip.tancy to the cover of their guns. The casualties on our side have been smali—fifteen killed aud wounded—the result of a too ardent chase after the flying Bull runners. Of course the loss of the enemy is not known, but it must grently have exceeded that of ours. Butone of the fleet-fooved crowd was secured, and he was desperately wounded, and subsequently died. Ho belonged tho Mic regi- ment The shore line between Chisholm’s pantation onthe Coosaw and the ferry is entirely in the possession of, the evemy, but any advance from it will be promptly thet, as every preparation has beou made. The troops.are eager for the Hessian invaders to advance from their shelter. ‘There is no reasoa to despond, becanse the Vonkees bave planted their feet upon the mair.land of the State; it was unavoidably, and bas of course entered into the sketch of the canpaign; indeed every soldier will be glad of the opportunity soon to meet the foo whee neither gunboats nor intrenched works shed shield them from the vengeance of outraged freemen. There is no country in the world more ble of strong defence than that upon which Goneral now ventured, and 1 have the authority of a high offices to support me in the assertion that ths foroe now congre about Corner is sufficiant to withstand tha attack of three times the number of more valorous ead discipliaed soldiers than the Hessians of Shermans command. The low South Carolina is cut up by numerous small streams and marshes, bordering upon thi which are greater impedimen’s to the advance of a column than any ereck could bly. be. or tbe across them by any large ", of troops heavy bi of ah army or the cgtillery, is ut. terly in ible, and these marshes sometimes ex- tend fora mueon’ each side she centred course of tho stream, The extremity of York river on the peninsula approaches more near!7 its appearance than any other country that I have seep, and 1 believe there can- " not be saown any more cut ‘sp into small island: crooked creeks and arms of sea than shat section. tainly enjoys every advantage of position, shoul ‘everse over happen to the enemy, ther ‘will be little chance of salvation for his whole force; the inevitable, as they tiweks upon comparatively jy support of columns cut ing into arms of the are here; let it wili have to resist vigorous limited space without the re off by he numerous streams de A. Leannot tell you how confident i suffice, however, to know thas no such trifling occurrence ay that of New Year's day con affect the well grounded and assured faith is our brave soldiers and the ability of our generals. Tho) ifal eharge of Jones’ rogimeat upen the enemy om the Let inst. is worthy of praise; with one volley into Caeir masses the bayonet did the rest, and it must bo borne in’ ming that this regiment has not Seen much service Lad notamolt powder before, ant were only inspired by the } ty devotion to their State, whose soll was pointe”: by the base invaders. “od epend she Christinas with the Thad th ¥or ante ret on the, same, that sa, gallantly Port Royal, and who wore lol 2 artillery helt thas Ray Point, P : This t Ad wot) coum D evacuate. pOlairan'y, ¢ y of the yoush of Beaufort, ty y one year, a great portion of "0 ofiug (hor battery, ment, Not on a nheinets shelter vl (he poignant railvetion (ht his Hearts ts deg. hin, ec crated by the presence of the ruthless vandals, who exult in his exile, adds a thougand fold to the bitverness of the cvp. Beaufort can claim with justice to be the prettiest on the Southern coast, and estranged in @ measure m iutimate imtercourse with the rest of the State, ‘n up with tender attachment to its ve" tions, which noither elime nor circum- spirit that burns in their broasta, and the ever kindling desire for revenge upon their foes. The company is not without its brave, active and adventurous partixaus. Wher» 80 many are coucreguted together, all of whom are experts with rifle, and skilled tn boateraft, you can surely look for some daring adventure or narrow escape. Such ts net wanting, and, to give a little more life to my letter, I will detail the “manner and the circumstance” of ‘ late attempt to find out the whereabouts of the Yan- ces. The company has been for soma time stationed at Rea tion could be given of the forbearance or imbocility of British government in relation to this blockade thaa would be their acquiescence in such an exclusion of their echantwerna Teen the port of nation not engaged war. They have already abundant proofs of the inetiectivencss of the blockude in regard to Confederate Neither Great Britain, Heong Bor ~ United ever recognized or permitted such a block- ade as that ie. the United States have atteinpted to maintain. or one 30 destructive to the interest of their poole, Bos if they choose to, subaalt to it we donot OW becomes us to object, whatever we think of their or - aoe But. when the audacious government of Lincoln attempts to extend thoir blockade to the of other independent nations, it appears to-us that ‘are no limits to the impudence and insolence of that government, or to the forbearance and submission of the great commercial rope. ber Bluil, on New river, about eight miles from Savaunah, ee whore a strong battery has been orectod. ‘Now river, it | TELEGRAPHIC DESPATOHES OF THE REBEL muat be understood, emptivs into the sound just back of NEWSPAPERS, Pawfuskie Island, which, you aro aware, the Yankees have nen to themselves, and which it was known was held by a detachment of the cnemy. All our stroains and water courses have been travelled over by the diligent cnemy at night time in largo launches, row- edin some instances by negroes, with the object, no ponent emir ge penne’ of our camps,and the practicability of the ascent of gunboats. ‘These expedi- tions have been heard in some instances, and in others again, where steamers accompanied them, havo been driven back with loss. On tho eve of Christmas, the Captain, than whom no more efficient or braver man lives, with a crew of eleven, departed about dusk for Dawfuskio Isiand, to recounoitre or destroy anything found of service to the enemy. They landed in the courso of the night; and from a ro ascertained the camp of the enomy to be at the other end of (ho isiand, and short- ly started to return. had gone but a few miles when , nearing a bend in tho river, they hear: FROM K&NTUCKY, Nasuvittz, Jan. 7, 1868. gentloman has arrived here diroct ile who statos that the federal army, between Louisville and. Bowling Groen, numbors about ‘ono hundred thousand men, and that about twenty-five thousand of this number aro unfit for military duty, mostly caysod by sickness. ‘Tho federalists are pushing forward the work on the Green rivor bridge, which was expocted to be completed in a fow days, after which timo it was probable a federal onward movement will be made towards Bowling Greea. Another genticman, who has just reached here {rom Pa- ducah, says it was reported there that the federalists in- tend to concentrate a force of ono hundred thousand mem at that place, It was currently reported hero (Nash- vill) this evening, that the federalists wore crossing Groen river with considerable force. HUNTERSVILLE, POCAHONTAS COUNTY, VA., REPORTED -d @ boat ap: roaching. ‘Their light boat, fully loaded, and which a ROPUE BF TAS TADRRALE, Truskot shot would have suk, forced into the Bucunont, Deo. 8, 1062. Passengers from the mountains say that Huntersville has been burnt by the Yankees; also that heavy ekir- mishing continues above Winchestor. There is nothing marsh, the stern protruding some foot into the river. All was ready for the order to fire; but another ‘boat was heard, which caused the Ca) to wait official corroborating these reports. to ascertain the force, when another and an- other came up, threo’ of thom largo double | CO™@ress secret and unimportant. banked launches, with howitzers in the bow, and ‘THE ENEMY’S MACHINATIONS SPOILED. containing about fifty men each. ‘The last launch stopped Ricumonp, Jan. 8, 1863.. ‘The statement publishod that our ‘Treasury had purchased gold at a large premium to pay the Jan and March interest of the funded debt is unfounded. A suf- ficcut amount of gold has been in the ‘treasury for some time past to meet thea» payments. ConfeJerate bonde of the fifvecn million issue, payable in March, are quoted at one hundred and one, interest off. The from Europe recently received. by the written prior to the per tay A of ipod and Stidell. fooling of Wranco and Kngland very fa of the confederacy. within twenty foot of the frail boat to arrange tho dis- placod mufiling of an oar, and tho preceding one was $0 near that one of our littie band had to draw in his musket to prevent contact with the oars of the launch. Socompletoly secured were they by the marsh, that the eharp cyes of the negroes, every day accustomod to such chances, failed to detect them, though their heads wore above the tallest spear of grass. By this rovonnoissanca the position of the enemy was ascertained, and from some casual remarks the object of their expedition. But tow negroes were on the launches, but the smaller boat was rowed by thom, and was pppareniie the guide through the tortuous river. The little party arrived safely at camp, to the amazement of the hearers of the almost mi. racuious cscape. The neighborhood of Savannah is ie jet, nothing of camps are in Mews from Yucatan. £ CIVIL WAR 1N YUCATAN—TWO ARMY OFFICERS FLOGGED BY THE GOVRRNOR—AN EFFORT TO PLAGB KX-GOVERNOR ZIGOYEN IN POWER—PARTICULARS OF THE STRUGOLE, BTC., BTC. ‘The following particulars relative to affairs in Yucates were furnished us by Captain Singor, of the brig Lev athan, which left Laguna on the 10th of last month and arrived at this port on Saturday last. The people of Yucatan are again engaged in civil broils, and Acereto, the Governor, is committing numerous outrages. Among others ho had lately ordered two army officore— @ major and @ captain—to be flogged. The order was executed in ® most barbarous mannor, an@ one of them died from the effects of his inju- ries. The commotion this outrage caused brought about a union between the conservative party and thoes attached to the ex-Governor Zigoyen. Being destitute of arms they solicited aid from the Governor of Campeachy. Mo not only supplied them with arms, but also furnished a thousand soldiers for the purpose of crushing Acereta aud placiag Zigoyen ka power. A skirmish took place be- tween the two partics om the 26th of Uctobor, when @ large number of officers were killed on both sides, and Zigoyen’s party claimed the victory. No more fight took piace until the 13th bi November, whan Acoreto I his opponents into an ambuseade, and afier a sovero Aght succeeded in killing and wounding a large number of them. Acercto then fortified Vailadvlid, and at the time our informant left was awaiting his opponents, who- were then only fifveen miles from his eneampment. ‘The result of tho batile is extremely doubtful, but, a3 Zigoyoms party is the most numerous, it is thought they will sue ved. . interost having transpired of late. Al excellent health and ready for the fray at any time. It is hero thought that the attack about Port Royal Forry ts only a feint to divort attention from some more vulnera- bie point. Somo argue in the direction of John’s Island, towards Charleston, but it is very difficult to divino the movements of such ‘an enemy. y aro ignorant of the topography of the interior, and may infact design a movoment on the Charleston and Savannah Railroad from the position they have taken. The blockading ficet is not so numerous just now, though to-morrow may see them return. They bave beon supposed to have gone to Port Royal, probably to support tho new movement from that point. At any rate, while the cat is away the mico will play, and bo- hold the caged bird has escaped; but I went too far, T was about to disclose that which the reticence of the Charies- ton press has not yet let out. You hay ¢ notice of the late arrival in Charles- ton, and I hear another has followed her into a safe har- bor. Tho stone fleet docs not work apparently as ‘well a3 “our friends’’ beyond the Potomac anticipated. I would like to receive the Dispatch, but I foar even if soxt your correspondent will be about tno last person in Savannah entitled by the Post Office here to read it. It is bought very genoraliy, and is to be found some mi'es in out the various camps, wherein formation from Virginia is cagerly sought for. Twill reserve some little for the next Iotter I rend you, but will conclude by alluding to tha late surrender of Mason and Slidell. We were ‘y im one momont and re- Joiced in the next that England's demands wore not fully mot by the base and cowardly wretches ut Washington. When tire next item of news is recetwed im King and of another violation of her flag and seizure of more politi- eal offenders without official status, we have little doubt that not ninety days will elapse whon she will be than dering at the doors of the Northorn State® go loud that every denizen will Lear it. ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE TIGHT NEAR PORT ROYAL, 8. C. (From the Norfolk Day ‘Book, Jan. 9.] We have some furth sting aecounts of the fight which took place in the neig Royal Ferry on Wednesday last, the ist instant, narrative of the affair, as published in tue Mewwry of last, was in the main correct. Oar forcea con- sisted of Colonel Jones’ regiment, South Carolina. Yolun- teers, a battalion of three companies from Colonel Duno- vant's regiment, South Carolia Volunteers, under Bie. tenant Colonel Barnes, and a dotachmont of mounted men under Major Oswald, of Colouel Martin's regiment of cavalry. Aftor it had boon determined to attack theenemy,.it became necessary to have their position, number, end material carefully reconnoitered, ‘This duty was cheer- fully undertaken by Orderly Sorgeaut Thomas B. Chaplin of the St. Helena Mounted Rifles. On the night of the Bist he mounted his horse and rode down toa pond within sight of the Yankeo camp, where he dismounted, hid his horse, and, being familar with overy road and Michigan Volanteers. REPORT OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL OF THE STATE OB MICHIGAN TO THE END OF 1861. Brigadier General Joha Robertson, the Adjutant Gene: ral of the State of Michigan, has just iasued bis annuat report, in which ho gives much valuable information about the volunteers of that State, The following is an abstract of the document:— I have the honor to submit the following report of the troops raised and being raised in this State for the ser. vice of the general governmont of the United States, ov for servico in the State, In consequence of the absenee of most of the regimeent® At the soat of war, and the inconveniences and irrogulark ties attending the nature of the sérvico in which thoy are engaged, some of the regiments have fatled to make re ports in detail suficient to insure so much of a detailed reportas might have been made undor other cireum stances, end some errors of minor importance may matur- th, approached to within forty yarcs of their birouacs. } ally be expected; but upon the whole the report is nearly fe, was so close as to discover that they had } correct, having been made up from the reeords in shis gett blinds on weir Sides, Fo enka’ | vlliee and the reportsof the rogiments so tur as received, He then states, that in reply to the first. proclamation of the President, dated April 15, the follwing was the reault:— On the 16th your proclamation was pubdished,.calling upon the cniformed volu::tecrs for twenty, companies, with tho flcld apd staff otficecs, to compose two regimants of infantry. On the 17th a despatch was. reesived trom ‘the War Departinent, to the (that the Michigan regi- uient would not be required before the 2uth of On she 19th of April the First regiment was ready t tered inte the service of the United states, tully equipped with arms, ammunition and clothing, roady tor service, and awaiting the orders of the War Deparsiment, and op the 18th of May, on the reseipt of orders laf for Wash- ington, being tho first rogiment to arrive at the woat o- war from west of the Allegkan On the 2th day of April the Second regiment was ready to bo mustered into the service of the United States, fully equipped with arms, ammcnition and cloth- ing, and on the Sti of June left for the seat of war; thus raising for the goverument two regiments, twenly-twe days in advance of the time given by the War Depart- ment to raise the one regiment. He adds, that as the uniformed militia of the state have materially assisted in organizing and rendering eff cient the volunteer ferses, he would recommend that some legislation bo had at the incoming session of the Legislature, to reorganice the uniformed yolunveer milt- tia upon a larger basis, ead to allow a mach larger share { encouragement ani support than hay. heretofore pees forded it. He further recommends. that a payment “per diem”? should the milida while on duty, and tho moans of trauspor-ation to nn! from piaces of rendezvous, kc. Also, “that in addition to the tniantry, the law be so amended as to authorize two batteries light artillery of sixgens each, aud ngt to excood one hundred and fity men to each battery,,to be allowed the samo compensation ax infantry compniiles, with the addi- tion of forage for horses while ou duty, and that equip. Following the instructions: of his General, he counted the bivouacs and sentinels, am@ ascertained that there were about five hundred mea on the west side of the Ferry. He then sovght his horse (which le was for some time enable to fiud, owing to the care with which Le had secreted him), and then rode over to the other side of the Ferry, where, by similar moara, he- ascertained that the main body of the enemy, consisting of about 3,500 men, wore on the east side. Aftor gaining every possible in- formation, he returned to headquarters at daybreak, having been in the saddle cron foot all night. When starting on this perilous undertaking, he left his roll book with his Colonel, who gave hity.the necessary permit to pass our lines, remarking thot if he was taken he must destroy it. “I don’t intend to:be taken alive,” was his reply. ‘One of the principal features-of the fight of Wednesday was the deployment of an entire regiment of th enemy 48 skirmishers, with the view of crossing Kean’s Neck in order to turn our left. They were met by our skirmishers, conspicuous among whom was Captain Tompkins’ company, from Jones’ regiment. These brave fellows left their mark upon the invaders, and many a Yankee fell before their unerring aim; but, owing to the complete arrangements and forethought of the enemy in providing litters, their icilled and wounded were ail ra- pidly removed. Dburing their retreat, Major Oswald’s ca- vairy, with double ‘barrel guas and revolvers, did good service. It is due to trutl, to state that the Yankees did not, as atiirst stated, throw away. their guns. In a y wore never b eyona the range of their gunboats wero always cova red by the forest or undergrowth. J a the enemy hid reacted: the shore, General A. J, Douelson, with M( ore’s First reviment Tennessee volun- ‘ame up, # ashed with their quick march, a nobie Fmon, and gy eat was their disappointment at finding my gone. Captain Croft,s Jones’ regiment, a graduate of the Cita | rents for men and horses be purchased (or them by the del, ocenpied ant advanced post on Chisholm’s Island, and | rats, or procured from the genera! government; and also marched bis c€ mpuny in. retraat in complete ordor. | that (he necessary ritled iron or stee! guns and the requt- He remainot in’ the rear with five others, and tore up | Sty ammunition bs provided, such nsare how used in the the bridge on th e cacse which nally prevented batierios now in the service of tho the crossing of the enemy's artillory. Soardvons wag. | DANCLIOs ow te oe gd aie this task, that € ho delay oceasioned painful suspene,and | §:yn or tio state being of uo sored as one time it ¥ ‘as feard that ho was cut off anulactured, aud cannot be on after tly » figitt Golone! W. FE. Martin and Lie onant i jonel 3. McG owan, of Jones’ regiment, determined to Teconnoitre the field.’ Thoy galloped rapidly throngh anold field, down the cansewoy, to the spot where the shell had burst among 0 ar treops, for the purpose of arcertaining the number of ovr wounded. This bronght them within one hundred y ards of the enemy's infantry, who were in Chaplain’s he use, end within range of their ho E sare absolutely requisite, as no in. foree can be safely relied upon withuut the aid o& Y,exespt against’ infantry alone, and besides, ar- Lory las now, become the pridetpa! element ia moder warthre, ‘An approprietion for sustaining 9 *‘system of military: instruction” is also by hun deemed necessary and recom- They found ft ye of six South Carolina soldie leaaly a. Sa boeieaion Geb. Reberanem ‘ on Gen. Ho aya — wounded. As they could uot be removed on horseback, | Pi te reve ot forget the univer Doth officers rotifed, and securing a wagon, with proper |, 1 Casing this report T would not forge = t patriotism of our noble State, and the loyal hearts that have flied ber ranks and done more country’s bidding. Cur noble Peniasular State and her gallant sous, thirty thousand strong arme and brave hearts to s\ppress rebeliton,and one hundred \aea- sand more in reserve for any smergency for the dajenee ‘of the nation. ‘There hay been o neod for conser \ption impressmens or drefting witha her borders—no0 politi claims urged—no religions creeds advanced—no nattonall- ties claimed for preference m the glorious cause, the whole sesms to have been swallowed up in the, Union! the Univa! The Union! Ongcountry! One People! One God! escort, reach el mud removed these brave men. Helore moving off Fir, Turnipseed had to take up an artery, and during all ub js time and wotil under cover the enamy kept up a sharp fire of shells at the wagon and guard, fortu- Hately with out damage. ‘The enert .y d sxppeared on the night of the 8d. Colonel Savage, wi th » battery of the Sixteenth Tennessee regi- ment, wen t down to the eauseway and did not see them. ‘We learia ttat our moa have always held Page's oint, and do sq nove, EAS? TENNESSE. . The bp song new nord publishes a very. hoary 4 ‘The consolidated abstrags of troops raised and letter from Tenacssec, from whiah we make the raised tn the state for sorvige to the general lowing ext sct:— ives the following ‘igures.as the sums total:— the rebel'som here i¢ omly it is not completely | lnfautry regiment 17 crushed, ‘Tho smouldering fires kitalled by Brownlow, | Cavalry regiments (in 8 Johnson ead.Maynard may burst forth at any time. The | Laucars regiment ( 1 m ment the trocas are withdrawn tho flames.of the revo- | Enginoer regiment... 1 lution will be rekindied in every valiey aud on every | Sharpshoote:s, comp e mounta® Bide—io the gorges of ‘Be Cumberland moun. yi pan! 7 taing, in the secluded valleys, beside the bright and | [lorseguard, battalion. oe nn 1 sparkling strearas that come Toartg down lofty crags and ‘The foregoing is composed of the following aumber of recipices, dwails tho huntsman. of East Tenresveo. He | mon:— +9 Naver readia D wspaper beudes Brownlow He has } Commission officers. . Cy ‘never heard ® specch except from Johnson, bg og sted mem... . 04... 886, ‘Taylor, Nelson or Brownlow. He has been told by his | Companies organized in Michigan and gone into newapaper to read nothing, to listen to nothing but the service in of States... 54 1,67 preductions.of the Unionists, It is to, bo ted that | Men enlisted in other States. m8 there ts raj blo momns of giving correct information —— to this teaha, Nothing is wanting to make them South- ‘Total. 24,000 orn " ‘could be informed of the recent acts } Quota req ie and doelarati the federal government. We have | “Excess... today eheoring news from Carter and Johnson countion. N. G. Taylor has been silenced by the acts of the federal ‘Tue Privarean SUMTER AT Cumacoa.—Captain Harrimant administration, and taken the oath of allogiance. ‘Twe | o- ie Pursues OCoiny, arrived at Portiand from Cura: companies hays been enlisted in Johnson and one in Car- December 10, in the Mona passage, at mid. tor county. A brother of Nelson ts here 8 soldiee in the aight Rg ooted close to a bark rigged propeller, ‘steasning rank oe ve been organized | siowiy southwest, wind southwost at the time, which we thre: t this portion of the State, but as yet it is im- Me to be the Sumter, as she answered precisely the Ponaible to equip em. vaewription given of hor At Caracoa. Captain Ht. reports farther, that tho authorities and people of Curacoa are TEXAS. not favorable to the South, ag has been reported. When we of Our success at Port Royal was received ey it caused the most lvely demoarirations of joy. Flags were displayed from the public buildings, fromm Duteb frigate, and from all the veesuls in port. Ho saya the captain Of the Iroquois was too hasty in leaving #0 abruptly. Had he waited an hour longer, everything BLOCKADE OF THE RIO GRANDS. ‘The Norfolk Day Book of the 9th has the following, from a recent number of the New Orleans Detta:— This river, © neutral stream, the boundary between Mexico and the Confederate States, has been blockaded by the United States Navy , and is now closed to the oom- | would have been arranged for his supytes a ho J @irod mece cot the word Tho thipa of foreign nations bound | Tho reported complicity of the late Ornaul in supplying far Matamoros nnd other Mexican ports are forbidden | the Sumter is also untrue. Instond Of mpi ig hor, Mr. wntrance into We river. ‘Tho first vessel which w Jogurce bought all tha toal he eoutld got bola of, in ordor Jored off happened to bean Engitah ship with a fr 4 Koop Ut from bor, ond js now in o fair way of losing by It, for an English house at Matamoros. No better tilust