The New York Herald Newspaper, December 15, 1862, Page 4

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GERMAN OPERA HOUSE, Broadway.—A Niase 1x QGeanara BAKNUM'S AMERICAN MUSEUM, Broadw aca’s Paxronwino Brans—Gianr Girt, &c. ma, COLLKEN Bown, at 3 and 734 o'clock =Drixs- ‘al! hours, SRYANTS' MINSTRELS’ Mechanics’ Hall, 472 Broad - ps ai ad Sones, Bortesques, Dances, £¢.—Hica WOOD'S MINSTREL HALL, 514 Broadway.B Gonos, Dances, 20.—Binv Huxters. re MUSIO, Fourteenth street.—Camrsenu's as, Davozs ann Bugursqves, STUYVESANT INSTITUTE, vay.—De. war's Lecroux. ITUTE, Broadway.—Da. Macco AMERICAN MUSIC HALL, No. 444 Broadway.eBat- ers, Paxroutuxs, BURLESQvES, AC. PALACE OF Mursteeis—Soni PARISIAN CABINET OF WONDERS. r Open deity (rom 10 A. M. i110 P.M. “= oe OPERA HOUSE, Brooklyn. -Eruortan EsQues &c HOOLEY'S Sones, D. New York, Monday, December 15, 1862. THE SITUATION. ‘The terrific battle of Saturday on the Rappahan- nock was not renewed yesterday, as anticipated. ‘The day wae bright and cheerful. The fog which obscured the scene of operations for the past two days was dispersed. Heavy artillery firing took Place in front of the divisions of Generals Hooker, Sunner, and Franklin, from daylight until late in the forenoon, but no general action occurred up to the latest accounts lest night. The rebels were observed to be strengthening their werks, and it Was ascertained by inspection through a powerful glass that there are six distinot lines of works he- hind the city. Whether some of these ‘are rifled redoubts simply, or have the double capacity of affording protection to light infantry and having embrazures for light field guns, could not be dis- covered. The appearance of the works would lead, however, to the latter belief. Our dead, who were killed in frout of the ene. my’s works, still remain where they fell. When attempting their removal on Saturday night, the rebels would open fire with infantry; but the wounded have all been removed from the field, and all the dead obtained have been since buried. & There were forty thousand of our troops en- gaged in the battle on Satnrday, What force the rebels brought against them it is impossible just now to determine, but from the desperate nature of the resistance offered, it is not improbable that they fally equalled, if they did not outnumber, our It will be seen by the extracts, which we give in another column, reproduced from the Henavy of March last, what the rebels thought at that time of the line of defence they now occupy on the Rappahannock. They calculated that, should our army be met and defeated there, its Bnnihilation wascertain. The detailed description of the operations of ‘Thursday and Friday, and the terrific hattle of Raturday, by our correspondents in the field, which we give to-day, will, no doubt, be read with intense interest. It comprises a full and complete forces. NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1862, ont bis plans of attack upon the large army and strong position of General Lee. Numbers of eur- goons and hospital stores were also sent to the Geld of battle yesterday morning. We learn from Fortress Monroe that important movowenta are on foot in astern North Carolina. | wards are to be made up in packages properly | 8¢ws yesterday. In every household, porbape, endorsed. For those receipts will be given | #me deep and painful interest was centred and the packages examined in the order in | UP0M that battle field. Many a one thought or which they are lodged. Stamps of the old | feared that the vacant ehairs around the fireside iague, and those which have been once used for | last night might never again be filled by the be. the prepayment of postage, will be deducted | loved ones who left home and kiadred to brave from the amount of the package destroyed, the dangers of the fight for their country’s sake: y an anxious woman’s heart beat faintly as Twelve regiments left Newbern on Saturday, Pro- | ang tho balance will be paid in government bably to make aa attack on Weldon and Peters: | notes or postage ourrenoy to the depositor. burg. On Sunday last two transports and five } There are several other regulations of minor Pocount of all the memorable transactions delinea- ted by eye witnesses of all they portray. We give @ map of the field of battle showing the lines of ‘attack and defence of both armies, a list of the ‘Killed and wounded, and sketches of many of the {prominent officers who were killed or wounded in the action of Saturday. The loss on both sides, ae Yar as can be ascertained, was about equal. The enemy, while fighting behind their defences, pro ‘badly suffered leas than our troops; but when the Yorcea met in the open field the revel loss is re ported to be far greater than ours. It may be proper to state that the intelligence hich we give to-day comes over the telegraph Iwires without any supervision ow the part of the ‘overnment, the lines being thrown open to the eas and the public on this occasion. Therefore Of, in the hurry of collecting news and forwarding t courr, the government i# pot responsible therefor, The statement which appear# in a Washington ourna) that a portion of onr army took possession fof and occupied at night{ull on Saturday the ene- y's first line of defences, lying along a ridge ex nding three miles helow the town, has received © confirmation, and is probably only ong bf the any vagme romors afloat Notwithstanding the report that General Burn. by newspaper correspondents, any errors should ride stated that be had men enough to accomplish this purpore, large bodies of troops were pnehed Gorse (rom Waehi m to reinforce him yester hat he will be in @ safe condition to care the intelligence broke upon her, and hope strug” gled with fear for the fate of some one dearer than life, whose stout arm she knew would be gunboats aacended the Chowan river, and land | importance, but which partiea having # quan- force of tea thousand were scen in motion from | tity of these stamps on hand will do well to foremost where the oolors of his regiment led Suffolk, indicating a movement on Weldon, Our news from the Southwest to-day is not very attend to, as no deviation from them wil! be allowed under any pretext whatever. Everywhere throughout the city the same intense excitement provailed—in the church importaut. No recent movements of our troops | sunday at Frederickeburg—No Regular | on the streets, in- the parlors of the wealthy, appear to have taken place there. The Murfrees- boro Banner says that Jefferson Davis was at that place on Saturday week, and reviewed the troops of General Hardee. A despatch to Nashville states that smallpox was raging at Richmond on Friday to such an extent that compulsory vaccina- tion was recommended by the authorities, and that all those afflicted with the disease were being re- Moved from the city. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. The United States mail steamer Champion, Commander Wilson, from Aspinwall on the 5th inst., arrived here last evening. She brings » large amount of specie on freight. The news from the islands is of little importance. Heavy rains had caused the submersion of a part of the rail- road, rendering travelling very difficult, The State Convention had met at Panama and clect- ede President and other officers. Commercial circulars from Japan, dated on the 2th of October, say that a revolution had broken out there, but of what nature the public reports do not make clear, The power of the Tycoon had been greatly restricted and a policy adopted adverse to the foreign interest. The West Indie mail steamship Taliswan, from Kingston, Jamaica, arrived at this port last even- ing. There is no news of importance from this island. The Mercantile Intelligencer of the 5th of December says :-—‘‘Heavy rains in the country districts have retarded the picking and sending to market of coffee, the staple due at the present season, and owing to this and the bad state of the roads which prevents purchasers coming to towa, business which usually revives at this period of the year has been very dull. Our review for re- cent transactions embraces but few sales of any importance, and quotations are to be understood es being for sales to mect demands only tor imme- diate consumption."’ ‘The editor of the Montreal Advertiser says that he has ‘‘seen a private letter from an influentiay and well known member of the House of Com- mons, received by the North American, in which the opinion ia expressed that the Emperor of the French will recognize the Southern Confederacy whether or not Great Britain and Rugsia join with him in doing 80.” A joint resolution was offered in both houses of the Virginia Legislature, now in session at Wheel- ing, on the 11th instant, proposing an adjournment to Alexandria, The resolution claims that, as the bill erecting the new State has passed Congress, the functions of the Legislature have ceased in that section, and that the two bodies have there- fore become the Legislature of the Eastern section, or old Virginia. The Chicago Times insists that the statements published by a man named J. Wesley Green, in relation to peace propositions from Jef, Davis, are true, and that the national administration knows them to be so. It intimates that the go- vernment will not deny timt the President recciv- eda letter from Mr. Green detailing the informa- | tion, dated at Pittsburg, November 10; that on the 15th of the same month the Secretary of War sent a despatch to Green requesting him to come immediately to Washington, and providing trans- portation for him; that in response to the despatch Green reached Washington on the 18th, and re- perted himself to the Secretary of War; that on that day he had an interview with the President, and subsequently with the Cabinet, which lasted from half-past five o'clock in the afternoon until eleven at night; that the administration detained Green until the 22d, during which time he had frequent interviews with the President, with the Secretary of War, and with the Cabinet in coun. cil; and that when fiually dismissed he was paid one hundred dollars and transportation furnished him back to Pittsburg. The President has ordered the suspension of all proceedings of the Board of Assessment in Si Louis. the orders of General Schofield assessed the se- cessionists for the benefit of the State militia. The Collector of Interval Revenue in the Newark (New Jersey) district on the 12th instant seized | the brewery of Daniel Bermes, for neglect to | ¥ The pe- | | operations of the present war it has not unfre- make returns aud take out a license. nalty is forfeiture of the property seized, a fine of tive hundred dollars and costs of suit. The quota of men to be raised fin Calvert coun- ty, Marylond, is two hundred and thirty, while th number enrolled who are liable to military duty is ut seventy. it is said that the prison for the confinement of of political offenders at Camp Chase, Ohio, ix more filthy than any of the Southern prisons have been represented to he. The canals in New Jersey ave again in navigable order. During Saturday night and Sanday morning a denae fog completely enveloped our harbor. Na- vigation was for the time almost impossible and somewhat dangerous. The ferry boats ran rather irregular and slow, it being quite necessary to vbserve caution in consequence of the large num- ber of outward bound vessels mow lying in the stream. The fog litted at about moon. The Sound steamers arrived at half-past ove o'clock, having settled, and we may goon expect an casterly storm, which will, no doubt, have the effect of bringing to our port a large number of European vessels now due and overdue. ‘The stock market was very dull on Saturday, and priges lower, with very little activity. Gold sold at 181, afterward rose to 132),, om rumors of disaster to the Army of the Potomac, then fei of and closed at 1317;. Exchange closed at 145.0 146. Money was worth 6 per cent on call. The usual trade tables for the week will be found ip the money artic Saturday was a quict day w general business. No im- portant traneactions were reported in cotton. ‘Ihe sales of flour were only about 13,000 bbis., at adeciive of Se. ; wheat, 60,000 bushels, at ® reduction of Ic.,and corny 45,000 bushels, at drooping prices, Pork and beef were active and closed firmly. Bacon and lard were in {air | demand, as also were butter, hay, tallow and Rio coffee, at unaltered quotations. Timited operations were re- ported in hides, leather, hemp, fish, rice, spices and whis- key, which were quoted steady. Moderate sales of hops, lathe and sugars were effected at former prices. The ocean freight esgagement= were very light, and con. sisted mostly of breadstifts aud provisions for Liverpool al about previous rates, oF Postrace Stamp Cun- Repemrrion THE the conditions under which the postage stamps which hayg been used for currency will be re- desmed by the department. They may be thus briefly stated:—Applications will ovly be en- tertained for she next thirty days, commencing pg RD ‘ , froth foAay, and Vinder To girqumstances will Amounts under five dollam will be redeemed when of that sm or une on vresontation, and This Board, it will be recollected, under | batteries. heen detained hy the fog. The weather is not yet | At short range, except when vexcy.—In another column will be found a | notice from the New York Postmaster defining | the time be extended. All stamps need aa currency after this period will be issued at the holder's risk, and will not be redeemed. | Resumption of the Battle. There was considerable desultory firing of artillery and infantry yesterday at different points along the lines of the hostile armies at Fredericksburg, but down to our latest ad” vices there was oo regular resumption of the battle of the previous day. The enemy were awaiting an atiack, and the Union forces were feeling about for the weak and the strong points of his defences, in order to proceed understand- ingly to the work in the next general assault. Meantime, it appears, “the rebels have con- siderably extended their works-and strength- ~ened their position,” and large bodies of troops were acen yesterday in positions where there were but few visible the preceding day; from which it is evident that Lee has been receiving reinforcements, or has been shortening his lines. That he aas an immense force on the range of hills which his troops occupy, and that they are posted behind a chain of strong defences, is manifest from the fact that the forty thousand men from the army of General Burnside which were.engagod in the battle of Saturday, against only a portion of the rebel line, made no positive advance, except on our extreme left, where General Franklin pushed the enemy before him to the distanoe of amile. Nearer the front of the town, where a detachment from General Sumner’s grand division attempted to storm the rebel works the raking and enfilading fire of artillery and musketry with which they were assailed was too destructive to withstand. Probably, on a grander scale, General Burnside will renew the assault to-day; but itis possible that he may adopt the more deliberate plan of regular ap. proaches, as in the case of General McClellan’s advance upon the fortifications of Yorktown, and of General Halleck’s parallels, which caused the evacuation of the strong defensive positiem and works of Corinth. Whatever may be the system of operations | which, from this mornipg, will be pursued by General Burnside, it 4 abundantly manifest, ; from what has been done, that he has the fullest confidence in the capabilities of his army to do the work before it, regardless of the position, | the intvencbments and the numbers of the It is understood in Washington that So well satisfied is he that the game is in his hands that he “desires no further reinforce- ments.” | All things considered, we deem it a fortunate | thing for General Burnside that the rebels have ! xenolved to give him the trial of a decisive struggle at his very base of operations, instead of enticing him into the swamps and jungle | of the headwaters of the Matapony, there to | be cut off from his supplies, and harassed night we day, front, fanks and rear. With a deci- Sive victory at Fredericksburg his way is at once opened to Richmond by forced marches; and we presume that his greatest fear is that | Lee, as usual with the rebels when they dis- | cover signs of positive danger, may slip off in | the night. We calmly await the news of this day's operations. | enemy. ' i | Waste or Axmenition.—In the course of the quently occurred that itmportant advantages | have been lost by the exhaustion of the supplies | of ammunition. , imperfect preparations on the part of the Ord- | nance Bureau, as well as to ignorance of the | rales which should guide officers of artillery in its This has been owing partly to expenditare. Ia small skirmishes it appears | that between three and four hundred rounds per battery are often expended, the fire genc- | rally averaging, and sometimes exceeding, one round a minute per gun, whilst in general engagements batteries have been known to ex pend all their ammunition in little over an ‘hour and a balf. The attention of General Burnside has been called to these facts, and he has issued am order laying down stringent regulations for the guidance of commanders of canister is used, the fire must not exceed, and that only at critical moments, one round from each gun in two minutes. At all other times one round in four or six minutes is all that is to be permits ted. When the campaign allowance of two hundred and fifty rounds per gun—generally held to be sufficient for a general action and the skirmiabes that preeede it—is exhausted it | nduces the suspicion that this reckless expen- | diture is prompted by a desire on the part of the officer in command of the battery to quit | the field. To guard against this batteries will | no longer be allowed to quit their positions | under such @ plea, arrangements being made to keep them supplied from the rear. The | further our army advances from its water com- ' munications the more necessary these precau- tions become. We hail the issuance of the pre- | sent order as an evidence that Gen. Burnside is | | determined not to fail in his efforts to reach | Richmond by any mischances (hat foresight can gard against. se Tur News or van Barre i ran Crry——The intelligence which we spread before our readers yesterday morning of a great battle at Frede- | ricksburg on Saturday created as might be sup. | posed, a most profound sensation throughout the city. The fact that the conflict was a tercir | ble and bloody one; that it lasted from nine clock in the morning till ten at night; that nearly r + phn ws ee he | one hundred thonsand men were probably en. gaged oa Doth sides, and that the issue remain. ed still a mystery, was suflicient to awaken the | most intew veolings of anxiety, if not of alarm, } in the prblic wind, Such wag the cect of the and in the more humble dwellings of the poor. That “hope deferred” which maketh the heart sick awaited the news of to-day to tell the worst or best that bad befallen the sbsent soldier. Reser, Pirate Sars Freeing Our av Lrver. PooL.—The peculiar neutrality of England in the present war against eur Southern rebellion has been the subject’ of much comment, and the facility her government has afforded to Bri- tish capitalists and speculators in fitting out armed vessels to operate against the North, by. destroying our merchant marine on the seas and conveying supplies to the enemy, has more thaa once been severely rebuked. It was'freely stated that a fleet of iron-clad vessels for the rebel navy was beiug fitted out at Liverpool, and people doubted the fact from the boldness and want of good faith manifested by such.an undertaking. But iu the diploraatic correapon" deace of Mr. Seward with Mr. Adama he refers to it aga truth, and remarks, a3 singular evi- | dence of the neutrality of England, that the United Stutes government was then actually en- gaged in fortifying the harhor of New York to resist a piratical expedition coming from Liver- pool. “Liverpuol,” says Mr. Seward, “a chief port of a great nation with whom we are at peace, to whose capitalists we are sending gold, and whoee sufferings we are supplying with bread. It seems too strange to. believe; and yet what menace of this kind can we discredit ‘or the experience of our merchantmen de- stroyed on the high seas by the Alabama?” Poor Greetey’s New Conrracr Jox.—We have often expressed our fears that poor old Greeley’s gun contract would not prove as profitable as he expected and we desired. These fears have unfortunately been realized. The fact is that none of the Tribune philosopher's Schemes for raising the wind seem to amount to much. His gift lottery enterprises for gold pens, slate pencils and strawberry plants all failed. He undertook the agency for Victor Hnugo’s “Les Miserables,” feeling that this wasa very appropriate title for a Tribune publication; but he was soon undersold by a cheaper and better edition of the novel. At last, however, Greeley has obtained a contract which ‘promise® more fairly. He has contracted to furnish the rogues and ruffians in our New York State pri- sone with beef from the Tribune Association farm, ia Westchester, at a paying price. With this assistance the Tribune may be able to sur- vive ashort time longer, in spite of the taxes and the high price of paper. We doubt very much whether poor Greeley can raise very good beef; but if the contract had been for veal, we should have backed the Tribune establishment against the world. The contract expressly pro- vides, doubtless, that Greeley shall not smuggle any copies of the Tribune into the prisons along with the beef. Bad beef may be good enough for rogues; but there is no use in making our imprisoned rascals any worse than they are, by supplying them with depraved, atheistic litera. ture. Our New Yors Orricers at Frepericks- surG.—In the list of those who distinguished themselves in the late battle of Fredericksburg, and suffered the penalty of their bravery, our New York officers are conspicuous. General Bayard, who was killed, was a New Yorker, and amore brave and brilliant cavalry officer there was not in the service. His death will prove a serious loss to the army at the present juncture. General Thomas Francis Meagher, who took his gallant Irish Bri- gade from New York, and led them with dashing cqurage through almost every ac- tion in the campaign, was shot through the leg; and Colonel Robert Nugent, commanding the Sixty-ninth, was carried, terribly wounded, from the field, It is but a few days ago that General Hancock, while reviewing the Irish Brigade—battle worn and reduced as it was— openly complimented General Meagher upon the excellent condition of his men in point of health, cleanliness and soldierly bearing. Upon the whole our New York ofticers proved them- selves up to the mark in the late action, and evidently bore no small part of the danger. Police Intelligence. | Heavy Burctany Down Towx—$15,000 Worta ce Goons Sto.ey, ace Recovenep—Arresr oF One oF THE BuRG.ans.—At eight o’ciock yesterday morning Police men Flannigan and McGuire, of the Fourteenth precinct, while patrolling their Boat, diseuvered what proved to be About $7,000 werth of dross silks, lying in a bedtick in the front area of No. 182 Centre street. One of them took charge of tho property, while the other undertook to follow the track of « wagon, which appeared to have broken down in front of the house, but iad been drievn off. By means of the tracks, and spokes which had fallen from the wheels, the oillcer traced the vehicle eight blocks, and found it, abandoned, in White street, near Elm street, While he was thus + & fellow calling himeeli George Monroe, called at No, 18% Centre street, and informed the officer who had been beech in the silks that they belonged to him. He was i = ly arrested and up in the station house, forts were then made to find where the goods were stolen from, Ly it noon seman ate, a beg ig Auffmordt, Hessenburg & Co., importers, . Deane streot. It further appeared that on Friday night apartments on the third floor of a te- mement inehes square, through the partition walls, which were twenty-six iuches thick. By means of acvess to the store, and after robb: front of the tevement house. ing No. 183 Centre street ono of the wheels cle gave way, and they were forced to take out their lao dor wae found parily Ie, thelr-apertimont ané pertiy lnnder was ly in y bs rear Of the store, and, t ‘with that found at No. 182 Centre street, was taken to the Four- teenth precinct station house. The police think that there must have been four or five burglars engaged in the job, and they are using every effort to discover them. | Monroe, the only one captured, is very silent in regard to the affair, and refuses to give any information. He is about twenty-five years of age, aud what the police call | oer tard looking customer.”” Rerarero Tae SteaMsmP Great Easterns Comriarey.— ‘The repairs to this mammoth ship have been compieted, and she will be exposed to the inspection of a few privi- | leged persons to-day. | Arrivals and Devartures. ARRIVALS. PINWALL—Steamship Chamnpion—Mrs J As Thornton, Mrs Jas Poatl, children and puree; Purser .,Pacttio Mail Steamshi Company; re ry ‘Sylvain Layard, yoseph Aaron, Mra Elizabetli ins, Alfred G Jones, | Harvey, Penecicy ew whaw, Andrew d Stmpysnt Jreamer, e 0 | Fredk ds Crema. (uited States army, and. da 3 i ty nmnpyon, a’ and child, Wm jajoron, Penrrey | eh, Won B Anders , rerainand Gitbert and segwagy, Meg |S Btanarys Mrs Marin Napier WH Stowell, bain Pass | YonnToncs, Melantion W Meads, Jug M ite Samet ‘ idee and aervant, Mra Jue J Wor a ‘ raw ‘V Mnarabam, Mrs cl RB Gbild i full oliment in tue. ARRIVAL OF THE CHAMPION. from the Isthmus of Panama. MEETING OF THE STATE CONVENTION. News IVUNDATION OF THE PANAMA RAILROAD, &, &., ee. Tho steamship Champion, Commander Wilson, from Aspinwall on the 5th inat., arrived at this port yesterday evening. The following is her specie list: — Order $20,608 Frank Bakor.. » $30,000 40,000 J. Strauss, Bro. & Co 40,779 28,143 DeWitt Kittle & Co,. 20000 2.000 J. Patrick & Co. .... 35, 1,01) Metropolitan Bank. . 29,250 " He Wolls, Fargo & Co ..263,000 | 241000 Total........... $695,005 » 4,701 FROM ASPINW ALL. . 10400 Ronauld,Francois&Co.. $486 6,000 Cartwright & Harri 60 9,400 Horgues & Massera, 12,786 dy & Hoadies 2,600 Parsons & Pettit. 8,000 Ribon & Munoz, Newton & Co,. 30,000 J. M. Davia & Co. Sopa baumCo Re Mra. Isvac Duke Lt ows! Order....... . fesone Bond & Oo. 3,008 i ra. nic 000 Total. 4.4... eeavnd OU. C. Hawley, 430 soins ait EE?” K Our Panama Correspondence. PANama, Deo. 5, 1862. Meeting of the State Convention—The Governor's Mes» sage--Arniversary (f Independence—Accident on the Panoma Raitroad—Naval Affairs, c., dc., «bc. ‘Tho Stato Convention was convened in this city on the | 28th ultimo, at ten o'clock at night, and elected for Presi dent, Vice President, Desiguado and Secretary, respec- tuvely, Seuores Mariano Arosomeaa, Carlos Icaza Arcee mona, Pablo B. de Icaza and Juan Mendoza, The Governor sent in bis message, which has been road and consilered vo be a very liberal document. He | recommends @ general amnesty to al! these who sup. ported the logitimate goverumeat of the iate Governor Guardia, and who are uow in exile, aud urges the Conven- tion to muke proviaion to pay the forced contributions that the provisional government has been compelled to levy in the interior to defray the expenses of tha State | troops. Tho Twonty-cighth anniversary of tae independenco of the [sthmus was celebrated by militury parades of tho Militia and the Mosquera troops in this city. ‘The railroad between the bridge on the Cbagres river aud Aspinwall! has been inundated in several places since the gale at Aspinwall, and on the Ist inst. the train ran off tho track near Paraiso station, and smashed vight cars filled with freight. Fortunately no person appears to have been hurt, which may be accounted for as the engine and car next to it, containing the few passengers on the train, were not injured or capsized. | ‘The accident occurred by running over some cattle at curve, and which could not be seen until the train was upon them. If this train had been the one with the pas. sengers, which was close bohind, nearly all the passengers would have been crushed to death. The entire road Bn, free water and will no doubt soon be in good ordor again; but unless the com- pany protect the road from these inundations, the passen- gers in transit will be detained every year at the time of these ft ‘this port ‘The steamships Orizaba and Guatemala left ‘on the 2d instant, the former for California and the latter for the Central American ports. ‘The following are the foreign vessels of-war in port at present :— FRENCH. Flagship Palles, frigate Cornelia, eorvette Galatea and steamer Diamant. Flagship I, jt sivops St. ar 1d Gyano, sti jancaster a ora: ship ‘Warren und Narraganset, nm oe The wreck of the English steamer Avon, at Aspinwall, will be offered for after the arrival of the next ‘steamer from St. Thomas, which will bring the Superin- tondent of the steamship line. The wreck of the Britisn brig Bolivar, also at Aspin- wall, was advertised to be sold on the 4th inst. The United States storeship Warren has demped, and will be sold on the 1st January. On account of the wreck of the steamer Aven, at Aspin- wall, I ain unable to send you any news from the interior of this republic by this matt. The English steamer Tamar, on her return trip from St. Thomas, will, L understand, touch at Carthagepa and bring the maiis { that have been heretofore brought by the Avon; but the a will not arrive until the 7th, or probably the 8th stant. On this side the Anne, that bri nows from Guaya- quil and the ports of the State of Cauca, will not arrive until the 10th. Consequently | shall not receive any news about the movements of General Mosquera in time for this steamer. ‘Tho Salvador, from Central America, is due here to-day. If she arrives I will send you the nows from that quarter. ‘The British steamer Peru, from the south, will proba- bly arrive here to-morrew. If she touches at Guayaquil, we may hear something of the whereabouts of the only remaining chief of the conservative Party General Arbo. leda, who, by tho last accounts, was luced to the pro- vince of Pasto in the State of Cauca. Lieutenant W. W. Pollock, who has had command of the United States storeship Warren for some time in this port, returus by this steamer to the United States. He takes home with bim fc men of the crew of the United States screw sloop-of-war Narraganset. Lieutenant Pollock leaves behind him at Panama many friends among the natives and foreigners and bis own countrymen, all of whom would be glad at any time to see him again gn this coast. . Proclamation. OUR NEWBERN CORRESPONDENCE. Newsxns, Dec. 10, 1862. Your correspondent has the pleasure of communicating the following gratifying intel! igeuce to the people of the North:— PROCLAMATION BY THR GOYRRNOR Ov The sTSTK. Whereas, the State of North Carolina is without a rep. resentative in the Thirty seventh Congress of the United States of America; and whereas, 2 large number of ber citizens iu the Second Congres#! ona! district in this State have ossured ine of their loyalty and their wish to be represented as id, now, thes 1, Edward Stan- ioe, potent of by ert peek art Tang Tpose of securing Lo t t istric® their laweut representative in the House of Representatives aud to enable them to uphold “ the greatest interest to every true American—the consolidation of our Union and the perpetuity of her prosperity, felicity and safety, and hor national extstence, thereby re-establishing justice, ensuring domestic tranquillity and securing to them- j selves “and posterity the blessings of itberty””— } have soon ft to issue thir, my proclamation, appointing | an election on Thursday, the Ist day of January next, to fill said vacancy in the Thirty-seventh Congress of ihe United States of America in said district. The Second | district is composed of the following counties, namely ;— Hyde, Beaufort, Pitt, Craven, Jones, Lenoir, Wayne, Green, Edgecombe, Onslow and Carteret. } ‘The’ proceedings will be conducted and the returns made in accordance with law The election will be held at the places presoribed by law. ‘oue but loyal citizens, porscasing sueb qualification as je required by the constitution of North Caroiina, will be considered aa qualided for voters. Given under my hand and seal of office, at Newbern, this 10th day of ber, A. D. 1862, and the independ: ence of the United States of America the eight yaeventt, TARD , Military Governor of North Carolina | The Postage Stamp Curvency—Its Re- | demption. NOTICE. Post Orrice, New Yorn, Dec. 15,1862. | From and including this date pestage stamps which | have been used for currency will be received at this office _ for redemption upon the following terms aud conditionsr vit 1,—Only such as have been used for currency will be med. 2.—Amounts under fre dollars will be redeemed upon tation. 3.—Amoutite of five eitare and upwards must be in » amou sacleeed, and The name and Fesldence or piace of | business of the owner plainiy endorsed thereon. | 4. recetpt will be given for each package, numbered | in the order of its reception. 6.—The ya hy Cie on beg i Mfg! ex. order in ie! fre received. ‘Those ofthe old ler and thos witch | have beon once used for ‘ment of postage, i rhich fact will be thie department), wil ted the package and do. | andthe amount currency, to the Repoettoe ter ‘le not ii savhoriand ages, p00 p irrender ‘the production and surren: ot receipt. Notice of readiness for payment will be affixed to the bulletin board of this office, 6.—July one package will be redeemed for the stamps, before tation, must be rated ceding v0 the different denominasious, ee ‘&—Stamps will be redeemed oaly on these conditions. %—The time for making applications for redemption is u mas . ra ‘ABRAM WAKEMAN, Postmaster, Anwvat Bats ov ram Naw York Fine Daranraaet,—Tho thirty-fourth annual batt of the Now York Fire Depart benefit of widows and orphans of premon, it saemvood vo take plage at tho Aosdemy at who on tho FREDERICKSBURG. (CONTINUED FROM EIGHTH PAGE} Geo, Simpson, Ce. B, 24 Delaware, oye. Geo. MoNeil, Co. 0, 24 Delaware, side. Ernest Graw, Co. H, 24 Delaware, finger. Sergeant Major McMenvasy, 2d Delaware, shoulder, ©, 8. Hammor, Co, K, 2d Delaware, loft lag. Jool Taggert, 24 Colaware, arin. Chas, Wier, Go. G.2d Delaware, arm. G. Yule, Co K, 2d Delaware, arm. F. Hansoom , Co, D, 2d Delaware, eye. —— Buunett, Co. C, 2d Delaware, eye. Col. W. , Pailoy, 2d Delaware, slightly ia fost. Major Ricketts, ad Delaware, hip. Captaia Winnie, Co. I, 2d Delaware, arm Lieutenant James, Co, I, 2d Delaware, shoulder, Lieutenant Roynolds, 2¢ Delaware shoulder, Lioutonant Itird, Co, E, 2d Delaware, eye. —— McKnight , 24 Dolaware, log, Wm. Kingston, Co. U, 24 Delaware, thigh, J. Campbell, Co. F, 24 Delaware, log. Color Sergoant Wier, Co. D, 24 Delaware, leg, F. Nourse, Co. H, 2d Delaware, arma, F. Lynch, Co, f, 2d Detnware, leg. R. Bitchio, Co. H, 2d Delaware, groin. -——~- Mclean, Co, D, 2a Delaware, meok. David 8, Hawkins, Co. A, 21st Connectiout. Lieut. E. L. Melkina, Co. F, 69a Now Yout, Jobn Crapps, Co. 1, 69th New York, Coot, Daniel Groen, T#h Rhode Lsiand, thigh. Colonel Fleevan, 116th ——, arm broke, ‘Gteutonant Colonel Matheliand, arm brokea, Major Burdel, in hand. ANajor 0'Noti; 68d Now ‘York, shot in two ginees. Captain Hart, of Méagtor's staff, weiat. Captain Burke, 68th ——~. Adjutant Young, 68th ——, 4 Johu Fay, Co. G, 60th New York, shoulder. Sergeant McManus, Co. G, 69th New York, arma. —— Kelley, 60th New York, log. Corporal Delaney, 69th New York, right eight. Jahn Clare, 60¥h New York, hip. Edgar Hamilton, 60th New York, soverety. Jokn Kano, 60th New York, right log. Owen Kilduff, 69th New York, both logs, Peter Garrison, 69th New York, head, James McDermott, Co. G, 69th Now York, killed. Captain Bonoban, Co. G, 69th New York, right arta, Tieutcuaat Callahan, 69th N. ¥., right arm and lett daigt. Lioutenant Burke, 68th Now York, right arm. Captain Leddy , 69th New York, shoulder. Major Kavanagh , 69th New York, thigh, Livutenant 0, Donovan, 69th Now York, five places. Major Harghan, 88th New York, killed. Lieutenant Colonel Saylor, 7th R. J., by shell ia voay, torn t pieces. Lieutenant Dickerson, Battery KE, 4th U. 9. artll’y, titled Captain Boll, 61st Pennsyivania, killed. Captain Casoy , Gen. Sturgist staff, head Orderly Sergeant Donohue (Gon. Sturgis’ edcort), sorotasits, Major Babbitt, 7th Rhode Island, seriously. Major Willard, 35th Massachusetts, in the groim. Captain Stewart, 51st New York. Lieutenant Buckley, Sist New York, Lieutenant Schoonmaker, 51st New York. .Lieutenant Keeno, 6lat New York. Lieutenant Butler, 61st Now York Licutenaut A. F. Walcott, General Ferrero’s ataf, wriat Lieutenant McKibbin, General Forrero’s etal, wris* GENERAL MEAGHER NOT WOUNDED... ‘The reported wounding of General Meagher is é rate take. His horge fell upon him, but ho was only slightiy injured, and ie still in command ef what remainsof his brigade, \ Brigadier General N. J, Jacksow is also reported:kiled: ‘His horse ran off the field wounded, and oneef his.men- say that he saw him lying dead upon the battle fold, Captain Shepard, of the Twentieth Massachusetts, who was wounded in tho left log at the capture of Frederteks- burg, ig the guest of Hon. Charles R, Train at Wilard’s, The wound is not serious. We understand that a despatch has been recetved.froms Adjutant Dodd, of the Fifth New Hampshire regiment, stating that he is alive and uniojurod, His name hag been reported among the killed. THE KILLED AND WOUNDED IN THE BATe TLE OF SATURDAY. Wasanaron, Dec. 14, 1868. The following is a partial list of tho killed and wounded in yesterday's fight:— Jas. King, Co. H, 81st Pennsylvania, in jeg. John McFaddon, 61st Pennsylvania, in thigh, John T. Jones, Co. H, 61st Pennsylvania. Sergeant Peters, Co, G, 81st Pennsylvania, Sergeant Patton, Co. G, 81st Pennsyivanta, Patrick Herrorty, 61st Pennsylvania, Nathan Doney, 81st Penaosyivania. Thomas Dunn, 81st Pennsylvania. Michael Carrell, 81st Pennsylvania. Samuei Wirt, Slat Pennsytvania. Jesse Lyon, Co, K, 81st Pennsylvania. Charles Wirt, 81st Peansylvania. Captain Harkness, Co. H, 81st Pennsylvania, .0 e/a, Sergeant Major Williams, 61st Pennsylvania, Sergeant Munyon, Co. A, Sist Pa., received four bullets, ©. Craig, Co. 1, 4th Michigan. H.C. Walters, 634 Pennsylvania. J. S. English, 184th Pennsylvania. _ Fred. Jacobi, Tth New York. Lieutenant Smith, 63d Pennsylvania, Lieutenant Colonel McKeon, 81st Pa.,in side and foes. Capt Connor, Co, I, 81st Pa., through left lung, pr’y eer’. George Jackson, §ist Peunsylvanta, Corporal H. Keenan, Co. D, 81st Pennsylvania, M. McManus, Co, D, 81st Pennsylvania, Lieutenant George Barton, 81st Pennsylvania. Corpora! D. Gallagher, Co. G, 81st Pennsy!vaais. Sargeant G. W. Landon, Co. D, 81st Pennsylvania, Samuel Steinmetz, Co. D, 81st Pennaytvania, N. Roberts, Co. D, 81st Pennsylvania, Sargeant Thos. Burns, Co. D, Slat Pennsylvania, Lieut. J, W. Pryor, Co. G, 8ist Ponnsylvania, Laurence Brewer, Oo. G, 81st Ponusylvania, Jno. Andrews, Co, K, Ponnsytvania, Petor Heddinger Co. I, 81st Penusylvauts. Conrad Bakor, Co. I, 8188 Pennsylvania, Daniel Washbarn, Co. I, §1st Pennsy!vania, Jno, Bruncr, Co. G, 81st Ponnsyluanta. Geo Washington, Co, K, 81st Pennayivania. M. Haggerty, Co. J, 64th Now York. General Caldwoli, in hand, | Captain Cauldwell, Adj. Gen. on Gon, Coldwell's atalf, leg. . Wheat, Co. H, 64th New York, C. B. Paine, Co, F, 64th New York. Kphraim Russell, Co. F, 64th New York. | A. Gault, Co. G, 04h New York. N. Alexander, Co, D, 64th New York. 'W. Starkweather, Co. D, 64th New York. H. Thompson, Co. E, 64th New Yora. J. Sherman, Co. A, 64th New York. Sargeant Major J. Savage, Co. A, 64th New York. John Hickey, Co. B, 64th New York, Lieut. Col, Brooks, 64th New York, through left shoulder. Jae, Bryden, Co. E, 64th New York. M. @. Atwater, Co. E, 64th New York. A. Opdyke, Co. B, 64th New York. W. Porter, Co. B, 64th New York L. Ryan, Co. I, 64th New York. Lieut, Parker, Co. C, 64th N. ¥.,through dreast,certoasty. P. Devine, 61st Now York. Cornelius Sullivan, 61st New York. Co}. Milos, Gist New York, chimand neck: George Miller Co. G, 64th Now York. M. Bordway, Co. A, 64th Now York, George Miller, Co. G, 64th New Yorks. George W. Kimball, 5th New Hampabire, A. Gallagher, Oo. C, 64th New York, B. F. Crandall, Co. @, 64th. Now York. Charles Meyers, Co. A, 64tm New York. Wm, McGaaly, Co. A, 64th Now Tork, George Polton, Co, Co. D, 64th Now York. George Herboy, 64th Naw York, Bohn Yoke, Co, A, 64th New York. C. Bal k, Co. G, 64th Now York. 8, W. Johnson, Co. E, 04th New York, George Van Attis, 7th Now York, A. Howe, 6th New Bompshire. Samuel I’. Pease, Co. F, 64th New York, ‘A. J. Bannister, Co. D, 64th New York, ©. Yan Dusen, Co, D, 64th New York, killed, Col, H. 7, Zinn, 100th Pennsylvania, sbot vbrough head, Capt, Langhlin, Co. F 190th Pa., had head blown off by 1. sreageetr}ch ¥, 130th Pa., head blown off by shel? Capt. Jenkins, Co. C, 130th Pa., slightly in the arm. Gorgeant Major Bosler, 130th Pennsylvania, arm, = Sergeant Underwood, Co. A, 180th Pounsyivania, head. = Foster, Co. A, 199th Pennsylvania, in arm, J. 8. Forrest, Co. C, 130th Pennsylvania, lightly in heat. oath of January, Liout. Lovi Hayoratiok, Acting AQjntang, 120th Pa. hor, e es ~