The New York Herald Newspaper, December 25, 1862, Page 10

EMPORTANT FROM WORTH CAROLINA. aad (CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE) Satived North Caroline, ence ence a representative iB the Qeate Legisiature, but wore recently « clase im the ef Washingten. He left the State about yeare and returned about seven weeks since. Mr. Pigott ‘combines with the ripeness ef age the useful expe- (lence of eovera years’ residence im the national capital, | €n0 would wndoubtodly prove a valuable representative ‘@f North Carolina wheu the time for the settlement of the wlaims of her loyal citizens sgainst the federal govern- ment arrives. Mr. Pigott is out in @ card In today’s Progress, ollering himself a8 candidate, and avowing bis ‘Beary to the constitution and the Union. The chances of Bis election are brighter than those of any other candidate pamed, aud yet he meets with powerful opposition. phen D. Willis, a citizen, also offers himself as a ea @idaie, He is a goog Union man, popular, and will proba- Diy de the strongest opponent of Mr. Pigott. A Mr. Clark, from New York, who had some connection witb an in Qwiry into the madus operandi of managing the customs | fherea short time ago, isalsoepoken of a «candidate, whe” | ther with or without hie consent is vo! genersily known" Oharles HW. Foster, of this city, 4 Union man, is aleo | posed by his friends as a ate, Mr. Koster is al and indefatigable progresrist. He was a delegate fe ands Boux.ag mau in the Charleston Convention; but | Retired when the North Carolina delegation, with the @xcoption of Jugge Dick, left that body, My. Foster is tm reality, faurly entitled to, ihe distinction of represeativg \ hte tragument of a district im Congress; but it is doubtfa! | — Reimer slightly, 20g. A. a dan WA o Ss o arm. Bere ee oa Burde: Corp. Wm. nd hand. o oa o. Francis Donnelly, ude Joseph Cline, head, yd ; head. Hictmoan) ars. Cor brictian Hamburg, Wm. aa € Cooper, side. Thoe. Diever, shoulder. ui age ocah. John Hist, arm. David Headerson, band. Company D. Mathias Ziphfelt, ae Com L James Rankin, havd. Wm, H. Tonnes, hand. Danie! Westbrook, arm. Jacob Schmidt, breast. David Kimball, leg. me Christian Wellendorf, eg. sting. Company H. we ny » Conrad Newcomer. A. 4. Houch. MATILE OF WHITE HAL. Wounded. - 4 Company A Thos. Ford, sUgutly, leg. | Sergi. Henry Matthew, Com a } duilas Ptonke, groin. Sergeant J. L. Hawk, ra0r- Corpl. deho ‘Moun )teetacies. tally wounded Corporal Daniel W. Shoe- eye mortally wounded APO whether be will beable to prevail agaist the imtuence | Walter o ley, mortally, ‘at vow opposes him, He has long been a party whee! F Seay ERG seam x Hartzolt, mor- ; james Loughlin, head, y, groin, Qeerse in thie part of North Carolina, and before the | John snibely, oad. Ledrich “Shaft, mortally, Febeltion broke out he was regarded as the next demo- | pte A ani sers:ic candidate for Congress, Tho war interfered with | Dayid C. Bireh, hand, Frodorick Bran, , supposed to @is arrangement, however, and dir. Foster has to rely Corneal payne . lewis, Anprick, slightly, ‘apon bis successin shaping the preseut erder of tbuigs to | Ce or) me ‘hie purpose before he reaches further political distinc | or ane vs el'gtly, arm. ke e m co th 4 | oxeph Galham, arm, ; tion. Heis-a little in advance of ve times; In other williams "Ptentice, . more Valentine, leg. ‘words, he stands now where North Carolina porsibly tally, breast ian, leg. may ten years hence. He is the champion of the free | David Valentins, arm ampn- Foun 1 mond Dech. Jabor movement in North Carolina, which, from all J can intBroves; set per rena: killea, fearn, is becoming a favorite notion among the ‘white Company 2. SH. Vinw,, hip. ‘weash,” as the poorer classes are accustomed to being | JobSeals, Henry Schutk, stomach, i of ~ aa ni pany @. Wm. ©. Sparks, shoulder. palled here. It-doos not, of course, receive ay ED | pen.y <reersit, leg ampur John Brady, arm. wegement trom the aristocracy; nor can it be skid tha’ tated Company K. ‘Whose who favor it precisely know what it is all about’ | Lambert Wurst, slightly Goorge Shik , killed. * “ Ht } “arm, 4 Ut is a captivating theory, however, among the poor of | iene ‘Wall, ditto. pas yy Cae slightly, logs North Carolina; but they appoar to be a differentstyle of | Pat. Commeford, severely, Wm. F. Ford kc. poor from any I have heretofore sce in a Souiberu | — shoulder. Hy. H. Houghtaling, thigh. Wis. Joderson, slightly, James Poer, groin. State. That schoolmaster who ts sooften referred to 95 | being abrond must have emigrated from some part o North Carolina. Fonr-fifths of vhe prisoners taken by tbo Brinn troops an roled are not able to write their 8. When Governor Stanly was go eavagely attacke By tho Northern abolition prints for closing the doors Getyer’a nigger school, they should have conceded at Yeast 2 parsing thought to the ignorance of the poo, whitos, Bot perhaps, after ail, their intentions m: ‘eave becn philanthropic, and while they demended that @-Whito man should be allowed to instruct the blacks, they meant that a black one from the North should be #nt here to instruct the whites. Possibly the little love ghey have for a poor white man might have inclined them to thie stretch of kindness in hie behalf, And who knows what the result might have been? Mr. Foster believes John Silman, head. BATTLE OF GOLDSBORO BRIDGE. OK. Wounded. Philip Eccson, tog Corph. ees “rigs Th en hand. Company H. D.cline, pe Bordan Bortz, si A.D. Oline, hip. < Z Company D. Maraball How=, eid Redmond Paun, covcussion. ompany 1. Company @. ferns Paria Burroughs, in Ritten, 16. . Bronstetter, leg amp'd Jebo'k Ke inedy, hand, FIFTH RHODE ISLAND REGIMENT. KILLBD, Company G—Thomas Shippen. ‘WOUNDED. Company G—Peter MoCabe, band. Company FC Sullivan, cheek. Company C Corporal Benjamin Drown, shovider, Shat free labor is tho best for the intereats of North Caro- dna; but bo docs not tell we wnat can be done with the ‘Wree buntred and thirty thousand slaves now ip the State if his progressive notions meet with sucorss. There are two slaves to every white male in the State. NEWSER. Newbern tooke a g00d- deal like a New Hugiend city. ‘Vou see Yankee notions everywhere, The supply is largo, ‘with many cargoes in the stream unbroken, awaiting werders from Washington, Newber ie a closed port; but Beaufort, through which its commerce travels, is au open . Mueb inconvenienco im oesasioned by the operations @ the cusioms regulations on Pale accoumt,and she dis- @Miafaction of merchants and shippers iafreely expressed. ‘Sew York has also a large shareef the trade acd sutler ‘Dusters here, but New England is abead, like the negro Spi ay which is two to one of the whites. Newbern indeed a New Eugiand city, and whoa one reflects upen ‘the preponderance of the colored inkabitants he cannot help comparing it to 2 Yankee hasty, pudding garnished ‘with blackberries. Captain E. Mies Joy, of the Gaston Guard, North Caro” Mua First loyal regiment, has just returned from a Swo dpy’s scout into the enemy’s cowntry towarde | Kinston, He captured several rebel prisoners, and en” couraged « few Union men he found in the woods. Cap- tain Joy is the editor of the Newberm Progresz, and hails from Cambriége, Mase. Steamers Dudley Buck aud Orisle arrived s-Jay from Sew York, and the Cossack from Baltimore, with mails ; aod ® number of passengers. A portion of the advance guard of General Foster's expedition returned to Newbern this evening. A full | Beport of the expedition ia given by the Bexaxn’s corres- Pevdent who sccompanied General Foster. ‘ Tho Heap of the 17th, containing an account of | the Union disaeter at Fredericksburg, was received by | abe Orisle. The uews created a profound seusetion; but ; SB report that McClellan had been recalled to Washington to reaume command of the agmy was hailed-with much @etiafaction General Forter and steff have sues @rrived. ‘The srwy ig all near Newbern, #AAJ02 CENERAL FOSTER AT FORTRESS MONROE, | Death of Captain Hatch—His Remaine— " Whe Vote im Suffolk and Neighbor- hood—Firing—Startling Kepertse—The Weather, dc. OUR FORTRESA MOXROB CORRES PONDANCE. FoRmames Movnos, Dec. 28, 1662. Major General Lester ig here, He arrived this morning. ‘Mis expedision bes been eminently enccessiul thecughert, Bince leaving Kinston he advanced cu Goldsboro, Rei!- Boed weeks have been torn up, tice fred, bridges burned ad telegraph wires destroyed. Our los bins beru very might. The command bes returned safely t Newbers, 0. : On Sundey last Captain Hateh , of she One Hundred avd ‘Pdiriieth New Vork regiment, died ot the bcaptal in Pulls of typhoid fever. This morning his venvuine were @onveyed te tbe Taitroad depot, escort! b) the regiment, eiafi and Leid olicers, preceded by the baud of the Pew. @uth Pevnay!vania cavalry. The eorne was tunpressivo in @he extrewe. Tbe regimeai woe Crwwn op iv front of the Rospite! aud (be Body pikcad ob & ows on Of Capiain How- @rd’s Datiery. Tue box which cenisines the re was hen wrapped in an American tug. The deceased was Geliowed to the depot by several offic other cog: seats, who highly esteemed him in life dior aud “a 1 D, shoulder: D. Fi fr eg ite j i, a ‘RILLED. Corporal Richard Lawless, Co. G. Sergoant W. H. Dodge, Co, D., foot; ¥. F. Bigelow , Co jer 5 » DD. 5 on Hox, Co. i head; M. McGrath, Co, foot; Pui, Co. H, log; A. 8: Hows, Go, I, wrist; C. # Orr, Co. K, baud. FORTY-FOU! me REGIMENT YOLUN- MASSACHUSETTS ‘TRERS, COLONEL FRANOTS S. LEB, COMMANDING. Company A—A, L. ~ D. Tyler Newcomb, J. Wat- *Conpong acy Courtis, Corporal &; F. contin’ Company K~—A. I’, Pollo, George E. Noyes. ‘WOUNDED. pany A—Bergeant J. Fred. Clarke, chest ford shoutr; ‘John Greenwood , sigh aiken Bay ; Amos K. Tappan, side; Jolin A. wrist; A. Everett, aber. Compat s. C. Ewer, ueck; Frederic Jackson, arm. Company FJ. F. Dean, arm. Company @—Francis E, Lincoln, leg; B, @. Fisher, log. 1y H—Sergeant Stone, finger, FIETH RYGIMENT RHODE ISLAND VOLUNTEERS, CAPT. JOB — = COMMANDING. Tuomas Shippey, Co. - x Corporal Ben). livan, 0. cheek; Pete meray BATTART F, PINST REGIMENT RHODE ISLAND GTATE ARTILLERY, bee JAMES BELGER:. James L. Gavett, Whtam ‘Nesbit. ‘WOUNDED. Corporal George C, one! leg; _— But N's Jett hai it wf “eg f cages Teo or; Cornelius Sul- G; band, REPORT OF TUE CASUALTIES IN THE THIRD (COL. ‘H. O..LBE’S) BRIGADE—THE EXPEDITION TO GOLDS- BORO. YIFIB MASSACRUBETTE VOLUNTERRS. Burronghs, Co. B, contusion on bip from grape. Barnes, Co, B, leg, a Anderzon, Co.'B, Kuec, slightly. Hardy, Co. D, in back’, sy: Willams, G-D, in forebend, lightly. Baboock , Bhghtly. Eitriage, oe E, flesh wound of thigh, seriously. Company A—dJames Brady, slightly, hand. IRD REGDEENT MASSU 70RD NEW Ese ARTILLERY. Two Lees prea oe a shell wound of thigh; Captain Jamery’s Battery, Batery P—Chaplain William | limb omens lower third. Hart, Acting Aid to acting irigedor Goneral James H. TWHOTY-SEVENTS MAS0ACHUGNTS VOLUNTEERS, Lodlie, contused wound from shell on right skdo of Read, | Gibeon, Co. F, iid: he through head. injured at itel Dimson, '. NEW ORE INDEVENDINE BATTERY. Jamex Hill, Co. K, in bij seriously. PWENTY-FOURTH. Bal Sack ier err acen ip, o “a , Robert Turner. jolden,, kill CAPTAIN MORRIGON’S. BATTERY, THIRD NEW YORE, | pss, 2a Wy, ti war B, 5 SINTS MASGACHCSUTTG VOLUNTEERS. babe phen A. Hall, Co.’B, grapesbot in face, extracted John Herden, Jeg. 9 str i head. Ropal 4, Co. G, inband. —— Wormoith, fracture leftarm. Be G, shat O egiatigg g penne ea aee LIST OF KILLED AND WOUNDED 1 THD FIRST BRIGADE, Wounded. WIRST DIVISION, AMORT, George W: Crumf, Co. ” Sat sue SEVENTERNTS. mas Breche! 0, MAMUCEURETTO. Morris Geoda!}, Co. A, neck, slightly. Firet Sergeant J. Q. A. Jobneon, Co, A, thigh, slightly. DINETY-RLETH PW YORK. Wm. F. Lenr, Oo. A, car, seversly. Killed. geo. W Brows, 8 de head, siigbtiy. ‘chat! c ankle, ore, Ovlonel lea. O.. ba! Cee Osgaca en "a lt iva First Lieutenant Oscar B. Morris, Ld B, thigh, alightig | John Deamond, Co. B, face, severely. Corporai Lester K. Muvre, Uo, B, shoulder, elightly. Andrew od Co. B, head, slightly. George Hill. Co. A, thigh, slightly. Ri bert Fields, Co, cnoulder, tly. Abriel A. Faller, Oo. I, shoulder, eVight!y. Joun €, Bennett , Co. I, ear, slightly. Firat Sergeant John Hammoud, Co. D, arm, slichtly. EWSNTY ABCOND XHW YORE. poral Gilman, Oo. K. sett Tih Co. E, leg, Alex. Savoge, Co breast, weverel; Khotiekd, Co. B, foot. Albert Nevin. ipley, Co. , th ‘ob , Co. "KM a, Bo cere: Co. ©, arm: Ges co. 'D, to Killed, go (2) lar ape r. Isexc Hull, Oo. i, thigh, dengorousty. Levis H. Grow, Ca. 1, hip, ©o.D baad | u Os. D. tnec, slightly. John &. Powell, Co. G, Jett i arm, | Did not lore any in killed oy » MONEY ERR Ph i Corporal Thos. Cox, Oo. 0, bd vines mortally, } “Sergeant Chas, Pullen, Co: U, vght ig arapatated, Joun F, Norrig, Go. C, left hand, ab | Hargoant A.W Poitele Go, 8 felt rae : slightiy ’ Corperal Davie aMitier, Go. , Slighe! sdauine! Dauie!, Co, H, both ata Fra ar Fone 8. Cook, ‘On. R, hand, s'ightiy. mito . HoLoy, Co. H, shoulder, slightiy. Mrposat Thos. f. Bailey, Oo. K, ‘nips slightly, OXE NCNDRED AND THIRD PRAVEYLY tia. Whee fae regiment went into action tt bad about / hunadret and al ae rene ces oe tivet it et courieen &1 killed and afty-eight Sounded Teak. Wiliam McElkeny, Co, TF Ri, Welzel, Co. Ht, a 7 SNe aad us Siti OD. C. Patrik oe Nola, &. W. Gr) vWaa, Pewerd 4nd 2, Coiling- wh hoster and Sorgenat\ . Shangier, So. B. ©. MoCall, Firet Ser B, Myera, Corpora), Co. A, foo eat oc, Orderly Serge M. Wauer, DR. Krampton, 09. A. a init BR. ee, Peter Paid Os. Co. ieee Evang, Corporal, Co, Co, C, abost. oe Er bigs. wrist. &. Duty, Co. £ acme. E. Stewart, xy 00. F, Sgentioman, Capt Hatch was ® teraber of the Ma. 1D, Johnson, Co. F, fracture of lower thigh, 4#T ore fot Order. W. Likiiter, Co, F, left ari 4 he Wa. ‘Sanford, Go’, left arm and leg. Were Pte copaa! al tbat have died sn this littie usp, | Fymeg Brown, Oo. &, right shoulder. Hi of the On wired sud Thirties Calo) ditcane y. + Yurkey, Co, B Fight ear. nowld ve ge uu upwarde of thirty name r 0. t orm. Hehould weve seat you upwarde of thirty names. The | Ge Pett thigh. Boagon [mention thi ie shal the One Houdred sot Thirty- | So /ceaut i Atecaiel Co. ¥, eid iby wecond New York left at the name time, ‘The regimoute { D. Gaitaghar, Co. tly fave veer al 1 yol the Ono Hondved setae oud Thlntycee coul bar not yet buried a man. The mem Mocvy, Go. 1, left side and arm. Bors of the One Livudred and Thirtioth are fren (he coun. wi tio, right arm fractured. Cry, while thuve of the One TI i and Thirty-sscond , 60,1, neck, seriously, 2 ter ra. cy Wieister, 00. faite, slightly 10 ean are from thecity of New York. ho, 1, lett am dio votes polled iy Buffdtk and nyighbertood yesterday , {# Deval Ca ts we s ewbracing the Third distri gintu, were, ali told, Corporel J. Me 8 ul Gorty vine, as follows —Ouoper, thirty-six, Mottoua, | 2: Galt i, fon inept: (ooont ie from Portsmouth, and I |, abdomen. niortaliy, ays waunivined bie loyalty to the | 8 eee, aay Federal government, aud voted for Precident Livco at idiesou, Co. , sligh : (ho leet election iP. Phiagier, 0. B, leg, slimy ‘The election went of ve ictly i Suffolx. ‘Shewhore | oer at Tereitiges, Ou. WK, right 14g, slightly wrraugements were wader the sine: aiporvisink of Cup, | Io. wpe aan and jeg tain Davie, Provost Marsha: Howvy and prolonged Gir ing wor veard at Nortoik aud ieluity wealny, causlag much epeo \s!ion as vo the couse ‘Ae the City of Hudson appronched bore Low afternoon it wes explained [be Aqericay war -toumer Colorado and the British war elearmer@admur havigy (or hours been ougaged (n firing » & target on the water ! On dunday nigh! aud y @terday repore reve H te Met the whole Cabot, to man, bad resigued, | o@psing the cet nfenge @tcitement ereoug All clameoe— iF Unrun und seceesion 4-0. Jones, the trader, i sported t Lave been ar Ly weaved wh mpting te pas’ through eur jiines wiih ecusraband god The is nef so, IT sent you an ao @ount a day oF two agoof two gnen, named Josiah K Souer and George Siater, well kabwo rscexuue ayoore tizers, attempting (0 pase our Lye near Gaosy ©., with eeveral thougsnd ard worth of om @oods , and | suppore that here th. a eke originsted: Toe wentuer for the Pret twodaye ben ween mild wad erring the. ng aggre iy left grown avd wend, seriously iy slag td STEVERRON COMMANDING, EF 1 KINSTON, WHITHHALL 45D BY) 14, 16 ano 17, 1962, CAEN CONNEOTIORE VOUONTRRRE, LORUT O61 err, a ie rkine PD. ey. 6 aeabines, Co vo, A, oo, Corporei W \ 8, Lathrey job Hort Wot Laeutenat Cotonel Rob Se be Carson, &Morporai 1 Legg ts, slightly, Major Job. CABUALTON IN GRCOND BRIGADA, BIRSE BIVIBION, DEPARTMENT OF NORTH CAROLINA, a | { | | oF, Nevaeh, A. ¥. Wheaton | ieee ty ounnian, Co. A, art . Mille, Co. D, breast iste ‘Thomas Masterson, Co. E, thigh,.soverely, D. EB. Re an, Co. KE, head, slightly. 6 hitehead, Co. E, shoulder, slightly’ , Co. E, head, slightly. wond Lieutenant J. W. Woy, Co, P, collar bone breken. oe egg 5 wey Oo, Jeft leg, slightly. rporas Jol Dear! ¥ a Copan G. 4 Kenuy, co. G, foot, tee iy. Corporal @. Mersiim Henry Hiatt, Co. ¢ M. B. M. Younger, ¢ Patrick Maxwell, Co. H, arm slightly. W-Radelite "Rn, lex. slightly. | BF, Meader, vo, 1, arm, aughtiy. W. Harihan, (2. at G@, band, 6! Firat Liouvonant F. F, 1, thigh, see Tames Crawford, yerely. Sergeant Grenville ‘amragtte io. N. killod. FORUY FAVE’ MASRNCHUSETE® Kidridge Graves, ie A, lung, sevyrely. &. B. Papker, Co. A, thigh, seriously. Horace Holmes, Co.'A, left should er, severely. E. W. Bues, Jr, Co. A, ee co, alight x W. A. Richarde, Co. aan a, slight: A, ear it 2. Sherman, Co’ K, componnd fractire od Ps poant W. hh, Goodrteh, Co, K, shourde Fy Merrill, Co. %, shoulder’ aid bre be ¥- * Soiatesty ktlon, thir rweetr. Sergeant W. G. Fou ‘Warreu Story, Oo. 0, Hervey a. Rayanonds bs E, & tid # George Briggs, ve Benj. Westgate, Co. 7. Seuihwort HPA 7,00 C.F. Glover, Co, Corporal Frahk Piers. Go. 2, willed F, stone, Co, H, Killed. W. Peatield, Oo. 1, killed David Fleteber, Co. 1, killed, Addison Griffin, Co. T, Billed. Corporal N, Drban, Co, A, left thigh Corporal R. A. $Go, A, contaion. ¥. W. smith, ¢ 4 eran Oa T. Ponahan, Co. V. Very ce, A‘ i 4. Brown , Co. ss t Pies aie Lie ree, nay. Hi virthe ee, 0, eae © BL Pen, Oo. ©, lon Desuie Dowmvan’ CoC '» Fight ar orporal 3, Hart, Oo. D, leg, lightly. seare, Oo. D, Ghat neveroly D. Leary, Co. Ir, arm and jog. Cc. PR. Piarce, Co D, art yalight!y Ki. FB, Sherman, Co, ¥. ifs.'C0, B, rm ‘amputated, Mathes ioe, Oo, %, wrist. Go. R, right sem omputated boukier, elightiy, ‘ey. F band, igptly. oF, baad, aligbily, saligoly ine vd hand, eighty ngl £0, £ vores re Ritborb. CoH bork tite ARTILLERY BRIGADB, COL. SE aan oe. ‘EINSTON, . Sitar B= Cag 7. Mg Morrison, David vise ae Bas a James H. Donia : cee Do peng = =e Joa. worrincs, eighty Jas. Hinman, Mandeville Sea York Battery—Captain; J. B. Lee. | gamma CARUALATES Ix YORE CAVALRY. th, » 5 et? Capt. Jaccds—! ois, fo Lodi Seto and left arm. mace, Cask. Cleon BF. ‘First Surgeon George ©. Chapman, ceverely, in the THIRD NEW YORK ARTILLERY, Colonel James H. Ledito, slightly. Surgeon bie Dimon, yalighily. ez rT, Morrison. Edi gun enone ightly. = John Harden, mg inp cad So B.A ‘Stewart William t H, slightly — _ Battery F, First Rhode Tiana Artillery—Captain James | sixty in number, fosiorday morning proceeded in a body Alexander M. Massey, First aes, Isaac M., First Sergeant, in C. Burr, slightly. His impossible to send list of the missing, whick may urn up ina day or two. goants serious. of General Foster’s Ope. m North Carotina. The Enquirer professes to be somewhat mystified in | stated that another cavalry regiment would be ready for regard to affairs at Goldsboro, It is following the Wash- the field within a few days. The officers are all fine iock- jngton plan of concealing the defeat, intelligence of which | ig wacu, and, as they daabed through the streets, with hhas already reached here by special messenger. The following statement, however, is interesting, on account } Ing #ppearance. ef tho accuracy of the description of the topography of the scene of General Foster’s operations. The telegraphic reportsof operations near Goldsboro have been rather | had been received by the Socretary of thu Navy at a late confused, owing to tho meation of railroad bridges, name® | bour this evening. of places, &c., without explaining their gituation. From | THE CHRISTMAS DINNERS iN THE MILITARY BO8- the newspaper accounts and other sources, we make tbo from Ws ton, seventy-soven miles south of the former and five miles north of Wilmington, From Goldsboro a ae gene pont _ ba we agin ic coast at Boutort, & tanee of ninety-five m: ig railroad passes through Kinston and Newbern, both on the river, the tor- mer twenty-six miles from Goldsboro, latter a nine. At Kinston, whiob is on the north bank of Neuse, the railroad crosses the river, and thenee con. tinues'on the south side. ‘The bridge on which it thu orosses We understand to have beep burned. Leng the Neuse river from Kinston west towards ius source, we come to Whitehall, on the gouth hank, Teales Pacific Railroad bill, 0 as to make the @onstruction of the irom Goldsboro. This was One of the scones of the recent | roxd more feasible or practical, From the debate which ro find it crossed | followed a8 to the reference ef the bill, tt seems that the lighting. Contiouing to ascend the river, by the rafiroad from Goldsboro to Wilmington. This bridge LEDLIB COMMAND- | Brigadier Geuoral Davies, commanding at Columbus, Ky., THIRD NEW A, Capt. Jov—Qecar W. Grant, seriousiy io | mrch from Warrenton to Fredericksburg, and that le flesh wound; UB | aid not believe that pontoons would be furnished in three cheng THE PONTOON TRAINS AND THE ARMY OF THR PO- Castelo, wounded } heights there at an early period. General Sumner’s tes- AT WHITEHALL, 16TH: | g:stoment of the forte: at the time of his supersedure> feldon to Wilming | with a large committee of ladics, has beom actively em: THE INVASION OF KENTUCKY. 'S FROM MAVANA‘ nant ‘The Webele Advancing from Western Asrival o€ the Bio Sie, Virginia inte Eastern Memtucky tm | Tho steamship Bio Bio, Captain Drow, which arrived ai - Large Made to | this port yesterday, left Havane on tite 16th inst, poe ‘There is nothing of any grea: (mportance by thie as Cucnatam, Des. 94, 1868. | rival from either Cubs or Mexico. Genny sear feare of arebel | ae, Budin apd suite arrived of Santiago de.Cuba eee a <4 ‘Teh inet. tm the French steamer Tampice. Ho bes Cuemajetas thsaes collector of imposts at the capitol of Savoy, aud goe# on Pound Gap. a mission frow Nepoleon JH to Mexico, A movement of our troops hag taken piace mond, Ky., that will relieve Eastern Kentucky rebel invasiou, Rio. this new On the 9th there arrived ut Santiago de Cubs the English transport Nua, from Martmique, with 11) French sailors for Vera Craz. 5 ‘The Spanish steamer Noe Dagin Las, it la reported, rua Proparations for the Rebels Should THCY | shore a cargo of negtoen vear Cient\vegos. Kleven Attack Columbus, Ky. dred and eighty are.ssid to have been landed. The Sx. Louis, Dec. 94, 1862. Advices have been received by General Curtis frem ernment sent an officer down immediately. Tulucta am¢ Toca, who have been known tora lung to be with the slave trade, went to vall on-the Captain ‘but were refused admittauce. This leads to the su; tion that the expedition belonged to them. ‘The ‘opera, Chiarivi’s circus, a company of negro mw strels, and in fact, all places of amusement in Havals have been wel! attended lately. Havana was visited on the 17th instant by ® Norther, quite a gale, which it was expected woald prove! prejudi. cial to the Eoglish ship Colorado, 1,200 tone, which came in from Tiverpool thai morning, with a full carge oF goal to the gas company, and which got asitore ou Cayy Crnz, She wason a vocky bed, with a slight layer 0° ‘mud on it, and fears wore entertained for her, OUK HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE. Havana, Dec. 17, 1802. The French in Mexico—Caplain General Dulce’s Reforme~ Ihe Banks Kiepedition, ée. ‘to the effect that he is receiving reinforcements in ample season to prepare against the contingencies of an attack upon that place by the rebels. General Davies shinies, ‘however, no attack is meditated by them. As to the injury said te have been done to the railroad by the rebels, Geverel Davies has pot yet fully ascertained the extent of it, But expects, whatever it may be, to re- pair it at once, NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. s Wastusarox, Dec. 24, 1862, GENERAL BURNSIDE 70 REMAIN IN COMMAND FOR THE PRESENT. Forney’s official orgam says that Burnside wil) have command of the army for the present, This mesus that ‘48 e00D as practical offensive operations are regumod some one else will be designated, GENERAL HOOKER’ TESTIMOXY BEFORE THE COMMIT- TER ON THR CONDUCT OF THE WAR. Only the points of General Hooker’g testimony before the War Committeo of Congress were telegraphed North. These show that he did not approve the incensiderate taken by the Union ferces. Where or how it originated } cannot tell; the papors of this morning are entirely etjent on the subject, and J am disposed to consider the repors the invention of seme foul or fanatic of the Martiv F. Conway stamp, a few specimens of which kind may be picked up in Havana. A good many persons here are trying to persuade | hersselves that peace is not far distant from our distracted country, and the newspapers indulge in kindred predictions; but i am afraid to believe s* great & boon is in store te ws, We have beon severai da days, as promised by Generals Hallcvk and Moigy. ToMac. ‘The point made by the Hzraup as to the neglect of the military enthorities tn not seasonably furnishing pontoon tralvs at Fredericksburg is universally recognized among military men here as the cause of our not ocoupying the without any news from Mexico. The fuct is, the Fronch army bas svffered go terribly from sickness that it is almont complete) paraly nothing of any great moment can be attempt some time, It is said that thirey thousand ad: i wroops are to be @ent from Frans With which reinfercement an advance can be wade the capital. ‘The Mexieap# can offer no gubgwot ition to the French. Left to ihemselves ound to suceumb. General Korey will be in the ¢ity of Mexico be the idee of March, and my judividuel opinion is that that city and the wretched Jiexicapy will benefit by the genoral sweoping .wiy of dirt ana cobwebs by the invaders, just as igypt was — during the short stay of Napoleon’s army. Of course, know your great respect for the Monroe doctrine, and J a not ask you to Rage ats dn 5 = ist pring) timony, that General MeCidlian intended to atiack Lee in the direction of Gordonsville, is ia accordance with the are which was that a great battle would haye been fought in two or three days, VISIT OF THE OFFICERS OF THE SIXTH MICHIGAN CAVALRY TO THE PRESIDENT AND OTHERS. Tho officers of the Sixth rogimont of Michigan cavalry, ple by coinciding with me doubted apa to pay their rospocis {0 President Lincoln, the Secretary | Undisputed that a Mttle on ervitietay would ath ot hurt Mexioé, of War, Genoral Hal'eck, the Quartermaster General and | °YSin, tyshomd be of 8 Fr isrraies tks ‘Ghatain Gans, others ¢f our prominent military mepv, by all of | ral Dulce. hey say he will be a seeond Tacon and a greay whom they were most cordially received, This regiment, | reformer. The Sigito of to-day says he has expres » which numbers twelve hundred men, was orgmizod through tho instrumentality of Hon. Mr. Kellogg, of Michigan, and during the interview with the President he dosire that an these who have auy request or com to make te the government shall crane and not trough a a multitude of offivials, as was the custom heretofore. i that be 80, Duloe iz the right sert of for us. The police s; atem is to be ancred end arroapea on the plan adopted In the large kuropoan cities One ox two vessels of the Banks exped| eae: vana somo few days since. which wore met bythe Bio on her way from New Orleaus, ‘There is no news here whatever. - Havana, Doc. 14, 1868. Great Governmental Inyrovement tn C.ba——Views of the Havanese on McClellan and Burnetde, ae. A Cuban gontieman thus writes 10 @ friend in thie oity:— NO more annexiouists here. Down with the tps of annexation of our beloved islaud to the United Staten Weare now g0 mel: stiached to the Spanish fag nobody. Queen Isabella ‘uoluted, contd surposacua, if you please, to the theatres, to the Liees, to tho retrye" Or" tertulias (private parties), you will near novbing ert expressions of satisfaction and of ‘irm adhesion t ihe Spanish government. The very persone whe once apen atime might haye been considered as tho leadere of con Gpiracy are now the most evthua'asiic defendants . Every Cuban now would ex beat cae ‘The capse of all this ry Yery simpie aud natiral. oe General has arrivad. and wy inde spear we es the system and pot policy: their horses gaily caparisoned, presented quite an impos- THE PIRATE ALABAMA. No positive information rospeesing tho pirate Alabama PITAaLs. Mrs. Calob Smith, wife of the Secretary of the Interior, ployed to day completing the arrangements for a Christ_ mas dinner in the hospitals. There will be no lack of- good cheer in any of our hospitels to-morrow, thangs to the efforts of Mra, Smith and her patriotic coadjutora., IMPORTANT PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE PACIFIO BAILROAD BILL, An important bill was introduced yesterday by Mr, MeDongall, having for its object the amendment of the has been burned by tne enciny, but it is said can be re- whole qnestion of the direction of the route or ite branch- oeumeas im this red jn a week. At the Mount Olive Station, which is | ex on this aide of he Rocky Mountains may come up. Of negro trade will ibe postivaly stopp. ‘The Pa Pepe gy = oily oy cmon fag ay re0 thle point will be doterniined a good deal with | Guvcie™ and Seetterumys eine ‘ete tem reached the great Southerg railroad frack, and tore up oes ponagadls me 00d deal w: y materiaily; bot this is net 40. aomevf the raile. A few days will suffice to ee them. | Teferenco to tho opinion of Congrossimen as to the prospect | We have been assured a Drew ie abot it bas | of cdo govercmeut’s future control of the navigation of | Sdmintstration a gront change be Thin waa a bold raid op the part of the en proved to be only a raid for nich t hey bade obastisedes well as driven back. THE ARMY OF THE POTOMA Heanquanrans ARMY OF THE PoTOMAC, December 24, 1862, Richmune papers contain a dispatch from Charleston, dated 30th, announcing that a very large steamer, been well freighted for the Confederate States government, safely } the letter of Mr. Kennedy to Jacob Thompson, late Socre- avrivod yesterday at @ Sourtheru port, bringing a heavy | tary of the Interior, published in the Zribune, having been stock of shoes an’ blankets, un immense quantity of cloth | withdrawn, it was referred to the Judiciary Committee, aud other supplies. It i stated by robeloMcers that a large establishmen is engaged in Richmond, making pantaloons of the came | that notice ef the sending of supply vessels to Charleston culoy and texture ag is farnished to our soldiers. sLarge | harbor war communicated to the rebels by President numbors of thom appoared on the rebel troops im | Zinoold, and was circulated by telegraph throughout thé Fredericksburg yeaterday during @ flag of truce. General Doobem has been cuanimously elected @overac® | one incidentally mentioning the armament at sea wae wriit* of Soath Caroliga iu pace of General Maxy Gregg, WR | ten vefore the war began. Only those can douvt tne loyalty was killed in the recent battle of Fredericksburg, BZxGovernor Wise is epoken of as @ prom!nént cand), dete for Govertor of Virginia. News from Fortress Honroe. Forrenss Moxnow, Dec. 08,1868, | moved from office. The election for member of Congress from the Third district of Virginia came of yesterday. The candidates were Dr. W. W. Wing, of Norfolk, and Joba McLeod, of Portemonth. ibe vote im these two cities was very clone. ‘The result ir uot yet known. 1.€. Janes, who was reported captured by the redela, hike returned to Portress Monroe, ft wan J. D. Janes ato had the trouble, which caused the fa!se ramor Fire in Washington Street. At balf-post two o'clock this morning au extenatys fre broke ont in the cracker bakery of Kuapp & Co., No. 125 Washington streot. Tafew minutes the whole of the five ntory building was in flames. Soou after the rear windows of (he Pacitic Hotel. on Areenwich street, were on dire. it wos found that the hotel would be dextroved ‘The fire s #tit! harning Carieuely np to three o'clock. Police Inteiligence. SINGuiak Came OF ALiROWD FRavD.~—Messord Dratd, @ nat A Algions, wae taken juto custody yesterday hy doteotive Farley. on a charge of dofranding @ aumber of Jowieh familien in this clly out of various sums of money, AINONNLDY 10 Lee ayy regete 10 $4,000. The accused. it ie alleged, repressotod that the Pmperer of Moroocs aad recently impoved e tar of 40,000 francs on all the Jows regiding within Lis dominions, and wales (he money wee forthorwing Ue Laraeiites would be imprinoued or banished frome the territory. He furthor represented that be woe ae agent sunt out w the Cniled States for the purpose of seliciting subscriptions in vobalf of ais persgouted breturen, and exijbited credewtials fully authorising him touct af weasuror of ohoritable i meane of these credentials. together with « number of otters of intredaction, the seoused oud po difficnky im coilecting ‘sume yarrag tron \ ton lo one hundred dollars. In the meavtine Seine ee Was opennd betwoen oo influential Jow. this city ap4 the Board of + of British Jews at Louden, when it transpired Ha: Draid wae ao im- and anauthorived 10 receive aug aubsorip- suthorities tu thin city were dw i Coe end detective Farley was doputed but upeo ah it wea found that Philadeiphia. The detective war the aconsed, and was making ar. te for that purpose who Draid anddenly turned New York again The officer tracod tho accused to Pronbatt Gree aod thre arresiot him. Upon doing privener copromentett t hy tho pestiton of captain in tho ¥remeh | of A) pe @ full —* uiforin as Be ott nus ‘eenty: ot ine fee Hi fe oer’ pone se er He ‘wae detained © ee aes From Same nag Mranenseo, Des. a4, ae SN! $218,000 i po y= teow lulu to the 2a Rate been roverved. ‘ron oe ane PRON: having rece) rea tee stare as oth. The pelered of law. The ap- atta ofthe ‘sets'on were bios, AD net was }Paies for forming 0 ) eae conetity 0 jon; bat the lett it oo - A ed pe approv . ed he 93; 900 ‘per 4annsn fy oe hla et fond, General Serrano will inform the epader the bust way to carry into effect the great beon 40 long uuder consideration, Hoo and the Mississippi river. APPROVAL OF A COURT MARTIAL, HBNTRNCE BY THE PRESIDENT, The President bas approved of the senteace of the court martial held at Nerfolk for tho hanging of Fred. eriekSetz, 9 texmeter, who murdered @ colored man at Camp Hamilton. THE CASE OF CENSUS SCPERINTENDENT KENNEDY, ‘The objections to the repoiution of inguiry in regard to eof pow -~ Kohigewe od will be 4 gral parte Spanish ims om! ‘b Provinces, sud not colonies. fo Te Ad poe Sontatives in court, we vil wake our own’ special ‘wo will a coy! our own Placed on the ‘same dere Sith the Brice pouwenstous ae, us pact ‘at the wor! Such is the rotor we tae boen for 80 joup atime, aud, if carried jena bf arse change ud you al- in the opinions of the he people her oifoous Or ihaud Uvisealy b; pep we begin to r Feokeears ns tas beer Ube announcement. You cannot conceive what a vengation waa Tt may surprise the mover of that resgiution to learn, as be will wheu the facts are examined by. the committee, Ast ork of the anebitieniets We do not 0, OXCe| expodi 3 a the ‘ind most favorable. idte of Motion. "Y United States bofore tho lotter alluded to was written. The es a e might as nerah fn the army of tle Potomac when under Molellau, eay:—‘It ig the greatest blunder Mr, coukd make. of Mr. Keunedy who are ignorant of the efforts of the Zeal 5 [he tiem, to save tee cuesieg, one Lam quite frieuda of the Union iu this elty for Wn preservation dur- | Heist be vorr atten gree to elbeh tee the laat year of Mr. Buchanan's administration, and the ser Lcd 5 Brita ig bitter feelings indulged in towards Mr. Keunciy by ex- Bol wo ay! rel b fréme Southern men, aud their anxiety to bave him re- | the aaccese of tuo Union araiy ag long as the ab vag opinion hece ie against tho introduction ot eee sat DRAMATIC READING IN THE ABPRESBNTALIVES BALL | (net, against slavery—we do not think very mat of youn ‘ POR THE BENEFIT OF WOUNDED SOLDIERS. faastie Greetey Gieever £0. Slavery hore je 9 4 _ The upe of the House of Representatives has been fo aa pe oe eal ey Craw, bud net Granted 10 Mr.J. B. Murdoch, the gros tragediam, for | D9 Mead ae eubieel ae be dine sirey 4 coadings in oid of the Daited Mates Soldiers’ Relief asso- cation, Me. Murdoch $a proffered # racrod reading on each Sanday and two mipoellanéous readings each woek for the benoit of the soldiers. The proceeds of the on- tertainments ate to be disbursed by a committee ap- pointes by the severe! State elie! associations in thie city. Yayoled prisoners, taken at Holly Springs, arrived bere: farnith the following facts: —Gu Thursday telegrams wer received at Holly Springs fro Jackson, saying the plect was taenaced by rebele, and asking for reinforcements Friday morning all the troops Dut about eight bundved wore seat to Jugkeon, The same night the commander Holly Springs being apprised of rebels approrching place, pickets were stationed three miles eut on ati an® roads, but the rebels seem to bave come in betweep the roads, ae the pickets made uo alarm. The firs? they heard of the enemy thoy were in town, dring at our Gioeping wen, Some re>ietance was made; but, of conrne, feeble. In a short timo the Unioniste were overpowered and compelled to Burronder. The attack was made ot a break. [wohundred Uvieuivts were reported kiliod woumded and one hundred and fifty captured, whe were afterwards paroled. The balance escaped, It ig reported in Memphis that the rebels havo goue wo ward Grand Junction, with ap intention of tearing up the road; bot nothing is koowm positively, At Bales 2prings they burpead large quantities of colton, eyor two hundred wagons, @ depot full of commissaty stores ammuuition, &., valued et $60,000. Tho number of rebels te evtimated at 6,000, and are ander Van Dora. A smal rebel force made a raid on the suburbs of Memplis on Sunday night, pillaged peveral stores, car ied off cae hundred cattle and owe bandred and eighty muice Excitomout io Memphis exist im Consequence of @ mert- ing catied on Monday wight to conalder tho best means at *RR PAYMENT OF OFFICERS. Au orde: bas been issued prohibitiug paywarte s pay tng offcorz on asvigued pay colle, and they are required © make the payments to the officers Im person. tho ordet beara heavilp upon oflcers whe absolutely noed their pay bot ure compolled to wait for weeks before it can be ob- tained im the ragnlar way, oF else submit lo heavy die eounts on their pay acoowmt, Phis order he created a0 (ittle comamotioy smnomg the brokers here, who have veon in the habit of advancing upon officers’ pay rolle. It is stated Wat tbe ‘Treasury Department declined ioday to tesue any more cortitoater of indebredness. THB VISANCIAL PAOIROT OP SECRETARY oH A938. Becrotury Chase bas eant to Representative Stevens ‘Dis dnaneial project, reoomnending a lean of vine hundred millions of dotlars, at rates of intorcat not excoeding those now authorized by nw. The Seoretary does not suggest any augwnentution of Treavury notes, The Committee of Waye ané Means have 291 yor considered the subject. MEMBRHA OF CONGKHSS GONE HOME TO SPEND THB HOLTDATS. This city i Wali dosertel tonight, A jarge number of the Congresemen have taken advantage of the long recer, to go home, and of course the lobby members follow | eult. Tho armioe are quiet im Virginia, and consequently (here ia no oxeitement jo the hovela aud other public places in Washington, fence. G@ENRKAL WEADA ASSIGNED 10 THR COMMAND OF & eccas bas reached Helena, preparing to move down the river. It ia reported were that Jeff, Thompson is moving om the Fifth exmy corpa, ta the place of Gonoral Butterfield; who resumey command of the trat division of the corps, OENKBAL KHLLY 70 COMMAND THE DEPARIMENE OF TAK OCCOQUAN, | Gonerai Keliy ie absigued to the command of the De New Madrid with two Lhousrnd men, from Pocakontas, Ark,, and that he war within forty miles of that piace Monday. ‘The robe: force operating in Northwestern Teanensee, burped Uoton City and the bridge over the Onion rivar being mado t to moet thew. Funera) ‘ot Revs “ vi As BF Fratter. ° @enerai Monde has been amsignod te the command of | 1 4 partment of the Oecoquan, in ptaco of General More” who hoa Deon ordered to report to Washington for duty’ Wns, LINCOLN OPENBING THB CHRISTMAS TURKEYS | 1O TRE SOLDIERS, The ies of Htey. a. 8. Fuller, t ‘ The grounds about the White House presented an aun Sixvenete Hareb regis ee ea | apeotacie, A iarge number of ambalanecs and hospita, ey if ange aye el can , tneiudy wagone epperred (here, and received Joads of provision, nor Audrow ead vt wa ‘ae - h queens for nldcts’ Christmas ners, datfBated by Niay Lin, ] crim, MHA, COW ME ove. THe eat coin, a portion of which were purchased by donation of | Providout Jaucoin (AH VAX ON SLAVONTERED HOGS, | The Commisrioner of Internal Revenue bas decided Ab Hluughtered hes, weighing more Vhgn ope hundred | end fifty pounds each, s gtinil be estimated by phe aprersors PaxoreulDg aie nowie 0@ fopoutted ie Mi eure Anbu. RS BR cexye annos on f - ar feoteThe Gale a . ie and ayyenne Pronewen fend for alventory ‘There is a ramor bere that Charlesion, 8.C., haw been * ¥