The New York Herald Newspaper, December 28, 1862, Page 2

A:D.18632, Twelve Months Recor of the Rebellion. Achievements of Our Improvised One Year's Indexto the New York Herald. OPERATIONS: 1N MARCH AND APRIL. The Operations of the Merrimac ang the Attack of the Monitor—Evacaation of Columbus and New Madrid—Battios of Nowbera, Winchester, Pittsburg Landing and Yorktown—Surrea- der of Isiand No. 10—Taking of New Orleans, ae, a, ae, ‘We continue to-day the publication of our chro- nology of the events of 1862. Its great length pre- vents the entire publication on one day. We shall give one or two months per day till the whole chronology is published. It will form, when complete, an index to the New Yonx Hexacpfor the past year, and be of great value to the reader and historian, and should be earofully preserved for re- ference. hs Saturday, March 1. ‘Two Union gunboats procecded up the Tenuessee river ‘to Pittsburg, near the Mississippi tine, where a battery was opened upon them, consisting of four six-pounder guns, one of them being rified, which were soon silenced by the gunboats, Ninety men landed under cover of the guxs,and charged upon the enemy, driving them some distance, until they wore strongly reinforced, when our party withdrew to the boats, when throe regiments epen- ed fire upon the gunboats, but were repulsed with’ great Slaughter, The casualties on our side amounted to five killed and missing and five wounded. The loss of the enemy was twenty killed and nearly two hundred wounded. ‘Rd.—A portion of the Dupont expedition took posses- sion of Brunswick, Ga., thus securing to the Union the entire Georgia const. 34.—Tho rebel fertifications at Columbus, Ky., situated ‘On tho Mississippi river, and which were considered the ‘Gibraltar of the rebel confederacy, were evacuated by the enemy and taken possession of by the Union forces. ‘The Stete of Kentucky was by this movement for the time entirely cleared of all organized bands of secession- inte. ‘The Mayor of Nashville issued a proclamation calling Opea epee ome rpm saree ers Ny eg @coupations, as they were promi tect! from ‘tl ‘Tnten forces. ri, Young was elected Governor in Utah Terri, the new State constitution, which had been ; to asking admission into the Union. General Andrew Jobvaon was appoint- ef Tennessee. ‘gent ® message to tmonding the passage of tho following joint resolution :— the United States ougnt to co-operate with ual, abolish may adopt a ment o eyeiem. The bined rebel forces under Generals Van Dorn, Price and | McCulloch, pumbering thirty-five thousand! a und ‘General Samuel R. Curtia, caren Ridge, army ler ut Curt a ‘The fight lasted wot! late in the afternoon. Tth.—tThe battle at Pea Ridge, Ark., was renewed and continued ali dey, the loss on both sides being very General Bea MeCulicch wounded at beavy. fol mortally the head of his rebel forces. ‘Tho town of Lecsburg, Ve., and the fort which guarded it were taken of by Union troops under Colonel Fort Clinch and the towns of St. Marys and Fernan- dina, on the Florida coust, were taken by the Dupont snes with very litle Fosiepnes on the part of the ‘The fort was built by tHe United States govern ment, and when the rebellion broke out wastseized by the authorities of Florida. Most of the inhabitants of ‘both the towns left their homes by order of the rebel mili- { commanders. As the flect ap; hed the fort a train of cars was observed lea ina, ory the track runs some three miles along the shore of Cum ypont ireuit of it, An exciting race took place, sheils atthe tying train, some of thera im such close proximity that some of the fieeing it and took to the bush. One of the train, and. number of persons were ounded. —The rebel steamer Merrimac and four ve rebel gunboats came out from Norfolk and James ed & portion of the Union blockiding pton i ey s Hi pS tron clad and attacked a fo Hum, Roads. off Newport's News Point, Va. enemy first engaged the were Ree pe Cumberiand, day at anchor, and after asbort contest the Merri- provided with an iron prow, ran twice beriand an@ suvk her. Sho then attucked the saiing frigate Congress, also at anchor, which, after @ short but engagement, surrendered, she being set on fire by or botshot. ’ The Union steum frigate Minnesota attempted to, arsist the other vessels, but, un- fortavately, ran aground. The Merrimac attacked her While in that position, and asevere fight ousued, which did not terminate unt!! darkness intervened. The Union gundouts 1 ad also assisted to drive of the evemy; but they were both dissbied. The former received @ shot in ber boiler, which exploded, and the Inter, after the close of the fight, caught fireand was burned. The loss on the Union side was as follows: — jupbouts alter she surrendered. The greater the pumber under tac bead of killed on the @rowned The Congress, during the up by her megazine, and ars in gold and Treasury notes |, aud amoug the lat- size Franklin Buchanan, the o mmander of the Mer- ‘Tbe Pea Ritge battle was continned with desperation on both sides, and belure the close uf the day the rebels were completely routed, leaving General Curtis, after ‘three daye’ fighting, master o: the Meld. ‘The Union low . Was two hund.ed and three kilied, nine hundred ana seventy-two wounded aud one huvdred aod seventy ex miesing. The lows of the revels wat one thousand one Lundtred killed; (WO thousind ive hundred wounded and ue jhe wand ox pice itivovore, The Untoniste also took thirwen pideee of aruiie iwo rebel MoCulioeh and Metmosh mere Kite batviiihibeid ur dered the Army of the Potomac, under eral Newiolian, 0 be divided in oarmy nrDded aa ello wes ur divisions. ¢ mun I ed by Major Gepo Pr—Three divisions, commanded by Brigadier fr Gem. fais, ci) pt PP etpes: rps it Port, on the Poto. y the Union forces. coated their strong fortifications Va, aud the Union Army of the neo savanced and, Wook ixswemalu of choir works orything that coud be destroyed t spite heal yed was burned by the ihe expedition sent out from Sedalia by Brigadier M Bates county, Missourl, captured eer ‘its t Prive s army, aud ® avalry, with wre posted in I pe ee one killed and four wounded. Sania Fe, Ne: a Fe, New — Pith The resolutton to relation to the slavery, message to Cougross of Marob 6, De Dan took place at Suet and treire toes of thirty mon ied and ‘{Tnton joss jug mallitory o ¢ Major the Potomac ans east of the Depart Macon, with fl ytaken by Commodore vt fielng a ghot, Serporate authorities gave-up town aud raised the fag bor x 1Mth.—The bill to establish territ governmenta in the seceded Siaies was nogatived in House of Repro aeniatives, works one-half mile’ driven out with, Our men Kilicd, and four wounsed. Lebaava, Mo, one of Vrido’s guerilla partien, kiling ebtbon: iy five, and capturing over twenty pri among whom ior Gen the commander. of attempts by the gunboats of the enomy to Pope's batteries, at Point. Pleasant, on the Mi ppt river, the exemy evacuated bis fort and intrenchments at New Madrid, Mo., leaving all his artillery, Goid batteries, tonta, wagons, mules and an tmmengo quantity of mili- tary storos, &c., amounting in value t@ Over one million of dotiars: Assan. of heavy artillery—twenty-four-pounders and ri ! | was four kitled and Aftern wound: nembord ¢ aboet four thousand, saals evi Wonshesier, and (he piace was occuyted by Union troops. ‘havitiy personally the ing, head of the Araigrot ae ots ae unt incre Qsdereii, be iar level Lpome th: comm: t' “maiit- tary departments, he retat tachment of the old Stars and Stripes were aga! mense stand ¢ widges, three hundred miries, and tents for an army twelve thousand men, mishing was about fifty killed and wounded. ring address to b's soldiers, admonishing them time had arrived ior am onward movement. the enemy, ab i. UB. Branch, statiowed behind intrenc teries oxtending pe ET tiles, near. Newbern, North Carolina, and, aftor @ and a half hours, the rebels wore completely routed, and the Union troops marched ou and took possession-ef the city of Newberu. Geueral Burnside captured over four hundred prisouers, three batterios of field artillery, of six guns eaoh, and forty-six large siege guns; two stesma- large quantity of ammunition, commissary and quarter. bln i forage; the entire camp equipage of the sixty-six wounded. The rebel joss was beter eae killed, one handred and one wounded and four bun id rebel Fost! on Isiand No. 10, in the Miss ow Foete’s flotilla of gunboats and mortar boats. Ase portion of General Banks’ column entered New- ton, Ya.,8 one beis ‘on the town with two field pieces, the streets er thetume being Aled with women aad children, who were forced to seek refuge in the cellars. Lieutenant Drake, menarthe Sheth Missouri and Third lowe eavairy, eu eountered near Salem, thousand of the enemy, under Colonels the loss of Colonel Woodsides and about oue hundred killed and wounded, and a considerable number of prieon- ers. 16th —A battalion of the Fourth 'lltmois regiment had a skirmish with a squadron of rebel cavalry, near Pitts- burg Landing, resulting sume yy of the The Mounta! forces under General Gi The pod killed and six wourded. and escaped from Beaufort, the summit of the Cura! Gap, and burned their barracks and stores. The enemy lost seven killed and wounded. No loss on the Union side. the attack on the rebel works at Island No. 10, burst, killing two men and troops (rom Texas entered and took posscasion of Mex a Now Orlenas exploded, killing ol ded by the Presideat which was recommen: iv Pir narpey All the rebel grew ‘Tuo | resident issued a prockumasion forming the follow: sor rte sb ed inlag commang of the Department That tho two leva:tments Bow under the: OIA, ered, Aisi nmiry alia ceyesnael, to be called the Mi and that same be commanded by Ma, Tho Hp lon.artiiory and epvalry, ag the enemy's eas of one hundred ktiled, was @ captain of artilleryand four attacked A cavalry force sent out from ‘wounding ‘as surrendered by the authorities tommodore Dupont’s @xpeM@tioa, and 10 5 13th.—Aftor soveral days of skirmighing, and a number Among the articles captured were twenty- twenty twos—batiories of field artillery, an im- lity of fixed ammunition, several thousand small arma, hundreds of boxes of musket oy The Union loss during the skie- 14th. —Generai Movieliaa a patriotic and stir. ™ that the under General Burnside, attacked , unier General tants and bat- elve thousand st perate engagement, two boats, @ number of sailing veesols, wagens, horses, a rebel troops, a lar; juantity of rosin, tarfpontine. cotten, Ser Our ows wan uinety.che killed and four hundred aud and thir- batteries and fortif- river, near Madrid, Mo., was gommenced by Commodore will thousand inhabitants, the re- Colonel }Wood and ‘A scouting purty sting of about two hundred and fifty +» about one oleman, Woodsides and McFar- After a severe fight the enemy was defeated, with Our loss was twenty five killed and wounded. in the defeat of the latter, with Union soldiers were wounded. ins, was attacked id, and completely routed. ‘a loss was not known beyond that ten were N.C. . A night skirmish took place in Bisck Jack Forest, be- tween Pittsburg landing,om the Tennessee river, and Corinth, Mise. The Union orces consiated of about four hundred cavalry, \nder Major Bowman, and about the same aumber. The enemy was driven eff, but with what loss was not known. Our less was five 18th.—General Garfield ‘ronted five thousand rebels on berland Mountains, near Pound ‘A rifled cannon on board the gunboat St. Louis, during . woundingswetye. The name of the new fort at the Rip Raps, in Hampton Roads, was from Fort Calhoun to Fort Wool. 0th.—Geveral Burnside took pace oe Beanfort, a seaport town in North Carolina. Aist.—The new Cabinet of Jef. Davia was confirmed by the rebel Senate, and consisted of the following mem- bers: lary of Stat —J. P, Benjamin, of Loulsians, pata harem acrid A Secretary of the Nury—B. y, 0 ae ary of the freaeury—O. 0, Meiminger, of South Co- rolina, Attorney General—Thomas H. Watte. neamvaster General—Mr. Reagan, 0: Texas. Baik slight akirmiah occurred about a mile and a half from Winchester, Va., on the Strasburg rond, be- tween a portion of General Shields’ troops and the cn , with four pieces of artillery. The enemy re- treated with loss as soon as our guns ed fire. One man was killed on our side, and Genera! Shields suffered slight injury in the left arm from a fragment of a shell, which burst near him. Two officers and six seamen, belonging to the United States steamers Penguin and Henry Andrew, were killed’ and seven wounded by the rebels while on a boat expedi- | tion to Mosquito Inlet, on the coast of Florida. @3d.—A severe battle took place between a rebel force, ten or twelve thousand strong, under ‘Stonewall Jackson, and a body of ten thousand Union troops, oom. manded by General Shields, near Winchester, Va. The engagement commenced about ‘en o’clock in the morning, the rebels having been deeryed by General Shields into fan open field, under the idea that the Union forces were only about two thousand strong. The enzagement lasted until threo o’elock in the hiving been fonght with dosperation on both sides, when the rebels were completely routed asd commenced a precipitate retreat towards Strasburg, leaving a large number of their killed and wounded on the fleld. Onr forces capture’ two cannon, four caissens, One Stand of small arms and three hundred ‘prisoners, Our loss was che hundred and thirty two kitled, five hundred and forty wounded and forty-six missing. The loss of the enomy was over one thousand killed and wounded. Two hun- dred and seventy were found dead on the field. @4&th.—A detachment of the First lows boomy ng out from Jefferson City, Mo., by Brigadier General Totien, against a guerilla band, had @ skirmish with the enemy, killing two, wounding one and taking seventy-five prison. t Kegs of powder and a wounded. number of arms. The rebel fortifications on Skideway and Green islands, ticn seat by Flag Oftcge Dupont destroyed the wort cer it 5 attacked (our companies militia et Hammous- ville, Po’ x oon io The y ted, with a Jose of fifteen kill @ large number wounded. Yur Joss was none killed, but a number were wounded. ‘The notorious Quantreil, with two bun- dred of bis guerilla band, made a gudden an’ unexpected attack on a detachment of Miesouri militia, under Maor Foster, at , Mo.; but after a spirited skir. mish they were driven the town, with the iss of nine killed and seventecn wounded, and twenty horses jared. Our loss was two killed and ning wounded. Estoael Hough, with one thousand three hundred mon, engagement a Denver City ry, and took fifty. distance rebel car cay had an some and fift three officers an @ privates kitted, Mity-fvar wounded and seventeen prisonert ‘ibe rebel loss was eighty kitld, one Bundred woundd&! and nincty-three rioners, PPQOth A detachment of the Firat town cavalry, under Captain Thompson, overtook the guerilla bag of Colonel Vorker, bout ton miles weat of Warrensburg, M0. F toon Of tLe rebe's were killed, many Wounded und y N five token prisouers, among the latter Colonel Parkes’ 204 Captain Walton, Our lore was two Killed and serene wounded. Au explosion tok place at @ eartridge manofactory in Philadel, na, by which pine persone were killed dnd some fourteen wounde: 80th. — Ihr ents of the First lowa cavalry, rent out from Clinton, Mo., had # skirmiah with the rebels aud cap- tured nineteen privopers, eight wagons, amd a number of horse, mniea, &e,, belonging to Price's army. One rebel ki vay severul wounded, Our los#, ove man seriously wennd-d, Bist.—The Baltimore and Obio Railroad was again ojened al Bg ite entice line, Passenger traioe left Balti more avd Washington for > The road had been ore nel Buford, sors panied By the Teen i ‘aobom pan! y the ity-seventh and Forty second Wilnots, and « of the Witesnth Wis- consin, from near Islaud No. 10, with a detachment of caval’y and artillery, under Colonel fey, made a descent upon Colon ‘Tend., and fell upon the revel encamp- me: he entire fore stationed there, under Ciay and Bing, consisting of both cavalry apd intapiry. of |r . The enemy was ‘wounded and |” ‘Total killed, wounded and missing. ..,..+.s.0000000 88 Col. Cariime had an engyement with tho enemy ia » in Arkansas, and ‘end captured f9® 'prisoners,.oamp equipage, horecs’ mules, forage and @ number of small arms. General Banks drove the rebeis‘out of Woodstock, Vir- cinta, 24.—A severe storm visited Cairo, causing great dam- age to the town and the gevernment property in that vi- cinity, Most of the steam tramsporte, barges and steam- tugs were tora from their meorings and blown ashore om tho Kontucky eide. One eteamboat was gunk, Ten or twelve lives were lost. ‘The barracks st Fort Holt and Bird’s Point suffered severely from the force of the wind. The storm was. very severe along tho Mississippi river down to New Madrid, and considerable damage was Gone. ‘A battalion of the Second Iiltnols cavalry was surround ed by the rebels between Gorinth and Farmingtos; but they cut their way out with the loss of one killed and four wounded. The rebels lost forty-nine killed, wounded and | fifty picked No, 10, in the Mississippi river, spiked ten guns. passed the United Bhi of Obio, Sumner Trumbull of TL, Wade of Olio, taken by the tonte tifications at Yorktown, Va. Paine’s division, io position two ton, A sharp engagement bravely, aad making several turned to'Farmingtom. We lost thirty ki menced an attack om the enemy’ town, Va. attacked the Unien forces, commanded numbering about thirty five thousand, Landing, on the Tennessee river, about teu miles north of left over surrendered fotilla. The —The following tached their value, Prince, scuttled. Trans)ort Ohio Belle, saved. Transport Red Rover, Steamer Yazoo, sunk on Steamer De Soto, saved.. Mars, saved... = | missing, '34.—Col. Roberts, of the Forty-second Illinois, with men, surprised Uj ‘Battery, near Island out the enemy and ‘The billts abolish slavery in the District of Columbia Btales Senate bythe following vote:— RIL, Bi of I, er of wkecranterey gf GalzserT Unt le Cana Bost littie of Wis., Feaseuden of Me., Foot of Vt, of Conn. t ale of NH. jarvis of mes of Lowa, Hi . Harlan, aoe Howard of Mich., Howe a os Pf of W. ¥.. Laue of Ind, Lane of Kansas, Morrill of Me., omeroy of Kansas, Tea Byck of N, J. ail of 1 i Wikigsonot Hine Wiliict Pa, ison nA — 29. f De of Ya, Davis of Ky, Hon: nae oe Mae Tatham ot Osi, MeBousall n, Powell or i of derson of Mo., Ke: i f Cal., Nesmith of : ¢ Ky., Saulabury of Del. 8 gy Oregon, Wiley ot Vas, Wilact of Mo., Weight of was considerable skirmishing betwoen 4th.—There Geu.. Sherman's division and tho rebel advance, near Pituabi wounded. The enemy’s loss was not Teot that ton rebel prisoners wore tak . Tenn. One Union man was killed and six known, beyond the on. Poss Christian, on the Gulf coast, in Mississippi, was ‘Union forces. ‘Union Army of the Potomas struck their ‘The grand their march towards the rebol for- and commenced ‘Bragg's division attackod General miles be; Fart followed, our men ting jet charges. on ised with great siaughter. Large having arrived, our troops re- tiled and seventy ‘Sth.—A detachment of the of the Potomac oom- works before York- or and. The rebel doneral Who wore. ts of at four o'clock in morning, and the battle lasted all the Union Roti driven from three fo rent ‘miles and sustained a three the field. ‘The rebels on Is'and No 10,in the Missssippi river, after sustaining a bombardment of twenty-three days, to Foote, of the Miisissipi Union following batteries on the island and on the re all given up:- Eatery Nod Spm. (0. Battery No. 3. 4 guve. Battery No. 5 4 guos. Battery No. 6 10 guns. One battery, eouth + 17 guns. Que large battery, north 4 guns. Floating battery........ - 16 guns. Value. 15,000 saved. bar, but will be raised. 6,000 6,000 ram y it, sho apeibees 18, Battery, eight guns, saved 30, ‘Total saved... ‘To which may be adi Making # grand total of property saved afloat. .$235 —Serventeen officers, three hundred and sixty well pri- yates, one hundred sick and wounded soldiers and one hundred steamboat hands were taken prisoners. The operations on the mainland were carried on by Gen. Joba Siod about siz, tbourand priscbers.. The “Fegimenia cata about six 8. * captured were the Fortieth Tennessee, Forty sixth Ten- nesso, Fifty-fifth Tennessee, First Alabama, renth Ar- kansas, Third Arkansas, Twolfth Arkansas, First Missis- sippi, Companies A and B, Pelican Guard, New Orleans artillery, Froucb. ‘The army which thus fell into our hands was composed 1 3 10 pt 56 a ~% —besides forty thousand dollars worth of provisions aud ammunition. ‘Sth,—The National Tax bill passed the House of !epro- soutatives by a vote of 126 to 13. The following named mombers voted against it:— 4 Allep, Byfinton, Cox, Kerrigan, aw, xoumasPeaaictin. iehart , Shiel, reer rd For A portion of the t stationed at Roanoke went on an expedition to the main: just above Kizabeth City, N. Cc. They bong he ‘8 eamp of robels, Groahig maparice 1 numbers, and put them to fight. Righty of the rebels wore captured, — with s large quantity of arms, tents, ac. One | was killed, but not a man on eur side wan ki‘led or wounded. @th.—The Union troope evacuated Jackson ville, Florida. ez were but fitteen hundred strong, and five thourand of the enemy were in the vicinity threatening an attack, A great many Union familios loft with the troops. x conscription bed ene the rebel Congress. 10th. —' Unto ‘ies on Ty bee Island opened Are on Fort iulssici, at the entrance of Say anuak river, Ath.—A skirmish took place between a portion of the adv of the Uhwo Yer" eed wip irratenere GOLA he came eens three killed and four Wav" dod, atl ‘The advance guard Oi Prigadier General Mitcbel's eom- mand entered and tovk porsorsion of Huntsy Mabana. The elty was taken completely by surprice, and two bon dred rebel roldiors were taken prisovers.’ Fifteen loco: motives Ail @ JArgé number of passenger and platform fa htt y bie ipod hor rebel iron clad steamer Merrimac again made her apport. nce 19 Hampton Roads, with seven er eight ‘ala nJined vessels. They made no demonstration how ~ xe if a! sailing voasela whighwer mg at ‘anchor On Newport's Newa, ‘Tho bili fo? tag abolition of slavery in tne District of bi ed the Honse of Representatives by the fol. Alley, Arnold, a uflinton, tabn: eatery ai i Wirlte'of tay Tk eid Windom a NaxemMosare, Allen, Bailey of Raw Aah ot Mo., Blair a ma bham : Biddle. Baie of Va, Commodore Foote arrived with hia Miasias ‘otitia before the rebel ¥ ae 5 Ce Fert Wright, Bath, Foote’s apd mortar boate ‘openes fire’ Fort Wright, on the Miseisalppi, 16 enemy. before Forkiows wt of severe b: officers . of the swamped at Castiomau’s Ferry, on drowning between forty and filty. A skirmish took, placo at, Savannuh, Tenn., between a | alterations were more numerous detachment of our cavalry and the rebel picket guard, . % 50 Pennsylvania river, ‘men and several officers. which was posted ucoomtortably 'y strong. ‘The rebels were driven back, having Ove killed and sixty- Sixty of \by’a rebel Woodsook, a by Rit ‘The President slavery in the 17th.—A skirmish took place ai Edlato Inland, 8. 0, two hundred near and ver; cavalry were near d's Union cavalry. the bill for the oe Detweon about sixty Union men and near); rebel cavalry. The enemy, after th the loss of about arty The attack on Forts Jackson and Philip, ia the Mississippi river, was commenced by the Union gun. ‘boats and sloops-of:war, under Commodore Farragut, mortar fieet, in command of Captain Porter. combined fleet numbered:— eleven killed A r killed, ninety. rebel ing desperate severe. and took va. enemy, about three 4 ensued, Our loss was foo loss was: rel burned two bri le with corn, The eu- town. The Vessels, Gums. 3 a 7) * i a : at «a : 6 € i 208 between about five a number wounded. $ of two! thousand five hundred Uni -nine wounded and fourteen missing joss was only seventy,owing to their protected position.~ Wst.—The rebel Texans having évacuated Sante Fe, again raised In New Mexico, the Stars and Stripes were tho city. 4d.—A chargo was made on a party of rebels in front of I.c0's Mills, at Yorktewn, Loe esac and ono taken pr! J and two wounded. A fight occurred near tho earal locks of Elizabeth City, ¢ ‘Colonel is’ regiment and a force | and then ‘the entry and other clerks of the Collector's N.C., botwoon of rebeis. Haw! The rebels were leas. Our loss was estimated at "prisoner 934d.—The Legisiature of the the Texans, at Facet where the enemy had fortified themselves, and were de-d Another batt! Journed, having pease five several of thom Our loss was two between Genoral Canby and on the Rio,Grande, New Mexico, feated. Our loss was twenty-five killed, and the enomy’s was not ascertained. ‘@4th.—Forts Jackson and St. Philip, on the Mississip river, havit haif. The; Later rams, foeting teri desiructive naval engagement teen of the enemy's nao and » en sustained luced destroyed, and the trrely te mchor within twenty miles of New Orleans, with the Jona & one veseel, the Varuna, which was sunk by a rebel steaubr, Jast as the Varuna was going down, after jhe on ‘broadjide into the vessel that had the bottom, The Varana jwent down with ig. Allon board were ea deen killed in the action wout down |... The loss of the rebels, in the was one hundred and also vent ber mh oh fly: i. a wLi0 Che forte After @ ies Of mortara and one of J which millions whe , bw pt ‘ bombardment of six days with- » Commodore Farragat decided to run them. The vessels the enemy’s gunboats, attacked by. jes, fire sbips and rafts, and a most it ensued, during which thir- three t1 viet came and even carriages became submerged, she poured a had were destroy: of dollars, of boats. ouiurtment army. ‘The carualties on wo wounded ; of the enemy, f the First Mi! ‘lad ar Lousiana, sixteen first by Mclotosh, then Manassas, one gun, thirty men, , eight guns, one hundred and ‘Moore, two guns, ninety-three men, Beverly Ken- Quitman, two guns, ninety men, ——- Grant. json, two guns, seventy-five men, F. B. Renshaw, i, One gun, soventy-fve men. seventy-five G EEE division of General Burn. our side wero one killed eight Milled and twenty all the ships in the river with re ed, amounted wo value tonearly h.—One of tho rebel Oufworks at Yorktown was seventy-five }, One gun, seventy: wall Jackson, one gun, seventy five men. of eleven houre Porowt ‘igo, jissouri Volontecra, wit ;¥.. six men, defeated the rebs! Colonel: ed her, and she ; but the bodies forts and one huodred gups, oy Lk Lieut. Worley. thirty pein B. ren. ve men. i 4 3 if Grader, provi: Wo Aeting Major General reat number of lon of cottom were war, molasses and and forty. ~nd six hundred Indians. e and Stearnwe: nt, ‘ 7 » Missourt, iin ‘andy bo yan nee and oap- mono Ofadtn. The Citas aee% Was four Killed 7 th.—Five companies of ty en onemy’s Oavairy near Mont Pee et tal it twenty dousand it was formah!® ans ber hundred priscners and two pieces of artillery were taken, urning @ span beyond. THE NEW CUSTOM HOUSE, ut . Oe of tho Custom House Business to the Old Merehan: hang: ma plete Description of the New B ane Location of the Offices)’ &<.- 16° Ul Oustom Housco—The Work of Alteras tom, S50 Ses 2 OD After a delay of between seven and eight montns th® ‘Dusiness of the Custom House ef this port has at length ae Biba "y i ap: than any ip the builting* That ooeupied by tho woe cae and mete vow. tains oan be drawn so as to separate this portion of room fromihe rewaipder. The clerks are placed of an iron railing, their dake boing adjacent te the mecorne eidens ‘iture ‘ke in thie _» Anotber of use Department is ar ‘door, the room already dese. f Tho desks of the liquidating clerks, the refunding ¢ and Pome othersare'to be found bere. { been transferred from the building long used edidioe On the. ‘aide of the room, on formerly known as the Merchants’ Exchange. ‘This Jong | ‘street, ts Sup ior) warehouse interval of time has been employed im altering the newly | keopers. All of the clerks of dopa:tment were | ‘2coupied building so as to mako it convenient for the put+ early! i the room over the Sub-Treasu| ove to which in futare it will be devoted. where their acc were somewhat limit The ‘Brrangements between the owners of | They Aiud the change much to their advantage, per me 8 government mote mad? ‘ee ‘THB NAVAL OFFICE. +) Was aa the oooupants of the held} “Thd Navab Oflce) ta ‘Whe same floor as Ieasea which would act expire wnt the 1st of May, 1862, | rotanda, on Hanover ead pin the prinoi it was found impossible to commence the work of altée-'| Gilles béing beytherirmtrenied, Two of the deput, v4 ing, repairing and roMtting the butiding until that time | officers have thelr desks here, as also do the eatry i should have arrived. 48 early as last February two gentiomen wore sent from Washington to make the finished, they advertised in the Now York papers indicated in their plans and specifications, and had ready by everything the month of May te commence operations.. It was then Of the men and | thought that the alterations could be made ina short | drawal time, and that the business of the Custom House could be trang(erred in the summer or early in the fall. But the and extensive than was generally supposed, and month after month passed before the building was in a proper state for recocupation. ‘The primary objeot of the removal was to afford Mr. Cisoo, the Sub-Treagurer, more space and better accom- modations than those furnished in the old bank pailding then and still oocupied as the New York Sub-Treagury: ‘The rapidly increasing wants of this department of the government on account of the great issues of Paper money, the negotiation of loans, of the cost to the government of the adoption of his! plans satisfactory, Moreover, the Custom House had been crected many years ‘ago when the commerce of the port was vastly inferior to Entries passed place, the were atil! in ttle delay. As many of our readers are interested in the Custom the rotunda, into which the doors opening on Wall street lead. The room was formerly occupied as the sales- room of the Merthants! Exchange, and is eminently well fitted for the use: to which it is now put. A dome ninety fect above the flooref the room forms the roof. In this glass ie set, through which an abundance of light is admitted. In thie particular the new Custom House ts much superior to the old one, the light in the old building being very poor, so that the clerks genorally found it necessary to write by. gaslight on @ dark day, Below the skylight in the rotunda a space isenclosedfor the use of the entry and amendment clerks, The railing enolosing this space ia nearly six feet high, and is very Deat in design. By the side of each desk, placed inside, a Portion of the railing may be lowered, admitting of the Passage of oxitries to and from the clerks. The ‘railing ts from the ‘ood & Perot, in Philadelphia, A rail. ing similar to the one already described encloses a space on the outer portion of the room, in which are locaved the deske of the Deputy Collectors and the clerks whic occupied the desks similarly placed in the rotunda of the ld Custom House. From the enclose! space used by the entry clorke is = stairway conducting to'the floor below, where the Surveyor’s office will be located. THE CASHIER'S OPFIOR. The office of tho Cashier of Customs ie located on the carner of William street and Exchange place; The room f# in the form of an L, extending around on both streets. ‘The entrance for ts on the William street side, where is a large , Separated from that provided for the clerks by an iron railing, next to which are placed ‘the desks of those whose business is to recoive the money for duties. ‘Taeiagpvate entrance 8 on Exchange place. Theepace used by the Cashier and bie Clerkwis divided by railing into three portions, one of which is for the use of the Cashier, another for the clerks keeping the ae- counts, and the other for the exclusive use of those re, ceiving and counting the money, The offiee is still un- finished, and temporary desks have been placed tn post- tion for the clerks of the department, THB AUDITOR'S OFFICR. This office ig located on the floor above the rotunda on the ‘William ‘ntreet side the building, extending around on Exchange’ place. The do partment ia quite extensive, embracing several sub. divisions and ocoupying a number of rooms. Tre private offices of the Auditor are on the corner of Wall ana Wil- liam streets, and arc two in number. The largest of the, two is furnished neatly and comfortably—carpet, curtains, easy chairs, &o.—making the room very pidasant, The clerks of his department are in the large room ito which handsome, the marble columns, of « peouliar style, sups porting thé roof giving it» fine Next to this roomn Ione belonging {9 the Bie tment, occupied by the import and atatistic clerks. Following the pasangn nround, the first room on Exchange plaice i# that whore tho drawback clerks are ta pe found ; next to this is an: other room, oscupied fur statiéncal putposes, the last room of the department, located off {he corner of Kx. change place an Hanover street, being natn (Or the Hiqut- dating department. The various rooma of the Auditor's dopartment a/® finlanex. and business is conducted in tte usual manner, no interruption bding paused by the recent removal. The desks, entry cases, &o., removed and placed in position before gthe clerks left their old apartmonte, 80 that all the indonvenionces incident to the removal were experionged at the old building. ‘| tinction in nearly all the liquidating. olerks,The Naval Office cashier, entea aud Clearance clerks, manifest clerk, &c., have « separ, ‘cores on Wall siost. | atwo departmeuts the Naya! Oficer, which have THE NAVAL OFFICE, ‘This department to Naval Office, entry clerks, &0., already described, room é much Superior to that cooupied im the ola pte te weil \ghied and targe. The wi |, warebouse liquic clerks, bond ‘&o., have their desks in this room. PRS wavan ‘OPFOR AUDITOR'S DErARTumrr, ‘The rooms ocoupiod by the clerks in this department, ‘Ajn@ont-to-that ofthe Naval Office Warehouse Ment, on Wall atreet. THU saooRD OFFICES. The Record Ofioes will t ‘which the roomd last desoribed are located. Joining the old Custom Homep. it is expected that the ‘removal of this branch of revenue business wilt take piace. THE OLD HOUSE. Castom House looks deserted and dismal. sooner had the-clorks departed with their effects foree was placed at work on the rooms vacated. railings) GoGnters aud all the‘dld landmarks were ows] coupatios ote ‘edifice as the Sub-Troasury. Enoki loft by the departments which removed us to last week wore taken poapeasion of by this Business at the Custom Heuse ts rapidly resuming ‘wonted course, and but little time’ will be necessary the public to become dedustomed'to the mow buildba| ‘and the location of the various offices, thereta “Both the'‘old and’ new Custoul Hodses will be ‘by steam im future. Immense.ooile of steam pipe placed iu most of the rooms, see, which will be’ supplied ‘with “steam: the apparatus ta ‘ower part of the building, The ld Custom House General, He and his ne fn view of the present | traz produeta of caly gunboats cas have trane# from the ocean to and to the river, but rates in the autumn and early sprivg: the necessaries FASHIONS: FOR ‘DECEMBER. rt dress, we should be led’ Weevore- } pesrances?” atl, eafatintubcabouilats of ug, | fshiger —— to rantorial wsiol : ‘spocial protection against, the expected, Some of tl goods pmovel, whi. are merely ota tricia ‘itn ewe me Red tholre natinue, ‘The several new eolora cand desley flounees are perhaps the mos' eweet,. They are manifactured in a) v both light and dark; but are better roger satan leather ia pm an aE our renders their "Svening an For ferr’ : be mor tet ees 4 worked musiios ‘sibs tevtves.” or & young "8 dreas, what oan bo more clegamt than u law guuse qfouuaid «AU EAD’ otcipes? Tt is exces- sively aerial in a wear, ‘Lace flounces or tunics w! “Much worn en ball Gresses, but for totlettes de ville iy ju bad taste, Weal ‘8 considered t of place for this ‘purpose, Ad Thaithes lace has avery diferent elec, aud will still be the most habille Soutashe and are still and will long favorite ornaments and a Ses bot which Round "bea i é § i ally ity te g é H H 3 i out door wear, 1 not, of Cours, oneldered 20 habille for a bounes as the plain rae velvet; in fact, the latter material, mixed with eatin or tulle, is the only style when worn jv dress, ‘The now manties are much smaller than was fashion. able last winter; they are mace fh 60 great a diversity of form that it ig a difficulty to select from them; ito that the ‘polonais: however, confidently mort tand deendedly the most ia ‘of half Oiting cxaqae with sleeves; it is not Nowe formerly worn: 1 8 the outline of sprang out fom Tor the tournye, :Atting, aud fe hb veitions ka "nas W allow (ome oluttrit @hould be bra\Ged the Agure ~ the back below the Wo ee Ben ail tuo oor or But Bot rout “the b ttom; oF it mn 1 the y be trimmed he same way with 4 band of fur so m perrow oa to form a mere roulema, which may also