The New York Herald Newspaper, January 1, 1863, Page 1

| » Sharp Skirmish with the Enemy the Rebels at Murfreesboro. Near Nolinsville. CAPTURE OF CANNON AND PRISONERS. at. i] ; —— a . A General Engagement Supposed to Be Pro eressing at Last Accounts, a, ae, ae Reporte from Laverghe. Camr wean Lavanons, Deo, 27, 1862. Ao soon as it became certain that Morgan's und Forrest’s vebel cavalry were engaged in raids north and west , and a ‘Bragg was mainly deprived of cavalry, Genera , Rosecrans determined to make a demonstration against , Murfreesboro, in the hope of possessing himself of suffl- cient country to feed his army while the communications ‘were interrupted. Information having been reoeived that Murfreesboro had not been fortified, as reported, General Rosecrans, on Christmas day, took the field, and on Friday his whole army was put in motion. Crittenden’s and MoCook’s corps moved ob Murfreesboro, and Thomas, on the Nolinsville road, moved rapidly and eamped at night et Lavergue. During the whole march the rebels in front kept ep rkirmishig with our forces; but the Movement was not eerionsly epposed by any main bodY of the enemy. On the Murfreesboro road we encountered pickets, with Anderson's division, of Hardee's corps, ‘The whole reve) force fell bagk slowly, and, it is under- etood, bas concentrated for desperate defence at Murfrees- Doro, Communication wag kopt up with the force on the Nobissvillo road, and J learn that they met with some access, the rebels retiring slowly. ‘This morning the skirmishing Became more serous, ‘We have A@vanced 10 within eight miles of Murfreesboro. ‘The enemy resieted with more energy than they did yes” terday. We have captured two pieces of artillery, which ‘Were taken from Graut at Shiloh, and which %elonged to Dardan’s rebel battery. On reaching Lytle’s creek: eight miles from Murfreestoro, we found the evemy etrongly posted in force in front; and here to-night we west. Ido not think the rebels will be found tu the ‘morning, as we hear rumors of thew evacuafing alrendy, General Roseerevs bas gaified his purpose, and uow bas possession of a portion of country on which forage is richer than was supposed. Whether Rosecrans will at- ‘tack or Bragg evacuate remains to be seen. Thave no returns of the cagualtics. We haye probabiy taken six bundred and fifty prisoners. They report Bragg ‘Qfty thousand etrong, but say there are no fortifications at Murfreesboro. They also say Bragg will retire before ‘we to the Tennensee river; that he only came to get pro ‘visions, and will ovacuate Murfreesboro. Reperts from Murfreesboro. Nean McAFARESHORO, TonD., Dec. 30, 1862. ‘The Fourteenth army corps made a genera) advance parmogs and pushed the rebela back seven or eigh, mi! Coiling’ brigade of General McCook’s corps had a sharp ‘Drosh with the enemy just beyond Noliosville. ‘Comnonading took place for an hour, the enemy wasting sonsidefabie ammunition. Our troops reserved their fire ‘wntil, advancing briskly, by 2 dexterous flank movement tbe Ove Hundred and First Obio captured one gun and a caisson. We lost one killed and three wounded A general engagement is immivent. Our army i# sweeping down al) the roads towards Mur” freeeboro. | Heavy artillery firing is wow beard on the Nelinsviille | yead, where General McConk is engaging the rebe! Hardee. ‘The weather is damp, ana the ground very heavy. Ons Nive rrom Monsnmuanono, } Lyx sux Fimp, Dec. 29, 1962. weneral Rosecrans’ army moved on the enemy, Decem- ver 26, General Thomas’ grand division on the right» Seneral MoCook’s in the centre on the Nolinsviile pike, 24 General Crittenden on the Murfreesboro pike. General MoCook bad s sharp skirmish. ‘The One Bundred and First Ohio, of Carlin's brigade, captured one gun and caisson from a Georgia battery. Our loss wee two killed and five wounded. ‘The troops be- saved splendidly. There was also slight skirmishing on be left. On the 27th the army pushed on, with sharp skirmishing wm the right and left. Crittenden lost two killed, twenty- ven wounded und five prisovers. They killed end wounded some rebels, captured thirty-six Alabama -avalry, and captured the bridges on Steward’s creek in ‘allant style, MoCook drove Mardeo from 2riuve, which 0 due weet from Murfreesboro. The weather was heavy a4 the troops fatigued. Generals Negiey’s and Rose- ~ane’ divisions new moved to the centre, leaving Me- 200k on the right. Gn Sunday nothing was done, General Rorecrans deciin >@ © etiack.om that day. “he army was in motion at daylight on December 29. General Jeff. C. Davis moved pon Murfreesbore in advance on the right, on Bully deck road, miles north of Triune. Generals Kegley’s and 8 divisions, of Thomas's grand division, i» the entre, Crittenden’s corps on the left, smeving down Murfreesboro, and Jefferson Pike's, Wood's end Vancleve’s divisions of the latter corps were right and left reepectively, while Palmer's division was in reserve. A battle op Btewart’s «eck was Sblicipated, but, ex. eopting # duel between Parson's Sixth United States Heapquantars, Founrsaxra Anwy Corrs, ortillesg and a rebel battery, at nine o'clock A.M. to trad ‘vight of Marfreesboro pike, crossing the crcek, there wax bo engagement, From ten to one o'clock a!! was quiet, our army croming Stewart's creek (rom right to tote without oppositions. Al ope we were within six miles of Marireesvoro, on the direct pike, the army ftill puebing on in splondia style, McCook, with Davis’, Sheridan's and Johnson a@ivisions on the right; Thomas, with Negley’s and Ros- fean's divisions iv the centre; Crittenden, with Wood's | vd Vanclove's divisions in front, and Palmer in reserve | © the left. Atone o’cleck it was marvelions we were | stubbornly rogieted wt Etowarl's creck, At two we | sere anticipating a battle, with some doubt of s gene ol engagement at Murfreesboro, Now and then there is sescnon ehot and a litt ckirmisbing with cavalry out, posta. Genera| Ressorans says hist Wehed nergy Marircesboro thi? evening. He is now at Stewart's creek, tea miles fromi Murfroesboro, aud al) | ‘Dut tbe reseves are far acrows the crpek. The grand bat He, if any, wil! be on Stone's river, afMurfreesvoro. | ‘Tho day i* magnificent An oft engAgoment wil) | #in our favor, There im some skirmiahing, and the iad blowing im the faces of the enemy. We have no sonition yet. Shouid (he enemy eraciate Marfreasboro y ebail pursue rapidly, amgicipating a batile near siel ville. Camr, Ta SMOLA® yROM McmPmmRanond, Deo. 31, 1962 General Crittenden reports the enemy drayrn up in line battle on the east side of Stone's river, menace! pers! Resecrans. He is ordered to form in line svi, two divisions in front, one in reserve and gover tng bie San, an4 Generals Negicy ahd Rousseay te lowe op. General McCook Alec reports bis command on Wilkin-’ , pots'e Preek, Reven miles from Murfreesboro, The evamy ‘in line of battle on Stone’s river, frem jot | dishonor eniliee hit fair fame, The Sabbath choi adquartera will be estab. | (eachorgwho lei his young | troesing in ite allenden! clroam~tances than bis death. On Monday Rosecrans’ advance was io sight of Mur- freesboro, with the enemy in full view, @rewD up in line Of battle. A battle was expected on Tuesday. Breitement in Lovisville Relative to the Recent Baids of the Rebel RECENT OPERATIONS OF MORGAN, dey Bese ae Our Leaisville Correspondence. Levuevnze, Ky., Dec. 27, 1862. fhe Trouble in Lowisville—Morgan Cuts Off the Railroad Communication with Nasaville— Who isto Blam: Now?— Why Morgan is so Successful, dic. Our city and State are again in a furor of excitement at the rumored approach of the insolent invader. The noto_ rious John Morgan—who first appeared in our State as the leader of a sinall band of renegade Kentuckians, and whose subsequent successes haye been the subject of mortification to the friends of the Union and of a vaet amount of glorification to ite enemfes—is again in the centre of our State, heralded as a full grown major genoral, and commanding a division reported tobe eleven” thousand strong. He took possession of tho Louisville and Nashville Railroad at a point hetween Bowling Green ‘and Munfordsville yesterday, cutting off all communica. tion with our army at Nashville by this important route, and our last advices to this date are that @ battle was in progress at or near Munfordsville. We have no correct knowledge of the number or dispo. sition of our forces iu that quarter; but, having no doubt that Morgan is thoroughly advised upon that subject, and knowing from past experience that he is not the man to make an attack uoléegs the chances are greatly in hie favor, we have auxious apprehensions of the result, and would not be surprised i this raid should force the evacu- ation of Nashville by our forces. Gur Jocal papers, as usual, predict that the plans of our generals are all per- foct; that Morgan is getting into a trap; that, bis whole force will certainly be bagged. But having heard that same story repeated so often before, and never having witnessed the verification of a single prediction, our peo- plo do not place much confluence in the prophetic know) of newspaper editors. fact we are getting to regard (he snceesaful raids of Morgan into Kentucky, and the successful failures of our army in Virginia, as necessary evils that most be borne with as Jeniently ae possibie. While Buell commanded the Army of the Ohio and McClellan the Army of the Potomac, all our failures and disasters were, of course, attributed to their imbecility and cowardice, and ge een tender regards for the rights of tho dear people. The present commander of the Army of the Ybio, with vot wore than half the territory tohold and doubie or treble the number of men with which to bold it, seems to pi about as slowly as Genera! Buell did. But to return © Morgan. Rumor says this morning that Morgan was in tel ic communica. tion yest y with thie city and pairsilie: getting all the information he wanted, ax usual, and,’ of course, giving all the necessary information as to bis intended ey PE oa quite a mystery. While Morgan hus invariably succeeded in getting all the information he desired as to plans and pu of our generals, ho bas been equally successful in preventing their getting any correct tmformation of his. The first clue get as to his intended movements and objects is ‘‘he has gone and pore [ira gear eh henge re. pair damages. But possesses many advantages which should not be oFeriooked. He bo an oo hi icked men, thoroughly discip! well equipped. He doubtless has men from wen county and precinct in the State, perfectly jamiliar with the country, tives, friends aud acquaintances in every ‘Dusiness it is to gathor up supplies and soformation ; and, if necessary, (bey have only to biack their faces and don a woolly wig, and penetrate any Union camp, whose otheers fee) themselvas y honored in being able w a poor ignorant Miican by giving him ail the of the gigantic Maat are being secrotly made to orush the rebollion, omd give treedom to the poor downtrodden Airicana. Loowwriiix, Dec. 31, 1862. All is quiet south of here as far as headquarters ary — advised. } NEWS FROM GEN. GRANT'S ARMY, Colonet Lee Stt Dorn—Expedi River, dée., de. Pareult of V to ‘Tomnessce Camo, Dee. 31, 1862. Information from Coriuth to Saturday night states that the pacrison at that place were on half rations. Vorag ing parties, however, wore able to supply the] deficiency. Colonel Lee, with a large cavalry force, is stil) in pur- suit of Van Dore Trains are ronniog from Corinth t Jackson and from Jackson to Holly Springs. ‘The road is also repaired from Jackson to point nice miles north of Trenton. Every station house and all the bridges between Trenton and Moseow, within twelve miles of Columbus, are burned All the bridge timber along the route is also destroyed, and wuch of the track torn ap. A Union force, to the number of turee thousand, which bad left Trenton in the direetton of the Tennessee river, on a reconnoissance, had not returned when the informa tion lett. A construction traju left Colambua yesterday. It went oo toe se Union oe iinet eae an sratecie. Two ron’. It will de repaired in @ week. Ovituary. CAPTAIN THOMAS WARRBY CARTWBIGHT, JR., FIFTH REGIMSNT WEW YORK VOLUNTEERS (DUBYEB’S Z0U- AVES). ‘This gallant and Christian young officer, whose sudden and unexpected death i# 80 wniversally regretted, was born in the city of Newark, N.J.,om the 4th of Decem- ber, 1842. Hin father was thencaptain of the Washing- Apgton krina Goard, the first Irish military organization got up in that State, The family subsequently removed to New York, where they had previously and bave ever since resided. At the first outbreak of this war, that bas made 90 many bearths desolate, every male member of ibe family volunteered in support of the gee and tne nonor of our country’s fag. The rosigned a position @ the Custom Mouse and went out as Ad jotant of the Siaty-tbird regiment, of the Irish Hrigadé, ‘ihe eldest son, now Lieutenant Colonel ef the Twenty-eighth Massachusetts, revigued @ lucrative em ment in Brooklyn and weut Out a® private in the ‘wel(th New York, (olonelpBatterfield {geben ood geve he youngest—the snbiect oF ral), and thie sketch —en. listed as a private (being then a little over eighteen years ‘of age) in the Fifth New York (or Duryee's Zounves), ove of the finest regiments thet left New York Soon his Christian, and cofrect deportment wax noticed by bm ‘vant cemmnander, Colonel Duryee, two day Lefore the alfuir of Big Rethel he was pro- moted corporal. Upow that disartrout day be was se verely wounded in the right hip and loft leg, and while recovering from his wound he was proutgted to a ser- geantey. He wubeequentiy rose, step by step, to o arat leutenantey while filling that porition was desperately wounded In the sheulder by the (wre ping of a shell at the battle of Gaines’ Mill, from the effects of which he never perfoctly recovered. by hie gallantry paeleste t his uniform and most ememplary c tw is gallant now a brigadier general) knew me well how te appretoas ne ove bie company oungest io ee ‘at His character, we are informed ul a rennable sources, Was 68 pare ae the taint of in virtue’s patint can trace their nodeviating course with de entered into his roat forever, ight untit ne ‘No calamity o[ the war as been m painful and die- h ‘A report ip the papers of hit loved father's death in the fatal atiack of Frederickeburg burried him off to the ae field to procere bis body final obligations by bi 4 there he the reports erroneous, and home was seized with erysipelas on te duced, we are int y soon dit ite fatal Home, hie of bile, wil MeTeod Murphy, of the Fifteenth N eyes, Hie war calin aod aod stainless, and the br ind will be to his sorrowing family their best polace, ou his way brain, #uperin. previous wound, swhich . Far away from friends and pare and gallant spirit took ite Might to worlds Pires at Cincinnati. Cinenerarr, Doc. 31, 1862. A fire last night burned ten houses op Eighth etreet- and a block oceupied by twenty families, who barely ceeaped with their ijvee, losing everything be) thelr clotbing. The fre.spread to three adjacent buildingr, Morfreesore to Franklin pike. Asimilar disporition of | whieh were quickly domrroyed. Loan $10,000 oF $12 000. aa on General Crittenden’s Une 4a he bottle will be fought on a) of Murfreesboro. aie forces ie i pow ) Howe's r! Night Before last the store of Mr. Secbeleo, 'o Frank’ c, Ohio, wae extered by burglr#, who blew open the sate, took $2,700 and apt fre to the b.dine, m od THE BATTLE IN TENNESSEE. Scene of the Battle Now Progressing Near SF MORE FIGHTING IN ARKANSAS. General Blunt Shelling the Rebel Camp Op- peste Van Buren—Capture of Steamers and Sappliies, ae., a, uw Ar, Lov, Mo., Dec, $1, 1862. General Blunt ielegraphs to General Curtis, uuder date, of Van Buren, Ark., December 28, as follows :— My long range guns are now shelling the rebel camp acroes five miles below here. ‘If theaname Merete Tl aut ty tae eager ems emencee tor oroes my troops over in the morning and offer tim: battle, Among the property captured are four steamers, three of them heavily loaded with sapplies, a ferryboat and » large amount of ammunition, Quile a mumber of the enemy were killed. m, Ark., Deo. 31, 1862. Addiifoval particulars of the raid to Van Buren have ‘been received. Our army was ten miles this side of Vau Buren yester- day morning, and'would bivovac on the mouvtain top last night, and expected to reach l’raiie Grove again to-day General Scholield jorued them a few miles hevyoud the foet of the mountains ‘The stoamers Violet, Itose Douglas, Prede: ics Nolrebe, Erie No. 6 and Van Buren, with their cargoes of grain atld provisions for the rebel army, were burned, also @ large amount of army stores. The rebels burned thetr arsenal aad ferry boat at Fort Smith, to prevent them falling into our bands; alto a large quantity of provisions on the opposite bank of the river. tion was in progress whea our forces ler Mauy deserters came into our lives, who report that two regiments of Missourians stacked arms a few days ago, crossed the river, and went home. Another reir ‘ment of Missourians leii « short time after, taking tueir arms with them. Two regiments of Téxaus aiso eiacked arms aud eturted for home. A regiinent of cavalry was went in purauity but, instead of arresting, they joined the runawayn. Everything goes to show that the rebel army of (he trans Mississippi is completely disorganived. The Arkansas river i# at a voatable stage and the country bordering on the river from a point twenty-five miles below Van Buren to Littie Rock is well proviced with forage and food to subsi*t an army Our troops are in sploudid spirita, haviug accomplivhed | the most daring and eucces@!:) raid without the lose of ® single live. IMPORTANT FROM THE BLACK WATER, | The Encmy on This Side of the Biack-— water Foree=Charge on the Rebel Seoute—Sine Captarcd=The Prisone Warmly Clethed with Bianket Over- conte—Their Statements as to the Rebel Ferce on This Side of the Blackwater— A Serprice Party Sarprised—Ox Prisen- ers Taken—Stabbing Affray at Neor- folk, &e. OUR FORTRESS MONROR COKKESPONDENGS Fortunes Mownox, Dec, 29, 1862 The rebels have crossed the Biackwaier in force, ant warm work may be datly expected in the neighborhood of Suffolk. In my last letter | informed you tha the enemy slreaty hat two pieces of artillery om (lis side o tee Blackwater, between Franklin and Zan), and that four picces on the other s:de provected them. Since then a large force of infantry, cavalry aud arti! lery crossed near that pojut and at the last reports ware still on this side Yesterday afternoon, about three oclpck, @olonel Gibbs, of the One Hundred ana Thirtieth New York, com, manding a brigade, received orders to occupy the atten yon of the enemy's scouts for a particular pur)ose which, for the prevent, ehall be vamelese. The soon moving rapidly towards Carsvili far beyond our advanced picket before thove of the ene my were discovered, Our troops charged aod drove (hem a considerable dist capturing nine of the rebele. The night being now far advanced, and our soldiers wery with their long apd hasty march, (he brigade bivowacked some ten or gjeven miles from Suflvik, Uhrgwing out » strong picket Qiard, The enemy showed ‘no Alsposition make an attack, and, the object of the exyedition bei aveomplixhed, Col. Gibbs returned with bf eommand prisoners at au early hour thie morning. The captured rebels were warmly sud egofortably clothed. Over their dark ruit of gray they w my over conte made of white flanuel biankets, the black Tine extend ing around the bottom. The coate reached nearly to their ankles, ‘Two or three wore shawis i liea of the overcoat ‘They were well shod. Most of black slouched hats on *heir heads. Those of the prisyners who are communicative ae in maying that the rebel Geverai Pryor is at Carevilie, and that bis force consiate of two brigades of infantry, two regiments of cavairy and nige pieces of artillery. One said that if our column had advanced a little further it \would bave met with this overwhelming body. A Union svidier who accompaniell the expedition bere quletly chimed in, "Yes: but we didn’t ee it.’ Ow the same,afiervoon another very jotoresting alfair oceny,fed on the road, at Prov! yon church, At about dusk the’ hy pickets accidebtally entered onr mountad picket line commencd ® hasty retrent ‘ebels evidently imtended t» wur- prise ur, but were ‘ined at oor surprising them, aod Keveral shole were fired after them nding two. One of these escaped. The | other and o fleeing rebels were overtaken ana captared. Fesembied thore mewtioued Thy prisoners above in their dp.ces aad appearance Fontamss Moxnon, Dec. 80, 1962. ‘The prisoners have been brought bere. A seriour stab bing affray occurred at Norfolk at about #ix o'clock lant evening. Aman named Miles Taylor was dewoending the ttepe of the National Hote?, leading into thg street, when he fell, and was lifted up »y Ss man named Wiliams. Taylor eaid that he would rather ny ou the gr Dy a damned recess) Diet ,when Wii) o dirk knife and stabbet Taylor ih vely wound. Wijiiarme was arrested. Taylor \ de® command of the comtrabands at Norfols lame an old resident of tbat city, Poth partier her cleody, rainy and windy tnd vy A general conflagra: | , but bad not paseed | THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. Reconnetasan Foree=A Portion of the Rebel Army Moving Up the Rap- pahannock, éc., dic. * Hrapquanrens, ARMY Or THE Poroms0, Dec. 31, 1862. A recopnoigsance ju force went eut yesterday morning, which will probably be heard from in a few days. It in believed here that a considerable portion of Gene- ral Lee’s army has moved frem its late position in our front, and gone up the Rappananvock. Its dos!ination however, is not known. It bas been ascertained by flag of trace that Captain wea the late Bi General Jackson's staf, Bee eta fa iu battle of the Tota, wad only wounded and captured. He is now doing well at farmhouse about four miles in the rear of the enemy's front. Lioutensnt Fldy , ordnance offcer of General Whipple® staff, is @ prisoner in Richmond. He was unhurt on the wattle fed. Last night at about eight o'clock the wires ceased to work north of Falmouth Station, fhe cause wae un known at ten P.M. Wasemveton, Dec. 31—Evening A despatch received to-night from the headquarter* of the Army of the Potemac indicates everything a8 quiet } in that vicinity Our White Oak Church Correspondence. Mean Wasre Oan Cuvnon, Va., Deo, 27,1862, Cleantiness aid GoodkOrder in Our Campo—Our Soldiers’ Log Hute—How They Are Buiit—Complimen: to a Sot dier—Praiseworthy Conduet of Colonel Shaler During the Hetreat—Our Phe Lines—Ci-vitice Between Our Troops ond Those of the Breny—Strange Tropositions from Rebel Soldiers—Tthe Buemy Preparing (0 Build Rafts to Oroes the River, do. Our men haye at last snceceded in establishing foe camps for themselves in the pine forest, in which weare located Wonderful ingenuity ix displayed ip tbe ercetion of their spaciou® log houses, with real, genuine wooden doors, and all the little comforts of civitization. It t# in- deed surprising 0 seo extensive villages of well built houses—better built, in most instances, than those of the poor white clase of Virgivia—springing up in the heart of thie desolate country, where everything besides is rein and decay. Tho cleanliness om the part of the m@o, and the due condition in which their caraps are kept, are note worthy «baracteristics of Northern soldiers J see that Major Goueral Newton, fn his report of the ; late battle, makes honorable mention of the conduct a | colonel Shaler, of the Firet United Stater Chassours, during the battle of tig13th, and more especially of his army was recronsing tho river in retreat. Colon@s Shaler at this time had bis regiment far obt to the frovt, en picket duty. At midnight the supporting regimen were drawn offend marched acrove the river, Wat be digporea bis limited ferce 60 skilfully that the enemy did nes die- cover oUF Weakness, sud refused to move until ordered to the rear, oa Sa troops on (be enemy's 61 river were boing taken up ia bis sear. In hie Srm obed! to orders | opti! an hour afier our last man,qwith the exception of | bia command, had recrossed that he received orders to do Likewise For thix galiant and courageons conduct Colonel Shaler’ | regiment has been excused from all fatigue or picket duty for thirty days, ‘and the eommandan:'* core har Deen represented in bright colo:n et headquarters All | cau say is that both Colonel enc regiment deserve it. Yesterday General Newtou made s thorough inspection of the ambiance @od wagon trains, Everything was found in & satisfactory state of rleanlinese amd good con- ditlon. Such an inspection i# aaid Lo be the more pre- cursor of & movement of the army. ‘Uur picketseund thore of the enemy eecupy (he opposite | benke of the river, ond both parties bave theewn up rise pits close to (haedge of the banks; bat no Bring of any com-equence valthongh the eqonds on both sider have fires lighted aod te about them, smoking their pl in coufident eeoarity., The oppering’ parties aro within “pione throw" of each other, near enough to recognize co.mienances, The enemy's campe cover the bi'ls fur off to the rear of their pickets, and they now repose on the ground beld by our gallant treope im their vain attempt | to take the works by storm. have wall tents @x- | clusively, ecres of them, while the best that is allowed | | one of our soldters in a miserabic shelter tent j ‘Lbese tents of theirs ore appareatly pew aud heretofore onused: for they are of extraordinary whiteness and pre- | sent a pleturee: comfort quite sirawge among the rebels On the assurance Of onr men thet they would not be Lik W YORK HERALD. i i i t 3 BH { is unremitting in bis attention to duties, and ia doing «ii im hiv er to advance the army bin command gent enforced inact)yity of this greet army ing 10 80 energetic @ Cohmauder when Wurth | teroste are at 4! cod Goubuiers nosing would please im better than to resume artive operations | It ts well known that the rebel ar has been grestiy | reduced in numbers since the battle, a8, relying apon the ‘of the ‘recent re Bu wite oe ty Wasmrwcrorg, tee. 91,0808 | The rebol raiders bave ceoaped, They da vet we wee | Teported, attempt to cross the Potomac, but went off frome our jines i the direction of Aldie | Nt appears from information redrived, thal Generel Stuart, with about Aftden hundred Pavalry, some time in the vicinity of Stayed Springs, in Satioed county. Hampton, with bie forey, wee between Warren, to and the Rappabannock, Aftyr the jonction of Mamys | ton with Stuart in the neighbe-rhood of Dariries, they | were joined also by Fitzhugh Fee aud White, Our tees at that time run by Coceqnan. Chantilly, Usiom Milla amd | Centerville, but the southeru part of Steterd coomey had | not been reeonnoitered by oF seouting portion. Tho effort of Colone! Wyw lham (o eut of theme marwd ors Was ineffectual, Ov We 25th inet. he proceeded with four hundred men from ‘Chantiliy, by way of Centreville and Union Mills, It le kyown that Unat might @ part of the rebel force Divouscl.ed within two and a-hall miles of Union Mills. Ou the YibColonol Wyndam wont by way of Fairfax Siation to Fairfax Court House, where the rebel cavairy lad Veen repyget by the intantry ate tioned there, At ‘that point Colonel Wyodham was reinforced with ‘sixty men and two pieces of heavy artillery, From that point be returned to Chantilly, aud his advance came vp with aud attacked Stuart’/; rear guard about half a imile between Chantilly and Sayder's ford, and got in the direction of Aldie. hie force inline of battle, the right resting upon tsiek woods. It wis then ascertained that Stuart's force nur. dered at leagt four thousand, although some of the pri- aoners take gay that he had dive ioursand men, and as Colonel Wyfdham had aply four hundred and ily mon, be withdrew them. Tl Lib the diveoiion af Alda and 1 Rte arenes by scouts thet they eubso quently divided, a pqrtion of theny going towards War rentou. ‘ Information was Wrought to Colonel Wyndnom yerter- day, tat the rebelarwere rebuilding the briage acrous th” Rappahannock at ‘Rappahannock Station, Ho imme" diately ordered Colppel Richmond, of the Firet Michigan hed been for | cayelry, t@ tako ® picket detail from nis regi* ment, and make & recomnoissance to ascertain the facts. Colonel Richmond refused to obey the order, upon the ground of informality, and the want of ratiaus, He wai then directed to report in person, which ha did, bot conducted himvelf #o insoleutly ag 10 elicit fram Cologel Wyndham the epithet of “coward.” During Whe intosvicw it is said Colonei Wyndbass had occasion to slap the face of Colonel Richmond several times, and compellod him to apologize in the mont abject manner for bis Insolence, The facts were reported ty, General Stoughton, by whom Colonel Richmond was Placed under arrest Frome the intormation received @ can DE nO douby that Coloue! Richmond will be #ummarl!y diemissed from the service, without the prelimiuary of a court martial. 11 hag since beon usceriained that the robels rebuilt the bridge at Rappahannock Station, and that o trata has pussed over it and proceeded down the road as far as Cat Jett's Station, and it is charged that if Coleuel Richmond liad obeyed the order given him he would have been able te prevent (he reconstruction of the bridge. It is stated bere to-night Uhat« lnrge body of rebele have made their appearance upon the Orcoqvan, at Say der's Ford, the place where Genera! Stuart crossed, and withia about twelve miles of Alexandria. It is evident, from all the facts that Lave been gaihered, that Genera) Loe contemplates a movement northward courage and skill on the pight of the 14th, when the | Comeoan had been slmost forgotten, and it was not | Kavanagh, John | State. detained o& pris ners, a party of the enmmy « gees crowed the river yesterday, and mingled io o ty | mauner with one troope. they expressed themselves as heartily sick of the war, aud proposed a & means of | amicabi¢ settlement that the rebel army shoud heng Yancey, and that we should do the same for Horace | Greeley, and then “shake bunds an? call it squere"’ An- ther proposition was that the soldiers of both armies ng their officers up to the front, aad let them fight it | ont among themaeives, while their men looked on ae | judges, and abided the result. Afters prolonged visit they departed, to be jm time for their “relief. ”* If the soldiers of the two armice had this quarrel ia their own bands they would seutle it amicably in ton minoter. All last night, oor pickets report, the one my were engaged to heuliog of ylanke to the rear of Pernari’® honse, out of eight. It # supposed that they are mak'ng Preparations ‘or weoilding rafts to croms the den! y one of there fine fy ners! Sumner to day vent an order our pickets on the left that, in cate be thould open on the enemy's rite pis e-aey With his heavy siege guns, they ehonld retire r ‘om the river bank to the protection of the r in their rear No (ring bad ween beard up to three P.M. to-day Hesbqcamrune, Amey of rae Potomar, Deo. 2%, 1660 Quiet Along the Lines—Communication Between the Pict, 04 Prohibitede Arrete—Plag of TiucemGenarol Burn tide and His Activity, he., de | There is bo chang? to record in matters heresbonts and but little of interest to write about. Everrthing reeme | to be in satu quo, a0d there are D0 public indioatyons ae yet of what the fatare i to bring forth. The plewets of the two armies oceupy the opporite banks of the rive and jittie is known of what is tramepiring in the rebel camps The troope on tiie wide of the river have oot as yet gune into winter quarters, bot are making (helusel von ta comfortable aa rircumetgnces wi perait The» mewhat toe free ielerco ree between the pickeis wh ot bap et irted pince the bette hae hee® Broth tet A few dnote were exchanged, when Stnert forined | ie ARRIVAL OF THE ELLA WABLEY. NEWS FROM KEY WEST AND HAVANA. Capture of Vessels Running Thee steamer Hie Warley Commander Bobeocs from Havana sud Key Went, arrived at Ubi port yesierdny af Loran @ The news from our bieckading eyuedron v6 (Le cont of Florida © very interenting. vuer Key West Correspondence Key Waer, Dee 29 1862 Dipariore of Colonel Meryem from May West-—Negrees Try ng to Reape from the Ielamd thew Capture, The steamer (comepetitan. willy Col nel Morgap apd | le regioent, left thir morning at mine O'olwek for Miltew Jieed. Veorterday afternoon (our negroes, the property of ctene of thin Key, were @icovered on beard the steamer, atowet away by rome of (he Mimeiewh re, ment Colonel Pattersyn, our active and eBoaet Moyer, inet tuted a rearoh amd 68 diseo vering the darkens Bad them Drovght achore and tecket wp. Oneof them, the pro perty of Mr Rawdelph, bad been ior some tame jet act lay &* Servant for Col Morwan, and was (ken on Beard tie @ ctmer with the itectom of taking bin from the (land bet Chie week eet enewer be woe bro bine re wih the ret, Whew Col Morgan beard or it he sent an | order to the : of rather to take hin from the custedy of the owl thority, bet the Provost Maretel seat ham word tbat | tuthorily oo ther stand was fe longer reeuge od Kev Weer, Dee. 26 102 of tha Pia Wurtey—Comney for the Califorme Strameremagaars on Key Vest, Be, de he vloamer Ea Warley arrived thts morning (rem | Mavens, and leaves at two clock thir aftertecn for New York direct, Chrivunae paged without emy fun or ex Citerment whatever It watMen seervety duit The Uniied “tater rtonumr Augu ta saued yesterday morning for Aspinwall, te convoy the California eteaane with @ beyond the peach of secident. The & antoamer hie her w yee) and @rmament, ehorvid aay for any emnegouny. The at bie NOntR mteveld at chee ‘The Fila Warley brings no news from Havana — A@ the | Isabel she uned to trade to thie port and Havane from Chariaion and her retare bere wider the wit fag on (be first day that Key West © reetored ohoe more fee 6 and quiet, reminds us of the time when there were me di fsensione ancny Us, when we were & united happy ane yromperous people A great improvement B He povere | ment of Key Wert * aiteedy vein, | | of War Vestlntthipeot War at Kay Wen te 7 soamer Altay, hs ewtee of the Oue Hondred and Siatieth regument New York Velumtes arrived on the 19th, ip fourtees Gaye frome New Vert with her machinery deranged «be regeire! oud left ih day at twelve e clock ‘The transport steamer Cambria aerived om 200h from Porton, with a part of the Fifteenth New Hampature regs iment, She coaled snd, lel again on the 220, lewving tee | men who fated to be on board. ‘The steamer MoClelien arrived on the O24 (vim New Orleans cn search of the One Homdred end Pity ent reg, ment New York Volumteert, who were wrecked oo the M. Aandford. ‘they were taken om beard sed the Me | Cleitan sailed again in the evening By her we learn that General Bank® Lad e.comeded General Iviler ad seat om army Of bwenly Uioureaed men op tne Micekemyp. Habem Ronge wat takeo powertiee of ant Gghting wer gong om at Vicksburg. ‘The steam gunboat Bagamore (tated from ® orege ow 4 | tre demand Kay Wee, Deo. a8, 1008. the >, Si 0 sual ocean egneeat i, loaded with cotton «Thin @ the Gib peotee captured by Captus Mogiind Lert creme ol twe weeke ‘The Univer fiom ja | the » ‘The foilow' Unied Ke A large mumber oi Les Steamer Koyeton@ State har come im jet Mates geamer Me ‘The pleamer Minuie Gamo and (he materisia are al! botiers, © orm thre The Thirty-seventh New York Volam- | "uf! "rather, and. ss the at Fredericksburg. scipdmernirals er esteem ‘The following is @ lint of the cosuattios in tbe Thirty. Gar Navel Correspondence. seventh regiment, New York Voluatoers, at the battle af Unrren tae Gcmposr Reo se@en, | Fredericksburg, Va., December, 13, 1862°— LL, pany B.—Jebn O'Hara, Thomas Lypagh Com paps C.—¥ iret Forgeaut Thotwas Murphy pe af L—James Murray Company F.—benale Gillen. Company K.—Patriek Murgby, Jeremiab Tuttle. Company A.—Corporai Jaa, Donovan, Prancis F. 4 novert Fetaetpaat OOF Company C—aco® 3 Corspany D Owen ugh, Thomas Taney, Daniel Conway, a: t 1y B.—Peter Fooley. Company F—Sergeant Patrick Adame, Michael Dufty, Hepr., Jamen ity: Company I1.—Francis D, Whitoamd. Company 1.—Corporal William A, Flopkina, Mortimer | Sullivan, Patrick Ryan, Valentine (inten, Corpl Timothy | McNamara. Company K.—James Walsh, Jobe Melotyre, Jeremiah Louther, John Calvin, Manrice Foley, ib arrrci aon Killed ee ‘ Wounded Aggregate The Connectiont Leg’ on the Frederteks The following in Gn extract fro of the Waterbary American of December 26, 1802, trem Hon. L. W. Coe, one of the republican commistes wont by the Connecticut Lagisiature to Frederickabarg, alter (be battle, to look after the deud and wounded Crom that ‘The letior if onder date of December 21, frou wospita! | headquarters — You have ao key of the depression there « i@ the | army at the renult M@ thin tbied attempt to vad, That it in » complete failure no one can cannes Of it tna An open question, but one thing cartein that Will Lave to be different Of we shall Bot be a nation mach * aboA have Jeff. Davie to rule ever us, | dare not write what | think ou from what [can gather in the Htunited time | beve Jot observation and thought, but this te certam that Presidout hae got to sop eocting as Commander tn. Chief «part of be Cabinet be removed, and another man inced at the heed of the army, politickant in eed out of wienced, 204, more than all, the people take of the interest Pf gama flop carrying on the jet the | tha » are for commer & hoo with the by sii, on army Preparations for the Imaugerstion of Governor Seymour. Ataawt, Deo. 19, 1861 “ey moar eed | \entenant Governor Janes ar, ’ y. A large pomber of prominent ciiccoe of the State are in the city to witmers the coremcey of the Governed wi ton ie Li0n, to take ples in (he Ansembiy Chamber a4 eleven o'clock (0 morrow. New York im liberally repre rented j The Court of Appenia adjoorned wo dey fm the Vorrest Vi Tee (abe OO pMeLt wae AM me & letter to (be editor | } ‘Ory Laman Revan, Poride, bee bo, 1M) Moves f the Geulmat Sagamore on the Pieridae Cam — runpere in thie vicwity for (pe inet few weeks ite Mage nore left Key Weet om the 20h ull, for e creme ee the Atlantic side Of the pepineuia, Us the morning ef the VAth & boat expedition tied out from ber ovt out is le dian river two vesseie—the English slenp Kien ond the ec booper Agnes——beth balling from thet world-renowned town of Nesssu, W. lst inet she captured the George alee rom Nassau, © it fee, nail, medicines, fre antl) the morning of the were seon lifting thew groves st Indian river inlet ately manned, armed and sent time exeorged (rom the hiding She proved to be the Alicia, ton, hed run i i | izgt ‘ i i 3 i i | i i j é t i ii * if i : f f t 4 ” Bt of rotorming with « load of Ube # J the \o let on the inoreing previous am transports carrying (raope for for var eanbioate, ube a lear co avt i = . : z i iy run the of he vepret fecei ying one Mtb of the protien, So wouder the poor "Conch «’* rub the Tak bet, jet ‘ee comme. The Hagamore sino Aentroged two mmall rime me de Jupiter ilet. They were ued by ihe rebels je | cargoes vp and down the river ———v— The Miscsour! Legisiatere. Jeevan Cnt, ee 30, Ue Bote houses of (be Leghiatere icmp (ter orga wisation to-day by the election of oll the emnanctpel on cand ates. ‘There seems Wo bé & georrsl mqronsion that Congre® ehould lead off in the etpan et. o8 MO Toment, aed Wer. Ws pe deub! that @ promp! Berel ender A com pomens would greatly fac. /4le (Ue @iaccipalion menmire 6 (le Leghimtore There i etrong prompert (lal (be Senator al soorere will be dinprwed Of this work, Under the oont of thin Mate & Gitngle tanjerity only a required We peen any |) over the Governor's veto Examination of am Alleged Murderer tm Devtow, Der 81 iene ‘Yoe pretiminary examination of Jonn M. Oritim, ‘aie taste of the brig Betay Wiltinewe, whe ie charged + th Prince img iarael © Bones manier of said remmeh, and others of the crow, oct plane Wo-day be ore Untied Mates Com mieaioner Haliett. De, Charies 1. Jecenos, whe anaiyant the rtoroneh and liver of Captale Bence, Gireovered « quautity of eulpbate of copper The prener wee re manged jail, and will be eeut t New York fom triat ard ot (he beg, he held te ee thenemee oor ee wien