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THE NEW YORK HERALD. 9616. and Successful Attack. Bold The Steamer Harriet Lane Fallen into the Hands of the Enemy. : we The Flagship Westfield, with Commodore Renshaw and Meut. Zimmermann, Blown Up. Captain Wainwright, Lieut. Lee - and Mest of the Crew of the Harriet Lane Killed. of the Officers and Vesaels. Sketches THE NEWS IN WASHINGTOR, &e., &a, ae. The steamer Creole, Captain Couch, from New Orleans, arrived at thie port last evening, bring- dog us important intelligence from New Orleans— ene day later than already received. Advices received at New Orl@Mnsstate that Gal- veston was attacked by Jand and water on the Morning of the Ist instant. Colonel Burrill and his men were all killed or taken prisoners. Four rebel rams made an attack on the Herriet Fane, end carried her by boarding. Captain Wainwright, Lieutenant Lee and a}] the men were killed or eap- tured. Captain Wileon, of the Owasco, was re- ported killed; but we see no mention of this in the purser’s report. Commiodore Renshaw blew up the Degshipgyfestield, to prevent. her falling into , the rebels’ hands, He and bie first lieutenant, Zimmermann, were killed. ‘Iwo barke loaded, ‘with coal also fel} into the hands of the rebels. THE REPORT OF THE PURSER OF THE CREOLE. New Yous, Jaw, 11, 1863. By the arrival of the United States gunbeat Clif” ton at Southwest Pass, on the evening of January 3, T learn that carly on the morning of January | he rebels made an attack by Jand and water on the Union forces at Galveston. Our gunboats were attacked by five rebel steam. era, protected by double rows of bales of cotton, and loaded with troops, armed with rifles, mus- keta, shotguns, &c. ’ The Harriet Lane was captured by boarding, after about all of her officers, including Captain ‘Wainwright and Lieutenant Lee, and nearly the whole crew of one hundred and thirty, all told, had been killed by musketry from the rebel steam ers. My informant states that but one or two of the officers and but twelve or fifteen of the grew escaped death. The gunboats Clifton and Owasco were engaged ‘and escaped, the former losing no men and bu’ one wounded. The Owasco lost one killed and thirteen wounded. *Two barks, loaded with coal, fell into the hands of the enemy. The Westfield (flagship), Commodore Renshaw, ‘was not engaged, being ashore in another channel, Her crew were transferred to trangports, and Com- modore Renshaw, fearing she would fall into the hands of the rebels, blew her up. By some mis management or aovident, the explosion took place defore a boat containing Commodore Rensharc, First Lieutenant Zimmermann and the voat's crew got away, and they were consequently Worn up with the ship. The crew of the Westfleld arrived at New Or- Jeans in transports, and the remaining troops are on their way back, They did not arrive till the place had been evacuated. All the fleet are on their way to New Orleans. The rebel force was estimated at five thousand, under the command of General Magruder. Our land force, under the command of Colonel Burrill, of Massachasetts, probably did aot exceed three hundred, the resi- due not having strived, or not having disembark at the time of the fight. Our loss was estimated at from one hundra and fifty to one hundred and sixty killed and two hun- red taken prisoners. The navy suffered the most. Itis thought the rebel loss must have been much more, a8 our guns were firing grape and canister continually in their midst. The rebels had several batteries on shore. The federal troops were on one of the long | wharves, and ft is said they repulsed two. charges of the rebels before they surrendered. These particulars were told me at+ Southwest Pass on the morning of the 4th, by Executive Omi- cer Summerton, of the United States ship Pam- pero, and are doubtless in the main correct, T. D. COOK, Jn., Purser of the U. 8. M. steamship Creole, SKETCH OF COMMODORE RENSHAW, Wm. B. Renshaw, Acting Commodore of the naval expedition for the captare and secure keep- ing of Galveston, Texas, was a native and citizen of New York, from which State he was appointed _ to the navy as a midshipman on the 22d of Decem- ber, 1831. On the 16th of June, 1687, he passed ‘phe Bgamining Board and received his warrant as 4 @ paesed midshipman, and was attached to the orth Carolina, at the New York Navy Yard. On the 8th of September, 1941, he was promoted to a lieutenancy, and at the commencement of the rebellion was engaged, with that rank, at the naval rendezvous in Cherry street, New York, under Commander Swartwout. He was promoted to be @ commander in 1861, and was ordered to the Ordnance Bureav, at Washington, on special service. He was next transferred to the command of the United States steamer Westfield, under Admira} Farragut, and was by him assigned to the command of the naval expedition fitted out for the capture of Galveston. The gallant act of destroying his vessel, and himself with her, rather than allow her to fall into the hands of the rebels, could only have been beaten by his successfully carrying her out of their reach. He had been thir- ty-one years in the- service of his country, over nineteen of which were spent at sea, about eight on shore and other duty, and the remainder, less than four years, unemployed—ineluding all leaves of absence. His reeord of services is & good one, and well worthy of imitation. SKETCH OF LIEUTENANT ZIMMERMANN. Charles W. Zimmermann, Acting Lieutenant of the steamer Weetficld, was a very young man, hav- ing only eptered the Nava) Academy on the 20th of September, 1858. He was a native and citizen of Maryland, from which State he was appointed to the navy. He belonged to the second claes of the Naval Academy, at Annapolis, Md., and was ap- Pointed in 1861,an acting midshipman on probs. tion. Later in-the year he was promoted to be a full midshipman, and was detached from the Naval Academy, and ordered on active service on the Westfield. He was placed in the firet class, and was considered 2 meritorious officer. He was, with bie captain, the last to leave his ill-fated vee- sel, and perished with him and her. Although his career in the navy has been short, bis death has been a glorious one. © SKETCH OF THE UNITED STATES STEAMER WESTFIELD. The United States steamer Westfield, flagship of the expeditionary squadron engaged on the coast of Texas, in the vicinity of Galveston, was a side- wheel steamer of 891 tons burthen. She had been purchased for the West Gulf squadron, te which she had been attached, and from which she was selected to carry the fing of the acting commo- dore. She was armed with six good guns, and ‘would have proved a fine prize for the rebels had she fallen into their hands. SKETCH OF COMMANDER WAINWRIGHT. | Jona. M. Wainwright, commandtr of the Harriet Lane, was a.native of New-York, but was a citi- zen of Maeeachusetta, from which Stete he was appointed to the United States Navy as a midship- man,on the 13th of June, 1837, He passed the Examining Board on the 29th’ of June, 1843, and re- ceived bis warrant as a passed midshipman on that date. He was then engaged at the naval rendez- vous ef this city. On the 17th of September, 1850, he wae promoted to a lieutenancy, and at the breaking out of the rebellion was ordered on special duty at Washington. He was then prom moted to bea commander, and ordered to the Harriet Lane. He was engaged in the capture of Galveston, in defence of which place he has lost his life. He had been twenty-five years in the | United States service, of which only five years | were unemployed, fourteen having been spent at sea, and the remainder on shore and other duty. | | His record of services is @ good one, and his | death a glorious one. | SKETCH OF LIEUTENANT LEE. Wm. Piercy Lee, Acting Lieutenant of the Harriet Lane, was a native of Maryland, but a citizen of New York, from which State he was appointed to the United States Naval Academy on the 21st of September, 1557. Atthe commence- | | ment of the rebellion he was allowed to act as a midshipman on probation, and was afterwards attached to the Harriet lane as acting lieutenant. He was engaged in the capture of Galveston, and, like bis commander, has died in the defence of the place and of his country’s government. His | career has been a short one; but in his death he | has, like Lieut. Zimmermann, partially redeemed in himself the slur thrown on his native State by the | actions of disloyal men. SKETCH OF THE HARRIET LANE. The United States steamer Harriet Lane is well known to most of our citizens. She is a side-wheel ner of 619 tons burthen, and was built for, and engaged in, the revenue service as a cutter, under the command of Captain John Faunce, She was detailed in 1858 from that service, | and was engaged in the Paraguay Expedition, | under the same commander. During the visit of | the Prinee of Wales to this country she was used for the purpose of carrying the royal visitor from | Washington to Mount Vernon, and from this city | up the Hudson to West Point. When the rebellion | broke out she was transferred to the United States Navy, and formed, during its early stages, a part tof the Potomac flotilla. She was afterwards at- tached to the West Gulf blockading squadron, | from which she was detached for the Galveston | expedition, in the capture of which place she | figured prominently. She carried four guns when she was captured. SKETCH OF COLONEL BURRILL, | Colonel Isaac 8. Burrill was a native of Roxbury, Mass., and was appointed Colonel of the Forty. second Massachusetts regiment of nine months volunteers in October, 1862. The regiment formed part of the Banks expedition, and has doubtless been but recently ordered to garrison the captured city of Galveston. Of Colonel Burrill's past mil! tary career but little is known outside of hi native place; but he is reputed to have been a | g00d officer, SKETCH OF GALVESTON AND SABINE PASS. Since the commencement of the war Sabine Passe has been dn important point to the rebelw for the exportation of cotton and the impor- The Ba | tation of arms and munitions of war, Importance of Its Position in the Gulf and to the Inte- rior of out bine river is the boundary line between Louiriana THE RECAPTURE OF GALVESTON. GALVESTON CITY © O Texas. Ses PRICE THREE CENTS oan prodvce—put a battery of twelve nine inch Kune ao we one bund rod-poander rifles on beard each, and sen them to sea aa cruigers, instead of pay ny twelve bandro dollars per day each for them os army transporte, They Will Roow be required, however; for by (his Limo the Al@ Dama is not the only rebel cruiser of the "same ches What ie afoat on the broad ocean, tinking, murning and destroying our commerce. The report that ihe Oroto has eecaped from Mobile, which reached tho Haurn y Of Flavana, | believe, from all Fcan learn, to be wn ‘rue im every particniar. It was a jie guiven up in Hae Vana 10 create excitement ard increase the panic res}ect ny rebel privateer’; fr 1 know that the Oreto can. not escape from Mobile, xcept by the main #hip channel and before she can come oul of that #he wi!) have lo pass ceeded in killing all the gunners and Captain and Texas, and across this stream are trans- | Wainwright, her commander. ported the thousands of bales of cotton sent from other States of the so-called Southern confederacy | desperate struggle captured the vessel. into Texas, to be shipped from the ports of that The assailants then boarced her, and after a The rebel gunboats were lined and fortified with cotton State to Cuba and other points in the West Indies | bales, after the manner of the boats in New Or and to Europe. All the arms and munitions of war that are landed in Matamoros cross the Sabine river on their way to supply the rebel army east of the Missiesippi river. Jeans, known as the Montgomery ficet. The Westéeld, under Commander Renshaw, de- termined not to be taken, and after a consultation by the officers and men,in which they all agreed: her owt of water in Ove minutes if ehe ever came within gupsbot. You may put down the story of her boing out of Mobic Darbor to (be Faine aubbority that said tho steamer Biauche was burned by the Unitod States stoamor Mont gomery, which authority was nothing more then the Diario de it Marina, of Havava, We secession organ of Cuba, and the mouthpiece of the robe} Heim We loarn tint the steamer Bio Hiv is to be withite rom the Key West ioute, This is dene no doubt be Passengers wiih LOL pay ene hundred dollars for” parea. ey and for the reason that coal can be bed in Bayava lore Pereibly, ive cunls per ton cheapyor, We lope that Cap. tain Schenck, of the Kila Warley, will not d trips. bat Curninb uso chaiwe at lenst once @ iwuth to go to aud fro. yet, With wil that bas been said upon the cubject, und £0 Wad times ag the matter has been brought to the notice of the Navy Department, nothing has been done te better ‘ve condition, On (he contrary, it is far worse than it was; for every efioctive steamer that once bel” it has been yebbled up by some other admiral | and the Fastern Gulf Blockading #qv has left to it @ medioy of steamers, composed of ferry and cana! boats. And the obly wonder/is that we Lave pot bad reng to 4 @ fteam inud machine for Lhe purpose of making ons ' mere tteamer in the squadron. The otbers-—-salling ves { 8els, of which Admiral Batteyghas bwelve—answer very well lo anchor jn a channel way and block i up until a show! of beef bones (orms around thei; but as fer any other use they aro they might as well be in the moon Would they were there; for when they would be out of barw’s way, and give place at least to more steam canal aud ferry boa, J again vali attention Ww the neces#ity for the removal of the trigate St. Lawrence to a Northérn climate. If it is | not done very coon we may have before the let of March @ seaeon more terrible than we had in’Septembor last; for now indicate the infected condition of the ship will very f00n aesume the most malignant form of yollow fever. find \t se if the advice 1 give in the Jt in the duty of every one vo prev ino is not followed ton of knowing Unat it wae on the side of humanity. OS over one of our heaviest cruisera—a ship that would blow | summlinne Nie | ‘The United States #leamer Magnola ls a broken down, And Jb WA! take wk joast Lured weeks Lo repair bor, | This en sample of the steamers attuctiod to Admiral Balley’s squadron—the moet important sysadvon wo have to look out for theyinterests of our Gaif commerce. And xed to! let warm weather once fairly get in,and the canes that The residents, avd consequently acclimated persons, of the island may rave at my making this assertion, and say that it is all nonsense; but I know jt is true, and Lhoy will ta reeurrence of the epidemic of last enmmer this year, and I for one will do my bare: for, even should Jerr, 1 will haye the atletac ‘The weather continues very pleasant, aud the nights IMPORTANT FROM VICKSBURG. THE WEPULSE OF GEN. SHERMAN. The Re-embarkation of His Troops. Union Loss Six Hundred Killed | and Two Thoasnud Weunded and Missing, &e., &o., &e. Caio, Jan. 11, 1868, An arrival (or pht from (ho mouth of the Yax0o brings authenthe cconuts from Vickeburg. Geuerai I vman's repulse was complete. Tha entire force, vuder ibe direction of General McClormaud, re- embarked Saturday op transports, elosoly followed by the rebel advence, which, coming in range of the g boaw driven back with severe logs, At the last accounls the eulire deot of transports, with troupe, bad arrived at Island No. #2, 00 tho way to > Tboro je Jove from Banks or Farragut | Hough rymors of they advenco are incireuiaien. Th cugagement war leas general than heretofore reported, The priveipa! Ogbting was done by the centre, under eom The couduct of we | Baud of Genoraiy mth and Pinb, latter if highly spoken of. Our lows, as Doar aR could bs ascertained, wan atx bun dred killed, one thousand five lendred wounded and ope thours Captain Gwye, of «be ‘eal Beaton, died of wounds received jn the secent att ick at Uaine's Bluff. The eteamer usmuimon was buried by gueritinn Bradley’ Lauding, ten m ‘es above Mempbia, on the 6th. Captalu Moore, with about Cue bonded men, altacked ac p Of three bundlred rebels at Hamtoon's Mills thty five miler cast of Fort Pitiow, om the mornibg of the Bun, The rebels were completely surprised. Bixteon rebels | were killed and forty.eix Wkon pfisonere, Fitty horses anda lot of small aus were captured. Two Uniepiota were wountod The expedition was abseot frow Fors Ely about twenty-seven buurn INTERESTING PROM THE SOUTE. The Rebel General Tullahoma, Brogg at The Sabine river rises in Hunt county, Texas, | they blew her up, with all on board, including her and from its-head waters to the Pass, at ite mouth, | commander. Only eight escaped. it traverses about five hundred miles, and empties | The balance of the Yankee fleet and one trans- into the Gulf of Mexico after passing through?! port escaped. Two canal boats at the wharf, with Sabine Lake. It is said to be very shallow at its | two companies of the Forty-second Massachusetts mouth; but small boats can be used upon a greater | Volunteers, were captured. A federal vessel was part of its waters. placed to reconnoitre the harbor, to watch the The Gulf coast from the Sabine river lies west | HarrieWRane, and preventthe Confederates from ‘and then trends southwest as you approach to the | sending her to sea. entrance to Galveston Ba; distance of about The Richmond Enquirer ray! fifty miles, the whole of which is clean, having General Magruder, in his official despatch cou- about three fathoms within a mile of the ehore. | cerning the capture of the Harriet Lane, says:— ‘The entrance to Galveston Bay is between Point | “Ihave taken sic hundred prisoners anda large Bolivar on the’north and the east end of the 8t. | quantity of valuable stores, arms, de. The Har” The Feare of the Rebels in North are the meet beautiful I bave ever seen. The health of the garrieon—tho Forty-seventh Pennsylvania Volunteers—ia Carolina, execilent, and wiff continue so with proper precaution, for , the meu are partially acclimated aud keep themselves ro- &e., ae, &e. markably clean and neat. They are in thin, as in their drill aud discipline,a pattern for other volunteer regi” menis, follow ing — ‘the Navy Department should at once commence ahipping TULLADOMA~-BKAGG'S POBITION. coa! te this place once more; for coating the army traps- Geveral Bragg bus fallen back to Tullahoma, w Cnéee porte has taken fo much from the supply that it will fal | county, Teno, stunted oo Meck ereeh, seventy-en0 iniive short before the season ts over. The probabilities are | ‘rom Nashville wnd thirty-two from Murfreesburo, ad on ‘that many gteamers will be hore during the winter for | the Nashvilie and Chaitquooga Railroad, where it inter coal; and the amoung here should always be kept up to at | cepts the McMinnville and Manchester road, as the base Jeant ten thourand tous. Of Operations aud position of defence. Wo undorsiand ‘The.trangports Atiantic and Pocahontas #911 to morrow | that that place offers great advantage, for New York. But few more, from all !ean learn, with | A xpecial despatch to the Churleston papers says thas stop here, and the chances are your correspondent wil! | General Bragy addressed the citizens of Dechard and not have again the opportunity to forward despatches to | Winchester, Tenp., on Monday, assuring thom that he New York by #0 mapy five etoamers as have been Lere | would wot leave thom to the enemy, Dut would make o ch of tho OU Inst. contain tbe The Richmond Dupa: Louis or Galveston Island on the south. Between them are four channels. Galveston was atone time the most populous and commercial city in Texas, the most flourish- | ing port in the Gulf, and is situated on an island at the mouth of Galveston Bay. This island is | about thirty miles loug and three miles broad. | The surface is level and elevated about four or five feet above the water. The bay is about thirty-five miles long, and varies from twelve to | eighteen miles in breadth. The harbor is the best in the State. Its shipping at one time amounted to nearly six thousand tons, one-half of which was engaged in the coasting trade. algo used to trade at this port. Foreign vessels The city contains a fine market hall, a town ball, eight churches and The private houses are mostly of wood, and painted white. The streets are wide, straight and rectangular, and bordered several large hotels. by numerous flower gardens. in 1837, and had in 1953 a population c¢ seven thousand. THE NEWS IN WASHINGTON. GREAT INDIGNATION MANIF ED, ETO, Wasurnoton, Jan. 11, 1863. A great deal of indignation has been elicited by the intelligence of the surrender of Galveston and ite garrison, and the capture by the rebels of the Harriet Lane. Various rumors are in circulation in regard to this transaction; but nothing is positively known to the government, except through the Richmond papers of yesterday, which published the official report of the rebel commander at Galveston. It is believed here that the scheme to cut out the Harriet Lane and the Westfield was devised at Richmond, in imitation of like exploits against British veesels in our early history. It is supposed that the officers and crews, sent from Richmond, wore ready, and that the Harriet Lane is already after our cruisers in the Gulf. strongly armed. NEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE. Foxtness Mownos, Jan. 11, 1863, Richmond papers of the 10th inst. contain a telegram from General Magruder, stating that five rebel gunboats had captured the United States steamer Harriet Lane off Galveston. THE REBEL ACCOUNTS. Haapqvanrens, Anay ov THR Potomac, | Jan, 11, 1663, The Richmond Enquirer of the 10th has the Saco © Monin, Jan. 6, 1669. A special despatch from Jackson to-day says the New Orleans Delta of the 6th, received at Pon- chatoula, contains the following:— About two o'clock on New Year's morning four rebel gunboate came down Buffalo Bayou into Galvestan Bay, and ran alongside the Harriet Jane, one on each side. The Texan sharpshooter: then commenced an assault onher, and soon euc eding { It was first settled | She is swift and | viet Lane is but little injured.” NEWS FROM THE GULF. Arrival of the Steam Transports Atlantic and Curlew. INTERESTING NAVAL INTELLIGENCE, &e., ke. The United States steam transport Atlantic, Captain Jobn Eldridge, arrived yesterday morning from Key Wests bringing dates to the 6th Inst The steam transport Thorn was to leave fur New York | on the 6th inet ‘The Atiantic brings as passengers Captain C. M. Sand | ford and officers, of the steam trausport M.“andford, re ly lost on Florida Keys ‘The United States steam transport Curlew, H. N. Parish master, from New Orleans 27th of December, arrived yesterday morning, having touched at Key West on the way, and sailed thence on the 34 inet The steimabip North star, Captain Lo Fevre, was a #, Supposed destination Ship Island coming down the Missiesippi was in compa ny with the steam transport Prowmetbous, outward bound with troops om board. Passed at anchor, off Pass a Outre bar, Uaited States transport Quinnebaug, bound in At Key West the 34 inetant, the United States steam transports Georges Creek, Mott, and James M. Green Morshon, were coaling for Now York The United States steam transport Shetucket arrived | at Key West oo the night of the 2d instant, outward bound ‘The United States sloopol-war Dale, frigate St. w { rence, and Steam gunboata Huntsville and Santiago de ‘aba, were algo in port. The stoam gunboat Sagamore steamed out from Key Went harbor on the 2 just. on a cruise January 6, in latitude 33 degrees 80 minutes, Jougiiude 78 dogroos 20 minutes, the Curlew experionced stronk gales from southweet to borthwest for twenty four bours accompanied with very heavy fea. Oar Key Weat Correspondence, Kev Weer, Jan. 6, 1963. Numerous Arrivale—A Mail at Last, but @ Large One Mieing—Report of a Steamer Being Captured by the Wachusdl—The Necesrity for a Rapid Increase of Paw Cruvert—The Report of the Bwape of the Ordo from Maile & Tho Admiral Bai quadron— Lis Import. ance, nd Hw It te Treated by the Government—A nother Appeal to Send the Bt. Lawrence Prigate Novth—The Weather and Health of the Garrim—Our Supply of Coni—The Che Kiang and the Revel Schooner, de, he Last evening the United States const survey meamer ‘Vixen arrived from New York. She is to 40 some hydro. graphic work on the reef near Indian Key, and will be near this point for some works: The United States steam transport Baitlc sailed this morning st eight o'clock for New York, Soom after she left the United States steamer Sonoma, of the Sying squadron of Admiral Wilkes, from cruise, and last from Havana, arrived. Next came the steamship Mo Mo, from New York, with dates w the doth 't., ant with the mails of the 28th and 20th—those from (he 18th to 27th iuciasive having oo doubt gone to the ment, OF AOme other place, en route to Key Went, and lastly, the Chited Btates steamer Penguin, of the Hastern Golf Be-ekading squadron, Commander Wiiliameon, arrived from the blockade off Charlotte harbor we pleased to hear that matters 4\4 not look no y dark with Gs As we supped they would by the of the 224 ult, , but they are bad enough at the The Sonoma brings @ report of the capture a & steamer oo the coast of Yoratan by the rtesmer Wacha ett, Cageh pot Admiral Witkew, suppored to be & saver, T have bern onable to obtam any partiodiars but you wilt po doubt hare them by way of Havana thin ree bee We bear, by the Mio Mn, that gove Hen. ment hae por you chased (he tleamers Coven and Ragie, from the Havana fine, for cruwere “Thief well but why not pUFetian the Baltic and Atlantic—two ax fine elope ee the word The | within the pant tem days, The steamtvg Reanie joft tbe afternoon for Havana for the missing maid. ‘The following letter, taken from the Hamaty of the 29th ult., has furnished an immenge fund of amusement for every one in Key West. The echooner referred to a8 & rebel wae our Quartermaster’s schooner Noopariel, sent out from this port to intercept parsing steamers, in order to obtain a few late papers if porsible. Running her down was an outrage on the part of the eaptain of tho Che Kiang, for the schooner was hove to at the time THE CHB KIANG expe Florida Fo the pyre . a8 L have Doww hat this was the resull of design, bat proba. Ao wectdemt Ho will find out that #he was no rebel when he comes tw have the eum of at leart three thourand dollars & ducted from the amount of bis charter, as \t will comt that | amount to repair her, The Nonparie! is commanded by one of the most experienced, loyal and tarthful men on ‘ite tnland—Capt. Wilson—who does not feel at all com plimented by being called a rebel. I have sent @ full ac count long singe to the Henao regarding the accident but it appears wot to have reached the office, It vc curred ju Cull sight of this plaee aud in broad daylight Jay Amy 6, 1808. We bave no arrivals this morning. The United States stoamer Sonoma eailed last night on @ cruise, She ha With heavy guns, shot, shell, ordwance #lores and eval for ove of the rebel privateers, and came within an nce of catching Wer at the Grand Caymans, which appears t have been arranged for a rendervous. ‘The captain of the steam transport Pocahontas was ar ported last evening by a guard of the Forty seventh, for | being drunk and entering ahoose and aburing and Ariving Out the inmates, He resisted violently om being arrested, and used the most abusive langunge towards (he govern ment aud everybody in general. He wae, ana is yet, con qned in the common lockup. The majority of the newspaper mall that arrived here | yonterday was for Salt Lake City, Wieconria and sinue- ous. Who te remponsible for mistaken of thie kind? I suppose our miswiog mail| bas been werved in & itke man ner, and sent, may be, to Japan. ] a ene hip. Puntsveirma, Jam 11, 1468. Moch exeitement prevaila in pol)iical circles to might | regarding tbe election of United States Fenator in placs dé ! | mand democrats, under (he lead of Alderman Willis.n | MeMullen, leave for Harrisburg to-night, accompanied by | = band of music, The outside prosure will be very | heavy. The most promineut candidates are Mesare | Dockalew a, ae, Cameron (re publican), The f ‘will bold « caucus @ morrow fight, and the latter on Tuesday morning. There i von democratic majority on joint ballot, and every efort wilh be made by both partion to control tue vote | - aati The Central Park Veeterdey. Although we have as yet been debarret (ror (he plow, sure of skating in the Central Park for more (han «tow houre, still we have not been prevented from enjoying ite other beauties and charm io the shape of « Grive, tide oF a rambie, The cheering rays of yertertay'© pe Na neem large crowe of pareone—lerger pn Aer | 07 dey HY mm ideqmmer— who atrused Themecives im strolling about sinid the jantem, | yet + welee of the Ramble, the Mall, of the Drive sung lime of carringen A formed a procemn, ond oe trode (he Park very < h gre mer hid pied thew lll been for some time past on the lookout for « bark, loaded | David Wilmot, o take place on Tuseday. About thon | stand botween Alliance and Tullahoma, He had faliew back to give bie men repoee after a batile which bad ex” Lausted thei epemy The Yankees have advaveed six miles from Morfreve- boro. REBEL PRAKS IN NOKTH CAROLINA, Coantamron, Jan. 6 The following is from Kinston, N.C , of today's date — The enemy are inaking iminenoe preparations for am ad- vance Reinforcementa sre dally arriving from Suff Ne ‘Tho Yankows at Morehead City and thousand etroug, under comma They will probably attack Chariestom, Wilmington, Wel- ton and Goldsboro sinoltaneourty, I ie reported that lisey are now cook jug thelr marching rations Tho Richmond Lwquirer of tbo 10th coutmion the fol ‘owing rebel! despatches. - Poster on it in pow cecorteined that the Ponition on tANoods, Inn, 1869 tay Peturned from bw day 6 and Sunday morning seven miles beyond Stonarte creek Hie cavalry returned aftor hearing of by «ithdrawal of our forces General Morgan has returned wale a ler destroying the Nashville Halirvad within four milos of Louleville, Ne also destroyed the Lexingtou and Covingtow Railroad, an? paroled a large number of prisovers. | Mowia, Jan. 6, 186% | The Advertiser and Meyider haw the following privete deapatch -- Being culnembered more than two to one by the oar troops wtleny exhaasted by the cold aud four days inoerract Oghting, with heavy jose in killed and wounded, General Bragg determined to fait back t@ Duck Mun. The enemy showed be was receiving largo reiotorcemeute from Kentucky. By « brilliant night march, covered by the esdmirable cavairy of Whovler and Wharton, he while aamber wih im ep plies and captured arins, is now concent lines, and ready for the enemy when vance. Since this army crossed the T we have captured 9,100 prinopers, ema! arme and let of wagoon “a enomy, ® ria Cuatrasoods, Jan, 7, 1868 | The onemy bas advanced his [ne seven miles thie mde Of Murfreesboro, He bas been guilty of the ment out- rageous enormition, Dg Ale property, rebbiew | peaceable citizens, aid running off negroes Racaon, N. 0, Jas, 0, 1808 ‘The Btate Journal baw reliable information from New | bern that the enemy, not lene than 6,000 strong, are on | the const, and thal « mont formidable feet # at Manfert Jt wappomed that an attack o# me | and Goldsboro Movements Gemetal Butler arrived home Aaturday evening. Me | was met at Groton Junction by « comenition of his fellow citieme, whe aconmpanied bite o Lowell, Ow the ari val Of the train at the Middienwn Greet station he was approprisiely welonmed by the Mayor, to which he briefly but ferlingly replied. A laren concourse of yeoyia | cand anent And eecort bim Ww bia rest dence. Arenpten will be extended (0 him on Monday afterno News from Fortress Monroe, | Vowrasm Mownoe, Jan see, The fing of troce steamboat New York arrived to aay from Oty Point, io charge @ Major LO. Turner the brings down five bundred Usion prisomers an sinsty- eight women and children and Departures. AMRIVALA. er t, Set. somes —, rees . ae Hae Guach J keorges, i , , Weetet, J. Beaty, Arrivals new 01 cap jenn Poy, roa Te es ire. oe, © un Peer, Co nn & ce bm Amora, gtr hin, Co Kee

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