The New York Herald Newspaper, December 11, 1863, Page 3

NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER HU, 1863.—TRI Later from Virgi'sia, Georgia, Tennessee and Nort!z and South Carolina. V SE Rebed R-aid on the Charleston and , Memphis Railroad. fs) emnnnennaeneny The,, Conscription in Georgia ? and North Carolina. Ffoys from Fifteen Years to be ‘We bave received the following additional news from ‘the Beutb. Jea¥. Davis’ Message to the Rebel Con- received and read in both 4 Bouses of Congress yesterday (7th). News from Northern Georgta. Dartoy, Dec. 6, 1863. Seven Yankoo prisoners, captured near Cleveland by a equad under Captain Rhodes, of Warton’s cavalry, were 6 here today. Twoof them formed a part of a with despatches from (jeneral Sherman. Captain . also Captured two wagons, six horses and four mules; but the enemy’s reinforcoments coming up he had (© destroy the wagens. Union citizens report- ed threo or four Yankee regiments encamped pear Cleveland; but some of Captain Rhodes’ men, who came throvgh tho town, saw nothin, of them. Heavy fring was hoard yesterday in the di- rection of Athens, ‘Tenv., which was suj to bean engagement between Wheeler's cavalry and the exemy. i ae Darton, Dee. 6, 1868. gentleman from cogs says the main of the Yankee army has loft that place for East ‘Tonnesace. Oeterbaus’ division is at Huntsville, The enemy’s pickets areat McFarlaud’s Springs, aa ; Dae feat Dec, S 1803. "s cavalry appeared yosterday at Ringgold, but being stiacked by our cavalry under Gr: ore driven a mile beyond wwn. The Siege of Knoxville—Longstreet’s Re- treat. Bristor, Dec. 7, 1843. There is no longer any doubt that General Longstreet hae raised the siege of Knoxville, in consequence of fare reinforcemonts received by Burnside. Firing was Beard this morving in tho direction of Morristown by persons at Gieachyitie. Capt. Everett, of the Ninth Ken- ‘ucky cava’ry, attacked the enemy a few days since at Sollersvitio, Kentucky, routing them complete'y, capturing ® number of prieonere, horses aud arms. Bairro, Dec. 7, 1863. Generai bas rained the sejge of Knoxville in consequence o! reinforcements received by Burn- sido. On Friday it our force fell back to Morristown, wher tand will probably be made. ‘the work of putting the East Tennessee and Virginia Rajiroad in running ordor will be pushed forward by Owen, Our lo’s at Knoxville was eix hundred, principally to Ya division. Colonel Ruff, of Goorgia, was killed: , Of Mississippi, was soriously wounded; , of General Longstreet’s staff, was wounded, U asrault on the 29th failed in consequence of forged ordere recalling Generul Anderson’s brigade. Operations in the Southwest. Monrtr, Dec. 7, 1863 Appecial to the Advertiser dated Waterford, Decomber 1 that Gen, Stophen Lae has just conciuded a splen- G@id raid on tho Memphis and Charleston Railroad. He ge the enemy into Pocahontas on the 2d and cross- th® ferest safely to his district on tho . General Chalmers’ command drove the ene- y in a huddle on the bri over Wolf Fiver, slaughtering about three hundred of them. Tho viver was filled with dead horses and Yankees, and four Dundred prisoners wore captured. The road was torn up at bury and Graham’s creek, and the bridge over oy greek near Chewalla destroyed. Qur loss was agents ve killed and seventy tive wounded, including ek pagperg ep MoCulloch, of the staff, and Lieutenant is, of the Firet Mississippi partizans, News from Charleston, Cnarursron, Dec. bo bon J last night botween the enem: Samet’ gland batteries. No further shelling of 2 ERCOND DESPATCH, Cuantenon, Dec. 6, 1863. ce. A shot from Moultrie de Only eix <a 3 in , Tad, 42) quiet this morning. SECOND DESPATCH. ‘CuARLETON, Dec. 6, 1863. ‘No material change to notice. The enemy’s fire to day ily directed at Moultrie and the James Island Very litte fone Sumter. No casualties Three Yankee prisoners, of the Third Rhode ilery, captured on Friday, with their horses, rme and accoutremenw, on Kiawah Island, by our ecoute, were brought in this morping. Cnanreston, Dec. 8, 1863. A brisk fire between Fort Moultrie and Battery Gregg Opened this morning. The Yankees have ceased firing | on Sumter. They are altering their batteries and on y og Gregg eastward ne Monitor has timber rk around her sides to protect ber from torpedoes Our batteriee keep up a siow fire upon the enemy's ‘working parties. Slow fires are kept up betwee the enemy's batteries and ours. Blockade of the Suwannee Ri The Cotion States, published at Gainesville, Fio: ¥ A telegram received at healquarters, Lake City, states ‘that the Suwannee river is blockaded. The steamer Unk destroyed the “1. Janding. Thus en 5, 1863. and the the city. Seiden Ro chango of importan: molisl light last night. Bi Yar get samator \-day. ‘Too tort iy . againgt ail assaulte, Ta GsS CRARLEYTON, Dec. Suppo: ‘the blockade running for Conscription in Georgia. she Senate of Goorgia has unanimously passed resolu tions providing that overy able Podied citizen of the Stato | over fifteen yeara of age shall be immediately enrol ordered under arms, organized and ordered into rervico for the defence of the State at such pointe and for such length of time as the Governor may direct. Noting out “over sixty,” eo every strong man in Geor mady in the Service may go W work ant brush up The Savannah Kepub! the poorest district ix dt an says —In Tay on ce ‘ have rer sell corn atone di corn enough pledged to supply the needy i with bread. Several have piedged corn, knowing at tho game time they would have to buy. An old gentiemen, aixty five years of age, and who works but ove hand of his own, furnished near three hundred bushels—all he coud spai well district, The Columbus (Ga.) snjuirer says:—The planters are | eonding 10 freely the government's tenth of their carn A large storeroom is opened for ita reception, and the (1 layed there during the day is most cheering. Wagons are all the time unloading, and often these are vanged in line waiting their turn. Legisiacare of rein Monpay, Dee. SENATE. The Senate was callod to order at twelve o'clock M., by the President, | seutenant Governor Montague The Clerk calied the roll, when only seventeen Senatore answered to their nam Twenty-six member consti dute @ quorum, consequently there wae no quoram present HOUSE OF DELEGATES. ‘The House convened at noon pursuant to the require : ments of the constitution. Hugh W. Ssheffey, faq, aker, appeared in tho chair. Wm. F. Gordon, Jr., Clevk, catied tho roil of the members, and forty-six ‘answered to their names, thirty.one members were found Jacking necessary to a quorum. Miscellaneous News. [From the Richmond papers, Dec. § FROM THR RAVIDAN, Passengere by the Central train say thgt affairs have sumed the quivt atate existing previous “to the late n of Gen. Mende. We ie from a gentioman, who was present, that oo Friday evening a smail foree of Yankee infantry attempted to cross at Ruccoon Ford, but were re- pulsed by the@mali brigade of Louisiavans, commanded ve by Gon. Haya. Several of our men were wounded, none killed. Fight dead Yankees were seen on the felt. There nothing folative to the movements of tho enemy by the Fredericksburg 7 BENBATION ABOUT THE PRISONS. At the dead and solemn hour of eigbt P. M. on Sunday A sudden flame blazed out of a warehouse chimvey pear the Libby prieum, and a sentinel, to give the alarm, let off Din morket, with a stentorian sound of “fire About forty muskete reeponded to the ralute, and the same Dumber of onthesiastic troops rushe their innocent weapons to the prison, gazing frantically Into the dork nese for a glimpse of revolting Yankees, The sigaal had jod thom 10 expect to see thé Yankees piling out gene he sentinels on the post. Castle Thunder m, and the wakeful ofoere of t son rushed for adeam, but, fm none, beat a mediey of ning. Feveilles upon the avaliable tin pans in the cookery, turned out the guard aud pushed forward reinforcements to the scene of bdilvod Bat, as geval in times of emergency, the biase !0 tbe ehimney went out and the alarmibg seutine! explained himeelf. About the enroo time § itement ceased and the beroic troops retired to thelr peaceful #inm bere incr ae A resolution hae re 1 the North Carolina Senate increasing the pay of m twelve ard por day MA There ore thirty-three ox ° Yavkoe prisoners how at Da PRISON During Sunday and po yestord vp bor 4 oighty.soven Yankoes were rec mt t od tren the Rappanan: ock, and have be a Bolle te hig arms. | } Captain B 1 beyood Orange Court House thie side of the river, were brought to the city on Saturday evening aod consigned to the pricon set apart for their ‘The Savannah Republican recommends the substitution of palmetto for ive or white oak for the interior timbers of iron cladg Tt says the violent concussion of missiles striking the sides of iron-clads splinters the live or white oak timbers. Such was the case with the Atlanta, her irons remaining sound whea ber gun deck was literally piled with the interior timbers, There ig no apliuiering Of paimetio, and the Kepublican thinks it will resist the moet powerful shot that not pass through the iren, EX-GOVERNOK PRATT, OF MARYLAND, anished by the Lincoln despotism, bas arrived at For- tress Monroe, and is expected up by flag of trace. if Governor Pratt will take the cath of al'egiance to the Confederate States he will doubtless be received and wel- comed by our authorities, If not, the Yankees will bave tw take him back, a8 they did Mr. Glenn. THE MARYLAND LINB. We have bad the pleasyre of bending ones 4 the pro per persops a contribution of fifty dollars by Mr. W. Hl. Mann to the Maryland line. We hope there will be many similar responges, for the ob,ect i# a most worthy one, The troops from Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia, says the Knoxville Register, comprise two thirds the arty around Charlceton. THE CONSCRIPTION IN NORTH CAROLINA: North Carolina hae furmshed during this war pearly one hundred thousand men for the Confederate army. For the year ending in July last she gent eleven thousand eight hundred and seventy-four conscripts, and between three and (our thousand volunteers. In ber quota there have been only two thousand and forty substitutes, a smaller number, in comparigon, than any other state of the pepulanion, THE MARKETS. On Saturday the first and eecond markets were bounti fully supplied both with vegetables, fowls and meats. some of the latter being of @ superior quality. Turkeye were sold by weight—a thing never heard of before the war began—and two dollars per pound was the price de- manded, We regret to state that all articles are still held at enormously bigh rates, with a daily increasing tendency. What meats will be gold at by the Ist of February is beyond tho ken of mortal man either 10 foresco oF foretell, Kichmond, for fome days past, has been in the enjoyment of almost uninterrupted quieg. That wise individual who knows everything long before it reaches the departments has failed for a day or two to get up even a plausible rumor. The weather continues unusually mild for the #eason Of the year: but this inures to the benefit of those who bave but a scanty supply of fuel on hand, THE CHESAPEAKE PIRATES. A Fleet of Gunboats in Pursalt—No Cl to the Pirates yct Obtained, So. There is but little to add in reference to the capture of tho steamer Chesapeake to what we have already pub- lished. The Navy Department has despatched a number of vessels in quest of the prize, and strong hopes are en- tertained of her speedy capture. As far as we can learn, every effort has been made to despatch vessels to points most likely to be sought by the captore, ‘The gunbeats announced in the Henan ef yesterday to depart in search of the captured steamer Chesapeake sailed during the day, ip directions not to be made public, Mr. Cromwell, the owner of tho steamer, tendered the use of his fleet of stesmors to the government, who Fe- lected the Potomac, and fitted her out yesterday, Sho will cail today. The Sebago sailed Jate in the day, and will cruise in a vicinity where postibly the Chesapeake will come. The following is a list of her officers:— Lieutenant Commander—J. E. De Haven, Acting Masters—W. H. Willard, J. B. Rodgers. Acting Asistant Surgeon—T, M. Coan. Assistant. Paymaster—H, A Strong. aa Pnsigns—C. B Dorance, F. D. Martin, S. G. ‘Acting Master's Mate—W. ©. Peed. Actiny Gunner—Jobo Roberts. Engineers—Acting First Agsistant, John Roberts ; Acting Second Assistant, W. P. Ayers; Acting Third As sistante, R. Miller, B. Kerby, F. Bullard. The Fila and Annie, lately taken by our biockaders, bas been fitted out, and sailed in company with the 1) conderoga from Toston. Vesrels have also been de- wpatched from Fortress Monroe; #0 that by this time nearly a dozen vessels are in search of the pirates. This je deemed a sufficient number for the presentat least The public aro of a unanimous opinion that, should there sea devils be captured, every one of them should be hung as pirates and murderers, and it {sa pity that our cruisers were pot instructed to hang them at the yardarm rather than bring them into port to be turned adrift after a sbort imprisonment, No clue has yet been obtained ag to whom we are indebted for this bold Ppiratical act; but many are of the opiuion that it is none other than a party of the Johnson Island raiders. The recent capture of the eteamer Chesapeake bas Jed to the digcussion of the passport question, and the expediency of again establishing a system of espionage over parties leaving the seaport towns and cities of the North. It is argued that the adoption of the passport system can alone prevent the repetition of such dis asters as that of the Chesapeake. ag by this egg QMF Pao wavy thd” Porls or the loyal “tates would registered, and his antecedents im a moi known. As the matter now stands, any vessel or steamer eailing from the port of New York is Mable to capture by her passengers, who may have been received on board in good faith and without questioning. If the passport system could be adopted, and the power of granting pagsporte placed in the bands of discreet offi- cers, there would be some good results certain to aceruc therefrom. No citizen of known loyalty would have any culty io procuring the necessary document, while ‘of secession proclivities would be compelled to come before some public official before leaving the coun try, and in this way would be subject to a supervision that would result jn good to all partie It is argued that the absence of this system has brought upon the country not only the Chesapeake disaster, but many other evils, which , though not £0 public as this one, are beverth of equal importance. Rebel bearers of despatches pase through the cities of New York, Boston and Portian ily, leaving by steamers at these various pointy, and keeping up an unbroken co nication with rebel ageuts abroad, Matters have in the post offices in the seaport cit rebel agents can no louger trust the me to #uch a pass @ ofthe North that 4 States mails | Consequently the courler system has been largely « by them, and the most of the b js woquestionably transacted tn this way If thene a@tatements are facts, the question may ked why the government cinnot intercept th destroy the system. To this there is but one ewer. of detectives in this city to attend business. United States Marshal Murray bas succeeded since the breaking out of tho war, in making rome very important arrests io this ine, but'he bas no more officers before the war. ‘Ten men cnly act as dey ne session of the United States I an The government has no regularly organized corps & City as large as this itis expected that the metropolis are to be brought to juatic tors for the appropriate departincnt at Washington to ponder on, and are euch very vitally some of the most important interests of the Northern commercial cities. It is stated that the passport systorn wil ly be enforced again, and that very ‘oon. The Latest. WHERE THE PIRATICAL EXPEDITION WAS FITTED OUT—THE CHESAPEAKE REVORTED NEAR Care SABLE, ETC. Sr. Jony, N. B., Dec. 10, 1862 The Evening Glob: gives the following, connected with the capture of the Chesapeake: — The scheme was matured here by Confederate agents, Meetings were held, and the passage money of jartics to the seizure was paid through to New York. They © promised $500 cach on the steamer's being safely taken into Wilmington. It was also arranged that ata certain store in York each of the partion was to o At different times for a parcel containing a revolver, am munition and a pair of handcuffe, It ia Deliewed that the cargo was ebipped by Con! rate agents, was valuable to the South, and that it was ar ranged that she should be seized on thie particular tri The mauager of the plot represented that the Chesapeake had been taken while attempting to run the blockade, and thie was a harmiese effort to get back Southern prop mak w erty We have the names of the seizure. five { tho partice engaged in They belong to this city, and left here with They are of the worst #pecies of bu manity, denominated ‘‘ronghs.’’ One of them was just out of the penitentiary, They all went from bere by the #teamor New England, on the 94, to Boston The Chesapeake did not coal here, She called off the harbor and took on board Captain Parker, formerly of the privateer Retribution, who took command The citizens generally regret that this city has unwiil ingly afforded temporary ebelter to the coneoctors g the scbeme, and that any person from thie place ebdqid be concerned {8 \t. Public opinion condemus the aot eo- turely Capt, Millet and passengers and the crew were prov for by the etoamer Now Bogland to-day The Chesapeake i# reported to be below Pubvice barber, roar Cape Sable ne. The Union Prise non Belle tele. FYorrims Mownor, Dec 1863. Major General B. A. Fincaeocn = M we ir prisoners on Bolte Isle ar 7 ‘ ‘ are the clothing apd * aintence vent by tho g tb our citie eon ore, T bave fo a t bar beet dope 8 MELE "q News from Fortress Monroe be monttor Sangamon #ailed fr aropton F usively to this | Captain 8. 8. Elder, United States Army, left Washing | ton to night to take command of Battery B, Firstar lery, stationed at Hilton fi The Captain has beer with the Army of the Potomac #ince ita organization, aad at the head of Battery FE, Fourth artillery, attached t Kilpatrick's division, in fourteen battles, three of wh were general engagemente, Although ordered ty Hilton Head in August, he has been retained with the cavairy | NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. Wasummeton, Dec. 10, 1868. TRE PRESIDENT’S HEALTH. President Lineoio’s health continues to Improve rapid: ly. To-day he spemt several hours in his office, enter- taining a pumber of vieitors. SENATOR SUMNER AND THE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE. Senator Summer fully and cordially endorses the Presi- dent's Message and proclamation, regarding 1 as Bub: Blaptially taking the ground of his Atantic Monthly arti- cle, but i@ janguage and form which will disarm the op- Porition of those opposed to the theory advanced by bim apd Mr. Whiting respecting the retarn of the seceded States. THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES, ‘The war democrate manifest a disposition to arrange amicably with the republicans the places on the various committees, and unite with them in the vigorous prote cution of the war, The inconsiderable faction of peace democrats are mach outraged at what they call a prosti- tution of privcipie on the part of the war men. THE FIRST PARDON UNDER THE PRESIDENT’S PRO- CLAMATION, ‘The Present bos signed a pardon exempting EB. W. Gantt, of Arkapeas, from tbe penalty of treason, which he incurred by accepting and exercising the office of brigadier general in the service of the rebels, The par- don ajso reingtates General Gavtt in all bie rights of property, excepting thove relating to slaves, CONVENTION OF NATIONAL UNION LEAGUES—LINCOLN FORK NEXT PRESIDENT. The Nationa! Uni n League Convention, now in ression. ib this city, i# altended by delegations from mort of the Congressional districts in the Joyal States, Ite meetings aro private, but it ig reliably understood that the prepoo derance of sentiment is fp favor of the renomination of President Lincoln, and that bis positions uyon the slavery and reconstruction questions are corMially endorsed by the conyention. MR. STANTON AND THE WAR REPORTS. Upon inquiries being mado to-day at the government printing office, in regard to the reports of gencrals and other d cuments accompanying the Secretary of War'e report, the inquirers were informed that Secretary Stan- ton bad given orders that they should not be seen, or in- formation given in regard to them, to any person without an order from him. The sdea js certainly a povel one, that the Secretary should assume to control decumente in the custody of and ordered to be printed by Congrese. It is also worthy of notice, that while the heads of other departmente, without exception, manifested @ isporition to facilitate the publication of their reports at the proper time, every poesible obetaclo wae perristentiy thrown io the way of the press by Mr. Stanton. TUE RECIPROCITY TREATY. Representative Morrill, of Vermont, bas given notice of 8 bill having in view the termination of the Reciprocity tresty, and Representative Kiijib Ward proposes 4 joint resolution to authorize the appo.otment of commirrionere Lo negotiate & pew treaty with the British government for tho British provinces of North America, based upon true principles of reciprocity. THE VOTE OF THANKS TO GENRRAL GRANT. The House joint resolution of thanke, &c., to Genera) Grant was yesterday lat on the Senate table until the bew committees are formed, when, a6 & mere matter of form, it will be referred to the Committee on Military Affaire. Some of the Senators, while baving no doubt of the propriety of the immediate passage of the resolution, desired that it be referred in order to prevent @ bad pre- cedent, There is no doubt that the Fenate will pass it upanimously. SCARCITY OF BRAMEN. ‘The difficulty of obtaining a vufficlent number of rea men for naval purposes has, to @ considerable extent, eon caused by the seamen having been induced to enter the military #ervice in large numbers to obtain the heavy bounties paid for volunteers and the competition of the different towne and g)tic# to obtain volunteers to fill their quotas in order to avoid a draft. Mr. Grimes, in the Senate to-day, gave notice of a Lili to remedy this, and Providiog that seamen enlisting jo the naval service | thousand men should be credited ip the military quotas of the several States. Ibe Navy Department is in receipt of hundreds of applications from seamen in the military service to be transferred to the navy, but of course this is tmpossible under the present law. THE ARMY TAILORS’ ILL, The egtimaye of lage Lap sb army for the ext fiscal year je fifty-eight mi 5 APPROPRIATION FOR PRISONERS OF WAK. Niné hundred thousand dollars are asked for the Vene- fit of prisoners of war. ESTIMATES POR FORTIFICATIONS. The Engineer Department estimates five millions and o third as required for fortifications, &., for the year eud- ing June, 1365. ILLNESS OF MA. LITTLEJONN. Hon. D. C, Littlejobn, of New York, bas been contined to his room by severe sickness since Monday. GUERILLA RAID ON THE GOVERNMENT FARMS. Last night a gang of guerillas made a raid upon one of the government farms near Lewinsyille, Virginia, cap- turing & lieutenant, several men and a number of borses. COURT MARTIAL. General Green, Colonel Gray, Sixth Michigan cavalry, and Licuteyant Colone! Gilimore baye been appointed members of the court martial of Genera) Mitehe is President, Colonel Dimmick, of the regular army, has been relieved from the court ARREST OP REBEL SPIES. whict Three rebel epies were arrestea between Washington ud Pladensburg lact night and consigned to the Od | Capiiol | sex? TO PRISON | wilting contractor, Mr. Ketchum anc , clerks of the defaulting Paymaster, | and several prisoners of war, including | josby’s guerillas, were rent to the Capitol | prison yesterday THE RUSSIAN NAVAL OFFICERS. | General Augur, commanding the department, with bie ommanders and their respective etatfa, vinited sian Admiral to-day derstood that the aj will vikit the fortifications surrounding Washing Ad ton next week MOVEMENTS OF CAPTAIN ELDER | until the present time at the request of Geuerals Meade Pleasanton and Kilpatrick PUBLIC LANDS TO 10WA The General Land Office bas just transmitted to the Governor of Iowa ® epecial certificate, authorizing the State authorities to select of the vacant public lands 3,975 acres, as indemuity on account of the sale by the United States of that quantity in Polk county, Iowa, Claimed to be swamp lands, and tn regard to which aff davite bave been fy nu the department showing them to be of that character | THIRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION. Senate, Wasntworos, Deo. 10, 1 ESTAETMNTS IN TH NAVAL SERVICE Mr. Foeren, (rep.) of Conn., gave notive of a bill te 60 courage enlistments tp the naval servies of the United | States, and credit euch enlistments on the military quota of the several States, MEMOWAL FOR EMANCIPATION, Mr. Scwsen,* (rep.) of Mase., presented a memoria from the president and. profersors of tbe theologion kchool at Meadville for the emancipation of all persone of African Gosoent beld to slavery POR THE REPEAL OF THR FCOITIVE SLAVE LA Mr. Sc MER also gave potice of a b for the rendition of fugitive slaves Adjourned till Monday to repea! all House of Representatives. We m, Dec. 10 1 MEMAERA OF COMGKEM TO THE RUBLAN FLEE mn laid before the House, soomfcially, from Secretary of State, that the Rusrian Minister formed bim that Adm: Lisofiemy and bie of be ready Wo receive membere of Congr nore a and their lade ©, and that boate would be roady at tbe covey thom on board the feet THE ROUNTTER OF DRCRAMED # N. ¥., give notion of his inte p.) of to factijtate the paymer faininy to Whe besivess of their departments reepectively CONTRRTRD SKATE. momorial Of Thomas L. Price, colesting the seat of MoCiurg, Fourth district of Missourl, was referred W the Commtter on Five! faVORT OF UH The “reaKku be Wo House report of (he Séerelary of the Treasury 00 the Goamves, EL kCTION OF A OO APLAIN The Heore then proceeded Lo the election of @ ebay Kleven cand dates were placed im newt abion Before the result was anpounced numerous gentlemen changed their votes for the leading candidates, bamely — Right Kev. Behop Hopkin#. Fpiscopal Bishop et Vermont, and author ef the Bible View of Slavery, and Key. W H. Channing, gf the Uvitar an ehoreh, Washingtoo Biebop Hepklis recewed 65 votes apd Mr. Channing 86. ols Were Kultered amODy other cand) ie TRAM RY. The other y was deciared eerted, fupreme Court of the Unttcd States, Waromespay, Dec, 9, 1863 No th Andrew Neneh, plamtifl in error, va, Bla © Deery. in error to the Cireult Court ef the United > for (he duwtiiet of Maryland, This cause having been called for argument, ard neiber party ready ( argue the vane, t was dieu will costs, under the EDU rule No. 71 The hip Comper.’ piantit on error, va, @bas H. Harrison ju error to the County Court of the county of Solano nia, The caus f teither party being ready 10 argue the demigced with Cost4. ender (be ninewgenth 72. Lowell. Hardy pd wife, plaintifie in error, ve. ‘Thos. V Johne: ie sure was argoed by Mr. Tran fOr the plant's io error, and Sul tved ou the ree apd printed ojyament by Mr. Hepburn and Mr fend: aut iG errer ve. tuey f lige for the pl ured are apt .b error. The proprietors of the bridge over the rivers ¢ abd |-ackensaek, jaintifie ip error, ve The Hobo: keo !4nd and Improvement Company. in error wo the Court of frrore and Appeala of the State of New versey This cause having been called for argument, and veither y boing ready to Ntils iu €rrer, and submitted or re nL by Mr. Hepburo and Me Hil) ts, under the ninet 76 and 77, The Orient Mutual |psuranee Company tits and The Sun Mutu ror, Ve. Jobu gument of there cases was » ior the plaintiffs in error Ado. sped upd Lo Morrow BL eesen o'clock tmited States Court of € Wepnesnay, » 1863 The ose of Wm. W. Spence, et, al, vs. the United States way argued on demurrer by Mr. Mei’herson, the ABE oot Solcitor for the United States, and by Jobn | Rly, sy. for claimant, and the case submitted AC ourned opti) to morrow (Tbureday) at eleven O'ele ka. MEADE’S ARMY. Mr. D. P. Contugham’s Despatch. Hapqguarrens, Akaty or Tak Potomac, Dec. ¥, 1863. AK URL VORLLON ALONG Ne KAPIDAN ‘Three deserters from the Fifth North Carolina Volun teers-whicb regiment was on picket duty pear Morton # Ford—came within our Sines during last night. They report that the whole of their regiment only want an op- portunity to desert, when they will gladly avail them- felves ol it. In confirmation of this, the regiment was not up yesterday, and en Alabama regiment took their place, The rebels picket all along the touth eide of he river, from near the junction of the Rapidan and Rappa- hannock to above Robertson's river, J hove from reliable authority that Lee ® army occupy the following positions: — 1 fs corps is around Orange Route } Lee bag hie beadq vartere Early’e division Je near the Morton's and Tobacco Vorde Jobnson’s division is at Mitchel) Brown’ and Germanns fords, From the dense yolemes of smoke arising from the woods and batteries south of Raccoon and Morton fords it is eviden: that the enemy are In force there. The rebel authorities etate that Lee had over sixty mo the Jate campaign, and that be was certain of victory had we bad the rasuoess to attack him jo bis strong position. It im #tated tbat the evemy are building up winter quartere. At keven o'clock this evening there Las been wo con firmation of the romor that Genera! I'\caranton it te apeume the commend of the Army of the Potomar, Court where Summerville Roads, at NEWS FROM THE SOUTHWEST. Retarn of Gen. Banks to New Uricang> mish on the Little Hock RK Carwo, Dec. 10, 1863, Tho,eteamere St. Patrick and Schuyler baye arrived, the former trom Memphis. ‘The stoamer McClellan arrived at New Orieane on the 84, from Brazoe, Texas, bringing General Pavks aud staf The Memphbie Huiletin rays Gen, Weateh and tal were busy mustering volunteer companies into the vervice Seven full cotapaniee were mustered in ou the 7th, and as many more would be on the next day. Beaty had extended the day of grace to the 12th. The pteamer Sallie Liet bad arrived at Memphis from the Arkansas river, She reporte that the eteamer Puina was fired into en row’ ftom Daval’s Bluff to Jackropport. ‘A major abd captain were woun A skirmish oceurred on the Little } tween a party of federale repairing the Ger k Nalroad be ond aod © band Of gueriliag, in which several were killed. The gueritias were repulsed. The steamer Fannie McBride sunk below Fort Hillow on the 6th inst. She wag valued at $20,000 The steamboat Ciara Bell arrived with 1,160 pacierger of vegetables for the Sanitary Conn Gthe Mew phie cotton m: pactive, Sales of 144 b at ive. a 7 The steamér Pike brought 206 balew, the St Patrick 40 baler, and the Continental a large lot of cotton The Wheres an Morgan. Lor x, Dee. 10, 166 The Journtt baw adyicee, which \t chedite, that u rebel General Morgan wae in Cumberlar aoty, Ken t on the morning of the Tth, \r any with five of bis officers, proceeding towards Dive Non-Arrival of the Canada, Flauyax, feo 10-3 PW Neo signe of tho steamship Canada, A furious wortherly snow torn 's prevailing The Central Kabtroad Biection. Ainayy, Dec. 10,16 The Centra! Railroad election war ued enti! bai past geven o'clock thie eveinng, when the inspoctors adjourned until ten o'clock to morrow It i* estimated that Mr. Corning hae voted proxies repree @ about peven milion, and holds three or four t more w be votad to norrow Opposition clan to bave vote @ix OF seven miliionr, Aboot half a million proxies are challenged ont Leld oper Pollee Intelligemce. CAND PROM CAPTAIN JOUDN py Ne 1H Avence, Naw Youn, bec, 10, 18 As tbe public may confound me with the Jobe Bra Jr, who war arrested oo f tempting t & forged heel for hoe and Lea ik, will you do me t that fam not (be perron v counection quaintance t Vory rempect! JOHN , Tate Captain Co. B, 38th resiment 8 FV Arrivals 4 Departa ARRIVALS hip Bremen—Plor ee, Prof Andere FS Bernger and Van Doe * Arne “ Ma ts . ar w A L ke minohie M aeineye “rn Live are ramed'y if Mre Oia M hereiay, . Praok \ ashbor ff ‘ , r Wat ~ L i A} Ore re Cenpils any erie % ‘ PLE SHEET. Important from Central and | | | | | | of the old Central Ame | | | | frigate Bac bante, Captain MoKensie, arrived iv this bar | 4. The law determining the permanent force of the army | | | | | | from what I a2 ars through private sources, are ‘ing bim much Notes have been received from the Freon Spanish United States ministers at Quito by the Beuadorian ment, io reply to aciroular letter addressed to all forego miuisters, announcing the probability of ws, and setting forth the reasoug thero‘or, Cd which the sympathy of these ernmeouts is st ly expressed \ ten the cause of Fouador, aad earing thas po other ureued courisient with the bonor and Mosquera’e army at Paste, and. THE ARIEL AT FORTRESS MONROE, ‘South America. courte could be Aiquity of the go BN ¢ ture from Pasta for P ueaar © received & protest from the generals i i other of.cers of bis army that remained bebiod, in whiok: The Troubles in Eeuador and they stated that, ivasmueh as he bad abandoned the fropt of the army (Ley would got, If the enemy tovaded Pasta, De FeEponelvie (or (ho result, Upon receiving this Geno ral Mosquers returned and addressed a letter to General Flores, tn which bo used the most juaylting expressions towards the government of Feuador, aud also threatened neral Flores with attack and defeat, but atthe ended by ##ying (hat be desired a couference wi him at Carce@ins on (he 2d just. This conference, ot, General Flores bee CONE nbr of proceeding, Mos- | Guera ‘having, besides the above letter’ trostad 10, the most outrageous MARNEF ODE Of his aide de-camp, sent to | him on official business. | General Hrago was at the bead of the conservative | movement Ju the provines of Vasa, Savy of the com: | servative prinoners that Mosquera Was ot.) detaining in | | | i New Granada, Interesting News from Chile, Bolivia and Peru. THE GREAT SHIP CANAL OF NICARAGUA, the cit) of Pasta bad ereaped apd reached their (riends Colonel Lopez is at the head of the ent at Mercaderes and Vata. react novement it thought to be at be lvstigation of nary mov 1 some of the most intuential adders of } Granada to come Hise @ conservative goverbineut nh opposition to Uhat Mosjvera, Among others, Senor Caranae and Seuor Zarama were already in ptaln Tinklepaugh, with the AFFAIRS I ac, PANAMA, ko. tor, which bas,cal By the arrival of the Tinkle amnehip Ariel, Captain picachnel Aidahals( paugh, ot Fortress Monroe, (rom Aspinwall on the 27th Vortim mane aad pactongers that left New York on uit., we have received important aud late intelligenc 13th inet, arrived at Aspinwall Lay Payor ne ; Zi Sf Sande ose s » packeugers came over this morning, and are Bo rom the west const of Central aud South America, The bg taken on board the Golden Age, which steamer will letter of our Panama correspoudent gives the Hews inde | uot leave unlit te morrow, having much froight yeb Ww tail, which will be found very interesting. especially that ou board. The Pogiieh mer trou St. TBem h the mails (ron England, also artived at Agplaw portion relating to affairs ju Keuador and New Granada Purser Bailey, of the Arie! bas our thanks for prompt ly forwarding our papere and correspondence, Our Panama Correspondence. Paxawa, N. G., Now, 21, 1863. Arrival of the Spanith Admirat—The Great Ship Canal of Vicaragua—Keturn of ng Direct to Bu | aay mpany Bry form—They Hope til bange on with wu it Lae pow be ad deathe are ox : » epidemic nearly ery day Vanamta, Now, 26, 1868 \ved the following inf orimation respecting the joo in Lima for adjusting the | + for and againet the governments of Peru and the | United States which Tdld bet expect to obtain until the | arrival of the next steamer: th slog claliad were Mission the part of the Uait | United States claimants, and re Ihave | proceedings of the the Manag to Pi American News, de. to Complete it t The Spanish serew steam frigate Resolueion, bearing tbe flag of Admiral Pinzon, and the English rerew steam ‘eouted to the mixed com. Atates Numew of Jt in each Case oppo bor on the 17h iust., the former from a cruise to the | “}"')00" ne pi eee northward and the latter from the Central American | 3 einey Awarded, const, ‘The Spanish Admiral iv, 1 understand, with bis | % 1,336—A warded, 4,800-—Awarded. squadron, ordered home, and the Loglieh ship expects —Thomas B biridge . (200 orders for Japan. The English ecrew steam frigate Sette) | ¢ charles Haston 00 — \ Awardea: is now hourly expected from the northward with the | 7~—Wiliam Harney 1,006—J sd admiral. On ber arrival the Charybdie will probably Tote) on Jeave for the Mexican coast &—Honty Baker ‘The Vanama Star and Hera'd of the 19th inst, expresses | Ole Pare Wop & Co, (Tacu pleasure at bearing that the prospects of the great | 10 ini Kio om ebip caval (rough Nicaragua ‘are ay good as can beex- | 1 pected.” This appears sugular, when jt is considered | 1 that the completion of the work would very materially | 15 Cj qiiog Cunninghain (previously pala), joteriere with the prosperity of Panama. Itsays,in re | tnitéd Sratem claims still peoting and awaltivg the de» gard to this epterprive —' We knew already that the | vision of the umpire, November 13, Ini 1—Fdward W. Sartori . secree survey bad been finished, with very satisfactory results, |b YSN Cy * ' 7 rhowing the feasibility of the undertaking. Now we | Henry Kinvey a & ascertain that the government of Nicaragua {s lending ite | 4M. Crosby s : 20; aid with good will apd in earnest, Materials are on the | 4.14) $103,009 rern can and will be provided in gufficiwnt | mi prescoted by the agent of Peru, princival the native population and from abroud unary Islands). Two small steam -+ $1100—Awarded. are about (he lake apa Ut 41,000-—Awarded by umpire, river, In fmet ta rry | the canal into efect. , the Nicaragua govern ment bos thade @ contract with the fame company for a loan, destined principally to pay off Nicaregua’s share | debt contracted with Bar clay in 1826, Mr, Lovs, general managing director of the y, 8 gOlbg to Forope by next steamer, to manage ‘afuirs, aud intends to return in January, fle hip Alleghantan, for) 114 G99 emery Fate 0 : if of cunveution, was also presented to thé commientoners the | claim ot Jone F. Lararte ve tthe United States, for | wards of $600,000—betng, ln other words, the claim of A. Q, Hons ogainet both Peru and the United =tatea fot lonwew growing out of the Lobow Island questio tui powers for negotiating the eald loan with | was adjusted some time ag. This claim war la the company, abd aleo an authorization W estab’ n by theattorney Of Mr Tonarte,t Mid bak in Nicaragua, with the privilege to coin 1 ihe late ( omer from New Granata. cording to tho decimal system.’ This all looks ideration by the commusiouers, not- well indeed, on payer: bet, as | have bad occanio ling the agreements and prowst o the in & former letter, | think the aspect spt of the United States, and on departure of change when the werk © commenced w | the steamer of November 13 from Callao it was gener- forward. ally understood |p Lima that |t had been rejected by the | mnixea commission, whowe fual sittingm were to , pate within a few days, Soath America. Vawama, Nov, 25, 1863. The Pacific Steam Navigation Company # rleamehip Ho gota, Captain Woo icott, arrived {n the harbor at an early hour yesterday morn) Her dates are Valparaiso No vember 24, Coquimte Jd, Caldera 4th, Cobija Oth, Arica | 74h, Inlay Sth, Pieco 10th, Chinchias 10th, Caliao 19th, Payta 16tb ond Guayaquil 16th oper Bigs Scns. Political afaire in Chile ap 4p omuml—exceed logly quiet, Since the wailing of the lant steamer there bas been little if anything of interest transpiring where with to make & paragraph. Still, 1 quote the following from the Mercurio of the Sist wit., regarding the situa ton”? of the republic of South A not fall to to be of interest to many in the ( “Tho Bolivian question has been red until the official reception of Senor ¥ ang that respecting Mexico until our Minister retires to the United Btates.”” ‘The mort prominent feature to the internal politics of the coutry i# that Congrers bas been called together to The Latest. Pawama, Nov. 27, 1868, | ‘The steamebiy Liinow, Captain Babcock, from New York op the morning of the 14th jnat., with eight hum dred and ton passengers, arrived at Asplowall oo the even- ing of the 24th inet, The passeagere wil remain in Ap piowall until the arrival at this port of the steamer Mo. fee Taylor Une of (he passengers by the hoot, « Mra, Pint, of Orange county, New Yori, died in Aspinwall, of oryripelae, aod was boried yesterday The United Hates Coneal, Mr FW. Hiee. offemted at the fuveral, there being bo minister Ot Sepipwall Mere, Fab was oo i onband, ateompanied ‘oars of age, whe has, einen cared for by other pas ment Bonds. Pucavecrua, Dee, 10, 1603. sales of goveroment bonds today amounted to another extraordinary ren » at whieh the following | $670,009. matters w me under consideration — — 1, The budget for next year Court of General Besstons, 2. The law respecting taxes avd otber rources of revenue Refove Reserter aan, 3. Ibe revision of the public expend)ture io the year 102. THE RUSSIAN COUNT IN COURT MAM. DELIA BRODEK- 1CK, CHAMOED WITH HAVING CAUORD THE DEATH OF A LITTLE BOY SY RUDBING PEPPER INTO HIN RYEM, HONOMABLY DIRCHAKGED, BK De 10.—T rt of General Seamigne opened at 4, Kecorder Hothoan ou the afterwards, agd ward, handed M money agate . On euLy Youre Sd and wavy The Dill respecting & Hew loan of $600,000 The bill respecting the working of the guano o subsidy for the carr the Southern mails emarcation of th jary between the districts | morn Grand ‘at: Jury through their foret entered shortly bored tment lnrcen of Gorman, 1 th the su terein, of No. 14 ed and seventy t tates Treasury notes w a large numbe wae 1m 4 vember hatham street fh, Wo gold Colne ener Henteg rined the Court oo in the miliary service of et hin discharge, but bared are ear which, he aid, bad The int tat lie bad No goch ples should seotence years sod six prison tor tw was nino found agains it i found on 0) Fant Thirty~ took from rember inet,» y of Nathaniel rk pants and uy belt, weare vhort ¢ark whee 64 mesteckhe and bie emile very wise retained Ur wed ont ver brought to Wiel weed fa at the bar, tod trent for man- fare, aod ie at He baw the one ere nome hing (¢ hre | 4 564 that on the ring me or int # tol pepper uy the taco a tele us ) “ ' y \en youre @ ray ys hen e ae fe Mehn . te cause ot) 0G the clmth day after ra yet that in Yr Lowert, the Avetetant District Attorney, be ' nyc ' 4 Ue eae informed the Court that be had just a Ten ‘ oceeutiog With phyticlan, whe pated thet the cy rent ing 1 die (rete fects of the iejurien wo fe poe ; . 1 war, theret atwGed that wo conyvieti bout giving noes ‘ si be found sgainet Mre Mecderien Bbe y diachar t t tins on a chorge ‘ t A y tenes § «par wow ‘ ‘ te , soklym Clty Mews et ee i ee wat found Coed in the ‘ . hat wren Third y ' os the “ ’ ‘ . iney + apwry eg i