The New York Herald Newspaper, December 22, 1863, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. sames GdidoN BEvWirr, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, OPFION N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU 8TS. Wotame XXVIIT .......-0 00 aeeeeeene - B54 AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. KIRLO'S GARDEN. Presaway Aut Hatiow Byx— Yaxuus Countsuir—Baune, tue Banox. WALLACK'# THEATRS, Broadway.—Love Coase. WINTER GARDEN, broadway.—Ticczr oy Luave Bian OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broadway.—Easy Suaving—Mer Paeenys a—Misouner MAKING, NEW ROWKRY THEATRE, Bowerr—New Yors Pror—Ataiguty DorLaR—GoLvEN Fakusn. ROWKRY THEATRE, Bo gins’ uost—Nokan O' Dons -—Vaur—Gitus Sorog- BARNUM'S MUSEIM, Broadway —Frevcu Grant, Qianr . Grane Boy, Linuirotian Kino, &0., at all ne er or Leave ManerPeNant OF Tax Toms.— Afternoon and Evening, BRYAN(S3' MINSTRELS, Mechanics’ Hall, 472 Broad- way. Braioran bones, Davos, BURLESQUES, &c.—JEKMES mie Pow. WOOD'S MINSTREL HALL, cit Broadway. —Eraror: Goros, Danone, 4c.—Vow Hau-suas Mamacaata A GED. CHRISTY 8 MINSTRELS. 685 Broadway.—Bus- usques, Songs, Dalcus, Ac. Somunamnnoun's Bor. AMERICAN THEATRE, No. 444 Broadway. —Baucers, Partomimnd, Burtysques, 40.—Kiv.ing no MURDER, BROADWAY AMPRIT! fasTio ano Bquxstxian P Grening. 8, 485 Broadwav.—Gru- MANORS. Afternvon and DOPK CHAPEL, 718 Rroadway.—Tax Sreaeoscorrigan ‘on Mixzox or THu Universs, SEW YORK MUSRUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broadway.— Cpmonties any Lacrurss, trom 9a. M. "tll P.M, FOOLFY'S OPERA HOU: Bones, Dances, BuRLEsqums, &¢. Brooklyn.—Etnrorian New York, Tuc jay, December 22, 1863, ADVERTISEMENTS FOR THE COUNTRY. Advertisements for the Wxexiy Hsratp must be band- ed in bofore ten o'clock every Wednesday evening. Its circulation among the enterprising mechanics, farmers, morchavts, manufacturors and gentiomen throughout the country is increasing very rapidly. Advertisements in- serted in the Waxxiy Heratp will thus be seen by a large Portion of the active and energetic people of the United Staves. ° THE SITUATION. Everything is quict in the front of the Potomac Army. We havo interesting news from the Southwest. ‘The rebels made an ¢ttack on the Union outposts at Fort Gibson, with a force of sixteen hundred men, and were repulsed and driven across the just returned to Fort Smith, after a reconnoissance to within fifteen miles of the Red river. every crossroad for a distance of a hundred miles, and they had literally to cut their way back. Kirby Smith's forces are said to be about making n attack on Little Rock and Fort Smith, Union citizens. They are also said to be moving eaid on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad; but our forces are prepared to resist them. Reports that General Longstreet was killed during his late retreat from Knoxville, and his forces surrounded, were circulated in Cincinnati yesterday, and found their way to this city. No confirmation of the rumor, however, had been re- his route towards North Carolina, at last accounts, from Admiral Lee that the gunboat Daylight was aot blown up by the rebel batteries at Wilming- ton, as reported. She was taking in coal at Beau- Cort at last accounts. Reports from the Richmond papers of the 19th, which reached Fortress Monroe yesterday, to the effect that the New Ironsides and two of our probably have to be abandoned, bas so far re- ceived no confirmation whatever. It is possible, however, that these vessels have come into con- tact with some of the floating obstructions whic! svere loosened by the recent gale. Ee CONGRESS. In the Senate yesterday notice was given of o "pill to make it illegal for a member of Congress to | cordingly, have been brought to recognize the | to speak out plainly, and to arraign before the “constituted authorities of the government” as | people's tribunal all of our military and other act as counsel in any case where the government is interested. The question of enforcing the test ‘oath of loyalty was then taken up, and Mr. Bay- ard, who declines to take the obligation, urged a further postponement, which was accorded; but Mr. Sumner will probably prees the subject to a decisive vote to-day. The bill providing increased bounty and pay for volunteers was taken up, and the committee's amendment allowing soldiers in one branch of the service to enlist in another branch was agreed to. Without final action on the bill, the Senate adjourned. In the House of Representatives @ message was received from the President announcing that he had approved the joint resolution of thanks to General Grant and his army. A bill was intro- duced appropriating $700,000,for the pay, bounty and pensions of the Missouri troops called out by General Fremont. It was made the special order for to-day. Mr. Yeaman, of Kentucky, introduced 8 series of resolutions relative te the reconstruc: tion of the Union, which was referred to the Se- lect Committee on the Rebellious States. A reso- ution for a select committee of nine to consider and report on the subject of a national bankrupt fot was agreed to. A Dill providing pro- visional governments in the military dis- tricta of the rebel States, and asuthor- daing tho organization of loyal State govert- ‘ments, was referred to the Military Committee. | ginia stands to-day only some thirty miles fur- A resolution declaring that the House approve of | ther back from Washington than it stood ¢ ‘the measures taken by the administration forthe } day two years ago. The heroic Union Army exchange of prisoners now held by }% enemy in Southern prisons, and recommend/tig that the same” all {ts victories, disasters, . Gis ‘course be pursued for a fair and just exchange of all our soldiers now held ky the rebels, was adopt: ‘od by a vote of cighty-stven against sixty-three. The bill appropriatipg fifty thousand dollars ‘or Geficiencies for the public printing, and twenty | protection of Washington the “finest army on | ticians are asking these questions, as they read million dollars for the pay of bounties, advance | the planet” has done nothing. And whyt| our articles nominating Grant for the next pay-and premiums to volunteers, wagdiscussed at | Simply because it has been under the imme-} Presidency. We will answer them. General considerable length. An amendment that no part | diate eye and direction of the President, his | Grant will say nothing about politics, and will af the money should be used for negro troops was fejooted by a vote of forty-one yeas against one hundred and five nays, and the bill then passed without « * negative a Our European files by the Hibernia, at Boston, are dated in Dublin, Ireland, to the 6th instant. ‘Wo publish to-day highly interesting reports of ‘the preparations for the great prize fight between Hoenan and King, written on the evening of the (Je of Docomber, tho day before the battle. Tom | tactics and experiments of in the afternoon went down from one to two per cont. Arkansas river, The Third Wisconsin cavalry had | Government securities retained their firmness, the 7 and 8-10th notes selling for 1063(, the sixes of 1881 at 104% for the registered and 110 for the coupons, and the On their | tives of 1665 at 125. Gold advancod, the price ranning return they found the enemy obstructing them at | up to 152%; and closing at 152. Tho bank statement gives further assurance of an easy money market, and borrowers are fully supplied. cles yesterday, and enhanced the views of sollers of | have failed—from first to last. most articles which go to make up s daily market, At tbe Prodi firmness fa Rebel guerillas are reported to be wandering in ee goods, paid ticcgttinh Dh hrc ‘m | vindication than thist And with this triumphant largo numbers in West Tennessee, molesting the | Were decidedly more active and bighor. Pork was fall 60c. per bbl. higher. i Groceries were generally firmer, but not very active. through Kentucky, with the intention of making a | Cotton was almost nominal, Petroleum was more activo and higher. Froights were about the same. House of Representatives has been mainly em- ployed in casting about for a solid war platform. ‘The peace faction and all its preposterous peace | orders that have been so uniformly and magically , Propositions have been contemptuously re-| followed by success, aud their failure by inevi- ceived either here or at Washington up to last jected, and the radical abolition faction appear | table defeat, are in all cases the orders of the night. Longstreet was said to be at Bull Gap, on | to have had everything pretty much their own f author of the report, who, they declare, is not a way. Mr. Smith, of Kentucky, however, the | radical at all. ‘The Navy Department has received assurances | Other day, in the second of his series.of war reso-} So between these two classes of journals lutions, covered the whole ground of the war} the public mind is likely to be somewhat platform of the loyal States. This brief, simple, but comprehensive, resolution is as follows:— to pass the auty of the to the constituted authorities of crushing out the rebellion. Harris, of Maryland, was passed unanimously, Monitors had got entangled in a network of the | which shows that the State elections of 1863 rebel obstructions in Charleston harbor, and would | have taught the copperheads that they can make nothing out of the treasonable policy of a fac- tious resistance to “the constituted authorities | attention unless he writes epistles about “the of the government.” h people have solemaly admonished the copper- head faction that it will not the administration in the prosecution of the Sayers supported Heonan warmly, and the ©: a mont was intense on both sides. King said he e all his money and forfeit ten years to wia, Tho betting wap in favor of we + ~~ or “ The Board of Aldermen met yesterdey and transacted considerable routine business. The Board of Councilmen met at ono o'clook VUarertes ‘The fashions’? FO isin © pleased Butter. powomn, he m ay aiamiwents is prbadived ws for the fast woek.in the yoir, ot 9 os fe boon monde will make the xtoat Of {he opportweity. For some time past the Apademy af Musie bas worn a mouraful look. Tt American popwls- tion of this great City would wot patronize the German artista who had posses sion of our Opera House, ner the Germans olther, for that matter; 60 that elim audiences and dull performances were the order of the day—or rather night--at our temple of music. But that gloomy hour hes passed, Italian Opera will once more hold its sway in its le- gitimate domain, and we shall see the house resplendent with the elife of our society The Germans are no doubt fond of music, and bave produced some great monuments of their gonius in that line; but we must confess we do not believe that German Opera will over prove successful out of the faderland. That the pub- lio im this city are inspired with the same belief is evinced by late events, Mearotzok bas proved himself the General Gant of the impressarii. He has withstood the assaults of his rivals, and bas vanquished thom all; and, more than ever serene, be comes to enliven our holiday season. We are pleased to hear that the most perfect accord reigns in his troupe, not only upon the stage, but in that birthplace of quarrels, the green room. In Europe, where governments generally control opera, we bave heard of inatances where a prima donna set at defiance impressario, pub-_ lio, police and government, and would not sing. Here tho independent press is more powerful with the artists, ia hold in greater terror ky them; than the fines and dungeons of the Old World police. A few paragraphs suf- fice to bring about the most complete eub- mission on the part of the most stubborn artists; we see the storm blowing over the momont the press takes tho matter in hand We are pleased to announce that between Maretzek pnd his artista the kindest foelings oxist, and that tg Jattor are im the bost possible condition to prove to ta how much more ploasant and acceptable is Italian than German Opera, As Maretzek has efficient artists, we shall hear loss said about his very efliciont orchestra. The morita of the former being genuine, it will not be necessary to lay too much stress upon the latter. His choruses, too, are very satisfactory, and we certainly anticipate a most brilliant sovies of performances, too short, alas, but all the more attractive from that very fact. Fresh from suburban triumphs, the Maretvek troupe will return to their regular patrons with all the greater desire to win their ‘ppreciative ap- plause, Once more sbali Irving place resound with the rattle of carriages and the shouts of cager policemen. Crowds of dahdies will fill the steps of the Academy.of Music to gaze at the belles, aa in their ig es toilettes they pass into the house; all will be animation, display. In short, once more shall the public have all the evidences that Opera, that most attractive, most fashionable of amusements, is to be enjoy- ed, none of which signs were visible ducing the late spasmodic season of the German man- agoment. i Tus Movern Avetanp on Genera Grant,— The Now York Times—the organ of Seward and the stockjobbers—has its little candidates for the next election. It is in favor of Seward for the next Presidency frst, of Lincoln second, of Chase third, and of Raymond for United States Senator first, second, third and whenever he can get a chance. The Chovalicr Raymond manages the Zimes with all that sen- timent and philosophy which distinguished Abelard in his campaiga upon Heloise during the Middle Ages. Our proposition to make General Grant President is objected to by this modern Abelard, on the ground that if General Grant gets such an idea in bis head he will be unfitted for his duties a3 a military man. Now, it is a very poor rule which will not work both ways. If Seward catches the idea that he is to be the next President will it not destroy his usefulness—if he have any—as Secretary of State? If Chase thinks of the republican nomi- nation will it not make him even a worse Secretary of the Treasury than he is at present? If Lincoln wishes a renomination will it not impair his efficiency as Bresident? Let our phi- losopher answer these questions. Such a notion in regard to General Grant is too silly to be seriously adopted by a modern Abelard. Grant is too good a soldier not to excel himself when the prospect of promotion is beld out to him. For two years and a half he has marched on from victory to victory, until be is now the only man who stands be- tween us and submission to the rebel leaders, Grant and the Army of the West have accom- plished all that has been substantially achieved during this war. The Army of the East, ruined by the Washington politicians, has made only @ treadmill advance, and fs now at the place whence it started at the boginning of the war. Yet the soldiers of this army are among the bravest in the land, and will win vietories as soon as Grant commands them. For proofs of this, look at what Hooker’s corps did at Lookout Mountain. Now, are we to give the botching, blundering Washington politicians control of all our armies by electing Seward or Chase or Lincoln, or are we to make Grant Commander-in-Chief by making him our next President? That is the question before the people, and we propound it to the modern Abelard, Let us have no dodging, but as plain and satisfactory an answer as the ancient Abelard gave to Heloise. Investicasrons ty Concress.—Now is the time for investigating committees. The country wants the partioulars of the flagrant corrup- tions, emberzlements and blunders by which it is being swindled out of its money, the lives of its citizens and its hopes of reunion. Pregi- dent Lincoln must take the responsibility of all these criminalities. He is an amiable sort of ® man; but his jokes are rather too costly, Why, every one of his jokes costs us about « hundred lives and a million end a half of dol- lars, Even Joe Miller would not be funny at such a price, We must investigate, and invee- tigate, and investigate, There is plenty of fine game to be caught in @ Congressional trap; 60 let one be set in every committee room. Tas Henatp ann Gavenst, Grawt.—Poor Greeley thinks that the Haratp will be tired of General Grant in a few days, We shall see. Why, we have only begun as yet. It wiil take two months to open the campaign fairly. We shall attend to Greeley and his contracts before we got through, we promise him. game sort of strategy and tactics in the West, tho war on our side would in all proba ca bility have been abaudoned some time ago asa esterday, when a resolution was adopted giving isaac to the Kigth Avenue Railroad Gompa- | hopeless enterprise for the recovery of the re- ny to run cars as far a8 Kighty-fourth atreet. Two bellious States. veto messages were received from the Mayor— How ivit, then, that, while little or nothing has one in relation to building a new carriage for } been accomplished around Washington in the Hose Company No, 37, and another in relation to | work of subduing the ,rebellion, 80 much bas giving Mr. Middleton Bell the exclusive privilege | peen accomplished in the West towards its eub- of removing all night soil gom the city for ten jugation that only another good blow or two is years, at a compensation of one dollar me ead, needed to finish it? It is because in the West to be colleoted from the houseowners. It was vetoed, the amount proposed to be charg- our most important operations have been oop- od is aboitdBible what has hitherio been paid. | ducted according to the combinations and the Mr. Brandgn offered a resolution that a joint com- atrategy and tactics of General Grant. Thus mittee of three members from each branch of the | the rebellion hag been, we may say, reduced Commoh Council should be appeinted to procure | to that section of the South which lies between and erect suitable monument to the memory of | the Rappahannock river and the city of Mobile, the late Alderman Andre Froment. Referred to | embracing a part of Virginia, and, excapting the Committee on National Affaira, After remain- | the seacoast, the States of North Carolina, South ing in sessionabout two hours, during which & Carolina, Georgia, Floride and Alabama. Tho large amount of routine business was transacted, | waintenance of this section by Joff. Davis do- Lanta adjourned until Wednesday next, at one ponds upon the rebel army of Georgia and, the An action for assault and battery, brought by rebel army of Virginia. As soon as the Mr. Watson against Barney Williams, the celebrat- | Weather and tho roads will permit, we have 20 ed Irish comedian, and arising out of a collision | doubt that Genoral Grant will dispose of the from words reported to have been disrespectfully | rebel army of Georgia; but under the strategy apoken by Watson, resulted yesterday in a verdict | peculiar to Washington our Army of the Po- of $1,000 against the actor. An appeal will be | tomac will probably be found watching and taken. - b dodging about on the Rappahannock for ury of the Unit ates » - ri merating to them the various offences that would Pca hes ne e bared beens of ~ be submitted for their deliberations. tiga ae Pepin a mf A salute was fired ‘yesterday by her Catholic snnie next Eom we bi Ms mn. © ay wna Mhjesty’s steam frigate Carmen,’ just arrived. to finish the work’of putting down the rebellion The Russian frigates and Castle William replied, as | 8* ® Short notice there can be no doubt, an exchange of civilities. “Honest Abe Lincoln” has been tried and The City Inspector's report states that there } found wanting. He has not the capacity to wore 503 deaths in the city during the past week— | bring this war to a speedy conclusion. General an inopease of 96 as concedes Lsornips Grant is the man who can do it, and he is the ty of the week previous, and 173 more than 0¢- | man, therofore, whose name will carry every- curred Ld bers cocaine big er thing before it as the jeden bitte for the year. e recapitulation le gives A of alcoholism, 2 of disoases of the bones, joints, el Presidency, Congress mey ate ke. 90 of diseases of the brain and ‘neryes, 15 | f WA resolutions every day for six mOntl of the heart and oad vessels, 213 of the come; but if at the end of that time President lungs, throat, &c.; ‘of old age, 36 of dis- | Lincoln shall not havo found the right road to eases of the skin and eruptive fevers, 7 premature | Righmond we shall expect him, like an honest births, 62 of diseases of the stomach, bowels and | man, to isaue a proclamation in favor of General other digestive organs; 38 of uncertain seat and | Grant, and that will settle the question. general fevers, 3 from causes unknown, 7 of diseases of the urinary organs, and 19-from vio- lent causes. There were 325 natives of the United | Redicals.and Oopperheads Say of It. States, 11 of England, 121 of Iroland,2 of Scot-} The radical journals find General Halleck’s land, 31 of Germany, and the balance of various | report to be excellent, but fora reason quite foreign countries. as remarkable‘as their reasons generally are. The stock market was unsettled yesterday, aad prices Regarding it through the ‘usa of one own high colored fancies, they see in that report the complete vindication of the War Department and of the whole radical crew that has misman- agod the war under the War Department au- thority. None but the genonals have blundered; every one who has obeyed orders, as Grant and Gillmore,‘has been successful, and all others Could those who originated the orders have more glorious Gomoral Hallicek’s Report—What the ‘The rise in gold bad a visible effect tn commercial cir- Provisions | Guery they rest. On the other hand, the cop- perhead journals look at the matter quite dif- ferently, and find that the radicals are crushed by this same report a4 completely as they might be if individually rammed down into one of the Gongress | new five hundred and fifty-pounders. They and the Position of tne Country. point out that, though success may have always Since the meeting of the new Congross the | followed obedience to orders, it has not been obedience to the orders of the radical clique, but of the General-in-Chief, and that in fect tho Lard was also up, a8 was whiskey, eonfused on the subject of this report; and that is a great pity; for the re- eee ey sgeneaion as to ouanir ae Sel canyons port is full of instruction and possible profit for people to render every aid in their power | the people. Indeed it is the only report sent the government, in| + to the present Congress that is worthy of perusal, or at all equal to the subject. Secre- tary Stanton’s report is utterly without inter- est, and might have been written by a clerk. It shows what a mere pettifogger Stanton is, and that he is unable even to attract the public This resolution, excepting the vote of Mr. In other words, the | sword of the Lord:and of Gideon,” when he is noticed, but only to be laughed at. But Hal- leck’s report indicates that—however indiffer- ent a soldier he may be practically, however unable to command an army—he is an admira- ble military critic, and has the moral courage er to oppose war while pretending to support the govern- ment, and the. copperheads in Congress, ac- the government itself. Thus the vote of the } delinquents and blunderers, even up to the House upon this aforesaid resolution may be President. considered as pledging all parties and factions Itisasingular spectacle in our history to concerned to a hearty support of the adminis- | seo the President arraigned by an official high tration in its efforts to “crush out the rebel- | in position under him, and convicted of the lion.” Harris, of Maryland, the solitary mem- | most lamentable incompetency to manage ber voting in the nogative, should, when he | armies tbat yet he will not leave alone—to dies, be embalmed, enclosed in a glass case, | see his blunders, his imbecilities, followed and deposited in the Smithsonian Institute, as | step by step, and to hear noreply. Never one of the most remarkable relics of the great | before has this occurred in our history, and it rebellion. We presume that his constituents | is due to the dignity of the President's position elected him for Richmond, and that he has got | that he should demand a Congressional court into the Congress at Washington by mistake. of inquiry and answer these charges. Either It is or ought to be enough for President | he must do that, or he will stand in a most Lincoln that, excepting this man Harris, | contemptible light before the country and the he is authorized by the unanimous vote | world. of “the” House to push. on the was Desecration oy Wasnivatos Hxro uTs—We But, unfortunately, the last Congress granted understand that an effort is about being made, him, for the purposes of this war, all the powers and with every prospect of success, to induce of an absolute dictator. He had thus the men, the Legislature to revoke the powers granted means and facilities at his command a year or to the commission for laying out Washington two years ago to bring the rebellion to anend | bights, The principles on which this body within fix months; but still the rebellion sur- have acted in drawing up their maps are so op- vives. To be sure it has been reduced to its posed to the dictates of common sense, justi last legs; but we knew how this was done be- and good taste that it is believed the Legisle- fore the promulgation of the last official report ture will make no difficulty about abolishing of General Halleck. The rebel army of Vir- the commission. All that. those composing it will bavo gained by thoir labors is the unen- viable reputation of having sought to destroy, without any prblio benefit, one of the most beautiful spots in the world. the Potomac, after all its bloody betlies, after appointments, 4 ED marches and countermarches, holds the’army | General Grant.—What does General Grant of Lee at bay some thirty miles beyond Ma- | say? What doe: General Grant thinkt What nawas. Thue we may say that beyond the | qill General Grant do about itt All the poli- Seoretary of War and Genoral-in-Chief. Wash- | declare that he knows muoh more about tanning ington strategy has brought all our great cam- | hides and rebels. General Grant will think paigns in the East back again to the protection | nothing about politics, but will leave things to of Washington. shape themselves and think # great deal how to It was by the strategy of Stanton that Gene- | beat the rebels again, General Grant will do ral Meflee was repulsed from the very gates | his duty es @ militery men, and will not be en- of Hichmondy it was by the strategy of Gene- | trapped into writing any letters; for be ise ral Halleck that the Virginia army of General | man of action, not of words. This is what Pope was nearly destroyed, and to the strategy, | General Grant will say, ond think, and do. President Lin- | Could anything be more catisfacteryt £o-betwoen, tug is the President's Mossags. Ax tho nogro wae the subject of the Momage, Puillips will of Cvurve devote himself to that favorte topic. ‘This ie allright. The negroes are boing kiled ff by thoussods. They will soon share tho fate of the Indians. The white mon are equally fatal 0 the red men and tho biack mon. Phillips and bis amsociates desorve and will re- ovive all the credit of this wholesale oxtermi- the troubios be bas caused. Sreaat Ourravorions It is plain that the men composing the Croton Aqueduct Board have hides too thick to be penotrated by the lash of public censure. We question whether even the great tanner himself could make aay impression oa them. It remaina to be seen what the Mayor olect, Mr. Gunther, will do on Gevnnat Grat's Hasta. —Some of tho news- papers in the pay of the politiciana at Wash- ington have become exceedingly solicitous about General Grant's physical condition. An- ticipations are indulged in that he will never recover from the effect of the injuries he re- ceived at New Orleans. For the comfort ot our contemporaries we have to inform tiem tumt not only is the General in suffleently vigorous health to complete the tanning he is giving the rebels, but to rum and heat all his competitors in the race for tho Presidency. ?(—_—_—_—_———— in Ban Faancno>, Doe. 81, 1863. Datos from thé City Of Mexico, vis Acapulca, aro to the Mh. Groat for want ef provisions pre valled among tho poorer Fertifcations wore Constantly being » Jeo Frouch bad ad vaucod no farther into the ini winee occu, ying Queretaro. The killing of Comontort bed aroused « fesling of in- tense ditteriosa amung the native population. Accounts from San Luts Povost state that @ Merlo? oMicer bad roturned frem the United Biates, where be aad boone sent with @ commision for purchasing and Mt ting Out vessels of war uuder letters of marque, toprey on roach commerce, and it was reported that bis missive ‘was successful, THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAG. Our Washington Despaten. ‘Wamunaron, Dev. 21, 1868. Gouoral Augur made ® trip to-day om the raliroad as far as Bull rum, for the purpose of tuspecting the road and Providing againas raids by the owemy. The bridges were all found to be in good condition, an@ measures bave beou Adopted that wiil doubtless prevess avgther desceut being mado upon the line withia this department. The guorilias aud smait squads of rebel cavalry stilt infest the country beyond Manassas, however, and dopredations upon government property between thet point and the Rappabannock are of frequoat occurrence. Advices from the front to-day report all quiet The Pross Despatch. Wasunarom, Dec. 41, 1863. About three o'clock on Sunday morning, @ detachment of Mosby's guerilias and Stuart's rebel cavairy were found in the acighborhood of Morganaburg, Fauquier county, Virginia, by a portion of Gregg’s cavalry. The robols wore commanded by 4 major of Stuart's cavairy, ‘and were supposed to number between two hundred aad fifty and three hundred. Our force numbered some four hundred, and consequently, the rebels after Oring afew shots retreated in the direction of tbe Rappahannock; and crossed at Barnett's Ford upon pontoon bridges which the rebels appeared to have had constructed there, The only losg.on our side was.one man slightly wounded, while we captured ten prisonors, apd it is kaown four rebels were killed. Among the prisoners was ono of ‘Mosby's lioutenants. News from California, Sam Frawoisoo, Dec 21, 1863. Arrived this morning ships War Hawk, from Now York; Winflold Scott, from Boston. Arrived ships Cromorne, Look, from lima, Lancaster, from New York. Sled, ship William Tet!, for Catiao, Theatri OLYMPIC THEATRE. A lively little piece in one act, entitied My Proserver, ‘was played at this theatro last night for the first time, Miss Fitzwater, ® romaatic damsel, manages by some bappy accident to tumble into the river. Bilberry, a rustic, pioks her out. Mr. William Bury, a geotioman, oody but muscular, carries ber home, Bilberry and William Bary of course got mixed up, To the mind of Mr. Mallcable, the guardiao, and also to the mind of the miler Of (act doctor, the young Iady’s proserver is the Tuatic who picked hor out of the water, but to the mind of Mise Fitzwater her presorver is tho goutieman who car. ried ber home, and who calla next day to‘ hope she is well.”’ ee eae ee eqpuivoque between the presery. means and the pre server that her guardian thivks she means constitutes the betigr portion of the play. Finally, this goes #o far that when the young Iady finds out who the preserver is abe is romantic enough to denounce the needy gentieman ‘ag a deceiver and to determine to marry the rustic. From this awiul fate abe is saved by asimpie ruse. The seedy gontioman makes love to the rustic’s former sweetheart, and the rustic gots jealous, tho young lady gete jealous, and everybody is happy. Upon this attenuated thread of atory the author bas son played the pm a the part of the seedy gent umor, and Mrs. Sodiey Brown, as Walker, the maid, was moro than usually piquant. NIBLO’S GARDEN ‘There was an ocntire change of performances at this house last night, the favorite drama of All Hallow Eve boing the principal feature on the bill. This pieco—al- ways a favoritc—drow, as may be supposed, an overflow. ing house. It wasyproduced with the advantages of now soonery and accessories, and went off with even more than ita usual success. The character of Rody O'Connor is one of Barney Williams’ best, and he played tt capi tally, Mrs, Williams’ Kitty Killeen, though not one of her bappicst efforts, was, like’ everything she dooe, full of spirit and anit Miss Ada Clifton. not ‘cay, contributed to make upa capital tainment. On Thureday Mr, Williams takes Army Intelligence. Mayor elect, August it, Esq, tor K fi i ‘di A Fof if 5 ay =f 38 i i Bie J Cmrouman, Beo. £1, 1968. Tho follow (26 A0epatches tave been received hore:— * or, Quannatasd Qar, Deo. 18, 1863. General Longeirest divided bis onday , part making a0 attack oa Boan'd gad lhe othor at Kolly's Ford, the dosign being to cut oF Duane ona ford and Fester. A movemost by Goueral Ferrore Sia tated the pian, Heavy fring was heard yostorday botwoon Tarewolt ad Clinch river. it Is roported that Gonoral Longstroot ts killed, {isa forces aro oomplotely surrounded, pore Ng Louvos, Ky., Dec, 20, 1868. Genoral Shackelford has arrived hore, «nm route for home. He lo/t Blair's Cross Roads on the 16th inst, ‘The baitic of Boan's Station commonced on tho 14th inal, ab two o'clook, and lasted until dark. General Shackelford held the ground untli that time, whes bo withirew, with @ loss of oue hundred aad any (0 two hundred Killed aud wounded. Our forcos were concentrating at Blair's Cross Roads whoa Govoral Shackelford lott, per bey abe . Curonmazt, Deo. 21, 1663. Advices from Knoxville to the 19th represont every: hing quiet te that direction. Longstreot has returned te Bull Gap, It is eupposed, for the purpose of wintering ¢a Watuga vailoy, or with the viow of meving into Norte ‘Uaroliaa, . ‘The raiiooad ts im operation south of Knoxville te Louden. ‘The river ts open te navigation from Loudon to Chatts-. aooga, Gonoral Foster has cstablished his headquarters at Kaonvilie. Grounds for @ United States comotory at Chattanooga bave bees evlcoted. A national monument is to be built. Our Washington Dospatoh. ‘ Wasu:narow, Doc. 21, 1848. No credence is given hore to the despatch published this aftervson from Cincinnati, via Philadelphia, etatiog shat Longetreet's force bad been eurrounded and Long: Street killed, ‘The gyvornment bas received nothing ova- Arreatorp of such statement, although in direct comma: nication by telograph wis Geveral Foator. NEWS FROM TSE SOUTHWEST. Attack on the Outposts of Fort Gibseon— The Rebels Preparing to Attack Little Rockh—Operations of the Guorilias, &e. St, Louw, Dec, 21, 1868, A despatch Rory Sunt; TVR} 20Uh, says: —aw allack was Om tho outposts of Fort Si oy ‘Stand waite, with a force stated at sixteen hundred. He was repulsed back, taking « part of his force acrves (he Arkansas, bolvw Fort Gibson, moving north coat ‘ ‘Tee Third Wisconsin cavairy has just returned from @ Successful recownomsance southward. They wore withia Gliemm miics of the Red river. Finding the enemy aad changed their position since the last advices, they were unabie te proceed iurther. Thoir return was a constant ekirmisd for over one hundred miles, strong bodice of tne enemy being punted at all the crow roads to tnterespt Vheom. They cul their way through in some places, ang eveded other posts by taking blind mountain passes, ‘Their leas te trifling. tho prisowers takon is the notorioug Handy Donets of having kilied over one hundred Unica with bis ows bands. Information was received that two-thirds of Kirty Saith's forces were preparing to attack Little Rock. Tee balance, anticipating toat MoNelil's forces would be draws away to reinforce seole, are to fall oa Fort Gmitty ‘A Communication from the Choctaw Chief MoCurtaia ways (he Choctaws wilt Got rejoin Cooper. Ho desires ag interview with MeNolil, and says the tribe Is disposed (ev peace. Our advanced beadquarters at Waldoa, Ofty-Gve mien eouth, say they irequently push down towards Washing- ton, constantly annoying Geveral Price's left flank. Carmo, Dec, 21, 1068. ‘Tho steamer Sullans, from Vicksburg, arrived lea® night with thirty bales of cotten for Cairo, Memphis papers of the 19th report roving bands ef quorilias swarming ta the sterior of West Tennessee, plundering aod maitroating citizens. Richardson bas re eumed his eperatious in bis old haunts. He commends About aix hundred moa, whe ge ed ut conscripting with- out reference to age. Forrest Us at Jackson, Tennessee, with a force reporting Abeix thousand, which ts probably thuch exaggerated, Another gang, under Masry, is operating near Unum Gepot, Amoug those conscripted is H. L. Priddy, Cormer- ly editor of the Memphis Argus. . ‘The Memphie cotton market is stagnaat. Good mid Gling, Tic. ; middling fair, 730. , Deo. 8, 1968, A deapetch, dated Loulsville, says that the residence of W. H, Walker, at Pawnee Valley, has been destroyed by fre, Loss, $80,000; partiaily insured. A report provails that a force of eight huadred guerii- las are preparing to move through Pound Gep fora red through the eastera portion of the State. The revels are concentrating for the purpose of makings raid on the Louisville and Nashville Ratiroad. Our forces are pre- Pared for them. A copaiderabie amount of counterfet greeobecks were found to-day. The party attempting to circulate them was arrested. Colonel Gallup, commander of the Kast district of Kea- tocky, recently captured eighty goerilias, The Niat® Kentucky attacked and routed some gverilias posted at @ «ap. A wamber of prisouers, arms, stores, ko, were captured. ‘The time for enlistmeots of Indians has been extended to January 6. About seven thousand volunteers bave deen raised for new and old regiments. There is nothing ew in military affairs at Chattauooga. The Kentucky Legislature ou the 19th passed a bill te enable the Southern Bank of Kentucky to wind up tt aftairs. Camo, Deo, $1, 1868, Boats from below bring no later dates than these already given. The steamer Graham, from Memphis, with three bas- dred bales of cotton fer St. Louis, is unloading bere, being ‘unable to go further on acovunt of toe. The steamer Sabine, from White river, arrived ob Mompbis, with atx hundred and firty bales of coton. ‘Steamers neiiber uuder government chartbr, nor care Fortaas Moxnos, bec 20, 1868. Boston. Togpteumer Newborn bas arrived from tbe North Care line She brings n° news ‘The flag of truce steamer New York, sow due from Ottg Point has not arrived. Extensive Fire im the Bowery. DBSTRUCTION OF THB sTRUBEW MATED aT apouT $70,000, Shortly after eleven o'clock last night, a fire broke om in the smoke house, rear of 295 Bowery, owned and ag