The New York Herald Newspaper, February 7, 1864, Page 1

et CRO UEE NOM ETS FEES THE NEW YORK HERALD —e WHOLE NO. 40,004. NEW YORK, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1864. PRICE FOUR CENTS. IMPORTANT FROM ALBANY. The County Volunteer Bounty Bouis | § Legalized by the Legislature. Unlimited Power Given Local Authorities to Baise Moncy for Recruiting. NO STATE BOUNTY TO BE GIVEN, ohare te, ae, ae. fun "oan Sh Arwanr, Feb. 6, 1864, - | Svor' sad absre the emo ‘The dill Known as the General Bounty bill, that passed | fePald Py oF secovered Trove tho Benate a few days ago, was reported by the Judiciary Committee of the House this morning. This bill legalizes sents = ‘the acts of Boards of Supervisors of the several counties | to. ; of the State in raising money for bounties during the year comteadhe serene tad 1868, to fill the quota of the State under the call for three the taxable in one in suchinstalmenta aa taid board shal Bandrod thousand volunteers, and authorizing the levy- such Raunt cet of tax as shall be Menteorut ie te borrowed, and all tl rest thereon, idental expenses of carrylag into ofoct the Pa Re re ae Se et nce unt | BE Glee tree Saees fee eae tt prov! al lent cnses shall, froin time to thine, fall due a r id ‘said tax, wh les rf ball way De raised hereafter toll quotas under ealls during | fo" [evoed ‘and appropriate! to such purpose and. No Se ee, Toseeaee -waniin, Meenteae eepe Deertnet Oe | Otte Ses ant oe interest: and" eaid incidental ex- pervisore to zo on and raise bounties to any extent that | penses, shall ha applied to the ordinary expouses of the sald they please to fill the quota under the present and future | County. Provided, however, that if {a any county, any ac: has been commenced by the boaid of supervisors thereof. in behalf Ge sven RSSSOEIY, and therea‘ier any town or towns of said coun: ave as a town, tal e in the premises, independent of ie actioa ol pervisors, then In such case, the aciton of calls: — ‘Thie measure was considered in the committee and ro- ported to the House without any amendments, ordered to S third reading, the rules suspended, and the bill rend she | saxfbenrtandoelaiann on wmas ia heeby Suis fa third time and passed, leery and in.pose ay tax tendered necessary by their pro: ‘ ceeding he ‘The passage of the bill settles the question that no State | sad'ehali Clodit ue oretenay te suid town Oe to Bounties will be authorized, but all matters relative to | Amount expended or incarred by said town oF towns. in the premises. at and after the rate of three hundred doliars ior Pach volunteer raised said town or towns, id acceding the number needed the juota of Wh Or towns, or, bonds (if any) issued ‘that supject are left with the local suthonities in each county. The State Bounty bill for three hundred dollars bounty» | ball issue to said town or towns t y unty to the amount aforesat!. And notwithstind- which was under consideration last evening, was again | jog anything in the resolutions or proceedings of the said borrd of supervisors to. the contrary, the volunteers raised in said town or towns shall in the first instance, and tintil the quota of sald town or towns is Sied: be applied won the sbid quotas and after that as the sad. board of sup. visors aball, by their resolutions or proveedings, have d taken up ‘this moroing in the committee; Duton the committee rising the question came up on agrecing with the report of the committee, and the mo- tion to agree with the report was laid on the table, where ‘it will probably lay with the relics and rubbish thet nas ‘been sent there day after day. Tho bill, if passed, would ave operated to the injury of New York. It is better for ‘that section of the State that the bill snould not pass at aii than to pass with the provisions that were in the bill, for it would furnish mo aid to New York, yet the city- ‘would be compelled to half foot the bil!. ‘The public can take it for granted that there will be no ‘State bounty Dill passed. All raizing of money for boun- thes, under the call of February 1 and hereafter, is to be left to the local authorities of each county. They havo wole control of that business under the bill passed to day, excepting, of course, bounties offered by the national government. Apnexed is the bill, which now only requires the Goveroor's signature to become a law:— igre. 2, Tn case in any town an assessment shall have been made by any @ilicer or officers thereoi. or by any person or ance of the authority conferred by any din sald town, upon the taxable property rtion of which only shall have been pai, hay id the same shall be held and the said town, under the supervisor of con: this act, to the the said town shail, befo ‘4 the assessment roll And warrant, to the collector or receiver of taxes, or oiler oilicer authorized to receive payment of taxes, sibmit the same to the of town auditors of bis town, ani the said board shall upon the said assessment roll, opposite the faame, of each perso er. corporation. who. or” whion.susil have pald on the assessment mentioned in this section, cre- qitand nase the amount so pald by such person or corpora. the sald peison or corporation shall not be required the amount so Cre vga Ter The ‘aeseesinentof taxes’ to be made by the visions of this pact, “anal be based By, the said — of su: perv! upon assessment roll returus the town Béseasors towald beard next preceding the tmeeung at which ‘said tax shall be laid, and upow the examination, alteration, correction and equalization made by said board’of the said Assessment ro.ls, and all other provisions of Jaw. (except as herein otherwise provided) in reference to the action of the A act to authorize the levying of a tax upon the taxable | board of supervisors in the ipesing f and assessing of taxes, ay the different counties and towns in this State, | sball apply,to to tothe ame of ani der this act. borra df Ske. 11. To each assessment roll, de or expended in the pay” be taal to famihes, or to Ps iets incurred the ee for, or that may hereafter section one of chapter five Neaeeed foaneen: » Ba Rens Ve of # ‘auate New York, represented in Senate of the tax or taxes trmposed by this J warrant, under the hands and seals of the beard of super- visors, or a majority of them, commanding sich collector to coligct from the several persons and coryorations named ‘the assessment roll the several sums meatiomed in the last column of such roll, opposite to the'r respective names. (atecinbly, do enact as folio the warrant be directed to the collector of a town, it shall 1. Tn all-cases where a public meeting of the citi- | direct the coliector out of the moneys 89 to be collected 10 sag Lown fn thie State, or & a meeting of th oft Persons | pay to the supervisor of his town auch sum ‘shave the board of of raised for the re ease of said town rovisions “ofa majority oC euch oft cers of persons pe shall hi of this-act, reasurer of the county the residue of (x wblch, dein pursnance ofthe action of which | suid moueys If Jn said assesament tol shall be tneludes aby moneys have beet: raised, borrowed or pro: | apy tax not provides ¢ tor fothte acts the the said warrant Or at which it has been carried by’ vote that money be | shal also contain or fol Hons provided by section or , OF at which. or in vure thirty-seven and atety-mtee ‘article third. title second, chap. maton, say Wabully has been Tncutred for ter twelfth, part tirst of the Revised Statutes. If said warrant Bounties voluntee: be directed to the goliector of @ ward, itabail direct the coi. Gu preted we sums to be c er ae hi latrfal compensation. to the Nosmecyrah the teounty Jor ot Public oficer, now anthorized by iaw to reoatve the same. ‘il cases the warraut shall anthorize the collector, in case aay person named in tue assessment roll shall refuse LE neglecy to pay. his tar, 10 levy the same by dis-ress and of su sacl person; and it shall re- Sirealpagweats therein 10 be maaie by sucn Ieator.on’a day ceriain suerein 1a,be pamed, w es rocumder the uiecton or 8 not be of Zebruacy of at ands nck sooner as tie ead fu al! dercoltector ok tates and hie Toor, sal be tmpsed in pursusings of ie, Dy law to iwered. shail hare ben elected, sand given, & boud befare rrr. or. the board of si sors shall have assessed and imposed te set. ‘amount, or CEES the taxes provid for bhi act thea "before, the encom: Faleed, borrow: ‘auch ment roli and warrauts:all be delivered t» auch collecior, reoeipt, her -dustruinent.a menceieaat. be Oe) ‘winia five days receives: certilicate, Sithe amount of such debty and of 1 e from ‘taxes to be collect (terest is parable thereog. ‘and of ‘the persone to Sbom the same 1s payable, Ana it'no suaicieat bead, note, i, vertiicate, serip or Soe i Sha.l hare been so or issued, ae aforesa'd. thet Jaim for the money borrowed or procured. or the essai ineurred, shail taditioned: for ihe" ful weolector. And when the ‘audited by town audiiors of aaid town, as | of wiice of any cuile-tor rtowhom auy warrant shall | @tber claims againet the said town are audited, and M shall | been issued by virtue of the provisions of this act shall ex Bethe duty of the said board of town auditors to pass upon. | pire before the returo day or expiration of such wariant, his it to deliver claimant & | powers. and du ities ficate or other | ‘ument, which jiabilicies of tne ‘igned by ihe supervisor of said town and the elerk | the returo day y warrant, and until Le f audef Which an'accurate account shai! be Kepu vy | and tuey avail have been discharged according to lawn. clerk, im @ book provided for that purpose. The Bre. Every supervisor within ten oa after he has id, mote, receipt. certificate or ether instru. | cet his t t shall specify the mame of the clatmant, | warrant amount of his claim, with interest on the | liver to the county treasurer a bon with font sureties, 10 ve approved by such treasurer 18 8 pe alty of double the amount of moneys s aupervisor by ihe directions of such warrant, conditioned for the faithful sate-ceeping, disbursement of, aud accounting for said moneys. * rece! #aid collector an; of the date of such bond. note, receipt, certiicate or Seher instrament thus audited, passed upon and se'tied. eng shall express that the same ie pavabie to uh ol uch town, with interest |rom_ the date wor of any town in this State, on. trom ti Sere by any such clam aint sliall forihwith nouty town audit to meet deposited with the count “n, on with this section. And aby per the pro tan Visions of this section suai be guilty of @ miademeanor, and after seh ti npon conviction thereof shall be puuishable according to claims as . town, mc. 13, All bre of law now existing for duty o! assesment, Imposing and collecting o Place xpect6ed by the aad supervisor, aud t» proce: ies. and for’ pay: ursing the i to'suid boa dun Upon, andit and settle all cin ai shall apply “to. the t ¢ vrovis-ons of this act. the sam he ft tow: @ are consistent with the provisions of Aud whenever ia any town the ofice of town. "cal abolished, or when: tow! ney ont: fully and. satisfy, the provided by law tains 1a and expended 8 ‘or | Sisionet thie actin relation to the collecrar et tases shat Madilit receipts, ayply “ such rece.ver ov other oficer. corniticntes ‘Any ax ausoased, imposed. or placed upon the eesengneai aot the’ year 1 board pervi w couny in thie” State, Miciutes therein “in way manner, “or ‘ts sum or sume of money theretofore paid or borrowed county, or liability incurred théreta Cor bounty mouey to 'be Foluntcers, of to repar mongys paid OF ta, e paid ar applied mmpervicer aald as bounties to volunteers enlisted iu the service thi thereat, United States, subsequent to the Ist "day of oe ene of (he justices tober, 1863, fur for the army or for Sowp clect’shail Keep iu'the sata ook ay sceuraie account | twoney {cr the. relief of the fammiliies Of sald volunteers, oF ot Sod to whom tesuet aud the amouat | for the incidental ses Of their enlistment, is shereby. of enc’ he date “Uiereo!, and the itme and manne: ie “payavie. ‘The ‘salt bon may be terest, and may be eid at pa po ‘vats or pablic sale, but at ie Fess than par, ani sliall be forthe ‘collec. Sold separately, and If at public sale, to the highest bi ider 4 legalized. The Or the anid tthe them next meeting of tue board h guich tax wae eo as. of i or pon the asseasment cell are iy in which eaid town is situat ar th rized and required to collect tl roperty reof as shall no: have been cohenes Soothe rviaors of thet ouive bo fay of April, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, Of supervisors of any county. or the FOF oicers of any town acting iu their official « stalments, oF all in one ral ine sale of said bonds and vomdedhemsives, or the money raised by said tas, " ropriated for the sole purp se of Money #0 pail and expend- indicat by eh money il have aiready to be issued any bond, receipt certificate, scrip 01 ina an indebtedness of said co tary EpOSeS Br vided jt wi by this act, ne € person ot pe tao id. toa ‘bethe sald board yee he board \ditors of said town shall a ana fled oy x the oticer oF oflicers res fe thi suid board surph hereot. it Parment of the inckiantal expenses o% ti board of town auditors unde then remain shall de paid this 8 er to of eald.iswu, for the ordinary purposesot the vou uditors o( said town or tow catg_vende; receipts, certificates, and valid evideace of urvisor of the said town shall report to the — of the county in wisich such town i ir ro. Shalloounty or tenn res of ania bi By tax as in thin act prov tion of any meeting, oF BAe any town of Y other, evidences have nictermised, then 80, said board may determiae, me of money as may f vonda, ether _ instrn: Hy tho said towa passed, relative (o the manner sua mae ced att axty four, 4 A fr gente mined of may aid county, ag OO: tei gra 7 Biuiee na THE SMITHFIELD AND BEN’S CHURCH AFFAIR. | GENERAL BUTLER'S DEPABTBERT. and the said clerk shall at once, on the reception thereot® tranginft one copy to each aupervisor in bis county; and the expense of the transmission from said clerk to super- visors shall be a charge in favor of said clerk, to be paid from the ireanary of sald county, Sxo. 20, Nothing in this act shall be construed so as to event any county or any town In this State from at once, yy the methods already provided by law, or by the methods provided by this act, raising by tax upon the taxable pro- Ferty of aaid county or of said town the amount ecessary 9 repay. OF to provide for the repayment and sa iefaction of any moneys borrowed or procured for the purposes men: tioned in this act: and any county or any town in this State may at once, after the passace of this act, audit and settle the amount whieh said county or town shold pay for the Purposes mentioned in act, aud may at once in th Fiaauer provided by law, aaa by this act, levy and im ax upon the taxable property of sald county oF sald tows to Taise mone: ment and satisfaction of the same, without Gi he Yorrewing. ue moyey. therefor, as provider act, Sxe. Ey Section one of chapter five hundred and furtees of the laws of elghteen hundred and sixty-three, is hereby amended 09 ae to read as followe:— . The supervisor, town clerk and justices of the peace the common council of the respec te 1 im each of the towns, and tivecities of this State, shall ex-ofticin cons relief for their tive towns and cities Loard shall have power to grant, from Fel fo the ladigent families of volunteers, Imo = naval service of the United States from is uh and ass me to time the or ‘State, residing in such towns or cities, and t¢ indigent families of persoms residing in suf towns or cities, ordered into such service and actually mustered into the same, or detained under the control of the United’ States in anticipation of et et . Such relief shall not excee eat thereof, the sun of Grteen dollars, and shail be paid at ven ime, and statedly from ime. a8 shall be necessary a r. ‘same shall be a town or city charge pow the rerective wens or citles in which the same is granted, and shall be audited, collected and paid in the same manner in which other town and city Se now authorized by law are audited, collected and canis of supervisors of the se hereby authorived and empowered, a g of the said board duly called and oonvened. 8 Fesolutions to provide for raising money upon the oe their respective counties for the use of sald county, or upon the credit of any city or town thereof, for the sole use of said town or city, or to levy and impose a tax upon the ta) Ba ec ‘of their respec ive countien for the use of ‘or upon any town or city thereof for the sole us ‘town or city, for the purpose of paving boun' Tolunteors fate the ‘military or maval service of the United States during the thon yey G4 e war now carried On, and for the purpose of pay volunteering and o Of fapnishin: ‘such volunteers; but credit of any town, nor sha’! one; upon the eredit of iowa, be revied and imposed upou h, town, except tupon the vote of town. present and voting at ‘& meeting called for that pur- i counties pose, isions of the Revised Bta- tues for cag pew town meetings, and special town eetings for that purpose; nor of any city, majority of all the members elect to the cominon counell herent, duly cer.tded “and, trannunlived to the board of supervisors of the county. And any and al "4 taxes imposed by a vole of such electors upon the: te property of any town for the raising of mone: tor's aD: ot pall levied by raat mentloned, tn this sectto vied Uy board of supervisers upon the taxable property of sal pe pee ed na 1 pO Hath 4 ner prov! Secuon Sot hie act, for the fe collection of thet anes siberein mentioned: ‘Seo. 23, This act shall take eTect immediately. Another Metropolitan Police bili made its appearance in the Assembly to day. It declaros the term of oilice of the present Police Commissioners at an end, and names Danie! L. T. Marshall and Joseph S. Bosworth, of the ciiy of New Yors, to hold office until April, 1870, and Autbo ny F. Campbell, of Brooklyn, and William BM Miomtureay, of = York. to hold office wati! 11 Pinckney istroduced a bill for the eurolment of tbe 2 National Guard Militia. It provides for the evact- ment of the plan of enrolment known among military men as Pine Headquarters. TROUBLES ARISING FROM A BAG OF SHORTS—A LIVE- LY TIMS WITH FATHER AND SON—OPFICER COLB UPON A CURIOUS CHARGE—SOMETHING ABOUT A KE- + VOLVER FROM ANTIRTAM—A CONSCIENTIOUS WIT- NBSS—MORE TROUBLE ABOUT A NUMBER, ETC. The first case before the Commissioners at the open- ing of the trials was a very long one, and all ‘about The Details of the Army Gun- boat Expedition. The Affair at Smithfield and the Fight at Ben’s Church. Explesion of the Boiler of the Gun- beat Smith Briggs. THB REBEL LOSS VERY BEAVY, ae, ade, Mr. Wm. H. Stiner’s Des Norroux, 4" EXPEDITION 10 THR NANSEMOND, for whe purpose of capturing a large rebel force known to was ready for ‘THE START. The force consisted of the following named vessols:— Flagboat General Jesup, commanded by Lieut. Russell pre tem.; Smith Briggs, Captain Fred. A, Rowe, Ninety ninth New York Volunteers, commanding; Flora Temple. Lieutenant Bladenheuser, Third Pennsylvania artiliery, and the transport Long Branch, Captain W. Martin, having on board twenty men of the Twentieth New York cavalry, mounted, in charge of Sergeant Hyatt. General IMPORTANT FROM EAST TENNESSEE. Rebel Attempt to Capture Cum! land Gap. Brisk Skirmishing and Repulse of Newport's News, anchored until dark, and then started for the various points nereafter mentioned. THE FLORA TEMPLE FIRED ON. This boat was despavched by General Graham to Chuc. atuck bridge to make a reconnoissance prior to the in- tended landing of a land force. Un approaching the bridge a largefrebel force, which evidently was on the qui vive, opened fire on the Union gunboat, without, however, doing any damage. The object for which the Flora Tem- ple was sent up not being for the purpose of bringing on an engagement, her commander withdrew, and returned to General Graham with the report of his observations. ‘THR SMITH BRIGGS in the meantime sailed for the Nansemond river on a like mission as the Flora Temple, but was mot molested rebel force was observed on the banks of that stream, and if any force of the enemy in the neighborhood it was at least invisible. Powsit’s Riven Brivas, Feb. 5, 1864. On Friday of laet week three brigades of a cavalry corps, about sixteen hundred strong, four hundred of whom were mounted, with no artillery, under the com: mand of Colonel Love, of the Eleventh Kentucky regi ment, skirmished with the rebels, under General Jones, on the Virginia road, thirteem miles from Cumoerland Gap. ‘The skirmishing lasted for three hours, We held our position until dark, although we were attacked by a supe- rior force, when we withdrew to our camps, three miles in the rear. At sunrise on Saturday morping Colonel Love’s pickets were attacked by the rebels, whem Colonel Love moved to the front to meet them. The rebols were seen: advancing in line with four thousand infantry and cavalry, and three pieces of artil- lery. Colonel Love then fell back three miles, skirmishing all the way, when the enemy ceased following, and Colonel Love encamped three miles ftom the Gap. Fs ‘The next morning Colonel Love seut all his available forces two miles in front and had a lively skirmish with the rebels, twice charging them and driving them back with heavy loss, since which (up to the afternoon of the 5th instant) the rebels have not appeared in any force on our front. Our loss tu these skirmishes was eight kilied, eight Gen. Grabam gave orders to proceed for the contem: plated scene of action, and Capt. Rowe, being familiar with all the streams emptying into the James river, was sent on the Smitb Briggs to PAGAN CREEK AND SMITHFIELD, for the purpose of capturing two companies of rebel 201 diera and two pieces of artillery, ssid to have been sta. tioned in that neighborhood. The information coming from @ supposed reliable source, Gen, Graham 4 about ninety men—v! wenty of the Nivety-niath Ni wounded and three missing. Captain Newport, of the w Eighth Tennessee, is amoeg the killed. ‘The enemy’s loss was ten killed and from fifteen to twenty-five wounded. ‘The rebels wore unsuccessful in their sitempt to take Cumberland Gap. Simultaneously with this movement slight demonstra- tions were made by the rebels from the Jonesboro and Tazewell reads. All is quiet now in this neighborhood. Gen. Garland, the new commander of this post, is de- termined to bold the Cumberland at all bazards. Nothing definite bas recently been heard from Knox- ville. the McClellan cavairy, under % the Third Pennsylvania artillery. CAPTAIN JOHN C, LEE, commanding the Harbor Police of this city, w rebels, who long ago offered a prize for his head. GENERAL GRAHAM'S REPORT. NEWS FROM CHATTANOOGA. Johnston's Rebel Army at Rome, Ga.— An Army of Deserters Within Our says'— T landed a party of ninety mon, consistitz of valry, one howitzer squad, and the remainder iniantry, Smithfield, at twenty-five minutes past ou Sun- jay afternoon, the Sist ultimo, with orders to march = | i] the “shorts’—not the shorts in a financial point of | view, but graio shorts—a huge bag of which was discovered, about six o'clock one evening, by officer Byao, of the First precinct, upon the back of citizen McEwen, the complainant. was proceeding along the street with the bag of graio, when officer Ryao, in citizen's dress, accosted him to know who he was, where be was going and what be had im the bag Citizen McKwen considered this a piece of It appeared that the citizen | Inayertinence ‘on the part of the officer, but t ia bim be | ing to No. 6 Bowling Green. must go to 1 tion hous og? take tne bag tbere. BMckwen baz, but willingly pile to go bimeetf, where: ce Ryan said he would take him and the bag also, and begam to abuse aud asgsault bia, ending by koocking him ‘down, At this junc ture the elder McEwen, father of the compiainant, the but, upon interfering, was \y wiiog upon bis son, who was still onthe ground. The result of the whole matter was that both parties were taken to the station house dt locked np over aight, Tne next morojug they Drought before Judge Dowling, where the officer fs to make out @ case. ‘aD, upon being allowed a voice, said he de- the start, and more than ball; that he arrested McEwen because be regarded him as = back. for which he said, however, d requested him. led would give no satisfactory accoun fused to go to the station house and explain matiers he was obliged to take him in. The (ault oo Ryan's part a to be io having made + ot disorderly conduct, when be should have made acharge of ‘suspicious cbaracters:” sad he was 80 informed, with a severe reprimand from President Acton, who at the same time thanked the citizen for Dein ‘ing the complaint. cer Cole, of the Eighth, was charged with Lh Dee. lect of duty, under the followiog ¢ ircumstances — Grapenshau, & very respectable French ay ‘nat her pocket picked ia @ Broadway singe a few days since of her portemonnaie, containing money and papers to the value of $400. Officer Cole arrested a man named Howard, who was identified by Madame Grapensbau as the thief. He was accordingly locked up, and the oext eorneg nae before Justice Dodge, where be was re- rough the failure of Madame Grapenshau to ap- pear agaivst him, and also, and ' ly, because officer Col ected to Deglect the thief had eee aheas we the ends of justice, the thief Fat subamyueaty ted and committed by Justice Bodge in det alt M4 6160 bl bail. hee arith poovonets fh of ri siepemertes testified that ber bbme to her it. Birm! was noticeable oniy frot in edousa eset wee mreeomrtes of @jaculations that created jtizen’s) Dorse, and assaulted and ar- sre oureee showed, however, that citt- ‘48 be bad placed ‘his team od that as bere. | Toe exataination of a witness oamed | lined to take the | Lines—Ne Anxiety Respecting the | to Chucatuck, where I was informed there was a smal! Safety of Knoxville, d&c. force of th may. At Chueatuck they were to have been met by Wasainaton, Feb. 6, 1864. Point. ‘This latter detachment marchol as far as Chuc Private information, direct from Chattanooga, is to the | atuck, saw no enemy, but beard distant ti ich the ing commanding Otticer Supposed to be the tirst detachment endeavoring to makea landing at Smithield. This last detachment returned to its pisce of landing about sun effect that several days ago, though there was a force at Dalton, the main body of the rebel army was at Rome, Ga., under Johnston. ‘The latter fact is accounted for on the ground either that the enemy was forced to go to Rome for convenience to their supplies, or to prevent desertions, between eight thousand aad ajve thousand men having come into our lings since the battie of Missionary Ridge. ‘There is 00 such alarm at Chattanooga about the safety of our troops in the neighborhood of Knoxville as seems to prevail elsewhere, and many of the published accounts to that effect are characterized as exaggerations. The courier line between Chattanooga and Kaoxy iile was un interrupted. © At three o'clock yesterday afternpon I despatched the gunboat Flora Temple to Chucatuck creek; but, unfortu- iy, she grounded, and remained ashore until 1 come al 1p and travsport Long Branch. The. F Temple bad been despstched shore while tbe other parties points ind T left Smitha four P. M., having remained there officer commanding the first detachment,so that bis de tachment might return to the vessel serious opposition before it bad reached a distance be- yond possibility of communication, Up tothe time! ieft no Sting rdatall. After the vessels bar led ia drawing off the Fiora Temple advancing from the , ible fur the News from the Mississippi. pe aeny y a8 possible for the mouth of tbe Chu Caso, Ii!., Feb. 6, 1864. | kept on for The steamer Live Oak from Memphis on the 3d Instant, arrived herg to-night, with Gve bundred bales of cotton and thirty Of tobacco for St. Louis, ‘ibe steamer St. Patrick, from Memphis on the 3d in- stant, with six huedred and fifty bales of cotton for Louis- ville, also arrived bere to-day, The Memphis papers contain no news of covsequonce. Strictly m dling cotton was selling there at 68c. 8 69c, per pound and good middling at 70c. a 710. The Sova Scotian Outward Bound. ND, Me., Feb. 6, 1864. ‘The steamship Nova Scotian, Gratam, wailed ai a quar- :oT Past seven O'clock this evening for r Liverpool. iw Will Case. * This case terminated on Tharsday last, and the will was sustained. The validity of the second marriage of Mr. Winslow baving been denied by the appellants, in disposing of the cause Judge McCurdy sald — A question bas arisen in this case, which I have been requested to decide, as to the validity of the marriage of Mr. and Mre Winsiow, 1 have examined it with some care, and have como to per rmengae | that there can be no doubt whatever on the subject. Hoth of them were actual inbabitauts ana Tesidents of this State at the time Droviouly pure Mr. Winsiow ie eee 0 sot ated » ba ostablisbed == himseif ‘ as aha ie prea ae nent home, and had my ” thee. embellishments oder Gilles of the second detachment reporting as sitvedy mention Immediately Bri to the Flora Temple aod General Jesup to proceed rt tome as early as practicable at the mouth of the jansemond. At daylight I intend landing with a detach- ment and feeling my way cautiously to Chucatuck village ‘THE FIGHT AT BEN’S CHURCH. Captain Lee, with the Smith Briggs, was sent throng! Pagan creek to Smitbfield, and, arriving there, landed bis force, and marched four and a balf miles into the interior, taking with,bim a twelve-pounder boat howitzer arrived before a rebel force, our one, opened @ murderous fire on Captain Lee's com- gallant fight, and used their howitzer to great advantage. ‘The rebels had two pieces of artiilery ver and made useless for further operations. A RUNNING FIGHT was made by the enemy, and, finding our troops #0 do. termined, the officer in ¢! counselled his men to take care of thomselves and “skedaddie.”’ This fight lasted from four P.M. until gearly eight, which was mostly which bave made 19 the county Me rae et gtte ott maguidoeot | skirmishing with the retreating foe. al boon @ resident of this State. Their marriage was ‘THR OBJECT OF THE MOVEMENT solemnized according to our laws and with all the cus- | was for the purpose of uniting the forces on the Flora tomary formalities. Upder these circumstances, scoord- Temple, with which Captain Lee had orders to form a junction, Captain Lee was to have marched from Smith- Geld to Chucatuck, @ distance of nine miler, but met with the obstructions mentioned above. After the retreat of over the live merely 0 ge would, an ‘according to (fy gop he-4 the rebel force Captain Lee thought it imprudent to Hoga! one. On Ubie subject | read from ‘one or two | venture further into the country, and consey any cctaidetetign lenatin tensedler’ sean subioct | tired to Smithield, and encamped there for the night. ‘ommentaries,” vol. 11, p. 93, says:— ‘THR PICKETS DRIVEN UF. hae been yo 4 09 far, ag to admit the leat: a8 Mirihieeca Was declared ineompetent to neighvorin; State where ft there married. the night everytbing remained quiet. Towards 0 o'clock om Monday morning the Union pickets ‘ead algo fi ab opinion given! by Dadge Bat retiree ta oe’ ae! | were driven in, apd, with @ yell, an entire regiment ‘ Sumtics ‘Noteoa) 18 the wee or tha ve. Yoveees = of ifantry—the Thirty-first North Carolina, Colonel We regard the Court | Gordon—a regiment of cavalry, and a full battery ita purport: | oF artillery bove in sight, and confronted the gallant little of Smithfield, and ured the howitzer with the most tor rifle effect. In this engagement we lost several kilied and wounded, bot no pricovers. A REPULER ‘The rebel column, however, merely by sheer force of overwhelming bombers, pressed our few men to the rive edgo, Captain Lee's troops disputing every inch of the road most stubbornly. Captain Fred, A Rowe, who commanded the Smith Briggs, arrived attweive o'clock, and was not idle, but Kept bis guns constantly ccoupiad |p sbelling tbe town and the rebels? position, bar the probit ; ry was fn fis of the =? I serosa wf it wae the deletions to be uniform on this part of the only, bere I eatertain no Oe of the marringe; and on, that it gives me ‘ i camel, it dees otberr, to eS HNeRtiod ae (0 the Wty of it bybewt ‘novelty 4 cy and whose? depopt vent ng nod very Oye ARE trial bea Leen PO pre ny proper OO ON ebery, abot, Stil Me excess of Dumbers of the rebel column wos (oo mocb (Ox CHF men, aud they were compelled to feek refuge oD 1he gdRhoal, ‘The best possible disposition of the small force was | made by Captain Leo againet a rebel surprise, and during | be congregated there, was planned by Brigadier General Charles KE. Graham, commanding the flect of army guu- boats, and submitted to General Butler, who approved of the scheme, and in consequence General Graham mar- shalled his forces, and by Saturday evening everything A8 soon as the two boats returned to Newport’s News 5 twenty of ; eleven men from the Twenty-first Connecticut, and the balance from Ihave been permitted to make the following extracts from Brigadier Genera) Graham's report, in which he twonty m‘nutes 10 the request of the if it met with any mand. Tho little party of Union soldiers made a most | ged; but one of | them was disabled by a shot from Captain Leo's howit- Iso with Gen, Grabam, and was paced ia command of the force on the Smith Briggs, and bas certainly made one of the ‘most brilliant fights of the war agaiust great o1ds, aod subsequently had to swim for his life or be hung by the and the crew of the Smith Briggs. The party bad scarcely | bering at least three to | the Bn Graham, accompanied by his aids, Lieutenants Willard, | emy, Bullard and R. Dale Burton, were on board of the ae. &e.. &e. General Jesup. The above montioned fleet and their | freight left Norfolk on Saturday afternoon, proceeded to | CAPTAIN ROWR WOUNDED. Our troops had hardly come on board before the reber battery had been planted on the bluffs and completely riddled the unfortunate gunboat at every diecbarge. Guptein Rowe was shot through the neck, but, motwith- standing his -3inful wound, returned to bis post and re- fused to leave it, and ou!y departed from there before the explosion of the boiler. 4 FLAG OF TRUCE was sent to Captain Lee by Colone! Gordon, commanding the rebel column, calling on the officer in command of the “Yankee forces’’ for an unconditional surrender in five minutes. Captain Lee used a number of subterfuges, and gained half an hour's time, until the Briggs came up from below. During tbat period the most desperate fighting, occurred, the enemy using four guns on the front and flank, killing and wounding about twenty of our men. ° 108 RETIREMENT of our troops was.ordéred by Captain Lee when bo found resistance worse than useless, and men were i formed that they must swim off to the Smith Br! ying a sbort distance from shore. ‘There were about geven men on the deck of jhe boat, when a shot from the rebel battery struck the boiler of the Bri and exploded it. Shortly afterward@ the” beat. was discovered to be on fire, and the men jumped over board to save themselves from being blown up by tho magazine. * 4A TERRIFIC RXPLOSION followed soon.after, which could be distinctly b ard at Old Point, thirty-seven miles from the scene of action ‘The men struggling in the water were fired at by tho rebels and @ number of them killed, Coptain Lee escaped capture by swimming two rivers, ani was Picked up in the evening by General Grabam, ov the James river, at the mouth of Pagan creek, in com pany of a Mr. Smith, who was also with the expedition. Captain Lee had nothing but his underctothes on when Picked up by the General. Captain Rowe and Lieutenant T. 8. Harris, commanding the gunboat General Jesup, detached temporarily, were both wounded and captured, as were also about one hundred non-commissioned officers and privates. Our loss in killed, wounded and missing will wot fall short of sixty, and the damage to the enemy is sapposed to be not less than six hundred in killed und wounded. Although this expedition may appear to have been fraught with some loss to our side, still General Graham deserves great credit for planning the same, and Captain Lee for assisting in its execution, The advantages gained by this raid will soon be made manifest. General But er | has already given to General Graham bis approbation. Details of the Repel Demoustration on Newbern, N. ¢. THE FIGHT AT BACHELOR'S CREEK, &., &., de, Fortress Monnos, Feb. 5, 1864. The steamer Washington Irving arrived lg+t evening from Newbern, N. C., with despatches to General Butier , aod by her we received the following highly important intelligence:— On the morning of the Ist inst., before the break of day, the revels, consisting of Pickett’s division, from Kipaton, WN. C., and Hoke’s brigade, from General Lee's army, made on assault on the outposts at Bachel.r’s creeks cight miles from Newbern, which, .aftor a desperato struggle, they carried, capturing seventy of our men sod officers. One company of the Second North Caroiina (white) Volunteers, of C. H. Foster’s command, with a section of Angel's battery and detachments of other companies - in all about three bundred or four bundred men~are ‘re. ported to be in possession of the blcekhouee, pine milés from Newbern, surrounded by the evemy and holding their ground against vastly superior numbers. They will, it ig stated, be able to bid ont for several dayr. A force of our cavalry started out this morning to their re- lief, but were repulsed in sight of Fort Totten ard ariven The rebels are in sight of the city, and ean be reen from Fort Tottenjby the naked eye, mapwuverwg ther troops. Our forces are resting on their arms day and night, waiting for the assault on the city. The fre companies, together with the white binek citizens, are algo under orms, calmly awaiting the ap- Proach of the rebels. Fort Gaston, on the south side of the river Trent, atit | holds out manfually. i \ | thereupon gent orders by the Smith | Chucatuck at daylight upon a recovaoissance and re- | ‘the rebeis bave established a picket station at the poorhouse, within rife shot of Fort Totten, and within nother detachment which left Holloway | hailing disisnce of the city. This morning at three o'clock (Tuesday, 2d instant), the enemy, iu barges, boarded the gunboat Underwriter, which covered a portion of our “fortifications between | Fort Anderson and Fort Stevens, and after a terrible struggle she was captured, with her officers and a large umber of her crew. | Fortunately the Underwriter was hard- aground, and this alone saved her (rom being carried off by the revels. to Chucatuck to occupy the attention of the exemy ou | ihe rebels who boarded the Underwriter consisted of | ec me two bundred and fifty officers end sailors from sa vaunab , Georgia, from whence they brought their barges | by railroud, ‘Ihe rebels being unable to move the Underwriter from her position set ber on fire,and tho flames communi Sant me | cating to ber magazine she was blown into fragments. eam Newoery, Feb. 2—4 P.M k: | | Nearly two-thirds of the crew of the Underwriter aro Acting Master Alleo and ‘all the officers of the ves sol, except the ‘Ibird Assistant Engineer, Mr, Aifen, aro- captures, Allen and a large number of t w, while being con- veyed a by the evemy in barge, seized the rebel ofi.cer and his mon and came safely into port. The Underwriter had, before she was attacked, cent = | boat's crew on a reconnoixsance, and did not for a wo | Dorling denth and destroction among them at every | Mavahal ia ment suppose tbat the returning boat contained an enemy. They did not discover their mistake until it was too late. It is reported that the rebels are also mor 00 to Washington and Plymouth, and that they are receiving large reinforcements. All are confident that tbe enemy will attempt a desperate agsauit on Newbern to-night, It is just reported that our rajiroad communication with Beaufort is interrupted by the rebels. : Brigadier General J. N. Palmer, who is now ip com- mand, is making every exertion to receive the enemy. Newuerx, Feb. 2—7P. 4. Newport is in possession of the rebels, which cute off our communication with Beaufort. This also gives the rebels the command of the ap- proaches to Newbern by the Neuse river ebould they chooge to fortify its banks. The spirits of our men are good. The impression is that New bern wil! stand a long siege. (Official accounts from Newbern to the 3d isstant, to General Butler, published fa the Henao yesterday .staied that the rebel forces had retired to Kinstow,aed thas Newbern was rolieved.—Eo. Herac.] THE CHESAPEAKE CASE. Vessel to be Restored to ‘Her Owners. Hauwax, N. 8. In the case of the Chesapeake the Judge of the Adm). raity Court has decided to restore the vessel aad cargo. to her owners, subject to such conditions respecting the payment of the expenses as the Attorney General mey exact. The latter demands surety agaiost latent claime, which the owners and agents of the vessel demur to, The court has adjourned til Wednesday Dent. Expedition to Chariette Harber, Fia. Bostox, Fob 6, 1864. A private letter from Charlotte Harbor, Fia., January 20, states that a number of troops under General Wood- bury bad arrived at Ponta Rosa, their object being to cut | off the large supply of beeves the rebels are tring from Florida, ich are at the rate of ffiees bundred per week. The expedition is guided by Lieutenant Crave, who was a commissary in the United States Army during the war in beige) and who resided Wines the rebel- f 0 ways a possession 00 the Caloose- po river, and make = ral v0 polet for Union Sere Med, as Woll as & good base ane bet OMicers Hoand — ae, 8 N.S, Feb 4, 1864 Marshal Kane and a number of rebel Sacere jel wo ho steamer Alpba to-day for the jabd of Dixie,