The Sun (New York) Newspaper, December 24, 1863, Page 1

_ Latest News @ tee lineonhisere, The ght. however, was con BY TELEGRAPH TOTHENRW YORK Sry THE GREAT PPIZE FIGHT. Twenty-Five. Rounds Fought. HEENAN VANQUISHED, \ SUCCESSFUL RAID IN VIRGINIA. Rebel Communications Cat, Thrilling History ot the Affair. NEWS FROM CHARLESTON, NO DISI{STER THERE. The City Vigorously Shelled FIGHT NEAR KNO\VILLE. REBEL MEN. MISCELLANEOUS CIiyY NEWS, PROGRAMME FOR CHRISTMAS. ac. LOss sv0 ae. ae. The Great Prize Fight. King Victorious The celrbra‘ed fight between John Carm ind Thornas King came offin Bogland on the b of December, with but tittle depa eee doin: of time, from the preerainme ‘The mate! leomthe 17th of Merch last forthe round eam of ten thousand do'lare, « Hare @ eide and at once erected tion tount of the ple Tleenan t five thousand consid did phyrical qua nae eationa of the men, thetr reputation as pige fiehters, aud the mag hee, Aathe dey uted for the the interest incre 1 in every part nd every rerap of neawe orerning the pearance aud traiuneof tha men, thei ehanere of succes d the bett ey" in London, wae received in the the greatest avidity. and made the fu neamone “the fau ces with ect of fresh dete. It ie vetimated that aru of not lem than Ave @illione of dollare in hard ca ar handle op this oceans) to say nothing of innnmorate omeall wagers ppers, drinks, and the like Fleenan war vorite, the betting being eix to four, and his friends were so © ent of he duecess that they freely took a)! the Lets clerinecn those terme, aud murt have lot heavy sume . two men went into tranirg about four mon beng King went to Bury 6. Fdeond’s, in Suffolk: and when be stripped for he feht showed a eplendid moe talar development, and wasea lle fuler rr loins than before be went inio training teem to have an ounce of unnecessary (eth upon hr tnd © boutthe same weight ae when bh Mece inet rear Previousts the 4 und the He did not ere @ort nguine of snecmes, ar ared be wonld give ten rears of bie lie for trivilege of beating Heenan In the tmmedi ete circle of the prise ring, King’s ruperion loneth efarm. hie well-known powers of end tremendone hitting force won fer bir though the majority of professions! aad uop ional men ein favor of Heenan who went into training near Newmarket, presented on the day of the fight that indi a) appearance end maseular roundness and perfection wh ch the an eients eo much admired All the mousclesof his chest, wand Joins stood out in bold relief, and those of arme presented perfeet hillock: of tendons and where they intertwined His handa which were to have been too soft to hurt during hie fe Mone enronnter with Savers, were toughened br ejal ponnding at “the snes, and hie ckere, feo aiter, The pe and wereapparntiv in ® enndition to punish an opponent more veverely trained Botb the men fwaikid or ran from | twenty to twentr-fve milra a dar, ov exer tie on horseback, nracticnd during inter dom? hells and etiffed fier dicted, bathed and eliept « res of etn. er ere ereremane prnctinies, ealeniated 9 develop their nm iar powers, When King went into training, be we W it the eewere exer se and wrict clet te whic! was eubected recnced aim to 4 pounds on the day of the fight. Roth the men were nearly of aw size Heenan stands? fect ls hes, Ring ie an inch aller, Dut ie 14 pounds hehrarthan his opponent Heenan has a widh of chestot sf ioclen and King 62) Physicaliy, twe fine: men neveres into the ting. In training and rcience tr were both re earded as nearlyonaper ileecsn waa born in the Vanited States, of Irish parante, while King e be “Rnrlish to the back bone." though at that he irae to le said {s oply eo by one of 6 prrenta the ether having been born inthe Frovraid isle. Fvery effort war made fo eusrd agaioet interruption y the police) and y rderattheriug. The ple lected wos kept s profound secret ny tothe w 2 of starting from London. The prine pals only arrived in the city ‘rom their training » night be forethe fight, and then kept aloof from their old baunistoavod orret Jw Hecosn'’s brothers from America secompan edb mi tothe Lal, Geecrited ar tal), fine book! ngfellows. Tickets sold at three guinvas enact and ebout fou bun dred passengers tiarted on the epecia nthe morning of the 10th I aber, fre London, This was two days later than the appointed tiue, but the @elay was part of the plan to batt: the police. The Gigbt, it supposed, would take place at least» hun dred miles from London, but, to the surprise of all, it oceurre. at Tunbridge, in Kent, semall town only 27 miles fror When the traineto thering Wasquickh 6 mse according to previous arrangemint keop@m stepped into their places. andin an hit e‘l-enanend King had cast off ther garments and ve rypoed tothe walet for thecoutest A bore rineat thor fi By hie former or tf, and th ration went round the liveuan was attended by Melby K ng was w wellknown ¢ elie. while pon by bis friend O owl Ll @cn tee of er war won by Heense. and he fight commenced pre er itten o'clock, A Mo l'pte sie 15h round Hee- ean nad only been thrown one, but he wa dently punished severely, Brill he was 5 altogether tor beat of the font the men could be beard ali over the fed, and as their Gata fell on each o ber heads, th y produced @ dull, Beavy sound like the stroke of a caver op am ox After the 14th round, King obtained (Le advantage, end muintained itto the last, At the 2ist mound, Beenan appeared dreadfully puaished, ur telling blows of bis opponent, and showed signe of ex baostion. Hisface presented « mangied aod tloody Bppearance, snd the fieht should have bera stopped, ae it was evident that he hed nochance, while King appeared fresh oad bearty, with uo othes injury then warded as having The heavy blows of son} tinued three a when at ¢! vg was de ands 24th rounds ared victor, friends, he eponce" we mid andt the wi the chagrin o THE ROUNDS, The choice of ground was won by Heenan, and ex Oet!y at 1) o'clock on the morning of the 10h instant, the eo were delivered at the seracch Round 1. Heenan cloeed in, etarpine King by the Meck and giving him an “old (ashioned hug." | the referee entered the ring and strictly cautioned br repeat the opers & forerd fcrate Igy ne n © fiehting as roon Heenan ¢ 1 for after t thie round King ling Kirgect in and another on eyair boeeed King, and fed aware at each other, pan @ivivg King t ring; Heenan egain hue etre I actle a ‘ratt! on the sove ind s.. Rap ‘ n both aides. He «an bugeed King at (Le fe, but got throw himeet 19°) Kong etrocy Heenan a tremer ou the bead, Heenen cored iu upon lira @ h Round 10, King landed out heawile with both fate closed in, aud wa. wn by Ileenan | \ieeue " threw kK Yr ult hinwe were eileen on et Kine dowr an tbe tiet wen a howk good amour ole ine slipoore, he fell Heenan’ tmet ne e body Diows,@ # led off, and wir aeole . tontl howl 1 t whogave bin @ saper wed ew vim eo he t wre weht he “% e. acd it took his seconds ecmue time be t deet hime toes ’ t tee broke int ering, and the re- t atried op 1 mueh dis « womissed succeed . ur they were ver ort end in favor of Ku on recovered, and iminediately af ned the tice of fortune im his favor, t peeper, and receivin brew Hreenar Heenan eame up dtot and when rew at the ecrateh chan Ronnd avers sonsed Heenan wel! d water, and cot him once more to face King, bat the latter again plant) don the meath and tung him almost senseless to tne ercund. This + eet tler. for when Heenan tried ¢ @hie corner for th round he wae as helpless as @ child, and emidet shouts of “Sher Shame toasliow him to fome up again!" Macdona’d gavein forh | Baccus Lives & brawer contest was newer fought." The Times devoted an editorial to the anh ject, and etated that it wae @ fair stand up fight, thongh little acie Mane game t arto lently ¢ co wns yedbyeither, Hee ore and put the hug niet by dashing him vio ais tactios were different uphout wasto ush his ante the ground on #0 and more creditabie, Tt a thie will prowe the leet great ficht, Fleenan was bediy punished. King wae very yiured er rounds were decidedly favorabie to Heeneo & rhowed the moat en jorarce Therur eoaneebouller war pot nt of joint is not confirms d. The firht lasted exactiy thirty-fiverinates On ths arrival of He n Tondon, he rereieed the hest medical assieteuce, and although ble braves and contusions were found to be very revere. none of bis bones were broken, and he had reeetved no mate ralinuory Hoatesdexbibited @ most ghortly ap | pearance, bie old wound hat reopened, and bia eves were nearl 4. The beta on th tofthe fight eur dintheir number and ai ever made or y like oreasion The fight h the all engrossing topic in England, The @iat nte of it, and Kir rally received with ereat ex itation acee victory was natu the Times a Heenan wae game throughout, from the beeinn'ng to the close of the fight, and he putthe “hug"*onro ae to crush his an bet dashing him to the er 1. King’s tactics were ent and more cred table to @ professor of pu They consisted eimply in @ hammer blows on the most prom parte of Her ot and etnaltive latter col An's physiognomy, wotil the lapecd from exbauation Raid in Western Virginia, Greot Destruction of Mebel Preperty. Edray, Pocahonias Co., W. Va. Dec, 21st, via Ne erly, Le To Major General Matcack, Com mander in-Chief:- Ihave the honor to report thatl ent the Virginia and Tennresee Kail Road at Salorn © 10th inet, sod have orrived safely atthia point h my command, consisting of the Seeond, Third andE bh Va. Mounted’ Infantry; Fourteenth fa, Dobe Battalion of Cavalry, and Ewing's Battery at Salem, Three depote were destroyed containing 9,000 bbls. flour, ten thousand bushels of wheat, one hundred thouraud bashels of shelled corn, fifty thousand bushels of oats, 2000 barrels of meat, sev eral co.cs of leather, one thousand sacks of salt, thirty-one boxes clothing, twenty ba of cotton, a large amount of baine thoes and saddiee, equip- men's, fools, oil, tar and various other etores, and 100 wogont, ‘The telegraph wire was cut, coiled and burned for half a mile. The water etation, turn table and three ¢ were burned, and the track toro op, ard the d oud dest as much as poerible in 6 houre, Five bridges and alculvere were deetroyed, ower an extent of Lf A largo yuantity of bridge timber end repairing materials were destroyed, My march wae retarded occasion ally ty t empert in the mountains the icy roads, | w obiiged to swim my command sod drag my artillery with ropes seross Crog’s Creek seven times in twenty-foor hours, On my return, | found alx separate commands under (ienerals Karly, Jones, Fitz Lee, Imboden, Jackson, Eehols and Me- Constin, arranged in « line extending from Staunton to Newport, uponall the available roads, to pr ty seturo, 1 captured @ cupetch from General . we tue mug sod knocked the Loy , loge veries of sledge | eat | j Jonest enoral Farle, eine me the position, and that of Jackson, at Cititon Pores, and Corning ton was selected toeamp. [marched from the front tothatof Jackson, atmabt, Hoe out posts were p ed im at @ gallop, by the Sth Virginia Monnted Infantre, and (he two bridges actos Jock fon's River were saved, aithough faggots had been dy to faite, um, about four miles long, hastened acroas, reeard ese of the enemy.aotil all bot my ambulances, 0 few wreons, and one regiment had passed, when « © effort wae made to retake the first bridge, in ey did not encceed The ambulances and cok men were lost, and by the darkness and dion thes tha inet reeiment wae detained anon the opps te aide nett mornne, when tl wae ascertained the enery eeemed determined to maintain his poei- tion up the el Te overlooking the bridges Teaneed the bridges, which were long and high, to be destroved, anoth hietely changed bis portion to the fank « f the detachment which wae ent eft To sent orders to the remnants to destroy our emyv ime A rear wagons andeome to me across the river or ower the They ewam tharteer with the lore of ently fonr men, who were drowned, and joined me. In the Meantime. the for tine oy of the enemy were concentra Calinghan’s erere available which wae deemed trmpracticable, but over the top of the Alleghantes the exception of four cair yme at over t hich 1 eros vith my command, wit! * which were destroyed, in order to inereses the neoft peces wr iseixnmen drowned, ona aficer and fone nh seconded, aod four officers and ninete men mis soe) Weeaptured aboot two hundred prisoners, bot have retained bot four officers and eighty men, on ar count of their Inability ¢ My horees Dawe eotamted eotirele opon a rere poor Meereandmen have suffered cold, ) remarkable fortitade, We clitobed, ahd and ewam, Vi miles rt e the Sth inet W OW. Avwnrec, Brigadier General Rebel Accounts Dee Vi. The enemy “eof artillery, ander Gen Averill, etm, leat evens ert Lyncdbure, 2.00) strong, he way ther came Tee, W. To General The enemy finding this point enarded, tf from Scott's, and went toward Covington They may attempt to eroes from Rich Pare to Don bork Febole te bockading that road have burned a numter of their wagons, and coken-down horses. They lost mach ammunt sand are travelling in P ea lores Ore, this morning, in the direction of Jackson river ring Mountamn Cooper torned i here Tee, Sam Jone News Through ‘Rebel Channels. Monroe, Dec. 98.~A fag of truce beat er rived thle evening, re ngiace Richmond nepere The seyTing: of the i7tu and iSth, bas the follow. ing hovtrens Tenarssee and Georgia Bristol, Dee 19 & ekirm eh took piace last Mon. day at Deans Station, Theenemy, afters atabborn toward Knoxville. We captared © of etores and some prisoners dand wounded wae 800 Gen Graele ‘Two handred and twenty fve pris Our loee in ki! wee onere here arrived wonnded, Talo, Ga. Dee 18 Gen Joserh FB. Johnson ie Sppoluted tothe ecmmand of the Tennessee army Ile is expected here early next week, Gen Hindman har arrived and taken command of his old division Gen. Sherman'scorpe bas falien back from Knox- ville, and paseed through Cleveland yesterday Charleston, | Charleaton, Der, 16 All te aniet Gen PReaore ward inepected Port Suroter lastnight A beaey north enet blow ie now pr harleston, Dee 17 eseine Four shella were thrown (pte the city tr t. Our batceries apened heavily and silenced the enemy Charivatom, De VS Tenehella were fired at the fity thie morning or batteries bave kept op « sready fre on the enemy, who are engaged tn ob etrne batteries on Morrie Island Charteaton, Dee on tity hetwoent ng the approaches to thei The eneme opened fire onthe ves wk. aod threw ff bie afternoon teenie more @ere fred teen ah No damege ware done to buildings, No ene wae in red Our batteries replied Charicaton, Dp ) There little change ta the rondition of aitsirs But few shots have heen or changed between the encroy's Latteries and or ed te work on Greece and Wax tending the fisnk ofthe former and eodding the tat ter, No important mowrment of the foet hae ben tT A cal ght has reflectingon the city, Twenty nine weerels, includ ing the frone aud four Moniters, are inside the bar, end the usual number in Sino, } Virginia, Orange Court House, Dee. \6 Culper er in f picketeestending to the Kap ng are being distributed enermy contin ur heen displayed two nights, The enemy oecupy ree, idan fiver, Supplies ofe to our troops, Bogus Reports Corrected. About Gen. Ullmann Boston, Der. % The ch of veaterday, eon ing jutelligence of tl ure of G UVilman anda portion of his trig near Port Hudson, was inerror, {he lecteron which the report waa founded | waerather blind thatan officer reported mu tre couveved the etatement f bie brigar eaptured and ‘ apiroorr at Richmond, At (imuean wae performing his the latest duty wi Aveout a Charleston Disanter, | Washington, Lee, 3. The Btaw of to-day asya:-- “in anewer to en ‘njuiry from the Navy Department, General Butler bas telegraphed here that nothing fe koown at Fortress Monoroe of the alleged publication in a Richmond paper of injury and danger to the Iron- tides and one or two other iron clade at Charleston, 2 tory wae made the baeie of heavy ep culations in Wall etreet yesterday, The story, doubtless, was manofactured only to that end.” New York City, Lec. 23.0. 8 eteam transport Starof the South, from Hilten Head 21st, has ar- By thie arrival, we learn that the report of 8, trigate Lonel audother Mouitors beige the U €utangled in the obe'ructions in Charleston harbor ere uotrue ‘Th duty near For battery opened on ber, when the other Monitor Lebigh, while on pcket } bneon, got egr und, and the rebel joing considerable damage, ro -clade went to beraee and suceeeded getting her off, The LL fo badly dam diy the fire of the rebel battertes that the Star of the South hadto tow ber to Hilrom Head for repairs. Geo. Gilimore was shelling Charies- tom daily from hie #0 pounders, hing of farther importnnce had transpired. Abeat the Purchase ef Vensels in America fer Mexic Washington, Dec, 23.—There is so truth in ther \ port wablished this mornine to the effect that Mexi- THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1863. ean officers have come to the United Btates with com missions for purchasing and fitting ont le'ers of | mar ite, to prey upon the French commerce, and have | succeeded tn the object of their mission, i} of the Potemac. An important Special Order, No. 829, bas been {e- med by (en Meade, relative to the system of fur- | baching re-eniisted soldiers, Individual frionghe | for thirty five days absence, with free transportation to and from home, will be eranted to all who ra. enlist ae veteran soldiers When three-fourths of @ Tegiment or compary reenliet, they will he allowed to take their arms and eqipmente with chem, Other- athe arms and equipments will be stored with the Quartermaster ¢i!i the return of the men. The men siting te re-enlist, will, of course, not he dis. ehareed and re mustered till they come within the | limite, that is, have lees ‘han one year to serve, but | they will be required to affirm in writing their inten tion to reenlat and auch atirmation must be wit nessed by two commissioned officers and fled with the master rolleof the company to which ther belong, Furloughe will not be eranted in cases where thrae fourthe of a regiment or company agree to re-enliet nett! the corps commander hae reported to hea: tere the etrength of his command. Organi: temporarily broken ap he the ateenee of e ted | veterans. will be transferred forthe time being to other regimeanote and companies from the same State Corps comroanders will make requisitions on the ehlef quaitermaster for transportation ef che men of his eommand The necessities of the service wii! not admit of the | aranting of furloughs at present to a larger nuinber of men than are ensbraced in this order, but the men pot herein incinded, who may beentitied to reeniist ae veterans, will be Panes & similar furlough on the tecurn to duty of themen now farloughed. and other indep ndent cow n ill report at the ‘est moment practicable the number of wen who MAY receive furioughe uncer the provisions of this or der Ky command of Major General Meare, B Wiriawa Aeet Adit General Congressional Proceedings, NNAVITIe CONGRESS&—Seeate. Washinton, Pee 02) Mr Dison presented pet | thane from BB, Amith, Protestant Episcopal Bishop of Kentucky; G 1. Hedell, Assistant Rishop of Ohio, and Teorey W. Lee, Bishop of lowa, and from membere of the Lutheran Chareh in New York, rep nting the propriety of regarding their eonscien tious scruples in reference to bearing arme Referred to the Committee on Military Affaire | | Mr Wade introduced & billrelating to members of Congress, which provides, That no member of the Senate, or of the House of Representatives of the United States shall, during hie continuance in office ppearoract counsel, attorney or agent, \, criminal, military or oa tn which the United i ‘Aod any jereon offending age provision of this act ehal, on conviction th reof, be deeiared guilty of © misdemennor,and be punieh by a fine not less than dollars, and by impris- onment for @ term of not less than years, end ehal, be forever hereafter mcapahie of holding aay office of honor, truet or profit under the government of the United Rtates, This was referred to the Committee om the Judieta- ry, Mr. Wilron offered the following, which was agreed to | Reaclved, That the Secretary of War be directed to inquire fr Kip the Benate e' Kentucky enrolled acenrding io the calling oot the National Forces and for pur Peers.” approwed sarc 3, 1563, and af not, why euch enro iment has not been made. Mr Trumbn! ution of tnqniry for the names | of major and brigadier generale without e command latecr than @ brigade, the eatent of thelr rank and pay of thelr raletats, with the amount of rations tor each, ete, wastaken up and adopted After an executive session the Renate adjourned, HOUSP OF REPRESENTATIVES The @pesker has appo nted the following eentiemen aethe Select Committee on the National Bankrupt lew Moesare &peniding, Kalley (Pa), Cravens: ind ), Hooper (Mass), Prank (N, Y ), Morrison (1!) ), Thom. as (Md), Jenckes “K I). and Chanter (N. Y¥,) The Bpeaker laid before the House a eommanice tion from the Secretary of War, transmitting the re. portof General MeClel'an eoncerping the organisa ton and operations of the Army the Potomee while he was in coromand Mr Schenck, from the Committee on Military af fairs, reported a bill to ereate @ Bureao of Military | Justice Mr. sehenck, from the same committeealen reported a bill to repeal part of the Enrolment Act, the sole obect of the bin bet oO onite the two after ite pas- Fernando Wood said that the Forolment Act full of defeets and reqnired euch modifications as@ould fill opour tating armies He hoped thet the pendive bill wid not be ected upon et thir time. and moved its reference to the Committes of the Whole onthe Sr of the Union Mr Ancona offered a pres ie, setting forth thet the art common’ called th onreription Law,’ ie opp eerive, uncust and opconsitotional, becaone it take from etater the control of their owo militias therefore, Reso red, i hat the Corom itree on Military Affaire he instrocted to pring ina bill for the repeal of che act and the substitution of some conetitutional | fi) and ‘ort bill for immectare'’ 4lling up onr armen S evens moved the adjourom: nt of the House, yoarced, fo the Hone, in purenance of @ reso | tion, te adjourned votil the Mtb of January, | them foto Maryland fifteen days afters they! | back, General McClellan's Report, Washington, fee. 28. General McClellan's report was transmitted to the House today. It consists of foolscap pages, aud te div. ded tuto four parte. He couciudes as follows: [shat not, nor ean I, living, forget that when I deredto the command of the troope for the de- fe of the capital, th with whom I had ! eo mach of th y aud pains andes war, bad pot lost their confidence ir commander ne rang to my call their ancient vigor, discipline amd cours, d, before Washington, They v my op the rugged heiehte of Bou reued bim to the hard fought field of ove him broken and mae into Virginia. The ible experiences of battler ond tr an toterval of repose, whieh thi hrough -from the time of leaving for t the nro to Warh ogten the def A the vievory th Mountain and tam, It war not eurprising that ther er, destitute of the abeolute nee Their shoes were worn ou’; are lective duty loat: theire my waeunfit for a reet and equipuen forwarded supp the river, renuvated, discipline, and followed the tion where | was confidentofa | in the midet of the movement order and to & posi- ictory, when, d while my advance | guard waa actually im contact with the enemy, | was | removed from the command. I am devoutly grateful to God that my last campaign with this brave arroy was crowned with a victory which aaved the nstion from the greatest peri! !t hed then undergone. I bave not accomplished my pur. pore if by thia report (he Army of the Potomac is not paced bghon the roll of the bisore armies ot the wold. Nomancan justly cheap upon any portion of that aimy, from the Comman ing Gieperal to the rvate, soy iackof devotion to be service of the | Paved States Governm nt, aud to the cause of the | Covstitubion and the | uion. The report covers the pericd from the 26th of July, Furloughe in the Army | | meanor, 1861, to Nov, 7th, 1803. From Europe, Five Daye’ Later News. The Jura, from Liverpool, with dates te the 10th, hes arrived at Portiand, and the Asia, from the same | port, with dates to the 12th, has arrived at Halifax. The Edinbarsgh, also from Liverpool, with mails te the 9th, bas arrived at this (N. Y. city) port, The following is a synopsis of the news: The ship Amelia, from New York fer Lendon, was abandoned November 2th, The crew bad arrived at Overto ° PRICK ONE CENT ft Ply The Federal steamer Kearsage was outeide mouth Sonnd om the ifth instant The suspected rebel steamer Pamrera hal bea formally seized by the Customs antnorittes Mr. Cobden was engaged in @ warn controverse with the London Timea, that journal having refused to pablish @ letter from him, It le reported that the French Government are prac Paring @ equadron for the Pacific, with the view of Stopping the supply of arms from California (se Jusrer, THY NOLATEIN Qreario’s ‘Troops had left Prague for Therceienatadt, ohne the troops are to aranmbie preparatory to their depar- ture for Holstein, io enforce the Federal execution. The whole Austrian corre were to move on the IA of Teeember, It isan that the Austrian Gowers ment will ask of the Retcherath an eXtraordinare credit ot Specs ad of florin., to meet the exper= tes of the Holstein expedition, and the establishment of troopa in Galicia. The Saron contingent will en ter Holatein on thef1Sth of December and if resis hf the Anstro-Prossian raserv 59,000 etrong, wil gulchly meve ca the front. The Dresden and Wurtem - here Chambers bave adopted resolutions urease the immediate oecnpation of Holetein, and against the Danieh pretenaions, Prince Frederick of Augusten- bere hae toeue ees ition sores Holsteineres vane them for their fidelity end ressserting his rights Tre POLIAH REVOLTTION Reversal important victories by the Polesorsr the BRomian troope are confirmed, Arreste at Warsse rontinne to be as mnmerons as ever, and the ryetem of depopulating progresses withont abatement Tha chief railway station at Warsaw bas been surrounie® by Ruesian troops. Twenty railway officials bare been arrested. h bands of insurgents ere ape pearing Russia fe reported to be making great armaments at Kreff and Nicolareff. Sweden has withdrawn from the ellience with Dens mark, as she stands upon the observance of the Treaty of London Advices from Japan, via Parts, aay thet ot an ere treordinary meeting of the Dalmios it was decided tw A vote of 65 against 47, thet there was no ground fom declaring war against foreigners, The schooner City of Nerwich shipped 1,900 slavee at Whydah, Afries, om the 19h of October. She ao safely away with them. Dates from Bombay, Indie, are to the 20th of Now vember, Lord Elgin diedem the 20th ef Novernter. There hed been more bard fighting on the froatier. The bill tribes had risen egainet British rule, and et- tacked the Britieh troops ander (ien, Chamberlain with lereat determination ; but they were repulsed, ry Bot resumed the atteck. Tae MHS off. cere were killed and five wou inclading Genersd Chamberlain . Hope. Ove bundred and twen- ty-eight British and native troops were kijled and wounded. Geperal Chamberlain wae in e strong for- tified pasition, with 6,000 troops, well provided with evergthing, Hi telegraphs that he is confident of final suceess, and does not require reinforcements. Chamberlain had jhe command om accouns® of his wounds. (Very Latest Intelligence via Queenstown.) London, Dec, 13, The rebel steamer Pampere wee formally seized by the Customs authorities, at Glas gow, on the 10th instant, by order ef the Lerd Advo- cate of Scotland, Naval Movements. A New Pleet to Srationed o@ Sasty (From The Sun Naval Reporter.) In conformity with the resolation of the Goverte ment, indicated in the evder recetved by Marshal Murray, publiched im yesterday's papers, Admiral Paulding has received orders from the Navy Depert- ment to diepatech, as coon as convenient, to the Nar- tows end Sandy Hook, « fleet of vessels of war adapt- ed for the pnrpose of overhauling and searching mer- cantile ships and steamers leaving the port. Nosnoner had the orders been received by the Admiral, than he immediately sent for the eommanding officers of the U_ & steamers Neptune, Kensington and Peterho%, and gave them the necessary instructions. The Vicks borg hed gone down to the Narrows on Sunday morn - ing, in eompany with the Rebagothe latter gunboat ordered to era and the former remains of the Narrows, where she its et present The gunboat, it will be remembered, owerhavied and sent back the U. S. trameport Fulton, on Tuesday, the captain haying neglected to provide the neceararv pare Resides those above indicated, other verse! are raid to he onder orders. The Protenusand Gals- tee are mentioned among them an hetug likely to be sent down, onti! matters get in working trim. It ie expected that when each commander understands bir business, that only three vessels will be required to do the work. It is said atthe Navy Yard, thet orders have been sent to Fortress Monree directing the tron cled frigate Roanoke to proceed to this poe for the purpose of aeting es one of the guardshine Thel # frigate Chesapeake arrived at thir nove earch for the steamer Chesa alifax where ¢! ive Halitex,"the tnhabitente. wes cia! e » the ante wes Ne strong h ind the most violent i] and al ‘epithere were applied to the gallant crew of the frigate Chesapeake, LOCAL NEWS. waw YoRE axb THE vieqnrrr, Cuniwtmaas Evs.—To-night thousands of Hittie children will retire to rest, happy at the | thought that Sante Clane will wisit thelr etockingr before daylight. Their imaginative brains will be filled with visious of little old men, dancing smone the chimney tops, or dvecending into their chamberr, sud filling their bose with the toys, dolls, or other | playthiugs they have been wishing for during thw past few days. It ie wonderful how good mosteh.! | dren euddenly become at this season of the year! If mother is distarbed by the petulance of Kddie or Nellie, a warning look-now-e-days is sure to kerp the child upon ite good behavior, through s fear of the displeasure of Banta Claus, at amy juvenile mird+ Bome parents are fond of teaching thair little ones that the good Sainé of Christmas remem | bere the youthful peceadilloes of the past vear, an‘, @ccording to the roll of good behavior, dispenses his Presents, Others leare their children to petition the Batnt (by wey of the chimney) to disregard their neugbtiness, on promise of amendment for the (u ture. Our indefatigable was present, ‘he other eren ing, in @ household, while the childrem were being put to bed. After the elder ones had retired, « |ittle mies, just five years old, came into the parlor in ber night-clother, and ranning to her mother, volubly spoke as follows: “Mamma, I've spoke to Senta Claus, and | asked him to bring me plenty of pretty things, aad theo [ thought of Susie Anne, that you give my wre clo! to, end I told Sante Claus not to mind me 60 much, only he must be sure to give sumething to Susio Anne. Do you think he will, mamma?" The mother replied she guessed Bante Claus would remember =v sie, and asked why ber little cir! wanted to know The child replied, artios/y, “Cause if Sante Cloue i+ too proud to go te poor people's houses, I won't love him any more—end samme, if he don’t go to busia Anne's, I'll just give hereowme of the things I get » The mother, and company, emiled at the generocy ebild, who was then sent to bed, much gratified thar her mind had been retieved by this expression of her opinion before folks. Targer children are more thoughtless of others thag (Vontiaued on Fourth Pegs)