The Sun (New York) Newspaper, December 5, 1864, Page 1

Plans Laid to Seize the Steamers, ~y THIRTY-FIRST VAR. NUMBER 10,113. ) s e Latest News By Telegraph te the N. Y. San. ee ey SHERMAN'S EXPEDITION. CAPTURE OF MILLEN. mystified about the movements of Sherman's army a those tn thissection. The general opinion was that Augusta was Sherman's oljective point. There Was a @ufficient force in Macon, unter the lead of gallaut officer, to hold the enemy at bay, (hia attack on East Macon was probally noth- ing more than e@ cavalry demonstration.) be Rechmond Wata of Deo. Let sates that Gen- eral Hardee bud left Macon for Savannah to pre- pare for Sherman's anticipated arrival. An Au- gusta paper says th it the Confederace cavalry were devastating the country in Sherman's advance An Auguste paper of the 27th states that the powder works, wachioe shops, and armories at that place were be'ng rapidly dismantled, and the machinery renored to a aafe place. The Constitution aLiit of the same date says: Everytbin nds to the belief that Auguste fa to be wiven the Bat, should Sherman sive us the slip utter'y and make fast lodgement at Brune wick, the scourgo may be only suspended A grand rally stould be mado te decimete him—to tach nim a lesson that Yankee ‘om shall remember @veriasnt nzly A muccess‘ul e se of this char- acter will invite many mor, a ceusting defeat will psralyzo such invasions iorever, The Savannah Kerrvnticay, states: Yosterday an official diepatch was received here, Stating that the enemy, with o large force, had flanked General Wayne at Oconee bridge, Central Rai!road, and compelled him to ret! end, fur- thermore, that the former had crossed his iorces at Ball's ferry, some four miles below the bridge. This was most unwelcome news, sod produced many long faces, An Auguste paper (25th) has the following: Some little gioom and apprehension prevailed on yesterday morning, in consequence of sundry rumors to the effect that dispatches had been re- ce.ved in this city announcing the passaze of the Oconee, near Milledgeville, by the enemy, who were likewise reported advancing in the direction of Augusta, It was thought that the two columns of the enemy would combine at or near Sparta and move on Warrenton, striking the old United Btates road at the later place, which leads to thia city. The recent rains, however, have made the country between Warrenton and Sparta one universal bog, and it ls alrnost impossible to move trains or any- thing else through such obstructions. Genera) Howard's column waa represented to be at Milledgeville on Thanksgiving ay, where it had Leen resting for several days. It was said to have burned the State house, hotel and penitentiary. General Slocura's corps was said to be on the Geor- gia railroad on the 25th, and two days’ later « beavy Union column was reported to have cuptur- ou Saundersville, The Charleston papers announce unusual activi- ty among the Union forces on Morns and Sullivan's Islands, and on evident preparation for a grand water attack. Ia this connection a Savannah paper has the following significant statement: Alarge flect is now assernbled at Port Royal, Tybee and Doboy, no doubt in preparation for erman's arrivil, Thus are they prepared to meet hin at all points showing perfect contidence in the success of his expedition. LATEST BY TELEGRAPH Washington, Dec. 3.—The Government has re- ceived information that Gencral Sherman bad cap- tured Millen, on the Georgia Central Railroad, on the 20th ult. His army was concentrated, and it la thought has moved to Savannah before this, Baltimore, Dee. 4. the Awmuican at Annapolis, telegraphs this morn: ing the arrival of the steamship Baltic in Annapolis Roads from Bavannah, The latest news from Sher- man was that be was within forty miles of Kavan- nah, All Georgia was in The Savannah perers of the 50th ult. while admitting this say that his progress bas beev stopped Foster’s Expedition Heard From. Baltimore, Dee, 4,—The Aweuioan's Annapolis correspondent says; The Savannah Rervoericay, of the 80th ult. pistes that Gen, Sherman's forces were « few miles beyond Millen, his cavalry baving approached that place, but returned without molesting it, Sher- man was resting bis forces preparatory w bis ad- vance to the seaboard, The U. 3. forces, which left Hilton Hoad under Gen, Foster, landed at Bird's Neck, about 20 miles up Broad River, on the 29th, and a portion had marched toward the Bavannah and Charleston Railroad, in the direction of the Great Bwamp, but returned after » skirmish. It was supposed that an attack to burn the bridge weuld Le mae ou the 80th, and heavy firing on that day was beard, and « dense sinoke was secon in that direction, (Hilton Head, 8. C., ia atthe mouth of Broad River, and if the ralroad could be cut in that di- rection, it would prevent reinforcements being seut from Charleston to Savannah.) THE NAVAL CO-OPERATIVE EXPEDI ION, Railroad Between Savannah and Charleston Probably Cut. Hood About to Attack. EVERYTHING READY FOR THE BATTLE Bharp and Constant Skirmishing. Important From Panama. November 4th’ \ANOTHER VILLAINOUS PLOT SEVERAL ARRESTS MADE. Instructions from Mallory Found. r ANOTHER TRAGEDY IN THIS CITY. & Woman 62 Years of Age Beaten to Death in a Station House by a Negress, &e., &e. GENERAL SHERMAN, Latest Rebel Accounts, From the latest Bouthern papers we gather the gretifying intelligence that al! is going well with General Sherman, The Georgian journals of the 80th announce that he was within forty uJdles of Bevaunah. If this news is true, it will appear that ¢be has turned aside from Macon and Augusta, and lefithe rebel forces that were gathering at these places in his rear, The Richmond press of Thurs- day last states that he had crowsed the Oconee, the only river of importance that intervened before reaching the sea, The rebel papers represent that he was moving on the line of the Alatamaha River, which is formed ly the junction of the Oconee and Ocmulgee Rivers, sixty miles from the coast. The Alstamaha flows into the Atlantic, at a place called Darien, fifty wiles Bouth of Savannah, and about ea dozen milee North of Brunswick, which 1s . eed by the selela to be one of Bber- man's objective points, A Savarinah dispatch in ‘ve Richmond papers states that Sbermnan's cava!l- ad actually pushed forward and communicated ‘be Union fleet off that place. But these ap- ly positive statements of the Southern pa- y the effect that Sherman is siming st Savan- by no means conclumve, QO. the contrary, egete suspicion that this is @ mere feint, as | Sherman was not likely to parade his sstiuation too ostentatiously to the CSnfeder- shorities, Ifthe news is true éhat Sherman vached Millen and liberated tho ¢wenty thous- Union prsomers at that place, it would place in a position equally favorable for an attack Tharleston or Bavannah, Millen is situated in «ke County, on the Georgia Central Railroad. It fifty miles distant from Augusta, eighty wiles om Savannah, and a hundred and twenty from Sbarleston, ‘The Charleston and Savanssh rail- road is within a day's march of Millen.—only thirty nitles,and it is not improbable that Sherman would deflect a litte towards Savannah, so as to avoid the swampy, damp country in that direction, and then push rapRliy nortlrward to the Palmetw city along the railroad line. The military activity of General Foster's Department, of which we have news from Union sources, and the panic in South Carolina, of which we are informed by the rebels, confirm this view. At any rate it is definitely known that Sherman was operating at the poiut of the triangle formed by Millen, Savannah, and Charleston, aud at last accounts it was within bis power to advance upon elRher of the Atlantic cities, So far we have now « clear idea of General Bherman's route from the time he left Atlanta, He was swept through the wide circultof country between the Oconee and Oc- toulgee rivers to their junction with Alatamaha, sixty voiles from the sea, He bas therefore moved a dis- tance of nearly two hundred miles through the State from uorthwest aud southeast. This is making cap!- tal time, and is alroost precisely at the rate of fif- een miles # day as set forth in the preliminary ‘Gen- eral Orders," reapec.ing the manner of twarching. The last of Sherman's forces only left Atlanta on the 14th of November, am! his arrival! fourteen days later atthe Oconee or Alatamaha shows that his progress waa not in the slightest degree impeded | or deflected by the rebel troops, This fact and the plan of advance between two great rivers that run almost parallel through the State, protecting his right snd left flanks suficiently, expose the ab- surdity of the rebel complaints that his movement was in defiance of the !awa of war, On the con- trary, it is now seen to be in complete accordance with them, although it must be confessed that the application is as nove! aa itis likoly to prove fatal | re «wl cavalry, three from this city, on the to the Confederacy, He will no doubt push to a | Frauklin pike, The rebela could be ;lanly seen glorious conclusion the work he has so successful- | advancing toward then, Qur troops then retired ly commanced, toward the city. N wht coming on, but fow occa- The Southern papers give interesting details of | sional shots were fired, It ts rumored that Gen, whe movements of the Union army. The Augusta | Hood ts endeavoriug to cross the Cumberland Banrinz!, of Nov, 27th, states: River with a large cavalry force, Many expe- On yesterday s gentleman reached Augusta from rienced officers predict a heavy battle to-morrow. Macon, via Southwest Georgia and Savannah, who | Qur forces occupy lines around the eity, and are in gays thst on Bunday last the Federals attacked ey battle. PY Aa East M and suceeded in capturing one of peaptpk but it was immediately retaken by Louteville, Ky. Dee. 8,—The Jovenat of this city bas the following: A letter from Nashville our breve sokiie’s, and the enemy signally re- Pulsed. ‘The lose ™m both sides was small. Gov- taal coe an euuae’s Wadia of cavalry, consisting of the Fourteenth Lanois arm. Important trom Port Royal The steamship Fulton, from Port Poyal 30th ult. bas arrived in New York, but brings no newa that cap be published, It is #ignificant that the news- papers at Port Royal had been suspended pending the result of an important movement, and the troops had teen place! under marchiug orders, An expedition had sailed from Port Royal, buta strict embargo had been placed on the publication of she particulars, GENERAL THOMAS, Fighting Not Yet Resumed, Washingion, Des, 8,—The late » 0 tlon from the army of General Thou has a» concentrated his forces at the fortifications of Nashville as to be prepared for any movetuent whic ueral Hood may veuture to make. Nashville, Friday, Dec, 2.-The great \mportance of the victory at Franklin cannot be over-estimated, as it checked General Hood's onward course, and gave the Foderals time to mako due preparations to meet Lim, There bas been slight skirmi between ours aud the rebel cavalry ol. ¢ complete line of entrenchments ¢ | A portion of our cavalry force informn- | | rele the city, neouutered the Brown had removed al! the valuables from Milladewill 1a Maw and weeln the cise The 7 r ! military atthorities of that place were as much NEW YORK, MONDAY, DECEMBER | two hundred head of beeves. The special correspoucent of | $ in that be | the Berenth Ohio, the Fifth Iowa, and the Fighth Michigan cavalry regimenta, was surrounded by | the rebels, and only escaped by the moe’ derperate | fighting. They ent thelr way through the rebel | Vines, and joined General Thomas tn the rear of Franklin. The number of mon mad prisoners and the loas in killed and wounde!, vere not | light. The same evening » train of cars cere captured by the rebels at Brontwood, nino miles from Nashville, on the Tennensee and Alaburns Rallroad. All citizens in Naahy le enssced in po ostensible business have been ordered t e the city, Yesterday the rolling stock of the Loifew te | and Nashville Railroad was ordered hiker Tos | day the order was eodntermanitedt A street | rumor, representing thet the Vederals were re- pulsed at Claurkeaville, grew outof dash of tho | rebels tuto Gallatin yestoriay, w! ere they captured | Our forces are pur- suing, and wil! probably capture the raider Farther Details of the Battle at Franklin. Cineinnati, Dre 8 —The correspondent of the Gaarite, writing from Nishvitie, Mow. ing particulars of the Lattle of Frankin, Tennessee: | —Tho plan of the battie waa very simple, We bad no time in fact to get up @ complete plan, ae the enemy pressed us too sorely and oblived us to fight him. The original plan was to withdraw the force of Gen, Schofield until the meeting of our reinforce- ments, and then give batt'e lo the vicinity of Nash- ville, but the over-#anguine robela pressed us too hard, and when Schofield perceived he could not svoid a contest, he drew up his army in line of bat- tle infront of Franklin, At 8:30 the asssult was commenced by the rebels. Cheatham's corps was on the right, Stewart's on the lef, and 9. D. Lee's in reserve, on the centre. Cheuthaw threw up his whole corps with great Impetuosity, and, after an hour's desperate fighting, he pushed Wagner back on our second Mua where Wagner's tnen became mingled with those of Cox's and Roger's on our left and centre, The rebels, encouraged by their success in driving back Wagner, with loud cheers advanced on our second line. Their order of ad- vance was very peouliar--a semi-circle of two regi« menta deep extending all eround our }new and behind each alternuie regiment wae placed four others—so that tho seseu ting PA pcos were six regiments deep, Gen Hood appeared about 4P.M oat the head of hia command, and, pointing toward our Ines said: “ Beeak those ye and you havo fnishod the war in Teu- Break thetn aud there is nothing to oppose yeur march from Nasby to the Ohio R vortt"" Loud and rinving cheers answered the worda of the rebel leader, while the whole space In front of our lines was cramtued with the advancing beam Captain Lyman, commanding an artillery brigade {n the Fourth Corps, had placed bis batteries in most favorable postions, and from these storms of shot and shell were hurled {nto the charving rebel ranks. With the most recklews Uravery still therebele rushed on, and when within a few bunured yards of our works our ba aes nipon them such terrible fire of musketry, that it seemed as if it was impos- sible for anything to live before It. But no waver- ing was perceiy: in those advancing revel lines, On they came to the very parapets of our works, and stuck their bayonets under the logs on our battlements, On the Columbne Pike the pres- suro upon our lines was so great that some of Cox's and Wagner's men temporarily gave way. Up to this time the bri- ‘ade commanded by Col Updike, of the Ove Hun- dred and Twenty-fifth Ohio, had been held in re- serve, Col Opdike by orders of Gen, Btanley, rushed forwar! with bis brigade to restore our broken line. The rebela who had crawled over our lines, had not time to retire, and Cox's and Wag- ner'a men who bad broken away but a moment betore, ra}!ied and attacked the evemy on ti unk while Opdike charged on the tront, A desperate band-to-band fight ensued with Layouew and the but-euds of muskets. A Lundred rebels were cap- tured here, and the line wae restored, Por two hours and a bulf the battie now rage: a}) along our lines, wen of the Fourth aud Twent) -third Corps vied with each other in bravery, Hualey' brigade of the ‘Twenty-third Corps, — fa covered the ground in front o. it v uth rebel duad, The rebel General Adatas was: Ho and his horse fell into a diteh tn trout of the Vue Hundred and Fourth Ohio, Beventeen distincggttacks of the enemy were repelled, At dusk the rebels were re- pulsed at all points, but the firing did not close until 9 o'clock at night, At leas, 6,000 reb le were killed, wounded, and captured, while our loas wil obably reach fineen oundred, We havo taken Pe the enemy thirty flays; some regiments, among them the Beventieth Onic, taking bull @ dozen each, General Bchotield directed the battle from the fort on the north bauk of the stream, where ome bravy guns aod batier.es of the Twen- ty-third corpse were place’, aud which did greut service ip damaging the enemy's righ) wing, LAST NIGHT'S DISPATCHES Nashville, Ten., Dee, 4.--No new developmenta have tuken place tue lay, gxcept that our army still encircles the city on the southesst, tte wluge rout. ing on the Cumberland river, The evemy's new are clearly to Le seen from high polots iu the eub- urbs, and from the Capitol, They ure entrenching themselves in a southwestern direction about three wiles from the city, During the day heavy ekir- mishing occurred on our left, and progreused wlong the line to the centre, Many persons witneaged tho caunonading. Along the right of our bues nothing of importance transpired to-day, The general opin- fon is that Hood will attack the Federal! forces in frout of Nashville, A Fedora! cavalyy force has patrolled the north bank of the rivor at the fords, to prevent cavalry from crossing, as numerous Uusuccessful attempt have been made by them tu cross since the lst inst. Jobusonville has been evacuated, and the road hee | been interrupted, aud pant of the trains from there | are wl vancing to this jx ives tho f nt by land, It ds rumored | here to~lay that Forrest has placed a pomtoun bridge across the riv Marmaduke has occu without foundation, The first block house on the Chattanoogs road, four miles from the city, defended by negroes, com- manded by Colonel Jobnavn, of the Colured In- fentry, who surrendere! Dalton, (a, and was paroled, held out until this afternoon, when tley surrendered, Colonel Johnson and # portion of | his men escaping on a train, tLe city, aud thas | Both are The remainder were | enptured, The train was fired {uto, Several jumpe ed from the train into the river and escuped, Col, Jvbuson amoung them, wh» Ia in the city tonight, A reconnoitering party sent Thursdsy returned to-day, having gone 80 wiles up the,river, thoy ree port that no rebels were acer or heard of creasing the river, and none sppeared along te banka, A rebel deserter, who camo tu to-day, reports that Geverai 5. D. Lee pull shed au order to his men Friday morning, complimenting them on their bravery, devotion, &c., thanking them tur the vice tory ? won at Franklin, and assuring them that if true to themselves now in front of Nashville, they would be soon enabled to enter and take posses. ton of tie vest amount of stores contained there | tion, « had been nex | dasigua. | rece.ved of tt | tire gens. ‘1864, GENERAL GRANT. Interesting Account of Gen. (irewg’s Great Cavalry Fapectiion Herdquartere, Army of the dutomae, Dee. %— From information obtained throuyb acouts and des ascortained that the rebels were von. abravel rafiroad { serters, it wu struct mo Bouy Creek sta. n the Wellon Ra lroae, towerd Dinwiddie Court House, end thet quite a large lot of supplies toulstod at that 7 Or given to Gen. Greats aly we, conseqnently eay son of rocest In that di ectiom and destroy und. The column atercted at balf- wk yesterday all property past three of mera nn’ On ctossng the Ro wanty Creek our forces met the enem: pickets, who at « Nred, The Command pushod on, pasing Duvall'a Milley where at Yrigace "Gon Davies) were pat in position tect the flanks. Tho o 1 brivade, Ca} | Grecge c sandin’, advanced towa: Biony Creek, wore the enemy were food in strong powitiva the south side, with three guna eweeping open felds on this mide. Tue 4th, 80th and 160) Ponuay loonie reg ments took the advance aud did most ef the tyating. The dth formed ty Tine wt the edee of the weeds and with loud ells charged across the op ning oll within 60 yards of the creek, when they dismounted and crossing the britxo rushed up ihe banks and into the works Lefore the rebels could get their guna to bear on thetroge. The enemy had previously torn up the planks on the bridve waking the croms ay ne difficult and tetlous., Those who remained in the fort at once murrendered, while abort 100 attempted to escape. Those were met by a equadron of the 4th, under Capt. Erv ry, which bad awam the stream at another pout, and many of those urying to vet away were lellied or wou ded The 16:b, Major Sivan commanding, meanwhile made similar chase and caplured another work, taking a number of prsoners. The 13th were also busily engaved and capwured ax wagons and 29 mules, Tiurce guns were fowod in the works, two of which were thrown tute the creek, and the being too heavy to handle, was spiked. Hat the bridge been in good condition, they would all have been brought away All the tulldings at the station were then fired and burned to the ground, besides the following supplies : 1,200 new Enfield rites, a large quantity of amminition, 6,000 sacks of grain, 600: quantity of corr eweet potatoes, 40 barrels of cont oi), a quantity of bacon, the carup aud garrison equ page and the railroad Lndve, about 160 feet long, The command was then ordered to tall back, which st did iu exe ceileut order, The enemy bad by th © wade rappearance in pretty strong fore al indi~ cated ab imentou vi making # ans attack, but were driven off by « few aheils from Batery B, Becond United Hiutes artillery. On reaching Duy: M.lla, orders were given to fire then, and wi # lew minvies they were one mas of arnoke and flame. Here the Rebel cavalry (Buler's brivade) again attempted anot.er charge, but we e€ ,ece.vou with # salute of tue seven ‘hoot- ere” of our men, and @ few well directed sbota trom @ battery, aud they fell back quickly, leaving « number on the tell, They afterwards rallied, and followed the column, but notwithstanding the res peated efurte to aunoy did not inthe: any damage, The div.s.on returned to camp about # o'clock on the evening, with the loss of only x7 lulled and wounde’, all of whous were brougut sway, They captured 170 prisoners am! five officers; ong thea was Major Fitazuugh, who will Le rewembered in conbe tion with the raid into Maryland last sum. mer, When he took one of our captains prsoner, end after taking bis Loote of, made him walk some twenty tiles barefoot, Lo bring to his mind bie conduct wt that time, he was compelled to walk from Stony Creek to carp wit b 4 boots. Gonery| De. .cs Was aruck by w epent ball durtn, the act on, Fut suffered uo lojury. Le enomy hac quite a stretch of road prude’, Us oul aus tbe railsontho “rousad reudy to lay d Leleved « ey WA! aban the project, am they have leorne? thot owr evvairy can at any imo strike it in @ fey L 4. cayalry bad oéarly afl been seut off to oppose Bherian, and that the stores fonnd atthe cepos were for the supply of ther he sea, whieh are Bup- posed to cave been cup off wheu our troops were found to be a@lvancng, The ectire afar was one of the most successful we have had during tle campaign, A0u retleets great credit on all who were engaes Nearly 100 contrabands came in with the c Jumn Headquarters, Deo 8 —The prisonera were sont to C.ty Pout yooterday, to be toewarde! to Wash- ington. MOG nseoK, Capture of Pacific Piratos. Rebel Schenjeq Brought to Grief atruce tlons of the Kebel sccroctary of War Found, htc, (Correapondence of the Sun) Panama, Nov. 16,~-The week past hes been one @ unusual excitement in Pwowou, caused by the discovery of ac onspiracy of rebel pirates to cap- ture one of the Panawe Railroad Company's Cone tral American stoawers, sud afterwards seize the ateamers of the Pacific Mail Company The plot, eo fer as ware public, apponrs to be a gigwutic aliair and to have been convoeted with greatekill The particulara of it wand of ita discovery ore us ful. lowa: On the 26th of October the United States Consul atthis city received vie St. Thomas, @ dlapatch from the ConmA General at Havana, atatiog that the same steamer which conveyed the dispatch would carry to Aspinwall a party of Confederate pirates, who intended to take passage on the Pana- ma Railroad Company's steamer Guatemala, which was aallon that day from Panawa tor Ceutral America unl vhen at sea take possession of the The names of the pirates and some other Pp ra were given Ww the Cespatech, Bhe avens of the company, being not.fled of the plot, sent the steam to sen before the passe $ from Rt joroas carne over the Isthoyus, Consequently the conspirators had to rematn here une) the 10th inat hefure wiother stosmer of the company would anil, and av opportunity be « In the meant ne er information was ni the manayera of the rails their plays for the capture of the ens Wailot wa'tug here the party pure chraed 860 pounda of powder, bad tt put upto fs poarked it for suine port tu Ceatral America, o whippes iton losrd the sleamer in which they in- tended taking passage "On the loth ipat,, the steamer Salvador, of the Panaras Railroad Company, was to sail for Central America, Admiral Poarson, commander of the United States Squadron ip the Pacific, arra ed be “fate road mature send » squad of marines from the '',§ Lancaster, the flagship, on board (he dalvador at a moment's warning The passengers, with the baggaye, were enbarked as usual, wud immedi« ately on going @ ourd the steamer were takou into the usin saloon to have their tickets examined und berths assigned. Asi mal was then given to C. mander Davenport, of the Lancaster, and ina iew momen's be, with the necessary force, was ou (he balvacor, The fires intimation toe passenyors bad of any sysplc.on beng aroused Wag & Kotification fvomm the commander cf the Dossier that had taken posseamon of the ship, and that an examination of the paasengere aud their bagrace would Le made, Sufficient evidence waa atonce discovered to prove that the reported plot was a reality, Capt. Daveuport then took the Balvador w s6a, accompanied by the saucaater, it being neorssary to procead beyond the jumadiction of Golumbis be'ore the prisoners could be secured, Papers, revealing the wuole affair, (ned from Mr M hey the Seorctury of the Naw of the Confederate Stated, Gunall are of oll Kinde | cy, made a clean confession ers were | | peer ) BR ttimmore wny buts wl aig Jones It is aid that Hampton's | While crossing the Carihbian & | J nerh of | won Joined the others hat they Leen successful PRICK ONE OENT.IN TWO CKNTS IN CEE, hand cut, &c., &e., were fonnd on the the pirates or fu their bagea a. A pire ley aging seven Waa conclusty, su they were trans ferro’ tw the Lancaster, © Balvador proceeded on her voyage, and the Lancaster returned to thie as vier the ater sete ta! hort time before coming to her anc the Buy, the leader of the pnd acoing wane pers discovered had revanled the whe re nanos of th r sone PB tome ne 9.2108 0) » prsoners are T £, Hoge, captain BK. A 8. an, exenitive of er; J L Mack, hg waver; RR Lyon, ae hep-mamer; Jobn \- alyc oe cn uoer; J.T, Grady, aanistant engi- + Joseph A geina, yinaster’scl rk, Cape. Hoge wrases that he ta srylander and hails from He ta bend nt the sort of | usi- noes in wh ch he haw just been detected, Abous four months ago he attempted to run the ble kade et Wihongton, inthe Teistem Shandy, He wee then tikou preoner but m: wed ‘eloreband to throw bis papers overboard. ‘Toe instructions ahow that Cupt w bnew oven from the Rebel Govervment ; that hewficd (rom Wirmimngton for Hiavana, aod then mixlo up hie company. Thies stall party have confete accu wil aloug the coas® a plac whe, vo doubt would have The fomtumetons were, after gett'y, on the steamer, to lotercept the weateer Romn Oalitors Dim take possoasion of the treagur , and if it could hot be anvely alipped aerossed the lathinus, to take ib bo Valparaivo and depowitit with a relable Brie fsb bourse (here, or put iton Load a Preach mane of-war ifone could be fund to take it, Many dee tule ofthe plot Lavo not yet been made publing for although the consp racy is rendered harmleass ati!) several pertics deeply implicated have not yep ba rea he ho steamer Guatomala, which arrived yoaterdayp from Ceotral Aweries, brings the aews that af La Livertad and Acajautlo s.urpicious charecters Were found, apparently awaiting the errival of the steatners With their acoomplicea {mn possession af her. Bome, i’ uot all, of these persons had come ecrogs the country, eta Onoa, from Havana. Be~ fore the arrival of the Guaternala at La Liberted! and Acujulto orders bad been issued by the vernwent of Salvador for the arrest of those oo suspicion of ther belng eoisaarioa of General Barrios. They are now, ne doubt, in safe banda, _ the goverument bas been notified that they are pirates, It is gratifying to know that thie nefariouy scheme, of magnitude sufficient, bad it been auc. cessful, to have wwept the commerce of the United Biatos trou the Pecitic, bas been successfully broky, en up. On the 12th instant Rear Admiral r Pearson, Commander of the United States fe Squesrom, Captain Divenport and Payosster Rit Louse, of the United States (rigate Lanonster, WIR Nam Nelson, Keq., Commerctal Agent of the P. R. is » Colonel Ame) oe, United States yyerted at Panama, and i’. W. ice, Keg, Consul at wall, called upon the president ths state to ash perulenoe to paaw the seven prisovers across the athmus in onder w send them to New York by toa day's steamer trou Aspirwall, The asked for has been refused by the Preslient om the ground that he is not empowered to grant it; bua ogume tae Arar egies of beh uigd States overumout will take the respons bilit: a the prisoners acros# the Tabinus wvibnal ing, wud that they will leave on the stenmes toe ye P Movements of the Kebel Capt. Semmes. By the arrival of the bng Emma Dean, Captaim Mount, we have received information that Captela Semmes, formerly of the rebel steamer Alabemad arrived at Matainare+on the l0th ult, in the Brite fab schooner Adder, from Uivanas, crossed over to Brownsville, aud passed through ‘Lexas on his way to Richmoud, a Safety of the stcar val ac this Port— thon, I to, Toe Atlantte Ma)) Steamship North Star, Captaim axled trom, Aspinwall Nov. 18th, im company wits convoy U, &, Gunboat Auguste. a she encountered stroug North-Kasterly winds and head sea, After ip North Star—Arrle Cause of her Detea- | passing the Weat Ludia islands had strony Norther | to carry out their | ly gules with heavy head sea, Nov. 261, owing to 8a accideat to her machinery the convoy mado sig- nals of distress, and being completely disabled. took ber iu tow for Port Roya), arriving there at & P.M. Nov. 28th, After receiving on board an ad- ditions! rupply of coal and stores, left Hilton Head bec, 1, and arrived here on Sinrlay at 10:30, The North Btar brings tbo Ca'iforula maila; a» large number of paseo vera and $467,209 in treasure, Arrival of Federal Vrisonera. Washiigton, Dee, 9. -A yeutierman who arrived from Anoupolis to-night, says that five thousand exchunyod prisouers heave already ened thas place froma Andersonville, wid tue pay masters are busy setiliny the.r arrearayes, More arrivala are dail, wrpeeted. Those wontly came up in wh the ¢ jeudon sad Carnae are counparatively in good bealth Lattimore, Dee 4 An wrrical at Annapolis thia moruluyy frou Savavusb, brought 620 officers Fifty-seven die! op the passage, and more toe two-thirds, is thought, will uever recover, Trouble with Deserter, MeConnelaburg, Pa, Dec, 3. —A tight occarred at Timter Ridyc, yesterday, betwoen « portion of Company F, of the Two Hundred and & rat Ponn- syivania Mounted Inlantry, and some delinquens conscripts and Gener ters, conyreyated at a shooting match, The soldiers odvanced, Provom-Maneiwt Lou pt wont forward wo bold a pariey with ae Goo - eropd, They refused te listen to tim, wad imime- Gately commenced to fire shotr, none of which wok effect, The soldiers then opene. Are, when o vencral fight eusued, asiiny tor about an hour The consrpts aud dqsexters were tually driv: as over two billy akirmaening Leny ‘ keps up ade whole way, ‘Bho tyhtiag waa curried ou | reuci- pally in the woods, The casualties were gig hs. Abe conserspts lost one man killed and two wound- ed, Que wounded oso wus captured; the rewasin~ der, being familiar with the country, made guod there escape ute the mountains, Nove of cur mem were Injured, More affwrsof this kind may be speedily lo ked for as tt ae devermined tw Lring these vullaws Ww juslice, News items -* (By Telegraph ta ihe Now York Sum) Tainrers \housend five hundred barrels of flour for traushipment tothe North arrived at Now Or- leans from the Went un the #6. ult, Tiasu ie now nearly «quorum of membere ot Congress in Washington, Many wild arrive by Woaday's train, It cavnot yes be ascertained with certainty whether the President's Message will be transritted to Congress to-day or on Tuesday. ‘Tux steamer Litua rom Mempbis the Yd instant, arrived at Cairo, illy yesterday, and reports thet Colone) Yorke's expedition bad returned to Mem- phis, having succeeded in capturing 900 staud of armas at Osceola, which were on the wey from Bel- Tm Als, to Gouoral Price, Mg, Brae, of Kentucky, has been appointed Atiorney General, Hon, James Speed ing gem Conburmed om ihe laut page,