The Sun (New York) Newspaper, December 10, 1864, Page 1

oe "47a". ‘pate be had averaged since leaving Atlanta, he <Fmmer ve. weep "i017." } NEW The Latest News By Telegraph to the N. Y. Sun. ——o-—___-- Army of the Potomac. A NEW biOVEMENT. 2 Corpson the March REBELS EXPECTING A BATTLE. GEN. SHERMAN'S ADVANCE. LATER REBEL ACCOUNTS. Hew Our Army Is Marching. j he probally haa we shall soon have intelligence | direct from him, Meanwhile, Gen. Foster most | likely bolds posseamon of the Char'eaton aud | Suvannsh road above Grahameville, A battle | sunthwest of Savannah, before the close of this | week, betweou {ta forve sud its opposer, was anticl+ | pated by the rebels. The rebels estimate General | Sherman's entire forve at thirty thousand infantry and five thonsond cavalry The }’road River Expedition Full De alls. of the Bdecisive Hesoits. The details of the battle of Honey Hill, 8. C., be- Sherman's movement, and s robe! force under Gen- ers! Gustavus Smith, show that tLe engagement | was onecf unusual importance. The Uni emmand of Reva jet-General Hilton Head on the morning of the 2h ult, on | board of transports, intending to proceed up the Dioad River and disernbark at Boyd's Point, After beinw detained nearly a day, im consequence of a dense fog, the expedition reached the place of land- iug about noon on the Sikh ult. « river, closely watebing the transports, au! presume | ing that a force of the enemy were lurking some- SAVANNAH THE OBJECT. where In the neighborhood, a part of our force s ADVICES EROM NASHVILLE, 7 quickly deployed to meet contingencies, When Position of the Enemy. of whe Hitle ariny bad landed, the line of . march was commenced, the deaizn being t) REBEL MOVEMENT TOe | ort atrike the Charleston and Bavaunal | WARDS MURFREESBORO. rairoml at the village of Grabameaville, Unfortu. nately for the muceeas of the exped tion, the guide, No Disaster on the Cumberland. Rebel ecavalcy | whose duty it was to pilot the army to its destina- ticn, proved elther treacherous or imnorant of the locality, and the result was that the road could not —____—_— be found. The first day was spen* vain at- LATER EUROPEAN NEWS tempts to flud the road, and the soldiers encamped I AL i » for she bt. Early in the morning several shots were fired, rem nding therm of the nearness of an enemy, and at daybreak the army Was ayain ready to march. The Engineer having at last discovered the road to Grahamsville, the forward movement recommenced, The roed lay directly through « avarmp, end the army waa obliged to mareh iu narrow file, the ewamp on either side of the road teing impassable, Atver proceeding a conmdcrs- ble distance, ebota from two rebel cannon caine whistling aloug the road from the front, but not having the correct range did aad nrg Co . Ames, our Chief of Artillery, then placed two guns Headquarters Army of the Potsmac, Dee.7.— | \,, position, drove the rebels bac oh and the coluu P.M —Thia bas beeu rather a calm day along the | cont.nued itsmarch. Bomouistance further ou, b lines In front of Petersburg. Some litle picket fir- | ever, @ more tormidable obstacle Was encountered Comments on Lincoln’s Eleotion. JOHN BULL DISAPPOINTED. &e., net &e., GENERAL GRANT. Activity North of James River. &c. ' by the lide army, An enclowed fort, mounting ing was indulged tn on the right of the lines, but sur guns, ccmnpiatety commanding the road, and the artillery om both sides was very quiet manned by an ainple rebel force, was ¢\scoverod Un the outs de of toe fort, ale, an extensive line of Cou- aiderable activity prevailed im the lines north of the James ree bus the rain storm which | * tle ptscame toto view, from which «galling fre i Was soon opened upon our advancing cvlumne + eet in early this morning seemed to have put 4 | and rebel iviantry Were so sbatoned as to give our | mop to whatever changes, i! any, were intended, Fir- | force ion the (nt a hoy <p he vg ee nf | opposition the Union so ale e tight tog was kept up at Dutch Gap all day, but not orith | SPR BOO rly 'ny. volley for volley, abelling the such persistence as yesterday Ru how nd papers | fort with f ; cr I" Ler Gec e@ving she deadly fire of the epemy wilh charac- phar gpa dh acl er cobalt apr taristio bra ry. Acharge was now ordered upon Tennessee. They seer to have anticipated @ bat- | oh. peel fort, and the Thirty-fifth Unied States We in front of Richmond for the past two or three Colored Latantry staried forward with o vocherous days, and have evidently been preparing to resist | cheer. Gullantly they etrugg ed forward, closing any advance ov our part. up their ranks a8 they were depleted by the fear- Important Movement. ful shower of lead iron, aud they were at last forced to retire with gevere on The impassable ilade! spec! ture of the swainp prevented @ possioili.y of ot » ea i tepeaalard aca teed ae fan ing the fort, peak toe Union cominander, teel- from City Point, December Sth, stating that the | iuy that tbe success of the expedition depeaded Becund aud Fifth corps massed on Tuesday after- | upon the reduction ‘a ie fe Ay went : piobrade hoon jerusal ¢ efwr regiment, iu the hope ot tores and night near J lem Plank Road, and on position | Bi kre “4 Pe Purooee The Dante Wednesday morning marched towards Stony Creel | 5 ow lasted Lrom gbout one o'clock in the afternoon station, Our troops are very enthusiastic, Our maiv army baving been fully reinforced recently, the advance of these corps does uot weaken it, (By Mail.) until dark, when owr forces gave up the attempt Fortress Monroe, Dec, 7.—-A rumor is prevalent aud tel! back to a eafe position shout three miles from the river, Where they ent. enched themselves, here this P M, that the rebel guerrillas who infest the shores of the James River made another descent They were ig this pod.tion ot latest mlpiets, abun duntly able to reyy) any assault of the onoms, and on unarmed and unsuspecting river burning several achouners laden with har aud com), One ex- veparing for a Dew fy, yvernent, Our loos in the ae ve bustle is estimated ty ue in the ueiybborhood tited captain of a schooner reports that he saw mine vesgels on tlre at one Une last night. The authori- of @ thousand; tat of she revels ia uoe ssuted, ties here !ave not been advised of any mishaps on the James last ulght and disbelieve the swries afloat on the subject GENERAL SHERMAN, Latest Facts and Rumors. Washington, Dec. 9 —Information received from City Point to-day says that Southern papers—dates not given, but probably the latest—report that Bberman has abandoned the shortest route for Augusta, and appears to be drifting toward Savan- pab. He was delaying for the purpose of yathering oupplies, while bis territorial range was not wo contracted by the operations of Wheeler, The Augusta ConsTiTOTIONALtOT thinks that Sherman has not for a moment hesitated as to the point to be attacked, or the road to it, saying: * The ovemy broke camp at Louisville, early on the morning of the 24 instant, abandoning the shortest route to | Auguste, moving by « new route in the direction of | Gevannah."' The Cosstirurionarist lays out the ® terrific discharge of urullery, apd ree GENSEUAL THOMAS, No Disaster on the Cumberland. St Louta, Dee, 8.—The Dawocest bas a special dispatch from Padu dated the 7th tnat,, which gays: ‘Al! stories m the Gumber tend river are wholly untrue, The river 1s entirely clear and unobstructed to Clarksville, to which point our transports run without any convoy. From Clarksville to Nasby llc the transporta are convoyed by gunboats, as there are several bat- teries between the two points, Louisville, Dee. 9,—The Jornsar's Nashville specials of the Sth say there is no change in the general situation, Skirmish!ng tad beep going on ju front of the Fourth Corps and the enemy was driven back to bis old line, But fow casualties re- sulted. prisoners reported thas Cheatham com- manded the rebel right, Lee the cen.re, and Biewart the left. They say that Lee has four batteries of four guns each in position, left in the direction of Murfreesboro, it is not known whether for foraging or to atteck Murireesh ro, A rebel brigade had following campaign for Sherman, a8 being | Qne of our batteries ou Steadiman's frout opened the most natural and feasible one: * With | this morning, but elicited no reply. Gen, L. bis forage and provision trains full, be | wood reta!ns command of the Fourth Corps, Gon ill pass bis entire army to Millen, Then throw- ing bis cavalry in the rear, he will put bis wagon trains between the two wings of Lis army, and Couch takes command of a division in the Twenty- third Corps, A apecial to th. Jourwan, dated 9th, says: “There is no change in affairs around the march in a compact columa, steadily but cautious | ety. Gen. Burbridge and bis command were at ly, on the city of Bavannah. The Ogecliee and it# | Boan's Station on the 6th few crossings and terrible swamps on his right, avd the Savannah River and its equally swampy benks on bis left, both of his flanks wil! be most securely covered, and thus situated be bas a march of over eighty miles to the city, Travelling at the Nashville, Tenn, Dee. 9,—The weather is bit- terly cold, There is vothing new on our front to- the 4th Corps. There were several on both sides river again to-day, wounded men Tie gunboat fleet went down the No report haa been received leaving, save that they en- The water on the shoals Is 44 inches doej, and is rising, Nushiille, Dec, 9.—The weather ia veryeold, A heavy storm of snow sud hail bas prevailed all day. The rebe! line In our front appears intact, there are no indications of an attack or of their » oxelterne would reach there by the 9th inst., provided he | should not be checked by the way, The Oconee | Bridge bad not ieen burned, although desperate | eitempts bad been made to accomplish this. The Richmond Exquinse, of the Th inst., reports thas go pew movewents have been made ip the direc- tion of Grahamuville, Ga, The Federal troops en- gaged consisted of four regiments of whites and | four of blacks, About thirteen bundrod men were found on the field, dead and woundes, (Rebel Reporta by Mail The Augusta Sanvines. says that the head of | Sherman's column reached M.! en on the 2d day of December, six days ago. The Richmond papers of the 6th instant state | that Sherman is approaching the coast, but they @uploy the usual reticence as to the exact where- ebouis of his ereny. In discussing bis movements, however, they unintentionally le; out the fact that the army of Bherman i# moving toward the coast, somewhere between the Savannah and Oxechco Rivers. The latter ewpties into Ossabaw Sound, where there is an exce!lent harbor, and only a dis- tance of spout filteen miles south of the city of du- from then since thel gaged the enemy sore 50 minutes. t in town has near- ns fur the aaety of Tho gunloats weut dowa running away ly aubsided, No | the city the river again to-day to a point where rebel but- teries ure located, engages them, drove the rebels back fromthe river, silenced their guns and re- turned to the city. Very little cannonading or akirmish'ng has oc- curred to-day, The rebels are st!! throwing up earthworks, acter is being erecte! by them in front of the 4th Corps, Desertera who came in toeday say that Hoou's forces are soon to attack the Union troops, A Resume cf the Situation at Nashville, (By Mail.) From our Western exchanges we compile the fol- lowing account of the altuation in Tennessee, There 1s continual skirmishing at the outposts at Nashville and cannonading occasionally occurs, but our troops are in heavy force and in good positions, and the defences of the city are daily strengthened. The Nusbyilie Ustom of Monday says; * ++ woruing opened clear and cold, The rebens need Le felt. vannab. Ir the rebel iron-clads on the Bavannah River are sufficiently formidable to prevent Gen, Bherman crossing it he may march directly for Ossaloe Bound, the u of which is equivalent to the fal. of Bevannah. The distance trom Millen, where the Bavanneh papers bim to been on the Od instant, is about eighty miles. If he has had an ‘ninterrupted march since, and has meved at the ‘asual rate of fifteen miles per day, be must have grrived safely at the coast beiore this, B Sherman reached the vicinity of G- “mah w YORK, tween the Un on force sent out to co-operate with | , came to the c ty. tshad been observed alorg the banks of the | day, save some sharp muskeiry firing in front of | gatbered from Various q lurter® ekev Aconsiderable defen oof that char- ! usual! Babbath quiet was disturbed by the arrest of citizens on the street ly the guards, for the | pi ane of ‘ncreasing the force at work on the efences of the city, On the lines of the army ground ‘he city there was consiierat le skirmish inv, The rebele were evidently detemm nea to presa tearer to the ciiv, but their m vementa were closely watched, an| provokei, in repeated instances, thorough sell nt. Dr. Bickley's rom. dence, on the Middle Fracklin P\a huviog become a resort for revel sharps ooery Was shellod and torn_to peces. A privue remdence on the H }aloro P ke, between the Lines of the two arm ea occup od by fewales, became a dancerous lacey aud during the ait rnoon @ shell dropped uto i', dolng much damare, but forvunately injure Jog none of its occupants wh: ted ut once and A cavairy fight occurred on (his p ke, in which the rebels were thras ed and sent of inaburry, Cannonsiing was kept up until | aller dark, Amongst tLe pointe that \eceted at+ | tention from the cupnon ers, we learn, wae the readence of Mr. Joseph Vaux, on the Franklin Pica rebels having collected there. Yesterday (Monda:) the morning opened forgy, and at au ear'y bour canuonading was beard at various poiuts on our extended line, At 10 o'clock A.M, the 1é:b and 16.b Unite: Btates colored troop under € Morgan, the 16th Indiana dismoun ed eave! d the S.xty-elgbih Indiana, under Colo- nen made a reconuoltaince by directton of Major-Geueral Bteeiman, between the Chicken and the Murireesboro' pikes, They advanced with gallantry across the bill on which Felix R. Rains resides, and drove the enewy from their intrene..- ments, capturing » first lieutenant of the Fifa M ssies'pps aud axteen men, The colored troops caine within ® few yards of capturing Geverals Frank Cheatham and Lowry, who secured ther escape by the flertness of their horses, The heutenant confirma the death of General Pat. Cleburne, and says Geners! Cheatham {sin com- mand of the division. He says the rebel troops have been esvured that Sherman has been whip- pd but they do not believe it because they now Nesuregard and Dick Taylor have not the men to do that job, He says also that his brige- dier i at two-thirds of his command in Franklio. The object of the reconno:seance having ‘cen a&- complished the cominand returned to their re+ spective positions, and were compl mented by General Bieedman upon the bande ime manner in which they had executed bis orcer, Amonget the sympath ters with the re ellion there were numer- ols rumors in circulation, the most important of which were relative to reinforcements said to have Leen receive! by the enemy. We do not regard them as worth mentioning, although itis plain that this clase of our citizena place implicit coufi- dence ‘n them, and we could detectin their mein and deportruent something of a spirit of exultation not witnesred by the tranmt of Buell in 1868, Thoy evidentiy expect something favorable to their cause, On the other hand, Union citizens are cvol aud con- fident, know that the feeling of cur lines by the ener y skirmishing, f@ no indication that he is able to mect our forces, or even to develop hem, And we may add, at no tite dence of our troops been greater, « reasons for auch confidence so eurung. The Nashville Desrarcu ways: The following pertons are very beavy losers by shot and shell, and by marauding parties from both hnes: A. J. Duncan, whose loas is not lew than §20,000; W. T. Berry, Captain J. P, Collier, Jarmes Woods, Mrs, Joseph Woods, Felix K Rains, Joseph Vaux, W. DB. Armistead, W. W. Derry, Mrs. Awron V. Brown, oc, Mra, Acklin's house was uninjured when we last heard from that point, The Nashville correspondent of the Ciucinnatl Gaznrre discusses this question: lt may be said that this was exactly what Bragg did in 1962 with safety and almost impunity, But tho cages ure different. Lragg was a great General — Hood tai Buell was practically an imbecile— Thomas isn't, Kentucky wee thea largely revelanow it is not. We had then no army in the (wart of the South to Wetruct tho ene- my's attention, ocoupy all hie «pare forces, gud preveut Lis comme to the revcue if neces- wary—uow we have, The ‘Confederacy’ could then offre! to risk the loss of an army —now it can- ‘ The capabilities of the country were then comparatively unknown to ts-—now we know as much about them ag Hood, Bragy had the moral support of all Tennessee behind him—kiood bas no support in that sate, woral or physical, Bragy re- treated into East Tenneasee—Hood cannot get inte that rogiou without sarving his army, Gunboats w tien comparat.vely ecarce, now the Cumber- laud swarms With them, Time wth the rebels was them @ matter of jnierior importance, Dow it ia everything. These cousiderativus seem (o render a rebel invasion of Kentucky the most improbable thing in the world ; but be bas baftied our caloula- tions, so far, by invading Tenuessee and drawing up bis ar.oy around Nasovnile; and it ie uusefe wo prophecy what he will do, The same correspondent sayet Our line extends generally ime semicircle south, east anct west of the city, our flanks rosting upon the Cuinberlaud, Bi Negley, Morton, G.lium, Houston and Casino areal! tm fine condition, and their garrisons are longing for the command (o let their big guns epesk in thunder tothe enemy. Our boys bave beeu aa busy as bees yesterday and 8 the cunts © pubebeubal to-day, and am Jeont ne Of Work @ DOW con. nevis (ue forts w is entirely round the ci trom the rivera river Kilow, The ret have also been Jay throw.ug up tne trenchments all their nes, Nearly all Nashville has been cut down the wer, ani the opera. ‘Tbe wloug the timer around Guiing the course ot tions of both armies can le plainly seen, . | spectacle of the opposing hosts, aa seen trom the | Capitol ether vy wight or day, is truly sublime, Just a6 1 was abous to close Unis letter, | re. ceived the tollowlay interesting item of intelli- gence :—A deserter came iute our Loess th veus jug, andwaid wn order trom Huod was read this mourning at the bewd of each company in the rebel erty, the purportof which Was tues the “deneral’’ Cou, ratulated uit troops Upon their glorivus vie~ tory at Franklin; thutoue more such tiulopb as that would eutirely rum vur army; that Toomas bud under bim ouly the odde and eads of troopa out Wat sulsstutes aud copserplo; thas it would be ap easy matter to drive Was tauiley aud disatfocted borde into the Cuaberiaud ; aud twat then Nus- uty and booty, would be » that Hood rode out this oO.uert, tu ibe tep of g partol our posilon, ead ey, oud, “That fort and wwe Lilion which it @jauus ob e in Our possesrsion,and we Lave Nashvill Jery lukely, bus bow loug will ib take them to get iue tors aud bul? po Agairs in lveatucky Lovisville, Dee, Tere Was Considerable ex- citement here yesterday Liers and the impressientof the horses in the city, The stroet cars were temporarily stopped for the want of motive power, Agang of Gentry's men to vk possession of La- grange yesterdey afternoon, injuring the railroad so #8 to dig.rrange the track for 4 dey or two, Tue | JovENAL says, it {sour impression that Brecken- ridge will turn up in a new and unexpected quar | ter before long, The Raid on Detroit, Attempt Frustrated, Detroit, Dec, 6,—Posltive information is in pos- session of our euthorities that # rebel raid on this city is contemplated, The plot was to bave cul- minated !ast night, bus was frustrated by timely warning and vigilance, Large num! ers of special | policemen are on duty, anc the city military coma panies patrolled the city during the night, At « from the arrest of gam- citizens’ meeting towlay active measures were | yo sleep wia tha taken for the public aatety, DECEMBER 10, 1864. | | | From Europe. Four Daye’ Later News. Bteamahip Hausa on the 284 of November, from Syuthampton, arrivel here yesterday morn- ‘ny Her news is tour daye later. The news of the re-cleetion of Mr. Lincoln had been re.eived, an! the) vrnala al! have more or leas to say on the muitfest. Cae Inside paces of this di For.) Tre London Times, in its money article of Qa, sare: “Toe Confederate loan shows « rally of an eighth on the vews of Mr, Linco!n's re electica, with further violent fluccustions in the ore of gold. Erie shares, paid up, relapsed 1, and Il!!nois Cen- tro! shares declined & * Tue Richmond correspondent of the London TeLeonara, writing from the rebel capital Oct. 13, eave: The tide which has been setting so long against the fortunes of the South appears to have turned, and though the strive is racing fiercely everywhere the resolution of the people !s stronger than ever, and their hopes of eventual success higher, The Foders! successes at Mobile have not produced any particular discomfort to the Confederates,s they ere prevented from using that port for mari - time purposes, to which {ti said to have been but Nutle applied since the outbreak of the war, A telegram from Turin of November 19th, aayet The discuasion on the transfer of the capital, in the Italian Parliamen , was resumed to-day, Signor Ban Donato proposed the removal of the capital to Naples, which was opposed by several Neapolitan deputies; the pr tion was withdrawn. General Delle Marmora, 0} the proposi- tion of Bigvor Donato, aal bait Victor ‘em: manuel was enthusiastically received on the occa- sion of bia late viait to Naples, and I can affirm that Frencis [1 has now no influence whatever, of this fact be himself te aware. A telegram from Turin of November 20th, aayst In yesterday's sitting of the hes, Bignor Dizon Gomanded that the Gavermaent should pro- lor the defence of the country avd the arm! of the forts, General Della Marmora demonstrate: that Italy could defend herself, and thot she was not at ibe mercy of asingle battle, He admitte!, however, that the uni population under aris would render great assistance in case It was neces- wary fore long defence, He added that it was greatly to the interest of France not to allow Ltaly to be crushed, He showed that Naples was not suitable for the capital of Italy, The distress tn the cotton manufacturing dis- tricts consinues to increase, though lately not quite #o rapidly and largely as in the days when ibe re- lapae legan to be experienced. The returna for the lant wees show @ balance of increase to the extent of 737 in the aumber of the relieved above the last return made, Rome excitement bas been caused in Vienna end also in Paris by the news published in the Vienna Fees Punss and the Nattonat Ortnian, to the effect shut Russa is sending 60,000 troops to Bessarebie and keep fy northeast frontier of Austria, What can thia display forebodet itis asked. The replies are various, but it seems that Russia is preparing sinest an extensive revolutionary outvreak, which {ts expected to occur in Mouteneygro end Munyary, A telegram from Shanghal, Japan, of October Oth, says: Prince Nazalto has agreed to open the Straits of Bimonosak!, not to rebuild the dernolished forts, and to pay the expenses of the allied expedition. The Bn merchents have addressed ir BR. Al- cock, aciling attention to (he violation of the weaty in the stoppage of the silk trade by the Japanese euthorities, Commerctal, London, Nov, 25.-The excitement in the Liver- pool cotton market yerieriey was extraordinery. In the morning the eilee wove expected to reach 80,000 of 86,009 bales, and it is thought probable they would have oy but for the prives de- manded by holiers, To rise yeatorda e Fri- day was in some cases 2d, to 2 yd. per and to- day the warket bas been strong at that improve- ment, In the market for foreiyn securities there was scarcely any alteration, with the excoption of an- other rae of 1 per cent, in the Confederate Loan 62 & b4—a movement partly attributable to the rally 1m cotton at Liverpool, ¢ suspension has been annotinced of Messrs. J. Lowrle & Co, merchants, chiefly engaged in the oil trade, with tinb lities of about “Pa, tboe The acvicea {rom Frankfort ment.on that United Kiatos bonds continue firm at 8 to 4 per cent, above New York pri as no new remittances thence can be expected by the next steamers, owiny ww the re- cont bad accounts sent out,and to the circumstances of the floauny supply in the German markou hav- tag foe the moment beeu exhausied by investments foreign orders. “ The election of Lincoln," it ie anid, “would be considered favorable by our speculators, as they think it more probable that the South, or sume of the Confederate States will give in before a decided than before « vascilla wil, Bill, many of our large capitalats aad peop! te joes pnd poe with American affairs, think that the rea) miseries of American bondholders will only begin with the peace, Punch and the Blessed Baby. The London Punom bas the following : Paixce Bany's Cover Cimoutss,—The ‘eat gatisiaction which Wes given to the mot vers of En- giand by the faithful varretrons about Prince Bit y wiich were eupplied during the receut tour of Prince Baby '4 roy al parents, and the delight which was felt in reading, in # 6ul sequent Court clecular, that he had been out for an siring, bas inauced his friend and poked Mr, Puuch, to wake arrange- ments for the regular preparation of # court circus Jar that eball be devoted only to Prince Baby. following i# the chronicle of the past weok 2 Bunday—H, RK, H. very ¢ indeed. Slightly inceused after church wt Selng interrvpted io suck- ing the velvet on mamma's prayer book; bus in- stantly pactied, Grabbed at @ wine-giasa end threw itdown, but culy laughed asthe p.ecos, and wanied ancther, Mooday —H, RB. He did not ery during the whole day. Qoaerving trom the window Lis royal pa- rents go.ng oud for @ ride, distinctly remark ed ‘*Da-tar," innocently unconmious that they were out of Leann. Puesday—H. KR. H.'s usual amiability was dis. turbed by @ epec.al petition, on the part of hig head purse, that be woul pub the cursi sute bis mouth, insted ot Shem, Ham and Juphet, whom be en- deayor d to introvuce there wll atonce, He was graciously plevret, Lowever, to substitute tue ele- | | The praia ior tho intuily of Nuab, a Weiuesiuy—H. BR, H, evinced a groat dogire to eat lis ives, Dur.ny distinctly pointed a whch the Lead nurse is inclined to belie ‘Soe but which the #eond nurse considers te bave Leen ‘Mice !"" Puureday—H, RB. H, very sleepy; but the medi- ce) ebendsuls did nos think that the syuptous were in the least wlurmung, though bis rewons- trances ou being moved cerisinly were, He was pleased ww break u sevres cupin the forenoug, and wo laugh very much wt tbe crash, Frdoy—H. B. H, much displ ased at a bid be- ing suserted Uocer b.s double vhin, and he #pat out | tus nutriment with much viyor, Afverwards a jeg clutch @t bis royal mother's Dugmar brooch | tis Lend, but be wus deliguied when the ty brooch w # well whipped, day—H. BR. H. im the Lighest spirity end kicking veberoonly., An attempt to swallow bis red eock was beppily trustrated and his royal fas)\er's watch weut into his mouth instead, He | enjoyea bis evening buth exceedingly, and utterly Fotused to ullow himself to Le rowoved from the | water. At length an Angela kitten effected u diver- son, aud H. B, H. concluded work Ox nae | u's tall i | ae * vlea “ ,> (Bp Telegraph to the New York fun.) Tue report of the Secretary of War is not yet ready for tranamiamon to Congresa, A GxOw storm ie raging 04 Washington and Rale more, Fazpmioz 1. Kounn, formerly Alderman of the £ xth Ward of New York, died in Ban Francisco on Tuesday night. Tas Standing Committees of the Flouse of Repre- sentatives appotnied at the first session continue througoout the Congress, Tas Waterbury Clock Company's case fwtory wee destroyed by fire esrly yesterday morning, Lona €25,000, Inanrod for $19,500, A pasrnuctive Ore occurred yesterday at Indian- town, one of the mburbs of S% Johns, N. B. Ninety dwelling houses were burned, and at least three hundre! people rendered bouselesa. Tus application of Burleigh, the Lake Erie pirate (now on trial at Toronto, Canada.) for a month's postponement of bis trial, to get evidence from Bichrmond, has been granted by the Court. Taw trial at Washington of Captain North, New York Military State Avent, is farther postponed #8 the 20th of December, at the instance of the Gove ernment's counsel, Om the morning of the 8d Instant, the United States steamer Ewme drove « large two amoka stack steamer on shore, off the entrance to Cape Fear River. The blockade-runoer was afterwards destroyed by the guns of @ portion of the fleet at that point. Tae brig 8. J. Harvey, bound from Milwankes to Ogdensburg, N. Y., with a cargo of wheat, drag- red her anchor and went ashore on Thursday afternoon about 14 miles below Ouwego. A ter- riflc gale and blinding snow storm prevailed at the time of the disaster, The Captain was frozen to death In the rigging, Tho remainder of the crow were taken off, Genera! Intelligence. (By Matt to the New York Sun.) Tax Navy Dopartment bas received the treasures box taken from the Florida, upon ber arrival im port with twelve thousand dollars in gold in it. A Mam named Spindler has lately been arrested in Chicavo for poisoning his wife at the breakfast table by putting arsenic in the teapot. The woman died in « few bours, Ons of the Davidson County, Ky., officials viatt~ ed Nashvillo the other day and was set to work upon the {ntrenchments for violating an order di- recting unemployed civilians to leave the city, Dn, Mary BE. Warxxen has received the Ot. ment of Acting Burgeon in the army, and has as @umed duty ae Surgeon in the fewale military prison in Loulsville, Mu. J F Wrrn, the artiet, is enzaged In paint- ing » stogular su ject—a larce pleture of the in- terior the foundry at West Point, with the workmen cugaged in casting one of the large Par rote guns, Nett vear there will be four eclipses, two of the gun and two ofthe moon, The ec''paos of the mun occur on the 26th of April and the 1hth of October ; those of the moon on the 11th of April and the Yd of Ucto' er. A Woman occupying the larive brick house, paint+ ed lead color, on this sive of Columbia, Tenn, was detected in making signals to the rebels, Ae a pun- slimen’, she was forced to remain in the building ‘roughout allthe flerce ¢ nnonading, and muat ave spent an anxious as well as dangerous time. Tanke wre now ax pirates commissioned in the retel Gove nment Trveae are the Tallahasses, Olustee, Chickamauga, Suwanee, Edith and Bhe- pandoah, All but the la#t named run into Wil- mington, where bay § received their armaments, T ey are all Fng).sb built, aud are very fleet. Du. Gworn, « former United States Senator from California, and an active secession sympathizer, who bae born figuring in Europe with Bildel! and Maso», bas been appointed Governor of Bonora, Mexico, with power over emigration, This meana the establishment of a Freac! colony on the Pacific Wrrurs #!x months the United States Mint baw produced 18,000,000 of the new cents. During No- verubor alone the mint coined 6,600,000 vents, and 8,145,000 two cent pieces. Cents are vot nearly eo much used as they were. Some of thowe cays, when the war is ended, these peunies will be a drug and @ nulsance, ‘Tne Catholic institution known as the ‘Bole. estical Seroinary of Our Lody of Auyels," at Bus- jawion Bridge, was totally deste yed vy Groon onday afiernoon, The fire is supposed to have caught from @ stove-p pe. The ® hool contained one hundred and egbty pup ly who by their « forte saved all the'r furniture, baggage dee, but the building wan entirely destroyed The loss ie one hundred thous nd dollars. Ono young man pwd Hopkius of Brooki a, tu bis endevvors to wave sue ol the property, Was buried in the ruing, Rav. Ma, Pursuam, of Manchester, N, H., re- cently eviistet in the army ane private, sud war sent to the rendeavous at New Il.ven, Next morn- ing afier bis arrival be vaa d@umumonued belore the commaniting officer of the post, aud addressed : “Mr, Burnb: Leeo by your name here, tha’ you sreverend, Avoutsdoven reverends have en. Mated and come here ; end as you are the Sets thet bas staid over nivit without asking tor @ chap. lainey, I guess we'll make you chaplaml™ go they made bim chaplain of the post, Tar new fractional currency nove of the denon. {pation of fifty cents are redelwked, With the we tale ring om tue jace, Which Ia printed jy biagk It is the sare width of the etd fifty vent lAtem wed {a twice aa long, being fall an luck loner than ta ebould be to be pertect ta proportion, db is, uever theless, a litte more Dke uiouey thun the ty lesues, The twenry-ilves are to be alte ‘ and so on shorter Gown to the lowest denon’ iat end ail will Le given ous lor circuleticn, bb is & pocied, in u few uaya Tux Rcbmon! Wara of the &tb saya: A gontles mau WOO bel oceu ar proof? the ults 9) Geu Korwer's recent expedition to the Baltimore apy Qico Railrosd, staiga (lat Goneral Rosmur® tovee brought safvly into Now Market fliecu Lunared beef castle, ffcca bundred horses and mnles eight hundred seep end hoge and eight huvcred Yeokwe Goneral Boaaer Geatroyed two jundred adel wagons wy) & lurge qiautlty of uriyy sloren at Now Creek, burot ail thet rdves beiween Now Creck aut Piedmont, end destroyed atthe listea plaice all the Wecwine shops, euyinw, rolling stock and ives only two men k [lod wud wouuded, Seeth Carolinn in Trouble Agnin—Protes Agaicot « culederate l surpation, The K.chmoud Wwe, Dec, Gib, says: In the Bouth Caroliya House of Representatives, on the 80th ulty Mr, BR. Baruwell Khett tutroduced the | following resolutiuua which were referred to the Committee on Coufederate Relations, and ordered to be printed: Resolved, That South Carolina, after many con. servative effort hag seceded from the United # ates to avoid the degradation and ruin of passing under the dominion of & government hostile to the rights and \oteresia of her people, and having been forced with ber confederuus into war, \e deters mined, with the help of God, to fivhtit ous te the Gontnued on the last page,