r the cat reencut lly annul whole Nacional flet went boats went up to make a matt--4 Loe, 1915 companied by the gunboats Lexington and started back down the river to Tobacco Port. Tyler. Notember 7.-Gens. Grant's and McClernand's forces landed at Belmont at eight A. M., were formed into line of battle and immediately attacked the rebel works. They were met by the rebels in force, under General Cheatham, whom, however, they drove to and through their camp, captured a battery of twelve guns, burned their camp, and took the rebel baggage, horses, and many prisoners. Large bodies of rebels crossed from Columbus and reinforced those at Belmont, when another severe fight took place, and the National forces withdrew to their boats. Their retreat was well covered by the gunboats.-(Doc. 133.) -A LARGE and influential meeting was held in Cooper Institute, at New York, to express sympathy for and take measures to furnish relief to those loyal inhabitants of North Carolina, who, deprived of their usual means of support, and overawed and crushed by rebels in arms, are reduced to great straits of suffering. The Hon. Geo. Bancroft presided. Eloquent addresses were made by the Chairman, by the Rev. M. N. Taylor, T. W. Conway, William Cullen Bryant, Gen. A. E. Burnside, Prof. Roswell C. Hitchcock, Dr. Lieber, the Rev. Dr. Tyng, and others. J. M. Morrison and W. E. Dodge, jr., were appointed to receive subscrip tions and donations of supplies. -THE New York Second regiment of Light Artillery left their camp at Elm Park, Staten Island, for the seat of war. Previous to its departure the regiment was presented with a stand of colors, the gift of Gen. Morgan, whose name the regiment bears.-The Fifty-eighth regiment N. Y. V., Col. W. Krzyzanowski, left New York city for the seat of war. -Nashville Gazette, November 10. -Ar a meeting of the merchants of Santa Fé, New Mexico, it was resolved that they would indorse for the National Government to any amount that may be advanced to the territory. This action was taken in consequence of the scarcity of coin, which has heretofore made up the circulating medium in the transactions of business, and has, from soine cause, almost entirely disappeared.-N. Y. World, Nov. 29. -THE New York Chamber of Commerce, upon the occasion of the retirement of Gen. Scott, adopted a series of resolutions highly appreciative of his great services.—(Doc. 135.) -This day a battery of two rifled cannon was opened from Gen. Rosecrans' position on the New River, Va., and silenced the rebel battery thus silenced had been opened on the 30th ult., opposite on Cotton Hill. The rebel battery and by its command of the only road by which Gen. Rosecrans' position could be reached from Gauley Bridge, it had maintained a siege ever since, and supply trains previously run at all hours had been run only at night. By its silence the "siege" thus established was raised. -(Doc. 136.) -THE United States fleet, under command of Commodore S. F. Dupont, achieved a great victory to-day on the coast of South Carolina. The expedition arrived off Port Royal harbor, S. C., last Sunday evening, Nov. 3. The next morning, the Vixen and Mercury, with several and were attacked by the rebel battery on Bay gunboats, entered the harbor to take soundings, five rebel steamers, under command of ComPoint, known as Fort Beauregard, assisted by modore Josiah Tatnall. A skirmish ensued, lasting till darkness came on. The following morning, Nov. 5, the whole National fleet went inside, and seven gunboats went up to make a reconnoissance and discover the location of the -GEN. HUNTER repudiated Gen. Fremont's agreement with Price, in Missouri, and in report to head-quarters assigned his reasons to be -that it would render the enforcement of mar-rebel batteries by drawing their fire. In this tial law impossible, give absolute liberty to the propagandists of treason, and practically annul the confiscation act.-(Doc. 134.) they were successful, and consequently withdrew at about nine o'clock. In the afternoon the heavy men-of-war moved inward to get -Two Federal gunboats went up the Cum- into position, but the Wabash grounded, where berland River together as far as Tobacco Port, she remained for an hour and a half. This eight miles below Fort Donelson, Tenn., when circumstance postponed the general engageone of them proceeded up the river within three ment. On Wednesday, the 6th, the day was miles of the fort, and lay there under the point stormy and unfavorable, and a council of war ten minutes. She fired three cannon, and then I decided to "wait a little longer." |