bridge building, near their camp, on the Eastern | march northward toward Sedalia.-Baltimore Branch of the Potomac. The pontoons of India American, Nov. 26. rubber were inflated, and a bridge one hundred and eighty-eight feet long laid in thirty-three minutes. Fifty men crossed at ordinary and double-quick time, and on the run, and horses walked over. The regiment is supplied with a pontoon train and tools for constructing bridges

and fortifications.

-ON information obtained from a deserter, an expedition consisting of two gunboats, left Fortress Monroe late this evening, and proceeded to the junction of the James' and Warwick Rivers, Va., about five and a half miles above Newport News, where they shelled the camp of the Second Louisiana regiment, completely destroying it, and causing much havoc among the rebels.—(Doc. 184.)

November 22.—This morning, at New Orleans, Lieut. Morel, of the Third District Police, upon information received, arrested a German named -THE Second regiment of cavalry N. Y. S. Frenzel, who lived on Charles street, in the V., "Black Horse Cavalry," under the comSecond District, charging him with being an mand of Colonel A. J. Morrison, left Camp incendiary and a traitor to the State and South- Strong, near Troy, for the seat of war. Preern Confederacy. It appears that Frenzel, who vious to their departure the troops were prewas quite an intelligent man, had excited Lieut. sented with an elegant stand of colors. Col. Morel's suspicions, by remarks that he was re- Morrison is an officer of considerable military ported to have made in favor of Lincoln and experience. He served in the Mexican war, in his dynasty; he was watched-the result of the expeditions of Lopez and Walker, and with which was, that he was heard to boast that Garibaldi in Italy. On his return to the Unitthere was a powerful organization in Newed States he was authorized to raise a regiment Orleans—at least five thousand strong-which, the moment that the Lincoln army made its apance there, or on the coast, would rise and help them to the best of their ability.-New Orleans Crescent, November 23.

-CHARLES MACBETH, Mayor of the city of Charleston, S. C., issued a proclamation calling upon the citizens to assist the military and civil authorities in putting the city in a proper state of defence, by promptly contributing all their unemployed laborers for that object.-(Doc. 183.) | —GENERAL HUGER, of the rebel army, at Norfolk, replies as follows to an inquiry made by Gen. Wool, as to whether United States soldiers, prisoners in the South, would be permitted to receive clothing and other necessary articles:

"I consider myself fully authorized to reply at once to the inquiry made in your letter of the 8th inst. My Government will allow blankets and articles of clothing necessary for the comfort of prisoners of war to be sent to them. Such articles as you may send to me will be promptly forwarded by the Southern Express Company, and money may be sent to pay the freight here, (at Norfolk, Va.,) or it may be paid on delivery."-N. Y. Commercial Advertiser, November 25.

-PRICE's rebel army crossed the Osage River at Hoffman's Ferry, Mo., and began a further

of cavalry, which he has designated the "Black Horse Cavalry," and which is now the second regiment of volunteer cavalry of New York.

-FORT PICKENS opened fire upon the rebel steamer Time, just as she entered the Navy yard at Warrington, Fla., and was answered by the rebels at Forts Barrancas and McRae. The firing continued upon both sides nearly all day.

November 23.-The bombardment of the rebel Forts McRae and Barrancas was continued from Fort Pickens and the National ships in Pensacola harbor. Fort McRae was completely silenced, and Barrancas and the Navy yard at Warrington very much damaged. The town of Warrington was destroyed, together with the rebel rifle works at that place. Fort Pickens sustained no damage beyond the disabling of one gun. The loss on the Union side was one killed and six wounded.-(Doc. 191.)

-SOME citizens of Frankfort, Ky., faithful to the Union, met in that city and passed a series of resolutions in which they condemn the doc-in that section. The Union loss was one trine set forth by Simon Cameron and John Cochrane, in relation to arming the slaves, and express their belief that such a course "would add to the calamities of the present civil war, the further horrors of servile insurrection, murder, rapine, and plunder."-(Doc. 186.)

possession was then taken of the island.-| knocked Smith's down. General Paine sent Wal(Doc. 189.) lace assurances of his coöperation.

November 25.-Two National gunboats landed troops at Buckingham, on the mainland of South Carolina. General Lee issued orders that no one should leave Charleston without a permit. The greatest activity prevailed in army movements, and "General Lee will dispute every inch of ground with a courage and desperation which will teach the Yankees a severe lesson. They will not be allowed to gain a permanent foothold on the mainland of South Carolina."-regiment was raised in Chautauqua, Cataraugus, Charleston Courier, November 26.

Thousands of citizens and sojourners availed themselves of the opportunity to witness the parade. The appearance of the troops, their fine discipline, and general movements, elicited from the vast assemblage a universal expression of praise.-National Intelligencer, Nov. 27.

S. frigate Santee for the purpose of capturing The several regiments of infantry were comthe yacht, then lying at the entrance of the manded by Brigadier-General Sykes, the cavalry harbor of Galveston, Texas. The expedition by Lieutenant-Colonel Emory, and the batteries was under command of Lieut. James E. Jouett, of artillery by Colonel H. J. Hunt, the entire and consisted of the first and second launches, body being in command of Brigadier-General armed with howitzers, with forty men. Lieut. Andrew Porter. John G. Mitchell commanded the second launch. The other officers were Wm. Carter, gunner, and Acting Master's Mate Charles W. Adams. At three o'clock in the morning the yacht was boarded and captured after a sharp conflict, in which several of the rebels were killed, though some escaped. She was then set on fire, and her gun, a light thirty-two-pounder, was spiked, and before the boats regained the ship the yacht was entirely destroyed. A few stand of arms were captured, also thirteen prisoners, (three of them wounded,) and the yacht's colors. The officers engaged exhibited great coolness and courage. Henry Garcia, seaman, was killed; and John L. Emerson, coxswain, died of his wounds. Lieut. Jouett, and Win. Carter, gunner, were wounded; also five men, Edward Conway, Gunner's Mate; Geo. Bell, Coxswain; Hugh McGregor, Ordinary seaman; Francis Brown, seaman; and Charles Hawkins, seaman.-(Doc. 192.)

November 26.—A. J. Clemens passed through Louisville, Ky., on Tuesday, on his way to - Washington, to take his seat in Congress as the representative from the Fourth District of TenMr. Clemens was compelled to leave his State on the 11th of August to avoid arrest, and since then he has been acting as an Assistant Surgeon in Col. Grider's regiment.-Baltimore American, December 2.

nessee.

-A PARTY of scouts, numbering five hundred men, under command of Col. Looney, returned to Chattanooga, East Tennessee, to-day, from a successful expedition, bringing in their spoils.

They captured fourteen horses, and took one hundred Lincoln men prisoners. Some of these miscreants were found concealed in the dens and caves of the mountains. Holloway, the ruffian who killed Col. Anderson, managed to make his escape by clothing himself in female attire. None of the scouts received any injury. -Memphis Appeal.

-THE Grand Review of all the Regular Military Forces on the north side of the Potomac took place, in accordance with previous arrangements, about one o'clock to-day, at Washington, D. C.

-GEN. FREMONT and family, accompanied by Capt. Tracy, of the regular army, and two Secretaries, left St. Louis, Mo., to-day for Washington. He was accompanied to the depot by a large number of citizens, chiefly Germans, and on the east side of the river made a brief speech, regretting his departure, etc.—Chicago Evening Journal, Nov. 26.

-SEVEN Companies of the First regiment Pennsylvania Cavalry, under command of Col. Bayard, made a reconnoissance to-night from Langley to Drainesville, eight miles up the Potomac. They captured a few rebel pickets, and on their return were attacked by a force of the several of the rebels were killed, wounded, and enemy in ambush. A skirmish ensued, in which taken prisoners, and a few of the Federal soldiers wounded. Col. Bayard narrowly escaped death,

his horse being shot under him, and two balls passing through his clothes.—(Doc. 193.)

-COMMODORE TATNALL, with three small steamers and one gunboat, attacked the Federal fleet in Cockspur Roads, Ga. From forty to fifty shots were exchanged. No person was injured. Failing to draw the National fleet under the guns of Fort Pulaski, Commodore Tatnall withdrew.-Richmond Dispatch, Nov. 28.

-A LETTER from the Upper Potomac, received in Washington, stated that G. W. Smith, formerly Street Commissioner in the City of New York, was in command of the rebel forces at Leesburg, Va., and in that vicinity.

-JEFFERSON DAVIS sent in to the Confederate Congress a Message concerning the secession of Missouri. It was accompanied by a letter from Governor Jackson, and also by an act dissolving the Union with the United States, and an act ratifying the Constitution of the Provisional Government of the Confederate States; also, the convention between the Com

missioners of Missouri and the Commissioners | lina. Twenty-nine men were reported missing of the Confederate States. Congress unani- from the Union force. mously ratified the convention entered into between the Hon. R. M. T. Hunter, for the rebel Government, and the Commissioners for Missouri.-Richmond Dispatch.

—A BANQUET was given to Capt. Wilkes and the officers of the San Jacinto, at the Revere House, in Boston, Mass. Capt. Wilkes made a brief speech, recounting the incidents of the cruise after the rebel Commissioners, and he was followed by Gov. Andrew, Lieut. Fairfax, Chief-Justice Bigelow, and others.

-THE Nashville (Tenn.) Courier of this date says: "We learn that a squad of twelve men were sent to Franklin yesterday, to arrest some Lincolnites who were said to be committing depredations in that neighborhood. They had

collected to the number of twelve or fifteen at

the house of one of their number, one Bell; and defying, the party fired at them, killing one man, said to be Lee, of Louisville, and wounding one or two more. Our men then charged the house, and set fire to it, burning it and all of the men in it, it is believed, but two, who escaped. A detachment of twenty-five cavalry, under Capt. Morgan, arrived at Franklin to arrest the parties implicated."

-THE Convention to form a new State out of Western Virginia met in Wheeling. The attendance was unexpectedly full for the opening, thirty-seven counties being represented. John Hale, of Mason, was elected permanent President. There was no business done beyond organizing and administering the oath to the members.- Wheeling Intelligencer, Nov. 27.

-IN the Louisiana State Senate a joint resolution was introduced, approving of the Government recommendation to the banks to suspend specie payments, and to issue the Confederate States Treasury notes in the place of their bank notes. The resolution also provided for the submission of the question to the popular vote of the people of Louisiana.

A resolution was offered to inquire into the expediency of the assumption by the State of the collection and payment of the Confederate war tax.-The Governor's Message was sent into both Houses of the Legislature.-Richmond Dispatch, Nov. 28.

-GEN. HALLECK issued orders at St. Louis, Mo., in reference to the wants of the soldiers in his department, directing the appointment of officers to superintend any delinquencies and apply a remedy; also that prisoners sent to head-quarters at St. Louis must be accompanied with a written statement of the charges against them, and the evidence on which the arrests were made.—(Doc. 194.)

-A RECONNOISSANCE was made by a squadron of the Third Pennsylvania regiment, commanded by Captain Bell, in the neighborhood of Vienna, Va. From Vienna they took the right hand road toward Hunter's Mill, and had gone about a mile and a half when they found them-COL. JENNISON issued a proclamation to-day selves hemmed in on three sides by not only a to the people in arms against the United States superior force of cavalry, but also of infantry. Government in Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette, The discharges of the rebel musketry placed the and Pettis counties, Mo., stating that all who horses of the National cavalry beyond the conwould deliver up their arms, and perforin their trol of their riders, the animals having been but duties as loyal citizens, would not be held rerecently brought into service, and therefore un-sponsible for past acts, and would secure the accustomed to such alarms. The officers, after several ineffectual attempts to get their men in line for the purpose of making a charge, ordered a retreat, which was effected in as good order as the peculiar circumstances permitted. November 27.-The following is a list of rebel The skirmish was brisk, though of short dura- vessels captured by the Federal flotilla in Mistion, the rebel cavalry firing buckshot from sissippi Sound, since the 21st of November: their carbines. The number of rebels killed Steamer Anna, loaded with spirits turpentine, and wounded is not known. John Beatty, pri- rosin, and cane-bottom chairs; schooner Olive, vate in Company H, killed a rebel cavalry offi- loaded with lumber originally intended for Ship cer, and captured his horse. The mark on the Island, but at this time destined for Fort Pike; saddle was D. S. Davis, Ridgeway, North Caro-steamer Lewis, loaded with sugar and molas

protection of their lives and property. All, however, who should disregard these propositions, would be treated as traitors, neither their persons nor property being spared.—(Doc. 195.)