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demonstrating that no rebel force existed in that quarter. At James City a few rebels, who fled on the approach of the Nationals, were seen. On Thoroughfare Mountain, the rebel signal-station was found in the possession of some thirty or more cavalry, who at once beat a hasty retreat. They were pursued some distance by Major Scott's men, but without capture. It was found to be a good position for its past uses, as well as in turn to be used against them, as from

point about eight miles above Bayou Sara, and seriously damaged. — MAJOR-GENERAL JOHN A. LOGAN assumed command of the Fifteenth army corps, at Bridgeport, Ala.—THE British steamer Ceres was captured off the port of Wilmington, North-Carolina.

-FULL and enthusiastic meetings were held in various portions of Indiana. At the capital of the State, General Carrington made a strategical speech, illustrated by maps and diagrams, showing how the rebels could be circumvented. — JEF

December 8. A brisk cannonade between Fort Moultrie and Battery Gregg, in Charleston harbor, was carried on this day. The firing on

it the position of nearly the whole rebel army can be seen. The destruction was made as complete as possible.—THE National iron-clad Wee-FERSON DAVIS sent a message to the rebel Congress, which was received and read in both hawken, during a terrific storm, sunk at her anhouses. (Doc. 21.) chorage at the entrance of Charleston harbor, S. C., carrying down with her four engineers and twenty-six of her crew.-THE merchant steamer Chesapeake, commanded by Captain Willets, was seized by a party of rebels, who had taken pas-Fort Sumter was moderated.-IN a speech before sage in her, while on her way from New-York to Portand, Maine. The pirates assaulted the crew, killed the engineer, and wounded two other officers, and, after landing the passengers at Part-bly surrendered Vicksburgh to the enemy, the ridge Island, ran away with the vessel.

the rebel Congress, this day, Mr. Foote expressed great indignation at the course pursued by President Davis. "When Pemberton dishonora

President made him his companion, and carried him to General Bragg's army, when, as he rode December 7.--Major-General Foster, from his along, soldiers were heard to say: 'There goes headquarters at Tazewell, Tenn., sent the follow the traitor who delivered us over at Vicksing to the National War Department: "Longstreet burgh.' The President never visited the army is on a full retreat up the valley. Your orders without doing it injury; never yet that it was about following with cavalry, shall be carried out. not followed by disaster. He was instrumental My division of cavalry attacked the enemy's cav-in the Gettysburgh affair. He instructed Bragg alry in one of the passes of Clinch Mountains, at Murfreesboro. He has opened Georgia to one yesterday P.M., and are pushing them vigorously. hundred thousand of the enemy's troops, and laid Couriers from Knoxville arrived last night. South-Carolina liable to destruction. I charge The road is clear. Sherman arrived here yes-him with having almost ruined the country, and terday." will meet his champion anywhere to discuss it. Would to God he would never visit the army again!"

-PRESIDENT LINCOLN issued the following recommendation for prayer and thanksgiving, for the defeat of the rebels under General LongMr. Foote also referred to abuses in the comstreet: "Reliable information having been re- missory department. A certain commissaryceived that the insurgent force is retreating general, who was a curse to our country, is infrom East-Tennessee, under circumstances ren- vested with authority to control the matter of dering it probable that the Union forces cannot subsistence. This monster, Northrop, has stealthhereafter be dislodged from that important posi-ily placed our government in the attitude charged tion, and esteeming this to be of high national by the enemy, and has attempted to starve the consequence, I recommend that all loyal people prisoners in our hands! do, on receipt of this information, assemble at Meats were furnished the prisoners very irretheir places of worship, and render special hom-gularly, and in a meagre manner. For twelve age and gratitude to Almighty God for this great advancement of the national cause."-A DEBATE on the question of the employment of substitutes in the Southern army was held in the rebel Congress.-THE steamer Von Phul, on a trip from New-Orleans to St. Louis, was fired into at a

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