leave behind twenty-one in killed and wound- Reid, ("Agate,") wrote as follows concerning ed. THIS morning, at a little before three the Emancipation Proclamation: "A recent alo'clock an attempt was made on Seabrook lusion to the fact that Mr. Secretary Chase's cinnati Gazette, at Washington, Mr. Whitelaw | "The President assented to Mr. Seward's view, and it was withheld till the fall, when it thanks to the confederate armies for reënlisting was issued almost precisely as originally pre- for the war.-Mobile Papers. pared. The one to which Mr. Chase supplied March 20.-The expedition, composed of the the concluding sentence was the final Procla- steamers Columbine and Sumter, that left Pilatmation, issued on the subsequent first of Jan-ka, Florida, for Lake George, to capture the rebel steamer Hattie Brock, returned to the for uary." five minutes west, the United States steamer Tioga overhauled and captured the sloop Swallow, from the Combahee River, South-Carolina, bound to Nassau, N. P. One hundred and eighty bales of cotton, eighty barrels of resin, and twenty-five boxes of tobacco were found on board the prize.—THE rebel steamer Florida was captured by the National gunboat Honeysuckle. -THE Legislature of Georgia in both branches mer place, having been successful. to-day adopted Linton Stephens's peace resolu- -THIS morning, while off Elbow Light, in lattions, earnestly "recommending that our gov-itude twenty-six degrees thirty-three minutes ernment, immediately after every signal success north, longitude seventy-six degrees twentyof our arms, when none can impute its action to alarm instead of a sincere desire for peace, shall make to the government of our enemy an official offer of peace, on the basis of the great principle declared by our common fathers in 1776, accompanied by the distinct expression of a willingness, on our part, to follow that principle to its true logical consequences, by agreeing that any Border State whose preference for our association may be doubted, (doubts having been expressed as to the wishes of the Border States,) Hill, La., between a portion of General A. J. shall settle the question for herself, by a conven- Smith's forces, under the command of General tion to be elected for that purpose, after the John A. Mower, and the rebels under General withdrawal of all military forces on both sides Richard Taylor, resulting in the defeat and rout from her limits." They also adopted his resolution declaring that "the recent act of Congress to suspend the writ of habeas corpus in cases of arrests, ordered by the President, Secretary of War, or general officer commanding the Trans-Mississippi military department, is an attempt to maintain the military in the usurpation of the constitutional judicial functions of issuing warrants, and to give validity to unconstitutional seizures of the persons of the people; and the said act, by its express terms, confines its operation to the upholding of the class of unconstitutional seizures, the whole suspension attempted to be authorized by it, and the whole act itself, are utterly void." "That in the judgment of this General Assembly, the said act is an alarming assault upon the liberty of the people, without any existing necessity to excuse it, and beyond the power of any possible necessity to justify it; and our Senators and Representatives in Congress are earnestly urged to take the first possible opportunity to have it blotted from the record of our laws." Both houses also adopted a resolution turning over to the confederate government all persons between the ages of seventeen and eighteen, and forty-five and fifty years. They also unanimously adopted a resolution expressive of confidence in the President, and March 21.-A battle occurred at Henderson's of the latter, with a loss of five guns with caissons, four hundred horses, and about two hundred and fifty men, in killed, wounded, and missing. In a skirmish previous to the battle, Colonel H. B. Sargent, of General Banks's staff, was wounded severely.-(Docs. 96 and 131.) -LAST NIGHT a body of rebels made an attack on the Union pickets, near Jenkins's Island, South-Carolina, but were repulsed at every point by the Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania regiment, Colonel Campbell, doing duty at that point. The rebels approached in eight large flatboats, and came in force, evidently with a view of cutting off the pickets. Another attempt to gain a foothold on the island this night was baffled by Captain Kness's company of the Seventy-sixth, which fired several deadly volleys into the boats, and drove them off. No casualties occurred on the Union side in either affair.-THE steamer Chesapeake, surrendered by the British authorities, arrived at Portland, Maine. -THE rebel steamer Clifton, formerly the United States gunboat of that name, while attempting to run the blockade at Sabine Pass, with over a thousand bales of cotton, got aground on the bar. She remained immovable, and was burned to prevent her from falling into the hands of the Nationals. THE rebel schooner Wild Pigeon was captured by the Hendrick Hudson. March 22.-Major-General Lew. Wallace as- the Second corps, and Major-General Sedgwick sumed command of the Middle Department, | the Sixth. Eighth army corps, headquarters at Baltimore, Md., and issued orders in accordance therewith.THE Supreme Court of Georgia to-day unanimously affirmed the constitutionality of the confederate anti-substitute law.-A HEAVY Snowstorm prevailed in Richmond, Va., and vicinity, the average depth being about one foot. -A DARING rebel raid was made into the southern part of Green County to within five or six miles of Springfield, Mo., by a band of rebels numbering from eight to twelve, yesterday. Among the number were Louis Brashears and William Fulbright, (youngest son of Ephraim Fulbright,) both formerly of that county. The head-citizens collected and drove them out of the county to-day, and in a little fight with them killed Fulbright. In their flight southward the rebels killed Elijah Hunt and one Dotson, both of whom had formerly been in the rebel service.Missouri Democrat, March 30. gen -MAJOR-GENERAL BANKS, from his quarters at New-Orleans, Louisiana, issued eral orders constituting a Board of Education, and defining their duties and powers. March 23.-An expedition under the command of General Steele left Little Rock, Ark., and went in pursuit of the rebel General Price.-THE following order was issued by Brigadier General Nathan Kimball on assuming command of troops in the department of Arkansas: "The Commanding General intends to protect, to the fullest extent of his power, all citizens who may be in the country occupied by troops under his command, in the enjoyment of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; knowing that in so doing he will assist in accomplishing the primary object of the government he serves. "He will devote all his energies to the defeat of the enemies of that government; and although, as a soldier, he can feel respect for those openly in arms against it, yet robbers and guerrillas who have taken advantage of the unsettled state of the country to burn dwellings, murder their neighbors, and insult women, are in no respect soldiers, and when taken will not be treated as such. "He requires all citizens to aid and assist the officers of the United States Government, and to stand firm in their allegiance to it. "The loyal shall be protected, and the sympathizers with rebellion, though they may have taken the oath of allegiance to the Government of the United States, will be treated as rebels, unless they conform, in word and act, to the spirit of that oath." March 24.-Major-Gen. Wm. H. French having been detached from the army of the Potohis farewell order to his command.—GENERAL mac in consequence of its reorganization, issued NEAL Dow delivered an address in Portland, THE rebel sloop Josephine was captured by the Maine, describing his captivity in the South.steamer Sunflower, at Saversota Sound. -A LARGE force of rebels, under General Forrest, captured Union City, Ky., and after destroying the buildings, carried off the entire force of Nationals prisoners of war.-(Docs. 1 and 127.) March 25. Major-Generals Newton and Pleasanton, having been relieved of their commands in the army of the Potomac, issued general orders in accordance therewith.-PADUCAH, Kentucky, was attacked by the rebel forces under General Forrest.—(Docs. 1, 127, and 139.) -THE steamer La Crosse was captured and burned by a party of rebel guerrillas, at a point on the Red River, below Alexandria; her crew was released, but the officers were carried off. March 26.-President Lincoln issued a proclamation specifying the persons to whom the benefits of the Amnesty Proclamation of December last were intended to apply. He also authorized every commissioned officer in the United States service, either naval or military, to administer the oath of allegiance, and imposed rules for their government, in the premises.(Doc. 113.) -By order of the Commander-in-Chief, the corps of the Army of the Potomac were reduced to three, namely, the Second, Fifth, and Sixth corps. The First and Third were temporarily -GENERAL ROSECRANS, from his headquarters reörganized and distributed among the Second, at St. Louis, Mo., issued the following special Fifth, and Sixth. Major-General G. K. Warren orders: "The attention of the General Commandwas assigned to the command of the Fifth corps, ing has been called to various articles of an inGeneral W. S. Hancock continued to command cendiary, disloyal, and traitorous character, in a |