under the command of General J. H. Morgan, resulting in a repulse of the rebels with considerable loss.-(Doc. 28.) on board, under the command of Colonel O. T. Beard, proceeded to King's Bay, Georgia, and destroyed the extensive rebel salt-works, about a mile from the landing, together with all the November 6.-Major-General Butler, from his property on the place. On returning to the headquarters at New-Orleans, issued the followsteamer, Colonel Beard's command was attacked ing order: by a party of rebels, but they succeeded in reaching the vessel without injury. The colored troops returned the rebel fire, killing two of the enemy. November 5.-Lamar, Missouri, was this day captured by a body of rebel guerrillas under Quantrel, after a sharp fight with the garrison, consisting of only eighty State troops, under the command of Major Bruden, and partially destroyed by fire.-Leavenworth Conservative. -A SKIRMISH took place to-day at Barbee's Cross-Roads, Virginia, between a force of Union troops, under the command of General Pleasanton, and a detachment of General Stuart's rebel cavalry, resulting in the retreat of the latter with considerable loss.-(Doc. 29.) -SALEM, Virginia, was occupied by the National cavalry under General Bayard.-Curran Pope, Colonel of the Fifteenth regiment of Kentucky volunteers, died at Danville, Kentucky.This day, while a battalion of General Shackleford's cavalry, under the command of Major Holloway, was moving from Henderson to Bowling Green, Kentucky, a party of rebel guerrillas under Johnson attempted to surprise them, on the Greenville road, about seven miles from Madisonville. The attack was promptly met by the National forces, and the rebels were routed with the loss of eight killed and a large number wounded and captured. Colonel Fowler, who commanded the guerrillas, was among the killed. -Indianapolis Journal. -THIS day Colonel Wyndham, of Bayard's cavalry, had a spirited engagement with the rebel cavalry and artillery at New-Baltimore, Virginia, and succeeded in driving them off to their main body, near Warrenton.-General McClellan by direction of the President of the United States, was relieved from the command of the Army of the Potomac, and General Burnside was ordered to succeed him.-The monitor Weehawken was launched at Jersey City, New-Jersey. --A fight took place to-day in the vicinity of Nashville, Tennessee, between the Union forces under General Negley, and a numerically much superior rebel force in two divisions, one of which was "HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT NUMBER 1, CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, NEW-ORLEANS, LA., March 20, 1862. GENERAL ORDERS, No. 90. XII. All process from any court of law or equity in the parishes of Orleans and Jefferson, for the ejection of the families of soldiers now in the service of the government, either on land or water, for rent past due, is hereby suspended, and no such collections shall be forced until fur ther orders.. By command of Major-General LOVELL. J. G. PICKETT, Assistant Adjutant-General." The above extract from orders of the rebel General Lovell is accepted and ordered as referring to the families of soldiers and sailors now in the service of the United States. By command of Major-General Butler. GEORGE C. STRONG, A. A. G. -GENERAL REYNOLDS took possession of War renton, Virginia, this afternoon, the rebels offering Third Virginia cavalry, and two infantry soldiers no opposition; five prisoners belonging to the died at Old Town, Maine, this morning.—The were captured.- General Charles D. Jameson English schooner Dart was captured off Sabine Pass, Texas, by the United States schooner Rachel Seaman. -GENERAL Beauregard ordered non-combatants to leave Charleston, South-Carolina, "with all their movable property, including the slaves." This was done "to avoid embarrassments and delay, in case a sudden necessity should arise for the removal of the entire population.” -A FIGHT took place near Leatherwood, Kentucky, between a small body of Union troops under the command of Captain Ambrose Powell, and a gang of rebel guerrillas, resulting in the flight of the latter, leaving six of their number dead, and their captain mortally wounded.Frankfort Commonwealth. November 7.-At Big Beaver Creek, Missouri, a block-house, occupied by portions of two companies of the Tenth Illinois cavalry, and two militia companies, was attacked by the rebel Colonel Green, who had one thousand three hundred men and three pieces of artillery. On the destruction Virginia, and its vicinity.-The First company of of the block-house, the militia retreated to the the South-Carolina colored volunteers was muswoods, and fought five hours, when Captain tered into the service of the United States, at Barstow, who was in command, displayed the Beaufort, South-Carolina, by General Saxton. white flag, and surrendered the garrison.-NewYork Tribune. -TO-DAY a debate took place in the rebel Senate, on the bill to extend the operation of the sequestration act to all persons natives of or residents within any of the rebel States, and who had refused to submit to the constitution and laws of those States. A substitute proposed by the Committee of the Judiciary was adopted. It provided that the President of the rebel States should issue his proclamation, ordering all persons within the limits of those States who were loyal, and adhered to the United States Government, to leave the rebel States within forty days, on pain of forfeiture of property. Another of its provisions was the granting of immunity to all persons adhering to the Union who, within forty days, should take the oath of allegiance to the rebel States. -COLONEL LEE, of the Seventh Kansas, with about one thousand five hundred Union cavalry, made a successful reconnoissance in the vicinity of Hudsonville, Mississippi, defeating a party of rebels in a short skirmish, killing sixteen, and capturing one hundred and seventy-five of their number, one hundred horses, and a stack of fire arms.-(Doc. 39.) -THE ship T. B. Wales, in latitude 28°, 30', longitude 58°, was captured and burned by the privateer Alabama.-General Pleasanton, in a skirmish with the rebel General Stuart, captured three pieces of artillery, a captain, a lieutenant, and five privates, without loss. The Richmond Whig, of this day, declared that the success of the Democrats in the elections at the North was "about equal to a declaration of peace."-Holly Springs, Mississippi, was evacuated by the rebels. -Mobile News. -THE United States steamer Darlington, with -PRINCE GORTSCHAKOFF, the Russian Minister a company of colored troops on board, in com- of Foreign Affairs, sent a despatch to Paris, in remand of Lieutenant-Colonel O. T. Beard, Forty-ply to a proposal of concerted mediation between eighth New-York volunteers, proceeded up Sapelo the belligerents in America, made to the Russian River, Georgia, accompanied by the Union gun-government by the Emperor of the French. The boat Potomska, and captured a number of rebels and slaves on the plantations along the river, and destroyed a large and valuable salt-work. The rebels on shore attacked the Darlington several times on the route, but the colored troops fought bravely, and she escaped without injury. -A SINGLE Company of enrolled militia, at Lamar, Missouri, barricaded the court-house in that place, and successfully repelled an attack made upon them by a large body of guerrillas, said to be under the command of Quantrel.-General McClellan issued his farewell address to the "officers and soldiers of the Army of the Potomac." —(Doc. 30.) November 8.-Yesterday General Bayard was attacked by the rebels at Rappahannock Bridge, Virginia, but succeeded in repulsing them. This morning he continued his operations and compelled them to retire, leaving him in possession of the bridge and all the neighboring fords. During the day, he captured Lieutenant-Colonel Blunt, of General Longstreet's staff, together with two servants and ten men of the rebel army.— A very heavy snow-storm occurred in Richmond, despatch says: "We are inclined to believe that a combined step by France, England, and Russia, no matter how conciliatory and how cautiously made, if it were taken with an official and collective character, would run the risk of causing the very opposite of the object of pacification, which is the aim of the wishes of the three Courts." -A SKIRMISH OCcurred near Marianna, Ark., between a detachment of the Third and Fourth Iowa and Ninth Illinois cavalry, under the command of Captain Marland L. Perkins and a party of rebels, resulting in defeat of the latter, with a loss of five killed. The Nationals had one man wounded.-Missouri Democrat. November 9.-A reconnoissance was this day made by a party of Union troops under the command of Captain Dahlgren, to Fredericksburgh, Va., where they discovered a force of rebels, whom, after a sharp skirmish, they drove off with some loss.-(Doc. 31.) -YESTERDAY an expedition under the command of General Kelley, composed of about eight hundred rank and file, left New-Creek, Va., for Fifth Virginia rebel cavalry, whom they routed and put to flight, after making a gallant charge directly through their ranks.-Officers of all grades belonging to the army of the Potomac were ordered to join their respective commands within twenty-four hours. the purpose of capturing or driving off the rebel Warrenton, Va., encountered a squadron of the Colonel Imboden and his men. The Union force reached Moorefield this morning, and after remaining a few hours, pushed on toward the rebel camp, which was about four miles beyond that place. When they arrived at the camp, finding it deserted, they continued the pursuit, and overtaking them at a point about eighteen miles from Moorefield, gave them battle and drove them into the mountains.-(Doc. 40.) -CAPTAIN G. W. GILMORE, with a party of Union troops, made a reconnoissance into Greenbrier County, Va. Near Williamsburgh, he captured a wagon-train belonging to the rebel Gen a number of prisoners, horses, mules, etc. He set fire to the wagons and grain.-(Doc. 43.) -ST. MARY'S, Fla., was bombarded and partially destroyed by the United States gunboat Mo-eral Jenkins, about to be loaded with grain; also hawk. A reconnoissance from Bolivar Heights, Md., was made by General John W. Geary, surprising the rebels at Halltown; occupying Charlestown, and reaching a point in the vicinity of Front Royal, from which the positions of the rebel Generals Longstreet and Hill were discovered.-Georgia passed a bill to obstruct the navigable Baltimore American. -GENERAL BUTLER, commanding department of the Gulf, issued an order enforcing the confiscation act in the district of Lafourche, comprising all the territory in the State of Louisiana, west of the Mississippi River, except the parishes of Plaquemines and Jefferson.—(Doc. 41.) -JOHN B. VILLIPIGUE, Brigadier-General in the rebel army, died at Port Hudson.-The draft was again postponed in the State of New-York.-The Forty-third, Forty-fourth, and Forty-sixth regiments of Massachusetts volunteers left Boston for the seat of war. —A SKIRMISH took place at the house of Captain Eversoll, on the North Fork of the Kentucky River, in Perry County, Ky., between two companies of Union troops under Captains Morgan and Eversoll, and a numerous body of rebel guerrillas, resulting in a retreat of the latter, leaving three of their number dead on the field. Frankfort Commonwealth. -GENERAL BURNSIDE, in accordance with the orders of President Lincoln, assumed command of the army of the Potomac.--The Legislature of rivers of the State, and appropriated five hundred thousand dollars to aid in the work. The Governor was also authorized to impress slaves for the purposc.—Savannah Republican. -RESISTANCE to the draft occurred in Ozaukee County, Wis.-An enthusiastic Union meeting was held at Memphis, Tenn. November 11.-Yesterday a skirmish took place near Huntsville, Tenn., between a band of rebel guerrillas and a detachment of the Huntsville Home Guard, under Captain Duncan, resulting in a rout of the rebels with a loss of four killed and several wounded; the Home Guard sustaining no loss whatever. To-day the rebels crossed the Cumberland Mountains, committing many depredations on their route, and made their way to Jacksboro, Tenn. -GREAT excitement existed at Chambersburgh, Pa., it having been reported that the rebels were in Mercersburgh, and on their march for the former place. The One Hundred and Fifty-sixth regiment of New-York volunteers, under the com. November 10.- An expedition consisting of mand of Colonel Erastus Cooke, left Kingston for about four hundred Union troops, under the com- the seat of war.-Lieutenant Johnson, of the mand of Colonel Foster, this day left Henderson, Seventeenth regiment of Kentucky, was dismissed Ky., in pursuit of several bands of rebel guer- the service of the United States.-A fight took rillas that had been for some time infesting north-place near Lebanon, Tenn., between a party of western Kentucky. The force divided itself into four columns, and was entirely successful, defeating the rebels wherever they were come up with, taking a large number of prisoners, horses, and arms. -A PARTY of regular cavalry, under the command of Lieutenant Ash, of the Second dragoons, on a foraging party, at a point ten miles south of National cavalry, under the command of Kennett and Wolford, and the rebels under Morgan, resulting in the defeat of the latter with a loss of seven killed and one hundred and twenty-five captured. At Newbern, N. C., the National pickets and a small advance force were driven in by a large body of rebels, who opened the attack with shell and canister. Every thing was pre November 12.-General Hooker assumed command of the Fifth corps of the army of the Potomac.-The British schooner Maria was captured, while endeavoring to evade the blockade at Sabine Pass, Texas. —A CAVALRY engagement took place near Lamar, Miss., between a detachment of the Second Illinois and a company of the Seventh Kansas regiments, under the command of Major John J. Mudd, and a force of rebels, resulting in an utter route of the latter with great loss.-Missouri Democrat. November 13.-Earl Russell replied, officially, to the circular of Drouyn De Lhuys, proposing mediation in the affairs of the United States of America, dissenting from the French proposition for the reasons, that "there is no ground, at the present moment, to hope that the Federal Government would accept the proposal suggested, and a refusal from Washington, at the present time, would prevent any speedy renewal of the offer of the government."-See Supplement. -THE Fifteenth regiment of New-Hampshire volunteers, under the command of Colonel John W. Kingman, left Concord, for the rendezvous of General Banks's expedition, on Long Island, N. Y.-Governor Brown, of Georgia, sent a message to the General Assembly of that State, in reference to the raids of negroes in Camden County. (Doc. 44.) eighth New-York regiment, in command of one hundred and sixty of the First South-Carolina (colored) volunteers, left Beaufort, S. C., on an expedition to the Doboy River, Ga., where he succeeded in loading the U. S. steamers Ben Deford and Darlington with about three thousand feet of lumber.-(Doc. 48.) COLONEL SHANKS, with four hundred men, attacked a camp of rebel guerrillas, above Calhoun, Ky., on Green River, a few nights since. The rebels broke and ran in every direction, leaving their horses, arms and all their camp equipage to fall into the hands of the Union forces.-Governor Letcher, of Virginia, issued a proclamation informing the people that he had reason to believe that the volunteers from that State, in the rebel army, were not provided with the necessary supply of shirts, drawers, shoes, stockings, and gloves, and appealing to them to furnish such of these articles as they might be able to spare for the use of the troops.—(Doc. 53.) November 14.-General Burnside issued an order reörganizing the army of the Potomac.—At New-Orleans, Brigadier-General Shepley issued a proclamation authorizing the election of members of the Congress of the United States, in those portions of the State of Louisiana held by the National forces. November 15.-A fight took place near Fayetteville, Va., between a detachment of Union troops, under the command of General Sturgis, and a large body of rebels, resulting, after about an hour's duration, in a retreat of the rebels.-(Doc. 45.) -AN enthusiastic Union meeting was held at New-Orleans, La., at which J. A. Rozier presided, and speeches were made by Thomas J. Durant, Colonel Deming of the Seventy-Fifth N. Y. S. V., and others. After the meeting dispersed a procession was formed, and paraded through the principal streets of the city by torchlight. -Ar seven o'clock this morning, Colonel Lee, chief of cavalry on the staff of General Hamilton, -THE iron-clad steamer Passaic, with Admiral took possession of Holly Springs, Miss., after a Gregory, General Superintendent of iron-clads; slight skirmish, in which four rebels were killed Chief-Engineers Stimers, Lawton, and Robie, on and a number taken prisoners.-President Lin- board, made her trial-trip up the Hudson River, coln issued an order directing that the Attorney-as far as the Palisades, where she fired several General of the United States be charged with the shots from her eleven-inch and fifteen-inch guns. superintendence and direction of all proceedings The working of the guns, the turrets, and the sailunder the Conscription Act, and authorizing him ing qualities of the vessel gave satisfaction to all to call upon the military authorities to aid him in on board. carrying out its provisions. -THE Second army corps of the army of the -LIEUTENANT-COLONEL BEARD, of the Forty- Potomac, under the command of General Couch, left Warrenton, in the advance on Fredericks- the Federal officer commanding that department, burgh, Virginia. and ascertain if the facts are as stated. If they be so, you will demand the immediate surrender of General McNeil to the confederate authorities, and, if this demand is not complied with, you will inform said commanding officer that you are ordered to execute the first ten United States officers who may be captured and fall into your hands. November 16. The remaining corps of the army of the Potomac, which had been encamped around Warrenton, with the exception of the Fifth corps, and the cavalry under the command of General Pleasanton, followed in the advance on Fredericksburgh.-President Lincoln issued an order respecting the observance of the Sabbath-day in the army and navy.—(Doc. 32.) -THE advance of General Sill's brigade had a skirmish with a party of rebel cavalry on the Murfreesboro road, seven miles from Nashville, Tenn., without any loss. November 17. Warrenton, Va., was finally evacuated by the army under General Burnside. -The Twenty-third regiment of Connecticut volunteers, under the command of Colonel Charles E. L. Holmes, arrived in New-York, en route for the seat of war.-The schooner Annie Dees was captured by the gunboat Seneca, while attempting to run the blockade of Charleston, S. C. -AT Gloucester Point, Va., an outpost picket-guard, belonging to the One Hundred and Fourth regiment of Pennsylvania, was attacked at about three o'clock this morning by a party of rebel cavalrymen, who succeeded in escaping from the National lines, after killing one of the guard, wounding three, and capturing two others. -Philadelphia Press. November 18.-A skirmish took place at Rural Hills, Tenn., between a force of Union troops under the command of Colonel Hawkins, and a body of rebel cavalry, resulting in a retreat of the latter, leaving sixteen of their number dead on the field.-(Doc. 46.) -LIEUTENANT-COLONEL John Mix, with a force of the Third New-York cavalry, and a part of Allis's artillery, went from Newbern, N. C., on a reconnoissance on the Dover road toward Kinston. At Cove Creek they encountered the Tenth regiment of North-Carolina rebel infantry, and a large portion of the Second cavalry belonging to the same State, who, after a spirited engagement, retreated from the field, leaving a number of arms, blankets, and other equipments. -N. Y. Herald. -FALMOUTH, Va., was occupied by the advance column of the army of the Potomac, under the command of General Sumner.-(Doc. 47.) -THE English schooners Ariel and Ann Maria were captured off Little Run, S. C., by the United States gunboat Monticello, under the command of Captain Braine. -THE Committee of the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society in London issued an address, which they earnestly commended to the favorable consideration of their fellow-countrymen, and to the friends of humanity in all lands, with the object of evoking such an expression of sympathy as should encourage the emancipation party in the United States, in their most difficult position, to persevere in their endeavors to obtained rebel Secretary of War, to fill the vacancy ocjustice for the slave. -JEFFERSON DAVIS, at Richmond, Va., issued the following order: Lieutenant-General T. N. Holmes, Commanding November 19. Colonel Dodge, of the NewYork Mounted Rifles, made a descent on a party of rebels at Blackwater, Va., and dispersed them, capturing a number of tents, rifles, and other implements of war.-James A. Seddon was appoint casioned by the resignation of G. W. Randolph. Richmond Enquirer. -A SKIRMISH took place near Wallen's Creek, Ky., between a small force of the Harlem County State Guard and a gang of rebel guerrillas, in which the latter were routed with the loss of all their camp equipage, including horses, guns, swords, etc.-The first General Council of the Episcopal Church of the rebel States met at Augusta, Ga. -THE Fiftieth regiment of Massachusetts volunteers, under the command of Colonel Messer, You will communicate by flag of truce with left Boston for the seat of war.-The rebel pri |