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THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING. JANUARY 19, 1863,

N°. 22,014

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6 per cent. 10-year bonds, and 50,000,000 dole. in
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M‘Dowell, is wounded in the arm. The Journal's de-
spatches say that a fourth bloody fight occurred last night
the storm. The rebels charged us and were repulsed. Our
troops hold Murfreesborough. Our advantages are decided
General Breckinridge's division was cut t pieces and routed
on Saturday. Our skirmishers decoyed a large number of
rebels among our batteries. We routed them with great
slaughter. Capt. M'Cullock, of the 2d Kentucky Cavalry
(Union) says the rebel General Withers was driven almost
to madness by the slaughter of his men. Eye-witnesses
say that the slaughter exceeds that of Shiloh. General
Itosecrans and his soldiers are in the highe t spirits. On
Saturday Col. Daniel M'Cook engaged Wheeler's cavalry
six miles from Nashville, routing him completely. All is
highly cheering. Prisoners say that Gen. Kirby Smith was
in the fight. Rebel canteens were filled with whisky and
gunpowder. The Murfreesborough Rebel of the 2d says the
Unionists fought gallantly, and admits a loss of 5,000. The
Union prisoners are sent toMurfreesborough as fa: as taken.
Capt. John Desha, of Kentucky, was wounded by a :hell in
the head. Adjutant Caird, of the same regiment, was shot
by a cannon ball. The following is from the Associated Press
correspondent at Nashville :—lt is reported that Gen. Ros-
ecrans shelled Murfreesborough this morning. There was
no reply. Our forces would occupy it at noon. The rebels
undoubtedly left. Our forces, it is reported, are pursuing.
M'Cook attacked Wharton's cavalry near the Asylum, six
miles from Nashville, killing eight, which were left on the
field, and many wounded. Seven Unionists were wounded.
Captain Pinney, of the sth Wisconsin, Lieutenant Hastings,
of the 25th Illinois, and all the commissioned officers and
sergeants of companies G, L, and K, are killed or disabled.
Colonel Scott, of the 19th Illinois, is seriously wounded.
Captain Austin, of General Woodruff's staff, is taken pri-
soner. Private despatches say that the rebels in their
retreat are burning the cotton wherever they can get hold
of it. The Jews concentrated here and at Cairo have ap-
pointed deputations to proceed to Washington to remon-
strate against General Grant's order expelling them from
the territory occupied by the Union forces. It is reported
that Frank Ward, of Anderson's troop, is killed. All the
troops of Gen. Rosencranz have retreated to Nashville are
false. The fight to-day is supposed to be in the vicinity of
Christiana. The interruptions of the rebel cavalry between
Nashville and Christiana make it difficult to get news, but
everything thus far is favourable to the ultimate success of
the Union arms."

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look favourably on the suggestion. The Secretary
has also requested the committee not to separate
his bank and loan measures, but to report both
together, if at all."
The Washington letter of the New Fork Times,
dated the sth, says:— '
" As systematic efforts seem to have been made
in the columns of certain journals in other quarters
to create the impression that the Government in-
tends to abandon the policy of collecting its duties
and paying its interest in gold, we wish to advise
the public that there is not the least foundation for
such belief. The Secretary of the Treasury is con-
fidently calculating that a speedy absorption of the
old demand notes in the payment of duties will soon
place the Government in receipt of sufficient gold,
through the same channel, to pay all specie debts
heretofore contracted. A prominent member of the
committee of ways and means, ar d representing the
views of a large majority of that committee, to day
declared that whatever else might happen, it was
certain that both the duties on imports and the in-
terest on the public debt would continue to be paid
in gold. One or two members are supposed to favour
the payment in legal tender notes of the interest on
I debts hereafter contracted, but even this proposi-

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Spinoza. Thomas Hood.
China from a Medical Point
Key Msteries of Money.
nealy's New Pantomime.
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Lite and Times of St. Bernard. Poems of Rural Life.
David Elginbrod. Niccolo Marini.
British Engineers Smiles Miscellanies.
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The Drama—Fechter in "The Duke's Motto."
Music—The Chorale Book of England. Monday Popular
Concerts.
Art— Kaulbach's Goethe Gallery. Art Exhibition for the
Relief of the Distressed Operatives.
Science—Science for the Week. Proceedings of Learned
Societies. Meetims next Week.
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The Tribune has the following special despatches:
" Battlefield, Stone River, Jan. 3.
" It rained hard all this day, and both armies suspended
hostilities save skirmishing. This evening we battered down
a rebel house which concealed sharpshooters, and after short
fighting drove the enemy out of a cover from which they
had damaged us. Unless the enemy attacks, Sunday will
perhaps be quiet. Up to date, our killed and wounded, in •
eluding skirmishing, amounts to nearly 5,000. An unusual
portion of the wounds are severe. The number of killed is
about one-fifth that of the wounded. The Murfreesborough
rebel Banner of yesterday admits a rebel loss of 5,000 in
Wednesday's battle. They have lost at least 2,000 since.
Prisoners state that Generals Hardee and Hanson are killed.
Since the above was written the skirmish developed into a
bitter fight. Gen. Rosecrans, worried by some rebels be-
hind breastworks, sent Col. Beatty, of the 3d Ohio, with
his regiment and the 88th Indiana, and they carried the
works at the point of the bayonet, capturing many pri-
soners and holding the works. All is quiet now, but the
enemy is reported evacuating."
" Battlefield, Stone River, Monday, Jan. 5.
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reached, and the committee adjourned till to-mor-
row, when they expect to be able to complete a bill
for presentation on Wednesday."
The struggle for Speaker in the Albany Assembly
is very close. The votes were 63 for each of the op-
posing candidates, Mr. Dean and Mr. Sherwood. A
second poll only produced the same result.
The following official despatch relative to the
battles at Murfreesboro have been received from
the army of Gen. Rosencrans :
"Headquarters Fourteenth Army Corps,Department
of the Cumberland, in front of Murfreesboro,
lan. 3 ; via Nashville, Jan. 4, 1863.
"To MAJOR-GENERAL HALLECK, GENERAL-IN-
CHIEF, WASHINGTON.

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AMERICA.

QUEENSTOWN, Saturday.
The Royal Mail steamer Europa, from Boston on
the 7th, and Halifax on the 9th, brings 73 passen-
gers, and has in specie on freight 114,374 dols. for
Great Britain, and 66,887 dols. for Havre.
On the 4th the Royal Mail steamer Asia had
arrived out.
On the 11th the Europa passed, in lat. 47 5, and
long. 51 16, a small iceberg.
Congress was again in session on the sth, the
holyday recess being over. In the Senate, a joint
resolution of the Legislature of Connecticut was
presented, requesting a modification of the Internal
Revenue law, so as to prevent the accumulation of
taxes on the same article in different processes of
manufacture. The Secretary of War sent in a com-
munication, stating that no citizen, to his know-
ledge or by his authority, had been required to take
any oath or obligation not to bring any suit or ac-
tion against those who arrested him. Bills were
introduced to promote the efficiency of the army
and navy. A bill taxing bank-bills and all
fractional currency was introduced by Mr. Sher-
man, of Ohio. A resolution condemning General
Grant's order expelling the Jews from his depart-
ment, was introduced by Mr. Powell, of Kentucky,
and laid over. A resolution was adopted, making
inquiry of the Secretary of War as to the number of
deserters from the army, and she steps taken to
punish them. The Military Committee was in-
structed to inquire into the expediency of so conso-
lidating the regiments now in the field that their
maximum number shall be at least 1,020 men. The
Finance Committee was instructed to inquire into
the expediency of modifying or abolishing the duties
on foreign paper. Two messages were received from
the President—one regarding the appointment of
officers to fill vacancies in the department, and the
other calling attention to that part of the report of
the Secretary of State relating to consular pupils.
The Bankrupt Bill was considered.
In the House, the bill to annul and abrogate all
treaties with certain Sioux Indians of Minnesota,
and to relieve the sufferers by the late depredations,
was passed. Mr. Ashley, of Ohio, asked leave to
introduce a bill authorising the President to take
possession of any state or district in rebellion, and
establish a temporary Government for it. Objec-
tion was made by Mr. Vallandigham, and it went
over. A bill authorising the raising of a volunteer
force for the defence of Tennessee vi as referred to
the Military Committee. Mr. Wilson, of lowa, asked
leave to introduce a joint resolution, approving, ra-
tifying, and affirming the Emancipation Proclama-
tion, but it was objected to. A bill providing a
State Government for Colorado was referred to the
Committee on Territories. A bill making appro-
priations for the support of the Government was
referred to the Committee of the Whole. A reso-
lution wasNouew Granada.
adopted
making
A n i
nq
inquiriesry
wasas
orderedt o
re-
garding the loss of the Monitor. The Select Com-
mittee on the proposed ship canal between Lakes
Erie and Ontario was received. The Judiciary Com-
mittee was instructed to report a bill providing for
the protection of loyal citizens in insurrectionary
States. A resolution, offered by Mr. Blake, of Ohio,
pledging the house anew to support the Executive
in putting down the rebellion, went over for de-
bate. Mr. Cox, of Ohio, introduced
maar resolution
making inquiry as to the payment of the loan of
matter 1842. After some debate the was post-
poned until Wednesday.
In the Senate on the 6th Mr. Wilson, of Mas-
sachusetts, from the Committee on Military Affairs,
reported back the bill to:suspend temporarily the
act to prevent and punish fraud on the part of
officers intrusted with making contracts for the
Government, and moved that the bill be put
upon its passage. Mr. Powell hoped the bill would
not pass, intimating that there was some very curi-
ous history about it. The subject was ultimately
posponed. Mr. Wilson, of Massachusetts, from the
Committee on Military Affairs, reported back the
house joint resolution for the payment of the sol-
diers of the army and the seamen and marines of
'
the navy, with an amendment authorising the Sec-
retarytoissue 50 million dole. of
of the Treasury
demand Treasury notes, in addition to the amount
to the
moved that that the resolution be referred
assachusetts,
amuitthteoeriosnedFinance.Act
ference, but
said be bad no objection to such re
soldiers should be
thought it was high time that the of M
sbeilielettocaoimd the po
their families were paupers, becauorhouse,
se they had not
been paid as promptly as they should have been.
paid. Many of them had been waiting for months,
and
and some had gene home into
It: the house, Mr. Noell, of Missouri, from the
abolishment of
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Governmyeena
slavery therein. It provides for the issue of 10 mil-
mmititsesoeuorni eiumasenocuipriautigonth,
theereported back a
lion 30
colonisation of the
bonds,trapledgi
ng pi at
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freedmen. After co
position the bill passed.
A Washington letter says
"Secretary Chase, on 2d, sent
the
_nsiderable op-
to the commit-
tee of ways and means a letter asking them at once
to report a bill to meet the immediate wants of the
Government, authorising the issue of 50,080,000 dols.
in legal-tender Treasury notes, 50,000,000 dols. in

"On Saturday it rained, and all was quiet until night,
when the 3d Ohio and 88th Indiana charged and carried a
rebel breastwork, capturing 50 prisoners and killing many
rebels, with slight loss. During the night the enemy eva-
cuated, and are supposed to be retreating on Fayetteville.
Our loss in killed and wounded is about 6,000. The enemy
claim that they captured 4,000 prisoners. Their loss is
fully:as great. Our loss of field officers—valuatle ones—
is distressing. The rivers are all rising rapidly. General
Willioh is a prisoner

I General M'Cook by
Thomasmns from the _
"On 4.be 26th of December we marched from
NoNashvilleansvei
itkher
;e eGceonl.o
encamp-
ment on Franklin's Pike, via Wilson Pike; and
Gen. Crittenden on the main Murfreesboro. Our
left and centre met with a strong resistance, such as
the nature of the country permits, the rolling or hilly
routes, skirted by cedar thickets and farms, and
intersected
obstacles. Gen. M'Cook
streams,
with rocky bluff
banks,
drove General Hlrdee's corps a mile and a half
formbiyng e
r o as
from Nolansville, and occupied the place. General
Crittenden reached within a mile and a half from
smalla
Levergne. General Thomas reached the Wilson
Pike, meeting with no serious opposition. On the
27th Gen. M'Cook drove Gen. Hardee from Nolans-
ville and pushed a reconnoitring division six miles
towards Shelbyville, who found that Gen. Hardee
had retreated towards Murfreesboro. Gen. Critten-
den fought and drove the enemy before him, oc.
cupying the line of Stewatt's Creek and capturing
some prisoners, with slight loss. General Thomas
occupied the vicinity of. Nolansville, when he was
partially surprised, thrown into confusion, and
driven back. Gen. §heridan's division had repulsed
the enemy four times, and protected the flank of
the centre, which not only held its own, but ad-
vanced until this untoward event, which compelled
me to retain the left wing to support the right un-
til it should be rallied and assume a new position.
On the Ist inst. the rebels opened by an attack on
us and were again repulsed. On the 2d inst. there
was skirmishing along the front, with threats of an
attack, until about three in the afternoon, when the
army advanced, throwing a small division across
Stone River to occupy the commanding ground
there. While reconnoitring the ground occupied by
this division, which had no artillery, I saw a heavy
force emerging from the woods and advancing in
line of battle, three deep. They drove our little di-
vision before them after a sharp contest, in which
we lost 70 or 80 killed and 375 wounded, but they
were finally repulsed by Gen. Negley's division
and the remaining troops of the left wing of Gen.
Morton's pioneer brigade, and fled over the field
and beyond their entrenchments, their officers ral-
lying them with great difficulty. They lost heavily.
We occupied the ground with the left wing last
night. The lines were completed at four o'clock in
the morning. The 3d was spent bringing np and
distributing provisions and ammunition. It has
been raining all day. The gro.ind is very heavy."
" Camp near Murfreesboro, Jan. 4.
" To MAJOR-GEN. HALLECK, GENERAL-IN-CHIEF.
" Following my despatch of last evening, I have
to announce that the enemy are in full retreat.
They left last night. The rain having raised the
river, and the bridge across it between the left wing
and centre being incomplete, I deemed it prudent to
withdraw that wing during the night. This occu-
pied my time till 4 o'clock, and fatigued the troops.
The announcement of the retreat was made to
me at 7 o'clock a.m. Our ammunition train ar-
rived during the night. To-day was occupied in
distributing the ammunition, burying the dead,
and collecting arms from the field of battle. The
pursuit was commenced by the centre, the two lead-
ing brigades arriving at the west side of Stone
River this evening. The railroad bridge was saved,
but in what condition is not known. We shall
occupy the town and push the pursuit to-mor-
row. Our Medical Director estimates the wounded
in hospital at 5,500, and our dead at 1,009. We
have to deplore the loss of Lieut.-Col. Gereeche,
whose capacity and gentlemanly deportment had
already endeared him to all the officers of his com-
mand, and whose gallantry on the field of battle ex-
cited their admiration.
" W. S. ROSECRANS, Major-Gen. Commanding."
s, Head-quarters, Department of the Cum-
berland, Jan. 5.
" MAJOR-GENERAL HALLECK, GENERAL-IN-CHIEF,
WASHINGTON.

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Richmond papers of the 2d contain an account o
the battle of the 31st. The following is an officio
despatch :

" Murfreeeborotigh, Dec. 31, 1862.

" We assailed the enemy at 7 o'clock this morning, and
after 10 hours' hard fighting have driven him from every
position except his extreme left, where he has successfully
resisted us. 'With the exception of this point we occupy
the whole field. We captured 4000 prisoners, including
two brigadier-generals, 31 pieces of artillery, and some 200
waggons and teams. Our loss is heavy, but that of the
enemy is much greater.
" BRAXTON BRAGG, General Commanding.
The following are other Confederate newspaper
despatches :

"Murfreesborough, Dec. 30, 1862.

"Murfreesborough, Dec. 31, 1862,

" We have fought one of the greatest battles of the war,
and are victorious. Our entire success on the 31st ult. was
prevented by a surprise of the right flank, but we have never-
theless beaten the enemy after a three days' fight. They
fled with great precipitation on Saturday night. The last
of their columns of cavalry left this morning. Their loss
has been very heavy. Gen. Rains and Hanson are killed.
Gens. Cladson, Adams, and Breckinridge are wounded.
" W. S. ROSECRINS, Major- General Commanding."
Later newspaper despatel.es are to the 4th :
" Head-quarters, Nashville, Tennessee, Jan. 4, 1 p.m.
" To THE HOL. E. M. STANTON, SECRETARY Or WAR.
" Skirmishing commenced on the evening of the 29th,
our forces followi ig the enemy closely, and driving them,
till the evening of the 30th. On the morning of the 31st the
enemy attacked our forces at daylight. Ever since that
time the fight has been progressing. This is the fifth day
in the same locality. If the who's Richmond army does
not get here, our success is certain. The fighting has been
terrible. Our army has the advantage, and will hold it,
God willing. 1 cannot give particulars. Our officers have
suffered terribly. I have heard nothing of importance since
10 o'clock last evening. At that hour everything was fa-
vourable for us.
44 RoBT. R. MITCHELL, Brigadier-Gen. Commanding."
" Louisville, Jan. 4.
well in
and the river is rising.
is in Murfreeborough. He has
Gen. Rosecrans
front. and is d iving the enemy. Gene-
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"The day passed without any generalengagement. About
1 o'clock a heavy and brisk artillery duel was fought, occa-
sionally interrupted with sharpshooting. The firing gradu•
ally closed on both sides about 5. The casualties amount to
almost nothing. It is evidently the desire of the enemy to
force us to attack him ; but failing in this desire, and hav-
ing placed his forces in position, the battle was opened at
daylight in the morning. Artillery and sharpshooters were
engaged to-day. With the exception of about an hour
scarcely any small arms were used."
The following is a special despatch to the Savan
nah Depublican ;

" The enemy took position yesterday afternoon one mile
in front of our lines. We burnt the splendid mansion of
Mr. Cowan on the Nashville turnpike, 500 yards in our
front, together with all the houses; also Mr. Hardee's
residence on the Wilkson turnpike, in order to prevent the
enemy from using them for shelter. This morning is raw
and rainy, and the inhabitants are rapidly moving beyond
our lines. Heavy skirmishing commenced to-day at 9
o'clock, but no general engagement has taken place up to this
hour. The force of the enemy is estimated at about 60,000.
Heavy musketry firing has commenced in front, and there
are indications of a general and terrific engagement this
afteinoon. On our left the engagement soon became gene-
ral and the battle is now raging heavily. The greatest
confidence prevails among our officers and men. The enemy
has made a desperate charge upon our line, but was repulsed
with heavy loss. A brilliant artillery duel is now pro-
gressing."
A despatch to the Associated Press adds :
" Richmond papers of the 3d inst. contain despatches
from l‘lurfreesb: rough of the Ist. Bragg says the expedi-
tion made under General Forrest fully accomplished its
object. The railroads are broken in several places. A large
amount of stores have been destroyed, many arms captured,
and 1,200 prisoner s paroled. General Morgan has done his
work, but the full effect is not known. The enemy in Ten-
nessee and Mississippi are without railroad or telegraph
communication with the rear. Bragg's second despatch of
the same date says the enemy has yielded his strong point,
and is falling back. We occupy the whole field and shall
follow. General Wheeler made a complete circuit of their
army on the 30th and 31st with his cavalry. He destroyed
300 waggons loaded with baggage and commissary stores,
and paroled 700 prisoners. He is now behind them, and
has captured an ordnance train. To-day he secured several
thousand stand of small arms. God has granted us a happy
new year.

" Murfreesborough, Wednesda v, Dec. 31.
"The bloodiest day of the war has closed. M'Cook's divi-
sion attacked the enemy's right, driving they` back with
great slaughter. By 3 p.m. the enemy had been driven back
six miles from our left and centre. Our loss is heavy. Con.
Rains, Colonel M'Nair, and Colonel Anthony, of the 27th
Mississippi, and Lieutenant Thiest, of the Ist Louisiana,
were killed; Colonel Black, sth Georgia, and Colonel Fisk,
25th Louisiana, were mortally wounded. Whitney' s cavalry
captured 200 prisoners, a large supply of waggons, and 400
beeves."

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A Washington letter of the sth says :
"Secretary Stanton this afternoon replied to Represen-
tatives Colfax and Devin's request for information as fol-
lows :
"' We have a telegram from Rosecrans to Halleck, in
which he details the operations as successful on our side down
to Saturday ; another from General Mitchell, at Nashville,
to me, which speaks of things as entirely favourable on our
side, and with confident predictions of our entire success
and the destraction of the enemy; another from the opera-
tor at Nashville this morning, in which he says the news
from head-quarters this morning is decidedly cheering. A
telegram from Grant says that the rebel newspapers at
Grenada say the Yankees are in Vicksburg. This ought
to satisfy a reasonable appetite? "
The Philadelphia Press of the 6th has a Nashville
despatch which says that all the bridges in East
Tennessee have been burnt ; that Colonel Bruce has
to Mon-
recaptured Clarksville, Tennessee, and taken a
camber of prisoners, and 8,000 barrels of flour,
thlTrepe lines of
which he sends to Philadelphia. He states further
that the river is rapidly rising.
andthe steamer
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A Cairo despatch of the 4th contains the following
news relative to the siege of Vicksburg :
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men from General Grant's army by way of the river. The
whole Union force at Vicksburg is now 40,000. At the
latest accounts we had captured 10 guns and 700 prisoners.
Nothing has yet been heard from the forces below. Tho
steamer Judge Torrance was fired on while passing Milli-
kenville. In retaliation the Rattler burnt the town."

"TO MAJoit-GENERAL lIALLEcK, GENERAL-1N- CIIIEP.

THE NAVY.
The armour-clad frigate Royal 0 k, 34, 860
horse-power, shipped her spare screw at Chatham
Dockyard on Saturday. The screw-blade of the
propeller is Griffiths'F, which, by a recent derision
of the Admiralty, is now supplied to all screw
ships of war. In the case of the Royal
Oak, however, the screw has been subjected to some
alterations and improvements by Messrs. Maudslay,
Son, and Field, the manufacturers of the Royal

Oak's machinery, by whiclt, in addition to som,..t
other advantages, an increased rate of speed is ex-
pected to be obtained. The most important im-

provement effected by MeesrF. Msudslay appears to
c)nsist in bolting the screw-hhidLs to the " boss"
with fiances, instead of fixing thew wi,Lh, the key

" Holly Springs, Mississippi, Jan. 4.
"Despatches from General Sherman and the naval com-
mander were receised at Helena on the 31st. The gunboats
were engaging the e3:en,y's batteries. General Sherman
was inland, three miles from Vicksburg, hotly engaged.
From rebel sources, I learn that the Granada -4rn cal of
the 31st says 'the Yankees have got po,,:session of Vicks-
burg.' Since the late raids, this department, except the
troops, on the river, have subsisted off the country. There
will be but little in Northern Mississippi to support

and wooden wedges. By this arrangement the
blades arc more securely attached, while the pitch

of the screw mav be readily varied when rtquircd
—an advantage, not to be obtaintd in the ptcs(nt
construction and fitting of Grifliths'.s Bercw.
diameter of the screw is 19Ft. 3iu., and by the im-

proretnents introduced by Messrs. Maudslay and
Co., its pitch can be easEy and rapidly varied from
22ft. Gin. to 2711. 6:n. Iltrith an ordinary pressure
of 201 b. of stcarn to the square inch, the screw will
make GO revolutions per milaute. The length of the
iron shaft for working the screw is 109 ft., and the
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guerillas in a few weeks more.
" U. S. GitANT, Major-General Commanding.
The Richmond papers contain the following :
" Vicksburg, Dec. 30.
"On Saturday the enemy made four desperate attempts
to force our lines on the Chickasaw Bluffs, with heavy loss.

The 17th Louisiana greatly distinguished itself, repulsing,
unaided, the assault of three full regiments of Yankees.
On Sunday morning the enemy ag,in advanced on our
lines, and were repulsed with heavy loss. All the troops
behaved gallantly, but special mention is made of the 28th
and 17th Louisiana Regiments, the former regiment main-
taining the ground all day against superior forces. Our
loss on Sunday was one killed and two wounded ; Bth
Tennessee, four killed and six wounded, Captain C. A.
Gently, among the killed; 17th Tennessee, two killed and
two wounded; 81st Tennessee, one killed, none wounded.
One of Gen. Lee's couriers had his leg shot off. Wofford's
Artillery lost one sergeant killed. No particulars of the
casualties in other regiments. On Mon day afternoon S,lOO
of the enemy advanced upon our regiments on the right
wing of the Chickasaw Bayou to storm the works, but were
mowed down in large numbers, and upwards of 400 pri-
soners taken, with five stands of colours. The enemy were
driven back to their boats, and afterwards sent in a flag
of truce for permission to bury their dead, under
which some of the prisoners escaped. Fighting still con-
tinues, with no important results. The fighting of our troops
was splendid. The 28th Louisiana again immortalised itself
for the gallant manner in which it acted during the battle.
The Yankee prisoners say that Morgan is their general com-
manding. Severe fighting is going on now. The enemy
have destroyed the Vicksburg, Shreveport, and Texas Rail-
road as far as Delhi, a distance of 33 miles. They are said
also to have burned the town of Delhi, which is reported to
be totally destroyed. Our casualties in yesterday's fight
were small. This morning firing is heard in the same di-
rection, and it is supposed the enemy aro again advancing
to storm our works. The soldiers are eager to meet the
enemy, and are determined to conquer or die."
•

The Lynchburg Republican of the Ist states that
" A body of 5,000 Federal cavalry, composed of one Penn-
sylvania regiment and otb ers unknown, ha's, e destroyed nine
miles of the East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad, burning
the important bridges over the Holston and Watawga
rivers, and capturing 200 rebel cavalry who were guarding
the former." The Republican says it will take several weeks
to repair the damages, at a time when the road is taxed to
its utmost capacity. It characterises the Yankee raid of
nearly 100 miles as one of unexpected daring and audacity.
The Richmond Examiner of the 2d states that
brown sugar in that city has gone up from 1 dol to
1 dol 10e at retail, and molasses to 7 dol 50c and. 8
dol per gallon. It imputes the change to the active
aggressive operations of the Federals in the South
and South-West.

weight of the screw 19 tons 3 cwt. The total weight
of the engines and machinery of the Royal Oak,
including the cylinders and six boilers, is as nearly
as possible 650 tons. In order to lessen the rolling
propensities so applrent in iron and iron-plated
ships during a heavy sea, the boilers ;and other
heavy parts of the machinery of the Royal Oak rare
placed as near as possible to her kelson. The opera-
tion of plating the exterior of the Royal Oak will
be completed this week. The last plate will be fixed

on the stem to-day. The work of plating the stern
and bows of the frigate has been attended with

difficulty, besides occupying a considerable time, in,
consequence of the extreme nicety and care re-
quired in bending the armour-plates to fit those
parts of the ship. The last of the plates has,
however, now been bent, cut, and drilkd, and
by the end of the present week the Royal Oak,

from her bulwarks to four feet below her water-
line, will have every portion of her broadside s,
stem, and stern completely encased in an impene-
trable casing of iron, varying in thickness from 3
inches to CI inches in her most exposed parts.
The mechanics at Chatham dockyard commenced
on Saturday the construction of another large target
which will be despatched to Shoeburyness in the
course of the present week, to be used in the im-
portant experiments about to be:carried out by the
Ordnance Select Committee with the Whitworth
120-pounder rifled gun. The target now in course
of preparation, although ostensibly an improvement
on the Samuda target recently experimented upon,
is in reality an entirely new one, the intention of
the Ordnance Select Committee being to test the
effects of the new piece of ordnance and projectile
perfected by Ali: Whitworth against iron armour-
plates of almost double the thicknessof those hitherto
employed. The target will be covered with three
different thicknesses of armour-plates—namely, 71
inches, 61 inches, and 51 inches, the several plates
being so arranged that each tier may be experi-
mented upon separately, and the effect of the pro-
jectile upon each accurately ascertained. The iron
armour-plates will be bolted to a backing of 9 inches
of teak, laid on an outer coating of 1 inch wrought
iron, thus presenting a thickness of 171 inches, of
which 84 inches will be of iron. Every exertion is
ordered to be used by the dockyard mechanics in
order that the target may be completed in readiness
to be despatched from Chatham on Friday next.
On being landed at Shoeburyness, it will be erected
by a body of workmen who are now constantly
employed at that station.
The wrought iron rudder post for the iron frigate
Achilles, 50, under construction at Chatham, having
had the required alterations effected, was lowered
into the position in the dock on Saturday afternoon.
Its weight is 11 tons, and its manufacture occupied
several months. The work of plating thelAchilles
will be immediately commenced, a considerable por-
tion of the 18-inch teak backing, on which the
armour-plates will be placed, being now ready for
their reception. In order to facilitate the operation
of fixing the iron slabs to the frigate's broadsides,
the elevated tramways running the entire length on
both sides the dock will be taken down. Their re•
moval will be commenced to-day. An additional
line of rails will then be laid on each side the deck,
on which will be placed two of the largest descrip-
tion cf the steam travelling cranes, manufactured
for the Admiralty by Messrs. Taylor of the Britanni
Ironworks, Birkenhead, each crane being capable of
raising weights up to ten tons. The whole of the
requisite machinery has been erected for bending,
planing, and other ?fin preparing the slabs of iron
which will form the armour-plating of the Achilles,
in order that no delay whatever might occur in the
progress of plating the iron frigate after the work
has once fairly commenced.
Directions have been received at Chatham for the
state barges, shallops, gigs, luggage boats, &c.,
formerly used by the Lords of the Admiralty on
all state occasions, to be removed from Somerset-
house and placed in store at Somerset dockyard,
the Board of Admiralty having discontinued their
use for some time past. Until within a recent
period it was customary to keep a coxswain and
boat's crew always in attendance at Somerset-house,
in readiness to carry any members of the Admiralty,
wherever their duties called them, but since the dis-
continuance of the use of the state barges the custom
has been abolished.
The paddlewheel steamvessal Triton, 3, at Ply..
mouth, is ordered to be put into commissi©n with a
complement of 75 men. She is now in the first
division of the steam reserve, and will probably be
placed on the Brazil station.

The Confederates have made another raid out o
Virginia. A Washington despatch of the 4th says
" On Friday a large detachment of Stuart's cavalry,
commanded by Major Herring, made a dash into Dumfries
and captured some public stores and 10 suttlers' waggons,
for the greater part belonging to Maine and New York regi-
ments. Two drivers only escaping by cutting traces and
riding off on their horses. The movement on the part of
the rebels was accomplished with extraordinary expedition."
The Richmond Dispatch of January 3 gives the
following account of the disputed foray by Ueneral
Stuart's cavalry:—
"General Stuart returned from his late raid on New
Year's evening, having been absent about ten days, during
which time he visited Dumfries, where he made the capture
before mentioned, and then proceeded up the Potomac in the
direction of Alexandria. Arriving at Selectman's Ford, oa
the Occoquan, he encountered a large force of the enemy's
cavalry, which he routed, they scattered the blankets and
overcoats in the confusion. The expedition then proceeded
to the line of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad, where
they burnt the railroad .bridge ovor Acotink-creek thence to
Annandale, and then to within seven miles of Alexandria.
There he destroyed a large quantity of the Federal stores.
At this point Stuart's telegraph operator telegraphed to
General Meigs, at Washington (the Yankee Quartermaster-
General), that if he could not furnish more and better
transportation, he (Stuart) could n>t take the trouble to
come after supplies, as it was too much trouble to haul
them away.' General Stuart then took the route for the
London and Hampshire Railroad. At Fairfax Courthouse
he was fired on by the Yankees, with artillery, when he re-
tired, and, going up to Aldie, routed a force of the enemy's
cavalry, taking some prisoners. He proceeded thence to
Warrenton and then to camp. His troops supplied them-
selves with clothing, arms, &c., in abundance. His pri-
soners numbered altogether about 300, and the quantity of
stores destroyed was very large."
Advices from Arkansas state that General Blunt
occupies van Buren. From that place he telegraphs
on the 30th that the Confederates retreated during
the night towards Arkadelphia, abandoning about
60 wounded at Fort Smith. General Blunt also
reports that Colonel Phillips, whom he had sent into
the Indian territory with 1,200 men, had driven the
Confederate force of Coffee and Stannart across the
river, and destroyed the fortifications and commis-
sary stores at Fort Davis. Southern papers captured
at Van Buren admit the Confederate loss in killed
and wounded at the battle of Prairie Grove to have
been over 4,000. The entire telegraphic correspon-
dence of General Hindman was taken. The desti-
,ution of the Confederate army is represented as

extreme.
President Davis was at Mobile on the 30th ult.,
and was enthusiastically received. A Charleston
merchant had offered 10,000 dols. for the capture of
General Butler.
A balloon reconnoissance from Falmouth had
close the fact that a considerable portion of the
Confederate army had left Fredericksburg.
A body of Federal cavalry had destroyed nine
miles of the East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad,
burning the important bridges over the Holston
and Watawga rivers, and capturing 200 Confederate
cavalry, who were guarding the former.
General Butler has been serenaded at New York.
In recognition of the compliment he said :
" My Fellow-countrymen—This is no time for making
speeches. I have to thank you for this most kind greeting.
There is no reward for a public servant like the commen.
dation of those who have a right to his services, and for this
flattering manifestation of your regard I pray you accept
my heartfelt thanks."
The audience were somewhat surprised by this
brevity, and after some cheering, interspersed with
laughter and cries of " Short and sweet !" with-
drew. In the parlour of his hotel General Butler
was greeted by many friends. One lady said to
him she was happy to grasp the hand of the only
man who could manage the Secessionists of New
Orleans, and she hoped he would do the same good
work in Charleston. A requisition is in circu-
lation to get up a public demonstration to the
General.

LORD RAGLAN'SPAPERS.-So methodical was
Lord Raglan, and so well was he served by Colonel
Steele, his military secretary, that all this mass of authentic
matter lies ranged in perfect order. The strategic plans of
the much-contriving Emperor--still carrying the odour of
the Havannahs which aid the ingenuity of the Tuileries—
are ranged with all due care, and can be got at in a few
moments; but, not less carefully ranged, and equally easy
to find, is the rival scheme of the enthusiastic nosologist
who advised that the Russians should be destroyed by the
action of malaria, and the elaborate proposal of the English
general who submitted a plan for taking Sebastopol with
bows and arrows. Here and there, the neatness of the
arranging hand is in strange contrast with the fiery con-
tents of the papers arranged ; for, along with reports and
returns, and things precise,!the most hurried scrawl of the
commander who writes to his chief under stress of deep
emotion lies fiat, and hushed, and docketed. it would scans
as though no paper addressed to the English headquarters
was ever destroyed or s Invasion of the

Crimea.
The Shetland, Advertzser whets the appetite of
distant readers with the following mysterious announce-
ment :—" Considerable damage basbeen done this morning.
The Superintendent of Police had three of his teeth broken
out. Full particulars in our next."