The New York herald., 1861-12-31

hours fighting. The rsbsIa lost thirty-two killed. Ths
Union loss was six killed aNd twenty-five wounded.
1Ath-Ths unionists In S.ss Tennessee burned tho
Cumberland River Railroad bridge They had also Dc.
troyeda number Of other railroad bridges IN various
parts of the State
l5th-Ths United States steam frigats San Jacnts,
SAptain Wilkes, arrived at Hampton Roads. having o.
BOARD James N. Mason, OF Virginia. and john sdel a
ousiahs TWO rebel oUmmssi cent from tbs soth~
they wer. on the sh Of Novs@Ssr q Bermuda
from on board the English mail Gamer Trer@ they hay
g saken passage on board that vessel At RHvana es
also taken. -
16th-Fifty wagons and nvs hundred head Of oastls,
unpro.ec'eo were captured BY rebels in Cass county,
,,a Union orAgng arty consisting OF af'ytwo men be-
near Falls Church. Virginia.
l7th-A party Of Union troops recaptured neary cay
the wagons and cattle that were seized by the rebels il
Csss county, Mo.
lsth-Genera Halleck superseded General Hunter =
the command Of tie Department Of Missouri.
One hundred and hfty rebel prisoners were taken By
company OF Union cavalry near Warrensburg, No.
convention Of egates, representing forty five coun-
ties u North Carolina, at Hatsras. and adopted the
following ordinance -..' -''.s-t. -
s. ;ss;s|.ss /: 4:
II; II: ssa q Esra
Sac. Of Amelia az he Supreme law q The land hereby
have disqualified hold them By Violating tSsir
vacasdby dah of John Es "nd By he
Clark Nash Tsyor 5. hsrsSy
pointed and declared rov.s ons Governor Of North Ca
That ne constitution Of the State and IT'S
the Revised Code Pgt in opera ion January 1855 ees
the General ssmby as were not adopted ii ooasSss
ton Of The national constitution or In derosatlon Of its aa
q Tha, the ordinance Of the which assembled
OF this Commonw alth from federal Union, such
r with al e 20 or sa
said Or Of the General Assembly made and done
Asains. @ the Union, Is hsrby acc sred null and yod
as .9s
cor,aacs with chapter 90 Of the Revised Code,
spresensd and view Of The prevalence armed rsSsr
n TO- K " s.s
ton upon presentation Of such evidence shall satisfy him
g. That ihe authorized and empowered nn
aeh es as Ss d H. aa
deem expcdcnt fer the safety and order OF the State
| 10th-An expedition from Gen. Dix'ss department
rived from May and oa tn, Eastern shore Of Virginia.
Upon tho approach OF the Union troops the rebels laid
down their arms ami the stars and Stripes raised
| In all parts of Northampton and Accomac counties.
The largest portion cuiing the business part OF the
town Of Warsaw Mo-. burned by the rebels to pre-
vent its being occupied by Union troops for winter quar-
ters.
The gunboat Conastosa from Paducah, KY. on N
covered rebel battery near the Tennessee line. She
| threw one she'll which routed the rebels still further
up another battery was discovered and engaged. The
| rebels again routed, with . number killed. The
ccnefoEa was but slightly damaged in the encounter
| 2Oth-rho rebel Gen. Floyd suddenly broke up hs
1s M ., ss SSSey ana male e.
tonts and destroyed large amount Of camp equipage.
In his fight he cast aside ten wagon loads Of ammunition
! and arms.
| fleet Of about thirty old whale ships, loaded with
stones sailed from New Bedford Mass and New LOnden,
Conn hound South for the purpose II hsipg sunk In hS
channels ct the entrances OF Of the Southern ports
2Ad-Fort Pickens opened lre the rebel batteries
At Pensacola winch was answered by Forts Barrancas
| and Mcsas.
23d-The firing between Fort Picksns and the rebel
batteries at Pensacola was continued tor days. TIE
rcbel Fort McRae esctuary ssnced; Fort Barran-
the town Of WARRINGTON mostly bained The ics 4
c the part of the rebels fully ascsrtaineA
Of one gun Tho loss on the Union side wss one K,ssa
and six wounded The naval vessels Niagara and Rich.
mona sook part IN the engagement On the r: day. but
being too low for them 10 get sufficiently near the rebel
foracations Both vosses were slightly dsmaged and
one man was killed and seven wounded on board The
| Richmond.
SUNDAY, 24th-Jamss N. Mason and John s,ideil The
rebeC,missonsrs, with their secretaries were landed
| at Fort Warren, In Boston hA Dor. p 8
portion Of Captain Dupont's Port Royal expedtioA
tk possession Of Tybee Island, at the mouth Of The
savannah river The place was found entirely evacuassd
Askrmiah took place At Lancaster Missouri, between
Union orco four hundred ary strong under Colonel
Moore and four hundred and twenty rebels Tbs latter
were routed losing thirteen killed. lumber wounded ana
mary prisoners The Union loss was ono killed and two
| wounded.
15h-Whle the shot and shell which were nrod BY the
ehcy were being collected around Fort Picens through
the caelessneas Of Of the OF the shells burst,
killing Ave and wounding seven Of our soldiers. :,
2Gsh--Cenoral Bon. McCul!och, with his robcl armys
| again occupied Springfield Missouri.
skirmish took place Vienna, Va, between one
hunrod and twcnty Union troops and ve hundred rebe
| cavalry The UniOnists attacked front and rear
Forty of the Union troops either killed or taken
prisoners
17th-The steamship Constitution. having on board
two ments Of troops forming part of Gen. Buffers
pedition, sailed south from Hampton ads.
The First Pennsylvania cavalry entered Dranesvlls,
Va and arrested six disloya citizens and FIVE six
oiceis Of the rebal army On their roturn they
fired upon by party Of secsssonsts, and hal one
wounded; one company Of dismounted cavalry charged
upon the rebels killing three and taking three pris,ners
Major NJ Hough, aid de-camp to General Hunter. In
command Of four conan Of the st Missouri cavalry,
as escort TO large train from seda,ia had engage
ment with rebels at Black Walnut creek, Missouri and
XII ed and wounded seventeen and took five prisoners
| Five Uncnss, including Majcr Hough, wounded,
| bt ro.e seriously
2sthThanksglving Day was duly observed In the fol-
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