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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-14

TGg PArREOTIoA OF the kENTCcxY FTDERAL
HoNs GrARDs We take the following ex-
lract from BOW ling Green letter IN the New
Orleans FtcanHae, dated the "a instant
The patriotism OF the Home Guards OF ken
lucky, % fully illustrated in this fact, which
have received from II fully celia Die source
W. L. Richardson, late member Ut the Ken
tncIy Legislature from Mes de county, Ia al
tempting 10 pass the euerhl lines on his way
TO Bowling Green, WAS arrested oy i com pan
OF Home Guards, and, rs lie had been some
what active in the Southern movement in
bis vicinity, he expected 70 fare roughly. But
something occurring to give h m an OPP ortu
nifty 10 try what virtue there was In ap
peals TO their cupidity he entered upon ne
gotiations for his release, and was, on the
payment il cash OF $500, allowed to 20
unscathed. II Is OF this material, almost en-
tIreig, that the Lincoln recruit III kentGCy
have been ohtained. There il not, l believe,
q siIgle hentuckian in the Lincoln service,
who would not hetray The cause for which he
has taken up arms two hundred dollars, if
he could be assured the treason would never
be known, and that no harm would come 70
him from u
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coEaRr,sIohAL PRocNEDINa-.

W,.HIS1ToN, Dec lu.-ln tho Senate yesJer-
daY NessIs. keSaenden and Sumner presented
petitions for eInaucipating slaves under the
war power
resenting That Gem plants ne bad made TO
the Su orcrne Court against jefferson Davis
and others had been called improper papers,
was referred 70 the J judiciary Committee.
A resolution to eXpel Waldo y. Johnson
FOR sy II pa timing and acting with the rebels,
Was laid over.
! Tne subject OF the payment OF the commits
sioaers for investigating claims in the West
ern Military Depar tment, was referred 10 the
Finance Committee.
Kills were introduced TO authorize the
Presic ent 70 acquire territory for tue settle
meut of free negroes, and for the reorganiz l.
non of the Medical Department OF the army
MIR. Hale called up his resolutions of yes
terday, iustruc.ing thu Judiciary commit
TO INQUIRE into the exped'ency OF ahoiishtHS
the present judicial System OF the United
States and establishing another, which was
agreed to-
A bia 70 provide Tor the protection OF over
land emigrants 20 California ana oregon was
introduced by Mr, Nesmlth.
A bill to render more operative the law
passed last summer relative TO tue sale O.
spirituous liquors IN the District OF Coiuh-
ba. was also presented.
The death Of Senator Bingham was an
nonnced by his colleague, SENATOR Chandler,
aud apprC pirate testiTno Gials offered by meTa
hers 10 he memory 81 the dec eased Senator
the House was occupied by Mr. Pendleton, OF
Ohio, III n speech on his motion TO refer back
TO The Judiciary Committee the memorial 81
the w iIom Baltimore Police Commissioners
now resident AT Fort Warren. Boston harDor
! MIR Pendlerou wished to have the com mitteS
! instructed that Congress alone has the noWt
70 suspend the habeas corpus writ, and de
: claimed At length against the President ioi
! its susDensi sion in the case of these as Well 4
! other State prisoners.
! He was briefly replied 10 in support OF thf
| course pursued by the President 10 the effect
| that ali that could he urged in favor OF these
! and other prisoners similarly held had bee L
! ALREADY fully answered by the argument o
| ATTORNEY General Bates, and that 'tt did no
! lie In the mouths OF the iueIaorialsts 10 claim
! the benefit OF the constitution, every PROV
| sion of which they had tra,npled under foot
| Mr. Pendleton : motion was tahied-l0e yea
! 10 80 nays,
| resolution was adopted requesting tn
Attorney General To furnish his opinion oi
/ the subject od the rotroeess.on TO the GoNern
| ment OF the Virginia portion of the Dfsuio
! OF toiumola,
Another Homestead Bill was Introduce
| from the Public Land s'cmmittee, eonta
| ing various provisions, among them enc sis
| log bounty of $50 tn the three mon TINS VOL
| unteers The bill was laid over 10Y iptlas
| consideration.
The Senate resolution Cor L oommittee .
laguire into the conduct OF iaf WIZ va con
CURED IN
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From M Louisville lHowhog Green
C,.rs.r, OF the 9Th inst, we take tL- follow
ing. . ,.s
Gallant Capt. John II Morgan, VIII AS
splendid cavalry company. one Aa-1'e~
strong which l-fy this place !rW cay So
returned Saturday evening. They tFo,S9@
Green river At AIuufcrdsVllle, went AZ 20 %
con creek, eigh. mtles bayoad, where .hey 81 ~,
rived Thursday night, and a. nine GO
lire t. the ueE railroad bridge .A.A ..'
Yankees had just brown across .hS' 800.
aud waited ,;il two O'Clock Frlday nOi~'u~
uutjl IL was entirely consumed EE'l t"r
pillars, v,h.ch were leit SANDING ny 10.
FORMER tire, were burnt down lueI' -,
-, tsa1sr.ta thfs side Of the creek. the nrarTs'
piegetg beirg half n mile beyond II, out HoLT
81 thera came down 70 dispute ID" rsh' y
de-truy the bridge.
Trn,5nists near the Greek confirm the rriNt
,bat Tho new bridge erected by tie fedtrA''
over Rolling Fork hal been all "N'o,"
away.
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PROV wKsraKx vlRarvf..

The Wheeliu~ iD'eHtgcHc~r, Of The sth 4a
says
We learn iCom 3 gentleman who arri,.t OIL.
saturday from Cheat Mountain ma, ~
have been lively movement among ma .-l'.
lately. some nave been ,5ut to E.otnrh
SOM. To Gen. kelly, and other reyi,9.''
have been GtsP0srd OF, 20 that tnora a. ,.,
more than four regim II ;s Ii All Il. Yllu.,.-
the sum init, a4dG ~ Hu, louisville sine ~.
rebels abandoned their ceFup a. Cirsaut,,
our men nom the summit hay. irsors,,l
gone down There ana eNdlai3Pd the pta.- =
,e said 10 have been the strongest r,,i,
that conlt have been selected tud w. r.
dOued only because the roads vera 81, -
that IL v:Gs I'm possible To supply the ,r,s,'.
TlIe rebels are low ancamp@d upou lii. ~,
init OF he 4 lleEhanIee, Hoout niue mile. o.,
Cire&Abrier. When they left the lat'r- nj,
they burned the bridge over the G!-4gbyt.-
and destroyed great many article. With
they could Nos carry away A party rf.r-.'r
h1if q dozen EpFsnmen from tia ~uulra.t ~
lowed 1hr rebels mp - within haIfa y1Hs H..
where they are nov eECRmPed, estrqt--r
their torJIncatlOns, and took i prisoner %, IN.
F'ir-t Georgia regiment
Gen Reynolds Is about - move his ha.3
quarters - rniiuQpi. Locm!@'- battery An.
,.regiment Of ludttaa volunteers nave been
moved down 10 thai place
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LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA
SENATE.

FRIDAY, Dec. IS. loSl.
The Senate WAS called 10 order III twelve
clock by Mr.. JoHss son, President pra. ten.
APPoINTMEHr COMMITTEES.
The president appointed the followln z
committees on the part Of The Senate I'M
DIR the l1int resolutions adopted yester-
day Com tnittee 10 confer with the Presijen t
OF tue toGte3erd e States-Mpssrs Thomas,
Of Fairfax. logan, Hart, Brannon- ana
CholAI son, OF DinWiddie Coumitt+e 10 cor
respond with the l-ssees Q; the salt works
Nessrs Dickinson, ci Prince Inward; Early,
Bail. Neeson, and Wir'en.
BIJI. PASSED.
! Senate bill authorizing the county courts
TO certify HE insoiveut muster hueS, in GER
tain counties, was taken up aud passed.
RESoLCriON or INJURY.
By nir WILEY, OF refGnalug Il lax 20 Mrs
Biz ,beth Reynolds.
BONDS OF TAE STATE,
MIR. R0GgRV-OS presented i memorial from
suuGry cItizeLs of Richmond, holders Of bonds
y: the State OF virginia, which they have re-
ce,vad since The aGth Of June, from the slo =
aliuion OF the enemy, p-aylng that they may
be exempted from the operation Of the ordi-
nance, aud that The interest due on ali
ooaCs tina held by citizens Of the Con fedora te
States may now be paid, and that such bonds
pe placed upon the same footing as those
held by said citiz-ns previous 0 the passage OF
thu ordinance. Referred 10 the Committee on
Finance.
nI~LoYsf SENATOR'S.
The Senate PROCEEDED to the consideration
of the order OF the day, the report in relation
10 the vacancies ia the t5ih aud J0th Senate
rial districts. The question bsing upon the
Substitute offered by Mr. C0aEtLL for the leso-
.tion submitted by Nj. NELSON, viz:
Rss0}asd, That the vac tncIes in the ash and
Both Senator ii districts should he filled by
elections held in the c0untirs con- posing said
districts or such OF said counties. or parts
thereof as NAV net be occupied by the enemy,
which elections should De conducted In the
manner now prescribed by law aud when
srnce Of the enemy, 10 hold an election az
= ,resaid. prov isiop should be made by law
for filling said vacancies, by authorizing cit
lz.ns of ssid counties legally qualified 10 ~ote
10 an election held in the counties com poe n z
the district, 70 vote in an election to be held
III camp or elsewhere within our military
LINES, and that the Com mlttee OF Privileges
and Elections be Instructed to report Il bill
~ accordance with the terms OF this resolu =
ion.
MI WILEY moved 10 strike out All the latter
portion G the resolution commencing Wi h
the words 'and when wholly impracticabIe.'
&C This motion was withdrawn, when MIR.
RoBRhsTos moved 10 amend the resolution by
striking out The words 'Within our military
lines" This amen cment was adopted. Hr.
WILEY then renewed his motion 70 strke out,
which was not agreed to--ayes l2, noes -.
The vote Was then taken upon Mr.. CoeHiLL' =
substitute, and Iesuited--ayes u. noes .. 30
the question was decided in the affirmative.
The question recurring upon tbs adoption
OF the resolution rs amended, the vote Was
taken, and resulted--ayes i, roee 10. So the
resoi ution passed.
On motion VI MIR. SrrrLEa. the Senate sd
lourned.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-14

Il nE~z~ W fst'rft-G Itftt m :. -fisi- a
nouDc.ng - dTts' of ldf Etnghagn. lag ~ r q.
,p,r trovu Mjrnigs, .i..t4 sutngt.. upotl ne
,tar.sa ,ad were ariiy-f-i fha Gus t0nsry - 80.
futInis ,sioptsd, sni us Hoes- adjourned
c;.s - Nraafv sTH.,orhR At ~. THSx.a
III. Ifd-a.f. or y e hnr - ,ui, ished al ~
tao-nr- ,i,ttces tue arrival. ~ thu pr IF
,g- X 'b.l sch "u@T ( Ji't Te"htp cl " aea
..i4 q - at t'red tire 49, she -. h.tnx 4hp
tr.,r,. pta'a dsr, pHF "a boat from II \. sta M
ebtfl HairnF5t ~ cuFs visited s"r. af'; las
L.! IN a. 4sra va D. e,tiiy suns ttj.t"I tha
T~n',roock tr i1er,, the iy'io~i1Is ploagaHec
pat@-r,
District and POI OF ~svaunfh. :,
Thre. ar r,, certify hat John - IN iro,.ek
master or caWmaaner ~ IA" scho"n"T called
the Emily sn5l1otK, bHrthen ,r t"s tons,
mounted with no grtls nav iga ted VITA ght
meg ------ built, and bound FOR 81 I h"rnTy,
hath here 'deH and AIKEN on board car%"
F0cty-Gve half casks,
W. - 30dWtn. two hundred ami RICE
Dep collector. ninety six bags.
And entered ana cleared his vessel tccord-
ing - law.
Given under eur hands and
seals Cf Ctice RI savannah,
Nav8I off.c.r lie ioJA day OF Uctoher, IN
None ~ the the year ct cur Lord l-ti 4,
port. and 10 me first year OF n"
Independence 81 the tOufed-
rate states OF America.
The Tld,ade says OF thu document:
The clearance. il Is evident hnS originally
heen IN tended tor the use OF the ni1ed states
Federal Government, as that which we
tia hcise on The second line NJ the top rs 2is
al in and written with red lax, ara the word
~ uitea, At the bottom, erased, and The
word ..t N .-derate " which We also ita!cisP,
IL written with red ink over the top Ine
question will no doubt be asked ~ many, OF
now much value would a document thus IN
ternued. erasures made, aud other words
sl,b Il tod o
NAV be proper for us here 10 say that the
schooner as our maine list shows, was IL
tered at orr Gus tom house rs Il British schoon-
CT, On the face OF the seA pass here gran ted
her The cargo has since beea sOid ana land
ed, The matter, as We understand, has cAus-
ed en- active correspondence between the
United States Consul aud Her Britannia Ma
JtSty'S Consul
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-14

VIM. y. Svdnor. Of Hanover. held an inquest,
at the head OF he Necl,anjcsviIe turnpike
over the body of an old white man, na,4e IN,
known. who came to lis death by disease
The mau referred 10 has been seen Frequently
about Richmond. in the capacity OF scissors
-,
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rsIrED STATES HARRIET Lane,

Ct NataWOmau NfeeH, Iff'.|, o.
sir. have she honor 10 report 10 EoH that
this morning about hat past nine O'Clock,
seeing the enemy ; pICAe1S, three camp Wag
Gus, and II moan ed on2er coming down the
road, to the southwark OF Freestoue Point
and hating II SOM buildings near the o-a1h,
l directed the steamers JACOB Bell and Ana
crstia 10 she'll the buildings. L stood III with
This vessel as tar IS The draft OF wafer WoEld
permit 70 protect them IN the event q the
enemvs bringing ii held battery 10 treestone
Point. After Smelling the buildings ana hill,
and driving back the pcketS, Lieut.. Com
1naudinE M,l,rae landed with a Few luen aud
tired four houses, which have since burned
10 the ground Tney contained Suuer >
stores. flour, &c. As eighteen hours elapsed
before the flames subsidized, / Judged that the
,uqntity OF stores must have been consider
able. The enemy tred hut few mushet sAot.
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II is reported that two more Of the bridge
burners are 10 pc hanged at 6reenville, Ten
nsseee. One OF them is Andrew Johnson.
nephew OF Old Andy. The two hung few
dAys siacs are yet swinging 70 rhe came limb
in fail view CT tas tsyT.
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WHAT rBa NEW YORK HERALD s4.a o, en-. .

We clip the following paragraph from a.e
New York Herald Of tie ll,h inst
i may be said that Geu. sterling P..ce. he
rebel commander in Missouri, Is nov. Ctiriy
played out. Failing l. receive auy rest9us-
~ ais begging call tor 5J,oH' Mls-ou-,aas ti-
troops daly deserving hls standard ~ lur.
dredr and tH" rebel Government nayll.r AL.
pointed man 10 supeI~aI- hun, As Hc7- IN.
rents depl0rable picture ST What ug, 20
termed "A used mp man.
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Iprtsy!tiE. M, be- IJ.-tt4u. =, ll,.....
has not advanced north Of the Cufab4-l,
Il'rr, T.. reported Gen. = shoeh has ei,f
drawn So Somerset, All IasEs awaits ran
fUrCum"nts.
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EXPLOITS OF TE1ssS

4 bowling Green Ky letter, OF the a X
slant sayc: ..,y,-
The SIX teen Texas Hangers wnV were sui
rosed 10 have been captured between q i,@Ao .
and Greeushurg reyrued % &C mp Iast -.
day bringing witt Them three piiSoHT'
three horses a gutntitY o; leather Anu
wagon load OF guns, taken from "l..
Union men In the locality % Green = N'l
live Lincoln recruiting Officer was -
here Yesterday. having been aarrS'e" IA.
kusgellville where be had ben TOT -oiur -
endelyoring &c indace young ren ~
holding out promises 81 position ana yiVt",.
lie WAS caught IN the ose rt act, snd' J. JUS
Is msted OCT 10 l,lra. wall be hahs:
,l1seotx uFr!yER AND StNs ssS FAoS -
ylEsr oAg0Br sAFFis"-
The New Orleans Pioay4Hs publishes 'he
lowing in tsresting paragraph, from h'4SA''''
CITY. La, Dee. ..,r,.
An oystsrman has just arrived, ana s'f fsnp
that on Monday boat landed u - a"i
from the blockadiag heet Win >" "n', az
nine men who called nor ~aiskes ~,rlr
piled them until they We're 700 aa, "h hen
when they laid down 10 sleep lhe 80 80 s,la
stripped them OF their arms, sooN 80. y
band from the officers cap, his coy COY -.
and sword and two portFaits y. -. an3
girls The oystarn,an has arrifea n'e' -
brought the trophies win nm ,srt
alone or would have secured ths ~Ao's
az I.iueoluitss. The etIoer's nsa.e - va 49,
ns IL . Llsu senaat 90 shs Vsse' @sHH~
lor.
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atllnMOn0 AJlspdUh.
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SATURDAY MORNING .-.UEt. "A, 1857


S.,,~pu.x n,.,n~1>a UE,, "A tse1
- -.-..,-----~-->---
IN. tikS IL Ch'RitSr">~-i ne term
II" IN thsriesteo, "hch haf "' 80 'SfSe -
Ia9t OF ihat besn'i'A' cry So nuns "H' "'N''
80 many families ia'o ia" eii'e'f' "i'S",l :
theite7 .snd "tn'd' home BUS Fl" ''S' ~
s7rf@s' a"n Nee"eS' ~ ma '''> O. ice N'''
e"""'',' "'S'o''"o''' '' ~ y. '''''
f.hF',' sad '"e rs,'R' '>'.',s '' ''''
"'"'' "''',.''' '''''' .'' wa - w.
F'HFF''. "''e*s"s''' y 10 ,''' e'''''' '.'''''-
''.' "''.'' ''''' N,'''''- - '' -. -.
'''"'''" ;" ''e 90 - 80, 49,,
Ahe"' 81 n'' = ''''''''''' u ''S''' 80
'F'' f"f",a'''" 'n,'T''? '""
~, H,,.,>
49, ,.-:s - .,.,.,,, g.
,,,.,,...ra.. -, t..ro.fa ynd aot.,.eci.. .
h.,,.-s who's, h.,~Is,,,,,- fathers brother. ana
,.,,- ARE hearip,. their hc.oIa. ~ the missile.
u the enemy, urc forced fron. their homes.
md .>n,.a4 p, th. r;.-o-- Of winter ;le s,.t
<er.u.S If IoveY1v aud plivAt;on, and, what j.
often colder Than, winter fl. cni5 charities AZ
she wo.d. lba destruction of Sc. r.4px noble
tmnnc ei.Gcts J. ou. aC fa,, lc..s. a,n-nla
ole features # rbir feagf.I "oufis1g5iion.--
Far slaarr and more h,aitI-nd nx /.
the distress aft u2nerE brought upon
aattuaes w1o haYe been defglV'd n",
vAlv 81 their comforts bu; the peceeeIt!es
~ iie, and who can DULY jnd relief Ill tie
prompt action and universal sympathy AID
pvucucen,- 81 'lrlr couuuvmcu. How niysy.
rious 4ca the Was q. Providence, II ever
,heIe " - y city IA aHv ldud DISTINGUISHED
above al Others iar IT,. charities IT lie ana
tor pracuIltl henevgisnc2 :.La rr.i-iun. Il IS
the CIV uf Charleston W. know 1t ne other
,-i.v II which there exists - luany and s,.lt.
ctlute.t ;4Ss,c .tipus tor tie reiief 81 the poor
the aged OK " dows aud @ Orphans. ~ taose
,sn.cn bayr Tor .v4rs adorned and cIuohI.a
yhe character ~ Charleston. Ne other CIT,
has dcue more tor the comfort ana relief oi
lho brave men no are how bat. ing tor oui
r1g,tS.
>ure'y,wLen such . people are visited bv such
1t. calamity ~ that which has uow drsol,tea
tnHilezton, their brethren OF the Couted.rtc,
All! not prove mere uien ot worus, iHe tie
''m'"iie's ~ J"b, hat VIII ~" w!tl' each
"ther IA instant AMI energetic measures to aa-
suaSr theT diaifeSses. H'rI 30 Iultill u those
VITO have ?" "atens Sovtilrl The eoroNs ol
otaef-, the promise that th. bread vaich thry
have :" soua"aiitly "ast upon the waters sua.l
RETURN 10 eVf'sr." ami bless their own hearts.
n,,..-...,1..--..~
-, - '''>e III"
So. 800. 80 'i1''i 'i-' "eF ls"7'il'"s
,-'-'' ''''' ~ attempt ttS beet,
''0' - "7S''' ., i'i'o - ~ H'7' 'b' 3Ipreift'-
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4 SAD PIcTu&R--TAe HaroC Of War The fol-
lowing picture Of the sGckIDg OF the mansion
OF II eX- Congrsssma1 IS from the neigh6or-
hood OF Chain Bridge, and Is drawn by i
Northern correspondent. who thus describe
The work done by Northern hands:
i rode around with Il foraging party. We
inferred his fine old mar sion, and conId not
but weep over the sad changes which l could
see had taken place WITHIN 4 Few hOurs.
Within no living soul was left. The soldiers
en- tered for a time | stood back, but when l
did go III mat u sight presented itself.
Already the floors were covered knee-deep
with books ana papers, which II must have
required 4 long lite OF toIl and tronbie To
amass; tine swinging mirrors sbivered into
thousands OF pieces "A Ill embIem OF the SAL
condition TO which EFFORTS ARE being made 10
reduce this glorious Gov ernptent-eich piece
reh-c ing immature images of what the whole
had shown. but never again 10 reflect the
pixmY images in one vast whole.
In the large aud spacious drawing room
stood the ruins OF one of those oid-tash oned
sdeboardS, around which has grown so much
of the rep,g tation OF southern nigh life and
hospitality; its doors, wreuched from their
hinges lay scattered on the Hoor, large ma
hogany sofas. with their csvers torn on. IN ar
ble- top tables, stationery, china, stoves, and
spittoons, were there iii one profniscuous hehp
OF ruins. | stepped into the library, hTpnS
10 bring away some relic that had baen I'M
touch ed by the soldiers, but l was 100 Ia ie -
all here was ruin.
/ looked on the vast orchards. the beautiful
flower garden, the long rows OF laden grape
vines the broad acres OF corn and clover
just then, company after company from the
different regiments, came up; sate' Were
thrown open fences thrown down, ana nor
SEES ca tile and mules were destroying all these
evidences OF prosperity and comfort. And
this is bat one feature in the great haggard
countsnance of war which stares At US when
ever we LOOK at Sirginias sacred SOIL -
Alas, poor Virginia This subject alone
won Id give interest to Il whole volume, oui
III ust leave 1t.
A curious case OF perjury was decided the
ether day in the CONVECTION OF Il bfixnt tnu
iasIo woman named Li1d DIXON. sha WAS
Tor many years the ntaoee of mir. Aucien Lar
tigue, and on his death attempted to secure
TO her SON by him the deceased's property
Hence she sWore the young InaI was white,
as he Looked To be. aud no; her son. bat ths
son OF Gaseon woman. This case has given
llss TO much litigation and sharp lay prsctica
In its various features, from the beginning
OF the heritage suit, q oonpis Of yssrs since
We esl!eFs,~ lfgs!I Asr. GA R-s.
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The Washington sp0udeur y -he Me-
y ork H,rolf. dated he lotn ms, say
The New : oTa delegation, winch rs h-r"
"a Doriug for the exchange Ut t'oiuurl Cor.
ran ana other prisoners, had q" lut.rytsP
With the Cabinet 10 day ii.hArf 90 GO.
man. Esq. and Judge Daly adjg.ze-i 'br
Gapgue- ,l length upon the sa-.1.t.
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NiIqrY Eer'1oa-gompany ~ Of this
city, held an election few days ago, at their
camp three miles beyond >;aunlon, for 81
Lieutenant, rendered necessary by the ap
pointment of Lieut. Henry Miller 10 another
post The choice fell upon ". Granville Gray,
a popular member OF the corps.
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RFcosSo1ssAScH TOWARDS cssraEvuLa.

REooSNoIesAN~R TOWARDS cESfRRvtiLH.
The New York Hro'fs Washington teIe-
graphic correspondent, dated December leth,
Gays:
On Friday last General Hancock Wen ont
in force towards CentreYlHe tor the purpose
lDairiv OF obserY alton, and incidentally 20
procure forage. Detachmen'= went oIt az
the ,IDe tiIae from Gen. Porter g division 10
wards Flint Hi, and from Gen. Met ali's
towards Evansville. Gen, Brooks was sta
toned on Freedom Hill, saudius attachments
bpS ont Vienna. InA>e latter were iutedd"5
to cover and support the advance Of General
II lncock. who com G1anurd the priuoi pal force
Fh- several G-taChmeutS moved 10 their
positions III an early hour ia tnr morning.
ana were II every respect successful ia ac-
completing their object. Gen. + tncock pro
cured + loads OF iOragr, an General Mccall
over 10. None Of the enemy were sen saw =
few cavalry scents, who retired rapidly from
view UuJ the expedite WIS, as II now ap-
pears, Ci cOcs.d Fable importance in It's IL.
suits.
zen. Hancock carried CuI in every respect
his plans. going DO further towards Centr"-
vile than he originally designed.
Il VIII De observes htt no man ms yer bse5:
10, .rfm this lSnilh : division, ana tine Taa-
s3n j. because no ~maH ptyil", ere sent nut.
Whenever force goes outside II" lsuts :, T.
stvoEL enough - fight q battle Then tW-
lines of sBlruIsher- -gCur every wood III adj
vance Of tho column
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-14

e. 5. Dlsiri,t C~lrt-lhc following bus
ness was disposed OF yesterday. Cha,ard aui
others against the schooner Virginia Washing
ton and ship fa,rtaA--docr,ee Ior sale
Of yes.,is and cargo. Confederate States
against Hill \ Lipscomb---ogder entered for
the sale Of property belonging to alien enc
mics
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-14

E.ie0Sei--A citizen Of Dranusyilie, Fairfax
county, named Edward johnson, who was
brought here not long ago, on suspicion Of dis
Geu Winder