The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-12-24

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INTERESTING FROM hiaSouRI-THE POSITION OF TIE
REBEIs. tfH
rFrom the Richmond Examiner, Dec 16l
General Price's STAFF who reached this city yesterday
evening from Missouri for inelgent and interest
the campaign in that quarter.
General Price. q. last accounts, moving towards
the Missouri river, having advanced beyond Joncsboro
late as tho 27th ultimo. His force was about
cilhtoen thousand strong and being constantly In
creased by accessons OF volunteers, men from tho
with tho greatest enthuaaam IL Is thought that his
force by this time must considerably execd twenty
thousand men
The enemy wcro sri between Roila and 81. Louis,
Haleck's command being about twenty miles from
kola, and tho forces under S'gcl occupying posi-.
ton at Iamoino bridge, between Georgetown and
tack evidont. feared by tho enemy ST. Louis and
nnmoor oi lher reg'mens sen. 20 KENTUCKY ana @ sns
Mississippi had been recalled There were about 5000
federal troops IN Sc. louis.
General Prices intention was 10 cross tho Mssouri At
Lexington whore ne expected 10 DO joined by Two reg
ments recfutea III soutnefn iowa ana 10 secure posi-
tion to give him command Of Northern Missouri and to
keep the southern portion OF the State open for bis sup
plies;
Ademonstration was expected to be made, by General
STEMS division, on KANSAS.
General aic.ullochs command was IN Arkansas valley
about twenty miles below van buren preparing 70 80
into winter His iorco was some goo or 1000
men he General II now on fou'e 10 hchmcn, on onHi-
ness with the government.
w n UlyRIRCT or THE NEW YORK TIMES.
Iniehmopd kpourer rec l51
rb,s na,vdnai WHOSE can, rha,ions to ibe rdoburrh
Maoain ana the Northern Journals caused him 10 6e
cos cd snone the most dancsruns eneme oc he south
is vet confined 10 the county ja in this city, Hurbut
arrested in May, believe In the state Of Georgia.
and claims 10 DO South tarohtan anu Southern man
In his sympalhies He Is also endorsed wo undarstand
by one or two gentlemen Of great nuonceconnected with
the government Mr. Huribut Is understood 10 be neId IN
custody by order Oh Governor ltchcr acting undcr nm
act Of the convention authorizing the and detention
weath--wlom ho may suspect OF hostne Intentions
against Virginia
Mr.. W. h. Byrd, Oh Augusta, Ca, who was afTes.ed
several months ago upon Is also yot confined IN
the county yaii.
SALT IN sECESsIA.
The Newbern IN C) P,0gress says we are hAppy 70
be able TO announce from good authority that III Few
days there VIII Dc SAT- enough manufactured near More
head City, TO supply any demand that is likely to be
made. We are assurcd that gentlemen Of ability and
energy have taken the matter in hand and VIII be able In
aicw days TO turn out Two hundrcd bushels PER day,
which they intend " sell on living terms
WHO THE YANKEES DIDN'T GET.
From tho Richmond Enquirer bcc. 49,
Among the passengers o. tho English Trent at the time
she was overhauled by Commodore Wilkes, and Commits
soners Mason and sidell takcn from on board, was
IHrtah no ua.ins ~ VI ,hS pfi"ateor
.oa' . pasn hoiy w.o"s @ "a - ~ =. ~, n"E"s- E'
x.no aa , s H. =. ~ ~ sa ~ ~ @ shS gs A.ous M ~ .iao
Tha ncninitns would consiScr lie ksS(Sf n No" G
n sne a & ,n mou1u % :, e u '. WING
@ ~ ~ au. I'LL va " & ,,, y, III ~ ~. 80 Iu' @
~ ,, M ~ ~ t r. M M " " Iii ~" - III, as,a, ~ - ~ ~.
,e ,ouee " nas eaeale w. @ - M ~ ~
ant Joy Mnlvn .oy naVc anhes'u ''ei 'no ee@uie VI
our commissioners. c,, ..
liners were ssvefa osncr Sou,ieln Bcnt.cnon % ~
nuchce W pv.iu !, VIZ ,a a. s " , o. Nv a,
now saley innaeu ~ nus ar nm c.sa3a IL n'" ms
pans ior Tie oiscoMn.uieo' W A"nhec nh''o
TIE DAMAGE At FORT MRAE.
[From the Augusta Co,sti.utionaiist}
No appreciate the effect Of the fight uutil he
pays a visit to Fort McTae after tho boinhasdaeat
Tho ships poured their rfe mo he fort 0g TIC w st.
the fort from the SOUTH and kept up this cfladng Are
for hours The outside appearance OF tho fort presents
gnI In finf of
which are still embedded IN the walls the depth Of
OF three feet Tie inside evidences OF the effects of tho
terrible missiles usedblocks granite hurled from their
soces immense pieces OF iron shvercd like glass wood
work spatered, masonry broke to fragments, and
hard cement ploughcd up in deep trouehs yot strange
though two guns were dismouitted aud every foot OF
ground or Of masonry eydencing the terrible hrc
tanned no lives were lost no serious injury ehecte nor
Is the stiengln OF tne Tort lnaterany hnPeMeo pun
gancihg .nS nass.an seve.u ~, 'ae & nv ~
was at iana, u'u cnSs ~ & .io & W. ~ wy ~, ~ @ s.u
Of shells and the rain OF balls our eolos 70 the mast.
Ths hrclid nero was q ha'nof 40 guara si.
lar accaeht, an tho Igs >h tlo regnehs were Gsp@yel
the ioiownB aay on iors one was isen o w s' q
.ne M tn M ~ @ a ono % u ',J ,,I ;, ~
tom such tho spirit which animated our brave boys
WATER DEFEScEs.
tfrom tne hichniona " examiner, M @ pec !; 10.
as nscessy , s no ne ngse, co - ~ @ y, - sepo
rally observed Una. one encct o. var Is 20 aeveoe te
inventive genius oi country ID the pfooactoa OF new
ant improved WarNke macnincs una l".heiens. ms me
present wat mas yaiuea ou' aoy rv5s ,, " es o. M
49,. ,aen ~ @ ~ 80 ar ~ r,nst ra,n,r,,rla Gro ~,
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ss sso I pya', ~ na,,on nr thn ronhnai uanses,s
abicb ls or,er nil scarcely more than fin cli,msy
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tts ~ oa nrvsr,ad fra,n oid s5ea,,ers and ara
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, h.'u y ~ - ~ oon;1a,,a, esast, Tha axnc,tcs 90 a.,
, ~ - - - g'1 ~; 49, ; IN rn or onr ooa,;ng hattris
I;s 80 aai, anr, n Tnou,r nrincinjn ;e sc,,cay
,h "a ,hn ,' hcon rnrnts,,oi ,vi.h casasrrats o
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p1.oe %' - i ,h ~ W 40 set sgoieo, % aasa e. ~,
"o i; % ~ ovr ns af I,rt vItsr on iS,I,on a
shou soice TO eac us tho necessity OF resources or
defence asninst web directed ball and shell other than
lie iHu' ~. oas , a a,i ~, ~ H. 10y, o s
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BUSINESS II hhw GRbEhSs.
The following despatch 10 the Richmond Epqpir gives,