The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-23
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cent as the 18th and 18th instant-we coll N.
following interesting items
CONGRESSIONAL rRoCErprSss-THE ryspo nrv.
TON.
From the New York Hrald. Of The ,.r
inst, we obtain the following ~ nopsls o, ,hs
proceedings of the Yankee Congress on Yss.-
day, the l7th
In the United States Senate yest.rd.v -.
honse bill for raising 4 volunteer FORE. g.,
The defence OF kentucky, was referred 70 III
presented fer emancipatipg The 81 Ayas OF -
rfs. resolution reques Ting the Comrnts
sioner OF Public Buildings 20 inform the So
tte by what authority portion Of ,hs tjsni
oi naa oeen converted into bsksry was
lgreed 70. A resoiu ton mat The ARM shaI,
uot be empl Dyed In the SURRENDER of rny,,".
slaves was laid over. Resolutions ssEin
Gby paSseB gers tron Rev York to San rrss
cisco were REQUIRED to take out passports ana
mat copy OF the correspondence bsttrs...
tensra.s Scott and Paterson be tu-ptshas =,
the Senate, were az reed 10. '"
Mr.. Lane called M the resolution re,,.,,
ing the Secretary OF War furnishing N. -
its with copies or the orders for hu,ls,-
barracks ter the Kansas trcaps ana a.
speech criticised the action CI tina c..
alsnt Ia the eondlct of the war au,rra,n-.
tng severely on the inactivity OF our So,
aud say Ing that IL was 4 military na....p,
our army shoutd occupy tho rensi SAL
DIT. Lane commended that ths Goyern,r.,,
sh onld take Possession OF the slaves in nr,
~ force their masters iEtO submission H.
@ds replied 10 by MIR. U;triile. VINO ,sis hs
Vas convinced that the Government hSs
al;.de Il great mis- laXs in pot apIglutiny a.
Lane commander Of the army Hem,
oarAiey contenasd that the war was n c,n-t,
iutienal one, and the army cou.d not h.
turned ito negro &c. tchers. After a f,x 70
marks from Nr. McDougal! in opposi,jon nn
molion OF Mr. Grimes. the Resolution 10
ttid Oh the table. The Cnair app1iutsd
-.essrs Wade, OF Ohio, thaldler, OF M,cni
gan, and Johnson, OF tennessee, az the CON.
uDittee 10 Investigate The general conauct ~
The WAT.
Ia the Honse Mr.. Bin CHAM, from ID. In.
dietary Committee, repUr ted pack the ioitr
resolutions requiring the Provost Court NJ
AiexaaCrii, Va, TO hold ue properly OF
rebels lIul Congress take further action on
eo5 SUBJECT. Tue resolution tleR passed -
fhe resolutions CT MIR. Eliot, TOR The an,,uci.
patton OF slaves, being ths special order
were then resumed Mr. Harding offered snms
points III opposition 10 tneIn-lAHt Cungr-s.
Gas l4o constitutional power 10 pass any bills
IN the subject, that Bite Administrator
stands pledged against 4 u interference with
slavery, THAI legislation il forbidden on The
subject BY every rrnciYle Of sound policy,
ana that they would iuaugurats Ii Disgrace.
,ui war, involving loyal and disloyal IN It's
norTOis. On nloiloIi OF Nj. ketIogg the ~.
solutions, ard all Others ratnIng ~ the sub.
D-cI in lhe same special order, were rgIs!rrSi
20 the judiciary COMMITTEE by vote O! -
agaiust -. ar. Van " yCk, chsiTms IN o! he
inYes lgatlng committee, Submitted rtspiu.
IioLs as sins& making any further pay mrut,
Jn account OF the chSrter or the sCeauiboaL
Ua;aIlne, 70 august tue claim against the
,ioverrm enL for live thousand Hat caroih.s
purchased by Gen Fremont, and stating
that The practice of employ ing irresI Ousioie
parties Tor the pertoI inaAnce OF pubic uulI-e.
-ln7 the purchase OF supplies by ptivais CON
tracts, are Injurious 10 the lebi4c service 4nd
meet Tie unQualiiied i6dpPtobatIon VI lbe
House. The con slGeratlOR Cr TIE report Mas
postponed.
a bill WAS reported from ,i.e Foreign AGurs
Committee appropr!ating one tAoGsaltu upI.
tars TO pay tie owners Of he British thip
erlhshtre for losses Incurred IL cOnse gueG,e
81 detention by our bloCiading ilest Ut No.
ollie, III June LAST, cur naval I'll, er- ~ !ae
time scuns Oh misunderstanding Vi the cir.
:umstaucee. The bill was tn LILY passed, on.
not M Ill atterIt ALu Civ "a rlse 10 GUIAe"hat
ergthy and Giscurslye debate. ! ppI was
reported IRON The Naval COMMITTEE 10 Au-
ID, RE the Secretary OF the Navy 10 construct
twenty ir0G-c clad steam gunbUats, at 81 cost Of
from nve hundred thousand 10 SIX hundred
thousand dollars each, winch, after u brief
1ebate, was iaId over for turlner cOEslters.
Jon, and the House adjourned.
;KIRNt5H BETWEEN aks. ~ ESKHR's r!vi7IoS
AID lHs cosFEOsRAlEs-cAPTr OF IAgss
taNEvltis,
The Washington correspondent OF tie
New York E.fa,d. dated l7ta December, com.
"a uuicates the following items:
Tcis afternoon the pickets of Gen Blenke. !
division Were driven in by the enemy. B!eu.
Ker's gallant boys wers soon IN the march,
ma the rebel hiTsiirgs were driven h. X IN
dismay, many CT the enemy being killed -
TIE news reached the city too tate to nj ght
10 enter into details.
Early this morning Captain johnson, 9Th
Penney lvania reserve came to tteu NCCalrs
hesdGuar ters, Ia wing been on II scouting ex
pedtIon all night with 4 cavalry com pany
They went as far rs Difficult, creek, yearly
three miles outside Uur picket lines A Sc md
OF mounted rebels lay in sm5ush for ,hsn
walled until they advanced within shGo'iug
distance, then fred, plunged their spurs into
their horses. and shortly disappeared, oar
inen returned tha fire. and pursued them
short distance, and then whe~Ied about, Dean
ing 1t prude1t 10 return. None of Gu. men
were wounded, and, as ftr As known, t3e
irirg on our side was likewise Intellectual.
Yesterday morning eight men, three from
the II and five from. the h New Jersey regi
inents in Gen. ksarneys brigade, General
rankin division, left iheir respective cCIn
pantes, which were on picket 6uIy at Edseli :
Hii, and "elt 10 house bet Geen Burkes
station and snandaie. While there, appa-
r2nty In obedience to s gnal by ine coca .
pant, 4 body OF about i5o rebel cavalry sud
denly came upon Them, and three who weru
| !" ths house were taken prisoners. The other
1--we escaped.
IL Reconnaissance was made to-day by $
| squadron Of the First New Jersey cavalry
belonging 70 Gen. HeiBtz,emaG's division.
under command of Captain Saellnish. i
portion Of the squadron, com nepded BY
Lieut.. Janevills, OF company II, of Jersey
| CITY, was ordered 10 proceed 10 the Bone
| Mills, to the Ief. of Sprin sfeld Station. on
| the Orange and Alexandria Railroad. aboat
| seven miles from the headquarters Of Ger
Heintzleman. The company there halted,
when the Lieutenant, with aR orderly, pro
ceeded TWO miles beyond On attempting "
| return they found themselves surrounded
by rebel infantry. The Lieutenant wes snoi
In six pla ces, and the horse Ct the orderly
killed. The orderly made his eecan9. The
com pany in reserve, hearing the firing. pro
ceeded TO render assistance, and on IFS ap-
preach the enemy Gsd, leaving the Lieuten
an behind. after rObhing him Of his sIiaii
arms and nearly all his clothing. ne wss
brought into camp, and was sul' Awe
at eight 0 clock tonight.