New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-26

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ery Capt. Mlers battery, from kockbridge,
opened upon the enemy in the thicket, with canister
shot, aGd sent many poor Hesslan 10 DIS ias' ac-
connt.
From another letter, addressed TO gentleman in
this city, we CLEAN the following incidents
In the second charge, while leading III the front,
Lent Levi. Thompson received a shot through IBIS
body and another in his arm, inst as ne had shouted
Come on my brave boys, follow meP' He fell
inO the arms Of Col. johnson, VINO says ne WAS US
brave "A man as he ever saw. -
Can't Thompson also behaved with great galltntry.
He was surronnde ed once but exticated bimself, re-
ceivng many bullets through his clothing but sns'
taiOng personal injury.
II il stated OF Capt. Anderson, the veteran nero
who Tell early IN the engagement, tnaL ths WAS he
lCHy-s,gith battle.
Col Johnson ,aid on the battle field, that he eonld
storm Arlington Nights with 10000 such troops as
the bows from the North West. johnson was always
in the taick. st of the fight sometimes with CLUB IN
his hand. but generally it'll a muske; and another
officer ha, since remarked that he could load ana
shoot faster than any man he saw.
The enemy in tho early part OF the engagement,
rot between our commlssary stores and the Conied-
crate troops, and aflerward two dead Yankees were
found close TO our tents, who are sad 10 nave peen
shot BIZ a sick man ying in one Of them.
| MANY OF our men had bnllet-boles through their
clothing and il 10 miraculous that list OF killed
and wounded is 20 email. Fifty-iiye of the enemy
were buried by our men, and some OF them rec0g-
!
their old neqhbors. Ii il stated by one who siw
GOOD MANY OF the dead Iiessans, that none ct them
we're .hot lever than the breast, and many through
the heart. Mt,
A little hero named Musgrove. from Richie
CouDty was shot through the arm by mao co..
cealed behind log. He Immediately got friend to
load bis mu ket aud, jumping over pile OF brifh;
,bot the rasc Il who mad wounded hlm, and secured
h4 oicloth coat, with name on it.
Every account which we have seen ,oncuIS ID
representing the rout OF the enemy to have been !
complete though u IS not proDaoie thhe we sn"ii
ever learn his actual loss.
CONGRESSMAN ELY AT LIBERTY.
The proposed exchange Of Dir. Faulkner for Mr.
Ely having been effected, the latter has been re-,
eised from biz imprisonment in TINS city, and VIII
leave for Norfolk this morning.
Ricbmond Dispatch Dec %.
INCEPTION OF G. j. FAULKNER IN RICHMOND.
RICHMOND, Dec. ~.
CD. Faulkner arrived this evening. lie was
met at the depot by Gov Letcher, the Mayor OF tue
CITY, and large concourse with music, and escorted
tbrousb a portion Of the city, when the crowd In
creased 10 thousands. The ladies' from the windows
aud crowded balconies salu,ed the PROCESSION WIN
smiles and waving handkerchief, aud cheers from
the thronged sidewalk. greeted the procession along
the route Ia TIE City Hall. =,
M.yor MAYO introduced Mr.. Eau kner, and Mr.. !
Faulkner made speech, detailing his captivity lnl-
trlsonment and present position on parole, ana
referred 10 the position Of England ard the United
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s,atus in the Mason and Sidell affair the furious
Abolition sentiment will oyerwhelm him, and II he
does not they will be involved IN war with
England.
Mr.. Faulkner said he was a fellow-prisoner in |
Fort Warren wi h Messrs. Mason aud Slideii, ana
sod they never wayered but felt confident tina, IN
Gland wouIi protect them ana ne, nse. A. I,
/ o. ~,eher made a few remarks wehoinihR sr'
Faulkner to Virginia, and the imhiense 'io"u u's'
persct. - . , Al,
Congress passed and the President approved tue
rct suppcmentiy 10 an net To authorize the Issue OF
Treasury Notes, aud providing a War Tax Tor their
REDEMPTION Also, act tor the Feeroiiing service
Of m, Provisional army.
Nothing from the camps.
TIF CONFEDERATE PoWDRR-MIlL.
Tbs work al the Confederate Powdcr-Mill, two
mile. above this city, il rafidy congo large
force il at preseBt engaged, and an early completion
# the entire establishment Is at hand Ihc heoes-
,aty buildings have all been erected the furnaces
and retort- for heating AT charrng the willow into
,hareos are j. place and some Of The machinery ret
II only remains now TO finch placing the machinery
70 colrlete The work. Mo-t Of this machinery was
made In this city, and Il Of The finest quality Small
lots Of powder have been man liactured by band,
merely for experiment, aud found TO answer every
pnrpose. The manner OF grinding sulphur is very
Pc ersh1rs Express, Dec p.
txTrFiCIENCy OF THE POTOMAC BLOCKADE.
F,om Ths FTodoGks5u,g REQ risr, Dee. ~
Al and about Evansport there has been hiring DAY
and uight almost every day and night for the week
matt The blockade, we regret 20 say u by no
Efficient Certainly it is not as regards email
craft. very many Of whom, IN strong blow, man,
sge 10 Get up and down. Large merchantmen ana
waryossel. either think II "no 60, or else Tear 10
run the gauntlet
We regret 20 bear that she'll was thrown on
sunday Last from the Maryland shore into the camp
Of the 35th Georgia regiment, woundiDg TWO meil-
one severely and The other slightly.
The conductor who came by the train last night
,es Us that the FeGerAls succeeded In the fog or
Wedne ,day night IN planting buoys ut the mouth oil
/ Aegnii Creek within about mile oil orr batteries.
The pckets heard noise aud fired but were unable
to ace what was going on, and to hear but imper-
iectly.
a gentleman from King George told ny yesterday
that a landing was expected at Matthias and that
Cooks Battery yesterday seat 10 that point aud
the conductor Of the train last night Informed that
Col. Brockenboroughs Regiment had sent their bag
gage 10 this place, preparatory TO marching to the
sane point We should not be surprised if the Fed
erals shoud essay fight a, once, for with them it Is
now or never.
ENGAGEMENT At PORT ROYAL.
GARpSEKs CORNER. PocorALIGo, :. G., Dee. 10. i
About ]. o'clock yesterday afternoon one oil Tue
enemy gunboats passed Ia Port Royal Ferry. Our
batteries OPENED FIRE upon her, striking her three
tines Upon meeting with this rather hot reception
rho steamed rapidly past, and ran aground about
three miles the other side OF the Jerry. Az soon ~
our troops became aware Of the fix ilto which the
Yankees had got themselves, Lieut.. McElhenny, OF
Captain Moores field battery from Wilmington.
n. ca, was dispatched with section oil the battery
10 n point iu-t opposite TO the shoal on which the
gunboat was aground. In the mean tine, three
fats, crowded with the enemy's troops, had moved
from the opposite shore under sharp tire from one
of their batteries directed against our troops on the
main. At that point our force consisted oil Captalh
/ We.t's company, Of Joness regiment.
/ Iieuteihnt McElhenny's Battery arrived just AZ
the iats had come about midway in the stream. lie