New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-12-23
A BATTLE NEAR DRAINEsvILLE.
5000 Federal Troops against 5000 confederates.
cosFEnERATEs FORCED TO RE TIRE
Loss 80 Killed and 80 Wounded
From Richmond.

80 From Richmond. |
RICHMOND Dec. 2l.--A portion Of our Potomac |
army suffered defeat on Saturday. AT O'Clock I
yesterday morning Gen. Stewart with 15o cavalry,
the jeff Davis Artillery, the First Kentucky Regi-i
ment, Tenth Alabama, Eleventh Virginia and Sixth
Carolina Regments--ths force being portion of
Gen. Longstreet's Brigade-left Centreville to at |
tempt the capture Of Federal foraging party at
Dranesville As they neared the place, the Fede- |
rails were discovered to be 10 900 strong. General
Stewart, with his 5000 naen, attacked them, and
the fight lasted the greater portion OF the day, |
when the ConfedeGates retired. Our loss was
about thirty killed and an equal number wounded.
Among the killed Col. Taylor of the First Ken
lucky, and the Major of the same regiment.
The Eleventh Virginia, from Lyncbburg, had
seven killed and twelve wounded. The third field
officer killed, and another had his arm shot off
-Four of the jeff Davis Artillery killed at their
guns, and several wounded Cen Stewart sent to
headquarters for reinorcements. and last night the
balance of Gen. Longstreet's Brigade, comprising
fourteen regiments, went down to give the 7 an.
KEGS another fight. Nothing heard Of their opera
tons to-day. --t r---'
FsdsFals 10000 stfsSng sqgggn' Moving on Bowling
NASHVILLE, Dec. c1.-Reliable intelligence re.
ceived here reports the Hessans, 5000 strong, as
| having crossed Green river and are marching on
Hopkinsvile, Ky. Our force there is only 55eO,
| under Gen. Clark of Mississippi, but reinforce
ments have been ordered from Clarksville to his
| support. 'sF'',' .
| Passengers from Bowling Green report that IL
| VUU OF LHe enemy crossed Jfeen f1yef yesterday
The Bowling Green correspondent Of the Union
and American, in his letter dated the Goth inst,
| says it is reported that place will be advanced
| upon from three sides simultaneously by Il COM
| bined force OF &C, 600 men. ' y - n
| Since the work of repairing the railroad bridge
commenced, several pontoon bridges have been
| thrown across the river, upon which wagons and
| cannon can be easily crossed. s- 1
| Gen. Hindman, ten miles south of Green river
| has been strongly reinforced but it is surnised
that general engagement will take place beyond
Bowling Green, where the stand will be made and
| decisive battle fought
Intelligence from Eastern Kentucky reports the
people rising in overwhelming numbers to join the
standard of Gen. Humphrey Marshall, as he ap-
proaches the blue grass region,
| The Tennessee Legislature adjourned to-day, to
the 20th January, 1852. So.
/ From Augusta
4 AUGUSTA, Dec. 2l.-The Rome (Ga.) Southerner
Of the 10th, says there an attempt to burn the
State road bridge over Pettels' creek, on Monday
night last, and the incen6 iary caught and hung
at Gainesville, on Friday. :
From Savannah.
| SAEANSAH, Dec. 2l.-The News of this morning
says, whaling vessels were sunk in of the
Charleston channels yesterday .s 49,.
| From Norfolk via Richmond.
RICHMOND, Dec. 2l.-The Norfolk Day Book Of
Friday and Saturday, reached here tonight, and
the following is synopsis ofNthe news received:
| The steamer Jura has arrived at Portland with
Liverpool dates 1.-THE 9Th. ,..s ...,-- -
, AdYces received by this steamer say that Eng.
land continued excited on the Massn and slidel
affair. Active preparations are making in England
for war with the United States. should it become
necessary.
Gen. Scott, in aetter to the Paris Presse, denies
that the Washington Cabinet had predetermined
3 the capture of Mason and Slidell and hopes tina,
amicable relations with England may be preserved
Demonstrations hostile to the United States have
! been made in some of the English ports. :
1t is reported that Minister Adams regarded his
recall as inevitable. ss@ s7e- o. .r @E,"- ~
The press of Brussels and Paris unanimously
sustaining England in condemning the capture Of
Mason and Slidel e-. 5.7 49,.
letter received in Washington says all the arms
destined for the United States have been removed
from the vessels, and no more will be shipped.
Lincoln hopes automatically to delay affairs with
: England until England will select France to medi
ate. If so, the United States will choose Russia
No result will follow, and Lincoln will continue the
war unmolested with the Contederacy.
The New York Herald of the 18th says the Lin
| coin Cabinet has not determined what course tC
pursue in the Mason and Slide affair, the Eng,
lish messenger has not arrived.
Louisiana Legislature.
BATON ROUGE, Dec. 2l-In the Senate, the joint
resolution from the House, of thanks to Commo
dore Hoins, was unanimously coneurred in.
The vote defeating Mr.. Gantt's bill to exempt
; from execution certain amount of slave pro
perty, reconsidered, and the bill made the
special order for Friday the 10th of January next
Messrs. Barrow, Dupuy and Tete were appointed
Bayou Plaquemine, by the Police Jury Of ths
! parish of Iberville. s EL
In the House, the bills from thes Senate, provid
ing for the building of navy and the organization
of naval force to repel invasion, with two bill
reported by the House Naval Committee, having
the same objectn view, but upon quite dtferen
< plan, were, after warm discussion on motion o
Mr.. Mcdonald, made the special order for Wednes
day, the Sth of January next. Ayes 43, nays 80.
. The Senate bill appropriating S250o,000, or 81
n much thereof as may be necessary to pay the Con
federate war tax on the people of Louisiana
passed.
n The Senate bill authorizing the settlers on publ
lands, who are or may be in the military or nava
service of the State or Confederate States, to pa
for said lands within three years after the terml
:, nation of the war, passed. ~ ,, .-a 1852
; The Senate bill making Confederate States bond
!, receivable for all public lands sold in the State
v passed. ..--y.,
The bill for the relief Of cotton planters is mad
the special order for Tuesday, the 7th of January.
y A till for the relief Of the Poydfas Asylum, 0
7 | New Orleans, passed. -,. .r. .. -.r-G-.5r q
Mr.. Morrison introduced bill to create and ex
+. | tend privileges crops, which was referred ID
+ Adjourned to the eth OF January, 1862.
: REACTION IN EAST Tenn EssEE.- From the Knox
a vile Register Of the goth, we learn that tn
J, Tnion men of Fast Tennessee under the ipfluepc