New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-12-24

Drainesville taken by the Confederates.
lCENTREvILLE, Dec. 23.-We have taken Draines-
vile, the point occupied by the enemy on Friday.
The Federals ran like race horses. Our loss on
Friday was so killed, 100 wounded and 40 missing.
The enemy's loss was fully as much. ,..
Details Of the Skirmish at DranesS lie
: RICHMOND, Dec. 23,-The Dispatch will publish,
on tomorrow, full particulars of the heavy skir.
mish near Drainesville, of which the following Is
summary: A foraging party was sent out by Gen.
Stuart, consisting Of about 200 wagons, escorted
by the Eleventh Virginia, Sixth South Carolina,
Tenth Alabama First Kentucky and the Sumter
Flying Artillery, also detachments from Ransom's
and Radford's Cavalry, the whole force numbering
about $500 men. When the Confederates neared
Drainesville they found the Yankees prepared to
receive them, and during the skirmish the First
Kentucky fired into the Sixth South Carolina, kill
ing five Carolnians. After a general engagement
the battle ceased, and both sides Withdrew in
order. .r-gy.rs .....4 'l05~. g. .lEa :
Col. Tom Taylor, while personally reconnoiter-
ing, suddenly found himself nearly surrounded by
the Yankee cavalry, bnt he euded them and
secreted himself until dark, when he escaped and
joined his regiment. The only injury he received
was a slight wound on the, hand. Among the
Alabamians wounded are Lieut.. Col. J. B. Martin,
Col. Forney, Lieut. Crook, Lieutenant Benz. f..
Fry, Lieut.. Hamlin, Capt. Forney. Kentuckians
killed, Corporal John NJ. Johnson wounded, Capt.
Desho, Corporal Wait, J. w Brown, W. N. Fish
back, F. G. Alexander, John Mullin, John T.
Burbo, J. N. Brown, VIM. B. Phelps, A. G. Thomp-
son, j. Cummings, Geo. Simms, Geo. Stump, @. H.
| Steiner, W. l., Ashbery, J. N. Lang, W. Simpson,
Corporal Hornet, Private Smith, Noah J. Parsons,
Jas. Durham, W. Nelson, ]. B. West, R. ". Leo
nard missing, H. G. Kennery, Corporal Long, C.
| Camille, Q. Parker, D. Hughes, Corporal Carr, W.
| Nelson, j. "A. Barnett. A number of names of
wounded are omitted in consequence of hurry and
very slight injuries. Perhaps all the missing may
return to camp. The Federals were evidently
apprised of the approach of the Confederates and
| prepared to meet them in strong position
| nevertheless their loss fully equals ours. Rein
| forcements have been sent to Gen. Stuart, who
| now holds the battlefield. Further results of the
| battle are unknown.~---~-
| Water Communication Cut OFF.
| RIcHAoND Dec. 23,-The Lynchburg Republican
| has private letter. stating that General jackson
| with Ewes brigade, left Winchester on the 10th
inst, and on reaching the Potomac destroyed
dam Ne. S, which feeds the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal. By destroying this splendid stone dam
the water communication is cut off between Wash.
| ington and the coal region of Maryland. Wash
ington is thus reduced to great straits. .n5
l. Congressional .r
| RICHMOND, Dec. a. In Congress on Saturday
last, an act was passed emitting Kentucky to have
twelve representatives in the House of Represent
| atives of the Confederate States. In Congress to
day several resolutions were adopted, of which the
| third resolution reads as follows:
| iResolved, That no peace ought to be concluded
with the United States which does not insure tc
Maryland an opportunity of forming part of this
| Confederacy.
From Nashville.
NASHVILLE, Dec 23.-Nothing of interest from
Bowling Green. There are rumors Of Fedora
advance to Glasgow, but they are not regarded as
| reliable. - w -
| Gold sold here to-day at Is per cent. premium
| which is a decline of 10 per cent.