New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-19

BrigaderG General with orders to report to Gen. Lee
commanding COME derate forces in South Carolina
The Norfolk Day Book of yesterday contains
telegram from Richmond, dated Dec. 10, as follows;
1.-THE Hon. Porcber Miles, Member OF Congress
ID exceedingly i'll of pneumonia"
"In Congress toby Henry C. Burnett and Judge
Monroe, were sworn in as Members from Ken
lucky"
Tie Day Book also publishes extracts from 1ht
Charleston Mercury and Courier in relation 70 the
fire and tie feeling in Charleston, as follows:
"TAe Mercury says: Yesterday was gloomy
day for Charleston. Business was universally sus-
pended, and with one impulse our community united
in giving sympathy and aid to the victims OF the
great public calamity"
The Courier says: The fearful conilagration that
has just passed over city, will cause the 18th and
10Th Of December, 1861, hereafter to be remembered
as one Of those dark and trying periods which, for
the moment, seem to parayz all the long cherished
hopes and bright anticipations of tho future. We
have been visited by one of those mysterious dispen-
sations of Providence which we cannot attempt to
solve. Our city has received terrible blow, which
it will take the work fyears to repair.
TIE Examiner says that intelligence, apparently
better founded than that which generally finds its
way from Washington, has been received OF an H.
tention on the part of the military authorities OF the
United States to make an advance the lines of the
Potomac, and risk another general engagement
within the next few days.
Silver is selling in Richmond at 25, aud gold at 50
per cent.
Tie Sd Regiment Of Georgia Volunteers has re-
turned to Norfolk from Roanoke Island.
The CentreyiIe correspondent Of The Richmond
Dispaich gays that Hampton's Legion has gone down
to Cochestsr to look after the Unionsts, who were
expected to cross at that point and advance toward
the Occoquan.
An adjourned meeting of the ctizens of Richmond
was held last night, 10 take into consideration the
manning of tie batteries around that city.
Cen Humphrey Marshall has some 1000 or 1000
men under his command and swears that he is going
10 dine in Lexington, KY, on Christmas day.
Ile Dispatch Of yesterday says Of the fight in
Pocahontas County, Virginia: We received last
evening through the kindness Of gentleman from
Western virginia, some further incidents OF the bat
Tie tough. on Friday last on the Allegheny Mountain.
Tie rerort which reached the city on Sunday, that
I
enemy ia, we are assured, entirely erroneous. The
action in fact commenced on Thursday evening be-
tween the picke,s and this contradcts the statement
previously made, that the enemy approached from
TIE rear and front, turning both our TANKS.
As near AS we can ascertain, the Unionists, who
were doubtless guided by Union men Of the vicinity,
came upon Col Jobnsons camp soon after daylight,
from the north their strength being four regiments
of about 900 each. They attacked our forces,
consisting of three regiments of an average Of 400
men .ach, two battalions, numbering together 200
men, and two batteries Of four guns EACH The light
continued until o'clock p. M, when tie enemy re-
treated.
One great advantage the Unionists possessed was q
position behind some felled timber at 4 convenient
distance from our camp where they were we'll pro-
tec,ed from our fire, and had good opportunity Of
picking OFT our men whenever they showed them.
selves.
/ They were however, finally sheled out by our
batteries. and were forced to make rapid retreat.
They carried most of their wounded down the noun
tain, TO the ambulances though some were left on
/ the field.
! CAPT. Anderson Of the Lee Battery was shot dead
/ from his horse at an early period of the fight.
! A letter to Judge Camden mentions the death of
An officer Of the 18th Georgia Regiment, but gives
/ no name.
We also fear that Lieut.. Regain was killed. There
are contradictory statements relative 70 the death OF
Lieut.. Lewis Thompson.
The Northwestern boys behaved most CALAMITY,
and deserve much praise for their heroic conduct.
They advanced and attacked the enemy three sep
arate times, and being thus exposed suffered more
heavily than any other troops.
Only two companies of the sd Virginia Regiment
Col Baldwins were engaged in the fight, Capt
Skinner and Capt. Lilleys. Several were wounded
in these companies, but only one was killed.