New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-12-18
WEDNESDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 49, 1861.
From Richmond.

RICHMOND Dec. 1f.-The Baltimore American of
the l4th publisesa dispatch dated Cincinnati, l4h,
claiming victory in recent battle on the Ale
ghany Mountains. Federal loss about 30, and the
Confederate loss 200, including a Major and many
other officers, and 80 prisoners. 1t also says the
Federals set FIRE to their camps, and retreated to
Staunton The Federals left the field in good
order.
A letter dated Stanton, Sunday night, 18th
inst, says The 18th Georgia lost in killed and
wounded about thirty, and the Virginia regiments
about eighty. The loss of the enemy is not known,
but thirty-two Yankees were buried by our troops.
There is considerable expectation of a Federal
attack on the peninsula iDdulged, as well as at
Manassas, but quiet yet reigns.
RICHMOND, Dec. 17.-Geo. Brown brother of
Gov. Brown of Georgia, a private in the Hampton
Legion, died here tonight at O'Clock.
From Memphis.
MEMPHIS, Dec. 1.-THE peace society recently
discovered in Arkansas is a grand fzzle. 1t
originated in Washington City, and was sent
through Fremont to Arkansas. The members
consider the North, friendly and the South their
enemies. They have signs and ass-words, and
are to have signs placed over the doors of mem
bers to prevent the destruction Of their property,
when the Federals commence the destruction of
the Southern people. The members take horrid
oath to assist each other at the peril Of life. Many
of the members have been arrested, and some
have escaped. A similar association existed
among the Unionsts in East Tennessee. Nothing
new from Columbus.
From Lynchburg
LYSCHBURG, Dec. ia letter to the Republi-
can from an officer at Camp Allegheny says: Our
loss is two captains, three lieutenants and fifteen
privates killed and ninety.seven wounded; the
| Federal loss is fully five hundred. Gen. Milbray
| commanded the Federas, and it is supposed he
was killed. From the reports made by the prison.
| ers and neighborhood people Col. johnson acted
| most gallantly. He appeared in the field dressed
| like WAGNER, with musket in one hand and a
| club in the other.
| Louisiana Legislature.
! BATON ROUGE, Dec. l7.-1n the House, q bill
was reported in lieu of many bills on this subject,
to suspend for one year after the close of the
the forced collection of debts, and after consider.
able debate, it was made the special order for to-
| morrow. After the reading of the minutes, reports
| were made from various committees on unn,-
! portant subjects. Among others was report
from the Finance Committee, favorably upon the
bill authorizing the receipt of Confederate Treas
ury notes for all dues to the State and unavorably
upon the bill authorizing the cities of New Orleans
and Baton Rouge and the several parishes to issue
small notes for circulating medium. The bill
reported on favoraby for the relief of sherfs and
| State tax collectors was taken up and passed
through all its readings. The bill extends the time
for the collection of taxes to the lst Of December
| 1852 but to make settlement of all collections UP
to 1st of June, 1862.
| In the Senate bill appronriatinp $4,000 for the