Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-12-19

large Iaukee force is expected every hour at
 >hlp Island. The programme Is 10 ard Lln-
 c1l.' $ troops O. the Ms>>>ipy,i Coast and n trch
 ,n Mobile, while the na,al iurye viii force d
 pas,aac past Fort Mor-an in Mobile E Y. The
 attack by land and are 10 be simultaneous.
 Norhl. z latr from Richmond.
 BosToX, Dee. 7.--NvXt week eleven officers and 2IO prisoner, ol \ rlb Carolina regimen; will be sent to Forlrtoo Monroe from Fort " Wa.
 rer and released on parole.
 NASHVILLE. De. i2.-ihe members of the Kentuck, l,g stature h. Id ;l caucus previous |,
 lie .lecri.n, ut u. S Senator. Garrett D4yi,
 received 45, ,Ioshua Y. Bill -l5 votes. SEARCY, Mo, Dee. l0.-Busv preparations are now being made for erecting winter quhr
 rers for our ,ruops pr e Is still south o the OsagG riv, r ai Osceoa--it he crosses he rv,l live4l times may be tx. ecicd.
 SEpALIA, Dec. 10. To-day ten six mul,
 teams vi hlle on U f, raging eXprdiiluu near thi,
 place, were seized hy,a party oi rebels and th,
 tean,eter> taken prisoners.
 RICHMOND, Dee l4-OiiiCial intelligence ha, been rec, wed here that he iederals ,0O0 strong attacked Col Edward j j,hrstons command it | Valley Mountain on the 18th, bat were rrpulsed 1 with er, al boss aittr an engagement Ht sever | hours. The battle cUmnIcuc, at : o'clock T. 1 the icrpn0in Iuhnstuna force was 200, bn
 has since been reinforced by two regimeni5- | Juhi,stun ic d NIrginlan and graduated at " e, l Point but he CommatdS the l2th Ceurgla rtgI 1 ment. EXcel ting the hews ot the victory a Valley Muunia in there is nolhng of inIerrs q
 the camps. B. ]. McCullo,h hn8 arrived hr h Congress noh iug ot public interest has trano
 pired
 NASHVILLE Dee. l5 A special dispatcl from Bowling Green, dated the lJlh, aiatoa thn the CincinnaIi ColnmIrcial ut the llh says Ina
 d court of euquiry has pronounced Gen. Sher'
 man, ot k,., Insane, Ge,;. BHtlrs advance "' ! Green river IS to he the o'4id ot q general ad
 vance ot the tedprals. The following gentle nen are elected provisional coRgfeSsineu from kentuck,-l,t di,tr e. G. (. tiar'iefi; 2t Johr
 rhomas; 3l, Geo. ". Ewing; is. D. r. White; 5th, l.. iiurntll; Gth, John A. Lilo'l; 7h, > Il Ford; 8th. Thomas Johnston; lUth, Geo E. ! tlodge. Scouts from Green river report rhar the edera> are repairing inc railroad bridge.
 wiil batteries pla,l,d on the north side to pre-
 feet the wrrhn!en. l here nu itdcraIS south
 of ihe river.
 | NASHVILLE Dec l5.--Zoll;cofIer has crosse' inc Cumberland river at Mil Spring, and nd vanced four n lies toward Somerset. On th' | Sth inst, a >k;ini,h took place between ii picked, rnd lhuse uf l.ucuus army in ,fn,r- >r; l3 'Lucolntts were iutd and l4 laker prisoners Our loss YRS l wuuuded and un'
 horse kllI,d. The eremy, killed and wound' q belonged to the 7h Ohio regiment. c"mpa
 " ot Lincoln cavalry on picket duty ali Fish ing creek, was attackei the same day ht
 our cavalry and chased six miles, ln inc panic, the l.incotniles threw away their guns, pistol,
 an blankets The people in that section Q keutuckv. gladly welcome Iolhc"Ilrrs army and furnish them subsistence at tue ordnaIl 1 prices.
 iIctMoyp. Dec lj.-In rhe Virginia lr4i,'a-
 tur- n,a-ul,.S arr p.ucr,1~i' N make ar}r.r tiatioir> Ior thr rei,et If lhe Chtr,esron slfr
 rr-. Indications are strong again "t vrIt
 pa,iv clyn4, meat If Nana,Sa nnd "jh' T po,tl-
 on inc puIumar aud l.,',>,blv on lhe l,.uiusul