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AKn STILL MORE EAH.

Can We find commander Of an Expe- |
tiilion who shall not be a victim to this |
eternal gah; one who shall go forward |
and trust in dzy powder rather than IN
damp proclanaations who shall act rather
than talk; who shall not look upon nn-
self us lecturer, travelling at the expense
Of tic Government? Can VIC? The latest
victim Of CAB, whose recall VIC speedily
look for, is Brigadicr General john W.
Phelps, Of Vermont, commanding at Ship
Island, whose most extraordinary procla-
znatton is before us. He commences thus:
Without any desire Of MY own. hut contrary to
my private incliaa1ion*, again find myself among
rs ta!y ~ ov oHGs5 ow 81 tDe eortpymcn fee1s
It lot out of place that should make known to
you The motives and principles BY which my eon'-
I'VE We believe liza: every State that has been I'D
1uttc Is slave State INTO the lplon sineG tnS
adoption Of TIE ha5 Geeh
" hefieye tha. the slave States which existed
a. euch, at the adoption Of the Constitution, are
r. hespnnS a 10 hono1 and morality to abol
ISL slavery. .....
without any DESIRE of our own, VI
find ourselves constrained to set Gen
Pllelps down as an ass. His private creef
is well enough, but about as much out Q
n1acc in this connection as the "ThiFty
nine Articles Avoiding Gen, Sherman
extreme poiteness, he vaults clear acros
the intermediate region Of strict duty, an
en;ertains the inhabitants Of Ship lslant
and "the Citizens Of the Southwest" wit
woray dissertation On systems Of Labo
every word Of which We as firmly bcicz
III the abstract, as we do in their in apprt
nriatcnc:s in this Proclamation. In He
ycn's name where is this Proclamation b
siucss 10 end.
, 1861-12-19

There is no doub: that the Union party
cf Kentucky virtually controls and shapes
the policy Of the Administration in the con
duct Of the war, and the real position Of
the Union party in. that State possesses,
therefore, all the more interest to the coun-
Try at large The resolutions, which it Is
said enbody Kentucky Cnionis,n and will
be passed by her Legislature, are given in
another column. Union men everywhere
will agree That they eover sufficient ground
if ,slc war be actively prosecuted, for the
military necessities if met Is they occur,
will shape the course Of our commanders
in The conduct Of the war, and if the re,
suits tic not altogether satisfactory to those
who tcnderly regard the institution of Sla
very. the f.alt will be with those who
aware Of their own risks, precipitated tui:
conflict upon the country. It will not bt
good Unionism either in Kentucky O.
Washington, to seek 10 save Slavery frs
and the Union afterwards, but the forme
must take care Of itself
, 1861-12-19

FT. MONROE, Dec. 17.-By flag oftrucc to-
t1ay we Lave received Richmond papers yes
terday. The Richmond WAig has 4 few ad-
dtional parteu125s Of ths attaek o. ae m
Camp Allegheny. The Federals were report
I'd 5000 strong. The fight began ut Z a. m,
and lasted seven hours, wien the tedc5as
were rrpuleed. Tie WAig says the ConfedcF-
ate loss WIS twenty-five killed aud eighty
wounded, and that the Fcderals carried
,way their wounded and left ninety to one
hundred dead bodies on the field. johnson :
force was l,5OO, and during the battle he was
reinforced by two additional regimcnts. ,
The following telesranls are from tate soutn-
s,IEIrn1s. IR Dec. M.-3,oo0 Federal troops at
| Paducah marched to Vienna on Tuesday, and
| burnt some dwellings,, lumber piles, &C
| They returned TO Paducah, but maue no At
| tack Oh Fort Bcauregard. All quiet at 20,
lu1nbus. jeff Thompson recently sur1oundeo
aw2cen m Charleston u and Birds Point, Eilling
fb1r and capturing two Of the bridge guards
| hfeMru1s. Dec 13.-At Columbus, ky.
there was a great commotlon. yesterday
More troops have been sent to Cen Bowen
at Feliciana, and also regiment to Unoi
City The Fcderals at Cairo ha5e cha'nges
thcirpelicy. None arc allowed to leave there
All communication lGs ceased. The Govern
uent transports are idle in the day time, an
busy at night It is supposed, by those hlgg
in official quarters, that the FSderals arc 1no5
MG an Immense force to the Tennessee rlvt
+ 10 cut off communication With Bo"hn
Green. .
, | +Jtot a Commissioner had arrived In this coul
nv from the British Government to treat
rcrard to tic seizure Of Mason and SndeiL
From the Norfolk Day Eook Of to-day =
, learn that in the rebel Congress on the lot
Henry C. Burnett, and Judge Monroe We
sworn in rs Senators from Kentucky, whit
, State has just been admitted into the Comic
: eracy. c,.,,
is exceedingly Ill
, 1861-12-19
FROM WESTERN MISSOURI.
Gen, Popc,s Rapid Advance on Cu1-


JEFFERSON CITY, Dec. -Gcntlcmen who
left Henry county Sunday, say TINT Cl1nson,
the county seat Of that county, was in posses
sion Of from 5000 to 500 rebels, most Of
whom were from PRICES camp 1t Osceola, and
thu balance recruits from tho northwestern
counties. They were prosecuting Union men
and p!undcring private property. These IN
form,nts also say that late Sunday evening
they met tic advance guard Of Gen. Pope's
division three miles from Clinton. They
think the rebels were entirely ignorant
Of the approach Of our troops, and express
the belief that tl1cy have been surprised and
cut of. Osceola is about twenty-five miles
south Of Clinton, and if our informant's state.
n1ents be correct, a very rapid advance OF
General Pope and Steels Divisions has doubt
less been made upon Prices hradquarters..
Adviees from Lexington are to the effect
that since General Prentiss threw few shells
into that town the rebels have been very. SC
| yerc towards Union men, searching and PUN
de1ing their houses, and threatening to bnrf
, 1861-12-19
THE PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.


A1~%s
Several petitions were presented
Mr. DO6LIITLE, Of Wisconsin, introduced
bill for the collection Of direct taxes IN IN
snrrectionar5 districts. 1tproE1des for taking
the ]alid in such districts to pay district taxes.
Theresolution to expel Senator PoiS Was
referred to the Judiciary Committee;
The Kansas contested seat was taken up,
and the report OF the Judiciary Committee Is
that Stanton is entitled to the seat.
After some discussion the subject was re-
committed to the Committee on Judiciary
4 resolution offered BY Mr. SUMMER Of
Mass, that the army shall not be used to
surrender fugitive snyes, vas taken up and
the resolution was agreed to. Adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr. DAWES, OF Massachusetts from the
Committee on Elections, reported that Charles
Henry Foster is not entitled to q scat in this
Congress, either from the 1st or 20 Congres-
eiona1 District Of North Carolina: Ar; Dawes
CATION SO far as to be entirely satisfied that the
claim is founded in imposition, and so veil
satisfied of this fact was Mr. Foster himself,
that he had voluntarily abandoned the claim.
The resolution was adopted
The House then resumed the consideration
Of the bill to secure hoIncsteads to actua1 Set
tiers, heads Of faTnilies, or those who have OBJ.
tanned the age of Fl years aud are citizens Of
the United States, or who have iiled an ioten-
ton to become such. The provisions OF the
bill arc extended to all who hare performed
service in suppressing the rebellion. La lieu
Of bounty land. the three months volunteers
are to receive $50, in addition to the right OF
| the homcstcads, and all who have served SIX
| months hundred dollars.
| a lengthy debate ensned on the bill; also
on the several amendments PROPOSED. ,.
The further consideration OF the bill was
| finally postponed until the first Monday IL
| Felrnary, by IS against So
The bill appropTiatlng one million dollar;
, 1861-12-19

EkeL AND AND THE WAR.

A More Pacific Tone.
, 1861-12-19

rg- The enumeration Of New York regi-
nc,,ts Las reached the 93d, on the list of in
fantry, and the 11tll, on the cavalry ihc
cavalry recruiting ceases, and the infantry
will elosc with the 10th regiment. This emu
1ne1a,ion begins at the LIST, and Is made 10
include, in regular ozder, both the regiments
of volunteers, militia, and such as sicEles's
brigade, organized under direct Federal au-
thn1itr. New York is Que Of the few States
that makes straight list Of al her regiments,
from the let upward. Tic ildAntry, cavalry,
and artillery make more than 1oo,ooo men II
tFo SERVICE
, 1861-12-19

W7ANTED-A situation to Cook
W. in private family, hotel Or boarding house in
The citr or country. Good references can be given.
App1y at IS North issae street, or BY letter to Boz
, 1861-12-19
Instructive Fire ut Detrott--ProPel1er
Duukirk Burned.

From the Detroit ffee tresss 4'Lo-1
This morning about two O'Clock, 4 fire
started in the row Of warehouses extending
along the creek and Water street, from the
boat marques almost to Beunct's elevator.
Thel buildings were formerly used by the
at the lime Of the fire by ithe Western Trans
p portation Company, for storage OF hour: The
fire made clean sweep Of the warehouses
Some Of the flour was rolled ont. The pro
pellcr Dnnkirk Which lay, light, alongslde the
dock caught f1re and burned to ths waters ,
nan, it is said, had gone up town Tic Nay
flower was moored astern Of the DqnkiFk.
She also caught fire, but was finally cut loose
| and f1oated off The Dunkirk is Westeaq
| Transportation Company s boat, worth sls :oH
| or So0O00. We could not learn any p3rtien
iars in reference to the amount Of loss in thu
! warehouses or Insurance
, 1861-12-19

People Of Arkansas Being Enrolled
3ChaFges against Zen ncCuuoch.
ST. Louis, Dec. 18.-The Rol1a corcspon-
dent Of the St. Louis Democrat, Of this date,
the report that Gov. Rector has issued pro
clanlation requiring all persons between the
ages Of Is and IS to join the army. The per,
secution Of Union men was relentless, and
they were being arrested aud imprisoned
Ben -McCunoch had been summoned 70
Richmond to answer charges preferred
aga;nst him for needlcssly burning the prop
city Of Southern men, and Tor refusing to
reinforce Price when the latter WAS pursued
by The Federal troops. McCulloch's forces
we're in winter quarters in Benton county,
Arkansas. Six regiments Of Indians were II
his camp.
rcetcd On their arrival at Springfield, at tht
iustancc Of Col. John Il Price, lAtcly releas
| cd from arrest at st. Louis.
, 1861-12-19

The Indiana German Troops Whip
Ten Times their Number-350
Against 3,O00---0ur forces Prepar-
ing for an Advance.

LOUISVILLE, Dec. 19.-The recent Num-
Corasyille engagement, considering the dispro-
portion Of the numbers, proves the most DEll-
liant Federal victory yet achieved; fo1r
or about $50 nlcn4 OF Col. WillaeA's
German regiment, led by Lleutenant-Colonel
TunW ebcrs, drove back over three thousand
rebel cavalry, artillery and Infantry. Ihey
were first attacked By regiment Of Texas
cavalry, whom they repulsed and touoEed,
wien they we're drawn into ambush and Tired
ut from all sides by the rebel infantry:
stood their ground until the rebels fell back,
leaving I'LL their dead and most Of their
wounded on the field, No reinf0rccn1cnts
reached Won Webcrs's command, as reported
Yesterday, until after the engagement was
uver. Stones Louisville battery supported
the Fcderals from the north side Of Grsc1
river firing at very long range Hom F1ded
cannon. Four other companies were on the
south side Of the river, but engaged IS pieketss
a mile and quarter distant from the scene OF
action. Among the Federals killed were
Lieut.. Sachs Of Cincinnati, who Killed three
men with two revolyers,,, b1t vas
finally killed, receiving nine bullets from the
rebels. Among the Fedcrals killed were also
Henry Jaecr; Richard Wchey, Fred shoemak.
er, John ahambrosu, and Peter Smith, all OF
Cincinnati Smiths remains go to CINCINNATI
tomorrow OF tAc Texas Rangers, 63 were
Killed, besides Col. Terry Tie number o1
! wounded is unknown, hut supposed to be
large. Tho Federal forces buried their dead.
| Fourteen rebel horses were found dead OF thc
| field, and three rebels taken prisoners.
| Parties just arrived from the scene Of tue
fight report that yesterday aud to-day yss slSty !,
tliiJnc dead and wounded rebels were found IN
| thc bushes. Tie Federal loss is ten killed OF
the spot, seven mortally, and thirteen other
t wise wounded. Of those mortally, tour lay
since died. The rebels lost Colonel, Cap
tain and Lieutenant.
The Federal forces on the south side
Green river have been considerably augment
cd, but the report Of :: general crossing OF th
Fcdcr.,ls southward yesterday i denied, an
would probably not take place til Green klVt !:
Bridge, OIL which i large force Is engaged
reconstructed.
The rebels sent a flag Of truce to-day aslin
permission to inter their alleged unburle
dead.
The Somerset postmaster's way bill Of t.:
1Tth, says Zollicofcr, viii, 1000 men, III
crossed Cumberland River, and was - e'
trrnching. The 31st Ohio, and two East fe
ncsscc regiments, had arrived there, making
{ | force about equal to Zollico1fer's.
, 1861-12-19
FROM sRRINGFIELD.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.l
Euts1EE11rr n necar1har 12 12G1

SPRINGFIELD, December Is, 1861
Governor Yates has succeeded in procuring
al the aims our people Lave been led to cx-
pcet, from declarations heretofore made from
the vicinity Of the general headquarters. The
number announced several weeks since Ilye
been received and Quietly distributed; andad-
vices from Washington to-day assure him that
ten thousand stand additional will be forward
ed here Immediately, besides one thonsandfo7
Col Mulrgan's regiment, and eight thousand
stand to Cairo. Itds dsprcsuned that the bal
ance Of the nlino:s cavalry regiments will
soon be completely supplied with arms and
equipments.
There is a conflict between the officers Of
tic State and the General Government on the
subject of supplies to our troops. Quarter
master General Wood, under State authority,
had previously made ample purchases for all
our regiments in field and camp for
| the winter; but now, through the agency
of Quartcrmastcr Gen. Mcigs, Government
| Quartc1mastcrs hsyc been sent to provide for
| Illinois troops, and they notify the regiments
| and the rest If mankind that the contracts o1
| the State Of Illinois will not be recognized By
! them. There is 10 disposition upon the par'
Of tic State authorities to assume contro
whcrc it properly belongs to The Government
to act through its regularly appointed officers
but no arrangements were made for chang.
until after GOV. Wood had been directed t
attend to wants long neglected bg officers 0
the Western Department, and which, in view
Of the number Of our volunteer force in th
| field, Was necessary to be done carly to pre-
vent great suffering during cold weather. I'll
State will take care Of her troops and sci
tic the question Of authority and credit afte'
| wards
Tic QuartcrmaEter Generals Dcpartmcn
, Las been conducted with great ability. H
| assistants are both intelligent, practical bus
ness men, and their employees al goycrne
by tic SAME desirc to conduct the trust 4
4 signed them OIL the economical basis mari
i cd out by their superior" honest Joh
: Wcod.'
: Gov. Yates started for Washington th
$ evening, accompanied By Hon. Jesse E. d
: | bois, on business connected with militia
/ H,s,
, 1861-12-19

sEOn the evening Of the 10th, Messrs.
Charles q. Marshall, Thomas Tileston and
Richard LatAere, IT. committee Of the New
York. Chamber Of Commerce, arrived at
Washington, and will address request TO
tlc President for in interview, to urge tho
adoption Of immediate measures to protect
tho foreign commerce, which is now suffering
by reason of the difficulty Of procuring insur'
an.c on American bottoms.
, 1861-12-19

sT"Tle rebels at Columbus are making
nrerarations for defence that arc becoming
formidable indeed. They lcve received q
large lot of chains and anchors, with which to
o1struct the river clannel and render the
Massage Of vessels difficult and slow. Added
to this, they have sunk torpedoes or exploding
batteries beneath the water
, 1861-12-19

rzz~ Gov. Curtin, Of Pennsylvania, has
wounded the feelings Of the 9Th Regiment,
Col. Ha1nbright,) in Kentucky, by ordering
!, to change colors with thc l9th, Col stam-
b:ugh No reason was as5lsnea' nof eau ens
mcn think Of any. Col. Hanhrlght las handed
over his colors to Staanbaugh, but re1uses 70
receive the otllers and has, instead SCH
home for his old camp flag. The change o.
colo7s is high offence to the troops. inc
regiment las how been transferred from Inc
brigade Of Gen. ycgley TO that Of Col H. L.
McCook,
, 1861-12-19

EOn the 10th, the long pending question
Of thc boundary line between Massachusetts,
and Rhode Island was finally settled III the
Supreme Court at Washington the decree 10
take effect on the 1st Of March, 1859. The cor
troyersy commenced as far back as 115o, and
was submitted to the commissioners in l'f5,
whose award was rejected by the King and
council
, 1861-12-19

EE" The Missouri Democrats Padueah cor
rcspoudcnce Of the 10th says that General
Suilb's aid, J. L. Price, who made himself SO
badly conspicuous, a week or two since, IN
the matter Of the flag, has Joined the rebels at
Columbus. His disre1ish Of seeing the Con-
fedcratc flag pulled down, was in itself synp-
tn1nn.ic Of trtason.
, 1861-12-19

E new and substantial telegraph hnc'
with three wires, is nearly completed to Nc"
York city with stations at Providence hare-
ford, New Haven and Nor"aik, to DC eSteho-
cd to Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washing
ion. Tic merchants OF Boston and others IN
tercsted, nov control line independent OF
New York. 4 number Of prominent gentle
men are moving in the matter
, 1861-12-19
Clinton HENRY county \

tY Clinton, Henry county, No, where
Gen Pope is said to have arrived, is about
twenty miles directly north Of Osceola, on
the road to Lexington, and is said to have
been occupied by from 6,ooo to 5000 Of
Gen Prices banditti troops. These have
quit the town rather than have battle
with Pope, who would probably move on
10 attack Price Gf he finds him, at Osceola)
The march from Ottervillc to near Clinton
is something like forty-fye miles, and seems
10 hare been performed in an incredible
short time. If Gen. Pope las made this
march without those exhaustive fatigues
which signalized Gen. Fremont's advance
on Springfield, the accomplishment will re-
donnd crcn more 10 his honor. Il would
he almost too good news to expect to hear
that Gen. Pope has lo:gged Price.
, 1861-12-19

Letters from italy convey the painfnl
Intelligence that KosEuth is alarlnin=ly ILL.,
His disease appears to be kind Of consump-
tion-a disease which has thus far batled the
efforts Of his physicians 10 arrest it. he Is so
reduced as to tc able to converse with dill
culty. and his friends fear he will not survive
the winter.
, 1861-12-19

eE- On Tuesday evening Mayor Wood sent
!, message to the Common Council respecting
t1c condition Of the defcnccs OF New York
Hc corrects popular mlsappreheusion on
this subject by stating that New York is all
hut impregnablc to- sea attack. with proper
energy. in ono month that city might defy all
tic fleets of the world.
, 1861-12-19

~~ On Tuesday, In response to the rcso-
lntion of The House, Secretary Cameron
transmitted a communication to that body,
stating that the public service would not be
| promoted by publication Of the facts con-
nectcd with the disastrous movement Of our
troops at Balls Bluff They are accordingly
| withheld
, 1861-12-19

THE GENERAL BAfhhGFI La W.
On the third page Of this issue will be
found full synopsis Of the proposed Gen
cral Bankrupt Law prepared by a Special
Committee Of the House, Of which Hon
Roscoe Conkling, Of N. T., is Chairman,
with whom are associated Hon John Hutch
ms Of Ohio, Hon. Judge Is. E. Thomas Of
Mass. lion. John " Wkoeil Of Missouri,
and Hon Robert Mcknight Of Pa, all gen
tIemen Of the highest character and attain
ments, thus representing in this important
inutter the Atlantic aud Western States.
The result Of their labors will be examined
with interest. Reports from Washington
say there is ground to look for the speedy
and favorable action Of Congress.
, 1861-12-19
Charleston Papers on the Fire.

BALTIMORE, Dec 1S--We have the Norfolk
Day Book Of Tuesday, which contains extracts
from tho Charleston Courier and Mercury, rel
i've tn tI,c IRE but there is little additional to
What las already been telegraphed
, 1861-12-19
The War Excitement in New York.

lErDm the y. l.. N oIll+ 4tlA.1
Tho news published yesterday Of the bclliss-
crcnt asnect Of a1iairs in England created
quite sensation in this city yesterday; Inc
nopular anticipation had been that the English
pcop1c and government would accept the de-
cision prc-announccd Us given ny TIC law OH
ccrs Of the Crown, and, upon sober reflection,
entertain but slight feelings Of luminosity
towards us after the first outburst OF
passion was over. Yesterdays news, there
lore, was Ill the more exciting that it was so
little expected, and consequently its effect
upon the city was evidently great On change
and among the business men, there was an Oh
| yious feeling Of suspense, though not OF fear
| Certain articles Of import and materials for
| war consumption took d decided and almost
| astonishing upward start, Coffee, tea, and
spices advanced. saltpctre, birthstone, and
chemicals rapidly went up, and the stocks
were withdrawn from the market or offered st
almost fabulous prices. The sale Of cotton
goods was suddenly suspended. Merchants
would hardly sell them at any price. 3he
news caused large advance in sterling cx
change, and bankers bills on London wcrt
sold at ITO. Sugars were offered quito spar
Orders came out in the Inst steamship t,
business men in this city from their torcigl
I agents, not to ship any more goods wl1ateve
| in American vessels to England, and g1al
| merchants, Of course, half dl6bchcycd tn
news, Among the Irish there was consider
lie excitement, as many Of them would Tx
nothing better than to have 4 chance to fgt
, the British power, and they look forward an:
: ious|y to tho day when they expcctto S'crosst tt
channel" Many Of the shrewdest among then
, However, dietlaiDfu]ly scout the idea that E.
}, Gland viii do anything moro than cflcrves
c aud buster, and finally settle down with
protesting growL The present existence Of
famine in Ireland also induces many lr1shm
C ton and England, during which they can stri
$, 4 hlow for their country.
&c The feeling in all quarters Was decided
- aycrec to tic giving up Of the Confedcri
~ prisoners, and If LII retention Of them was
bea cause Of war, then the war must DC
| d,rred
, 1861-12-19

rc- Tn the midst Of the scramble for the
new Armory site, the people living along the
Fox River valley, in Wisconsin, arc moving to
secure The location for some one Of their towns,
either: Newark, A1enuasha, Appleton or Little
Chute. Who clscs
, 1861-12-19

w~ Cotton is 3s@4o cents per pound in
New York. Don't tear your shirt. If tho
1occu1cut fibre gets much higher, rnanufac-
.nrcrs will have to "jfar 'ronnd.'
, 1861-12-19

HF At Elyria, Ohio, on Sunday night,
most disastrous fire took place, by which
12,ooo worth Of property was destroyed.
The fire broke out in the livery stable OF :.
R. Darling, and thence included the Franklin
House, and numerous residences and other
st structures.
, 1861-12-19

sE" The rebels arc getting more and more
aisgustcd with their iag, the Stars and Bars
probably for the reason that the bars hISe
come to hayc a painful significance Tor soinc
Of their distinguished accomplices.
, 1861-12-19

EsS L vii be seen By the comnlunica
ton Of Gov. Yates, published in the tele-
grarh columns, that 10000 stand Of arms,
and thousand additional for MuIligan's
regiment, are to be sent to Illinois at once
for regin1~ate ready tc take the field. This
win about supply the troops already en-
listed
, 1861-12-19

- The people Of Andalusla and the North
cry end Of Rock Island county have held a
meeting, and voted that 4 track should be laid
to Camden, five miles above Rock Island, to
connect with the Chicago railroad, for greater
convenience and dispatch in the matter of
freight. They claim that they have reaizcd
little benefit, thus far from the heavy debt in
CURED by the county for the Rock Island
railroad.
, 1861-12-19

HARR1snrRG, Dec. 1S.-The subject Of the
dcfrnses Of Philadelphia is being urged upon
the National Government by Gov. Curtin. HI
is also actively engaged in preparing aIm5 Tor
State defence