The New York herald., 1861-12-31

lowing is . list Of the loss on the side of the Union
troops
Killed. Wounded. Ki'sing.
oncers .........".... 10 ~ 90
hon ................s. &oz VA l,lso
Total ............... 4sl I,oll 1,2ls
iotai loss 26sS
On the side Of the rebels the loss was nearly could
Killd Wounded M.1no.
ofhcers ............. so 80 =
Meu ................. oU Z1W loV
Total .............. $40 2,2as I5o
total loss. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 30l6
The Union army also lost 27 pieces OF artillery 1850 boxes
small arm cartridges, 81 boxes rifcd cannon
niton 30 boxes old firearms 13 loaded with pro-
visions. 5000 bushels Of OATS 1850 muskets and 900
knapsacks and blankets.
22d-General Mcclellan was assigned 10 tho entire
command Of the military department Of the Potomac
cding the city OF Washington superseiing Gen. Mellow
ell on one side and Gen. Mansfield thu other
Prince Napoleon Of France, and his wife Cothilde and
suite, arrived at Halifax.
Tho Missouri State Convention met In Jefferson City.
a5th-The Governor Of New York issued proclama
tion calling for twenty hve thousand additional troops
slight skirmish took place at Harrisonvle Va. In
which tho rebels lost six killed.
26th-Tho Union troops occupied Forsyth, Missouri,
Killing Eve and woundng seven rebels.
27th-Prince Napoleon and suite arrived In New York
on projected tour OF the United States.
20h-Robert Tocmbs of Georgia. resigned his position
q Secretary Of State in Je Davis Cabinet and Robert
d. I. Hunter of Virginia. was chosen In his place
The Southern Baak Convention. which held its second
in Richmond adjourned after advising the rebel
government to issue $1OO, 900. 900 Treasury
3Oth-The Missouri State Convention declared vacant
the Offices Of Governor Lieutenant Governor and Sscrc.
taFy Of State by vote Of So 25 Tho seats the
members Of tho Legislature also declared vacant.
The state officers and majority OF the members OF the
Legislature were secesscnists.
31st--The Missouri Convention elected Hamilton r.
Gamble to the Office Of Govornor, Willard r. Hall Leute-
nant Governor and Mordecai Oliver Secretary OF State
all Union men.
August.
Hd-A battle occurred at Dug Spring, nineteen miles
south Of Springfield Missouri between the Union forces
under General Lysn, and tho rebel troops under Bon.
McculOch in which eight Of the former wore killed and
thirty wounded, and forty of the latter killed and
forty -four wounded General Lyon took eighty stand Of
aruis and fifteen horses and wagons.
Fort Fillmore In Texas, surrendered by Major Iynde
Seven hundred and fy United States troops were taken
prisoners.
3d-soms Of the vessels Of the blockadius so. throw
few bombs into Galveston, Texas, killing and
ing fot.
5sh-Ateus seventy thausand Of the Union troops
tha, had snlstsd for three mouths returned TO ths
homes between the Goth Of July and the prsssnt date
and were mustered QUE Of the United States seryica
skirmish took place at Point Of Rocks Va Only one
Union soldier wounded The rebels lest three killed
five wounded and seven prisoners.
A battle was fought at Athens, Mo-, and the rebels
routed, with forty three killed and wounded.
6th-The special session Of the Thirty seventh Con.
gress adjourned se die, after sitting Of .hrty three
days. Tho action of Congress- at This session was con
fined exclusively to the war and the passage Of
bills for raising and appropriatng noney and sreng hen
ing the land aud sea forces Of the country.
sthTnc Office Of the Democratic Sandcrd, secess on
paper, in Concord, n. IL cleaned by mob and
the materials burned in the street.
4 party or rebel troops under the command OF Ma
Eruder set on fro and destroyed tho village Of Hampton
Va with the exception Of some Ave or six buildings
the outskirts of the town The village was situated on
James river and formerly contained about thousand
Inhabitants. II numbered among It's buildings tho Military
Academy, Court House, tive fine churches several hotels
and quite number Of stores. Five hundred houses in
all were destroyed.
Tho robels were routed at Loyettsyille Va
9th--An attack made the rebels at Potosi No.
and they were defeated with the loss Of thirty killed and
wounded.
1OihA bnttle took place Davis creek about twelve
mies from Springfield, Mo between five thousand
hundred Unon troops, under General Lyon and fteen
tho sand rebels under Ben McCuoch and General Price
which lasted about six hours. The rebels dr.v n
from their position, and were forced to burn their hay
gage and camp equipments TO keep them from falling
into the hands of tho Union forces During the engage
mcnt General Lyon was killed, and tho Union loss vas
two hundred and twcay three Killed seven hundred and
twentyone wounded and two hundred aud ninety ono
nissng The loss Of the enemy was net known but
supposed TO be nearly double that number eev enty
prisoners and four hundred horses taken from the
enemy bile the Uncns lost five cannon. In view OF
the ge force OF the enemy the Union troops fen back
on Springfield during the night ana from theco cont,n
ed their march towards Roila The rebels had been too
Eaich disabled TO follow.
1lth-Ts eny-two rebel prisoners we're captured Al
Georgetown, No.
12th--The Office OF the Bangor Ne Demo ra, sec,s
zion paper, was entirely destroyed by mob.
13hGrafton, Va, was occupied by the Union forces
Twenty one rebels were killed and wounded
During skirmish at Matthias Point, Va. the Unioniss
lest three killed aud one wounded.
1ith--Msrtiai law declared IN ST. Louis by Major
General Fremont.
1GhThe President OF the United States issued PRO.
claation ordern. all commercial lneIc bstw cen
the North and the seeded States to cease
The robcl camp OF Fredercttcwn, No, was attacked
ard Twelve OF the enemy were taken prisoners.
boat crew OF the Union steamer Resolue wa fred
by r,bo. battery az Aqua creek, Va Three were
killed and one wounded.
1sth-Ma,or General John J.. Wool assumed command
In fortreas Mensoe
Tho S.a ae! newspaper Office, In Easton Ia was
destroyed by mob for advocating secession principles
fight took rlace NJ charlcstown Missouri IN which the
Union troops lost killed ard wounded aud the
rebe! css forty killed and wounded and seventeen
4 sight sS;rmish occurred at Isdy's Fork Va tn.
Uni niss 81 two killed ard two wp,irded The rebel
less rot known.
10tlThe Secretary orwa issued order calling up
the Governors q tho Northern States send inns
diately TO washington all regiments and parts OF rrr
ments in Their res, ,ectiys states
Tho State Department in Washington issued q noirs
setting forth that person would he alloVsd 10 eo
abr al from port OF the United States without pass
por either from that department or hv ta
Sec eiary State would any person be allowed 10
land in the Un ted states without passport from min
ister consul q The United Sates; If foreign from
his own government counterssned by some ninster Or
consul -
Tue edi,or Of the rIavethi, ssss Democrat a sdces
sion paper was taken hissbcd al night Isrrsd mi
featiiered, aud rode rail and finally released upop
signing document that he would support the Union
The office OF the Jgefscni1, sparer in
Pa broken up by mob. II was n Journal
The Peoples lend newspaper office, At CcvlnSon Ind
nobbed and cleaned out on accosni OF Its
prccl!yities.
2O,h--A skirmish took risce at Hawks Neat IN the
Esnas ha Valley, Virginia -Four Thousand
the barricaaes of the Eleventh Ohio regiment and wore
driven back with the loss cf fifty killed Only wo Union
wounded.
Six hundred iFocps, under Colonel Doughory le Bird
Point and proceeded out 10 Charlestown, MISSOURI at
tackled twelve hundred rebois at that pics and com.
pctey routed them and drove them from the town Tho
tmon troops lost one man killed and six wounied Tho
rcbes lost oity killed and seysAlen were lakcn Prison
ere.
The Wheeling Convention passed ordnance erecting
State 10 be called Eanswha hy vote CT Gty TO
twenty eight. The boundary fixed irciGes the coun
ties Of Logan, Wyoming, Raleigh. Fayeue, Nicholas
Webster, Randolph Tucker, Preston, Monong Su
rion, Taylor, Barbour upshur Harrison, Lewis, axton