New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-06
JHB PROCEEDINGS IN IiSSs SENATE
The Slaves ShackIes about to be Broken
RyUEb SCOUTING OPERATIONS CHECKED.
REPORTS FROM SAVANNAH.
Special Dispatch to Tie N. Y. Tribune.


TIE PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE
No intelligent man could have gone ou' "
Che Senate Chamber this morning "iiH0u' Va.
conviction that the "ConscriPt fatuerS "Au
silently pronounced the doem OF o'''u'' ."
th;s continent An act of Congress VIII M
QUESTIONABLE strike the shackies Oh tne AM
cor, :, arerv State of the Union before the
-. 1,nivsrssry of Wasbipg,ous Birthday.
s,,,px1sHEs WITH REBEL SCOUTS.
c,J Leonard of the 18th Massachusetts,,
..,.,,spbed to Gen. Banks, yesterday, that his
men at Hancock shelled and dispersed party
psssing Westward, too small for attack, but
large enough to incite rumor. For acme time
past the enemy has sent out daily, from Fair
fax Court House, scouting party of 1000 or
1900 men. 1t breaks up into squads of so or
100, who attack SMALLER bodies of our men.
They have been very troublesome to our picket
guards of late, one of whom, composed Of
twelve of Gen. Blenkers men, was captured
the other day. Another, or as prisoner says,
the same party, had worse luck last night,
Lieut. Knight Company b, Sd New.Jersey,
went with IS men as far as Burke's Station
on the Orange and Alexandria Railroad. They
stretched two telegraph wires across Old Brad
dock Road, one as high as the forehead OF
man on horseback, the other lower, and
awaited the results on this side. Presently
half company of Rebel cavalry dashed up on
charge. The wires uBseated two or three,
and threw tie rest into confusion. Our men
rushed up, emptied six saddles, and took one
prisoner. Eight Of the party who were in
ambush completed the route, and emptied two
more saddles. Eight horses gaIoped within our
lines. On the return of the party, another
prisoner was taken, w. II. johnson Of
Company d, First New-York Cavalry,
who had deserted the night before.
We lost Stephen Tompkins, Company B, New
Jersey 50, who was wounded with q pistol
shot and is missing; Newberry, shot in the
arm and side, who was brought into camp.
The horseman taken prisoner was Orderly
Sergeant T. III. Durham, Of the 9th Georgia
Hussars. He gives information respecting the
enemy's scouting expeditions. He says that
the post-Cifice, hitherto at Fairfax, has been
removed TO Manassas. Among the papers in
bis pocket-boOk was a slip from Southern
paper, containing the following telegram:
Nrw.ORLKANs, Nov. 23.--Over twenty-eigbt /
shousond trooTs were reviewed to-day by Gov. /
Moore MsioT-iIen. Lowell and Brgadier-Gen. 1
Ruggl-s. lie line was seven miles long. One
regiment comprised 400 free cOlored men. The 1
review Of the greatest affairs ever witnessed
gu this continent Ono company displayed black
hag whose motto was We give and take 10
quarter
TJIE TELEGRAPmC CENSORSHIP.
The press owe q debt Of gratitude to Con.
gresham Gurley Of Ohio, for introducing into
tie House to-day his resolution respecting the
Teleg,aphic Censorship.
IHs MILITARY Observation-Disclosures FOR
THE SOLDIERS.
The premises Of Military Storekeeper, Capt
Dau. Thomas, are enlargiog. Spacious wooden
Ssorehcuses have been erected in the rear OF
Corcoraps Fine Art Gallery, aud, like that, are
fIed with boxes Of army clothing. Two hun.
Sred wagons daily, On fine average, leave the
door for The camps. There are now on hand
10000 pairs Of shoes, 100 COO pairs Of draw
.ers. $4,000 flannel shirts. The supply of
blankets is not yet quite equal to the demand;
5000 of European manufacture, which arrived
yesterday, were all gone before noon to-day
Almost all the troops are, however, banketed.
The SD Pennsylvania, 44th New-York, and
18th Massachusetts, have donned the Zouave
uniforIas Of which 10000 were received
recently from Europe. They are all in Gen.
Porter's division.
REPORTS FROM SAVANNAH.
A letter from Port Royal says that re-
Gently taken prisoner there says that the ship
Finpal. from Glasgow, with 20 rined cannon,
and a cargo Of rifles and munitions of war,
ran I'D Savannah River in a fog since our feet
captured Forts Walker and Beauregard, and
that there are 5000 soldiers at Savannah
This information is discredited at the Navy
Department. Letters found on prisoners, re-
Gently taken, however, speak OF the arrival OF
8 vessel laden with contraband Of war in the
latter part Of November. She is the last that
viii reach that port.
VESSELS BOARDED.
The Navy Department, some months since,
ordered the vessels of the bOckading squadron
10 report the number, names, destination, cargo,
sc, Of all vessels which they board. The
steamer Daylight, blockading off Cape May,
reports that she has boarded, from Sept. to
Nov. q, inclusive, PSI vessels, in addition to
which she has spoken 81 not enumerated, being
chiefly transports laden with Government stores.
TIE PASSPORT SYSTEM.
The California dee,gatisn, headed by Senator
Latham, called at the State Department this
morning for the purpose of procuring modif-
cation of the system Of passports, 90 that