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Especial TO Commercial.1
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, Decembert.
Scouts who have just come in report that
there is force Of one thousand rebels at Ger
mantown; also that there is q large force at
Centerville. At Manassas and vicinity the
rebels are 60 900 strong.
FORTRESS MONROE, Tuesday, December 3.
A sharp engagement between the United
States gun. boats Hetzel, Seymour, Whitehe1d,
Shotcnee and q rebel steamer, supposed to be
the Yorkto,on, took place yesterday, about five
miles above Newport News.
The bombardment lasted about two hours,
commencing at five o'clock in the morning.
The rebel steamer kept close to the shore, where
powerful battery assisted it materially, but
never venturing within range of our guns. The
engagement was kept up.
The engagement was kept up with great
vigor.
flag of truce, in charge of Provost Marshal
Davis, went from here this morning to convey
Mr.. Pangborn, Consul for Ssxouy to New Or
leans, to Norfolk. By that means We learn
that the rebel vessel engaged in the action yes
teTday was tho steamer Pdtrick Henry.
The rebels claim that no damage was done
them.
NEW YosK, Wednesday, December 4.
Adviees FROM St. Thomas, Uia Panama, re.
port that the Captain Of the privateer JEFF. Da-
Dis was on board the British Mail steamer
Trent when Messrs. Slidell aud Mason we're
taken from on board Of her by Captain Wilkes.
A Dutch feet of eleven vessels was to be off
Lsgusyra, November Z, 10 demand satisfaction
from Venezuela for having trampled onI the
Dutch flag.
The Dutch Government had concluded ito
allow United States vessels of war to remain
in their ports forty eight hours, to coal.
The West India Steamship Company have,
in consequence of the Trent affair, ordered ali
their agents to furnish no more coal to vessels
of the United States.
The accounts from Bolivia are deplorabIe.
The Commanding General at Lapaz had or.
| dered the execution of over 200 prisoners, who
recently were engaged in revolutionary move
ments. Among those who mad been executed
were Ex President Cordova, General Herlosa,
a number of priests and four colonels.
NEW YORK, Wednesday. December4.
The steamship Northern Light, from Aspin-
wall November 26, has arrived. She brings
1878 600 10 treasure.
The captain reports that information had
| Sumter was at Martinique, November 8, and
that the United States guu-boat Iroquois was
within four hours sail of her.
Especial to the Commercially
| WASHINGTON, Wednesday, December 4.
Mr. SAUL bury, of Delaware, offered reso-
luton to day in the Senate to appoint Messrs.
Edward Everett, George E. Pugh, George NJ.
Dallas, Chief Justice Taney aud others, as
Commissioners to meet similar commission
from the seeded States, to arrange for resto
ration Of the Union and cessation of hostili
ties. This resolution was greeted with laughter
in the Senate and laid aside.
| Senator Wilson has introduced a bill to pun
| ish officers Of the army or soldiers who shall
return fugitives from slavery.
Not much real business will be transacted In
either House of Congress before the commence
ment of the new year.
SPRINGFIELD, ONO, Wednesday, December4.
powder mill explosion occurred at yellow
Sprin gs, pine miles from here. at ten minutes
of eight o'clock this evening. The shock o.
the explosion was strongly felt here. We car
not hear the particulars tonight.
BALTIMORE, Wednesday, December L.
The Maryland Legislature organized to. day
by electing Mr. Berry Speaker of the House
and Mr.. Goldsborough President of the Senate
The Governors Message was transmitted. L
is emiuently loyal and patriotic. He says h'
has convened the Legislature in special ses
sion in order that they may at once perform
clearly the express will Of the people, by tax
ing such steps as seem most effective to viudi
cate the honor and loyalty Of the State, b.
undoiDg as far as possible and remedy tn
evils of the legislation Of their predecessors
He urges measures for the payment of tn
States portion of the National tax for the ex
be put down, no matter at what cost. 0u
State must bear her share, and he hopes it will
be done with no niggard hand. He urges
loan for the purpose; also, that it is due to tn
pride of the House that immediate provision b
made for raising and equipping Maryland
quota Of volunteers for the war. He also rec
ommends legislation for the summary punish
ment of persons in Maryland who shall be con
victed Of aiding or abetting in any name
those who are in arms against the Govern
ment.
sEDAL1A, Mo-, Wednesday, December 4.
The country west of here is again rsporte
to be overrun with numerous bands of froI
! | 30 to 70 men, who represent thatt they are frol
Prices army. They enter every Union man
, house and carry off all the bedding, clothin
: and provisions they can find, and drive off a
the horses and cattle, the larger gangs havin
5 teams and wagons to transport their boot,
They will undoubtedly run to Price as soon
Q they can steal enough to supply their wan
. for the winter. ..
= A detachment of cavalry left here this NOR
!, ing, and We shall probably soon hear Of sou
:, skiImishes.
/. LOUISVILLE, Wednesday, December l.
i The Provost Marshal has ordered all retI
liquor establishments to close every evening
d seven o'clock, until further orders.
= The department of the Federal troops, lar
n numbers Of whom are in and around Loutsvlll
elicits the oncomiums of every body.
= Captain Jacob Ruchstuhl, who has raised tV
l- cavalry companies for Colonel BaylesS' Kel
N tucky Cavalry Regiment, and who receiv'
10 seventeen wounds In the Mexican war vi
r yesterday elected Lisutsnant' Colonel OF tn
J. regiment.
a, A letter to the Dem0crat from Somerset,
d the Cumberland River, says Haakins' Feder
D. troops, encamped near there, were attacked
n the rebels, who planted artillery on the opp
site side Of the river, on Sunday last. o
As rebel officer was killed; no other pErtieula
The Thirty seventh and Thirty eighth OF