The New York herald., 1861-12-31

Tho Legislature OF MarylAnd was have Frede.
rick but wing 70 the arrests number Of ths secss
SION members and the ofc,rs OF both houses ,hsrs was
A skirmish took place At MAriatown. Missouri. The
rebe lost seven xii cd.
1sth-Fightcon secession members OF the Maryland
legislature including the Speaker OF the House, together
with all the officers and Gle ks arrested In Frederick
where the legislature 10 have convened They were
The banks Of New Orleans suspended specie payments
The South or seceied States flooded "abou these
and nfy cents iss ed by city and town cor
poratons, banks and individuals. Specie being very
scarce. the shinpiastsrs we're Used 10 . substitute.
A light skrmish took place Barboursvills Ky.
No loss on either SIDE
skrmish near coumbus. Ky. during which the rebels
lost SIX killed and four wounded. &4
2Oth-General Robert Anderson took command Of the
Union forces In Kentucky.
About three Thousand Union troops, under Colonel
James A. Mnillsan intrenched at Ioxingtou Mo- wers
rebel troops, commanded by General Price. After Ave
days lighting the Unin forces were surrounded, and
their supply OF water having been cut or tn y were
forced TO capitulate. Tho Union Ices thirty nine
Killed and 100 wounied. The loss the rcbsl sle
about 400 killed and wounded
Askirmish took place at Tuscumba. No. number Of
rebel prisoners wore taken. M w ath
2Is.-General Lnre's command surprised surerior
force oi rebsis ut Pansvile, Mo- and after severe fight
routed them, losing seventeen XII ed and large number
wounded. The rebels lost forty killed one indred pri-
soners, and alithcir tents. wagons and pples. ~
&2d-Four rebels were killed during skirmish at
Ellicott's Mills. KY rf
24th-Five hundred OF tho Fourth Ohio regiment with
oae piece m artillery and the Ringgold Cavalry seventy
Eve in number under COL Cantwoll four hundred Of
the Eighth Ohio regiment Col Harte. made an advance
from New Creek toward Komney, Va. They drove the
enemy seven hundred strong out Of Mechanicsve Gap,
and, advancing on Romney, stormed the town. causing
the enemy, whose force numb red tho sand four
hundred infantry and cavalry TO retreat TO the
tans. with loss Of about thirty five killed and
number wounded Our loss amounted to three killed and
ten wounded.
35th---A skirmisb took place near Chanrsnsvi,e va
during which the Union lost four killed and eight
wounded. The rebels lost twenty killed and wounded
and forty seven p isonors
26th-ln accordance with the recommendation Of the
President Of the United states this day observed
Four rebels killed and Ave taken prisoners in an
affair at Lucas Bend, Ky.
27th-General Fremont, with an expedition cm.
bracng twelve fifteen thousand men, loft ST. Louis in
fifteen steamers, bound up the Missouri river
26thAl the rebel forces retired from their positions
along the Potomac u front Of washingtn and the Union
troops again occupied Munsons and Upton's hills and
Falls Church village.
Two advance bodies Of the Union troors came into COL
ltson by mistaking each other for tho enemy, near
Iars Church. virginia. An attack was made and
Killed and about twenty wounded
SUNDAY, 20h-The Union troops los. seven killed and
fifteen wounded Ia an AMIR with the enemy Falls
Church, Va.
3O,h-Ihe defensive works In the vicinity OF Wash
ington were ramed As foilows'-
Tss That wSrs .n ssSs: sSs's Fl M res s sIsf r
That tn tho lett OF tho Seminary, "Fort Worth"
That In front Of Benkers brigade, "Fort Rienker"
That IN front OF Lees house. sport Ward"
That near the mouth o Foir Mile creek Fort Scott"
That on Richardson's II II, Fort Richards0n,'
That heretofore known Fort Albany "Fort Abanyv
That near the end OF Long Bridge "Tort Runyon"
The work next the right Of Fort Albany "Fo,t Craig
inghast"
The work the right Fort Tlinghas For, Ram.
say"
The riCh, Of For, Ramsay "Fort Wood.
bury"
That next the right OF Fort Woodbury. Fort DeKalb
The work IN rear OF Fort Corcoran and the canal
Fort llacgerty" - ~ -
That heretofore known Fort Corcoran Sort Corcoran
That 10 the north OF Fort Corc0lan Fort Bennett
i Alien"
Marcy
| tin Scott"
That The height the reservoir BATTERY Vermont
That near ueorgc.own Battery Cameron"
That on the af; Of TennAl!ytawn "Fort
inst NJ frnnai!y;own "Fort Pennsy vsuta -
That 81 Emur.Sa a.apai Fort Masaach,settss,
That tho camp Of tho ascond Rhode regiment.
"Fort Slocum.n
Ts. on Prospect I'm near glsdegsbuT "Fer L!nron.'
at next the !eytof Fort Saratoga Fort Bunker HILL
That on the right OF Gen. Sckies camp Fort
Tbat on the right OF Fort Stanton, Fort Carroll
That on the Lott towards Bladensbnrg, Fort Grcbe"