The New York herald., 1861-12-17
THE LANE, TUE HALT AND THE BLIND TO BEAR
ARMS.
We find the folio wnua In


WASTEp-For local purposes, a company Of a hundred
men who are not capable Of performing service in the
n'd, yot are able to perform duty in the city None
need apply who capable OF field service and good re
lerences will be required to character Apply at the
once, corner OF Broad and Ninth streets
JAo. II. WINDER, Brgadier General
THE EAST TENNESSEE PATRIOTS
lFrom the Knoxville Register, Dec 61
Tnis morning about sunrise cannonading was dstincty
heard nhs direction Of Cocks county supposed to DO the
nghtlng between our forces aud the mountain tories
~ confirmation o. this learn that Adutant
u n hunsarrat or General Carroll's brigade crossed
Ch,cky river Al the bend yesterday morning and whe
dning sh.lied force OF the foicras WHO were en-
cAmpod cn Birds i the opposite side Of the river
and who, II s sad hoistsd the black nag or the rosoi
OF mo expedition We have further particulars save
mat number ol prisoners (anons them several bridge
b1rnels) have thus far tacn taken 30
From the Joncsboro tluion Nov sol
WSM'J cQ,nty large number Of those moro or less
i'm Heated in Tho late rebe lion voluntarily cana forwa d
ana delivered up their arms and took Tho oath oi ale
gice 70 the '"ni edefac states a America The pri c.
psi rnEeiers however, We Gef up q Johnson county
Or elsewhere None of lie .ridg6 burners have be-
taken thai sc have hSarc H. Some srasms Of ls rah,
lin ys exist N The nppcr horde n the n If 10 il ~,
lhetJn and the Grab orchard in Carter co, nv
anu - eressy cove In this county. We hope, however,
that " viii all Subsiae ia short time, and that we viii
nave peace agan-"that each man shah rspse beneath
s own vine and bg tree, and molest him or make
him sfridn
Is, week referred briefly to an outbreak re1 ortsa
70 hae taken place IN the north part Of this couuy We
nave been informed that band Of about ve handrsd in
surgents had collected near Sweenoys Mills In the Fg
lsh district. in Greene county, during The close Of last
week, and that Major Ledbettcr, OF Colonel Stovals
georgia regiment, accompanied by three or four
hundred militia volunteers had crossed from reen
viie 70 disrerse them On approaching tho vicinity Of
the mi The insurgents fed, horse foot dragoon in
all directions Some twenty captured near the
spot, ana many moro have since been taken few of
M ,sn wore G discharged on taking the oath Of allegiance,
put most them werc"sent on" The nsurrec ton was
completely "crushed out" Ledbetter had some three
hundred q his regulars with him some pieces Of ar.
tlery, whilst the volunteers hocked from all sides
from Washington, Greene, Hawkins and Sullivan and
came near surrounding tho insurgents As it was they
nad scampered away over the hills, being followed BY
Tow rounds OF artillery fired In their they ned up
the mountain sides is stated that David Fry who was
at the head Of the disturbances Greene county Inst
SUMNER was concerned ia this affair MS also Patton the
representative OF this county, and Jack Basket from
Campbek's district.
REBEL SURGEON KILLED.
from tho Nashville Patriot, Dec ~
On saturday Colonel Forrest, Surgeon Van Wcke and
another person, went 10 the house man named Best
about two miles from Marion Cittcnden county Ky for
tho purpose or arresng him Best having joined the fede
raj troops at Smithland Best seized his gum shot Van
Wcka dead and running out Of the back door effected his
escape. Van Wckc was from Huntsville Ala and was
surgeon OF Colonel Forests regiment.