The New York herald., 1862-12-30

killing ten and vounding many. lot OF horses, guns
&C.. were captured We ddnot lose man.
county, under Colonel nulii demanded tbs surrender
the place, but we're repused by the Home Guards.
During The retreat the gusras were met bya party Of
MAJOR Brasht, who drove them back towards the town.
whore they were again attacked by the Homo Gaards
The result complete stampede the guorias who
lost horses, eight killed forty eight taken
prisoners The number wounded Is known. Our
1no Union forces under Colonel Guitar consisting ot
parts Of two reg nents, were sttaeked az Mcoras Mills
assr s If or hours tho rebels we're put 20 nsh
leaving sxty-two killed tho field and one hundred
wounded Tho Uaon loss was sixteen kiled and shiry
wounded
3Olh -six companies OF the Ninth pennsylyania ca
va!ry Loatenant Colonel g Jamss commanding alter
hard march OF two days and nights overlook Moresns
force, drove in his pickes and whipped hm AZ Paris.
Ky. which place he left at speed Twentyseyen a the
enemy killed, including one major thirty were
wounded and niue taken prisoners
3lst-sieor 3racht, Of the Eighteenth Kentucky, who
was in pursuit or hundred and twenty seven eerias
under (orb,n overlook thom at Stcriag killed lrtscn
add captured one hundred and Eve
regiment OF Texas rangers under Colonel parsons q
the bcnd Of laguele river Arkansas surrounded and
attacked company of tho First Wisconsin cavalry
OF one hundred only twenty escaped iorty hvo
we're wounded ANA the balance killed Or prisoners
Friday, August \.
little after twelve O'Clock At night two or three coa
ceaed rc5c, batteries the James river, opposite har
rsou's Landing opened transports and on the
their batteries ssuced Our loss Was six killed aaA
eight wogadcd.
large band of guerilas. under the rebel Joseph G.
Porter attacked the village Of Newark. Mo- which was
defended by only seventy and after hgh lasting
abo,t three hours the Uuiuaits wore forced to sur.
rende, Our loss owing TO the fact that the mon fought
the inside or buildings only four killed and four
wounded while the enemy undrcd in killed
| and wounded. EE
Ad.-rhe reconnoiterug column under Gen. Crawford
crossed the Rpdan river pushed forward 70 Orange
Court House Va and took possession OF the town. whoa
occupied by two regiments OF tho enomy's cavalry,
| under General Robertson. Eleven Of tho enemy were
killed and nftywo taken prisoners Our loss two
killed and three wounded Tho enemy retired In such
| haste 10 leave their wounded.
The Unionsts came force into the town OF Newark,
Mo- and Porter's gueras scampcred out leaving every
| thing they had captured tho day previous.
lin.-The following order was issucd by the Presi
| dent
fir-rhat draft q three hundred thousand sails :.
immediately called into the service OF the United States "
Tor rsne months d rss Sc
,ass Tor ne draft !, - -. ~, !, .n.n..
n any State shall mol & Sy the rsn q Aug"s
rs I. S fs Is e dess
%;s The sscrsssy sss sr wsF Win establish
H"i-KesulstiOns wi, be prepared b. by the War Depart.
aa pSe % S o O.: sav s and s
ana ssvice ami 2,
n or a ses r. ,.c re S. w
scTs a now hold commissions
| 5th.--srigadcr General Robert McCook, while riding
in an ambulance suffering from severe attack ot illness
Newmarket, Ala. attacked and killed by band
colonel Wynkoop,s seventh Peansyvauia cavalry A.
tackled tho rcbo Forests 0rco on Calf Killer river uoar
Sparta, and killed thirty. tEstt &.*
in force madc By detachment sr
General McCclians army to Malvern HH, which proved
very successful Tho expedition lost tbree Kiod and
i eleven wounded. = sf.s M !. 49, ,s :.
command OF MAJOR Hart. OF the seventy-1fst Ohio
Volunteers was attacked by tho rebel forces o slones
Woodward aud Jcluson numbering eight hundred mon,
| who rcpulsod with hcAyy loss.
Of between i've aud six thousand rcbcls. under
Unon forces, uhdor Gcnerai Williams. baton Ropge.
Louisiana. severe engagement ensued and for time,
soon rallied and forced tho enemy to rssrsut ten ues
from the place, leaving their dead and wounded The
on the Union side was egh.y.onc killed. among whom
| General Williams, i've hundred and hfty.scvcn
wounded aud thirty one a'lssng :. -
attacked the rebel ronriated ram Arkansas. about i've
miles aboye Baton Rouge, aud after short engagement
incendiary shot trown into her. and she blown
Oth.--Near Nrxsviile, Missouri, Colonel Mcneil came
up with the rebel guerilla forces, and instantly
engaged them. he rebels, disconcetcd by ths furious
charges. fled through the town. closely pursued.
des,eratsly The gallant conduct Of Colonel McNcs con-,
mand prevailed, and they abandoned everything. Forty
hundred horses saa Ia 20 nalnIsr Of wagons IN Eiiisd
and wounded The lost huudrcd and hity, while
own kilca was u. and thirty.two wounded.
General necoaiseys b,gide and the Fourteenth Ken
lucky had several with Genoral St0vonsoas
division, Cumberland Gap Tcun., the rebels outnum
bcriag The rcbels lost two hundred and
twenty Ave killed sl,d wounded Our loss was three
killed fifteen woG0oei and My prisoners. We captured
large lot OF forage tobacco. horses and mules.
| fv,r con,,anies o tnion cavalry up with the
encr,y about seven AZ les IRON Donclson
10 Ciark-vlc .rcnr., posted with his mon 10 ambush
Aitcr hall lighting tho enemy retrcated. We
| lost two killed aud e-htcrn wpundcd.
Al, rt,c st.ei xtpufi IN M
s,biey, near Fort Fillmore by Col. Canbys
.nccs, and Intercepted by ihc aifornia troops.
bauc cnsucd IN which Sbiey's forces were routed, and
thing captured him. including half his
force, ony hundred ami iisy escaping. Sbley was
drunkenness and nciciency. Among other things
iurci which tine Texans captured from Gen
Gfni iasi srr,ng. r-& an rl
18th --.Le following order TO prevent evasion of mill
ty duty aud speeding the writ of habcas corpus,
Issued by the Ssctetsry ~ War
fis-By irecon President Of the United States,
eS IS srd a. nI % % f.,nr " S orass n no citizen s &C. :, Ia
~ @ 81 % 1n & s,a,cs arr reiy rt.a nma Nj s na
lr altnoft's cay ~ the ports OF the United States.
ort.e srsba'u and lie isvntier, requested
, as;orcd % arscsds arrest return any
% a ~ a;.r ,p IRON % taG Un'ea sS'c, rn. 10
a Ss S ety. z Tor r.hsr
.'@Ans Any p,ls" isSl. drsr Who sh.lI .Ssen, him
&c @ 3 ss sy 0 . GSs, va ss
,n@ si,,on oi tc uanei states aud conveyed 70 ,ns
r re- r u cS a Ss lna nsSss op biz % ds
nd onsey.n % sae po., or % asno and also the sum Of
| arr, a. shat lie erduced his pay
TstaIhe hAbeas corpus Is hereby suspended In
r. ( all arrested aud Diet lined
all persons arrested for disios sl pracsices
ii. secretary ~ War issued order directing all
Uned States inarshas and superinendcnts chiefs Of
ponce Of any town, city, district to arrest aud
prlsab any person persons who may be engaged by
ct. .ch or writing IN dtscourasng volunteer enlist.
mchts. in any giving ard and comfort 10 the
my i any other disloya practice agans, the United
|
gsn--TweDt, SIX rebel prisoners we're tried by drum
martial at Macon City No., and shot
ING their parole
A severe engagement tuok place between about seven
thousand Union trco;s, commanded by General Banks,
aud retcl force estimated at twelve thousand under
enern JACK scsr Mountain, Culpcpper Court
House Tie battle ragged furiously from -four O'clock
10 tho Afternoon until after dark, when both parties re-