The New York herald., 1862-12-27
Wednesday, january 4, Is6a.


Tho dawn of the year gave distinct view Of the
gigantic proportions Of the rebeon and showed tho peo
pie OF the loyal States pretty plainly that large degree Of
patience be exercised and labor performed be-
fore 1t could be put down.
battle took place ON Port Royal Island, South Caro-
ina General Stevens brigade and rebel orca,
In which the Union troops signaly victorious
number Of rebel batteries destroyed, and the
rebels driven from the island. Our loss killed
and nine wounded. Enemy's loss not known, although
they admit having six killed and twelve wounded.
Fort Pckens opened fire on the rebel batteries at Pen
sacola which responded to. The firing continued
nearly all day. A breach male in Fort Barancas,
and the OF warrenton set se, and the con-
fagraton continued all night Only one mau was injured
IN Fort Pokens.
2d-yalnes NJ Mason, John Slidell, George Eusts and
James Mcfarland the rebel commissioners and their
cerks who taken from board the British steamer
Trent by Captain Wilkes OF tho United States steam mi
gate San Jacnto left Fort Warren in Boston hasbor,
where they had been detained prisoners and embarked
board tho English gboat Rinaldo At Provincetown
Mass., and sailed for England.
fight occurred between the Union gunboats Yankee
and Aacosta OF the Potomac fotia, and the rebel bat
terry at Cockpit Point The missiles from ths r6ed gun
the battery struck the Yankee doing small damage.
Several OF the preeces from the gunboats took effect
in tho midst OF the battery.
3d.--Two hundred and thirty nine Union prisoners,
who had been captured at Richmond arrived at Fortress
Monroe, having been exchanged
The Union troops took possession OF Big Bethel the
rebels having evacuated the place.
4th-Seven hundred and atty Union troops were sent
by General Mroy TO attack Huttonsvlle, in Western
Virginia. which place was occupied by tho rebels -
depot for supplies. An engagement ensued, and the
enemy driven from the place with the loss Of eight
killed and woundsd The Unionists did not lose man.
About twenty-five thousand dollars worth Of Pebel army
stores were destroyed
large force OF rebels attacked tho Fifth Connecticut
regiment, which guarding the railroad In Virginia, oD
poste Hancock Nd The Unioniss forced 10 retire
the Potomac Tho rebels then up the railroad
track and destroyed the telegraph wires.
Tho rebel General jackson, with full force, Appeared
at Bath, Va where there but about thousand
Union troops An attack made by the whole rebeh
militia, fifteen thousand strong, who were twice rspu0ed
by volunteers Subsequently General Jacksons rega
lars made attack In front, at the time executing
a flank movement, when troops fell hack Haneoek
5sh.The rebels from the opposite sids Of he Psso
river sheed the village Of Hancock Md and iaiurss
= number Of buildings They were driven on ~ ~
Union artillery. No loss Of men our side. -&.
6thA party OF four hundred rebels were attached BY
. detachment Of the Thirty second ohio regiment, snb
out by General Mroy in Tucker county Va and routed
The rebels lost four killed aaa large number wounded.
rebel encampmsnt Of one thousand mso, under man
named Poindexter, in Howard county. Missouri, "a.
tackled by FIVE hundred Union cavalry, under command
Of Major Hubbard, and completely routed. mo Union
loss three killed and ten wounded and the rebels sst
killed, twenty-five wounded and nfsssn psisenss.
5th.-Gensral Garfield, with tive regimsnss nd shrss
hundred cavalry, entered Paintville, Kentucky. Ths
rebels under Humphrey Marshall, He4oa The approach
q tho Union forces General Garnelds cavalry pursd
engaged vanguard of rebel cavalry, killing three,
wounding eight ten and taking fifteen prisoners. The
Union loss two killed and one wounded.
considerable force Of rebels surprised and rout-
ed Romney, Va, by Union foros under Colonel
Dunning The rebel loss not knswn, but eight deed
bodice we're found among the rocks. s.ss s-,s.~ =,
The Legislature Of the State Of New York met and
ganzed
s,h.-Four hundred and hfty Union troops attach. \
ed the notorious rebel Pondexter with from thousan0
20 thousand three hundred men, Silver creek,
Howard county, Missouri, totally routing them, with
loss of seven lett the field and many carried on,
aud from nfty to seventy FIVE wounded and thirty pr
Our loss four Tho rebel camp was destroy
ed and large number Of horses taken. .stn
A detachment OF Union forces, under Col Dunning,
overhauled the rebels, two thousand strong at Hucs
Gap. Va. aud completely routed them killing nfesn,
taking twenty prisoners besides capturing pieces q
cannon, nil their camp equipags and several wagons.
The Proves; Marshal General Of So Louis issued an
order requiring all publishers Of newspapers the State
d Missouri ST. Louis city papers cSepted tnish him
copy Of each ssye for inspection and failure with which
order rendered the paper liable TO suppression. s
0th-A slight skirmsh took place Pohisk run, Va
After the nrst Gre the rebels or with loss q two
sIed and a wounded. The Union loss was one killed.
IOth-Gcnersl Garfield with his main force having len
paptvis KY in pursuit OF the rebos uoder com mand
If Humphrey Marshall up 70 him at the forks of
aiac creek Prcstonburg, KY The rebel force vas
vo thousand Hvc hundred, while the Unionists were
hrsc thousand strong. An engagement took place. ana
he rebels routed with the ioss or thirty forty
led large nu,nser wounded aud twenty 1--we prisoners
he Union loss killed and twenty-five wounded.
rhe Usion troops evacuated Romney, Va
Waldo n johnson and Trusten Folk, both of Missouri
zero expelled from the United Senate treason.
IIth An expedition called tho Burnside expedition,