The New York herald., 1862-12-30

SDAY, DECEMBEK 80, IL
trsachments but were rspussd with navy loss Our
kined, wounded and missing numbered e follows:-
Amse 30
wosnded :. Soa
kissing l2S
Tssal.. es5
l6th-fhe rebels 10 front Of our picket line near Rich
mond attemIsed to nank portion q our forces during
violent thunder storm They promptly discovered.
and askirmish elusd whsa they spulssd with
loss Our ass was two killed aad several wounded
Louis Lsxugoc Consstoss and Mound City With trans.
ports carrying the Forty third and Forty nth Indians
river. reached ST. Charles Ark where they engaged
rebel battery for hour and sha the troops being sent
carried During the snSseemess Vs shot from sbe rebel
battery entered tho drum th Mound CITY causing
explosion by which hundred twenty ave Of
killed injured. The resel loss was LIS |
killed aud wounded and thirty prisoners
The siItocnh Massachusetts reginl,at. Colonel
Wyman had skrmlsh with the enemy near Fair
Oaks Va resulting loss Of seventeen killed twenty
nve wounded and fourteen missing but driving the
back distance Of mile, with loss double that OF the
Sixtcenlh
18th -rhe rebel works a. Gumber erlaud Cap Tennessee
occupied by General Morgan The rebels as usual
evacuated the position iew hours before our advance
guard came up.
the United States House OF Representatives by the fol
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Tho bill, as passed provides for the emancipation OF
h,N ever: person who shall act as an oHncer Of the
Secsn-Of, every person who shall &C. President,
Vice President member OF Congress- judge of any court
Cabinet officer fo7esn minister commissioner or consuo
| tue so-cslied Conf, derate States
1asrd-ot ever, person who shall act Governor OF
any State court Of the called Confederate States
FosrhOf every person who, having held an ONCE OF
honor trust Or profit in the United States shall hereafter
| hold an Office in the secaled Confederate States.
! Ffth-Of every person who shall hold any ONCE or
agency under tho socalled Confederate Sates under
Siut-Of every person not within the above classes
who, after the passage Of this act beug wiuly and
within sixty days lay down his arms and return to his
| allegiance.
The bill also disquacs said six classes from holding
| office under the uited states government.
35th.-A bat J. took place at Oak Grove, short dis
| tauce from tat Oaks the (hCklh0,nny river, be-
tween General cses aud General Growers brigades and
large force OF the enemy Our troops, after severe
battle, drove the enemy from position which General
wounded was two hundred and sixt, Only
| were killed the held. The euemy's loss not
| KNOWN
The irsf train the Memphis and Charleston Railroad
| from Memphis for Corinth with number Of teams
| wagons and company Of the hinysixth Ohio rcp
men, besides several officers, attacked by large
force rebel csvalry The rebels d. stroycd the locomo
tve burned the cars killed ton Of aud captured
:sGth-ThcG rces undor Major Generals Fremont Banks
and Mcdowell we're consolidated into one army called
the Armv OF Virginia. and Major Genera Pope espe
ciaily assigned by the President 10 the chief command
The forces uuaer General Fremont constituted the First
army coIS, anded by Geuera Fremont. The forces
under General BIZ KS constituted the Second corps,
commanded By h'm The forces under General Mellow.
ell constituted tbn Third ary corps commanded by him.
The Senate q: The United States, organized High
Court "f impcac mont, mpeached West II. Humphrey
Eastern ana Mdlle districts os Tennessee, aud ordered
and decresd that be be removed from said office and dts
qualified from l"dDg enjoying office OF honor
trust or profit unt, the United States.
The rebels, a ont sixty thousand strong. inder
Major General 'tckson, advanced from Richmond and
crossed the C'ck hominy at Mchancsvic. In the after
noon they saccee ed in getting The rear Of the RICH,
wing Of General cciel.an's army, and commenced an
a'tacs Gcnc Accals division. The battle rssed
fu;iousy FOR The emander OF tho day. The I!non
were forced back fT considerable distance. The oss
on both sdss severe.
ash-Aaoct en,ral John C. Fremont was relieved Of
his command . tho First army corps Of the Army of
| vir2iaia, at his wn request.
hgb, took p c, stewarts plantation, in Jackson
county Ar.an.r be xeca dcash,ncnt or General Cur
us army and large body OF rebels The Ugh, lasted
uut dark snd Il enemy during the nigh, rctrea,cd
Our loss was thityrcc killed and wounded ana the
! rebeis lost about .ity
I Thr battle ner Mechanicsville was opcrcd again
/ about three &C. OK Ia the morning. The right wing
sf inou army commanded by Generals titz John
torter Mccall. M.Fcll and Sykos and tue rebels
| commanded. as vas supposed by Gcncrall Hill. The
nrht lasted H, day to nine clock at night The right
wing received early orders y fall back about ye miics
ard during the movement they we're closely pressed by
\ The rcbcs and compelled to destroy portion OF
a4.a. A. tt...tl
paint. near cants Mills 10 which they ordered,
d"srerate battle sued and the position Of our e was
"a. ntared throughout The ebas fought with dcspcra
ica and submte, TO great sa ghs.r The los GU no,h
( sides very he W.
! 2sih-Ay The army supplies at white House. the
ramnnrey river, wore removed, by order Of General
Mc' ean the depot betng too far from the main body Of
i his army.
Eighteen o; the iowa States through their executive
heads, eiioned lie President TO Cad out additional
troow 'of tlc purpose of pu'nga speedy eu o the
beliou.
portion IL tie |. w.r Mississippi. Union fleet !c>ed
and passed the rebel batteries a Nckshure ,ur loss
I ufipea killed auG thirty i've wounded.
The enemy owdca on the Unirn ncs tie agh;tg
contil.cd ne,riy M Gay bctwecu The right wing u the
tnion the Cbcsahomny and the et wing &c The
rbei forces The my rcpuiset ~ every advance
by suecessul ciarge aud suffered great css In the III
tern on orders we.e received Tor the Inunste to t
nack. which hcv did in unbsokeo order.
.s3h.--ilc tc1,s under Generals Hill }tigs sisect
al;acd Gefa - CcIlany forces about ave mile north
.. rarieeiowh, point called cach Orchard ana -
gc.- nght ensacG troops icil back first but
6raiiN The rehes repused with great slaughter aud
~ taciye O'Clock the noD army renewed Harch ~
the atrec; ion 0f It's baso of operations
monk G,e O'Clock u the afternoon the enemy again
his appearance. nd sanruiaaFy battle iork
plscs savage tion. Inc fpht lasted unH nine
COCK - highi We Oct N addition 10 onr woandcd-
Ill Il! whom .cli ins possession of enerny-irum
| rrrifed 20 "a hoasand the ere Ter r,i -
whom glsd wounded. Most ot the wounded
and ~ 2; ,ae od u,re leu behind. he enemy ls.
NcfrN anc several ~ is cassots blown by the
effectiveness q ellng iurlns the several uf
he a;siru we nok MOI less than iiyo hundred suers.
hnt were compelled {" ct thcm go for fcaeun
| that Operated IN tnc Sc of wounded.
3Otn.Gcneral Crawford, 18th portion u his ~ icaGe
sud cavalry .ndcr l. T,mikins, made a reconnaissance
force G; thc valley, and entered the u irav.
Va. hour companies of rebel cavalry fed our a-
prOach our cavalry 1ed uem, when sxirnlsh
sncd. oar cavalry charged the enemy. We took four
prisoners and wounded several. Our Toss was Killed
| ard three wounded.
nurng the night General Mcclellan army ntuucd It's