The New York herald., 1862-12-31

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Three hundred Sioux Indians, under Little Crow, at
tackled C0l0nel Sibieys command In Minnesota fhe
battle lasted two hours resulting the repulse Of ths
Indians with the loss of thirty killed and large number
wounded. -Four whites were killed and from thirty 70
forty wounded
24th--A Convention OF the Governors Of the loyal
States was held at Altoona. Pa. They sat with closed
United States oSdorsns ali the sc;s Is Of m shs
The following proclamation was issued by the Prssi
dent
o has Sa aso eossas AZ e.
States BY draft in order to suppress the insrrecon exist
qney restrained by the ordinary q the law from
o s " me ana from giving AID sna y s
FIRST That during existing aud necessary
their asco9s the United sass and
m militia
comfort 70 he rebels ssansf he AUTHORITY Of The United
gunshmsps, gs BY courts marital military eommsslons
Second dhaa ~ The wit o. hsDeas corpus suspended n re-
during rebellion shall be Imprisoned in any fort camp
military sah0s By ss he fy any court mar
tial q military commissisn. .i..e.a
25th-Augusta, KY, was attacked by force Of six
hundred mounted rebels The Union garrison numbered
only one hundred aud twenty men, who fred from tho
The rebels st ire the where he IN Union men
were ncated and two squares Of the burned.
Our loss was nine killed and fifteen wounded, and the
a0th-Major General Nelson was shot and killed a.
Louisville KY, by Brigadier General Jefferson G. Davis.
The affair grew out Of some personal difficulty.
Wednesday, October I.
The rebels evacuated Shelbyville, KY. Ihe~h
An expedition under General Brannan sailed from HI
ton Head, sc.
xdThe Union expedition from Hilton Head arrived in
St. Johns river, Fla and the gnboats opened rs the
rebel fort i6cations on st Johns Uluf.
3d-The troops that accompanied the 81 Johns river
expedition having been landed surprised two rebel
vary and infantry camps and captured large number Of
and aQuantity supplies and ammunition. The feet
also tDk the enomy's works on St. Johns bluff
The combined rebel forces under Generals Price, Van
Dorm and Loye! made demonstration towards Corinh
Miss. and drove in the Union pickets and attacked
freight train the Mobile and Ohio Railroad which
cecded IN getting into Corinth, where the Union army
under Generals Rcsecrans, Ord and Iurbut stationed
4th--Generai Schcdeld advanced upon the rebels at
NeWtona. small town fifty four miles southwest Of
Springfield Missouri After engag OF hours
the rebels broke and ed in all directions The enemy
force was estimated at Is o00 Our loss was trifng.
Fairly in the morIing the rebel General Price made
fierce and determined attack the right of the Union
army near the entrance OF the Mobile and Ohio Railroad
10 the town ol Corinth The attack was intended as
fent, the main body OF the rebels under Van Dorm
were on the left, concealed ia the low ground
behind College IIill The contest lasted until half
past eleven O'Clock A. NJ. and the enemy
ceeded in our ceutre, and large number Of them pene
traed to the public square Of the town. where the
desperate fighting took place. Finally they were driven
out at the point Of the bayonet and General Hamilton
secured the centre. Van Dorm and Lowell made most
determined attack the extreme left, the Chevaa
road During their advance perfect storm Of grape and
canister poured upon the and the Twenty seventh
OHIO and Eleventh Missouri made charge them which
was too much for their staggering columns. Many oc
them fell down. and holding up their hands, begged for
mercy Price then Withdrew to the deep cut ia the Mem
phs and Charleston road and remained there till after
dark when he retcascd to the hills between the forks Of
the Hatchie river The lighting desperate and de-
termined both sides the losses will Indicate Briga.
der General Hacktman side was Killed and General
Ogcsby severely wounded We took from the four
Of cocrs three thousand three hundred
four thousand i've hundred Of ammunition,
two pieces OF artillery. aud large lot Of accoutremens.
The losses on both sides were as follows