Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1862-12-03

! Point TIA forenoon in chsrSe Of Captain John
| Z. Mu1ford, Third N. " regiment, bringing
down three hundred and seveuty Ave prisoners
Of waf 6om Richmond and forty political pris-
oners. Also, about sixty hbosers which were
captured on the Alexandria railroad.
Major Gen. John A. Dix and staff left this
morning for Yorktown, for the inspection Of
troops O. that place.
The Richmond Enquirer of Nov. 20, says.
The Judges, as we learn from the Georgia
papers, were unanimous on the opinion rem
dered by the Supreme Court, that the conscript
law Is constitutional.
WILMINGTON, N. O., Nov. 24.--A dispatch
from Fort Fisher says the schooner Flashaway,
IL days from Nassau, with $40 sacks salt, has
arrived safely.
The Enquirer, of Nov. 20, says. The small
pox has made its appearance In Danville hos
pitfalls.
The President has appointed Colonels Cobb,
Doles, Iverson and colquitt, of Georgia, briga-
dier generals.
II Is useless to disguise the fact that the abo-
litionists of Memphis and Helena have sue
ceeded In getting good deal of cotton. Wa
gon loads are daily going In, and boats go up
the river heavily ladened.
General johnson and staff will leave Rich
mond to-day for the West.
WILMINGTON, n. c., Nov. %. "A Federal
gunboat was captured in New river, Onslow
county, on the Goth, by Newkirk's cavalry. The
crew escaped after setting the steamer on fire.
She had been at Jacksonville and broken open
the courthouse and post office, carrying off
all records and papers.
A railroad accident occurred on the Will
mington and Manchester railroad 2Sth instant,
killing the two Misses Newbolds Of Charleston
and woundlng several.
The conduct of the Yankee abolition army
under Burnside has exceeded that of Pope's.
The outrages In Fauquier require retaliation,
prompt, swim and effective.
The Inquirer says: "The next battle between
Lee and Burnsidemay be avery decisive one. An
overwhelming victory on the part Of Lee and
the defence Of Washington would be gone and
the city may be captured. Such result should
be before the eyes of our soldiers and be the
object of the contest. Upon the next battle
therefore depends whether the war shall end or
drag along In undecided battles, or mere mate
rial victories"
The Charleston Mercury of November Goth
says:
"The State Legislature met at Columbia on
the cath. ...... ..
The Forty;sixth Georgia regiment was re,
viewed on the Battery yesterday by General
Howell Cobb. The General goes to Florida to
assume command of q military district.
The Wilmington telegraph is again opened.
Walter II. Brooke, a Maryland refugee, acci-
dentally shot himself, at Danville, last week. !"
The Richmond Wing of November 27th says:
"The Petersburg Express reports large rein
forcements of the enemy concentrating at Suf-
folk, and that they number 5000. Also, that
an attack is to be made upon Weldon, to cut off
the railway communication.
Abner jackson, prominent citizen Of Knox
county, Tennessee, has been arrested upon
charge of disloyalty to the Confederacy, and
committed to jail. ..l.. a.... .E.. .
To-day, at auction, New Orleans molasses
brought $500 to $4.10 per gallon; brown sugar
In bbls., 62 a 20 cts.; old rice, s; cts; white
and brown sugars, so to 66 cts. per ID. Super
carb. soda $3.50 per h.; fine salt, $105 to s1.25
per Id. .-.-.,... .IF--
The Richmond Dispatch, November 2S, says
1t Is rumored that the Yankee gunboats ascend
ed New river few days ago, and destroyed
the towu Of Jacksonville, N. c.
Lieut.. F. NJ. johnson, Eleventh Maine regi-
ment, was brought to Libby pris04 yesterday.
He was captured with four otheft dn Mathews
county, while attempting to destroy the salt
works In that county. ...
An immense bed Of rock salt, affording, ap-
parently, an inexhaustible supply, has been
discovered at Opelika, Alabama.
| The Florida legislature convened at Tallh-
hassee on Monday last. There was no quorum
in either house, so they adjourned.
Jackson nl nsS % was fired in several
Governor Pickens' message to the legisla'
turc Of South Carolina was received the 25th.
He urges the support Of the Confederate au
thorities in measures for common defence. He
forbears, in view Of the crisis, to object to the
conscript law, though viewing all such acts al
against the spirit OF the Constitution. He al
ludes to Lincoln's emancipation proclamation
and recommends the formation off State guart
of citizens under IS and oper 45 for police duty
He says the State has furnished AZ 900 Confed
crate troops, besides eight regiments for coas
defence. He urges prompt organization o
negro labor, SO that the Notifications arount
Charleston may be made permanent" ..
The Atlanta Georgia. Daily Intelligencer o
18th says, "a dispatch from Abbeyille state
that our cavalry again occupy Holly Springs
and the enemy have retreated to Grand junction
and Bolivar" .rr...... ...
The Richmond Dispatch, of November 28th
says: Everything at Fredericksburg is in
state of inaction. 1t is reported that the enem,
In force have moved eighteen miles up the Rap
panannock, toward Warrenton Junction.
Mobile is to be defended to the last ex
remity, and though the enemy may burn IL
edifces, they shall never hold part of Its sol
In peace. .r.s Ht
Great preparation is being made for the de
} fence of the coast Of North Carolina.
The Richmond Wing says: One Of partisan
corps In Tennessee was captured by the Van
KEGS and hung. The colonel of the regimen
subsequently caught some Yankees, and hun
fye of them, and sent word to the Yankee gen
eral what he had done, and stated II was hi
system of warfare TO hang FIVE for one.
We hear nothing more of the rumored move
ments of the Yankees below Petersburg.