The New York herald., 1862-12-31


5th-Generals Ord and Hurlbut started in pursuit of
the rebel army which dd been driven away from corinh
and harassed the reteatng forces Of General Price unt
they reached the Hatchie river where they made stand
After seven hours hard fighting the enemy broke and
treated IN disorder leaving their dead ana wounded aud
losing four hundred prisoners and batteries. The
rebels were driven about five miles. The loss both
sides was heavy, that the side of the Union forces
being fifty five killed and four hundred and twenty-sx
wounded Wecapured eleven and twenty caissous.
Gth.-Gen. Negiey seut detachmoee OF two thousand
six hundred troops from Nashville to aack tue rebels at
Iavergne. Tenn who under General s K Anderson
and Governor Harris. The fight lasted only thirty
nutes when the rebels fed with the loss Of hundred
and seventy five prisoners, three cannon and quantity
ordnance and stores 1he enemy had
eighty killed aud wounded, while loss but hve
7th.-Ihc rebels evacuated Lexington KY, after rob
bing the storekeepers Of the place Of everything which
would be Of the least benefit 20 their soldiers.
sth-A desperate battle took place at Chspn's Hills.
near Perryvlle, n.y. between the Union forces under
General aud the rebels under Gems Bragg Buck
ner, Cheatham and Humphrey Marshall The tight lasted
wounded
General pumont surprised the rebel forces under Nor
gan, their retreat from Frankfort ky by attacking
the guard the turnpike bridge with such yigor that
they were unable to destroy that bridge as they intend
raj wounded we're carried off, Our loss in killed
three We had wounded prisoners The rebel force
six hundred cavalry and two regiments OF infantry
9h-The battle between the Union forces and Bragg's
rebel army near Perry ve renewed, aud before the
close q te gay tne enemy was driven zen iaess win
was four hundred and sixty eight killed, one thousand
four hundred aud sixty wounded aud one hundred
and sixty one missing. The enenys loss was known TO
be greater than puring tho battle the rebels esp
trcd nine guns. but subsequently abandoned them aud
four hundred and forty prisoners whom they pa
rolled We captured seventeen guns. aside from the nine
rctaken, hundred and Elk thousand rounds ~ anm-
nit on and fiye hundred prisoners. Six hundred and
forty rebels buried In the iield by Union troops
after tue battle.
0th.-Galvcstcn, Texas, taken possession Of by the
Union fleet.
IOth.-A body Of rebels, about two Thousand strong
supposed to be stuart cavalry entered and took posses
sion Of Chambersburg, Pa.
.lIth-The rebel cavalry burned the machine shcps
destroyed the rolling stock Of the Cumberland Valley
Railroad al Chamocrsburg, Pa, and after selling about
FIVE hundred horses and quantity Of government cloth
ing the town. and escaped the Potomac into
Virginia in the vicinity Of Edwards ferry.
13thThe rebel Congress adjourned TO tho second Mon
i4thstats elections were held in Pennsylvania Ohio
and Indiana and the result exhibited decided change in
lcans defeated by large maorities, and conscrva
tism again triumphant
I5th.-5od sold at the New York stock Exchange
I6ih.--A reconnocring party started from General
Summers army corps and met the rebels short distance
from Charlcstown, Va. when skrmsh cnsucd. and the
rebels driven away. Our loss one killed and
nine wounded. The party continued ON and occupied
Isth-Msjor Mcneil. with two companies Of Union in
fantry and company Of cavalry from Island Number
Ten in the Mississippi river enconnered three hundred
side. and had brilliant skrmish. - being about day.
break the troops could not distinctly, aparty Of
into them, killing two and creating confusion which the
Union forces took advsnis.e OF and attacked them ur
ously and killed and wounded several OF the enemy. We
captured sixteen men, including Colonel Faulkner, three
captains, twelve priva,es and thirty horses.
fight occurred II Lexington, n.y., which the rebels
were routed, with ten killed and fifteen wounded. The
Union loss was four killed and seven wounded.
x1st.--An expedition started from General Slocnns 3
command for the purpose Of ntercepng and capturing
force OF rebel cavalry under Captain Dag, who To-
raging Jovettsville, Loudoun county, Va which
was In every respect successful Our LOGS une
n1 AMI sfu,Et t,r,~o
among whom the captain. and killed fifteen OF the
enemy.
2xd-A battle took place between the Union troops,
about four thousand strong and the rebel army under
Gen. Bcauregard PocotslgoS s. CT the line Of the
Charleston and Savannah Railroad The engagement last
cd from twelve O'Clock until near dark during which the
rebels we're driven about four miles aud retrcaed
the Pocetago creek destroying the bridge after them
Further pursuit thus foed aud forces returned
10 their boats. The battle desperate and oss
,yns fifteen killed. hundred and wounded and two
missing. The enerny's loss was not known.
General Blunt attacked the rebel force at Maysve,
near the northwest OF Arkansas. The enemy
The engagement lasted about Hour and resulted the
total rout OF the enemy, with the loss Of all his artillery
battery OF six pondersa large number Of horses snd
a portion Of thciytransporation and garrison equip
ments
twenty mlos southwest Of Fort Doneson, ercely
stacked by eight hundred rebels The former made
desp rcslstance and completely the latter
The rebel loss was twentyfour killed, large number
wounded and twenty-five captured. Our loes two
killed and two wounded.
The advance of the Army Of the Potomac commenced
at Harper'a Ferry.