, 1862-12-18
LATEST EASTERN NEWS.

southWard to Bermuda.
The Navy Department has information that
The pirate Alabama is expected to visit the
Azores early In November, to receive supplies
Of ammunition and men from Bahama.
WASHINGTON, Dec /.
Gen. Stahl attacked q superior force Of the
snemy's cavalry at Smokers Gap, on Saturday,
and drove them within four miles Of Winchester.
Ffty rebels were killed, and forty taken prison.
ers The Federal loss was fifteen. large
amount Of cOn missAry stores and ordnance, 100
head Of horses and cattle, three stand Of colors,
with other rebel property was captured.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2.
Blunt's official report Of the battle Of Cane
Hill. Goth ut, plac number Of rebels at S000
lie says rebel Hinlman was to join the enemy
that day with large force Of infantry for the
purpose Of making desperate effort to enter
Missouri.
Blunt made forced march Of 800 miles, with
5000 men, aud attacked the rebels at ten o'clock
AM, aud aiter three hours fighting the enemy
retrsated, but contested our advance until Sun.
[ay, when, finding their artillery was about to
be captured, they sent flag Of truce for the Us
tenSi6le purpose Of carrying of their dead and
wounded, but with the real object Of making
good their retreat to Van Burrn
W ASlllNGrON, Dec. ).
Dispatches from headquarters "r the Army of
the Potomac, dated Doc. ~, say Jackson is sup
posed to have reached Culprpprr with the in.
iention Of joining the rebels at Fredericksburg
They continue to strengthen and increase their
works Of defense. An expedition from Suffolk
capturvd battery anl drove the rebels across
the river. Our loss is trIing.
FORTRESs MuNROE, Dec. 2.
The Richmond Rdis, of NV 30, says: ave
hear nothing further 0T rUmured movements Of
Yankees bslOw Harrisburg"
The same paper contains diSpAtch from VIII
mington, n. c., that u schooner loaded with
salt, from Nassau, has arriv d at that port
saielv, AlSn that Federal gunhnat was captured
Oh Neil river, the goth, by COniederatsS. The
crew escaped after firing tho hoat.
WVArr, Miss, Dec. l.
We have undistnrLel I,rSseSSiOn Of all the
posts on the Ta'laIatrhiP. MT u man on our
side was injured The rebels leaving, burned
the railroad and turnpike bridges Abheville
was occupied at U'clnck Tonight by our cav
airy. The rebels left town one hour before we
entered. Before leaving, they burned the depot
and destroyed considerable ammunition. The
rebels have goae to OxiOrd. Wspursus at mid.
night ..... .
4 dispatch from Gcu. Grant, dated December
8, says the enemy deserted their fnrtiicalons
yesterday, destroying all the stores that they
could mt carry away with them. The weather
Is bad and the strram SOmewht swnen, max.
ing L difficult to cross. Some Of our cavalry
swan the river and occupied Abbsville last
night
CHIcAdo, Dec. 1.
Secretary WrnrS's report Of the Navy Is .
l0ng and interesting dhcumvnL 1t gives com.
PlCte history Of the war, 30 Ear as the Navy has
participated In its operations. When Welles
assumed charge of the Navy Department, there
were but ~ vessels then ia cUmmissiOn-InOst
Of these abroad, aud there were only sOme I, 900
Seamen then IN the pay Of the Government, and
on the 10th day Of March there were only about
1000 men IN all the ports aud receiving ships oI
the United States, to man our vessels anl pro
tect the Navy Yards and depOts. At the pre-
sent tune, by purchase aud construction, the
Government has aAOat aud lTosreSsing towards
completion 427 vessels, carrying 3,26s guns.
OF these vessels 823 are steam vessels, 1923 oI
which have been added by construction. M
Wsllvs thinks all the Southern ports will be in
our possession at an early day; and suggests
that the British Government might justly be
called on to make up u American shippers
lusses inAirted un them by the pirate AtGbdmd
With regard to the future Of Southern com
merce, the Secretary suggests, when all the
Southern ports are safely in our possession,
those ports should Le opened TO general com
uvrce, under such limitations, conditions and
restrictions as would CLEARLY be within the pro
vince Of the Government to impose.
NEw YORE, Dec. 3.
The Tribune has the E,l'owing: Or. Barney oI
Baltimore was recently taken by the rebel pick.
cts near CrntreVille and carried to Richmond.
lie has since returned While there he had
lreq"ent interviews with members Of the Con
EedeFale Cabinet, nnd was admitted into many
secrets Of the rebel programme. Before leaving
we was srnt fur by JHlah p Benjamin, who
handed him letters Ihr Gw Seymour, Fernando
Wood, VallaHdiRgham, Sam Cox, Senator Bay
ard Of Delaware, Reverdy johnson Of Mary.
land, and number Of other noted Democratic
leaders In verbal instructions given to Barney
nd terms Wete asked, for SoutherRers told him
they would consent to no terms; if not admitted
into the Union as equals, they would not come
IN ct ALL What they ask Is; that an amnesty be
granted ID all military And civil leaders Of the
rebellion, so that the election Of members oil
Congress can be made during the coming winter,
and that that body should be called together as
early Is April
CHIcAao, Dec.6
Fernando Wood, 10 speech at New York, on
Saturday last said be had received Information
and communicated L to the Government, that
under certain circumstances the South were
ready 70 return. He had said that this ca9e
from leading statesmen--Inen Of position aud IN
huence 10 the Southern OonledeFacy-who had
expressed q desire 10 return under Democratic
rule. The past should be forgotten, and the
public debt on both sides provided for. They
were willing to let bygones be by-gcnesI the
North would, and I'll the Union once again bS
restored.
New YoRE, Dec O.
The TFiBu,Ss Washington correspondent
mys that private advices from one of the most