The New York herald., 1862-12-04

damares. ms Shols thing originated In drunke'
brawl OF haK dozen a 70 who could exhibit tn
most courage by killing the whites The Internal wor
once IN notion nearly all the warriors johed In Tnos
who did net were denounced as traitors many OF til
more servt-a class ), As'ns were cali led "
prisoners to the Plains. together with guns munitions
provisions horses, cattle, &C. The Sioux OF tH Plain
ae numerous aud powerful for border warfare. hayi
horses, guns, 80
AoVEhkNTs or GENERAL sEDowrog
Major ,>nofa J9hn Sedgwick and STAFF are here and
will remain for few days before he takes command of
the corps 70 which he has been assigned
LIEUTENANT MEHAFFY's MovEsrssrs.
Lieutenant hehafy OF the Provost Marshal General e
once, has been ordered 70 report General Andrew
Porter. at Harrisburg.
EXPEDITION TO noBJAcK BAR.
Acting Rear Admiral s. p Lee has forwarded 20 the
Navy Department tho report or Commander Foxhal A.
Parker Of the particulars Of his expedition the
waters OF Mathew county Va in conjunction with the
land forces undor Brigader General Naglse
On tho night Of the nd u he received board Of his
steamer the Mahaska 800 infantry under Major Cunning
ham, Of the Fifty third Pennsylvania Volunteers and
compansd by the General Putnam and small tug, the
May Queen, which latter vessel he mounted rifed
howitzer, sailed for Moback Bay. On arriving East
river, the lapd forces dsembarked ut pine wharf
two miles from Mathews Court House. To the land forces
twenty seamen with twelvepound Dahigren added,
and this expedition secured the surrounding couutry,
destroying vessels, &c
The Putnam with a howitZer boat and detachment
OF from the Mahaska continued up the
similar expedition. Before returning the two to
gether destroyed twelve salt works and three
and four hundred bushels OF salt burned five schooners
two Scoops, and number of and boats, and cap
turcd lighter and twenty -iou. large canoes some of
them capable Of carrying twenty y-four each. They
also destroyed staunch vessel the stocks, said
have been designed for sprivateer.
CAPTURE OF THE SCHOONER ANNIE DEEs.
The Navy Department has information OF the capture
Of tho schooner Annie Dees the United gunboat
Seneca. ON the nth ut, while trying to the block
adc OF Charleston hsrbor. Her cargo consisted OF
hundred and twenty-five barrels of turpentne and sixty
eight barrels Of rosin. Among those board OF
four persons believed to be pilots vessels trying
to the blockade there.
THE WORK on THE CAPITOL.
Ar. Walter. Architect OF the Capitol, states in his
port that tho OF asrhatum, in laying the blocks OF
American marble for the Capitol extension, has had she
eject Of preserving tho motted appearance Of the
material. Where the composition not used the
marble has become pure white. He recon-.
mends the sale Of several hundred blocks of
fancy marble that not wanted, but cost
about thirty Thousand dolarS All the marble Tor the
extension has cost million of dollars Nineteen millions
bricks have been aud fotysx thousand barrels
Of cement. Mr. Walter recommends tho completion of
the decorations the Of the Senate chamber
MORE TROUBLE ABOUT NEGROES.
Another conflict between the civil and military au
thoros in reerence negroes under arrest occurred
to-day Three negroes in the custody of the jaor
demanded by the provost guard, and two Of them
mtted by the fugitive slave commissioner iociby
taken from the jail, but the third, who committed
for horse stealing, LETT there This conflict OF civil
and military authority TO be brought to the attention
OF the government such shape prevent its
renee.