The Goodhue volunteer., 1862-12-24

The rebel loss was small compared with
'urs from The fact that they were protected
~ stonewalls and ritis pits. r
Our losses assbefo,e reported have been
greatly decreased blythe arrival OF strag-
glers.# The enemy took nearly eight hun
lred'pr:scners from US; considerable por.-
ton of whom were absent from their camps
when We evacuated the south side of the
river.
The prisoners Aaken on both sides have
been parolled 1t is stated that Lee and
L oDgstreet came down to day and held a
conversation With some Of our officers.
The flag oftruce WAS withdrawn to night
after all our dead wer buried.
ss'S."7'7 asaaa"a.: -@'@s"as@ New York, Dec 49,
Steamer Cahawb FROM New Orleans, ar.
rived to- day. Among the passengers are
Hon. B. e. Flanders. and Hon. NJ. Hahn,
members Of Congress from Louisiana.
Gen. Butler, find ng the fund raised for the
poor, exhausted, has LEVIED an assessment
amounting to S2S, zoo on the cotton brokers
who advised planters not to send produce
forward, in order to induce tcreign interven-
ton. 's
Col. FRENCH Provost Marshal General has
issued an order, that all persons arriving at
New Orleans be required to take the oath
of allegiance before landing. The rebels on
the opposite side o the lake, Were conscrip-
ing, and out Of cs shtecn who crossed on pas
ses, sixteen were seized and put into the
rebel army,
New YoRK, Dec. 10.
Tho oh 81 -.
that the rebel loss a, the battle of Freder
ickSburg was $500.
l,lCO wounded had arrived there or were
on the way there or Monday morning.
They lost Generals Gregg, CoLb and
Mowry in field officers. The 3rd South
Carolina regiment was nearly annihiated.
The same paper states tha' the rebel pc
Sitions back Of Fredericksburg are imp,c3-
nabe.
1t also contains a dispatch from Colds
boro, stating that 300 rebels had fought
the aboiitionists at Kingston, the day before,
from o'clock in the morning to O'Clock,
P. NJ, and that after driving tho aboltionsts
once, the rebel General Evans Wa. compell-
ed to retire, leaving the Vandals to occupy
tie town. No report If the loss was given.
The town was greatly injured by the Fed
eral bombardment
| WASHINGTON, Dec. l9.
The Star Of to day says that Seward has
resigned.
NEW YoEK, Dec. TO-
The Washington Star of Yesterday even
ing says that a caucus of Representatives
and Senators was held on III 10Th and a
resolution was offered requesting the Pres~
!, Il,
tary Seward, which was discussed, and the
vote was s in favor and l3 against.
On the l7th another caucus adopted a
substitute, recommending the President to
partially remodel his Cabinet. This was
! unanimously agreed to. The conservatives
believed it would be regarded as gen
eral Injunction TO the whole Cabinet to
resign.
Ga being informed OF the act, the Secre
tary and Assistant Secretary OF State sem
in their resignation, requesting their imme
date acceptance.
WASH SGroN, Dec 20.
The Navy Department has been inform
cd by Lieut.. Commanding English, Of tn,
Sycamore, that ho recently captured the
schooner St. &c ,rgc, from Nassua, with az
y y assorted Cargo Of coffee, salt, &c., and se*
her to Key W@>t.
1t is urders ool that the Secretary Of tin
, Treasury has completed his finance bi |, ro
y lcommending 4 nine hundred million loan
at not over 13 per cont, and the repeal 4
the live twenty conversion act. lie adhere
. firm y 10 The opinion cxpres: :ed in his annu
" al report that the money can be raised by
= loan.
- New York, Dec. 20
: :, The Washington Star says it is conf
- ,dcnuy reported on the street that Genera
" Burnside has rendered lis resignation OF tn
= command Of the army Of the Potomac.
The Iost's Washington correspondent say
it is rumored this afternoon that the cn,ir
Cabinet will retire, leaving the Presitlen
- free to construct a new Cabinet This j
oi propable incorrect, but it is not at all iu
probable that Messrs. Blair and Bates hay
tend red their resignation
,e Onc Of the Shire widest politicians in Con
if gre;s, this morning. expressed 'he hope tn;
re the President would accept the resignatio
t of every man civil or miitnry who sha
r. offer it, with one solitary exception, and tn;
man shall be Mr.. Chase. , He wonlI no, a.
70 cept Chase's resignation in any cor,insenc
? for the sake o. the nation an cause
- gentleman brings US the report tn;
I'd Charles Sumner has been rendered the Dor
g folio Of State. Mr. Sumner is perhaps, I
n all our statesmen the most convcrsant wit
ly Foreign affairs
>. Riclain0sld Taken