The New York herald., 1862-12-29

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such results - must srhg him pronineas'y b.
fore The public. He b about ave test n'os
inches In height. u ssndy oouplsxion. and very
quiet and cool In hh He speaks With precson,
~ he weighed his words, end h evideotiy man who
would not cot rAshy. but With great oalmaess and dsss
minAtoA when oaos had deoded upon any coarss o.
conduct. He has provsa his energy, capacity and
courage Ia ths sevsrsss battles Of The peninsula.
General Grover captain Of tho Tenth regular h
fAnry, and served In tho Sscvons expedition also b
Utah and ths frontiss In Indian campaigns He
oame California 70 washinsen In April last. ana
was commissioned brgadier gsaesa q vo,untssrg
10 commanded The arst brigade q General Hookers
division. ana ths division ssif during General Heetsr1
absence. s- s
The following hs ssA9 - constituted Tor this sxps'
diiion:- ta.f ..s tt
Captain Joseph Hibbarl, Assistants Adjutans GsasrA.
Captain r. W. Perkins, Assistant ouartsruasssr.
Captain VIM. r. Cowis, Comuissary of SUbsisssAcA
Surgeon I. B. Reed, Medical Director.
Leut. ,. B. Brown, AId-deCamp.
Major D. c. Houston. Ohier Engineer.
Lieut.. 3. n. Hill, Chief Of Ordnance. :
MAJOR H. Robinson, Volunteer Ad-lsCAMp On Gen,
Bann' staa, and detailed for Tits sxpsdiSasa.
Captains HIbbard. Perkins and Cowte, AAl Surgeon
Reed have served with Gen. Grover over aimee hsprs
motion TO be brigsdier gsasral.
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&sspaaoh boat leaves FOR New Orleans there as
ors that the cney 10 making rrsparasicas attack
u during The aight Tomorrow nosnng. n IL aaid
that the colonel VINO skodaddsA this mernng weat asr
rsinforccments. Let him oons--we ready II y
scarcely probable, however thai ths rebels will leave
their stronghold At Port Hudson attack - here
cially whiic there are six gunboAts IN tbs river.
RzsU DrMxaoHSca o. nm sAxKs ExrnDlrioS.
Several citssas n Baton Rouge assertsd that they
tr~~,~ -~n 49,
from New York that II was bound for Now Orleans.
60 shey certainly know moro than was Known in the
North. But they afrmed positively and sad that by
orders from Richmond disposuons hal besn made 20.
oord,agiy.
AssAIRs on I'm Mrxmurrl
The rebels have made extensive preparations 70 rspe
naval attack at Port Hudson, and naval officers express
the opinion that It h strong vioAsburg batteries
and guns or heavy oabre ns the Shore the work Of
fortfying " carried @ with great vigor.
Tho gueriias active and seldom i an opportunity
10 ne upon vessel whsa they can take her at dsaa-
vantage. They said "a have become very bold or
late, and appear with nyng arsiery the beach, do
what mischief they can and thea sudcnly they
came. few days since tbs gunboat winohA, while
cruising In the u Port Hudsoa got aground
The rebels quickly got battery In petition opened
rapid 6re sending eighteen shots through her hull and
covering her deck with shells She sgnaIi1ed the Essex
that she aground and tho rcbss mstook the signal
for white Gag and thought she had surrendered They
Immediately began 70 shout and swing their hats in
tsop when tho Essex got into position and gave them
Shells which speedily convinced them OF their mis-
take and sani them flying.
DESPATCH BOAT 10 NEW ORLEANS.
Tho gunboat Albatross son! TO New orleans this
evening" with dispatches for General Banks from Genera
Grover asd Captain Aldon. Of tho slosp Richmond.
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Bxfos Rouos, Dso. 10, 1888
Ocexpassas of Ms Csyt-Gns RSmorsd Rebd AGsck.-7k.
Rebel Fbrcsin ne NaeAbsrAood, de-, DC.
Since u rssccupaton OF thls city by tho Uno fnrcss
under Gs0srN Grover NJ inporssas military movement
has been made-thas =, nons which apparent to the
public. Ibeiisvs, however, that active and forward
70 bs prosecuted In this department. and that Tie
large force now 1t the disposal Of General Ranks win no
bs kept Idle
Ths reports of attack hV the rebels on this oty
which in circulation whsn closed my lest letter.
proved, - supposed they would prove. 70 bs without
foundation Tho gunboats and ~ infantry oros hers
arc TOO formidable 70 b attacked without good dsa a
prsparalion and WIN require severed days r the rsbsl
70 make shs proper dispositions, sosy assaok sn
TAs rsssl pskss and spsss how svsr ssouDd % nnd
Out IL tasy regard u, end snSaksg about
. - whas shsy Today negro, who lives In
sAs cssy, shos by rsss picket within shros miles
Of here He severely wounded IN ths shoulder but
succssdsd n making h way Saok 70 the osy, whsrs hs
was properly taksa care o.
IL 10 evident Aat The rsbsh ars concentrating In ooa
siderable force sbovs hsss, saA win undoubtedly mako
hard Aghs At Port Hudson. Such the belief of aI the
naval cfcsrs win whom have oOavsrsed On the sub.
sct Negroes wbs within iuss from that place
bring reports Of large forces placag thsm hshas
thirty thousand 0shsrs make The rebel strength only
nsen thousand, while declare thai not half this
number are nt to be brought Into action.
The rebels evidently sssIr, and II they
lacked forthwith, Is not ss I'll unlikely they may soon
try once the game that General Brscxnrdgs
tried here once before. We shal see 1.m