The New York herald., 1862-12-28

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one killed and four wounded.
troops Texas entered and took possession o.
srss Sswdsp - emil mil In New Orleans exploded kliss
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s,ayery which recommended by the predcst 70 MS
message 70 Casrss Of March O. passed the House o Re-
sSir'sh took place at Winchester Va, and twelve
hundred rebel cavalry were soca put 70 aight win the
loss 4 thirty mon killed and wounded. The Union oss
vas killed ana are wounded. All the rebel forces
nurha sboss four thousand, subsequently, evacuated
aehss,er and tho pace was occuiied by Union ucos
me rcsldeat isssed proclamation forming the foow
ING milisary depertmesu:- N EEL tar pas
MAJOR General scceu having personally taken the held
st ne head Of Tie tue polosc Until % osasrwss ,
ay departments hs rsainas command Of the Department
oriered further rha, The undsr tbs
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out ding shot The corporate authorities gave up te
iS,hrhe bill 1T to % essabsh tsTrsor al sovsrnmsn.s In
the secsaed states was negatvod in s House Of Repre-
sentatives. ss<t aie q tiAt &
wc 4 oneba mile west Of Paris, Tenn Tho enemy was
driven out with loss o one hundred killed wounded and
sisoners Om hss was captain Of artillery and four
cavalry ioce sent out from Lebanon, No.. attacked
Of rrces guerilla parties killing thirtecn woundng
i've, and capturing twenty prisoners, among whom
vas Brigadi6r General campbsu, the commande~.
Jacksonville, Fla, surrendered By the authorities
the old stars and Stripes were again unfurlod.
l3th.-Afier several days Of skrmshng, and number
Of attempts by the gunboas Of tho ency - dslodee Gen.
Popss batteries at Point Pleasant. the Mississippi
river the enemy hts fort and ntrenchmsns at
New Madrid No.. leaving all his artillery, ded batteries,
to- Ia, Wagons mules and immense quantity OF mill.
tary storcs &C. amounting In value 70 over one million
" dollars Among the articles captured were twenty
i've pieces heavy artiery-twenty pouuders and
raed twenty twos--batteres of field artillery, i'm
mense quantity OF fxed ammunition, several Thousand
stand OF small arms, hundreds Of boxes OF musket car
udses three hundred mules and tents for army Of
twelve thousand men The Union loss during the skr
mishng about nfty killed and wounded.
1Ath-senerai Mcclellan issued patriotic and STIR
ring address his soldiers, admonshng them that the
time had arrived or an onward movement
The Union troops, under General burnside, attacked
the enemy about twelve tn usand strong under General
l.. OBJ Branch, stationed behind utrenchAens and bat
tories extending nearly three miles Newbern North
CaroIna aud after desperate engagement, lasting two
aud haf hours tho rebels completely routed, and
the Union troops marched and took Of the
city Of Newbern General Burnside captured over four
hundred prisoners three bate les Of eld artillery, OF
six guns caoh and large siege guns two stes
boats number OF sailing vessels wagons, horses
seoss forage, the entire camp equipags Of the
rebel troops large quantity Of rosin, tupentne cotton
sixty six wounded The rebel sixty four killed.
handred and wounded and four hundred and hr
I5th-rhe attack on the rebel batteries and fortin-
cations Island No. TO- In the Mississippi river near
New Madrid, No., was commenced by Commodore
Foete iotila Of gunb0ats and mortar boats.
HAS portion Of General Banks column entered New
ton Va village OF one thousand inhabitants, the re-
tha time helm al with nj
were forced ~ seek refuge In the cellars.
scouting party under Lieutenant Colonel Wood and
Major Drake conslting OF about two hundred and ny
men or the sixth Missouri and Third Iowa cavalry, en-
sountered near Salem, Ark about one Thousand Of the
land After severe aght the enemy was defeated With
the loss or Colonel wOodsides and about hundred
killed and wounded, and considerable number Of prison
ers. Our loss twenty five killed and wounded.
10th "A battalion OF the Fourth Illinois regiment had
skrmish with squadron or rebel cavalry near Pitts
burg Landing, resulting In the defeat or the latter with
some loss. Four Of the Union soldiers were wounded.
Tho rebel camp a. Pound Gap. In the CumberianA
81 q
The eDemys loss was not known beyond that ten were
I7th-rhe rebel steamer Nashville ran the blockade
and cs ,aped from Beaufort, N. c. a..
night skirmish took place in Black Jack Forest be-
cornih Mss The Union orees conssssd * about four
hundred cavalry under Major Bowman and the rebels Of
about tho same number Tho onemy wa driven en-,
but with what loss not known. Our loas was nve
wounded. .t seH
16h.-Geners Garfield routed I've thousand rebels on
the summit Of the Cumberland Mountains near Pound
Gap and burned their barracks and stores Tho enemy
lost seven killed and wounded. No loss on the Union
rined cannon on board the gunboat ST. Louis during
the attack the rebel works at Island No. TO- burst,
killing two men and woundngtwsve.
The of the fort at the Rip Rapo, In Hampton
Roads was changed from Fort Calhoun 20 Fort Wool.
AOth-Csneral Burnside took peaceahs possession oe
21st.-1he new Cabinet Of Jsh. Davis was confirmed
BY the rebel Senate and consisted Of the following MEM
bers:-
s,sary ssy Ms1S Eoeoiys iGs sanioips y Virginia,
ss.so g. q South G..
'0.aS Aaornev eenera,-rhsms. n. Waite
ssas., Ssss.aMg ,IS SSs.ssn O. Ts.s .su, mile and
half from Winchester, Va, on the strssburg road be.
tween portion Of General shields troops and the rebel
WIN Tsn ss !. a. sS. s One
man was killed side, and General Shields suffered
slight injury IN the let arm from fragment Of shell
Two ofcers and six seamsu belonging TO the United
States steamers Penguin and Henry Andrew were killed
and wounded the rebels while on boat expsd
tion 70 Mosquito Inlet, on the coast OF Florida.
23dA severe battle took place between rebel force
ten or twelve thousand unaSr ysncr,
mandcd by General Shields, Winchester, Va The
engagement commenced about ZEN O'Clock In the morning
the rebels having been decoyed by General Shields into
an open ed under the idea that the Union forces
only about two thousand strong The engagesut lasted
until threc o'clock in the afternoon, having been fought
with desperation on both sides, when the rebels
completely routed and commenced preciptate retreat
| towards strasburg, leaving largo number Of thel
| killed and wounded the field. Our forces captures
two canuon four caisssus thousand stand Of small
arms and three hundred prisoners. Our loss one
hundred and thirty two killed. ave hundred and forty
wounded and fortysix mssing The loss Of the enemy
| was over thousand killed and wounded Two hun
| dred and seventy were found desd on the Held.
24th.-A detachment Of the First Iowa cavalry SEM
out jefferson City, Mo- by Brlgader General Toten
against guerilla band had skrmish with the enemy
killing two woupdina and taking seventy ave prison
ers over twenty horsc forty eight kes OF powder and
number OF arms Our loss was four wounded.
The rebel fortifcaions Skidsway and Green islands
In Warsaw SOUND Ca, abandoned, and expedi.
tion sent by Flag Ocer Dupont destroyed the work.
16th.--A band Of from hve 20 eight hundred rebel
attacked four companies Of State militia at Hammons
Vile, Pok county, No The enemy were defeated with
loss Of fifteen killed and large number wounded 0u