New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-23
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the Chesapeake during the Psninsalar cam

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fths Chesapeake during tho Psninsular cam
pagn, was purchased by Mesrs. Habbell & Co.
on her rsturn for the China trade, after thorough
examination of her strength and capacity for sss
voyage Of ten to twelve ibonsand miles the Win.
ter That che was have been sent TO Chins
this month, had rot The exigepces Of tho Banks
Expedition led 10 her employ ment and that the acct.
dent which obliged her to put into Port Royal was
brcakags of the rock shaft of her engine.
TIE CASE OF GEN. PORTER.
| The evidence in the case Of Major-Gen. Fitz John
Porter is now nearly all in. The Commission will
take recess before hearing tho Judge-Advocsts and
COUNSEL for the accused.
THE CASE OF J. c. G. KENNEDY.
Representative Wilson Of Iowa offered q rssol1.
ton io-day, to the introduction Of which objections
were raised on the Pro-Slayery side Of the House,
inquring whether tho author Of letter printed In
The TRIBUNE Of Saturday, and signed j. c. q.
Kennedy, supposed to be the Superintendent OF the
Census Bureau, still holds Office under the Govern
meat.
PARsON DROwNLow IN SERVICE.
Parson Brownlow has been appointed Special
Agent Of the Treasury Department. He will exer.
cse a general supervision along the border.
DEATHS OF SOLDIERS IN HOSPITAL.
The loving deaths have occurred In the Wash.
ing hospitals since our last publication:
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\ \ R RS,ss; b ii9Nf. Oh Monis,ns'y. ANY.
Hugh si' ist.. g. issPa. Alfred Jennns. a, ANY.
I . Brooks, o, 2Bss 5NY Alas E,.eck, AZ Pa Res
$i $gd. S'a$;s III, ss's' ksf.
wss,:ste D. aydU. Boi:e. C, l2aPs
my fstT W Nss, en- ~ Pa
R Wesley. D. ilsNY. Corp j II jordan, 9, ssMe:
D Faner' D,svt L Copp-riiwsit C. IoNL
+ " w.lses. E,sUsss. 9lver Pes.e. E,4vSr
Lcsi, Sole don A.'NY. Msnis nySp Z, % w..
JOIN Tain u ANY Waller shcrwsl, +. sea Mas,
Color sergt John Wipgert John Young q. l3i Pa.
+, l4I lad. Wesley Calhoun, teamser, "
Michl 5choom scher, HI y Y. n Pepteld, r. HCs
John Barstow, X, Mas hahn' u ISo IA
WssHEaToy. Monday Dec. q. 1861
POsTMAsTERs NOMINATED.
Among the recent nominations for Postmssters are
the following: Nathaniel Low, at Dover, N H.;
Daniel NJ. Whitney, Green Bay Wis; Emerson
Hall, St. Johpsbury, VT; Daniel Kellogg, jr., Brat
tleboro, VT; Hezekah II. Naylor, Pekin, H.;
Ephraim Longyear, Lansing, Mich; John Rowe,
Portsmouth, Ohio; Clinton Cullom, Meedville, PAT
Isaac Baker, Princeton, N. j.; Harvey Palmer,
Niles, Mich.
TIE VESSELS IN THE BANKS EXPEDITION.
| A communication was sent to the Senate to-day
from the War Department in answer to resolution
of inquiry relative 10 charterng certain worthless
shts for the Banks Expedition, 10 which It is stated
that the bulls of the steamers Thames and Niagara
were inspected by an official designated by Commo-
dore Van Brunt; the engines by ex.Chief-Engineer
Haswel, Designated for that purpose by Gen. Banks
Accompanying is an indignant protest aganst tho
condemnation of the Thames, by her owners, Evereu
s.orr,, Taylor & Hubbell.
THE PROTEST OF TIE TORIES.
TIE protest against the passage of the bill to in.
demnfy tie President and others for certain arrests
under the suspension Of the privilege OF tho habeas
coTus, etc., was drawn BY Representative Pendle-
ton, and those who signed 1t had voted against tho
bill.
TIE EMANCIPATION BILL.
The bill agreed upon by the House Select Com.
mittee on Emancipation is substantially that recently
iot,odaced by Representative NOEL Of Missouri for
facitatipg emancipation in that State and appro-
pria.ing so 900, 900 for the purpose.
REWARD FOR DEsERTERs.
The Navy Department offers a reward oil sioofor
Michael Reardon OF New-York, Acting Assistant
Engineer. who deserted from the Monticello, and $50
for jeremiah Regap, WHO deserted from tie Dela
ware.
NAVAL ORDER.
Acting Assistant Surgeon Charles S. Eastwood has
been ordered to the ship ShepberdKnspp.
SHOCKING STATE OF AFFAIRS IN THE CHER0-
KEE NATION.
Recent information from tie Cherokee Nation dig
closes shocking state Of affirs there. The loyal
and disloyal Indians are sanghtering one another;
the Government severed and a new one Organized
by tire Confederate party, which is in the niaority.
NOMINATIONS OF ASSESSORS AND COLLECTORS.
Scvera! hundred nominations OF Assessors and
Collectors under the tax law, were sent to tho
Senate to-day for confirmation. These were sp'
pointed during the recess Of Congress.
THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR CARING FOX The
WOUNDED.
TIE thoughtful provision on the part of Medical
Dro,tor Ie,,crran for the removal from the field OF
battle and the subsequent care in the temporary
bospial, of the wounded, rendered far less necessary
than heretofore supplementary assistance. The
recor 3 Of facts Of othsurgcal end medical charac-
ter respecting the wounded unusually complete.
ard will ar )rd valuable data for statistical research
a a.