The New York herald., 1862-12-30

reinorcemcnts. The fighting desperate, and the
enemy driven at the point Of the bayonet from the
position thoy had gained the previous day and miles
beyond This was the most sanguinary struggle OF the
up 10 the present time The less both sides
two days fighting was as follows
Un,on. Rebel.
Killed ........... ...... $50 -
Wounueo.. .............. .o-o.!
TIiSonefs.. AyLSl
Total. Observation-Disclosures 5,8s7
3d.A running fight between portion Of Cen.
Fremont command and the rebels under General Jack.
son on the road between Strasburg and Staunton Va
jackson being in full The rchcIs burned the
bridge after they had crossed the Shenandoah river
at Mount Jackson.
Major Genera. Wool transferred from Fortress
Monroe 10 the Department Of Maryland.
General .ohn A. Dix was ordered to the command OF
Fortress Monroe and 70 report TO General Mcclellan.
The Department, Of Virginia was extended to include
that part Of Virginia SOUTH Of the Rappahannock cast
OF the railroad from Fredericksburg Rchmot Peters
burg and Weldon ana placed under the command of Ma
ior General George r. McC,elan
3d-Gencrai Granger, in command Of two regiments Of
cavalry. belonging 10 Gen. Pope's command, the
rear Of the enemy SIX miles southwest Of Cor,nth and
captured.
!5th-rhe Union Mississippi notiia consisting of nve
gGlboats, under command OF Commodore &. II. Davis,
and eight rams. commanded by Colonel Charles Elct,
Jr passed Fort Wright ana Fort Randolph without ,ncel
ing any resistance, and anchored about two miles above
the city OF Memphis.
battle took place at Irapier's creek near Washing
ton, N c., IN which the enemy were routed with
siderable loss. The Union loss killed aud nine
woindcd
points opposite New Fridge near Richmond with vics.
Of preventing its reconstruction Three OF oar bateres
opcncd Oh thcn causing fhcs TO retreat after hot lire
Of two hours. Our loss Killed and Two wounded.
mos, disastrous Good occurred in the ehgh valley,
Pa The canal was rendered entirely useless nesgiy
all Inc dams aud bridges being carried away. The
OF Nesport was washed away, leaving only three ho
ngs ~ other localities were also carried o. and
estimated that about one hundred lives os' Tie
amount Of property destroyed was incalcuiaslc.
ih.-A body o our cavalry, under Gen. Raysid par
sued Ashbys iebe cavalry hse miles from Hsrr"abagg
Va, on the Port Republic road They dtawp IN he
pursuit into the woods where several regiments Of rebel
infantry fired upon them, throwing hem into confusion
and compelling their retreat 0ac Of our cavalry caains
aud three priyates were killed, six we're wounded and
twenty Gyc taken prisoners. Alter cavalry light tho
SiS,l ONO and Eighth Virginia drove hs rebels back,
Suffering 70 loss later in The afternoon the rebels ac,a
advanced within twn miles OF Harrsonburg. One
dred and twenty of tue lst leaps wanna Enetuen.
known by tue name Of Bucktais, engaged them. aud
fought ,w) regiments az them hoar and hsr. Thec
loss nine il;ed and hrty-th wounded. The
rious general Ashby aoi in the breast and died in
few minutes aitesward
The rebel fleet, Consisting Of eight gunbosts aud
am-. under command u tapniu Mont fonery cine
the ri,cr from Memphis, about daylight. snd attacked
the pnon f1tlla The 6sh ;ened With shot aid sAeli
from The glnhoate, and the Br4uegdrG hr names
the rebel vessels tsalc
being advance. singled by tue h,larch
and '.uecn tue Hes each STRIVING to be first t. reach
The rebel craft The Monarch succeeded 10 striking hes
amd-hrs. amnst cutting ber ~ two caasiir TIER - ~
anu snk iuineo at"s, directly opposite the CilJ Inc
Lis Retcl made cash at the Mona; ch, which u The
indst I'll the rcbe ec, bat by ssui movement tie
po of thc latter II dropped ont a. the way aud
4 blow lutesdcd her struck The Gh.fdi lrit,
taSir. away her whce! making Il Eeccssary Cor her i,
run asnc.e, when she SHOT vhcr uEfor'un te'v
lar the rcheS struck the Gusrai Loai rendc ng h.f
inmana4 .Dic immediately after s'e was doHn ~
he gs. - Tho sfattFa
tok elect The stes of the yef. T.s rp~a. Nici
ashore and soon ator u faucs and brr'ec t'
the wafer e'go torr ., the r,Gc npats hafin,
disabled, ,hc fe. gder ratresjCa dwn the river, pIr
SEED by hca;s. firing shes sdvaf ed resulting n
TIC capture u the San'rr Rrdgg and Lrt, h.;~ wci
had b;sn abandone ~ isn, Of to'f crows Tho Gc,sd
I iGa D'rs hlesh,s eSaaf~.. TIE Only casualty
side was 'ho disaot - the ram lancaster aud slight
wound received ~ rcioHel fAe, re eght nst.d AN
bonr and hat. Tire cncnys ioss Killed wogutgd
ard prisoners was very avy siany we're killed BY tie
siatpshOo.crs on the Union raIus ard lumDcr went
dow With their vessels, i Whole Ernlter killed brsg
I estimated at 500
After the eu1crsiou o. the above balnc Flac ,iice-
Iatis sent seinad ior tire rpcone iousl
| Tho city OF NcmrllS wnch was complied with b,
authorities ana two reg tncn,s ot cuou troop entered
inerc were hroe distinct shocks n an carthquaee al
Carlo, ~. III. shocks were also sn at otter places
rho ti passed tho Uned senate by the fol
ss SsSs .v nco. s5 ss.nsn Ss
q a f' lane q + is ss 1s in H1s s,.a mSSr sh nSs
R,cr siur start. snlu.i. Ten Eyct Trinhut WaLr
wl,y, wimoi ws.n = Nass.. wfgbt--5s.
Ass,.r--wessrs Eayard. itsudc son K,unedy Lane or
Kansas, PeaT". >autbgIy, shcrwhn, Thomson williamson
5th.-Wiiii.,n H. grmcord sag hong 10 New orleans.
ny order II Mor Geucrel Benjamin Butler. Tor hauling
down ;he rued states ag from the Mint building in that
city after had been placed thers by the Union soldiers
Stl-A severe eagagrmeut Jnpk place between the
lrDD troops cGml7nred ey General Fremont. ard the
rebels der Gebca Jackson ~ rross KEYS near Port
RepCblie Va The encniy after o hard light OF nve
hours rotrcsttc with heavy loss, leaving nearly fve
hundred dead ard many wounded on the ned The unon
los buudsei aD. ihlrtJ Killed. ivr hilGred
and Gfly.six wounded. and twenty MS ing.
9tb.-one o the setercst hMilts ot the lagn
fought lcrt Espublc, Va. between General shields
aniusnd 8nd the rsOcs gpJer General Jackson After
hsr ysrf'. lercs fshng. sensra Sbieds, being
powered o. Numbers Wa forced to retreat esng two
cannon. ioss h,nounted to si2tt .eeves KIND three
hundred AMI seventy wvunaed snd i've hundred aug
t~entY. three missing number ~ tho missing were
supposed 20 have been kied and wonded bat The .eaiar
rcTtiOu takcn prisoners.
t3th.--1he Ninth Illinois cavalry uuder Colonel Albert
I u. IRA ekett had btss hght with rcbs force near
Village creek. Jacks county, Ark. The rebels we're
roGtad with the ,us " twenty eight killed. wounded and
prisoners. The cign twelve wounded aud ore
prisoner.
body o about two thousand rebels go ~ the rear ec
otr lincs bctose Richmond, White House and com
in.tied depfeililers nron some Of our wagon trains
killing the teanlsietS and running "a the tnGns They
scyesa Iney also huTncd two schoonere aeG ss,roycu
the telegraph afe.
rt's- eescrA istue tcos place o. rAr,ns 'sland
/ s 4 abou, Gye miles from charleston ihroe ines
our lgtcps s'tc ted t. drive no cnamr from -