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From Rutledge, Tennessee.

RUTLEDGE, Tenn, December 14-Be,
tween two and three O'Clock this after.
noon, tho forces of Longstreet turned
upon and attacked our pursuing column
of cavalry, under General Shaokleford.
The line of battle was formed at Bear
Station, on the Cumberland Gap and
Morristown Road. "A fight ensued, which
continued until nightfall, when the rebels
succeeded in driving US back half mile.
Colonels Woolford, Graham, Foster
and Others engaged; the musketry fire
very heavy. sOurloss, as far as can as
certain, is about seventy FIVE. We have
taken some prisoners belonging to the
rebel Gen. Gracies' brigade.
The whole movement was made with a
we'll contrived plan tocut off and capture
General Shackleford and command A
heavy force of rebel cavalry moved down
the left bank of Holston River, with the
Intention of Crossing at Kelly's Ford
and coming in his rear. aa g d e
This portion of the programme was
checked by General Ferrero, who SEN
the brigade of General Humphrey to hold
the ford, Egs iasai 5s
nj The rebels fired across the river with
artillery upon the brigade, but with little
effect. We expect considerable fgh
to morrow. kE taaiz sis 15
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S-We learn thro'
dispatches received at Headquarters Of
this department from Gen. Corcoran, that
last night Co. l. l55th N. Y Regiment
at Songsters statson. in the midst of a
terrible storm then raging, were attacked
by body of Stuart's rebel cavalry about
1000 strong, under command of rebel
Gen. Rossier, which left Fredericksburg
on Wednesday night last contrary to their
xpeetation.-The company on Railroad
guard duty there made gallant, and as
bit turned out, successful resistance, hav-
ing beaten them off four tunes. before be
ing hanked and having their tents burned
by a portion Of the rebels who sol in thcil
hrear,
The company was then forced to re-
| treat wits the loss of two men killed and
one taken prisoner They went in the
direction of Centreviile As soon as i
was morning Gen. Corcoran sent the cav
airy in pursuit Of the foe and has since
reported that its advance had come NJ
with the enemy.
The following, dated Charleston. 18th
is from the correspondent of the Balti
! more American g.
Gilmore is shelling Charleston. Or
Thursday night he threw number o
shells into different parts of the city, do
ing much damage All the rebel bate
ries opened and a heavy bombardmen
iensued.
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DEATHS.

.DIED-Near Baresville in this Coun
ty Of diphtheria on Friday evening, Dec
the 4th, Sarah, second daughter of Will
liam, and Margaret Dixon, aged 5years
and four months. e
On Saturday evening December the
9th, Nary, eldest daughter of William
and Margaret Dixon, of the same disease,
aged years and 6.months,
The deceased was brought toTWoods-
field and buried in the Cemetery along
side Of their friends in one grave. They
we're the only playmates in life, rest in
the same grave in death, and without
doubt enjoy each others society in the
Kingdom above. 7 d sid, K. K.
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woodsfeld Select school.

The second session of Woodsield Se-
lect School for young ladies, will COM
mence on sdte SIS
MONDAY, DECEMBER 18th, 1863,
and continue fourteen weeks. Instruc-
tions given in the common and higher
English branches, Latin, French and
Drawing.
q As only alimited number of pupils will
be received, application should be made
early. For terms, &C.. address
esr9 ao'i MISS Z. J.. PRATT,
a-f doif 2 i.a . woodsacld, 0.
Dec. 2,1seS. lew, 2
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Foreign News by the Canada "a
:, The Confederate, Steam.

NJ -
The New York Express makes the fol
| lowing comments upon the late foreign
news. 4 1t asays': s97oe3 aifg- sa
"The foreign news BY the Canada is
important chiefly as heralding the arrival
/ in a French port of the rebel steamer
Georgia, and The escape, from an EnghsL
port, of another called fhe Rappahanuock
THE Rappahannnock,, it seems, slipped
outof Sheerness on the 26th of .Novem-
ber, 10 an unfinished state, and ran over
to Calais France On her arrival there
| it would appear, she was seized by the
ICustom- house authorities, but instruc
tiohs awere subsequently, forwarded tc
these officials, We are told. to permit her
Ito leave Whenever the Captain pleased
This seems Incredible 1t is certainly
not consistent with the French Emperor
recent professions of neutrality. Still
the Halifax dispatches seem to be yer,
clear and explicit in regard to the matter
and we can only await an explanation
The Rappahannock lis said to have beer
i formerl :, Her Majesty's steam sloop Vic
tor, and was sold, with three other steam
ters. a few weeks ago. The three latter
are English war steamers, and are re
ported to be also fitting out for Confcde
rate privatecrs. Before these three wa
steamers leave port, however, i..l;s proba
BILE this Government will be heard from
not, only as a remonstrant, but as demand
ing an explanation why the Rappahan
mock was permitted-to escape. We hav,
had a profusion of professions of neutral
ity from the British Foreign Office Of late
bat. in face of such facts as these, wha
do they amount to Pod gaa1W sai 9idi
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Master Commissioners Sale.
/, John McCurdy,
against


William Steel and others. =
BY virtue of a n andats to Aine directed
f. om the Court of Common Pleas ef Monroe
County, Ohio, will offer for sale at public
auction at the front door of the conrt- hsuse
in the town of Wcodsfeld, in said County,
between the hours of ten o'clock a. m. aud
four O'Clock p. M, on
Saturday the 23d day Of January. 1854
the following described real estate. situate in
said county TO wit A0fs
Being pat the southwest quarter of Sec
tion eight, township six, range seven, begin
ming for the same at a stake bearing south
one degree east from stone planted a. the
southeast corner of lot number twenty Ave in
Stafford, distance 20 pesches, thence south
one degree east seventeen perches, sthenee
south eighty nine degrees west Is and 98l-
loo perehes, thence north eight degrees East
Il and l7-loo percnes, thence nes,h eighty
nIne degrees east 2 4-lo perches to the bee
ginning, containing one and one half acres,
more ur less. 10
WM. OKEY, Mas. Com. ],
8}.f IS Msnree -Commoa Ped. :
Dec. as, Ise;-4I
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No Ia.Orc Provisions allow.
! ed to Enter EsiclliraOnd For
Union Prisoners ai'h lids

BALTIMORE, December 13.--The fol-
lowing dispatch was received this fore
noon: ,edi I'll aid5 bgs isl'a ti3s
I FORTRESS MoNRoE, December L.
To c. c. F@ltoa, Baltimore American:
Please give notice that the rebel authori-
ties decline receiving any more packages
of provisions for the Union prisoners, so
that parties interested may refrain from
forwarding any more goods to this point
.GSisned]s els B., BUTLER,
is leYoz Major Commanding
Reverend Mr.. Terrence, who went to
City Point with Dr. G. G. BarkleY, re.
turned this morning He had an inter.
view with Captain Hatch, who was Sent
fro M Richmond to meet him.. He in
formed him of the above decision of the
rebel ttovernment, aud gave as a reason
Ithesef,rc what they alleged to be an im.
putation on their honor by, the press and
! Government authorities, that they were
not delivering the goods forwarded in
good faith to the prisoners, and asserted
that of his ewn Knowledge the officers in
Libby Prison, from the immense sup
plises2 they received, could set a table
from the stores on hand, equal to any
bhotel III the United States 1879 11o -
He admitted there had been some ire
gularities in the supplies at one time, but
the officer who had been guilty of neg
llecting prisoners had been promptly re
Ilieved and punished. AS to the bad
Econdition Of the prisoners returned to
Anuopolis, he said they were extrcmc
cases of consumption, and that it.. was
grave error on the part Of the authorities
to have allowed such prisoners to return
For thepresent nothing will be received
but letters and Enclosures of mohey, and
Southern money had better be sent
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Southern News from RfcEas
nn0nsl Papers.

FORTRESS MONROE, December ia
flag gof-truce boat arrived tonight. bring
ing Southern news up to- day The fol
lowing dispatch appears in the Richmond
paTers:
CHARLESTON, December 15.-The enc
my fired fourteen shots at the city this
morning Seven buildings were strue k.
No person injured. Our batteries replied.
No firing on Sumter. No new movement
on Part:of the enemy. w s
. CHARLESTON, December 1.-THE fire
at Sumter was purely accidental and una
voidable. I: has been cxtinguished and
the strength of the fort is as good as be-
fore.
There was no firing on Sumter yester-
day or to-day, and very little firing be
tween the batteries. ~e
Four shells were thrown into the city
! to-day. ..s
Thirteen Yankee prisoners, including
the commissioned officers of the United
States brig Perry, captured at Morrill, In.
let, have arrived here.
CHARLESTON, December 12.-The cas-
ualties at Sumter yesterday were ten Kill
| SO hhu thIitJ nOuuucus GEt.
The boiler and pattern shops of Eason
Foundry took fire last night, and wer
destroyed. Eleven shells were thrown
into the city, several of which contained
Greek fire, and which burned fifteen min
ute afte rthe explosion.
CHARLESTON, December 12.-Twelv,
shells were thrown into the city las
night, at intervals of three hours. Dam
age trifng.r -e-u .... a...
| The city has been shelled at interval
[ during the day. About nine o'clock thi
morning, Sumter took fire, from caus
unknown The FIRE communicated to tn
outer timber-work ofthe south west angl
and the woodwork was burned and son,
ammunition destroyed. The enemy
land batteries opened heavily upon tn
: fort during the fire and were replied t
:. by Moultrie and our batteries A heav
fire was kept up all day, but not muc
damage was done to Sumter
, BRISTOL, December 12-The new
from the front is decidedly encoura gine
E Our cavalry are at Norristown, and th
enemy is retiring. since Longstreet place
, Cumberland Gap in his front instead {
his rear. Longstreet, Vance and Rar
SONS commands had consolidated, an
perfect confidence is felt that he will hol
the country.
Vaughau's command also succeeded
joining the main body.
BRISTOL, December 14.-The maj
body of our army remains at Rodgc
: Vile. Longstrect's Headquarters al
, there.
! BRISTOL, December 15--The situatio
: at the front remains unchanged Son
200 OF those wounded at Knoxville ha,
= arrived here. Lieutenant Magee, of Mo
: gan's staff, who escaped with him, h
: arrived in Russell County en- route
J Richmond. He loft Morgan at Cinci
= - natl, and is satisfied he is in our lines
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THE DRAFT

IA AZ The meeting, which was called last
kssee Thursday did not meet with much success,
sem UNLESS shes amount Of money yhichlis
s'a e Iroposed 70 be raised be subscribed very
-., l:on, il will be,too lates .7is .gsY a!ss
-sTsn The, sabscriBbiou paror is in the hands
ed ssfsl.S. Aks5, and if any oiie wants to
beaseFts,ribs tltsy can come forEsr,l..s bssl
=, sIs The Object Of the subscription is to
~, !, f5ise nlppeylfor the purpose of giving an
bsbna naadditiehaiubounty to :, olnpteers in this
sowashipsande dethercby avoid the draft,ai
AS ye. onlyasT5O has been subscribed
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Particular Notice.

To the Trustees of the respective
Townships Of Monroe County, Ohio =
At the December Session of the Commits
sioners of Monroe County, it was ordered
that, the Trustees of the several town
ships of Monroe County shall afford re-
lief to all families of soldiers, in the SER
vice of the State or United States. Per
sons who have died or been disabled nj
the service, shall be included, and, relief
shall be afforded, to persons in the town
ships, in which they actually reside, at
the time of making application. 5uE
By order of -. 70
Commissioners 1sa
NJ. HGFFLER, +
Dec 16, 1S63.-4w. Aud NJ. c.. O.
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= New YonK, Dec. 1S.-Richmond pa
pers sof the 18th have kilograms from At
lanta, announcing very positively that
Grant had evacuated Chattanooga and
was falling back on Nashville. tearing up
the railroad track as he retreated, and
that HarSee would pursue him. Long
street, it is said, would attempt to hold
IN orth Eastern Tennessee.
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na-Mark Townsend. member Of Cant

BaT Mark Townsend, member of Capt.
Dagenield's Company, 18th Q. V. c.,
died last evening about Z o'clock, at the
ST.. Lawrence Hospital He was from
Belfville, Malaga township, Monroe coun-
ty, Ohio. and about Is years of age. He
was an orphan boy, and, Captain Dagen-
field declares, faithful and true. He was
taken sick on Cedar Point, on Friday
afternoon, with diphtheria, and remained
there until Monday morning, when he
was brought over to the St. Lawrence
Hospital. s9a7f
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psE Mr.. VIM. Litten, a well known
and popular river man, a good engineer,
died at his residence at Sunfsh. on We'd
nesday of last week. Mr.. l.. has been on
the river since. his boyhood days, and
was almost universally liked, and his
death will be deeply regretted by all who
know him. He was about 40 years Of
age.
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VOLUNTEERS WANTED!

The undersigned, under orders, has
opened recruiting Office at Woodsfeld,
Ohio, for the United States service. The
Term of enlistment will be for three years,
pay from S13 to $50 per month, s33 per
month for clothing and rations. 80 2a
Recruits, 1902
Veteran Volunteersx 4O2 Eai
Headquarters over Moneys Store
.ets HUGH McCONEILL.
Lieutenant ard Recruiting Officer.
Oct Ia, 1S63.-6w.
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~ THE NEWs.

sifiYzdi.I3 g.. b9n9fS--7=--.h l
.,,iir-e j Tae nilitavs aeonscrption. the Fed.
al i erals isibsing Observation-Disclosures is Mem
,,.,l.as The iron-clads are preparing for anot
~ IA. her great movement at Charlestot,. Q Pc
,,a.,sss Tue steamer cVon phul was fired into
- s,sn her way from New Orleans TO Cairo
,as.l Seysralsperson were killed and wounded
~ Has We are now informed that Meade will
hot pc removed from tho Potomac Army.
agl ard that no movement on Richmond will
be made this winter. zatlsIsT
-, "a bill disfranehising the Souther States
~, p soon to be introduced in the House of
~ Representatives, by Mr.. ASHLEY 1t vir-
"a stually assumes to reduce the Southern
= 4States to, Territories, puts them all Under
sv Military Gowenorsi appointed by the Pre-
ass sldent, who is toagain engineer the States
hack again into the Bnieii without Slave
-nga 9y,s Such iRitlie Radical scheme to con,
o,.g Plctely, and formally subsert the Consti..
- tutiopqof the United States. lti97l -'a
~ lets proposed by the House Conn ittce
st;ivcp Territories to introduce bills admitting
III Nebraska, Colorado and Utah into the
Union as States sssialai sfazHIs slii ia
.sas;- The bill to increase the pay Of the arn,y
80, meets with general favor.id 'TisAt ate
rsna3 1t is reported that John Morgan has
>, reached Hicbmond ria the Big Sandy
hlver. Jeff Davis has given him 4 com
mlnd in the army .oi-G eorgia nc
4kfd Acc ordng to asdispateh inthe st Louis
Democrat fromsa gentleman recently III
Sou:h Texas, the Eederals have posses
sipa OF the entire coast, including Sabine
tfalt, Galveston and Brownv lie, aud wcre
.sccnii tho Red Riyers sdi lzsn o
xs5 Itsis expeetel that Senator Wilson
So amendments to the Conscrintion4 Bill will
l,rs ie, passed tiIis week by the Senate. They
repeal the three-hundred- dollar clause
zosand gre yerysirict in regard to exemptions
A terrible disaster occurred at Chicago
1ysniyesterdfy by the xplosian OF tho boil
Isdsrs Of aodistillerJ.m Several pei sJns verc
~ fatally sealded6'il 90 - ao Toio2
~ The qaestion Of the itrcatipnent of pris
,gfeuerss has been brought up in the rebel
Senate, at Richmond Or 80, 900 Federal
assprisoners held in Richaiond since dan
= uary, 1862, only c. have died. s4f 2
ses7f The Confcderlte debt is 81 900, ,00e, ,O0t
@ ftis said that the Presidspt will Offer
a Pardon, g Y the army deserters in Can.
nda, who will return 10 their, regiments
withis thirty days ,.if. a, sf57b :
There are seventy staight. out Demo
rats IN the House Of Representatives ane
Conservative, Border State taen, MA
hiking eighty in all.s against the Radicals.
Rictiuond papers say prisoners are flrr
ntshed daily with three quarters of a po
mud OF bacon, when the rebel troops il
tho field are only receivir 6 one quarter.
The number Of vetrnus who will reIen
ter the service frnln the, ARMY of the 20
foniac will be upwards Of 10000 aud al
equal. if not larger proportion. of vetcr
aus IN other aamies will volunteer 70
odthrec yeiss or the war. a. s-.....,;.,
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The Vote Against Taking
any Peace Measures to Re-
4 4.

Store tne @etHhIOEas
Mr. ~FeEaande Wood submitted the fol-
lowing resolution: q e q
WMEnEAs, The President, in his mes
age delivereds to this House on the
9Th inst and in his reeomme ndation to
the peopleto assemble att their place of
worship tdgive thanks to God for recent
ciaims that the Union cause has
gained important and substantial adyan-
cages; and
MHEREAs, En- view of these triumphs,
il is no lopgor beneath our dignity, nor
dangerous to our safety, to evince gen
erous- -magnanimity becoming great and
powerful people, by Offering to the in
surgents an opportunity to return to the
Unbon without imposing upon them de-
grading or distinctive conditions; there
fore, s~ sssg Tsa rs
~ Keso7usd, That the President be re-
tqucsted to- appoint three Commissioners
who ssha ! be empowered to. open egotia,
tions with the powers at Richmend, &C
the end stuat- this, bloody. destructive ant
inhuman war shall cease. and the Union
be restored upon terms of equity, frater
nifty and equality, under the -Consttu
ton. o.,,..,4 4..iFa r69 eo!d slaefs
Mr. Washburns, of Illinois, movec
!, that the resolutions be laid on the table
ia greed to- yeas 99,. nays, SO. 4ael
Every Democrat voted against laying
the bill on the, table,. vi baaaam 3, ~
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MARTON ONHiRLAND.

Authoress d "Alone,' Hidden PATH
"1Noss Side, 6. Nemesis" and
2 6<s S'a ss1Mariam,
who will furnish stories for the Lady's
Book for 1864. Our other favoIite wri-
ters.will all continue to furnish articles
throughout the year. .,-
The Best 4
LADY'So MAGAZINE IN THE
rf - i'1rH 7 WORLD. t.
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VOLUNTEERS WANTED FOR THE
tH 116th RECT. o. vi.

The undersigned, under orders, has
opened Recruiting Office at Woods6eld,
Ohio, for the United States service. The
term of enlistment will be for three years,
pay from s13 to $50 per month, $31 per
month for clothing and rations.
Recruits, 1902
Veteran Volunteers, S402
SAMUEL Afford,
Recruiting OGicer
Dec. %. 1SG3.-tf.
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WAsHINeroN, December 16.--Night
before last Moseby, with gang of ninety
guerrillas, made descent upon our picket
lines outside OF the defenses south of the
Potomac, but without effecting any serious
damage. Our cavalry was sent in pursuit.
An absurd rumor is circulating to-day
throughout the city that Moseby was in
town yesterday morning. The military
authorities have been on sharp lookout
for guerrillas, but without success.
1t was reported at the Navy-yard that
the rebels few days since opened with
field pieces on gunboats in the mouth OF
the appahannock, and the steamers, after
a few shots in return, hauled off into the
Potomac. gt
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B@We regret to learn of the, death of
Mr.. f. NJ. CARSON, a resident of Zanes-
vile, Ohio, and recently an employee in
this Office, of Typhoid Fever. His re-
mains were inferred in Cambridse.
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Rs~ We have received Godey's Lady's
Book, for January. tits splendid We
shall give an extended notice of it next
week. Now is the time to get up your
Clubs. For terms see advertisement in
another column
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nA-The gross earning of the. New York
CENTRAL Railroad for the present year are
sI1 100000 There arc just eleven mil
ions of reasons why the managers OF that
road sqould be for the war.
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rsa- "A cotemporary very pertinently
remarks that since the beginning of the
war great majority ofthe Wide Awakes
have beceine Fast ~Asleep, and cannot
hear the call tuarnls. 5Hs39-it g = -
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WAsHINGToN, Dec 16.-Efforts are be-
ing made to give General Butler full au-
thority to negotiate for the exchange of
our prisoners now languishing in rebel
prisons. 1t is understood here that he
has expressed his Willingness to UNDER
take it, and there is confidence in his
ability to effect it, Moreover it is under
stood that he will be acceptable to the
Richmond authorities as negotiator, and
they will be disposed to treat on basis
of considering all our captured negro sol ,
diers, not claimed as slaves by their own :
ers on the same footing as our white SOL
diers. a demand was made to-day upon
the State Departme to claim the surrcn-
der Of the captured Chesapeake from the
Nova Scotian authorities, under extradi-
tion. Afidavits to base the claim upon
were received this p. NJ
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Godey.s Lady's Book for 1864,

The publisher of Godey's Lady's Book,
thankful to that public which has ena-
bled him to publish magazine for the
last thirty.four years of a lager cireula-
tion than any in America, has made an
arrangement with the most popular au-
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Dg During the last three weeks pro
tracted meeting has been in operation at
the NJ. E. Church in this place. Many
persons old and young have been led to
see the error of their wicked ways and
have turned from them.
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aea. The Ohio State Journal relates the
case OF a Mrs. Matthias, in the city of Col
umbus, who recently starved to death.
She was the wife of soldier who was
killed in battle for the defense of his cou-
ntry. s,-f ve.r4
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THE Boston Courier says, within the
past two years the two sections OF the
United States have spent in war, twenty
seven hundred millions of dollars, and
have lost by battle and disease half a
million of the best portion of the popu
lation---the bravcst ard most energetic
men. Think of it