, 1863-01-29
LATEST EASTERN NEWS.

Gan. Carter's expedition to East Tennessee
rsached Manchester to-day, on its return. The
rsauIts Of the expedition, which consisted OF
1000 cavalry, were the destruction Of two i'm.
poitAnt bridges killing, wounding, and captur-
m $50 rebels, and taking 700 stand OF arms,
hss;dss a largo amount Of flour, salt and other
storea The expedition was one Of the most
hazardous Of the war, and attended with great
6ardships aud ptivations We lost 10 men.
Mr.. Upshur has been confirmed as Secretary
Of the Interior.
WAsuNoroN, Jan. Q.
The House passed resolution Of thanks to
General Butler for his energetic administration
,of he department Of the Gulf
FRASKFoKr, Ky, Jan. 8.
The Governor recommends the legislature to
reject the Presidents Emancipation Proclama-
ton.
'' New YoRk, Jan. 10.
The Tribune has the text Of the memorial
presented BY Republican Senators to the Presis
dent on the 18th December. Its four PROPOSE
Eions declare as follows: LIST That . vigorous
nrosecution Of the war Is necessary. 9nd. That
he Cabinet, which ought TO BE- harmonious, Is
Not, and therefore should bs made 30. Sd. That
the Cabinet should be composed Of men who
cordially support the policy Of the Government.
oh. That generals 10 the field should also be
heartily for the war.
Tho HeraLds Washington special dispatch
aavs that letters have been received from Eng
la;rl which state that ~ vessels have been ut
ted out and loaded in British ports with the
view 70 run the blockade 0f the Southern ports
These vessels ere toaded with ammunition. cloth
inR, and medicines. Il is also stated that .
Aafee amount Of Confederate bonds, secured by
the pledge Of cotton At cents q pound, have
been sold in England at the rate of shillings to
che pound sterling Ny these sales R7600O0
has been realized BY agents VI tire Confederate
Government
SPRINdTtELp> Jan. TO-
A dispateh to Gen. Curtis says: The enemy,
5000 Oo $500 strong, with three pieces Of ar.
tiIlery, under Gen. Marnaduke, attacked US on
the Sth. They fought from o'clock until dark
desperately, but were repulSsd 10 every instance.
Gen. Brown the u.icer in command, wNs wound.
cd. About o'clock In the afternoon, under
cover OF darkness, the enemy vas withdrawn to
. safe diatance. On the morning Of the 9th
Vhey made demonstrations 10 full force from
HnOthsr point They retreatrd.
Col CRABB, Commanding
NEw YoRK, Jan. II.
The steamer Creole, from New Orleans tho
I'd, reports having met several gunboats bound
up the river. The purSer Of the LFe0Ia reports
west Pass on the evening Of the Sd, with the
news Of the rebels having made an attack BY
land and water on the Feueral forces Of Calves
con, early on the murnlng Of the lst. Our gun
boats were attacked by rebel steamers pro.
tected by double rows Of cotton bales The
Harriet Lane vas captured by boarding alter
Nboat all the officers, including Capt Vain.
wright and the crew Of lS0 all tod, were Killed
BY musketry from tho.rebel steamers The in.
5ormans states chat but one or two officers and
ten or llfleen Of the ew escaped death. The
Runboats Clifton and OiUdsso were engag ID, but
escaped; the former losing no men, and having
only one wounded. The Oeass0 had one killed
and Is wounded. iGO barges loaded with coal
yel into the hands Of the enemy. The Weslfeid,
flagship ol Commodore Renshaw, was not Gu
gaged, she being ashore Through another
Shannsl her crew were transferred % transports,
md RenShaw, fearing she would Gall into the
hands Of the rebels, blew her up. By some
Encouragement or accident, the explosion oc-
eurrsd before the boAt containing Com. Ren.
ShaV, Eieut. Scama /, aud boats crew got away,
and they we're consequently blown up with tho
ship. The remainder Of the crew we're saved,
end arrived ct New Orleans on transports.
wAsnlSsrON, Jan. IL.
Aldrich Of Minnesota offered the following /:
ReaolVed-That the Committee on Military AZ.
iliS be Instructed to inquire into the expediency
and necessity Of giving bounty Of l60 acres Of
ihud 70 each soldier Of any old regiment that the
land be located on any rebel plantation as soon
e he rebellion is crushed. Passed, 60 10 80.
CAIRo, Jan. 10.
A Vicksburg paper states that Gen. Banks
and Com. FaFFagut sre coming up the river with
. large force also, that the rebels have received
large FeinioFeements. and that their numbers
now inside the fortiacations are 100000. The
e.;ias, II n,,.Asa;ns, Virka IL Al.
tribated 70 tAe HensaFTivaI Vi feinForceshents At
ths proper time. - ~,
JED. Davis made en- address to The Mississippi
Legislature, on the Seth December, on tho war,
u ffeat length. Among other things, he said
that when he arrived in the State Gen. 0Fants
army was prowling down auidng them but when
they Weat 70 0FsHAdA nothing could be seen Of
the enemy bot tracks, He bad discovered that
the zeal point Of AttAck wAs Vicksbdrge eud Port
Hudson. All Who desired 10 sASe the Southern
OonEederaey must hasten there and lend . help.
ing hand. These placed mtsl be saved at ell has
ards, because if lost the ContedeFaey would be
cat In two. If they stand, the people Northwest
will grow restivo, become discouraged and cease
70 support the war, and demand an end or the
contest To the Northwest he looked iGr the first
gleam of Peace; therefore Vicksburg must DO
% " '"5' - Mrnrurs, Jan. H.
Con sherman's OtHciaI tepOrt places our losses
at VicksburE 1t $40 killed and wounded, and
400 lost by capture. The jackson AppoaI saws
the rebel loss vas 100 killed, wounded and miss
Ing
~ fnN CHARLEsroN, Jan. II.
Lits adviees from San AntonIs, Texas, state
that the Brownsville (Csxas) EEPress brings In.
i6Fmation that 1000 French troops have landed
q halamoFas and taken possession Of the city.