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FROM CHARLESTON,

NEW ToEK, Dec. e9-A Charleston letter
to the Baltimore Aneric1n, dated on tho fleet,
9th, eays: GAS fntinated In my last, we
have sailed down here with the expectation
OF month or two more Of inactivity.
The strike among the engineers at the
North, which has delayed the completion Of
The monitors, and deprived our iron-clad fleet
Of rcinforccmcnts which were expected here
more than a month since, has been the prl-
mary cause of the delay.
The disaster to the Wechawken, and the
comip Of tho winter season with its con-
staut forms, has still further enforced this
delay. Two months hence, spring will be
advanced here, and with our iron-clad force
Increased By three or four now monitors, We
will be prepared to take advantage Of the
most healthful and pleasant part of the sea-
eon. Let us hope, if Grant does not steal
march on us by one Of his famous rear ut
tacks, that Charleston will then fall. In the
meantime, if NC cannot look for immediate
and decisive results here, no great disaster
need be apprchcnded. Gen. Gi1more's posi-
ton is impregnab1e.
The monitor Leigh, bJ the time this reaches
you, will hare completed the repairs render
ed necessary by the hammcring she received
while aground.
The Patapsco has nearly completed her re-
pairs and will shortly relieve the Nantucket
ut Warsaw Sound. Both the Patapsco and
Lehigh hare been provided with extra deck
plates that will add to their iuvulnernbllity-
New YonK, Dec oo.-The New York 7ri-
1une learns TINT the United States steamer
Huron captured an old river steamer with
400 bales Of cotton, valued at Sl00, ,0c3, while
attempting to run the blockade below Char
1cston-
The expcl1tion planned By Gen. Gilmore
for attacEin., Savannah, was abandoned in
consequence OF the return of the rebel troops
who had been to Bragg's assistance.
Several expeditions are afoot, from Which
oool results are anticinatcl.
, 1863-12-30
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune-1

ls@'l" o'fia''n enn-.osrSa ~ ,as eus no. % 1st,
T7a Illinois s+,,a Teschars 1-. Association @ III haa
hocr n session hcre To-day Tie nttenaance
has mt hccn as 1arfrc as at many Of the form
er meetings Of the Association. but many
more are expected on the night trains.
The most prom1ncnt feature Of to-day's
proceedings has been the open1nr address by
t1o prae;dent Ton revt,n nefeman o,vinr
a sketch of the 1iscory of tue Association,
ard closing By pressing upon the teachers
thc importance OF making all their teaching
come up to the demands Of the times.
It was brim full of the nob1est and
, 1863-12-30
FROM CAIRO AND below.

CAmo, Dec 20. 1864
The steamer City Of Alton, Ccpt. Barnes,
arrived here this evening, only twenty-four
hours from Memphis. There is no news in
last evening Memphis papers.
It is reported that Forrest and Chalmers,
getting wind Of movements, and thinking It
Threatened them, have abandoned Jackson,
and either skcdaddled or sought stronger
position.
It Is also reported that Grierson had had
fight with the enemy, but where or when Is
unknown
Six rebels were caught in the vicinity Of
Union City, on Sunday, while out ona Christ
mas lark. They were en- route to join For
rest, but will now be transferred to Indian
apolis in time to celebrate the advent Of the
new year.
Maj. Gen. David Hunter and Brig. Gen.
Lawler are in town to-day.
CA1Ro, Dec. 28-The following order ex-
plains itself:
HKADq'rEns sru D1v., 16rH AR1T Conrs,
Us1oE Crit, Tenn, Dsc. 16. T.,
GEHEnA1 FIELD 0nDEns No: 1.-The expedl-
deid viii be composed Of tio following troops:
Cayalry-Colonel George B. Warlng, 9TH Missouri
eayalH, lcommanaing: InfantU-colonel James
h. Al1Is. 24Ln Ml8SOuE1. CDulNAuuluE. Vut
wagon win be allowed for headquarters Of each
brigade, four for each regiment Of infantry,
four for each full regiment OF cavalry, and for
each battery. The men will be provided with
eighty rounds of ammunition each, forty In the
cartridge boxes of the men and forty in the regl-
mental wagons. Each regiment will take twonty
Immediately organize their commands under this
order for the field.
All surplus baggage, camp and garrison equIpagc
cents md iIght duty men Il each regiment.
Col. C1adet, 35th New Jersey, will assume tenn
po1afy command Of the forces to remain at Union
City.
master 4th Missouri cavalry, will act as Division
Qua1termaeter during the expedition, and all sur.
plus transportation above the amount allowed
Herein will be turned In to him, to be organized
into supply train.
1st Llentenant J, $. Colby, eth Missouri infant
y. win act as Division CommissarJ.
By order Of Brig. Gen, A. ]. smTn.
j. HQrQ5. 4. 4. g.
, 1863-12-30
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,

Contents for December 31st, 1885,
1-PART I. OF DICKENS NEW CHRISTMAS sTO.
RY: Mrs. LIRR1PER's LODGINGS.
1.-THE PLANTING OF THE APPLE TEEE;. BY
William Cu1len BRYANT.
s-THE PRESS DINNER TO SCHUYLER CoLFAx;
With Sam. Wilkeson's Welcome Speech and Mr.
Colfa1s Reply.
4-WHY THE ALABAMA EscAPED.
3-WH0 ARE PEACE MEN,
e-IHE MONITORS BEFORE CHARLESTON, Re.
port Of the Commanders.
7-PAI15 CORRESPONDENCE.
s-BRITIsH FEELING.
e-THE PROCLAMATION AT THE SOUTH,
1oEWEEDELL PHILLIPS ON THE PRESIDENTS
AMNESTY PROCLAMATION.
1t-oFF1CIAL REPORT OF THE CAPTAIN OF
EsPERANzA; TEXAS; by Col Il. D. Washbuzu.
1-IMPORTANT Observation-Disclosures
REBEL CORRESPONDENCE.
INTERESTING EXTRACTS FROM TEE REBE1.
PRESS. Robel accounts Of Avazill'a great Raid.
Trial of Mrs. Putteraon Allan, DC.
Washington Correspondence.
1-Teckly Review Of the Chicago Markets.
With great variety Of Editorials, important Intel
lgencc from I'll parts Of the world. &C., &c.
Price In ~z1ppers), cents per copy. or 81 per
year for single copy, or 10 copies for SIS. Ct
, 1863-12-30

PrEsoNA1~-Col. Ezra Taylor, better known
10 our people the pioneer Captain OF Battezy B.
ch:caEo LaghtArtil1ey,t is in town. little bronzed
from exposure, and in the enjoyment Of excellent
health, Col. Tay!cr has made his marx upon a.
,noe. every baltic field in the Mississippi Valley.
III Belmont. ponelson, Shiloh, Chickasaw Bayou,
and Int. it the assault upon V1cksburE and that
series Of artillery practice which preceded the
downfall Of thar strong city, We know from per-
Foual observation that Col, Taylor and his glori-
ous batteries did yeomau service. For tho last
yc.r lie has 1,een attached to Maj. Gen. Sherman's
command as Chief of Artillcry, first ae Major,
when he commanded division, then as Lieutenant
Colonel, when he commanded corps. Col Tay-
lor h:s recently been promoted to the Cooue1cy OF
1hc 1e. Illinois Artillery. Hc retains his position
on Gen Sherman's stat as Chief Of Artillery, De-
par1ncnt of the Tennessee.
, 1863-12-30
FR0M the SOUTH,

FORTRESS NoSRoE, Dec. 29.-The Rich
mond Enquirer Of the e5th contains the fol-
lowing:
Ba1srow, Dec. o3.-Our forces arc still
around Rutledge and Morristown.
Cannonading WIS heard ut the latter place
on Sunday
Longstreet is unable to follow mp his ad-
vantage In consequence Of the large number
Of barefooted men In his command.
The weatheris cold and the mountains are
covered with snow.
Gen. Morgan passed through Columbia,
S. C., On the 14th inst
There were 800 cases of small pox among
the Yankce prisoners ut Danvil1e.
The Confederate army in East Tennessee
have gone into winter quarters.
, 1863-12-30
FROM MADISON.

MADISON, Dec. q, 1868.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.l
The gallant 81 Wisconsin regiment having
rc-enlistcd for three years OF the war, have
been ordered home on furlough and to re-
cruit their tlinncd ranks, and will arrive
here By special train tonight about 10 clock.
They will be received By party Of United
States, State and city officials. Lieut.. Col.
c. L. Lowell has received q dispatch from
Provost Marshal General Fry stating that re-
cruits will be credited to the towns by which
they are enlisted and from which they accept
hnuDtiaE
, 1863-12-30

The Threatened Rebel Raid On the
Maine Border.


from the St. Croix Herald, Calaie, Mel
Much excitement exists here in consequence
Of apprehensions of a contemplated raid by
rebel agents aud "roughs'' Of St. Johns and
vicinity, on the border.
We were reliably informed when in st.
John, few days ago, TINT the programme Of
rebel operations consisted not only in the
taking Of the Chesapeake but also the steam-
CT New England, and then making raid up
on the towns on the border. robblng the
banks and committing general destruction
By fire, robbery, &c Tile Eailure to take the
NcW England rather strengthened the I'M
preston that the raid on the borders would
be attempted, and accordingly on Thurs
dny night The people here and at Eastport Or
ganized for home defence,
There Was any number ofthe citizens ready
to volunteer, and every effort was made to
give the invaders warm reception. 4 COM
pany Of about seventy men was raised for the
emergency, consisting Of nine months men
and State Guards, under the command Of
Capt. Flint. Their rendezvous was ut the
A1mory. Squads Of the men were detailed
for picket duty at the several bridges and
other exposed stations leading from New
Brunswick, through which channel the rebels
intended to find their way into our city.
At intervals during the night of Thursday,
as reports came into the headquarters from
the various optposts, intense excitement was
ed that If the invaders We're really coming,
they would come then and there;
The night was stormy ,nnd tho guards, not
witAstanding they were unaccEsfomed to the
service, entered into the work with much
zeal and enthusiasm. Between three and
and four in the morning fire broke ont and
destroyed an old bntfding somewhere in the
rear Of the town Of St Stephen.
It Tas thought by some that it was intend
ed Us decoy, but it did Mt take, as the guards
Lad orders not to leave the city. It was sup
tLe advance guard Of the cncmy's
forces, were pfowliug about tho city,
and the Provost Marshall was directed to
make search ut the Exchange, where the
suspected men were stopping, but there was
noting discovered that would implicate the
parties. Towards morning the guards desert
cd come men lurking about tho Post office,
but no urrests were made.
Thus ended the first night Of the watch for
the invaders. Their appearance was re-
gretted, as many Of our boys were "spilin :"
1or fair fight, and unless the raiders had
come In erwhelming numbers, but few OF
them wonld hare lived to tell the tale Of their
adventure. Men have since been detailed
nightly for the service, and the tread Of
armed men through our streets ut the mid
night hour l.s5 recently become one of the
features Of life on the border. At Eastport
the citizens ere also wide awake, and large
force patrol the streets md guard the town
nightly.
There can be no doubt, from information
received on the subject from various sources,
that such raid as We have been preparing
for has been and is III actual contemplation
, 1863-12-30
CHICAGO, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1862

It will not do to slumber, as 17e are yet BY
no means secure from dnnger. .taa -
The Provost Marshal of Belfhsttha3 rccetv-
Last nislt almost every man and boy in
Eaktport went armed, and guard Of sixty
armed men was kept in Frontier Bank AZ
night. It seems large party Of roaFhs left
st. John for some place, and remark made
by them was overheard before they LETT that
they were going to rob q bank in the United
States, within sixty miles Of st. john;
Tho citizens of Eastport telegraphed to Au-
gusta for seycnty-fivc rifles or nuskets.
, 1863-12-30
From the South-Latest
from Longstreet-
Bad Condition of
His Forces.
--latest from EllrO13e
-..IIllp01'tant For
eign News
The Rebels Acknowledge the
New Mexican Empire, and
Invite an Exchange.



TIE AMY OF TIE POTOMAC.
The army Of tie Potomac has finally set
tied down, mub bound, into winter quarters.
Cedar Mountain, the key to the position there
is held By our forces. The people all over
that section arc in q state Of starvation, and
daily thronging our camps to procure pro-
Visions, which Cur commissaries are ordered
to sell to them ut government prices. In
this way many arc relieved, while also nests
Of guerillas are enabled to obtain supplies
and protract their thieying and numbering
system.
The firing heard On Friday YVES caused by
an extension Of our picket lines.
KNAvERI IL uoHsE BUYING.
Col. Gambe11, of Cavalry Bureau, and
Government purchaser Of cavalry and artil-
lery horses, has been relieved. Out Of 800
horses bought in New York and sent to Gen.
Butler 700 were condemned. Gen. Butler
Eas obtained permission to 60 into open
market.
OTTER FRAUDS ENosED-
Some important changes hare been made
in the army Of the Potomac, to be followed
cyen By others. Gen ingalls,, Chief Quarter
master, and Col. Clarke, Chief Commissary,
hare been relieved from duty and ordered to
report here. These charges have grown, it
is believed, out Of the recent revelation of
the Quartcrmaster's Department at Alex:
andria,
WANTED, MORE GOOD OFFICERS.
Officers for colored regiments are in great
demand. Sixty are wanted Immediately, and
hundred and fifty would be accepted
within the next two weeks, provided they
, 1863-12-30

- An Arkansas letter, Of a recent date,
announces the death, at Fort Smith, in the
Federal service as surgeon Of one Of the Kan
sas regiments, Of Dr. John ". Robinson, late
Of Lawrence, and formerly Secretary Of State
Of Kansas. He died Of disease contracted from
exposure and indcfatigable zeal In the dis
charge Of lis duties, universally la1nected By
all who knew him, and By none more than By
those Tho have experienced tho benefits of
his ge:.:rorE aud self-denying 1abors in the
army Of tie Union.
, 1863-12-30
Markets by Telegraph.
milwaukee nInrket+
Especial Dispatch to tic Chicago Trtbunc.1

milwaukee, Market
Especial Dispatch to tho Chicago Trlbune.l
1ItLwAUKEE, Dec. ..
WnEAr-a@sc better on Change. Sales to-day 81.
GO at 1900 at sl151S; 3o00 at $115X: 100 ut
Market at Eewhall this evening, wheat advanced
1c. 45N tu No. sold at s11'kes311'x, cash, Option
sales at 81 co@$l?l, al January Shel1ed Corn sold
att on track. No. Barley, In store sold st.2o.
Oats 1T Gle, delivered.
PHov1s1oxs-Ffrmcr+ 20 boxes shoulders, packed,
ut 6c; 30 boxes clear Middles at 9Hc; extra prime
pork At a11.50.
DnrssEn Hoos- Receipts esoo. Market firm owing
to improvement In tho weather. and light lot3 2@soc
higher. sales dividing on s21o@s5:59s6:73; heavy
dividing On &2uD@s6G0@37n0.
Weather Yery cold
, 1863-12-30

Our Tashin rton news on which a two
day's embargo lad been laid by the storm.
il important and interesting. Congress is
at homo for the holidays, a festive custom
TINT this vear might have been better hon
ored in the breach than the OBJ
scryance. Is many an important and
vital clause in public business is thus
postpoucd for Santa 0laun Tic filling
up Of our armies, the needed changes in
tic Corscription and Revenue Bills must
all wait for our legislators to keepappoint-
n,cnts with Christmas stockings and New
Years fcast-makings. The year would
1layc been better crowned with the spccta-
Gle ofa Congress to attend on grave pub
lie duties than Of one tempted home to
junketings and merry -makings. That is
what The people think.
Our Madison dispatch says that Provost
Marshal Gcrcral FRY has Just laid down
the rrle that every recruit is to be accred-
tied to the place where he cn1sts, whose
local bounty he receives. ntnis he made
general, aud retrospective, it will be worth
Willie to 20 ovcr tic quota and en1istments
of Chicago again, and by this intcrpreta-
ticn largely reduce our arrcaraces, Men
who enlisted in Cook county for the sake
of the liberal bounty here offered, still
stand very numerously credited elsewhere,
Lit the matter be looked into,
Tic Government has nut its foot down
upon the plan OF recruiting contraban3s in
border md rebel 6tatcs to fill ouotas of
Northern cities and towns AT, tbe nate.
rial thus lying around loose the Govern
mcnt itself claims, and requires all recruit
Ing, of vl1atcyer class, to. be done at home,
The Army of the Potomac is in the mud
and in winter Quarters occupyinr very
generally, by the vay. the cabins and huts
prcparcd bv Lees ar1ny for like occunancv.
There will be nothing more done in Viz
ginia until the spell Of mud is broken.
1t Charleston, the reasons are elsc-
where gircn why we are to wait for spring
to rcavakcn activity. and renew the nrom-
isc lust now suspended that something will
be done. Meantime it will he we'll if the
interim shall see removed the incubus on
OFT navy, in general, Of the octosenarian
Wclles, and in this particular, Of the an
cicnt naval dandy Dah1gren.
A great scare fell upon the rebels in the
wide da,irc syoon of AyerflPs dasbinr
11oopcrs. who struck boldly down into
southwestern Virginia and cut the railroad
from Lynchburey into East TENNESSEE mt
seriously il would apnear Int civinr its
hest effect in the sensation vis;ted anon the
rebels
The news from Rc.-> through, the
Richmond papers is int,,,..inp. Ione-
strcct's army il rcnresented in had cond;-
lion. The rebel nress arc in Ind humor
and rotc tte;r cavalry soundlv far mt
catchinr Aycrirl
Tnc inresticat;on into frands On the
Government is sill Going On searchinely
and eroat terror ia e,ottinc fact ho1d of
tnavis,, contractors and tho too]s in of,ca
ev whom thcir Ynsca1ities were nccom-
Wished Hcads continue to dron and
more will follow: The traf17ckers in broken
down horses. the swindlcrs in beef the
!coc,,ae md h,oodrncl,oro IF al dacroo.
, 1863-12-30

/ GOOD CHANGE

Heretofore person obtaining recruit
in order 10 get the SIS premium was re-
quired to deliver him to the Provost1AIar
shal Of the district But VIC arc authorized
10 state that the War Department has so
modified the order as to allow any com-
missioned recruiting officer to receive the
recruit and to issue certificate to the
person who delivers him for the fifteen
dollars. This change will save consider
able expense and loss Of time heretofore
incurred in taking the recruit to the Pro-
vost- Marshal
, 1863-12-30
The Rebel PirEte9.

NEW yonK, Dec. cc22.-The steamer Tuba1
Cain, reports when of Bermuda she WIS
taken for Federal cruiser b5 the rebel
etc:Iucr Flora. TIC latter in her efforts to
escape, ran ashore, damaging her hull 80
badly flat she has been obliged to 60 to Hal
tx to re,.air
, 1863-12-30

AnyrE:1s1SG.-We are obliged to give ex-
ira spec in this Issue, and probably viii be
ii lie ntSt, to our advertisers; but the ho1i-
tlayt will soon be over, wien VIC shall havc
more space for reading matter,
, 1863-12-30

tE- General Butler has his department In
complete working trim, and viii soon be
heard from. Colonel Shader, Of Freeport,
Illinois, who was On his staff ut New Or
leans, is now Chief Of Staff ut Fortress Mon
rnr
, 1863-12-30
All in tho DumY1A.

WASHINGTON, December 22.--Tho Rich
1nond papers arc gloomy over the effects Of
Aycrill's raid.
, 1863-12-30

New York Money Mnrkct-Dcc. 80.
AloxKY-Ac.ive at per cent.
SvKnLIS6 ExcHASdE-Ftr1n hut quiet at 157.
GhIp-FiEm. Opening at 152H, advancing to 153, and
closing dnll At 15aE.
! GoyErxMExT sIocKs-steady. 9. S, 6. 81 COUP