The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-01-10

Rosecrans. The dispatches are very i'm
perfect and few particulars are yet at hand.
/ The latest. which bears date December 3Ist,
says our whole line suffered terribly. Four
regiments Of regulars lost half their men
and ell their commanding officers Gems.
Stanley, Rossesu aud Palmer were wound
ed, on cur side. Gen Thomas drove the
center column of the enemy a mile. Our
whole line was under the personal superin-
teudence of Rosecrsns. Two of his staff
we're killed. The 18Th Wisconsin lost sew
en Captains. Nagls's artillery did terrible
Execution, moving down the rebels BY the
score. The entertainments were taken by
Gen Cr;t9enden. The rtbel Generals
Cneatham and Rains we're killed. Thank
God.
The rebel Forrest is paying for his recent
fun. General Sullivan overlook him few
days ago at Hunts Cross R ads, twelve
mil east Of Lexington. and attacked him
with about six thousand men The battle
continued nearly all dag resulting in great
rebel skedaddIing however. without
loSs-report says over o,le thousand killed
and wounded. We have taken five hun
dred prisoners, with arms. horses. etc. and
eight pieces of artillery. Gen. Grant lele
graphs 70 Gen. Halleck that Sullivan whip
ped Forrest badly. capturing six pieces Of
artillery and great many horses AMI pris
oners. Van Dorm was repulsed at every
POINT. but this with heavy loss. Col Law
Ter. at last accounts. was pursuing the fla
gitives. and as the Tennessee is not florida
bic, the hope is that all will be taken Tie
rebel Col. Napier, next in command to For
rest. is killed. Maj Strong. Forests Ad
jutan., is prisoner.
+ The celebrated rebel Colonel. Morgan. al
seems, is also paying for his fun. He has
been holly pursued by several Of the Ken
lucky regimen S. and handled roughly. aud
was finally driven out Of Kentucky, with
the loss of a goodly number of his men.
and some ammunition and caissons.
The steamer S. R spauldiog. from New
Orleans 24,h nit. had arrived AT New York
Among her passengers are Gen. Butler and
staff Prior to leaving New Orleans, the
General gave reception at The City Hall,
where hundreds of citizens and officers
called on him, Gen Butler also Issued 81
farewell address 10 the citizens in which he
says he leaves in the proud Consciousness
OF carving with him the blessings of the
/ -, H. ooJ l,,.I nd. ~ ,,,t,,,~o ,oofI
aud in the cabin Of the slave, content to in
cur the sneers of the salon and curses of
The rich.
One hundred guns were fred at Bufrale.
in honor OF the Emancipation ProcIama
ton. also at Pirtsburg. Albany and other
cities.
!, considerable excitement occurred at Nor
folk, Virginia. on the list, caused BY negro
celebration. Conrabands collected togeth-
er with their marshals. formed procession
OF at least 1900 negroes of all kinds and
colors. headed by band of music drums
and flies, and paraded through the principal
streets of the city. They carried several
Union flags and cheered loudly for the down
fall of African slavery. Il was understood
they were celebrating the day Of the Eman
cipaiipn Proclamation.
JEFF Davis addressed the Mississippi Leg
ishlure on the 26lh.
It is announced that the Baltimore and
Ohio RAILROAD vii be open for through trav
el and freight by the 9th Of the present
month. Gems. Scheuek and Kelley are con
fdent that their forces will be able to pro-
teet the road permanently.
Tie telegraph line is already re-establish-
ed from Baltimore to Wheeling. and The
maintaining of the eastern thorough fare IN
disturbed will be an incalculable advantage
TO the government and commercial interests
The President signed the bill for the ad-
mission of Western Virginia, on the 3lst
uiL., and it is now law. Another State
is added to the Republic.
The original Monitor foundered at sea off
Hatterss. in heavy gale. aud went down
and was lost The officers aud crew were
saved. The disaster is no more than whal
all competent naval authority have all along
predicted, that the Monitor was unseawor,
thy, and was bound 10 60 down in the frs
heavy gale she encountered. TDere are
grave doubts whether any o. the new Mon
itors are much better in this respect.
STATE NEWS.
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Ward Burlingane Fsn of T.eavenwnrih