True Democrat., 1863-01-14

EAST OF THE MIssrssIPrI-We have the Alp peal from Jackson, Miss, of the 2I, and the Mis sissippan of the 3d. In Virginia, there is nothing concerning the movement on Richmond by way of Suffolk and Petersburg. AL Fredericksburg all was quiet. The enemy had nearly abandoned Staf- ford heights. The Lynchburg Republican of the 25tll,lllt professed to have information of i'm portant movement being 3lade by portion of Gen. Lees army. Stuart crossed the Rappahanock during the latter week in December, broke up the abolition camp at Dunfries, which was three thou sand strong, captured several wagon trains with army and suttler's stores, destroyed what he could not bring away, and had capturei 200 prisoners, and two pieces of artillery. Gen. Hampton, with 5O0 men, made successful circuit, went within few miles of Manassas Station, and after taking nearly hundred federal pickets in out of the wet, captured train laden with Christmas supplies, boots, gloves, and some small arms.
 The battle at Mvrfrecsboro is confirmed as a victory Gov. Harris elegraphs that we attacked the enemy at daybreak, fought till dark, captured four batteries three brigadier generals, and 4,000 prisoners. Gen. Rains, of Nashville, wa, killed. It is supposed that another battle has been fought ere this. Morgan had returned from Kentucky, and he, with Bulord, Forrest and Wheeler, mak- ing, in all force of fifteen thousand cavalry, were in the rear of the federal army.
 An abolition cavalry force of 4,000, under Gen. Carter, renegade Tennesseean, came through Pendleton gap, burned the Hobston and Wautuga railroad bridges, and destroyed the works at Salt vile.
 New Madrid, Mo-, Hickman, Ky, and other points were evacuated for fear that the Confede- rates would capture them Memphis in a fever for weeks at time, the partisans dashing in the very suburbs, and keeping them shaking in their boots. There report here that Van Dorn had captured Memphis, but this probably grew out of the fact that the people of Memphis thought it would be.
 The mbroglio of the cabinet at Washington had not ended Seward and Chase resigned, but Lincoln begged them to resume their positions - They did so, on conditions. The radical Senators held q caucus and instituted enquiries as to who had divuged the secrets of their former meetings. Senator King owned that he had told Seward. committee appointed to wait on Lincoln, and demand a change. The latter replied, that if the abolitionists would let his cabinet alone, they might assume the entire control of the war, and dictate the manner in which it should be carried on. The utraist Seward has become too conserv- ative for the blood red republicans
 The Mississppian of the 3d says, that Lincoln was to issue his proclamation declaring the slaves free in cert ain States and sections of States, that day. He may have compromised the matter, by agreeing to issue the proclamation and retain Seward and Chase.
 We have not full accounts of the Vcksburg fight. The fighting on the Yazoo and Chickasaw Bayou, were heavy skrmishes. There must have been other and heavier battles, for it is reported and generally believed that four gunboats were sunk, ind the abolitio1sts lost, at least, 10000 men. At all events, the enemy have abandoned