The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1863-12-25
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE VIEW YORK sUy
LATE SOUTHERN NEWS.
Su0erings Of Federal Soldiers.
Advance Of Longstreet on Knoxville.
THE REBEL CONGRESS.
1YRANNICAl LAWS BEING PASSED.
Interesting Local Intelligence,
Honors 10 Gen. Corcoran.
The Remains to Reach Here To-Day
PROGRAMME FOR THE RECEPTION.
Christmas and Christmas Eve.
CARNIVAL OF GOOD WILL.
&C.. &C.. &C.
PROGRAMME FOR THE RECEPTION
From Dixie Direct.


SuNertugs 81 FcdrrnI SOidirFe.
Fasitnc,or, De, 4-rhi, mornn. ,~o soldiers
Nthe United States Amy, who have lecu 10 dursncc
o. Richmond. reported themselves at the Provost
karshars Office. dressed In srsy clothes made BY
Union ladies at Riekmoud korn srce,h" tlsake.'
Their names are Howard and Mccullough Howard
had been employed by the rebel. In charge OF Ala
Dana Hospital No e2, and Met ulloush also eu'-
tloysa ~ hospital steward. Mccullough ieifncd to
D. dead. aud WAS carried out In coffin, aud Howard
passed the guard a. night Thsr escap' vas cf'ect"d
sn the sth instant, aud they remained In the city
sutl the 18th Some friends took charge VI the
Gen, AID suits we're made for them cut Of fetel
blankets aud passss were furnished which enabled
them to got oat Of the city. These psrsops repor,
that our men are suffering srcr hatdshlrs In tho
sebei prisons and hospnas Tue rsous OF the rebcls
sheinssivel are very sc~nty, consisting Of piece Of
corn brad. and semi occasionally piece Of bacon.
They represent that the average daily number Of
deaths Of prisca,rs in the hoeYisls in the city
h tth!r;y.avs.
BY NAIL
Sun O1fcs Nsu York, De- & Richmond pspers
OF Dec I'D we're received At tins ofice last nisht
Tho most important featurp Of the pes. /. the re-
Ported frefh advasce OF Longstroct knoxville,
tnforeed probably from Lees Array though this -
aot stated.
In the Confederate Congress, on Monday. an sbor-
nskns the t;hs Of sweet pots,oe. payable iu money
Instead Of kind. bill was introduced retaining 10
che servce ali volunteers asd drafted until the
esass,ion Of the war. Another hill Vas introduced
enabling soldiers to purchase supple. or their f.rni
lies at cost from the Qlsrtermasters Department
Nj Niles. Of virsn MIA, offered resolutions that notes
Of all banks in the Confederats States held BY alien
ssemiss b. eonhscstnd that II they not deposit
ID In the banks respectively, within ninety days from
h. ~ ~ sha~. hail ~, ,J.1
held By alien snsm - that any bank becoming In.
dstted to tho government by OF such eonfses
Gon. may discharge the ZANE BY paying tenth part
thereof in specie and the rest In Confederate bonds
The bill for placing in the service who have
supp.ied .utsitutss 10 In the hands sfths Commit.
zee. aud va. TO ts reported a, once
The DIsPs Ton, with evident chssrin. discunss the
comments of the Northern pres on Hr Iootr'. re-.
slsrhs In the Co sfedersts House Of Representatives.
i selsuve to the starvation Of Union prisoner, II
lepr,cstss the bittsrne,, OF Mr.. Foote'S speech as
sfordipe pretsIts Of sIasseration to ho mos, ns
nation on the face Of the earth" Tho DiTAroH
ss,ss that It Is enough that the prisoner. have avs.
Jared we'll as the soldiers and II either have sui
fered II s the farlt Of the Lincoln government, which
sent bands Of n 'raudcrs into the country between
the Potomac and. James River. for the svovod pur.
pose OF devastating II and starving the populstion
Into ,ubms'ion 1t concludes Il 1t II l. than
poetic Justice that the nion prisoner, should no.
pay the penH.ty.
The following important d .isateh from E.,, Ten
sesses sppean:
B,i"ot DE 81 Of,c.rs from the from, state 'ha,
eu forces are mo ving forward IN the direction OF
Knoxville. The 60 untry between Beans station and
horri,tosn hs. b .n cleared Of the enemy only
ment o. Besns sta ton, a. the men stopped 10 pass
Reports from bel ov state tina, mboien and Eohols
t.ve captured ma ny OF the sarm raiders and that
fs. burned he '' ,n3 .her
ari'lery. 70 pre- vent their failing into 9ir hsnd'
~ ia ralnins ord er BY SATURDAY.
The "saem ra iders' here alluded to refer, to Gen
Averil's e1pedt for destroying supplies and cut
Itrs-s eomnuI ies,ions between Lons,tre,ts army
sad glehmond, detailed secoun, Of which appeared
| In ycsterdsys S''s. This expedition proved q com
| plets suseess, Gen. Avsrul having eludsd the i'm
Rsnss forces COZ esntrstas against him by marching
his command ov or the top Of the Alleshsnirs, by
l sosd previously deemed In. prne.icabe. I'm. sus.l
A eep,iemsn Who has resided In Elchmond tor this
past Ave yesr. and who lei thsFo Dec !, furnishes
4 the following information;
The garrison Of tho city and forte numbers sbcu,
1000 men, Who are prine,pauy the euployess OF the
lsNsrpnesnt, They are arr lsd with Belgian rirs,
The tort: Ms snar,sly mann Ths pSmh.r Of spn'
scmpsred With Their extent AZ the time o,r prison
1 en- planned an esespe, the l mon men Of Rchmont
\ wsre aware Of the Intended eiori, ard would have
II tonei the prisoners had they succeeded Prom III,
ksrmory in Richmond and 'h vorks At Fayetteville
II. r. about 800 gun. per sHk are tdrn,d out ~ th'
aud the work OF thus improv them is going on. Ar
A Tsnsenents arc being ma 10 by ~hieh they hope u
nsfe !,0oo rife. month. Tho p ,ncps po.ds
HAnufaetory l, at Augusta, Ga The loss Of soe. M
ssr and unil very la, d. s. f arawins, ~ rroi.c
tiles adopted by our Cover nnhent were received roI
1 1 WAshnston, and in som ca sc. their manuisctur
eommspcsd in Riehmon even before they ~er
made here. Our iniorms az says that tbs prices cur
asaiu,t aiio the Frsi ch 70 take away the tosac
Co unless they viii raise the blockade. Al hope
foreign Intervention hs died out. south Carolin
l. openly denounced n the -rrsets, Nth devou
viihss that the state IN sht BE- sunk. The people -
vvry for hAnge ot prison ers, and this
i hat the seA.stion va plan siopGsd by 0ux gov
0naai " srsvsai u Ait ssall ~ ths6 An1.