The New York herald., 1863-12-19
TR E SH e EFT.
THE SITUATIO

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The news from the Army OF the Potomac is in.
terestiog. pretty strong body of the rebel
Stuarts cavalry made an attack on Thursday
night on our advance posts guarding the bridges
Mt Pspe's run on the Orange and Alexandria Rail.
road. consisting of company of the One Hundred
and Fifty.ffth New York regiment, capturing a
small portion of them. The epemy attempted to
destroy the bridges, but the wood work
was saturated by the rain, which
was falling heavily during the attack, that
IL would not take fire, and they were compelled to
retire, after cutting the stringers aud letting the
bridges down. At daylight yesterday General
Corcoran sent cavalry force from Fairfax in pur.
suit The telegraph wires which the raiders had
cut, were put in order and the bridges so far re-
pared that trains were run at eleven O'Clock.
The rebels left two dead on the field.
1t is said that in the attack on our forces at
Bear Station, on the Cumberland and Morristown
Railroad. on Monday, by General Iongstreet's
troops. the latter captured twenty-five loads of
qusrtermssters stores. Fighting was going
on a. Btairs Gross Roads. It was also yesterday
ascertsined that while our troops were pursuing
Longstreet fr2m Knoxville General Gordon Gran.
ger got in his advance, while General Howard was
pushing on his rear, and that the rebel generals
ammunition train Of forty cars and two locomo-
tiyes were run into the river at London.
General Burnside was expected to arrive at Gin.
cinnat last night.
We have news from Charleston to the 18th by
the Arago yesterday. Another explosion took
place in Fort Sumter on Friday, most probably
from OF our shells dropping into a magazine.
II would appear from the amount Of smoke that
some quantity ofcottou was on fire. Several light
ships in the harbor were sent adrft in the late
gale. The tebe floating battery also went ashore
nesr Folly Island. The city of Charleston was
being heavily shelled from Battery Putnam. The
gale ha. broken up many of the rebel distractions
Ia the harbor.
No Iivcs were lost at the late Gre and explosion
iu Yorktown. but between twenty nd twenty live
person. were injured. The loss OF property was
about million of dollars.
BY the arrival of the Creole from New Orleans
nothing later from the Texas expedition than that
which we have before published. Our CORE.
sponicnts letter. however will be found highly
intere4tIog.
A satisfactory arrangement, is said TO have been
made bclNcch Lord Lyons and Mr.. Seward, with
regard to The disposition Of the steamer Chesa.
peake. which was captured in British waters.
She will no dobt be delivered up 20 the United
States authorities together with thc mcu taken on
boa,d ochc,
CONGREss
In tue senate yesterday, the Chairman OF the
Military Committee reported back the Soldiers
BOUNTY bill, with amenjmen,s also the bill
smendatory Of The Enrolment act with amend.
meats. one OF them repeating the three hundred
dollar Communication clause. proposition to
exempt clergymea iIom the draft was offered. and
the amendments were ordered to he printed. Mr..
Summers resolution for n new rule requiring
Senators 10 take the oath OF allegiance before en-.
torng upon their duties was taken up, and an
juteresling debate eusued. Mir Bayard, Of Della.
ware. i. tho only Senator 10 be affected by
the proposed rule. He regards the oath a. unoon.
sti,utopal. and declines submitting % it until the
rule ~ enforced by vote Of the senate. Accord.
ingiy Mr. salisbury, Mr. Bayard's colleague
moved 10 refer the subject 90 the Judiciary Com.
mttee for their action aud opinion. The Senate
boweyer. by vote Of fifteen against twenty.six
refused to refer preerrins to decide the question
without such reference. Pending the debate the
Senate held brief executive session and then
adjourned tn Monday
The House was not in session yesterday having
adjourned over II Monday.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS
THE steamship, City OF Washington Hecla ant
Austraissisn arrived at this port from Queenstown
Nyesterday bringing our European Gles dated il
london and Psria 10 the 5th OF pccember. tn,
main points ,of Tue news have been anticipated b,
The tcegrapiic report Of the Hibernia 81 St. Johns
Newfoundland. The fieenpn sand Khg'Gght wa
expected to come Oh on the 9th inst. The bettin
was IN favor OF uccuan. The condemnation
The fIrtiss, bsrk Spriugbr> 10 New York has bee
pronounced ElegA by the English law Officer
Lord Tyons<s 70 remonstIate IN Washington NJ
Dudley nann had delivered {. message from JET
Davis to Plus the Sfnib IA Rome Queen Isabel
OF Spain thinks that Napolcon's congress vol
consolidate peace IN the Old aad New Worlds.
A Violent gale which sTep! oget Epsllaj eota,e