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New-York daily tribune., 1863-12-31
TIE WAR In EAST TENNESSEE.
SHARP FIGHT WITH WHEELER'S CAVALRY.
THE REBELS BADLY WHIPPED And ROUTED
wAeuNGToy, Wednesday. Dee. 20, 1900.

WAeBINGTOS, "Wednesday. Dee. 20 1900.
The following has been received at the head
quarters of the army:
CHATTANOOGA. Tuesday. Dee. %. 1868.
Moj. -Gen II. w. HALLEcK, Gencral.m-C Chief
Col. Long Of the 4th Ohio Cavalry commanding tie
I'd Division of Cavalry, reports from Calhoun. Tenn
Dec. %, that the Rebel Gen Wheeler, xith 1870 or
1.jO0 cavalry and mounted infantry, attacked Col
Liebert and captured supply train from Chattanooga
for Knoxville about 10 this morning at Charleston, on
ne south bank Of the Hawassee The train escort had
reached the encampment at Charleston last night. and
Col. Lebcrt's skirnishcrs were wholly engaged with
The enemy this morning before Col Long apprised
Of their approach. He Immediately moyed the small
force for duty in bis camp at the time 80 men) and
crossed 20 Col Licbcrts support. The Rebels shortly
after gave way Col Long pursuing them closely.
Discovering a portion Of thc!r force cut of on the
hight be charged them With ssbers completely demol
shing and scattering them in great confusion and in
very direction. Several Of the enemy fnumber not
known were killed and wounded; l2l prisoners were
captured, including l-e commissioned officers. The
main Rebel column I'D, and parsued for five miles.
on the Dalton Road. and when last seen were fleeing
Col Longs loss was one man slightly
wounded The officer in command Of the courier sta.
ion 81 Cleveland also reports that he was attacked
early tls morning Dec. 2e, BY force o! 100 Rebels
He drove them of. however
GEORGE II. THoxAs. Maj Gen. Gong.
New-York daily tribune., 1863-12-31
4 REBEL CRY OF DESPAIR.
Thr weight Of the Loss Of East Teunrssce
90 the Krbei--Thc Disaster Plainly
Summed IN.

FoRIRrss MONROE. Wednesday. Dec. 20, 1868.
The Richmond Enqa'rer of the 18th inst. says;
Our losses BY the enemy gaining pos esson OF East
Tennessee are ncaculaile We are not only deprived
of the vast -four mills Of that oony which prey
supplied the whole army. but Of vast machne-shcs eN
,ensvey organized at Knoxville. Beside this We are
cut of from the coal, iron, and copper mines which
were worth millions to us.
"The copper.rollng mill at Cleveland. superintendent
by Col Pect, Government agent. which were burned by
the enemy formerly turned out 6coo pounds or copper
pr day. Over 100000 pounds have been delivered
TO the Government This was the only copper rolling
mill in the country and which kept US supplied IN cop
per for our caps und cannon.
This IS among losses OF the battle Of chlt'a
noogs which Is spoken Of merely resulting In the o's
Of few thousand men and thirtycight cannon"
New-York daily tribune., 1863-12-31
lIrADQt Al
TIE WAR IN WESTERN VIRGINIA.
Position. Occupied by Rebel Forces
feet of the Amnesty Proclamation
Return OF Gen. suiiivan's Column
The l,ntr Raid.
CUMBERLAND. Nd. Wedr

CUMBERLAND. Md, Wednesday Dec. 10 lsb3.
Gen. Kelly has received information from
Gen Suyanthe latter getting it from nine deserers
lust from the Shenandoah yalleythat the Eebe! Gen.
ra.y with 90 men is between Market and Mount
jackson. Cen Rosser also has 200 Rebel troops. and
Gen. Imbodcn go men.
There is great dissatisfaction among the Rebels and
the deserers heard ofho Presidents Proclamation. &c.
with surprise and hastcned TO come in They declare
ha, If the Proclamation could be distributed freely
among the Rebel troops Thousands would at onter
our lines They say the Proclamation is kept from the
men although the officers have received 1t.
Gen. Kelly is anxious that Gen Early should extend
his march toward Harpers Ferry or Mariinsburg. as
Gcu Kelly has made full preparations to give him
suitable reception.
HARpEns FERRY, Va. Dec. ?5-9 m
R'g..Ccs. GALLUP, C.et Of Stat.
cn Sllyans column has returned safely bringing In 100
prisoners about 100 horses equipments, sc. My different
columns are all safely back Have captured In all
4O0 prisoners apd "a large amount of property.
My and others have been promptly and faithfully
cuted. with single exception and with but small oe on
Gus part. BE- NELLY, brigaaier General.
New-York daily tribune., 1863-12-31
TilE WAR In THE SOUTHWEST.
Defeat Of the Rebel General Forrest.
HIS rCRCE DIVIDED And DRIVEN SOUTH.
cricrson's Cavalry and Morgan's
Infantry il Pursuit.
Mrarns, Wednesday, December 30, 1863"

ME:irms, Wednesday, December 90, 1863"
Afler suffering defeat at Summeryllle and
Mddeburg the particulars Of which have not been re-
ceiyel Rebel General Forrest divided his forces into
four columns which reported to be 1900 strong.
and ed Wolf River La Fsyette yesterday al.
ternooni they destroyed several small cuvertss
tres,les. nd the telegraph on the Memphis and
Charleston Railroad between Colinsyil.e and Moscow,
and have gone south wth Gen. Griersons cavalry and
rgans BRIGADE Of infantry in hot pursuit, and it IS
hoped thcy viii bring them TO a stand at Codwater.
The bridge over which this force crossed Wolf River
had been ordered to be destroyed but the order was
disobeye The telegraph is working, and the rail-
ROAD VIII be repaired by tomorrow.
New-York daily tribune., 1863-12-31
The Fifth Vermont Regimen.
BURLINGTON, Vt. "Wednesday. Dec. 30. ls

BURLINGTON. VI. "Wednesday. Dec. 3O 1863
The 9Th Vermont Regiment, which is the
first New. .rus hand regiment that has reSnsted for
tnrce years. arrived here today. and received with
the firing of cannon and the ringing Of bells. The
regiment which numbers 325 men. was escorted to the
Town Hall by the ID Vermont Battery. Many distn.
gushed tzens several Provost Earshas Of the State.
and Gen. Pitcher. Assistant Provost Marshal General
participated in the reception.
New-York daily tribune., 1863-12-31
A lhsrl,sfOn Item.
lIosToy. Wednesday. ID

BOhION, WcdIrsdh!, Doc. ". I'UI
The usually well-postcd correspondent OF
The Boston H,ad, writing rom the aeet oil Charleston
under dato of Dec. ~. says
see by the papers that there IL good deal Of uncas
ness al the North because The navy here 10 idle
Let me say in reply that II the people Of the North
only knew the reason Why are idle they would stop
their grumbling.
In due season. they will have chance to rejoice over
the d0ings OF the navy before Charleston.
10 prove that tlis is no idle statement am willing
TO wager sl00 with any Northern grlnblcr that, IL
everything works according to the plans laid out,
Charleston will be occupied by the Union forces in u
days from date.
New-York daily tribune., 1863-12-31

DEATH OF AN EsTIMABLE LADy.-Miss Anna
NJ Ross. who had. during tho wal devoted hersen 70
the welfare Of the sick soldiers ut the Philadelphia Sol
d,rs Home, after severe days labor on Friday last
went to her home and was taken sick. On Sunday
evening she died. her last thoughts being upon her 10
bor VI mercy sld loye
New-York daily tribune., 1863-12-31
NEWS FROM RICHuGND

The War Department ut Hicbmond mud
its TroubIes-Numcrous Desertions in
the Confederate Ranks-PInn for tho
Coming OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 10 hold
his position in Enst Tcnncssee-A Con.
tsnpiated Baid in kcntuchy-tiis
Henson for Rtmnining in Tennessee
AveriII's Raid IA Viewed by the Rebels
-Hnrdec mt n-..ppointn,cnt OF
Zoe Johnston.
New-York daily tribune., 1863-12-31
WASHINGTON "wednesday, Dec. 80 1869.


THE PRESIDENTS NEw-YEAR RECEPTION.
The President will receive the Army and
Navy officers on New Years Day in the following
order: The officers Of the Navy and Marine Corps
will assemble a, the Navy Department. in undress UNI
form ard proceed the Executive Mansion IN oody.
The officers of the Army viii assemble 1t the Var de-
psrtment in full uniform al ii: O'clock and also cal IN
body - .
THE DISMISSAL OF ENSIGN WALTERS.
A petition is in circulation, signed by the
officers of the Posomac Fotilla and the Navy-fard
here asking that Henry Walters, late Acting Ensign
commanding the gunboat Reliance which was captured
by the Rebels in July last in the Rappahannock be re.
instated lie was dismissed from the service BY the
Departments and 1t is stated that the occasion Wal
ters fought desperately.
SALE OP CERTAIN CoNFIscATED PATENTS.
The fire.alarm telegraph patents Of John N.
Gamewen & Co.. which were confscated were sold to.
day by the United States Marshal and purchased BY
John f. Kennard CO.. Of Boston.
GONE TO HARTFORD.
Mr. William Faxon, Chief Clerk Of the Navy
Department has gone to Hartford.
RETURN OF SECRETARY SEWARD.
Secretary Seward returned tonight in q spe.
cial car from NcwYOrk.
TRAINS PoR THE ARMY.
It has been ordered that but one passenger
train shall hereafter leave Washington daily for the
Army of the Potomacnamey. at 945 in the forenoon.
Other trains exclusively for freight Suffers can
accompany their goods provided their passes have been
countersigned the previous day.
CHIEF COMMIssAaY OF THE ARMY.
Capt Thomas Wilson, u. s. A., has been ap.
pointed Chief Conmissary Of tie Army ofthe POtomsa
in place OF +. Clark who has been relieved and efS
dered to report at NewYork Hc 10 10 son ofJsseph
l.. Wilson. Chief Clerk Of the Land .OfdoA
RECOVERY OF THE PosTMAsTER.0xxsR
Postmaster.General Blair has 90 for recovered
from his recent ndisposton a. to be able to resume hs
duties today.
PERSONAL.
Major Mulford is in town on official business.
FILLED HER QUoTA.-The town Of Essex,
Chittenden County w. has filed hsF quota Of % man,
New-York daily tribune., 1863-12-31
TIE UNION PRISONERS AT pASyILLE.
The ULip SAYS

TIE Ia, riEs RgiTSr saws the small poy continues
10 spread among the Yankee prsorors there and there
ere about 800 IN a The virus furnished D!
their own Government having been generally admins
tered the progress Of the disease nav he checked The
fatality among the prisoners from This and other msla
dies very great Several wagon loads are hauled out
20 the graveyard every dGy from tie general hospital
beside those who die Of smallpox
New-York daily tribune., 1863-12-31

FILLED HER QUoTA.-The town Of Essex,
Chittenden County VT. has filed hsf quota Of Is man
under the last call for 100000 volunteers and paid 10
each man town bounty Of e3JQ
New-York daily tribune., 1863-12-31

symptom OF panic, Of r,pdation bordering on despair
Are reduced 10 the necessity OF making such an eS
hlnitiOn to enemies and 10 the world III rcsort'ug
10 suoh desperate measures unparalleled in the history
OF Is OF the pIotoan forms Of domagOsH
that has bevltched our civil leaders The cqlGy oi
every man.; ergo. al must go To tie hedp u not or
war based ON the pracipo ana fact, which a' As'"y
has domoustrateda as iruh-the inequality of man
fer policy say OF races Or II the scheme 81 '
designing aud the aspring' This subject dcmgnds tN
earnest tho cautious the most deliberate oohsid'ia'h
and CircJinSpcCtiOn of Congress.
| In the same article Tie Uhig says:
Beside the iucalculahc nj juri'e that v 0uld 10 ''cfy
way result from wholesale oonscrpton the Agricultural
interests If the country would be wholly neglected.
Negroes left to themselves VII not make even then own
support Tie next year would he ono truly of i'rire.
Already We are experiencing the irlals of scaiy P'o-
visions The greatest suffering felt IN ARM is nom
this cause. The want OF food with their families at
home is the of over half the deseyons II would
be good policy now 10 detail every skfnl farmer end
oycrseor from he ranks aud put them 10 raising pro
visions Yet why not in this general conscrptcn 60
the fun extent and take slaves to inrench and iory
our camps, DO our soldiers now do IT. lie YANKEES
take Chattanooga and in i've DAYS make IL mpro enable
We take Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge.
hold them for weeks. and though positions infinitely
than those Of the enemy there being no negroes
thc.o 10 handle the spades. our generals surrender ih'm
~ the first assault
Tic sick aud wounded soldiers in the Richmond los.
pitals axe 10 be gwen a New Years dinner.
JoHNsToNs ARMY WILL NOT RETIRE.
The army correspondent of Tie Sacdnnoh Re-
publican whites follows iu reference 20 tie movcne ni
oi JohUstor's date Ilr'icrs' nrmy;
The heici is said tol utcrtaincd vcfy generally
in Georgia tiat the arm engaged IN repairing the
roads and constructing l.. Fes IN IL with Wow
to falling back ON Atlanta Having heard that some
unessncss fclt upon The subject called upon Gen
Hard,e before leaving Dalton. ana have his authority
for saving Tat be las not the least Idea OF retiring
from his present position. but the contrary II the
cucm, should advance This Winter. which he does not
believe they viii do. he will dispute every foot OF
ground flom Tunnel Hill TO Atlanta He believes
moreover that II the Gbsencos VIII return 10 duty, and
the people NJ home VIII continue 20 supply thc ermy
with the means of subsistence the Federal army VIII
never succeed ID reaching Atlanta any moIe than II has
succeeded in reaching kIchmond."
Tie Rebels have ali gone into Winter quarters.
New-York daily tribune., 1863-12-31
LATE SOUTHERN NEWS.
rte Resumption OF Exchange OF
Prisoners.
rup IMPENDING FINANCIAL CRISIS.
THE NEW REBEL C0NSCRlPTI0N LAW
vuy IMPENDING FINANCIAL CRISIS.
The Situation in Northern Georgia.
A Spicy Review of Ayerill's Great Raid.

We have received our files of Tic Richmond
g.ig intending the issue of the 2sth inst. The ele
sapc news they contain has already oecn puoiisncd
The following extracts will be- found interesting:
New-York daily tribune., 1863-12-31
FROM IxyONVILLE.

GEORGE II. TnoxA,. Maj Gen. Cong.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-08-29
LEGAL NOTICE.

16OAH NVI1C6s
s e.: !: S:. ;:::, ss.-o"s'..' Notice.
Sarah L. Smith w. Hans Puek, Jasgsn Puck and
Henry fuek.
TO Haos Pask, Jusgea Puck and Henry Pssk, sIas:
YOU ssd each Of you srs hereby notified that
/ on the i2sh day Of August A.. d. 1858, the
pisint,. Sasah L. Smith. Aisd 10 the sGlcs Of the
Clsek Of the District Court for sCounty State
Of love, said Court then bsing in session. her 20
ttion, setting forth that she 10 the owner In lee
the following lands lying In Scott County, otats
Of Iowa, 10 wit Fart Of the vest half Of he
south west quarter Of section twenty four =, gn
three e. ssst Of the 9th T. NJ, particularly des
sdbed ~ follows, to-wit: Commencing in the
middle u Locust street At point twenty rods east
Of the south west corner Of said section twenty
iour l2l;) thence north Atty three and one third
(63X rods Shencs east th,rty-seven and one
nAit lS7X) rods; thence soush 6f,y.thres and
oss-shird 5Sk rods thence west thirty-seven
and ons-hali (y7k) rods 10 the place Of begin.
aing, aud that she 10 nov In possession Of tho
Same. and that ~ she 10 informed and believes
you uuke some claim adverse " the estate Of said
petitioner 10 the sAid ssei sstats and praying that
you might be notified to chow cause why you
.hould not bring On cotton to try your alleged title
ii any.
Nov, therefore. in Pursuance Of IN order Of said
Court. on ssid dsy made. you are hereby notified
70 appear n Or beivre noou Of she second day Of
the nsxt term Of said Court. to b. begun and
hidden on the LIST Nendayef November A. DISCS
10 show cause Why you should not br Nc an action
TO try your alleged title, IL any, adverse 70 the
estate Of tho said petitioner in the said real o.
tate, and that unless you appear and show such
cause yosr default will DO entered and judgment
DAWSON 1 TRUE,
a93l-d4wl Attorneys TO. the Plaintiff.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-08-29
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Discovery !
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Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-08-29
VKlUiNAL NOTICE.
IL District Court,
S,atA of lOvA.


o'ste u Iowa.
John II. sullivan " Jaass Coleman. Admins.
traitor Of sssass u John .olsmsn, decsassd, An
drew Coleman, Hamu.l q. Young, Louis q Dss-
sails.
james Coleman. Andrew Colemsn, nafgaset
Ana Co,sman, John H. 3. ColsDaa, Egbers y.
Coleman, Thes. y. Coleman-Hsiss 81 law Of john
Coleman, ase'd, Mary Coleman, widow.
70 said defendants
Iou are hereby notified that there 10 now on Ale
In the once Of the CLERK Of the Distsst Court tor
said county. petition Of John y. Sallivan, claim
TRAITOR Of the estate Of John Colsmae, deed. cad
Andrew Coleman. the sum Of twenty seven hun
dTsd dollars 1900 - money justly due him mp
on two eertain promissofy notes sxeeuted by John
coleman In his lifsume. and Andrew Csls-
man. for the sum Of sleve. hundred
dated February ID, 1855, and das respectively IN
twelve and eighteen months. . will more iully
appear BY reference to seid petition. Sasd psti-
non also claims the forsslosuss Of certain mort
gage, executed by said Johs eno 4ndssw Colsm.n,
On the I'd day Of February, 1900, 10 secure tho
which aid mortgage - upon the following de-
scrbsd tract Of real estate lying eno being staas-
Cd in to County Of scott and S'sts Of lowe, "
Wit being 90 much OF the south west quaFtss 81
ssotlon no. eight OF teweshiP DO seventy sew
en- ~ north OF range no sh!sse ~ sest OF sbe
9th Is T. A., - lies within the following 0stcs
and bounds, 70 Wit: Beginning u the cenhe poi
Of sa,d section, thence esss nineteen !S) chsins
and n.nsty-onc and half VIZ hnks, iheeee
south to The south line Of the lection forty( g
chains, thsnss esst one ehsin ninety I've COS
nks thsacs north twsutylous dsgress q )ssst for.
y fsur( ~ )ehsns and twenty 6vs( s5 iinkste the
place OF beginning, Containing forty three { q
sores and IS lVV. 10 thss4ns more Or le.s Also
snvthsr tract in the seciion, towaship and range
sforssstd, and described - fellows. 70 wit: be-
supdrsd and sixty.two 3esl f.ss bslev ths point
OF lnterssocion WIN salo river OF the centis! me
ham po;.. 81 iatss..osi s hsviae isrs.
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tnur Honorable Mentions TOR co. work, eompvis-
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UNITED STATES HOTEL
Beech street, DOsson.

directly oplesits The Boston and Worsests
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TsHE UNDERSIGNED. WHO Has BEEN
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known and popular Hstsl for term Of years, ADD
pledges hi@.ef TO his frie~ds and the pubic 70
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Sold ct wholesale il Chiesgo By FULLkR,
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The Portland daily press., 1863-01-06
FROM WASHINGTON.
Answer Of Secretary Stanton to Mr..
Stanton.
The Germans and Hon Eli Thayer's
Scheme.
The National Finance.

WASHINGTON, Jan. ).
Secretary Stanton this afternoon replied to
Representative Colfax's request for iniorna-
ton as follows: 1--WE have a telegram from
Gen. Rosecrans to Gen. Halleck in which he
details the operations as successful on our side
down to Saturday. Another letter from Gen.
Mitchell. at Nashville, TO me, speaks of things
as entirely favorable on our side, and with
confident predictions of our entire success and
the destruction OF the enemy. Another dis
patch, from the operator at Nashville this
morning, says the news from headquarters this
morning is decidedly cheering. A telegram
from Gen. Grant says the rebel newspaper at
Grenada states that the Yankees are in Vicks-
burg. This ought to satisfy a reas enable APP
petite"
The President to-day nominated TO the SEN
ate Judge Usher, now Assistant Secretary of
the Interior, to be Secretary of the Interior,
to supply the existing vacancy.
A delegation of Germans, representing nine
States, waited on the President to-day, re-as-
suring him Of their loyalty and fidelity, and
urging favorable action on the part of the
government to Hon. Eli Thayer's scheme for
colonization in Florida stating that thousands
OF Germans are anxious TO embark in the en-
terprise. The President responded, assuring
them that the earnest support of himself and
Cabinet would be given to Mr.. Thayer in car
uut ms pitlis. illlli-
tary affairs at present rendered Il postponement
of its speedy iulillment necessary.
The bill proposed to-day by Representative
Spaulding TO provide ways and means for the
support of the government, and which was
referred to Committee on Ways and Means,
proposes the issue OF five hundred millions of
dollars of twenty year and six per cent. bonds,
interest payable semi-annually in coin, to be
disposed of for the best price that can be OBJ
tanned for them in lawful money, or certificates
of Indebtedness or for interest bearing Treas
ury Notes. 1t also provides for the issue of
three hundred million dollars OF six per cent.
Treasury Notes or bonds, redeemable at the
close of the war. in one, two and three years,
interest payable semi-annually in coin, to be
paid to the creditors of the government, and
convertible at the will of the holder, with the
accrued interest, into the legal tender notes,
receivable for all dues to the government eX-
cept customs and may be gold, by the Secre-
tary of Treasury, at not less than par to any
one desiring to purchase them. 1t also pro-
vides for the issue of three hundred million
dollars legal tender notes, il the exigencies of
the public service shall require it, convertible
at any time into twenty year six per cent.
bonds at par, and for the issuing OF notes of
fractional parts of dollar in lieu Of postal
currency, to be engraved and printed in the
Treasury. building. Penalties are provided
for counterfeiting and fraudulent alterations
of the notes and bonds issued under this act
and 100000 are appropriated to carry the act
into effect