Boise news. (Bannock City, I.T. [Idaho City, Idaho]) 1863-1864, 1863-12-12
EASTERN NEWS.


: Washington correspondents say Burnside's
forces are concentrated in and around Knox
vile; three steamers have been captured bound
irto Wilmington, with stores and ammunition.
Chattanooga. IL
Our daily receipts of drserters from the
enemy average from - to H. An artillery
duel is going on between Loo&outmount. and
Raccoon point. Thirty days rurIough has been
granted the Georgia state troops, to allow
them to SOW wheat. All quiet with Hooker.
Farther Point, y.
the Bohemia, from Liverpool, ooh. brings
word that an attempt was about to he made
10 tnke the steam rams in The Nersev, to sea
by force. ard that the iron PLACED frisatp
Prince Consort and another gunboat were or
deled TO and had arrived at the M-rSev, end
were anchored alongside Land 5 ward and
were in readiness for action.
Sandusky. 10
Jnhnson'$ Island and Sandusky are consid-
cred safe, batteries having been posted on
Folly and The U. S. steamer Michigan is off
lie island.
New York. 10.
The indications are that the pres. n; a,iiudr
of Russia towards France and Erglard will
end in war; The construction ofIroncads for
he rebels will in future bp prevented. The
news from East Tenn. is that all East Tenn.
mp 10 Knoxville has been rp-cap;nred from
| Burnside and that be is impregnahlv fortified
at that place. The New Orleans Era of the
4lh says, rebels attacked " ASH urn'S advance
on the 81 driving it towards the main army.
capturing goo prisoners our loss, 40 killed :;
rebel loss 100 killed our for es have fallen
back 10 New Iberia.
Fortress Monroe, l3.
Firing still kept up on Sumpter, The Fort is
fn,ir' !! d. moiished, the rebels pur up flag
every night which is shot awavrvery day.
ST. l.oui,, Il.
The radicals elected United States Sem.
tor, b CRAFTY Brown, on the LIST ballot, by 7
majority.
Halifax. l3-Henry Ward B~ccher came
passenger in the Asia from Liverpool.
CherOurg, l0th.-The privatyer Georgia
came in to revrctlml and coal. The Lond m
National Steam Navigation Company has or
gained with capital Of $ .00G0,OOO
Cumberland Gap, 13 h.
A forage :rain of q wagons was sent out
with a guard Of % men lor the Gap on the
l2th, when 10 guerrilas rushed from an anI-
hush overp"wtring the guard and capturing
the train. Col Stewart in command Of the
Gap, met them few moments after in q bend
of the road and led charge of Ohio troops
on them; fierce hand-to.hand fight enSutd
for few moments when The reels fed bad |
ly whipped tie train and prisoners were re.
captures.
New York, IA
Late rebel papers to the 1lrh say Lee is |
quietly awaItin4: an attack from Meade. The
Richmond Examiner speaks OF towards and
d.sofganiZcrS in their Western Army The |
Enquirer of the l0lh says Meade has inflicted
terrible blow on Lee; and that in Western
Virginia, the disaster TO Echols command
shows the enemy active.
Papers captured on the blockade runner
Gambia show that the Lord Mayor of London
and Col. Thorhurn of the rebel army had en-
tered into partnership to furash the rebel
government with ships ana ammunition and
that Mayor Wood Of New York has entered
into joint stock company urdpr The name of
Train q Co. to furnish vessels to run the
blockade
Baltimore II.
Gen. FitzHue Lee has been put on a steamer
and sent to Fort Lafayette. A gentleman
arrived here to-day from Charleston Bar who
expresses grrat confidence in the Capture of
Charleston in very short time.
Chattanooga. TO-
No fighting since the seizure of Lookout
Valley. The enemy throw she'll occasionally
in both directions, but the, nearly all fall
short; Bragg keeps up bold front The
Chattanooga Rebel of the l0tf admits that
Bragg cannot take Chattanooga without
greater loss than the South can stand.
Toronto C. W., II.
The AdvertisPr.a secession paper, admits to-
Cay he failure OF the naval plot; it SAYS the
Confederate government fitted out the steamer
X. j.. Lee from Wilmington with cargo to
Halifax 10 furnish funds IS officers and 300
nj II were to come overland in small parties to
a general rendezvous; their intention was to
surprise the Federal garrison on JohnSon's
Island. release the prisoners there and con-
vey them to Canada; their orders werr not to
violate British neutrality; but only TO pre-
serve 1000 lives from such wretched quarters
which Were designed to Kill BY slow de-
grees.
New York, 14;h. s
Rebel papers have the following near
the rrOCrs m IL. OntL - j.. - -.