Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1863-01-28
From ihe Galveston News, ld,h inst.
LAyEsT i.g TIsL; CENTH AL TRAIN.

Passengers un icxaJurg ss i,l,v 40 4,h report
that Dras hAd driven back iilo ieit wing OF Eo,cu-
crauz Sluy, taxing ali thir cannon aad 4VJt prlso-
Bras, ha driven tne balance nto Niahylilc,
aud uur tIoUl', Investing ,hs city, with every
prospect compelling i,s Surrender. Morgan hvi
up tho tanned near Cave city and destroyed All
means vi cvniRun!tllIOn bet~ecu NaSnNiilo ana
LuuisviiIc.
g..e Fuicrais have lef vieksburg, gone ont Of the
YizOu riT,f, and aheu eheiter amer cover oi their
ullIoa lat " iiilAen Bend. Our forces occupy tllir
cltrcnchnelts %, the 4L0or,nuhasG captured large
number vi tLcir spades, sEuNcs, sc. The Federal
loss in kie ana Nuui.ued Is set down at ,JJu, while
Cur loss will put exceed 50. desoTter from the guII
boats reports ,Iat he Northwest is determined, at
any Cusi, Uldn the river and iir This purpose
back the transports fur I0OGO0 Evrs troops. ijo
reports thGt they have row WITH ti,cn tie fso Peak
apd the Regulators n0n INC frontiers the .es ui
the troops are Iou the ii,c draft Ten thousand Oi
hiyby Saith troops Aaa arrived at Ficisbut@, ami
there is FEAR u the Whole sOCi,iGn army 4Ad navy
coinblrG--!ow in that section. FUrt Hudson hos
been reuiOrcel,, aud is leaIy i0r BaRks and his prl
yata properly protectors.
4 general activity prevails smong our troops all
thro"g -IeGAesso, NeDtacky and Aiisslssippi.
kai! llptlt lti G,iCe rad iRip Ayeingnis driving
tao Yankee pici.ut. mo the tclre Of Ii,c city 20
took what nIeliiclhta he vented and ieiiied.
Mun.pnIey tsdrshi.ii ana fuyd are marching with
their lurets 10 l4vAiustVn, hy.
Chapuiau, with outO MissoGfiaps mad taken posses
sion oil ,IGvlrdeict, No., and e uay rcuvIY!Ng
feiniol cen,ents, aud was ,rtiiyps his position.
Passengers asu report very i!srKcd change IN the
II, e,ident Davis Ind,e his speech.
'Ci!ie the inust sgrcess!ui euOrts Of the war WIS
msIc short lime siGee by ''Watton," Of Parsons
renent h Ilcn; ity passed tBn Hfst liIie Of piC
KEGS Of hc enemy On iiis sidc oflieena aud entering
Tie secou line they lued several and brought away
WIKI hem " pI!suheis
hroin the I.Ousial.t Democrat, Extra, 9th inst.
atI.hMoaD, Jan. l1.-Aiue vessels OF bdiks eXpedi-
ton nave been wrecked. fhe NJ. Sanford with
SUu troops Dvasru was wrecked AT OaTyslort Rect.
The troops were saved. the Niagara pur into rhIl-
Ge,phl "a sinking condition. Propositions have
been nade 10 the YANKEE Congress 20 Issue letters oi
marqIe destroy tiic Confederate prlyaleers
Loru Ii ussei III teiy to Dtnisii merchants respcc-
Ting the rucion oi British properly by ,qh.ed-
vessels, states thal penstio We he
ln tho Confederate trl4ocoGris.
The New YORK. Herald cf,hc 10th, says That France
is 6oUud TO maze an alliance with lhe Concderacy.
GNEsApA, Jan. 2.-fhe MelpniS Bulletin Of The
2.'d has been received.
II says that hickeias kentucky, was evacuated by
tie Federal troops IN consequence OF lear ihat tho
COnlederatcs wols,d capture The garrison.
Columbus, n.y., Threatened, IT. also says, by
fifteen thousand Confederate troops, anu There was
not snnboa. in rort. What forces could DO gather
cd were in iiHe Of battle, and engage, ia sAlrishng
ior miles out.
ca "Wednesday every lhins Wa, il great confusion
in Meuplis.
Til. Lancaster reported force of ConfeGerates al
PunIe,co baSud "Wednesday night.
The Buietn also report. thlr lilo greatest feeling
OF uncertainty exists Oa the river abO,e Memphis,
aud Processes 10 nave positive Intelligence thai ar
rasut's neet had captured Port hudson, anG were
within IL m,is> Ui VtcLsUurg.
Gen. HuriUuGt, the FcdcIgl commander al II henl-
PHI, ha. post Unei the Abolition congressional cleo
tion 10 me 20 J$huafy lie says tins step IS mil
taTy NECESSITY.
l.icAMosn Jan. 1.-Two hund -ed abolition Irison-
ers arrived ;0-day Rom above. NCrtLern oates OF
the lst instant. have been received by the EnquireT.
James BrOoas nli'le leech IN New York ga Tues
day, meeting at which resolutions We cunanmOGs-
iy adop,ti, .elsss,ths New Jersey, Dh tccudnt OF
her revolutionary history and pact associations 10
inyite all jhe States 10 neol ~ Cohycncn in Louis
yii,c in February. They also cat! upuu Sew Jersey
10 ask permission Of thr President. allow her 10
semi deirgates the States in rebellion. and invite
their representation in this Convention; aud the
the States in rebellion agree be represented.
they ssk Lincoln 10 proclaim sia.'>tice by land
aud SEA ioi ak months. Ar. Brooks was cn.husias-
ticaly arplauirsi.
NiCmnoSu, Jun. z-Gen stusrt returned from
recent rllid, on New Year Eve. Ia has rounds he
visited Dum.res, and proceeded m ne Potomac To-
wards Alexandria. A Seeciman's Ford, on fia
OyUocuan, ne sucouht-rvd n large force Of the che
rays airy, Wheu be charged though the stream.
They fed ia coifusion, ieasing the road sirewn With
oS,rcOa;s, caps, blankets, hrnis tic.
He burnt The railiotd btidee over the Acatink
creek, tel miles irou Alexandra. lie dashei iaiO
tie tnenlys country, rcynestcre aud capturing,
prisoners. There teiegrsPhed Lincoln Qgsrteriias-
ter that lac had NOS farnished sufficient ,ranspO Ia
tion for supplies that he lad taken between iair4x
sad Xirnha.
10 encountered large force of the enemy who
used artillery against BIN. he retired.
AtAlaie he routed tbe enely's cavalry, taking =
humber Of prisoners, and pfoo eisd thence TO War
renfon On hi return, he arcefn Isnied iy Gen.
Fit lee, commanding The Ctvs-ry Brigade.
1el stuart WAS entirely successful, and ceP' ured
and Destroyed immense quaaities Of wagons,
teams camp equinacr, etc. lr-iic7 capturing 800
prisoner His trocps have spp;ai then selves with
ciotliilg, stores, artns, &C.
thARLEsToS, January 3.-Tbe following Las been
received frVia Gen. Bragg.
&UsEREJsI. no. Jan. 7. 1sf-l.
70 Cen. Dea'veysrd.--sEs rls.i,y 49, yiellod ais