The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1863-01-14
WAR NEWS.
Latest Northern News.

FREDERICKSBURG, January 6-The New
iofK herdtd, OF the 4th, and the Philadel.
phia Inquirer, Of the 9th, were received to.
day, by flag Of truce.
"oVernor Seymour was inangurated on
The LIST. The following is his inaugural I
nave solemnly sworn to protect tho Con.
stitu,ion of the United States, with all its
grants, restrictions and guarantees, and will
support IT, have sworn to support the
Constitution Of the State of New York
with all its rights and powers, and shall I'D.
mold II. have sworn 10 support the du.
Ties o: the Office Of Governor of the S,ntcs
and with your aid, they shall be faithfully
performed. The Constitution and laws are
meant Tor the guidance Of our official con.
duct and our protection and welfare. The
hrst law recorded for my observance is that
declaring it shall be the duty of the Cover.
nor TO maintain and def.nd the sovereignty
and Jurisdiction of the State. The most
stl'ct injunction Of the Constitution is that
the Governor shall take care that the law.
are faithfully executed, and 30 helm M.
God, they shall bo. would not dwell ON
ne present occasion On the national affairs.
Oar position as State has been happily
attended to by my predecessor. NV views
on the subject were laid before the I.pi,.
Ia;ure While knowing his position gave
hinl little control over national affairs, he
ventured to trust that before the end Of his
term Of service, the country would be again
great, glorious and united as once i. was.
Governor Seymour had ordered tn. Po.
lice Commissioners to appear before him,
to answer 10 complaints for arbitrary ar.
rests and imprisonmgnts, in violation of the
Constitution.
The Chicago Time, justiies President
Davis reia!iatory proclamation.
The Enquirer has dispatches Of the Sd,
which say that telegraphic communication
with Nashville is destroyed.
hdviccs from Murfrrestoro state that
The Federals are advancing, and the rebel.
falling back across Stones River. The
rebels were terribly repu.ed on the left
The rsbel army at Richmond were furnish.
ing relnforcements to the rebels at Nash.
vile. Gen. RoseLcranz dispatches that the
rebels are whipped decidedly, and tha, the
federals are at Christians, nine miles from
Murireesboro. Tho despatch says the loss
of the Federal ottirers was heart rsndirg.
On the ID, Rossncranz, with the Itb
United States Cavalry, attacked Whe.ler's
Cavalry and cut them TO pieces and routed
them
A despatch from Cairo, dated the Sd,
says there Is but one gun boat ut Vicks.
burg, the Benton, which engaged the forti.
ications, but lost her COMMANDER and sew
eral Of the crew. Banxs' forces and Farra.
gut. hect were expected, but did not arrive.
Grant claims that Forrest und Van Dorm
are badly whipped, with loss Of several
pieces of artillery aud many prisoners.-
The rebel Col. Napier was killed and Col.
Desshay captured.
a despatch from Fayetteville, Arkansas,
says the rebel papers captured Mt Van
Bursn admit loss at Prairie Grove of four
thousand men. ilindman's correspondence
~as captured. The rebels are eoncen,ra.
ting At AfkadeIphia
The correspondence Of the Enquirer,
from the Army of the Potomac, says that
on tho night Of the I'd. two Brigade. 70.
crossed The Rappahannock six miles above
Fredericksburg, aud secured the country
and returned
Butler WAS received with mp!imentary
demonstrations at Washington and other
points.
Lincolns proclama,ion ~as honored with
salutes and other demonstrations at Pitts
burg. Boston aud other places. Thirty eight
Sioux Indians were hung on the Goth uIti.
mo, BY Lincoln orders. Banks is issuing
instructions under LincOln's proclamation
Of the a4th, and advises slaves to remain on
their plantations until nsir rights are def.
ni,ely established, and whatever bsneft the
Government intends shall be secured.
10 New York, on the 4th, gold advanced
to l3Ii, and closed at I349 Exchange
l47i.