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Or which prevented the rebels from crossing.
They fought desperately, but were finally
routed and scattered with a loss of l 400 kill
ed and wounded and 400 captured. We also
took $50 horses, nearly 900 stand Of arms
and battery Of guns.
There is nothing new from the Army of the
Potomac except that on Friday large detach-
ment ofStuart's cavalry. commanded by Maj.
Herring, made dash into DumfIics, and cap
tured some public stores and ten suffers wag-
ons, for the greater part belonging to Maine
and n. Y. regiments. The driycrs only es-
capped by cutting the traces and riding of on
the horscs.-Thc movement on the part of
the rebels was accomplished with cxtraordi-
nary expedition.
The steamer State Of Georgia brings news
that the Monitor foundcrcd ON Thursday,
south Of llatteras, with the lOs- Of two officers
and 81 men.
The following il Admiral Lees despatch to
Sec. Wcllcs, dated Hampton Roads, Jan. )
9P. NJ. "Thc Monitor in tow of the Rhode
Island, passed llatteras Shoals Tuesday after
noon. The weather was fine and promising
About Q =. VI. equally weather commenced,
and about 10 ii blew hard At l:30 \. VI. ou
Wednesday, 3lst, the Monitor having sprung
a leak, went down. Commander Bankhcad,
and other officers and crew of the Monitor he
hayed nObly. and made every effort to save the
vessel Commander Trcnchard. and the Off
GERS and crew Of the Rhode Island, did every
thing in their power to rescue the officers and
crew of the Monitor. the Rhode Island has
arrived She passed the Montauk at $50 yes
tcr,lay morning, II to 20 miles To the north
ward of Hatteras doing well. Weather fine. "
Another dispatch says the Passaic has ar
rived safely at Beaufort.
The rebel newspapers captured at Van
Buren,, Ark, admit that the loss Of the reb-
elsin killed and wOundeiat the battle Of
Prairie Grove was over four thousand.
The entire Geographic correspondence of
Gen. Hindman was taken. Ii contains much
valuable information, and will be forwarded
to the War Department. The restitution of
the rebel army is most pitiable. Four thous-
and of Hindman's infantry are without shoes.
The loss to rebel citizens by the recent rebel
raid amounts to over half million Of dollars.
/ The rebels are dispersed in every direction.
! 1t is reported that the rebels have met with
I heavy losses at Arkadelphia, 50 miles south
+ west Of Little Rock.
/ Gen. Schofeld has assumed command Of
/ the Army Of the Frontier.
Gen. Blunt telegraphed from Van Buren,,
! Ark. on the 30 ult. that the rebels retreated
during the night towards Arkadelphia, aban-
! doning about sixty wounded rebels at Fort
I Smith, whom they left with instructions TO
/ take care Of themselves. Gen. Blunt also re
ports that Col. Philips, whom he had sent
! into the Indian territory with 1900 men,
/ has driven the rebel forces of Colonels Coffee
| and Stanwart across the Arkansas river at
Fort Gibson, and destroyed the rebel fortii-
! cations, barracks and commissary buildings
| at Fort Davis. Col. McIntosh's command Of
| rebel Greeks and ChOctaws have expressed a
| desire to lay down their arms and return to
| their allegiance to our government.
A despatch from the headquarters Of the
Army of the Potomac, Tuesday, says
'All is quiet as usual in camp. Gen. Stone
mans third army corps was reviewed yestcr-
day, and Gen. Wilcox's ninth army corps
to-day. The appearance and condition of the
troops were excellent. Gen. Burnside staff
was present on both occasions.
Flags Of truce cross the Rappshannock al
most every day The principal business
transacted Is the exchange of such refugees
as are authorized by the military authorities
| on both sides.
An ordnance officer from Washington is
| here to examine the ammunition, on account
| of the complaint Of artillery officers. Ii Is
ascertained that the premature discharge Of
projectiles in the late hattie and previously
was caused by the unworkmanlike manner
/ in which the fuses are fixed % the shells, and
some batteries have already replaced their
stock Of shells on hand by those Of a more
! reliable character
The Fortress Monroe correspondent of the
I Philadelphia Press, under date Of Of the lst,
saws Gen Naglee's division was embarked
on transports at Yorktown and Gloucester
Point Yesterday, and have spent their New
Years day riding the pillows in Hampton
| Roads Many other transports, loaded with
/ troops. stores, &c, have arrived and have
/ ioincd the expedition.
The fleet Is now putting 10 SEA. and COM
f pri>cs about enough men Of all arms To
1 take and hold any point ON the Southern coast.
The destination Of this expedition is supposed
/ 10 he North Carolina but, as number of
iron-clads accompany 1t, | presume 1t Will 20
/ to some important Southern port-say Char
( lesion, Georgetown, Savannah. or Mobile.
! VERMONT STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY,". The
annual meeting Of thcNermont State Agricul-
tural Society was held at Bellows Falls, Jan.
, 1903. The committee On field crops re
norted that II. ". Lester. took the first
premium ola connie having raised one hun
drcd and one busheIs and - quarts To the