The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-02-15

win DO saved; bal the vessel viii probably DO osl
UNION s0LDrnRs IN PRISON.
Ssys0ty. three prisoners, captured by dsasrM Martin
Asa wsss a. shepardsvpe bebw NowbsSp, arrived here
to-day.
ysHS AT hEsANOn, ALABAMA.
eslsA, Ala, Feb. 0, 1854.
Tho ReJSrks noe received information Of . Aght DO
tween The Lewis squadron he enemy Lebanon,
AlA, on Wednesday Ast. Tho enemy, Dipe thousand
strong, subsequently abandoned Lebanon and resrsatsd
toward the Tennessee river Our force numbered four
hundred only.
Tho Reporters correspondent says ,hs ysssss sosss 81
Iassis's Ferry, numbered ct sesss 10, 900.
OPHRAyIoHs EAST sENnnssHs.
YOUNGSTOWN, Tenn. Feb. 0, 1904
rag Of Goce, for tho purpose Of srnsiss nonbss
Of ad'se ont Of Knoxville, went oot yesterday
General Martins cavalry drove 10 Vie speye pehets
and captured one caisson and few wagons within isar
miles Of Knoxville yesterday.
Tas LATEST sEssRAL oaDsAs.
mo following y promulgated 70 General Orders ssoA0
tbe rebel War Deartment:-- -. ,eSSs
Mississippi East L0usana and West hesD
organised into two cavalry departments BY General Poll
The Northern Department VIII be commanded BY Gene
raj Forrest with headquarters at Como and the Southern
Department. by Geneyal Ise with headquarters at jack
sou
bEbHlONs OF THE REBEL tONGHkeN
Tho rebel Congress has psssed the following Acts,
which were signed by JET. Devils on the 81 INST. -
Act No 2KThS Congress OF the Confederate states o.
America enact That the Congress- Of the Confederate
States Of America for its regular session. shah
semble the first Monday in May Ammo Domin eighteen
hundred and and not % the FIRST Monday 10
December, eighteen hundred and sixty four.
,KssrseD IRooys.
Act No 90 Is preamble and set OF resolutions ooWp
eptary TO the Tennessee roops who enlisted oy
the war.
MILITARY ,unax
ACT No 81 s one authorizing the President 10 appoint
military iudges
UNION RAID IN NORTH CAROLINA.
The Raleigh CoWsd>,ate learns that Saturday last
party Of Yankees vent 70 Windsor in BERTHE county In
boats while another party landed on the Roanoke ryes,
eight miles below, and marched the town, where they
made 2 junction with those that went up in boats.
They burned - song meat, dsstroyeQ some salt and
carried off the Rev. Cyrus waiisr Of the Episcopal
church, and several others. They attacked Captain
Bowers camp and routed the small force there but,
Captain Bowers being reinforced with small cavalry
force, after some sharp fighting the Yankees retired
THE SMITH BRieae.
gentleman who was at smitbkeld on Monday informs
the Petersburg Eafses that be made inspection Of
the wreck Of this steamer he states tina, her
government should adopt some immediate measures
procure them. Her armament 800, consisting Of two
very serviceable thirty two poonders parrott and
r6sd piece, be easily rescued. There also large
Quantities Of ron which wond prove Of value in times Of
scarcity IKE the present.
NEWSPAPERS IN TaF REBEL STATES.
The Enquirer says that there published 10 the
confederacy only forty daily newspapers, and that
over one.haf Of the employees upon them exempts
from the draft and CONSUMPTION by Of disabilities
received In the service Of the rebel States.
Personal ADVERTISEMENTS.
The Ea4aye, has column Of personal advertisements,
that Office.
PRESENTS TO MORGAN AND HE OFFICERS.
General John Morgan and bis two stah officers who
escaped nth him have been made the recipients Of
grand ovation and testimonial from the state Of North
Carolina
The testimonial consiss Of naaEifcsnt horse each
and seven sets Of elegant and costly caparisons.
INSTRUCTIONS ON COMMERCE..
from the Richmond Enquirer. Feb.10J
The President yesterday approved the following bills
OF Congress, passed 10 secret seesiop:-
A Bin to Impose RESTRICTIONS upon Foisea Commerce..
This bill prohibits the expectation Of cotton, tobacco,
naval and military stores, molassee sugar rice. under
the penalty Of forfeiture OF any vessel vehicle any
slaves animals engaged the transportation thereof
Permits to export may be granted Under rules which
may be prescribed by the President.
The bill prohibits the sending OF airy above
named articles any point the coofederscy posses
sion Of the enemy.
A violation OF this law comes within the category OF
high misdemeapor and 10 Punishable by 6ne and mpris
oDmen the Of the Confederate States
A Blu 10 Prohitd the barortaficn Of LoanyTes into the
C6nfdeots So,s This bin prohibits the importation Of
injuries of VIII 4 In enumerated. after
first day Of March next. A provision in the
bill empowers the Secretary Of the Treasury 10
nx the maximum Of foreign prices al which within
which all goods made wholly partly Of cotton, nax,
wool silk may be imported This designed 10 insure
the importation Of articles 0! prime necessity and
mon use.
We mention 10 this connection that the Senate has
passed bill to establish bureau Of foreign supplies
The injunction Of has been removed from the BIZ
far the Senate is concerned but u R being
sidered by the House Representatives,
News from Bermuda.
MOVEMENTS OF TIE BLOCKADE RuNNEBe
OF AN ANGLo-REBBL TRADER--THE HARRIET LANE
FITTING our Az RBEL COYr0H oARRTEn, ETC.
BY the arrival Of the brig Excelsior ibis port yester
day We have es Of Bermuda papers The Sd inst
The Colonial Parliament, which stood prorosued TO the
Goth Of February, dissolved by the Governor and
wrts issued for the election Of members TO new
Bouse Of Assembly, 10 meet on the 18th Of March.
HosNApR RurrKas
FROM the Royal Gazette, Feb. 3.
The steamer Don which left here on Sunday moving
as, for Nassau p, reported falsely Of course 20
states steamer Tosa From The Cd 10 NE OH un the
steamers faDnie eyren. Scotia and anea had arrived
there from Wilmington. The Presto and che wild Dayrsl
The steamer city os Petsrsbure hence for Wilmington
Nc was captured or that port on the morning o. the