Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-01-19
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TIE YANKEE CONGRESS.

ern papers, bringing 2ur dates to the 10Th in
stant:
TIE YANKEE CONGRESS.
The proceedings Of the Yankee Congress
were Srimportant. Tho following items, cut
from the newspapers before US, may serve to
amuse our readers:
In the House, on the tn, Randall, Of Pa,
offered the following, which, under lilo rules,
lies over:
That tho President Of the United States
be, and he is hereby requested to continue to
, use all his efforts consistent with the honor
and dignity Of the nation. to prosecute a
prompt exchange Of prisoners with tho rebel
Confederate Government: and that II HAT
exchange eannot la -ex seadedlt tn All prisoners.
that it may ha carried iato eiRs;ct as to any
portion that nlay be agrcnd upon hetTeen the
parties.
Tie following were Offered hy BALDWIN, Of
Mass, on the Tth:
Whereas, The Richmond combination OF
conspiratnrs and traHcrs can have no rightful
authority over The people of any portion OF .he
National Union and no warrant for assuming &
control Of the political destiny Of the people
OF any State ur sscti2n thereof, and TO war;
rant but that Of conspiracy and treason for
any assumption Of authority whatever; there
fore,
Resolved, That any proposition to negotiate
with the rebel leaders at Rlchmo,.l, sometimes
eGllcl "the authorities ut Richmond" for the
restoration Of loyalty ntd order in those
portions Of the Republic wb;c:i have been dis.
organized by the rebellion is, il eject, pro.
position TO recognize tho siuSleadels Of the re-
belliJn Is entitled tn represent and bind tue
| loyal citizens Of the United States, whom they
oppress, md to give conntcnarce and support
~ the pre,enHious oC conspiracy and trcls-
son; and therefore every such proposition
should lc rejected without hesitation or do
lay.
! Cox, of Ohio, tDcm..l moved ir lay he rc.-
olu,ion on the table. Disagreed Ia.
The resolution was then ADOPTED. Yea: 81
rays II
! NAPOLEON AND ILNCnLSD0N.
In the Yanko Senate, On the l2,h, McDou.#
I'iutroduec'l the following joint resolution, which
was referred to tho committee OF foreign af
flrs:
Resolved, T1at the occupation Of portion
| The armed forces Of The government Of France
with the purposes a-owcd by the Government
Of FRANCE is an act hnfr'endly to the Repub-
lie ui the United States Of America.
! And be it further resolved, That it is the
! duty CT the proper department Of this Govern
ment to demand Of the Government of France
/ tine withdrawal Of her armed forces from the
/; Mexican Territory within :, reasonable time
| And be it further, resolved, That in the
cyeut the Government Of Franco shall decline
or refuse to so withdraw her armed foIcos or
| shall fail to take measures to that effect on nr
before the 18th day of March next, then it
will become tho duty OF the Congress of the
United States Of America to declare war
against the Government of France.
| THE eoNPIsCATIoE ACT.
On the 9th instant Howard (Republican)
os Michigan, offered the following resolution
| in the uouse, which was objected to, an1 laid
over:
Resolved, That the Committee on the Ju-
c;ary be instructed to consider the rroprioty
of repeating tho joint resolution of July II,
1862, relative to the construction OF the con-
fscatiun act, and particularly so much of said
Joint resolution az purports to prohibit the
forfeiture Of real estate beyond the natural
life Of the offender.
TIE REPULsE OF NoSBY.
A correspondent of the Baltimore "Amer-
can," under date of Camp on Loudou,r
Heights, Loudoun county. Va, Jan. 20, 1sG4,"
wrtca rs follows:
Our new camp on t.oudoun Heights was,
Jus: before the carly da@n this morning, ian,
tized in hiood. Precisely Nv haf,rast four
o'clock this morniug, Mosby's Rebel battalion.
himself in person at their head. avoiding our
pickets on tue roads, cr,:sicd the fields uni
dashed into our camp with 1t tiend.hkc YELL
They poured volley Of bullets into the tents
where our. officers and men Inv sleeping
,Sounding many at the first fire. Many Cf the
tents of officers end mon were soon surrounded
by mounted and dismounted cavalry, and
demand for instant and unconditional sur
render made.
This demand vas answered by shout of
defiance from cur boys, as they rushed from
their tents, half-Dakcd, in the midst of their
assailauts, and with their trus!y carbineS and
revolvers drove back the ast6nishcd rebels,
who had promised themselves such III easy
victory over the sleeping Yankees" The
rebels rallied, and 80 did onr nrcn. as best
they could, and rough and tambe" f. shl Of
fifteen minutes ensuel, when Mosby sung out,
"Rctreat, boys; they are too many for ns ~
And the discomised Mai,r aai bis midnight
assassins made Il precipitat, flight in the di-
rection of HillshGronSh. The rebels fought
with themOst desperate vindictiveness, which
was only equalled by the GOODNESS and un-
daunted valor Of our gallant boys, who fought, |
[ will venture to say, ~ scarcely ever men
fought before partially surprised, IA indeed |
thny were. TO show tho aDimWs Of tho rebels, !
I will hero state n fact. which, ~ faithful |
chroTicl"r Of events. it pains me to record.
Corporal Henry c.. T"itch, and others rf |
Captain Frank GallnSher's company, 'leclare |
that Mt the first assault Of Tho rebels. Captain !
William +. Smith csll,i out to Ilis men - !
"Givc the tamutd Yankees no quarter. hut !
secure tho arms and horEes." "IIorsos' was /
tho last word hc ever uttered, for at that in. /
stant a Yankee bullet went whi7Sirs through |
his heart, and he fell lifeless from the saddle /
IIisdead body now lies in its whitc winding [
sheet of snow on tho spot whcro it fell, few !
feet from the tent in which / write. 4 few /
yards from Captain Smith lies cold in death, T
in pool of his own now frc2en blood, the I
body OF Lieutenant Colson. of Baltimore and /
one of General Trimble's Rebel Staff, as will /
pear from the following pass found upon his |.
person: !
"CnLrEpsR CoUnr HOUSE, July q, 1867. !:
Guards and pickets will pass Lieut.. Coll !
son, Major General Trir:hlc's Staff, in aud !;
out at p!ensure.
"By order Of Gen. Il. Z. LEE
III. d. Bridg, Commanding, Major ard |
Provost Marshal, Army Northern Virginia"
A photograph of a beautiful young lady
was also found written in peneil-"For broth !
cr Willie from Ference"
: Further on. On the edge of the camp, lies
three dead Rebel soldiers, name and rank un-
known.
Three prisoners arc also in our hands, two of
them severely if not fatally wounded Of the
latter. one is Lieut. William Turner, of Balti-
more Hc says biz uncle, CAPTAIN Turner, re-
Gently commanded tue United States war vessel