The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-02-24

The news from the Army of the Potomac is not
very interesting Eleven guerillas were proughs
in at Fairfax on Monday, by Captain Page, OF the
One Hundred and Fifty.ffth New York volun-
teers who found them enjoying the festivities of
dance on the Braddock road
The rebel pickets have lately been doubled for
some distance above and below Rapidan Station,
probably TO stop deserters.
The Second Massachusetts, regiment Of cavalry,
one hundred and fifty strong, were attacked by
about three hundred Of Mosbys guerias near
Vienna, on Monday, and Capt. Reed, who was in
command. was killed. Eight of his men were killed
or wounded and about seventy five were taken
prisoners. The attack was made from dense pine
wood on the Dranesville pike. Mosby retreated,
pursued by strong party, but has not been heard
OF yet.
Intelligence reached Memphis on the Goth that
Gen. Smiths cavalry expedition found the Talla-
hatchie river guarded by Gen. Forests troops for
fifteen miles in front of Holly Springs While
keeping them engaged with the infantry he threw
his cavalry across near New Albany and entered
Pontotoc City on the 18th, where skirmishing was
going on at latest accounts. He was followed and
considerably harassed by Forests and Chalmers
cavalry
Advices from vicksburg to the 10th report
nothing new from Gen. Sherman.
We learn from Cairo that the gunboat Cones
toga, ten miles below the mouth of Red river, re.
Gently captured four rebel officers while attempt
ing to the river with large rebel mail, two
hundred thousand dollars in New Orleans money
thirty bales Of cotton, number of mules, horses
and wagons, and other property, to be delivered
to the quar,eTmaster at Natchez.
Nearly three hundred rebels have been captured
in the neghborhood Of Helena, and sent to Nash
vile, BY Gen. Buford, during the past month.
Br.gadier General Schimmelfennig. with the
Forty-Grst New York Volunteers, had Skim sh
with the enemy al st. Johns Island, s. c., on the
18th inst, in which he lost thirteen men. We
give the nsmes in another column.
We have more interesting intelligence relative
to the privateers. The Tuscaloosa has been
seized at simons Bay, near Cape Town, by
BLUSH authorl1es, In VIOLATION OF the neu-
trality laws, in landing part of cap.
tured cargo on the coast, and the
grounds that she is United States vessel illegally
seized by the pirate Semmes. The American
Consul put in a claim in behalf of her former
owners. It is thought that the case will be argued
IL the Admiralty Court. Lieut.. Lowe, who COM
manded the Tuscaloosa had entered protest
against the proceedings.
The pirate Alabama is X ported ia a letter from
Calcutta the 9th Of January, to have been seen
thirty miles south Of Sand Head.
CONGRESS-.
Both houses of Congress reassembed yesterday.
after three days relaxation.
In the Senate the Vice President gave notice
that he would be absent for a short time, where
upon MIR. Foot, of Vermont, selected pre-
siding officer pro TEN. After the reception and
reference Of petitions Mr. Garlic, of Virginia
offered Joint resolutions declaring that the
should be prosecuted for the sole purpose Of the
restoration of the Union upon the basis Of the
stitution, and requesting the President TO issue
proclamation granting amnesty and pardon to the
people OF any rebeiIious State that may repudate
their ordinance of secession and return to their
allegiance to tho Union. The subject was
referred to the Military Committee. The
Military Committee were directed to inquire
as to tho expediency of increasing the number of
West Point cadets to four hundred. The report
OF the Conference Committee the whiskey tax
w. agreed to. The bill to increase the pay of
c5(ored troops was then discussed, and after
executive session and the confirmation Of large
pumhar nfa nnainfn nta fha Sona IA adjourned
In the House Of Representatives the report of
the Conference Committee on the whiskcy tax was
presented, add after an interesting debate, in
which Messrs. Stevens, Washburne. Fernando
Wood, Elijah Ward and others participated, the
epcrt was rejected by vote of ifty-seyen against
Cghtysix new Committee Of Conference was
bcn ordered. No other business Of importance
Vas transacted.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS
The Montreal Steamship Company's steamer
Bohemian, Captain Borland, which left Liverpool
on the 4th and Londonderry, Ireland, on the 5th
inst. bound to Portland, Me-, struck on Aldens
Rock. four miles rom Cape Elizabeth, at the en-.
trance OF the harbor of Portland, about nine
O'Clock on Monday evening last, and, having stove
o hole ia her engine compartment turned over
with head 70 shore, and sunk within an hour and
half The sea broke over her, and several lives
have been lost by the disaster. The Bohemian
had nineteen cabin and one hundred and ninety.
nine Storage passengers. Her crew mustered
bnety.nine hands. As the ships papers were
saved. we arc enabled TO publish complete list
o. the names of the passengers today. The cargo
o. The bohemian was valued at one million Of dol
lars Our latest dispatches from Portland state
ciat vas thought that twenty.six persons had
been drowned.
me Hamburg correspondent Of the London
NeUs' writing on the Sd Of February, says:--"Col.
haph native Of Nuremberg and commander