The New York herald., 1864-12-13
BUTLER,s HEADQUARTLRs.
MIR. william II. Merriam's Dispatches
In fm FIELD FRoSr RcHxosp, I
Dec. IO-6,30 A. NJ 4

MIR. William III. Merriam's Dispatches.
In Tm FIELD IN FRoSr OF RICHMOND I
Dec. Io-63o A. NJ.
REBEL ACTIVITY.
Movements Of large bodies OF rebel troops are obser
vabe and II Is easy that General Lee is nervous
~ 70 the military movements Of Generals Grant and
Butler in this theatre well OF those OF Sherman on
= far distant though equally absorbing scene.
PRICES IN RICHMOND.
Yesterday saw letter written in the city Of Rich.
moud on the afternoon OF the sth instant and delivered
through tho lines that evening, which gave most gloomy
account OF the condition Of Affairs In the rebel capI
The pending cold weather pDchss the denzens Of the
doomed city in the extreme. Calico is held at twenty.
ono dollars yard coal seventy i've dollars load and
dollars for hauling -four, three hundred dol
lars barrel aud wood hundred dollars . cord. The
letter states that plenty regns in the market at these
prices Une dollar in gold is valued at forty dollars IN
cAprURs A RKByL MAIL
A rebel mail, destined for localities In Charles City
county ana other places there being few letters for
Charleston, captured and brought In yesterday.
Mono contained, - far a. learned, anything OF public
The rebel rams ths, down the river three days
siuce aud which were warmly received by few we'll
directed shots from Fort Brady eft night before last Tor
q point fursher up the river.
esDEp DISMISSAL REVOKED.
Tho Major General commanding by reason OF the pro.
vous good conduct OF Lieutenant colonel EDWIN urec
ley, OF the Tenth regiment Connecticut Volunteers re-
voKes his order dstnissing Greeley from the service
The facts In this that the olendsnt LETT biz
command board OF transport In the harbor Of New
York during the recent military soouru Of General But
Ter New York city, contrary 70 explicit orders and Ia
coutraventiou OF the Articles OF War. General Butler
cootents himself with calling Lieutenant Colonel Greeeys
attention to the gross breach OF sodery conduct and
discipline In which he has offended and alrms that
sensitive officer and gentleman will nnd 10 this rcproof
sufficient and example TO all officers Offending 10
like cases.
The United states pa embraced In the districts Of
Eastern virginia and North Carolina respectively have
been designated separate brgades This will enable
the commanding those troops 10 convene courts
martial.
BELIEVED FROM ARpKsr.
The friends OF urloughed soldiers from New York who
went home for President will be glad 10 know
that such OF them overssd their leaves by reason Of
delays incident travel and hence have been sub ected
90 arrest and Imprisonment have by orders from the
War Department been released and directed TO return TO
duty Il II can be ascertaned that they we're detained
without fault on their own part.
FIRING porch GAP.
At twelve O'Clock last night heavy firing by the enemy
commenced on Dutch Gap, and was vigorously answered
There also firing at that nour on the right of our
line near the Now Market road This firing was without
especial significance
Yesterday was the coldest day OF the season here
Late last evening heavy hastorm set In though SUB
sequently the cold considerably moderated.