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The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-11-09

Ihe IOlIoWing States :-
States Ese,9rs y,,,s, r,.,...
SiI -. .'...''. Mayland.',', ..,... 7
=, i,"Wp psll' C''''s D OhlO's...sss ....... .2l
MhSsachusets "......l3 Indiana.,..........l l3
ts ts,ouN 4. .'9uu''''s'.. mlch'gan. ,s.'.....,, 8
vermont. .......s 5Ilnois...........l6 .l6
lonntclCut.......... .Wlsconsin.........S &
I'unsy lyauia. ...,...28 Minnesota .......... (
''''.. ll"a''''.,...' '........
-''" oI N'''''''., .,..do Kansas. .',........, 2
lOIhi i'.s.. ...s..s. ............. 1870
Necessary 10 cIpC'...... .......... lis
This Is Independent OF tho plrif, a,c,
Lincoln.
Abraham Lincoln IS reelected President bv
NtIy large electoral ard still more Dc .isiyo p11u.
laf nnlou'y He can no longer he tiuntpd rs %
'mn"rliy President, aud no prBcti al question
can arse rs TO The counting Of thu votes Of duli.
Gus Sta,Cs He Is tie choice Of The American
people by pr rtpOudCrauca which must dis0OuCgrt
Hnt bL'llc tho couspiratOrs tor Nor,hvostcrl and
on ~ Rebel. parasite Coutcdoractas HIS admins
tration stamped with popular anproOlti0n and
he may now gJ ON with the WORK OF suNduiug
ltbc elton, while restoring aud psci'yt q she InInn
With four clear years before him it is hardly pos
STOLE that be should not succeed.
Andrew Johnson is likewise olccCd Nicc-Prf.i
dent. Like Lincoln, spCmadr man. horn "A
poor white IN slave sta c, he has been ri0gnCd
by rTcum tantcs into one OF the most dsferinirni g.
thcc i've enemies Of the Rebel slave power. Tao
country has few s'uuder or pprer patriots than
Nice-Plesident Hamup, whom we shall sDltu
from public life with regret; but he could g,ye
place to no man wor'hirr, better, or more at.s.t-
able than Andrew Johnson.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-12
at Beau Statien--Robel Re
ports from Sherman.

NcW lOrks Dec. ~.
General Burbridge and his forces we're
at Baan Station. East Tennessee, on Tues.
day. His movement 10 his front caused
Breckinridge to fall back with HE ms;o
force beyond Bulls Gap.
The Herald's Shel andoah correspond
ent says: The rebel Genersls, Early aud
Bseckinfidge, have both becs ordered u
make demonstrations on the lines Of Sheri.
dams army
Shefman's movements still eserosses !
large portion OF the attention Of the rebel
newspapers. They say he remained uish
HE principi force IN the vicinis u MI
len for ssveral days. Tor the purpose Of
gathering 10 supplies, and that on the "a
he resamed his march from oosth of the
town, and on The Bird vas some distance
south Of il. On the 9Th his advance Was
rsPo Ted skirmishing With The ousposss q
the rebel Lrces delendiog Savannah, snd
it was expected that o. che Oh BE U0uld
reach the coast.
The Augusta Constitutions beliessa
that .saace leaving Atlanla Sh1rmsn -
noe for monept htsilated $ . ~ pefsl
70 30 attacted-or lhs rved se i. - isS{5
- y. y on leaving Miles IS voeld . ~ y
sssGs bic army lhas y wosld neyo p
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-12
Washington. Dec 10.

Washington. Dec ~.
The Government has received no in.
formation other than what a,resrs IN ihe
sou,hefo papers 10 relation 20 Sherman
movements.
Fifty or sixty merchsnts Of Washing
ton, charged With selling goods 10 block
ade ruaners have been recemmi,tsd ID
the old capital BY order of the Secrsiaik
Of War.
The horses, carriages, DO, btlongiDe
to the establishment of Lord Lyoss, ha "
been sold It auction. This disposition ol
this properly isdicates thai Lard Lyons
will nes rOoo return 20 this country.
The military commission in session II
this city this =. m. took up the case II
Chas. Il. Waters, hafdsaSe merchant ia
Baltimore. in which psrdsn Worsley vas
the priocipal witness for the Government
He is accused Of selling goods 10 block
sue runners, to be carried into the rebel
liues.
y The mail steamer Cossack. from CITY
Point, to-day. brought to Washington
about City deserters from Gu. LeeIs
army, Who suffered much from the cold
being in most Instances thinly clad. and
without blankets.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-12
New York. Dec. 10.

NeW 1Ofk, DeC. ~.
A heavy saov coOms seed horn at an
early hour this morning and contio ned
till about ten o'clock. when it turned to
rain.
A Mille1geville correspondent Of tie
Augasts Clssti.u.ionsIist seys |: Il
The Yaakees wers sdnifably clothed
and appointed. Each man hal eighty
rounds Of fammunitien, While their Wagons
contained lfxsd material without STINT
Rasioas 81 forty days had becn prepassd;
and they suffered for nothing.
The Tsibuns's Washiseson special
says:
] A fsv daysE ego Gsa. Showcases, CON
anaoding e HarpsrS Ferry, cent out
soeufip8 party IN The dissesioa 81. Watst.
ford. Loddon coanty, to watch Nossby.
Who - reported y cisiss9e y b pre-
pethg for raid into Maryland, A,
Waterford or csvslry mss ihs hssd u
HWsbJ'e iurce, and siirmish immedi.
as.k ensusd. in which wsslpSt acves nsn
'kslls1, voa0d<d and cspinfsd. The ersbess,
pko Cnlnembssed u to 10 one, losi
faqSlty = many, Il Eotl ss6sS fAniona
shsis kils5 49, Capt. esssjon 90 y
geby blsk : -. 4, Qsbasf;
~ tSe5e eSesaf1l. 1o1(s fasty ~ - :
- btsrt 4 90. 6 asdss ! ~. ~ =.
sssl ! .
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-12
All Qaist in Fesat.

N4uvtu9s Dec. ~.
The position is uochangcd 10 front Il
the 4th corps. Not shot vas fred up 10
two O'Clock to-day. Sincs then some
slight tkirmi.hing has oce irftd. Osing
10 the slippery ss.ss VI she gronad, thu
men en-: il impossible to move about -
The rebels can be p'.ioly seen from ID.
front ri the 4 b corps. standing sbsu. III.
camp efes. Hostiiliies msy be said to
b.vi ceased. on account OF sae w=asi.er.
Deser,ers Who come in say the enemy
have strong entrenchmYnts-tso lines u.
chevaux dc frixe. with wires stretched
across 10 strengthen them.
CD. l.. Johnsss. Instead or Col =. III.
s. Johuson. commanding the 4Ith colored
Infantry. has received from the general
oon'Dandiug the highest praise Ior the
manner in which he fought his mon 1t
Mill Creek station No. 2, having sallantl,
kept rhs enemy u bay for sixteen houre,
aud finally foakht his way out aud reach.
Cd Nashville. with loss Of lis men killed
and wounded.
No report FROM tie gunboats which went
down the river yesterday morning, and
no canuonading has been beard here from
them.
River three fsss~ on the shoals and
falling.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-12
Louisville. Dec. q.

Considerable excitement here yestcr-
'eaday from The arrest OF gamblers and the
lmpressmcnt of horses. Street cars were
temporarily stopped for want Of motive
power.
A gang Of Qnan.rel's men took posses
sion Of Lsgr9pge yesterday p. m. alter IN
jnring the railroad SO as to disarsaDge The
trains for day. or so.
The Journsl says it is our impression
that Breckiuridse will turn up in . new
and unexpected quarter before ieng.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-12

~ Ths HttIs State Of South ,yarolin,


il Indignant. Il 10 mad. Il is psssisg
10 it's Legislature, fiery resolutions no'
against this Government. nov, bu, against
JEFF Davis. It il impossible for Houih
Carolina not to resolve it.elf into email
edition Of an active volcano and 90 of in
Irregular and spssmodic eruptious. I,
will get oat Of humor. It will denoupce
some body. The proposition 10 arm The
slaves and give them their freedom has
unsettled s. C.'s nerves. And no won
der. OF all the chivalry In the chisaf
rous s S,utb, shall the chivalry Of South
Carolina ever concede the necessity OF
calling to rebel aid the slaves, in order TO
whip the Yankees? Prepos,erouss L.
Is 30 spu nky for that and then, too, i,
has learned too thoroughly the divinity
Of slavery Il has has be too long ON.
der the pupilaee Of JohnC Calhoun ct Ia
om"e gtn.s Il has most persistenly
welded The slave whip, and nov shall il
|place uFket in the hands of its vic
tins? How long would the master htld
the whip? The negroes have a msiorit,
OF the population Of that Safe. Nike
them soldiers, and then comes freedom.
Give them the elective franchise. sFd
they could vote S1u,h Carolina out Of the
Con.edt racy and iato the Union. In tue
minority. i, is clear that Sou b Carolins
viii never consent to arming the slaves.
II the Confederacy ever seriously consid
or II, or attempt 10 adopt it, then 8. C
will put herself outside OF the Coniedora.
cy and set up for herself.
The rebel Congress will not make
li.ble TO military duty those persons /.
enpted by State law. T.ns Jeff.rson lie
snubbed.
Gov. Bfown. Of Georgia, is eyi
dsnlly in bad dor with the rebel Admin-
iStratinn. lie is charged with designs
. ;ainst the ConSderacy.
The Richmond papers anticipate sn
attack from Grant.
We are again beginning to have rumor. |
ed evaoaations Of Petersburg BY she ene-
my. We have got used to that. lis
chronic. The public won't believe it
/" worth cent"
The Worl special says Rosccrans is |
t. be transferred to some more important
command. Heaven forbid R,secrsns'
administration has written played out !"
In large letters all over MIN. He Il .
military failure Unite Kansas and Mia.
souri into one department. and assign Mi |
GIN. Samuel Il. Curtis to the commsid
OF it. That will suit Iowa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-12
Rsesaasissaaee sy fhs oth osspA
Hssdq aarle.s Army Potomas,
Decenut,tsf r

h =
December 8.
Yesterday. 1t daylight, tho 5tk corps,
With the 5 i diyisicn VI the 81 coris and
sso brig .des Of Gregg ::cavslry, started
south. They we're heard from yest. rdsy,
snd had crossed the Naitoway river, on
the Jsrusslsm plank road, without nee,
ing any oppo-itioo a aoy esoseqsence.-
They CROSSED on pontoon bridge, which
they took up after erossisg.
Deserters Who came INTO OBJ. lipes this
morning cay sebSl division ses cont ~
to meet our advances force, bu. as no firing
has been heard 10 the direction, il 10 no,
believed any eugsgsment has taksn place.
Dee. 0, A.A-A reconnoiteriDg force
Of cavalry wen tou, on the lett yesterday
afternoon. striking the rssei pickeis on
The Vaughn road, driving them to Hojgs>
run. distance OF over two miIes, where
they had breastwofts erected, and WHARF
,hsy made . stand. Skirmishing con-
sioued for some time, wheo the otjsct oi
the expedition haviog been fully sccom
pl.shsd, the expedition returned.
Our loss was seven wounjed tbst Of
the enemy unknown.
Come OF those who accompanied thi.
party report that heavy firing vas beard
N the direction OF Stony Cr.ek, inj,,at-
ing that Gtiug was going on between Gen
Warren and the enemy.
Reports are current tnat the evacuation
OF Petersburg, by the rebels. may BE-
looked Tor at an early day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-12
From the F'otemae Army.
Headquarters Army Potomac, |

lee. y.
This has been rather calm day along
the lines in front of Petersburg. Some
little picket firing was INDUCED in on the
9Th along the line, but artillery very quie,
90 both sides
Considerable activity on the lines north
o. james river to-day, but the rain storm
which set in ly this mor ming seemed to
havs put stop to whatever changes il
any weresintend.d.
Firing vas kept up At Dutch Gap cam
al ali day but not with such persistency
as yesterday.
Richmond papers Of to day contain no
news from either Georgia or Tennessee.
They seem to have anticipated = battle in
frost Of Richmond for the pest two or
three days. and have evidenii been pre-
pairing 10 resist any advance on cur part.
Dec. 8ih.-Ail qni~t this .. N.
tSisned( w. d. McGRKooR.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-12
Dutch Gap Canal.
New York, Dec. 10

NtW OfE, DcC. IU.
The Herald's Potomac Army corres-
ponden' says: o. Wednesday last, owing
10 the annoyance BY rebels Il ing upon
xorking parties on Dutch Gap Gang :
portion of three regiments If colored in
fantry and section of Martins rsculat
artillery. under General B G. Ludlow,
crossed to the north side Of the james
and drove back The rebels and effected :
lcdgmept at the upper iermins Of the
canal. where they en,renched themselves,
thus protecting the IaboreTs on the causl.
Rebel batteries subsequently, opened upon
the position, but did no harm.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-12
fifs = Usv Teri.
Neo York. Deo. II


o. Tuesday Isst IRE broke eus u .bs
largo ssoss sifaeiare belonging ID tho
,BrookIya GssCs., sssd for tho storage 81
coal. Froa lhss tine I'LL yesterday men
ssre enpioysd ssdsavoriDg 10 exs,nRush
tifs Ere. La sight, hewessr, thers was
= tre0endseas expulsion il the budding
from the. gas generated By The slnoldering
6r-. whish vas inst%ntiy followed By s9ame
extending among The coal With grsas np-
id,ty, until Thousands OF tons wers in a
b'szs. Tie 6te is still raging with lgrear
fury. though the 6rsmas havs ssseSsded
10 con6olng,is % the premises. LoA So.
600
A Wasbington specisl TO the Coames-
cial says the proposition to -tAx sAlss -
cent nests With consideFable favor. 81
though some Of tho committee have
urged = lover ratio on sales Of coal and
br~adstoifs.
There is some talk Of imposing aa ex-
cise 90 specie and cotton without draw.
hsek.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-12
Ssvanneh without feat q atsask - either

Savannah without fear of at,aek a. sishss
1ark
Wheslss confeases ID his sn&aeeisosi
With Kilpstrick be bss not tAksn masy
prisoners, because the Yankees have ~.
fused 90 sursendcr. i CID g9g
The Charlestos Msscary lssFas that
Geseral Foster has fortified the pcsiiios
which he took up after the battle on
Honey Hin. vAsps il is 7supposed be will
feapsin till Shsrmsn reaches within .strik
isg distAnes of the cosst. Il states Foster
tsd heeefos sons dsys sod sights sesd-
ing up ky rockets, &c., supposed 70 Be
Signals to Shernsn's sppfoseAisy host.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-12
New York Dec, 10.


The rebel Senate on the 9th defeated :
resolu'ioa insroda nd 10 parausecs os
] b. .Davis' recommendation that various
officers exempted By Stats hvs should Be
forged into the rebel army.
). Another ret Of resolutions 6ercely con-
demning the proposition to make soIdisr.
Of slaves snd give their freedom ~ re-
ward for service has been intsodaced 10
the S"ath CsIolins Legislature.
A bin has pAsscd the liouse OF Repre-.
sen;atives u tbst body for the cosscrip.
tion Of all malss between l6 and SO.
The Richmond papers continue to as
sail Gov Brown, of Georgia. They tsy
the reason shst be refused to allow the
seizure for service in the rebel armies Of
various persons 10 bis Stsfe vas that he
desired to reaerve . sufficient foscs to
fight JEFF. Davis.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-12
Brare rewan.

Capt. j. Fl Smith. of the l6.h Iowa.
who has been prisoner in the hands Of
the rebels since July cd, agre ably sur.
pri-ed his hosts Of irieLds ia this county,
On Moadsy OF last week, by an unex pect:
I'd return. lie was 6rst confined si Ma
con, Georgia, but for greater SAFETY prs
oners confined a, that point we're removed
to Charleston. South Car lima, arriving
there August IN. Here they we..
kept under the e of our guns froa, III tr
rs l,l.nl unit O-tobsf 4lh, when they
were sent 10 Columbia. S,ulh CArolius.
While at Charleston they were we'll fed
A. Columbus they were placed in n open
field, wilhaut any sh,tsr whatever. Here
they had five days ra,ion- Issued TO them
al time. which consisted of nearly five
Pin's OF nleai. ons pint Of very po,r mo
lasses, one tabl- sp 'onful Of salt. and ,he
s,me OF r,c- PR man. They had to far
nish their own colk ny ute Dsls aud wool.
and buy AZ 10 ch % with. Mt be,n,
fond Of this fare, the U.pt4in determi led
to make his escape, it possible. ich ne
81 ceeded ln dong after several uusuc
cessful attempts, in COMPANY with sbo {
malt dozen other prisoners. BY travel
cling at night (guided by negroes and
hid ng in the swAmps during the the day,
they finally came IN sight Of our bl,cka-
dug squadron, aud three of them (in-
clu / & Capt. 5 to,k the skitf and al
tempted to reach vessel six miles dis
tant, bit lpng before they came near the
vessel, it steamed of To sea, leaving them
to regain the shors. Next day they again
padded seawsrd, aud succeeded in reach
ing the blockading steamer Canauds,gua,
where they were most warmly welcomed.
A. Columbia the prisot ers bell sn cleo
ton for President, Osf. 18th, with tie
following result: Whole number OF voies
cast, l.l55, Of which L nc lin rec.ised
l,Cs3 and Mcclellan lag There weie
th'rt, Eve Iowa votes, uu for Lincolu.--
lDe VIII OBSERVER.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-12

sr The N,rtlern K .ntucky bDrdcr is
swarmshg with guerullas. Nearly tie
entire counsry along ,he Ohio river, from
Louisville TO Evansville, is under the oc.
cupation Of OUTLAW banIs. The ci,;xers
are made the victims Of wholesale rot barr.
and the conscrspting agents are At vork
All OF The river towns, exceps o &c nsb =.
are DOW in possession of the gaerul:as.--
Pillage aud acts Of violence are the order
Of the day. The Cit tissos are flssise from
their homes with suGh moveabie property
a. they can take with them, and sse setk. !.
ing refuge 10 Indians. There il I isrrs
guerrilla camp established ID Meade
county aoi another in B eckiniids se coun-
ty. |. is rstimated tha. the Two plsces
not less than eight huudsed oa!lAws,
cain og p BE- rssel scldisn, are neen.
trated.
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Nashville. Dec. 10.
The Federal loss in the battle al Frank.
lin, a. ascer.ainsd BY official report, is
larger thss Al FIRST supposed. The %
division Of the 23i corp. lost is killed.
wounded and missing. 35 oficers and
500 wen the I'd division Of the 4sh
corps 70 ,fieers and ,l9l men The 81
division Of the 4th corps "a officers aid
976 mea. A large properties, slightly
wounded, are in hospital here.
The loss to residents living sess ahe
lines of The Two aruies Is estimated II
over half million dolisrs.
The rebel General Cneatham, whose
headquarters. were at the residence of A.
v. Barr, vas shelled out from there, yes
serday. BY our batteries The house was
reported destroyed.
On suntay lat afuall body Of ofr,bels.
sbout 6fsy, sucesedcd in crossing the
Cumberland river this side OF the Shoals.
Three Of the number we're csp,ufed aud
brought in yesterday. They claim ,h.,
the whole party deserted and we're max
ing their way here.
One prisoner was captured yesterday.
and four deser,srs came ~ later, Who re-
port thst Hooi is about 10 make . move
,nent Of some sort
Gen. Cooper's brigade. on the march
from JohnsonviiIe u Cisrkssitle. we're
terribly hsrrs SEED by guefrillast Sixteen
men OF the i3uth Indiana we're osptured,
thirteen killed and three w0updeu. One
Of the latter. who vn Left for dead, -.
csped and reported the shove facts.
About t~o inches Of SNOW fell yester-
day and last night.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-12

Baltimore, Dec. 10.
The following special has been received
At the American .fficc
Annspolis, Dec. l0-lUP.n.
The steamer Victsr has ja>t arrived
from Charleston. where all vi Col. Mui
'io1d's d ct is nov lying,
The exchange oi prssoaers has been
changed from Savannah TO Chs,isstoe.
Gen. Shernsaa aud Porter hAslag insAr-
rapted the exchange At the former city.
When the vscl.ry sailed Ou Wednes
day .he heard heavy firing in The dirtc
ton VI Savannah, being either IN attack
on that city or ON the railroad bct~.eD
Charleston ard Savannah. All gree tls,
SAvannsh must fall.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-12
NeH York. Dec. 10.


+, The Augusta Consiitutionalist Of the
Sd says: Sherman appears % hare halted
TO grind corn.a AZ be teads towards The
barren counties Of tho South il become
necsssafy 70 make proper provisions. His
forsging parties asescohtinually driven ia
BY our ssvslry, and his fossge i report
ed to Be short
The Tribant's Washington special
says i General Emery, Of .6e 10Th cerrs,
arrived hero TO dsy irom 6scridan : frUnt.
Everything was Qaiss when he lefs.
Esflys 4 - believed had ssns ihres az
visions Of ais fssrcs 20 Richmond, nsne-
~: nsxraAs's. 0osdsns and Kershsv,s. /.
.esving behind onl5 on. .iothatry divis;Sn
and R,ssst = sssaify. &
The roads srs u splsndid sondis1oss
md the hesi,h y lhe afny = saeellspe.. !
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Richmond papers Of the 7tb ars filed
|epeculations Of "a immediate stack 3.
hichmoBd with Ia an sxpian<sion w
Fthev expect it. gsssexrp faese sf .
They arA en,irsiJ confident thst Grant
lhss been reinforced b. The 9th corps and
that be hss 0shss Ifess troops.
The World's Washington special says
Fhosscrans y 70 = transferred 70 some
more N pssfsAt e$pa6asd.s 4 s
Richmo. 4 pss = give further pa,tieu
lars Of Whes'ss's 6xhs ~ith kilpatrict.
1t whieb tsDpeen WAeelse s~As ahlised
70 fan back owisuI - 4 Kilp sssiok's - Desio,
sumbers.
The rebel General Anderson was
wounded .: 0siswosdvilis- md hsfis cen-
.ufsd for rashIy throsing bis trcops sgainsi
brsastworks.
Every house but Mr. Geiswold's Va
destroyed in Grissoldville.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-12
EE|S FROM RICHMOND.
The Rebel Capital mot Safe.
Reports fre,ss .N'ashptlie.
Gen. Iesaa's opiuie..
Washington, Dec. 10.
tSpeci,l TO Tribune

ISPeciil to Tribune
Gen. bog 40 gives it AZ his opinion that
the slow progress oi Sherman is the very
best sIijesee of his entire safety and yuc
cess.
1t was his programme to make frequent
halts to rest bis men, while datachine ats
would scout the country to destroy soadr,
bridges and rebel fufpies. III ID he en-
coun,ered any serious opposition he would
have resched the coast before this time
The Iimes special says Gen. Logan Is
on his way to in his comnAnd iu Sher
mans army.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-12

Mex York Dec. il

sss Ne~ AoTR, Oec. ~. &
Orders were received to day BY the
Collector Of the PORT from Washington TO
require passports Of aIi persons vho come
hithcr from Nassau and other ports ihs,
are The hsunts Of the piraticsl q d.spsrAdess
Who have seized, or attempted to seize.
sessels belonging to ci.isens Of the United
States. The psnies Of ell men arriving
from such porss without psssposts are /.
be sent to the anthorilies at WAshiogton.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-12
ST. Louis. Dec. lo

The Democrats Psducah special Of the
9Th rays oil stories abuut Decatur ON the
Cumberland river are wholly untrue.
River clear nnst unobiruct, d To Cisrks-
vile, to which point transports run With
oai convoy.
+ From C'arksvilie TO Nashville they are
conaoysd by gunboais. There are sever
al batteries between The tso point..
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-12
Washington. Dec. no.

Richuond papers Of Thnrsday say.
nothing new has been received ct the
Ctniedsrase var dep ,Etmeot regarding
3 ,esuan's movement. No exchanges Of
6sorgis papers bad been reooived u . L.
ter cate than the Sd.
Mosby has been promotsd to The rank
Of COloasl.