, 1864-11-19

! tion Of new works some distance front the CT
ter. But its progress is very slow, owing
| the accuIcy. with which our gunners thro
| mortar shells in their midst whenever the
show themselves ut work.
Casualties continue to Occur daily along tt
/ picket line, and stray shots frequently fea c
| those far in the rear Of the Work5. sometime
| inficting fatal wounds,
Gen, Burnside reached City Point on Wednca
day evening, OH visit to his old Corps. H
called on Gen. Grant, and afterwards proceed
ed to t1te front by special car. AN Was rc
ported 9olet yesterday morning: %
THE 1tfdtfsae's Army Of f~the James; spccia
pretty certain that Lee Is detaching part oi
his troops for servite elsewhere: = ;.
- ! SOUTHERN NEHB,.
The Richmond Examiner has an article: &C
the capture Of the Florida, which. it calls i
contemptible Yankee trick. It says;
'Brazil will, Of course, remonstrate. UalesE
she can interest great maritime nations, her
EePonstrance will he wholly vain: There
has lately been GOODNESS between the Elm:
pcror and t6e.Engglish Government. Dip}o>
mattc relations were suspended for that and
any, will probably be cdld and easily answered
By Mr.. Seward Franco and Brazil are on
very friendly terms, yet there are considcra-
t1ons which MAT c1pSoA oAFfance Hfs0 to be very
G9utioHE III Stirring tho matter too roughly.
e,row. o1t nf It. Thc @nn3 skin Fiorido ID 1oaf
Gnr command ers viii i,aTt learned that thev
had better for the future avoid MI ports cx.
cept thoSe Of England and France and their
The snme paper has an article on shcrrran's
movement. It says LIE will find trouble if he
attempts q movement into Louisiana, but
thinks he is not going in TINT direction.
IN the rebel Senate On Monday, Orr, of
South Carolina, offered resolution, which
was agreed to, that the President be request
ed to communicate to the Senate the official
report of General James E. Johnston, touch.
ing his operntions at Dalton nud subsequent
", up to the date, of his removal from COM
mand. 80
BarnHe1l, Of South Caroliua. introduced q
bill providing for the repeal Of the act which
authorizes the payment Of debts to alien enc
mics IN. the bonds Of the Confederate States.
len enemies whose estatee had been contlsca-
ted, took advantage Of the act to
nav the 49, E0n-6sdc1nfe rrre;ven fhc
four rcr cent :bouds.. He also infrodncrd
abIll, to authorize: :flje Secretary of thc Trcas.
try to Exchange coupon bonds for T:s0 Trcas-
my notes, 3~>''' '1 ~ '~'
.,1n-tke House. the Sneakcr n,o7e tb, fn,1ow-
ing assignments to-. standine con cnun1ni mi toes Of
the House: Mr.. Kenncr. of In to ComTn;t.
tee on Wnys and Meons. Mr. C1a1rkr nf III
to COMMITTEES IN. Judiciary. Mr! S1ead ~ ~
Mo-, 10 Committee on Forei,n Affairs. Mr'
Connor. of Mo, to Coinmitfec IN Pos}mas.
ters and Commissaries: NJ. Cluskey- Of Tenn.
tn Commitfce m Nova1 aTa;rs H. Hetnh'
Of No. to Committce On nr5nanrn sintc..
AIr. Wilkes. of Mo-. to Gomm;ttcc o1r Indion
Affairs. and to Conm1ttco m Post 1f1coo a,,J
Posi- Roads. Mr GarlrnI of ArlN tnTn,n,n;t
tec IN Ways ori1 Means ~ o~1AA't@AS
Inn, afaq fn no1aat y, lHnsas; sn ais oner o nsa
r. Tho. .tron M n
- t.nsn1,,tto.. ,,.s s.aleIl
crn.dinncr ~ roia;,,r tha' ~ tnIG .ne
,,;esar;o4 naars ~ ,:slsiS tne saa1cs o. me Iom
t,,,.;n., W. e Nn1aa ano1oEt " "gonsn mstll
r"i;Ag ahn,,d UIt goG1 - ' oinei ~ n4ute "nat
nom s,, n me IN miatazy service another to H.
o.sara lunn 1.o - Rih ~ lne isaFy prs
more surrey observance OF the sabbath in the
a,'1 ha r;ah ane ~a' anotner 10 as9 that omeers
e oyenment % eSnss Ha m5, f. connncFoe e'c e.
ms s., resolution a letter was read which
as follows "AecordIng'to Present
rates, Brigad1er Generals monthly pay will
2niy carry nun from kiehmond to Augusta;
colonel eoala MOI go 1ar5her than' Chariotte,
1nd Lieutenant Celonei to f:aleish ;; q Major
captain Or Lieutenant, after paying for bed
n hicnsaond, would have noout enough to
ouy q ticket to tho first water statfons" The
ettGr, with resolutions, Eas referred to the
M'litafI Commistee. Thanks were given
5en: &c; Forrest ior his recent victories In the
"Gst.
!, fooae, OF Tennessee, offered resolution
lnat tennessee solaieFs. ialnllies oG supplied
II the expense o. tiie doFemmens.- Ae also
otiered q resolution for the Committee on
ways ana Means 10 reportthe financial Dill as
eafi! as possin!e. r.
~, ~ oeloeh 81, 'ne m aouso "ena mo secret ses
,,u1 ,ni % um Luz W. u 5ePeal sne na?sas eofpas'