The New York herald., 1864-12-21

THE STU ALTON.
We publish this morning the proclamation OF Presi
Gent Lincoln calling for three hundred thousand
more to recruit the national armies. Until the
l6th Of February next with OF Con.
gress is allowed m the quotas Of States and districts
by volunteering Any DEFICIENCIES remaining at ha. date
~Hi be nlled BY draft.
General Thomas Is still following up the remnant Of
Hoods defeated dsmoralzed rebel army, which is
continually dvindlins by struggling and the captures
nghtng Thursday, the 18th iust., up TO
aast Mcnday night, General Thomas had
made prisoners Of niDe Thousand rebels, including four
major generals and brisade Besides these their
Bosses in killed and wounded arc very considerable The
snurs Union losses up Monday night estimated
% have been only little two thousand Hood had
siK.y-6ve pieces of artillery when the first attack
was made on tho morning or the 18th instant.
Or these stxty-one pieces have been taken from
him. Our latest accounts represent him retrea.ing
Monday night been driven to Duck river about
forty miles south Of Nashville. and was orossng his
troops rapidly possible. His further progress will
be much nterrered with by all the in his front
beng b,gn and the bridges destroyed. The important
Union posts OF Aurfreesboro Knoxville and Chattanooga
An Tennessee, and Bridgeport and Stevenson in Ala
ama possession Of troops, notwithstaud-
Ang reports the contrary In East Tennessee Generals
Esonsmau end Burbridgs routed the rebel Breckin
ridges and captured the greater portion Of his
snent Of rebels from Hoods army under Gene
ral Iyoa. who moved into Kentucky, and it is
thought that the OF them will be made prisoners.
Tue rebel loss of Franklin tho 3oth ult,
s said to have been thousand. They acknowledge
loss OF nve rhousand The entire Union loss that
casion was nineteen hundred In the defeat Of Forrest
On the 18TH inst near Murfreesboro his loss fifteen
hundred in killed and wounded who fell into the hands
Of Rousseau's men.
We are this morning without any additional intelligence
from the army OF General Sherman later o. his
success At Saw annah may be hourly looked for.
A despatch was received at the State Department In
Washington yesterday from the Governor General Of
Canada announcing that Of the 81 Adams raiders
bad been rearresed and that the remainder Of them
soon would be- A proclamation Offering rewards for
their apprehension has issued Volunteering for the
frontier militia guard Is very active in Canada The
provinc,as somewhat excited by rumors ina. out
RACES are medltated by the Feuians. a.
Among the Hrst acts OF Dana assuming
h. sdoua rtav htch
are at Memphis the issuance Of order declaring
void after the lst OF January proxmo all exemptions
From military duty heretofore granted in the
District OF West tennessee All males between eighteen
anl forty I'VE nt for service, exceDnng ministers
sf the Gospel, civil officers appointed directly BY the
president Cabinet officer, employees OF the military
lsegraph and servants OF army and navy officers, must
caro-, for military duty or leave the district another
srds General Dana requires persons taking out licenses
70 sell liquor In the city OF Memphis pay extra
et thirty dollars per month
Nothing additional Of much military importance has
Aranspred since reports in either OF armies rest
aag On the james The rebels continue their artillery
rs In the vicinity Of the Dutch Gap aud they
Feosa.y opened with one hundred pound gun in the
airscuoa OF the military railroad running from City Point
70 the s Of the Army Of the Potomac but have ye, done
no damage with H. To General Grants shoed salute Of
sss hundred guns Sunday morning In honor Of the
ossscs Of Generals Sherman and Thomas the rebels
respondei In few Ineffective shots. Considerable firing
n stl INDUCED In by ths opposing pickes. notorious
Fsbsl scout named Waterbury rho had for long time
wounded by . Union soldier.
New Orleans despatch Of the 10Th states that during
tac week ending on the 9th inst six blockade
we're captured BY our squadron Oh the Of Texas.
Zoe yellow fcver was rrevsng TO an alarming extent in
llveston Texas and ihc-c had been two large fres in
he tsvu previous TO the 9th inst
CONGRESS.
u the senate yesterday Mr.. sumner, from the Com
a. tee Forsgn Relations, reported substitute for
s House res lullon 70 terminate the so-oslied Rsc
a socity treaty with Canada II simply rehearses the
tnanpcr IN which notice terminate the treaty shall
Do giveo, declares that such notice shall be ssued and
chargsa - President comnunicate the same 70 the
tsvitxh eevssnmeut The paper ordered 10 be
printed. xks bill creating the raok of Wee Admiral Of
kbs Navy passed, and the gallant Farrsguts promo.
hxou viii prsbsby be announced TO morrow. Tho House
iii 10 srtsnd the for the withdraw OF certain de
kiptsons s merohandse from public stores psssed
AN lo~~>~alos ana bar of po MT cadAtf