The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-18

detail for the subordinate commands in the fssess
10 De raised under the authority 0f these vesoiu-
lions, such Officers prvafes now In the heid, az
he may deem best qualified thereto; or h.. say
a&sien to such commands any person persons
Who may volunteer under the same authority, pre-
vided however, that any officer or private nav In
the military service Of the United States, who may
he detailed 10 any snch command by authority
hereby shall receive no additional pay for substi-
tuted service and no volunteer under the szme
authority. who shall be detailed to any such com
mahd, shall receive more pay than the pay Of
private.
SEc s. That persons volunteering under au-
thofity hereof shall be sworn into he service on
pe - day of February next, and the term Of
their enlistment shall commence from aud after
that day.
SEC. 4. That ho;h Houses Of Congress will on
the fourth day of March next, at IL o'eiock me
fdian, adjourn to meet on the fourth day Of June
Following; and Immediately upon such adjourn
menf each member thereof under fifty years of
age, and who sbal' report himself to the cOmman
aant OF some company 10 the forces hereby pro-
vidrd Tor, and shall thereupon be sworn Into the
mitiiary service unless sooner discha ged, shall
continue In sacH service without pay therefor
u' the EXPIRATION Of the period for which such
forces n = enlisted.
The above was referred to the Committee on
Military Affairs.
Mr.. Myers, Of Penn, (Dem.,) offered the fol-
lowing playful resolution:
BE IL resofced, That In this national emergency,
Congress will forege all feplin. of mere passion,
except that which loyalty dictates all resentment
except such "a Is due treason; and that this war
OF rai0nal self defence against armed rebels, in
snrrecttonary traitors and sympathixing abettors,
shaHld be waged On our parf un II such rebels and
traitors are conquered into love for the Uhion, and
made obedient 10 the Constitution and laws Of the
United States, and take the oath of allegiance To
The country, OF submission to the emancipation
prociamation and ihe proclamation Of December
5, Is u and when these objects are accomplished,
the leading rebels and chief traitors should be hung
and the war cease.
AT the sugge -ton of Mr.. Stevens, of Pennsylva-
nia union,} the above proposition was referred to
the Committee on the Reconstruction Of States.
Mr.. Carlisle, of West Virginia, offered a series
of resolutions In the Senate declaring that II Is ia
competent for the Federal President or any of his
commanders, to interfere with state laws, &c.--
They were laid on the table. In the same body,
Mr.. Powell of Kentucky, introduced a bill to pre-
vent offlcers OF the army and navy from interfering
with elections in the States. which was finally
referred to the Judiciary Committee.
In the House Fernando Wood offered a pream-
bic and resolution accusing Major Gen. Butler of
corruption and fraud in his administration of af-
fairs In New Orleans, and proposing the appoint
ment Of a Committee of fuye stigattOn. The re.O-
iuiion was laid on the table
In the Senate 4 resolution YeQue sting the PFcsi-
dent to notify the British Government Of the desire
OF The United states 10 terminate the so called
Reciprocity treaty with Canada, was referred to
The Committee on Foreign Relations. A bill re-
duciug the pay of officers of the army was intro
duced and referred t. the Military Committee
Banks, Meade, and Burnside, and the troops under
their command, were reported.
THE OPERATIONS THE CoNFEDsRArEs IN VEST
ERy viRGINIA-MnsBY's AsslrLT ON LurDoUS
HEIGHTS.
The Yankee papers publish the following sum
mary of official accounts of the recent Confederate
operations In Western Virginia. The New York
Tribune says:
rl,a ftf pt of
brigades of Lee, Walker, and RDsser, under the
immediate command of Fitzhugh Lee, to capture
the Union garrison AT Petersburg and take posSes-
sion of Cumberland and New Creek, has proved a
failure. a few empty wagoas-thi,ty five in ali
OF Colonel Th"bu'n's force, were captured bv the
rehes on their route from Petersburg. General
Kelly gives brief account of the discontinue of
The enemy ia a di patch To Governor Boreman.--
The Blltim and Ohio Railroad Is safe and The,
trains running regularly.
An official document Of the rebels. layins down
the plans OF Gen.ra;~Eariy in West Virginia, hats
ta,n into the hsf(las our troops. 1t appears
from this paper that General Early was to cut the
Baltimore aud OHIO RailrO ID at Martinsburg and
by combination of movements attempt the cap
lure Of such Uniun forces were between Mar
tinsburg and New Geek. At the latter place Gen
Early, having heard that we were concentrating
troops at MtrtiDsbure, and having bcen informed
that General AvefilI was there with strong cav
airy force, determined TO alter his plan. He there
fore dispatched Generals FItZhugh Lee and Rosser
II attempt the capture of t6e garrison II Peters
burg. Rosser was TO Try aad get into Cumberland
and capture or destroy the stores there. They
both iaiied because General Early could not rein
ssrre fAsru with artillery aad supplies.
A correspondent of the Baltimore american,
writing an account Of the attack bv Mosby on tho
camp Of battalion OF Maryland cavalry at Lou
doun Heights, says:
Our new camp on Loudoun Heights was, Just
before the early dawn this morning, baptized IN
blood. Precisely at half past fnur O'Clock this
moraing, Mnsby's Rebel Battalion, himself In per
at their head, avoiding our pickets on the roads,
crossed the zelda aad dashed into our camp with
fiend- like yell. They poured vO.iey of bullets
into tire tents where our officers and men lay
sleeping, wOunding many at the first fire. Many
nf the tents of officers and men We're sur
a demand lor instant and unconditional surrender
made.
This demand was answered by shout of def
ancc from ou. boys, as they rushed from their
tents, half naked, in the midst of their assaiiants
and with their rusty caIbin-s and revoivers drove
back the astonished rebels vino had promised
themselves such an easy Victnry over the sleep
in. Yankees - The rebels rallied, and so did our
men, best they could, and ''rough and tumble"
fight of fifteen minutes ensued, when MOsby sung
out, ''Retreat, boys; they are too many for us ="
Aud the discounted Major rnd his midnight assas-
sins made precipate flight In the direction OF
fliilsborOugh. The rebels fought with the most
desperate vndctveness, which was only eQuaiied
by tire coolness and undaunted valOr of our gallant
bows VINO f0uynI, VIII We lure tD say, as scarcely
ever men fought before, partially surprised, as in
deed they were Two of the COnedera CON-
mis- officers were killed and left the field.
Capt VIM. X. Smith WAS left dead, and the body
ef Lieut. Coison, Of Baltimore, and One of Gen
Trimble's rebel staff, will appear from the fol-
lowing pass found upon his person:
"CuLrsPER c. II e.. JuIy27, 1888.
0Guards and pickets will pass Lieut.. Colson,
Major General 1rmbIe's staff, in and out at plea
sure.
cry order ef Gen. r. E Lee.
al. b. Bridg, commanding, Major and Provost
Marshal, Army Northern Virginia."
A photograph of a beautiful young lady was also
found written In pencil-"For brother Willie, from
Florence"
Tbfee prisoners are also In our hands, two of
the severely if not fatally wounded; of the latter
one il Lieutenant VIM. Turner, of Baltimore, He
says his nncle, Captain Turner, recently command
ed the United States war vessel lfonsides, al
Charleston.
The name of the other wounded rebel soldier ID
Paxton, who resides near Leesburg, In thi. c0un-
". Many of the wounded rebels are lying In farm
houses between this place and HisbOrough.
FROM CHATTANOOGA AND KNOXVILLE.
A letter from Chattanooga says that all Is quiet
there and that Graut has made his headquarters in
Nashville A letter from Knoxville, dated the Goth,
says:
All the signs 60 TO show that Longstreet is now
occupied i'm ga. aeriag subsistence for his army In
tn. shape of cattle, corn, and other supplies. and
Is moving ;04drd the Virginia line. Trustworthy
reports from above represent that he is sweeping
the country above Of every thing in the shape OF
toad, and il driving or hauling 1t toward a common
depot In Virginia Longstreet II is said, considers
East Tennessee as ''gone up'' during the war. NO
serious attempt 1t IL believed, will again he made
10 disIodee us from East Tennessee. Whether he
will attempt to interfere with our communications
via Cumberland Gap, now that we have a better
and more practic able by the way Of the river
and KINGSTON remains to be seen presume,