The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1864-12-23

Gen. Burbridge had fight last Tuesday at
Kingsport, Tenn, with Basil Dukes brigade,
formerly John Morgan's, and routed it. The en-
envy lost $50 killed, wounded and prisoners. A
brother of John Morgan was captured.
1t is stated that the Roanoke river is full OF
torpedoes. Besides the Otsego, the steamer Bag
ley and picket launch No. have been destroyed
by them. One man and Il boy were killed on
board the Bagley. The officers and the rest of
the crew saved themselves by swimming. Capt.
Ames and Paymaster Sands were rescued by the
Wyalusing.
All the Federal outposts in Middle Tennessee,
southeast of Tuahoma, are reported to have
been evacuated. Northern Georgia is also rep
resented to be entirely free of Federal troops.
President Lincoln has called for another draft
of three hundred thousand men to make up the
deficiencies occasoned by credits on the last call.
Havana advices of the l4th, per steamer Lib
erty, report the arrival of the blockade runner
Dandy, on her tenth trip from Galveston.
The rebel Generals Marmaduke, Cabel and
Gordon, passed through Boston on Monday to
Fort Warren.
A despatch from Nashville, dated Monday
says that Gen. Thomas is pursuing the enemy to
Duck river, and has captured sixty-four pieces
of artillery and nine thousand prisoners, inclu-
ding the three thousand wounded at Franklin,
and four major generals. Nearly al! the church.
es and public buildings in Franklin have been
taken for hospital purposes. Forrest is reported
to have made another attack on Murfreesboro',
and to have been repulsed by Gems. Rosseau and
Milroy.
Gen. Dana has issued an order by which all
exemptions from military duty heretofore gram
ted in the district of West Tennessee will be void
after the LIST of Jan. next, and all persons be-
tween the ages of eighteen and forty-five, claim
ing exemption from any cause, must make prop
err proof and procure certificates before that date.
New Orleans dates of the 10th inst, have been
received Advices from the blockading squad
ron off Galveston, report the seizure during the
week ending the 9th instant, of six blockade run
ners. Yellow fever is raging at Galveston, and
the mortality is very great.
General Dix has transmitted an order author
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New England, designed for frontier service
One battalion of 400 men is to be recruited in
Massachusetts,
A Canada despatch says: 1t is reported that
the raiders who went East have been arrested -
proclamation has been issued Offering reward
for their arrest. Much exciemen, exists in refer
ence to the order calling out the militia, and
there are large numbers of volunteers. Reports
are afoat Of intended outrages by the Federals.
The Snow Hill INDY Shield states that Gener-
al Lockwood, while recently at New Town, in
that county, levied sum of about 81 ,OCO upon
those within range of five miles OF that village
who had lcen designated as rebel sympathizers
The object of the levy was 10 rebuild colored
Methodist meeting house which had recently been
fred by incendaries and destroyed.
despatch from St. Louis says The loss to
steamers by moving ice in the harhor yesterday
was over $20O,O0O. The insurance is about
$1,000.