, 1864-12-08

| The Military Situation.
| Letters from the Army OF the Potomac con-
tain no news. The utmost quiet prevailed
| along our lines at the latest dates:
| The Macon Messenger, Of the ed ult., says
| Of the cavalry fight at Walnut creek: t.The
! enemy, with four pieces Of artillery, WAS W.
rious1y estimated at from 5, 600 to 5000, COM
manded by General Fitzpatrick. The artillery
fire was. opened and kept up quite briskly
| about two hours, without loss on our side.
Their shooting was not creditable. OF their
| loss, we saw six dead horses, but know not
| Whnt 1t might have been during the tight.
Captain HafIop1, Of the 10th Ohio regiment,
| with very few men, who had crossed the
| creek, made daring charge on our city, when
| his horse was shot and the Captain captured.
These are about the only accidents of tho
second attack on our city, and all the injury
done in the immediate vicinity was the burn
ing Of a mill and the inJurins Of few hun
dzed yards Of railroad. It WAS very feeble"
The steamship Fulton, specially detailed,
will leave this port tomorrow with heavy
mail for sherman's army. She goes under
sealed orders, as the exact point of Shermans
arrival On the coast has not Jet been divu1ged.
The Savannah Republican, Of the 18th, says
Gov. Brown must be resolved to drive Sher-
man out Of Georgia by proclamations. The
Macon Telegraph, Of, the 2sth, contains three
Of these manifestoes from bis Excellency.
The Macon Telegraph, Of the 28th, says,
VIC noticed On the street yesterday wagon
containing exactly six sticks Of pine wood,
for which $50 WAS demanded.
The Selma Dispatch says, the Georcio mill
tin have been turned over to the Confederate
service.
The Savannah Republican, Of the 3oth. saws.
guards are busy on the streets picking up
straegfers. AL the able-bodied population
arc converted into soldiers !.
From Washington.
The Republican Senators held Caucus this
morning to arrange the standing Commits
tees. These will remain nearly as they were
last session, the Senate vacancies being filed.
Senator Sherman wifi be Chairman Of the
Committee on Finance, with. view to har-
mony between the Committees of Naval Al.
fairs and the Navy Department. A change
suggested, but this question will not be t1eci-
dcd until the caucus meets tomorrow.
Hon. n. Sargent, Commissioner of Customs,
Who recently made the tour Of the Northern
border, has returned to Washington. His OBJ
ject was to give effect to the law to prevent
sib!c to apply corrective to existing abuses. |
The sealed proposals were opened today at
the Subsistence Department For -four, the
bids ranged between S11.70@12.S0 per barrel
for cash, and frem twenty to twenty-five
cents additional if payable in certificates.
This afternoon six Of the Associate Justices
Of the United States Supreme Court, now
present in tue city, bat representing q quorum |
OF the Count, made their annual formal call |
on the President. The Interview was brief |
and Of very sociable and amiable. character. |
Chief Justice Chase, not Jet having taken the !
oath Of office and entered upon his duties,
was not present.
New Ynrl1 Items.
Capt. Winslow, Of the Kearsarge, is stop
ping at the Ast6r House, where be was wait
ed on today by committee from the Cham |
Ter Of Commerce. He will hare o public re-
ception tomorrow evening.
TO-day's papers are barren of news being |
hlied with the Message and accompanying
reports.
capture OF a Blockade Kunner.
a Fortress Monroe letter Of the 5th inst.
gives the particulars Of tine capture nf the
block ade runner Vixen BY the sunboat Rhode |
Island. The Vixen ia new steamer, on her |
first voyage. She is English built, of faultless
ane spS vn wa s"G q eontaet VIE
the Rhode Island, she had been pursued by |
two steamers, nnd outFan both Of them. Dur |
ing the chase, the Vixen ran fourteen knots, |
hat was gained upon By the Rhode Island.
1cr buckets and disable the boat. The Rhode |
Island towed her to Fortress Monroe The |
stxen Is q splendid specimen Of naval archi-
lecture, go feet in length, with two smoke
stacks and two masts, schooner rfgEed. She |
las large crew, numbering 400 men. Her
captain is IN officer in the English navy.
Foreign Items.
Thc'Paname Herald says that information
was lately received TINT Dr.. Gwinn has OBJ
tanned from Maximillian, through the intu-