, 1864-01-23

TeUei UuOpS uuu OeU. IUlOOQeU l,DUO men.
Great dissatisfaction existed among the rebels,
and deserters heard Of the Presidents proca.
nation with surprise. They declare that il the
prOclametoh could he distributed freely among
the rebel troops, thousands would at once enter
our lines.
Washington, Dec. SOth-This morning r. c.
C'ayhrook, Of the 9th Virginia rebel cavalry,
was granted an audience with the President for
the purpose Of making an important commu.
ncation Of o secret character.
Chief Justice Taney is thought to be some.
~hat better.
Forty DEGREES Of condemnation Of rebel
property under the Con6scation Act have been
issued here.
Measures will be at once adopted BY our
Cover mentt which will compel the rebel au.
thorities to recognize General Butler as an OIL
Ger Of the United States Army. Until that is
done, no proposition relative to exchanges made
by the rebels are to be recognized.
New complications arc said to have arisen
in the matter Of the removal Of the French to.
bacco from Richmond. It is believed here the
rebel Government will refuse permission to the
French war vessels to ascend the James river.
Letters received from an officer Of General
Banks army say that the cotton which will
soon be brought into market will amount to over
three hundred thousand bales
Fifty guerrilas, including Colonel, Major,
and Chaplain, were captured by Gen. Dodge's
mounted infantry, near Pulaski CTenn.) Dec
25th. Three Of them are In chains, charged
with the muIder Of Federal soldiers last sum.
mer. Skulls Of the murdered men, placed as
ornaments on the mantle.pieces, were found IN
their rooms. Seven members Of the 9Th Ohio
Battery, captured by the rebels near Tullahoma,
were found murdered. They were tied to trees
and shot, and their bodies thrown into the
river.
Chattanooga, Dec. 2sth.- Col. Long, Of the
Fourth Ohio Cavalry, returned from Calhoun,
Tenn, to-day, and reports that the rebel General
Wheeler, with 1900 or 1900 cavllry and
mounted infantry, attacked Col. Seibert, and
captured q supply train from Chattanooga for
Knoxville, at ten o'clock this morning, at
Cnarirstwn, on the south bank Of the Hiswasse.
The train and escort had reached the encamp-
lnent at Charlestown last night, and Col. Sci.
brrt's skirmishers were hotly engaged with the
enemy. They charged before Col. Long was
appraised Of their approach.
| lie mustered the full force Ct for duty In his
camp, b,ing only 100 men, and crossed to Col.
Seibert's support The rebels shortly alter.
wards gave way, COL Long pursuing them
closely. Discovering that portion Of their
i0rces was cut 0t on the right, he charged theiu
with sabres, completely deinolisling und scat
tsring them in great confusion. The cnemy's
loss ia killed and wounded is unknown-onc
hundred and twenty-one prisoners were cap
tured, including ive commissioned officers. The
main rebel column flrd, closely pursued for
five miles on the Dalton road, and when last
seen was fleeing precipitately, Col Longs loss
was one man slightly wounded.
The officer In eommBnd Of our station at
Cleveland also reports that be was attacked
early this morning Che 2sth) by . force Of
hundred rebels. He drove them Of
Csc. H. TnoNAa
New York, Dec. aI.-The Presidents Pro
clamation il kept from the men In the rebel
army, although the officers have received Il.
Nswheru. Dec. 0I.-Ths North Carolina
/ 1iM1s mYs u h1ariily ondorsra kiueoine pro,
clamalion, snd advisos the people Of that State
to accept Il, il also copies from the Rirhmund
WAig, declaring that slavery has stabbed It
self to death. Il has sinned against the light,
committed the unpardonable sin, and must die.
The Raleigh Standard and Raleigh Progress
severely crtticise JetE Davia's message. They
] publish Pre- .ident Lincoln's message with q.
vorable comments.
New York, Dec. si.--The dispatches from
Washington say that private advices from the
lower counties Of Maryland, aud the counties
lin Virginia, this side Of the Rappahannock.
state that the amnesty proclamation OF the
President Il received with general satisfaction
there, and that the time ior such proclama.
ton has arrived. Il was believed that 1000
rnbels would take the oath, but for the inter
meddling and advice of comrades.