New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-06
THE ARMY OF THE JAMES.
New Rehe, Batteries md what They Have
Beea Deing.-Geid in He"mo"o'-
Rarly.s Troeps.-Norsh Carolina 0no
Gov. vancc.-Rebel Torpedo-Piekes
Firing.
FrsI Our Special Correspondent.
UpQRs Army or the JAMIE,
NEAR hIcHloSD Va, Dec. = leei

NEAR hIcHloSD, Va, Dec. !, lesh)
The Rebels have for some time past Deeh
,,,nc batteries CD the ives, bank Of the james river
the Hcwe, House being perhaps the frst IL the cain
and extending IRON there all the way upto Drurys
p,uG There must be- in tie aggregate between thirty
and .oriy guns mounted in their several works many
~ ,h,m very powerful and effective. Last Sunday,
the 9Th they opened upon Fort Brady the first OF our
line o. works on the i;vor above Dutch Gap. from hfee
bs,terie. and perhaps II guns OF which the average
caliber was about l22 lbs. lie parspets OF on sdy
being down a, the time did not lopg reply 10 thor
sartations and they doubtless SUPPOSED our guns nae
been sIeneed. The only effect, however Of the can
popsde was 10 knock three OF the battery mons log
shaniies into ~.
Yesterday afternoon. however Tie Johnnes IsVips
GOTTEN another battery completed up toward Fort Oar
Ing which they supposed able to rake The ehah1e OF
the Jane. ceon OF the three hundred monitors and
doublecnders with which wc are coming Up through
Dutch Gap shortly they fit like boy with pair OF
new l-et,, and wanted 20 try their bran battery
on Accordingly they opened with the same. ard ruked
away the suggestions armada in the river with the most
satisfactory and gratifying results. They also opened
again upon Fort Brady with dozen guns expecting
no doubt 10 finish it up completely with few more
shas They were. however. replied TO by cOp: Pierce
with five Parrot pieces with such accuracy of range
A. 20 be- quic xiv tired Of the business and they ceased
fling disguised leaving MS 20 throw in some twenty
i've closing shots without response. The engagement
was u spirited affair while ii listed. and made big
nos but except that they again pied the three .hanies
which were lit on Sunday their wild shooting was
without effect
The men Of Capt. Pierce's battery rushed 10 their
~,h, huai vi
cry of "reneuber the shantes, which, the uufor
tuns,e "Chobsngs 20, knocked second time into
ihereen, bids fair be henceiorth adopted AZ their
baitle.crT.
We hid yesterday couple Of deserters from Rains
fundey lin Richmond who report that there is Low but
one white man remaining in the establishment
work ell having from time to time made their wa! TO
our iies This establishment has orders for some 40
pisces Of artillery to replace those st by Early in the
vallCy. and though the Rebel Government is urging
their being hurried out they utterly unable To pro-
due. them.
Tie Governor wants The iDonopoysof the blockade
running for State account and do Mt want Confederate
p,u steers to make Wilmington an asylum 10 such an
.xiet as they ale inclined TO do Moreover lie do mt
want (and tells the Richmond dynasty 80 very plainy3
cutie so much inicrmeddng and assumption OF right 10
eoptl the commerce OF the State tor its own account
Coy Brown had similar controversy. It will be re-
,nc,nDered, few months since, and got very little
s.Saction from jeff Davis and bis Congress at Rich
moni As q consequence, Gov. Brown has not since
,skea much pains TO be on civil terms with the powers
that De.
God 10 Richmond is now at premium OF 4 900 per
cent or forty dollars for one having advanced since the
deiea. Of the peace candidate Mt the North for the
Presidency from about . 100 pei cent TO its present
fgur.
uh tie opinion OF my Richmond informant that be
Office OF the Secretary Of the Treasury under the Con
seler:e Government is no snecure.
n,ntned in late letter that the troops belonging
TO Eadys command had returned to Richmond hungry.
baresoxed. and almost naked. learn from perfectly
Trustworthy sources that hardly did justice to the eI
tent o. their destitute condition. They have not yet
half ofthe men Of KershaxI Dvison--any shoes nor
comfortable garments. though they are better clad
than ,hod. They lad been two Gays without food
whoD they arrived few days since in Richmond.
There is very serious disagreement between the
Confederate Government and Gov Vance OF North
Cuolns which bids fair to render the latter NO less
hostile to JEFF iDavsl than the Holden party in that
State
The work Of planting torpedoes in tho river goes on
stil In front Of Battery Semmes they have number
Put down with galvsnie battery arrangement to ex
pode them. Indeed they have been most sssduous for
the at several nights in uselessy putting these In
ferna contrvances where thcyIpect our gunboats to
come understand that they rely especially their
Battery Semmes torpsdoes to blow feet into nsxt
week. having used very extraordinary quantity Of
powder to make them effective.
There has been pichet firing s,ong tho bank