The New York herald., 1864-12-06

from command Of tho corps, Generals W.
Curtis, lisu,soans Colonel Ed W. smith, tseusrs Busis
Aulans General ths Tenth eosps stA and many others
were present.
Deaths An Hospitals.
FORIRns MoxRok. Dec.l 1854.
she following = lht Of the deaths IN the hospitals at
Ola Poin, since the last report
Nov. 20.-Honghton Tawer, Oath Massachusetts,; Geo
Board, 9th Aaine; Aphonso Herrlck, l6tR New York
artillery Isaac Kelium 7tn United states coiored.
Vernon. l42d Now York: james cadwe, 7ta New Hamp
shire; Milan Taylor Sd Penns5 vania artillery; john
cnlored; Peter Gardsnau, llsth New York; Lewis DO
land, 4th United states tcolored).
Nov: 22 Lewis aawson, 6sth Pennsylvania; VIM.
Wright, 6n uuitsd States coIored; VIM. Street, ll5h
Nov 2s-Jacoo sIutz. Cd Psnusy lvania artillery; VIM.
c. Anderson 206th Penney vapS: b. H. shepard. 16sh
| Robson, 4,h New Jersey battery; Lewis Brown. 9Th
Unuea states colored; W. Ii. LARSON, 1l7ih United
Nov. 24-Poler Matson, I'd. Pennsylvania artillery, f
b. whueker, LIST New York mounted Jies; Charles
Beach, Slss New York James Ward, slst New York
Edgar tenucb, 1i6th New York Joseph Green, llSth
| coIored C. b. Roperts, asth United states o,lored.
Nov. 26Jacob Linden, lst Mar and cavalry: George
New York: VIM. j. oetrander, I4ad New York; Eijan
Bso~o 10Th tinted states coiored; John Jenkins l2sn
| Nov 2o.-Hcnry thompson 18th New York artillery
Joshua Hi 62d ONO; FRANCIS brake, Let New York
liery, wn smi hers l42d New YORK; Ira Sprarue Sd
Nov. 27--Hnrrison Nut.ine, 39th illinois: George II.
Hall, 7h New Hsmpsbirc Charles Soyder 9Th OHIO W.
G0cd~iD, "a New Hampshire ieorgs Lewis. 116n
United states coored Thomas Sack. Hath United States
co,ored.
1iu Maine; 6. C. Harvey, 15tn New Ycrk battery John
G. Rether, 142d New YORK. Samuel Hines, l98ta Penn.
Nov. 29.-Henry Benson, Sd Pennsylvania artillery
George Answorlh, 7th New Hampshire; isaac Nichols,
'h United States coiored Charles Mayo, unassigned
Nov. s0-John Brunueil, unassigned recruit; Joseph
Lloyd 3eth United States coored Patrick Farrell, Gan
DSc i-Henry Reed, lssth pennsyl lvana; John Roach,
civilian tpri:oeer, D A McsslSm 2sd ssOraia Irsee
United States coorod.
Rebel Accounts.
PsfRKsRvRa. Dec 2, 1854.
Yssserdsy sooas s noo1 ;ns enemy having made long
attacked and capured the garrison 81 stony cresk Inc
terminus Of the Petersburg aud Weldon
Railroad. twenty miles bel " hare.
Tho force copsassd Of about two hundred men. They
me Ss m
Our forces were quickly in pursuit out tho enemy soon
retired, asr slight akirmsh With our forces s which
prisoners and inflicted up0a them
loss oi killed and wounded
This morning General srsc,e Of Alabama, vas killed
bv shell whilst Inspecting his lines. The same ahei
killed captain and private.
TIE REBEL OFFICIAL ACCOUNT.
HEADQuARTKRs, I
Army NORTHERN VIRGINIA, Dec. 2, 1864. ! 4
Ine enemy stsoked Stony creek depot yesterday and
but most Ct the latter was saved. The railroad Is
unnarmed.
Gensral Lee coming rp % the susmy retiring A.
tackled and drove him rapidly cisns miles, capturing
some prisoners; but GOULD not bring him 10 an engage
msot
Inc depot was occupied by about one hundred and
fifty men, under Captain waidham, shout hundred
and twenty I'VE Of whom are sad TO have been
among them regret 70 state, Asor iznugh, quarter.
MASTER
me enemy efs dead At the depot .na along the
route OF his retreat II. L. LEE
most IMPORTANT.
From the Richmond Despatch, Des. g.
movcmsnt m our crtremc rghs ssuth oT Te,ersSarg
gentleman from Petersburg informs us that on Thursday
morniDs the enemy. WIN large force oI cavalry and
Stony creek twenty miles south OF Petersbvrg and
Ing burn, the railroad bridge at tba, pace started SOUTH
towards Weldon, destroying Inc railroad and laying waste
the country M they advanced.
Tue Petersburg Esprs s,a,es, tho Information Of
passengers BY the soubsde shat Stony creek sta
ton seized ny large force Of Yankee cavalry, who
bed al last accounts We fear the account above given
by " the true and that the movement more
| seyious than Q cavalry raid.
proper 10 state that We have been unable TO obtain
from the War Department any info masion in regard "a
This important event.
ora eUNBoArs IN THE EAYPAHANNocK.
fFrom The Richmond Dispatch, Dec. 3.
S9 nos Of o1s,., S Sos .De
Tue guDboats red oyster boats In the river and
drove shen OF TO mnke room for the fapkee fishermen
In the OF the dsv barges from the gun
attempted 10 land n Esscx put were nred on and driven
OF by our local troops.
u was reported last night that Mosby bad found
another train, and burned u After ngntiDg
With sword. He lost 10 tho eng cement.
The precise caity OF the affair not certainly known,
but supposed be she Inflated Marhnsburg pike.
RKAvy FIRING BELOW RICHMOND.
fFrom the Richmond Dispatch, Dec. 3.1
Tho heavy boom of bis guns beard IN this city
Throughout yesterday, giving rpe TO the belief
that battle gope on below she city, that
co1,roopiy lively time beiug had Ia the vicinity OF
Btrfs canal II, however tnrred out that noisc
made by our guns at different points the James
river practcng obtain certain ranges trying 70
bow tbevcould have knocked the Yankee Monitors Int
cooked has they had been there. Tue rsruit OF the
practice said have been entirely satisfactory 70
pares engaged. With this exception ali was a. quiet 4
usuaI on the north side yesterday.
Important Internal Revenue Decision,
from toe Baltimore Sun, Dec. ,
In tho Upited States Circuit Court, Associate Justice
Giles this morning delivered elaborate opinion the
OF the Mayor aud City Council against the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad COMPANY. The was brought
the VI SIS ,0oo the " the three
osu nternsl revenue TAX fer years paid coll
lector Of internal revenue the $500 pcf
aDnsml due BY the company TO tho city the bonds
isfuei by toe latter These bonds the hys
million loan, ana issusd TO nfhle the company "a
effect certain improvements, including tupneilng &c
the n1aiu branch OF the road The suit was aiao I'd
recover tho further OF 81 $50 PER quarter
to year ise0 HIS Honor "a tho ap. alton I'd
tha