The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-15
Now York, Sunday, January Is, 1865.
THE SITUATION.

We have further particulars OF the rebel attack
at Beverly Court House, Randolph county, West yrgi-
mia, early last Wednesday morning The attacking
force was commanded by General wckham, of Rossers
division and the Union troops at the post consisting Of
the Thirty fourth Ohio infantry and the Eighth Ohio
cavalry under Colonel Forney, completely taken
by SURPRISE we'll ounumbcrcd, the rebels rushing
In upon them suddenly about daybreak- Sharp Skin
rnishing ensued but have definite report Of the
casualties Colonies Forney and Youat, and about four
hundred Of their men, is said taken prisoners
but the two colonies and about two hundred
lines The rebels made but short stay, and then re-
tr at,d towards Leai burg
The Tennessee State Convention has unanimously
adopted resolutions abolshng and forever prohibiting
slavery within that State abrogang the secession
dnanco and all the passed in pursuance thereof
Those are to BIO upon by the people the ed Of
February, and II they adopted election for Gov
ornor and members OF the Legislature will be held the
9TH OF March next
Thcre Is no military ncws OF importance from the
the water having oycrowed Its banks for considerable
distance and put stop to travel General Grants
ponioon bridges General Hickman is now temporarily
commanding the Twenty nfh (colorcd) corps General
woitzcl bong absent on furlough
Cairo despatch states that General Thomas and his
STAFF we're at Paducah, KY, few days ago Descrters
from the rebel Forests command constantly coming
into Cairo and taking the oath Of allegiance TO the gov
eminent
There appears TO DO no longer any doubt about the
by the national troops OF Of the frontier
posts in Arkansa regarding which kilograms have been
80 contradictory for some days past. Our st. Louis
correspondent assures us that Fort Smith and Van
Buren, has been abandoned, and tina, Fort Gibson,
10 the Indian Territory, no doubt soon win be. The
garrison a, Fayetteville Ark, has not yet been
withdrawn. These places not given up from any
dIGcui,y about holding thcm against the rebels but
because the objects 10 be gained by their possession
in men and supplies That the rebel General Price Is
dcsd seems be settled BY rebel Official order which
has been received a, Little Rock by the Union command
or General RcynodA This order which is dated at tho
headquarters Of the rebel army in Arkansas the 4h Of
December, announces Prices death, and General
Fagn AZ his Twelve block houses are 70 be
built on the Southwest branch OF the Pacific Railroad,
20 prevent rebel raids future from Arkansas into Mis-
souri,
The Union men of Missouri still continue TO hun, down
che rebel gusrills in that state who nothing less
than orranzed murderers and robbers Recently party
Of the Home Guards and the Ninth Missouri cavalry
sud through several Of the interior counties tho noted
chief jim Jackson, whom, with seventeen Of bis mon
they succeeded in over,aking and killing.
by wy Of Cairo we have New Orleans advices 70 th'
Nth inst General Candy had issued another and NOR
stringent order against trade with insurrectonary dis
sricts Persons going from his lines into those OF tb
enemy for tho purpose OF carrying trade unless the
have special permits will, If caught forfeit the good
found 10 their possession There are no new mtar,
movements reported
Isxa rebel newspapers contain some additional itams