~ fi _ ~~ ...,.~,~`:;'*,+?";~`".y" ~.~_Ez + ~L^'-' .:'~"~±" +.^ ~ -r Taa:?l~ : e~~s'arr:~~;~•..-n0r.........,..,..._.., VOLUME 1. tht..V ... ito))oolt..eactit.; • ...t,.r.--:•,...,.., , ;-:.:‘:,,i.,i,.. ;.,..;;.-•'i 1 , ..:. ~..3i,.'-. E GUM TELEGRAMS. Our Victory at Nashville, iiTh IltitiPnet Of tie twin BATS. Enna Th5 . ..?%16171 1 4 1 4f :the TNo •Al-11/411' THE Erglitg 141* OON,RDEBes, Tlix4'b r POviierna % 3raistet3 Carried. BOOS TEMPI ARMY °ROl4l5'. /terrible «Eppearaisee ót the lifEGitdl I cOV RE *ITII nsk AND DYING "dull d wit ,littari-4,0011 iricom; Cuts and 7,000 Small Ares. escrow:wry Dee. I.9.—Ths,Ga. a livid description - of the battle of tho lath : The day openedsiotidy with ki . tikations of rain. There wits a slight co g at an early honr-hnt thls soon cleared away, and at 8 o'clock we were able insleternsine the enemy's positlonb night ef the Ifah,Dood withdrew both lila *tap tenni tin; *is concentrated hla braes cierri iditte.lllo eta. holdi n g 's strong Dina: 4l 7. sting the • iriany,. 'irhile his centre was, protected by tau - :(thies - Of breastworki. •": • .Oar own : troops were alepeeea in ihe fehfceeing. otaatrucht•i yiklry On the 'e:atreraerigtiti , • SChefiebrittad corps, &negating of Couch's and Con's dlrleicios, at first held the muerte,' but before the raalit battle opened they had taken a poilltlon on the left ‘ of the easalry, thee fortialeg the right of our Infiniti7 line. A. J. Smith's Het cape, conaletlngof i lleArthar's, Ganard's -and ltfoore'a dietelons, came. next onthe left of - --On the left of Stahl, the megatieent 74th iiorpiof T. J. Wood, congaing of the &detente of Sam Beatty, woe fdrmed ln,`Claae;ordoit;: . ttf.battli, and partlally mtliased. and two lifeadtheir;Ntlet'Orntri:dltlebey. brig sta . & ii‘WeiliFt4i!,ikelil the erirenie loft.; . . ._ , t hat: Vtaphus 6f battle we e a - cotainnattio of h on the ISM, in pressing the advantage tamed on the enemy's left. r At about half-pact eight O'clock our batteries *mod from a hundred pieces simultaneously elza t z elan the eatire ll nes. The rebel artillery replied' Se ' •nuirchlog down the Granny White pike, ally-ameenllng his strength, placed his corps directly upon the enemy's - left flank. Fdeadman at the come time worked. hisin e y This . ..etwonif,li. the meantime, rarenstliened Ids 'Usenet*. Chas. -'This deb/I:aped 'Wood to rajtatlinaWithront delay. ' In splendid order , eU trnd) Division Melted forward to the -datiting,welley rater iollei, sod still stun- Ippressed on Entlitsrithia half plOol shot 'of the teensy; when hie era became so deadlytthat our inirtf,.ba erderS fetattbit more effectually, mime .??‘ P_, 1 45 iturrtd Fer, tlaPir thaw-' any efY....4 00 P4 _ever ‘raioa. _-,, In ogee' a position. • ;moray, stood awl fired fast and furiously at the enemy but they could not remain there and live. A few. gave.way and fled In disorder. The whole line , staggered ; and had. the rebels., done nothing month= keep up their deadlyilre, we should have been driven. But they made a move. meat err shift their artillery, which our nom -molted 'op up itulteation that, they Aram . ' atsw* to lauTtdett: "Mete line and retire.. ftftmg a loud shout, the division whir h eed bay. onets rushed ImpOnously forward, and, swarm. Ingereg the srpr captured such rebelsral hat not fed. _llksbyliad line to get away two guns buttleSobiffell:into our hands-- As soon-.as. this.. preliminary mow was Aelbleted Oen. Thomal,vho wee nom dming the dityltAlie' berY front lino of heap; ordered' a eha ftamg the onto; line.* ' fteliOfteld meted upon the left flank of the ea. enty,dand before his veterans the rebels gave • away Ilksfrost work. -The assailed Ilankcrum ' bled to piton as Schofield alvaneed and was - rolled Ds& on that portion of the line which Just now was attacked by A. J. Smith's troops with II weight atulenergynothingcoaldwlthstand. Meldllien's brigade, which was foremost in battle, as on the previous day, rushed right Cr - into the very.. teeth of three powerful rebel bet terleViPlirettiea them at Dm-point of the bayo net, which wee tbo salient Rolm, of the enemy's 'soda. In a few moments their works ' were ;everywhere destroyed, their forces utterly routed, their tiddlers cmitared by thousinds, and every plheit of their artillery In our hands. Such as -csisaped death or capture; fled toward Franklin pike and took ,re_fuge behind E. D. Lee's corps, 'which held the gap in the hills. 'Wood and Steadman on the left had now net and prepannd to assault the rehelsight,whlch '• was still unlackm. tinder cover of a tremen. ' dons fire from our -gen ,s Crol.•• Post , l briesads. moved' forward, and adfralght's hrtgode, of A.m. Beatty's ditislen, formed on his right ill support. C Inanokably on ohiis .le.ft Thompson's colored ; brigade was drawn np, and Ittomates colonel brigade was nem on the left The enemy re,- . serred their fire until Past'a brigade commenced to _climb the_ lall;when a pc:fret herricanc - of . ; shot, shell and eannioler bre through his ranks. . 'ln face of this 'fre car men steadily advanced , lbw colons% troops viol with the whites in per- . *Went energy with which they -forced their way op the MU; Thompson's men in endeavoring to pass around to the It ft, tact with a terrible dank aro oltighicanfased their ranks. , The troops on the right were torn in pieces by the Wale ere; . they patella! an Instant, sod at this jam:Sure the : brave Colonel Post was mortally wounded. ' Dia Momencollonier was loin, ant our men whose reit/Oct-had lemiortaltred them, rushed 1, . " bask In Coutralco 4 bleeding to the line frau Wood aeon reformed his broken hattallOns and Lend Orders foe 'the renewal of the assault. While Pcnt's'orterens again assailed the hill . Mitt itrd:iiid tioempson's Afticans word on - the rebel rigft, Elliott's and Kimball', revisions ; were hurled like a thunderbolt against Coe rebel left. Wood tanualf„ accompanied by all MS - Matt folnlweri and dim:to% the clufrr . The rebel Ira blazed forth antic bat our onto aier*.witbaut hesitatien, ar pow, varied Do entkelvork 3 , wills till their 'gnu_ r and &bre the ; rebels in dismay from the hill. This was the last ,stand the retoAs raided Z . ..;„ their *hole army iota now fleeing in rout pante.' Had urn the night intervened, the may . , would bite been deintoyed. ' The uppaarmosof the tattle field wan hoot , I ble. In the &thine. halo was falling mptilit The ground wee toured with the de.ad and dribt,' ii amp equipage tetra:still trodden In the mud, xrdugloi with shattered noilloy wheels WA frog menu of exploded caisson. ........fthe correspondent says: I. pushed forward to ..,-.."- the southern slope of , the hill; it was almost ` dark; the; Tile was pouring steadily down, and . standing them amidst the dead. and dying, - I caught die kat glimpse of our. Hare of bottle, and heard the last triumphant shouts of our sol d/brat 88 even throte;ll th e darkness they pressed 4 on s hier the dying foe. sn The of the battle worn 5000 prisoners, tblrty guns, and MOO small arms. ... LIRE 'FROM ADMIRAL lliilL6o Interview with Gen. Sherman. 'AK PIIOIIIiBLE. • • . , !ism Yong, Dec. 19.--A- letter was received limn Admiral Dahlgren by Secretary Wells , on the 17th, !sling he was ,then. (the kith) in the irelimixt or dm: giterman, he hiring: come around to Warsaw Sound with Gen. loiter to meet Dahlgren: 'rho Admiral wasbusy tnioying thotavatooh—direrfcir nn attack onSarannah hiwater, mires &tient to proceed to Ossabaw In hope of communicating waldtenrusa; when that Osorvial; as ilieddralrid ivaiked orer 'Fort W.Gillster and came aboard ,he lag ship. • Rebel Depart Of 'a -ILInIoW - 11cpulse near : .., bas dirt - ire datCa l ir l ai ' 1 -- gat ' o il a, Dec. A 21, say:: ' 1 • 'that a Unloa force was repulsed oat the ri.mso " ' '-iTr ul coli tYr the r t a tli-wcat - :ffi Bran::: ' ... l i l ettoli -. Diet •.•i deaerted. - • . . - , ON= 'int - IA -Per- Mrs rni ' ' C Pr " 711 . :1 F el 1141 _ PI I 11 - • Gem Atitler's Forces at Barmuda IlundreAl Attacked. FIVE REBEL GITNI3OATS AND TWO RAMS AT FORT DARLING. Lee and Bails in Favor or Arming the Shires. FIGHT EXPORTED AT EAST ZOLLI COFFER STATION. Capture of Fort McAllister Confirmed. Saw Volta, Dee. 19.—The flmn&t serrespoud tgut at Butler's Headquarters, dated the 17th, Last. evening, Wheat siro'clock, the linos Orlinvet 'Major Geniral FererrO, commanding Permuda Huudred front . , were attacked by the 'rebels. 'The firing, which was both heavy and incessant for an hour, was mostly confined to the .'lckets, though there was sufficient artillery used on our ENS to repel. - . Five rebel gunboats and two rebel rams, the Virginia and Richmond, were dlstlnetlyobserved laying under the guns of Fort Darling yesterday towards evening. They are doubtless there for purpose: ,Theßlelmend - 7Eliqtrirerc of Uri 17th, has a iseml-oPacial editorial in favor of arming the alerts, and says General Lee is in ,favor of the proposition. ' I The Enquirer says: When we supplicate the Zuropcan nations for help we mast be prepared receive, it on their conditions, which will be the abolition of alarm. It also asks; shill wo prolong the war, sacrince our children and destroy our country for the sake of the negron. It concludt, thus: We bate, detest, despise the Oemy far more than onfleve of slavery. • telegram to the Richmond • Mitj, from Lynchburg,. dated the 14th, says : A body of Tankers, returning towards 8C311711 Station, en -countered our fortiet . tint:East Zollioatrei Station, on the East Tennessee Railroad, nine miles from Bristol, where a fight , was said to be progr es sing at last actobts. The Richmond Sentinel of the 16th says: Fos ter is quiet under his failure on the Savannah Railroad, and Sherman has seemingly despaired of opening cots with tbe coast at The capture - of Ft. McAllister IS announced. The liability of its capture has been well under stood. Sherman will now be able to get supplies by tray of Assabsw Pound. Should he minute Savannah, he will have exchange& a - citY In the Interior fora city on the coast, whichhas been completely closed to commerce since the loss or Ft. Pulaski In 1862. - Bfoiade Bums bind fir Southern Ports EAlirr RETURNED TO RICHMOND General Lee Advocating the Arming of the - Slaves. NEW Tonic, Dec. 1.9.-4 schooner just arrivedi from Nassau, repOrt s that several btockade ran . DM hod left Nassau for Southern ports. -Two or three of them were chased back by Federal Cruisers. :'The Workl's ; Army. . the Motomae special says: Pegraatet - Keishates fdlvidons of Early's army are In the rebel works . In the Ina rnediatefront. Early is declare.] to have returned t a ltichmond 100 person, The rebels can bo plainly seen, from some parts of our line, preparing for winter quarters, draWing timber front the forests and building 'I a Illcinnond - Ibiuirer statM - tbst General Lee; in a letter to of South Carolina's' idvocating the - 'caning of negrnas, says that Sherman when .he gets to the east ' will tarry, there eel long. enough to rest - and recruit Ms Mcniin Men talui dill's:tor cup Point, to not, In the spiing,li movable column upon our San of communication, and this will necessi tate a column on our part. • Diller tram the War Depatiment on Absentees -to Report., W-timMemeei; Dee.:lB.+The :following order has Pat Men issued:' Win DEPAIITMENT, ADI'T Clines OPTIC; - December 19., 1864. • Rural Orda'a No. 301.-Every officer and soldier capable of duty Is Wanted In the field, and If not tai duty they are 'ordered to their respec tive ortranizatimm; -All Provost . Marshals and Boards of Enrollment are Instructed to employ mosrdiligent exertions In forwarding soldiers to the front, and: In arresting deserters'slalrkers , and all fit for duly, who are absent wit hout prop er authority. Surgeons In charge of Hospitals are directed tii*. send forsmrd all who are fit for service: taking tare, however, not to expose any at ho are unlit. Recruiting officers are en joined to , diligence, and those who are found guilty of neglect, or are useless, the Adjutant General le directed to recall Immediately and mid to their commands. Every effort must be Put-forth- to:fill -up the , ricks, strengthen our armirs, and aid the patriotic and gallant troops now smiling the reeling enemy with victorious - Reorder of the Secretary of War. [cJigned.] E. D. TOWSKEND A. A. G. Order by Den. Dana .to , Organize . Militia ' . in District of. West Tennessee. New Toast, Dec. 19.--Gen. Dada has lamed an order :? which'all exemptions front militia duty heretofore granted in the District of West Tennessee will be void after the first of -January next, and all persons between the ages of 18 end 45, claiming exemption front any cause, moat make proper proof and procure certificates before that date. 'Persona wishing to be examined by the board will first repottlo Headvarters of Lilo !Shin* and pay two dollars credit to the Militia fond. Vertideatcs exeraptron will be granted far six montirs cmly;„falling to obtain which, the appl'eant will be lmtnedlately assigned to a c.itn patty. .Minlsters Of the gospel, 4 f/ 11,0 setzta Per ron:isnot of their factions as autit; pm ners, employed und.i direction of the Presideut .or Cabinet oflkorm; ortratingar miller tiaras of military telepapla ; serranta of °Meets of the army 1041,141104. All otitn‘a—ice. ending flortrn meet einployees, aliens, loci rcisel etmerttra—lottweem Us and 45, tenet be enrolled or;earathedtdr4t. AU derelict WU be Saud Dem *4O to 1100, for the toncileof theMilitla food.. All possoes employingsable-bodial netting , * srlti 1.44 achonatabb: that tech irri provided slos,,msmobom to f*raitha..4 ofmembersblp in 0. , ' , Om/4 mops, Iformtvy fallen to report, :no extiovernty will he ponithol. lty stelae of 1150, MA 0441[041 peigira. that 411 Ibitior *Menses gesdeolorseavw44tuo cliy of Mempisbi t" OW per Iti o oo/ , • • 300' VNrk - $4•94 014 *foal *444 , ,r4.4.4l,Vrosalfa Azsge . Worm.; fmpateb, , VAX, prat, 12"-The goisd nows hoto army ism tirodsavvi a more profewalinsprosilmt to Wall Mrtet than au Baturday, Sold fell lb - 0 rent. below gootatioo o,rt Katunlay, but rallied at 0 V cent. before the close of the afterftoon, : ] The stock market opened dull, The thief 10-' 1 tercet Ice. Mill in Doserumonts, another* being -I lower. ' The result donna was In hileingan -cmstnd, Wine Hoek Island end old Southern fall elf less, titan any taloa , stock., The demand for Governments COInintICA very active, !'rimy are 'sraceiger- The =taken balance of • the first 5100,000,000 10-40's Is being rapidly taken up. The fiscal agency of the U. S. treasury' at oth National-Dank is taking subscriptions for/13,- 000,000 of 10-40'o. Those who telegraph to that bank tr.t.munTow mayaecure a portion. Tho total .subscriptions to-day were. $10,000,000, of whisll the. Ist;Nntional Bauk'reeeircd. $1,400,00. At rotrolcfun Bonid the market was,dall and lower; 500 Mama llighgitka at lily -250 Noickerbocker at 50c. sioney lln actice'demar,d, buteasy; very little demand for forelmarchange." • New roux, Dee. 19.—Tts tiscel treasury of, the Milted Ettates,,,forthe Ninth - Nntional Dank, is taking a sabscriptimt for thirteen millions of 10-40's. Those who telegraph to that bank to- Morrow (Tutcday) may secure a portion. Sr:-Lode, Dew. 19.—The lee - above the elty rimed down about' Improbm, elnkttig the steamers Jenny Lewis.. Sam. Girty,. and the teriy.boet 1111aole; and damaging one or two'other toots.- Tbe TIM Is preenmod lobe open to Calk: • ITlic steamers Platte Valley and L..M. Ken nett; were , carried sway by the , lee .twenty calla below here,.bnt whether am* or injUrtrd not ILiva4y, , Rpginient .to be Railed hi New - Enexad. - ;NOOXow, Dee. N.—General Dix bar transmit tal; authorization for the raising or a new cav alry regiment In New Baghad, dealgned ,OnabattaNkmaf roar hundred men is to be recruited la Vatioadituctic - PrITSBURGH. , TUESDAY. DECEMBER 2! 1864 THE =LATEST NEWS STANTON'S BULLETIN. tatest from Gen. Thomas If RE REBELS BEING VIGGRAGSLY PURRGED. The Rebels Avoiding a Battle. frHE PURSUIT TO BE CONTINUED Rebel General Orders Carftwed. HE RAILROAD BUT LITTLE fiAMAGED hebel Brigadier Generals 'Captured RelikrB r44r„Eirlw r Cavalry Skirmishing , with the Enemy NOTHING LA EE FROM SHERMAN. Draft for 300,000 Men Ordered. Filed"! WeeternAnzociatecrrrros Dlspatrh. WAR DP:P.twrai lINT, lfojor Cfrocrel Alm A. Dix e—The Mina tug tcyort of .his operations yesterday, has been treeived from Major General Thomas. Ifenv ,ittartrrs Departincnt of the Conabalairl, wear Spring IBIL„ Ike. 1 Vh, lt3Gl:—The enemy have been vigorously pursued to-day, but has Studer:loy avoided any attach by my troops. I have succeeded in taking n few prisoners. some two or thke himdred; but our raptures are light in comparison with the successes of the past three days. The pursuit will be continued in the morning it as early an hour no the tromp. can march. The following copies of orders found in Brock itridge's camp, in Reit Tennessee, are transinit tot for your information t IitAIWARTERS \Vuce VIRGLNII AND &UT - Two - a:Essex, WiTtravitos, (Va.), - December, 1844. (ireerol Orders N . °. 27:—In or:sod:lnce with instynctions retched front the OrdnaucaßoPort , *sent nt Richmond, Whoa become of "sitar itn portaiiee to husband small arms, ammunition and lead. The followir ' s order Is published `• Ell lead; which can be gleaned from 'Rattle dada, or otherwise obtained, will toe collected by brigade ordnance ofilegra and be seat to the nearest arsenal. All anus to be relieved of the wads for cleaning, and the halls should hedrawo if practicable: otherwise She wads discharged into into boxes of sand or dirt. so Chat the lead may be recovered and turned Into Om Ordnance Department. The attention of gommissary ollleers is milled to the necessity of giving rise to this order, and Its rigid enforce ment is strictly an)olned by the commanding tinkers. . • ,„ "Major Gael Bitnextmtroon. J:so. A. Jonwsoa, A. A 0." "Ifeadgeartera ThparDarratqf:FaVirgiokf and Feta Tennessee, Wytheville, (Vet.,) Dee. 1861. 2mila? attention of commanding officers b ' lied to the scarcity of forage In this depart 4.era antatrso.htte nteeksity,of tieing economy in 'consnml.4lsn: Eildences of waste have been *Abserveti heretofore._Propex officer, must in all gases - suPerlntet - id 'te nee of forngc, and MID; tput&lng Miler" and every company officer, tenet give his strict personal attention. . (Signed,) T. H. Mrans, A. A. G." I hare found the railroad thus fur, but little dhturbcd, and my wain, will be tip by railroad 111 a day or two at fartheaL The telegraph Is up tiith me now, and I find, ogee . receiving more ckfrrect Teports*.laf 'opotattena ifit the 16th test., that Major General .lohuson"s mattro 41 , ..1t7, with g all the brigade 'commanders wens elaptured the works which were captured iby assault, besidifi destroying , a lrrigade of the t'snmay's cavalay and . capturing its commander, Plll:Mdier - Ginerni . Rucker. ' Among the eaplures niade today are Brigadier General Qlntrlea, Weetneled, and a number of tide also wont:de:4 lying In houses by the road sffij, unable to ge.:*aivii. Geonon U. TKOITAS, , Maj. Goa. Commanding. f No repoil:for; today hes teachcd this depart ment, except the following unofficial: I.:Vas:M/4., pee. 19-1 p. nt.—This forenoorm rains have been so heavy that little progress has l i beta made. Our cavalry skirmished with the enemy abort distatice sontli of Spring 11111, finding Forrest in command. The river is swell ing rapidly." No Intelligence from General Sherman hag been received to-day. - A call and ttraft for 300,000 troop;:, to make up the deficiency occasioned, by credits on the last calf, boo been ordered by the President. - (ffinned,) EDWIN M. STANTCI3. DITHER AND POR'TER'S EXPEDITION. Special to Weatern AsapClated Preen. AVOIIIISGTON,DCC. 19.—Mr. N. Richar&on, of Benton, made a Motioll ttlila morning lit the Su preme Court, upon the United Statar'lleventia law and the Misciseippi llyior law, a deaden important to liquor dealern and tax payers and to the collection of Internal Revenue In thae-Statc. 'the Court will act on the matter on Friday morn. 7io WINTER QUARTERS FOR OER ARMIES. I ing• Wilmington Supposed to be the Destination. /cc New >Yonst, December 10.--Thb , Commercial tq,..crtlawr announces that. Wilmington harbor Is the supposed chsstlnallen of the great expedition which tolled from .Ifamptert Roads on the lath ifishint. It eeye the plan of Admiral Porter will proi.ahly be to elThct, first, the reduction of Pon' Wisher, which will be abetted at long range, and' *e noon as the fire of the-tort slackens, the ight draft gunboats and =miters:will pflAil It and ea coupter the obstructions In the river above. To aid In the reduction of the fort, Admiral Porter - tvilirobahly here reconcile to the crphaelne of pOwder close under the walls, demolishing them by tee coccus:dun. The powder will be carried theft; b/ an , old tome - port: The obstructions milovid from Cape Fear river s fleet con pass up to Wilmington and nislst . tiencral Butler In ceps using the city. In cuss sneeze" achieved, Wilmington will mieloubtcrily he made n lane fir future operations. The r.'entracrelet iftlrertaler tiro coy.% Otero le to u i be no nterottarteta for any of flu artelek, ex , rept thet portion of Grant's width will continue the Rime of Veterilotrpr. arid Richmond.' - Before' tip, let of Slay we will occupy the entire covet nod every rirategie point upon the lines of. com nranicatlen.ln Cho lionth.v Lce will be powatioss to prevent thle, and by the let of May will find tit atit.rcady to dispute tylth hint the poem:salon IlUcbraond. lerontWallnille—The ItnbelArnay In Pull lictrilit, leaving Behind 3,000 of their 'Wounded. - Natinvnza, Dec. 9.—A courier who left Nash- Tulle yicrtlay reports the relict force in fall re treat. Match's Cavalry attackal . the rear guard of the rebels on Saturday, capturing a large. num ber of prisoners. The Fount, Corpo crossed the Ilarpeth River at Franklin on Sunday morning. ' , Franklin is reported .of rebel .wounded, 'over three thousand bchlg left there on their re treat. Every church and public building, there his been taken for hospitals: Nearly all the churches of tids city have been appropriated for the use of our womided. =lt tsrumored.bere that Rousseau's command had attacked and routed a part of Forrest's force 'near 151urfrceshom, on lfah inst. Ileavy.ralna yesterday nod last night. The river Is rising rapidly ; 13 feet water reported In tlie shoals. a' Sank The Cold illarketThe Richmond Papers Concede that Savannah blast Pall, etc. , :NSW ToimAki. goldnunicet Is Ut terly demoralized under the cheering , aspect of the military situation.' The market:opened at it h asked and Trr bid, but the pressure to sell and the indisposition to buy put down the price steadily to 211%; after which It rallied to 2143‘.• lho.Commeietai Aakertiser's Weithington sta' dal says: Richmond papers of Saturday poncedt that Savannide 'roust taken. Telegraphic communicatio with. that, city is cat oft Thls indicateethe ccrceplete 'investment of the place. he Is expected .. that tite.rens will introduce aLill changing' the - tiine- fcir Inflaming a two. . tita' on whisky ham Febtitary first to Jan rag first: BY .YECEBRATH. Deco nWs;l9th, 1#44. FROM - NASH VILLE. MORE REBEL PRISONERS CAPTURED The Losses in the Flest Division. Arrival of Prisonera at Nashville. DESERTER ('Orlll.l•4 1.1: Number of. Prisitiers Captured 6,600. LOSS- Gen. Thomas Determined to Again Give the labels Battle. =WE Nxeuvriun,'Dee. 1 1 . As our forces wore ad vancing south this morning about eightV en look they captured a body . of rebel prisone -esti mated at 3,000, athoug them ono Geral ud a bomber of commissioned officers. The capture ivas made between Brentwood, ten miles south Of this on the Franklin Railroad, and ilarpeth river. An order for one thenuould men to guard toboners has jut been received by Gen. John .1. Miller, commander of the lwst. They are ex pected to reach here during the day. The leases It three brigades of the nun divis ion of A. J. Smith's army were as fellows 413th lowa, M killed and El wounded. Among the killed was Col. B. G. I'M, commanding the brig , Ode; 12th lowa, one killtal and aaventeen irotiod !di klid fillirebri two verami.sloued °lnners Wounded, three privates killed and thirty-tine Minnesota, seven killed and f(fty- Pee wounded. Co'onel Spaulding', brigade of Tenneitace envalry distdKulehed themselves yesterday. Colonel Spaulding won in the heat of the battle, And tV34 110tAld for his tiering conduct. '1 he loth aMI 12th TenneS=ee regiments AAP II-1, 411.1 largely to the sonic` the day. The inlet ourtilwr of Confederate ofli^orv. pap lured )ctierdar te as CObbnaj9. Li-mutantlout', 7 Mayors, Id Capmins, L 57 Lleutcenina and 2 stirgwon. Among the prkoners Irtken ye+terdar we:- ~t,ther lirtemeter General., tug yet nix:Tie:l Ilrigndirr tituerulstmeon,lth ftn. Euxkor., • . • - Ali the CcinfiNterate prisoners are corralled In the l'u-cv stone quarry, from win. h the urn - anal for lniiiiiing the eririltol was rvlratod, some few htiudrmi yards from the capitol. which Is caged Awl...merino. As the ileuiwritincy aria `all pill lie huliclions are full, the quarry hag lo be n-, - ,1 as a place of Confinement felt of the prisoners arc bare-footed, nod ini are clecning on beds of rock.• I . During the furbtuf Spring IlillySiajor gown ing' of the 19th Tinitiemee, war. Mortally Rona deli. Ills not swore to avenge his death; and they did It In yest. erday's tight with a ilesper4e i ' Governor Andrew Johnston nal present an the Acid In the vicinity of the last bloody charge, which he watched with intense interest. Additional plrtieulars of yesterday's eagage went are highly credltable to our cavalry, who contributed to the defeat of the rebels by their effective to.ormutions. General 11, M. Johnson Instead of being killed as reported, bas turned the rebel flank and-, ero.,:ed eleven miles fromtke City. • A lame number of rebel pr:soners matched:the city last night, and this morning will be for; w eided:north stucco. Amm'tg the killed In yesterday's fight vvero - Major .Btorey, 10th East Tennessee cavalr y ; Lieut. Van Fleet,'lslth Michigaut Lieut. Attu Scdreist, 122 d Intlianh,• Lieut. Thomas, lali Michigan cavalry; Capt. Schell, 81st Indian/iv Capt. Agnew and Capt. Aldridge, 1 7th 1.1. colored troops. ' ktthe first charge made by - the colored troops on the, rebel woeki the 12th reglinerit last 254 men and the 12th regiment 110. Lieut. Genera{ - Taylor, likh U. coltwed regimetttr is smug thr• The following It, unit of offlecrakt thecOlored. re2iments who were woundc 1: Col. Malleraidne; .L'eut. Babbitt,• of the 11th; Captains Wright.? and Straight and Lieut. Grosvenor, of the 100itt.,1, About ICO deserters came into oar lines yea'. tenter The army la to-day nntlonbiodly attacking e rear of the rebels, as heavy Lking.„wo. t.he ulttetknrottAttlr tares/ emly [ht.* morn ng. The total number of prisoners raptured In the two days flubt - ls eetlmated at 6,501. ' I torero loss In men cannot bo less than 15,0:10 since be advanced from Columba towards Nash ville. Gen. Thomas is determined to again give bat tle. and has ordered pontoon trains forward to et 0,4 the etivams between this city and Colombia. Reliable Information confirm the conscriptioa of icvvral will known citizens residing near ,No ttillc. Among them are Messrs. Mcitirrock, 11c.tileg. Johns, and Archer Cheatham, *ha have been forwarded to Nashville. Among the ineldeuts of yesterday's fight while Maine the henry artillery fire ahead norm;the tith Ohio battery, located-immediately t the left 'of the Franklin pike, in two erneees-rice shots from their guns blew up two caissons of the rebel bat tery of Stanford's, of Mississippi, the whole of which was afterwards taken by our forces In the Lad asi The wea:her to-day la warm, with showers the river raising eight feet on the gloats. FROM WASHINGTON Addlional Appropriations , to the Navy Asked For. ike., to The Secretary of the Navy has asked for an 11,1(11th-fiat appropriation of SiNOW for the Brooklyn Navy Turd. The Secretory of State to .day sent a commu nication to the House, In reply to the resolution dtrecang him to transmit all corrcsnondette, In fell, In relation to the troubles on the ,Northam border. lie reports that these difficulties are not merely local, but have -arisen mainly out of the eta; tide of Great Britain towards no at the beginning of thin civil war.- - 7110 correspondence la very voluminetuklbe. gfnultig with the commencement of this civil war. lie refers the Hones to the correspondence accompanying Om President's Message of 1861, ',11112 and 186 n, A correspondence is now going on, and will be gives by way of supplements, as cant us prepared. • A Jcint resolution was Introduced into the Home to-day by Representative Wilson, of lowa, declaring certain States admitted to represen tation to the Electoral College, includes the St ntes of Virginia, North Carolina, Mississippi, Lout/- lane, Toms, Arkansas and Tennessee .. Tho Ims -elution Wan !derv:a to the Judiciary Committee. The Post Office Department has been °filet:illy informed of the railroad collision and toss ofMb which occurred In 'Detroit, and that the mall from the Eastwas Almost entirelyconsume4 by, Om. Only fott.,Y Iltters were saced—clei•en from' Armtula„ . 7Miebigen, and twenty-mina from the Memphis ()Mee. All the mails were dlapatehod with the least possible debny from Detroit. Mr. Potter of the Port Huron o ffi ce, will cause a soh ititte'for the lamented route anent MAU r. anothe arpoluted. Excitement - at Caseyville,,:liy.. REPORTED ADVANCE OF ITG BEDEL•SDNDBB GENERAL LYON. Steamers Burned by ,the Guerrillas. Came, December 10.—Tbo steamer Mice Dean. brings 237 balm of cotton from Memphis for . Cincinnati. - • Ste.unera froth. the Ohio river report ranch ex eitement at' Cescyville, Kentucky. and vicinity. Citizens lied across the river In coneequenee ors reported advance of the rebellorees under Cien. - Lyon. Reinforcements have already been sent there. • =, The steamer Morning Star was capttinsa and horned by guerrillas on the 10th, at Island Ko. 40, In the Mississippi river. The boat Rae small and withoht a cargo, constamently the crew Were permitted. to return - to-Memphis .hs a, guaboat cig, funsisbed by the . guerrillas." It Ls unknown how the latter obtained the gig. . • rlie in PbiLadelpiiiii. 'Pnn.aniurnta. Dec,l9.—Tba coal Oil refinery of Carr &'corner dr MI and , Washington attests, was . destroyed. by the • this " evening. Loss t 17,000. Insured for $5,000.. . Genera Wood In Haire Rear. •'r . reak " ll::t 4 7l 4lciu"hl4 tle= 05 ! 2 tear na iFranklin, and Is thought that tood's ant will b 3 spatant crostod. CONGRESS-SECOND SESSION. WAIIIIMOTOS CITY, Dec. 19. • HOUSE. Mr. D, vie, of Maryland, offered the resolution rePorted ~y bird Thurt.ttay, and which the House then tabk.d, declaring that Congress has the con stnutionat right to an authoritative voice in de claring and prescribing the foreign policy of the United States; that it Is the duty of the Execu tive department to exercise that voice, Ice. Mr. Farnsworth, of Illinois moved to lay the resolution on the table. - Divaed to. Nays 73, yeas MII.' The o iT. use adopted tho !kit branlch of the res. ii.utlou given above by a vote of 118- to S. The s eond branch of the resolution was-then read, with , is as renews : Aild the propriety Pr any d elaration of foreign policy by Congress, In suillei tly.proved .by-the vote which pro nounces it, arld)such a proposition while pending and undetermined to not a lit topic of diplomatic explanation with any foreign power. A vote to lay thin on the table was disagreed to by a ma loilty of:five. It-was then adopted by a vote of sixiMitiMagainst fifty-eight. ' • . Mr. Stephens reported from the Committee of Plays end Means, a bill substituting the wand relfmary In the 35th Section of the Revenue Act of 1354,-and providing that In addition to the duty now Imposed by law, all spirits of domestic tweductlon held for sale on January Ist, 1885, :shall he subject to a duty of 50 per cent. °a the gallon. Mr. Stevens and Morrill explained that while the Committee approved of altering the time, limy merely reported the additional whisky tax In obedience to the resolution of the House, but clife/athey desired to he struck out. Mr. 'Washburn, of Illinois, briefly appealed to the House to put on the additional tax. Mr. Morrill moved to strike out the additional vw • .whial•,y fax. This was agreed to by 65, and 50 Inpilast.• .. The bill was then passed with the tax IftriCken out, and merely changing the .time frannVebniary to January. ' The Senate bill to enable aliens who have Served in thenrmy or navy to become citizens, Pas reported the first time. Mr. Grimes introduced a bill to create the tank of Vice Admiral in the navy. Mr.'lleolittle Introduced a bill appropriating *WO 0.000, or as much as is necessary. for the de il rm. of the Inhes nod frontiers. Spenidlrnti . of Ohio, tunde. In su vort urthe clews In the President's message. In the 'llonse the fullonlng hills were Intro- Zu . . Mr. Mee. of Massnehusett, Introduced a bill to inrrease the pay of utid..l.ll;nten, and to create t?hr,erade vire-tultnirpl, and to provide further uh-iatlon relative to the navy and marine Mr. Spaulding, of (thin, introduced n bill pm,- scribing . the form of oath to be administered to juror in United States Courts. Mr. Yetur.un tntrodnced n bill to define nom- snointion of artily rat,laus. Mr. Arnold, of Illinois, introduced n bill In be half of the Nosy .Yaltint flblentto, a-ranting al- Li.rnote Reetinus of land,to Michi:i.o, for the pur pLee of constrading railroads, under the act approsed June :id, Air. Wilson: Joint resolution declaring which &tette' nre entildell to representation in the Eke- Coral rullege. Mr. arinnel: To chane the time for trying the tax on whisky. Mr. Brown. of WLt.: Appropriation for im roving the harbors on Late thapertor and Mich , no. Mr. Cole, of Cal.: •To ein.ab'dsh a mining de partment. The above bill; 'were all appropriately re ferred. Adjourned. • SENATE. - Mr. Wilson presented a Petition from officers of aimed troop, asking for an increase of pay, Referred to the Millol7 Committee. Mr. ririmtre presented a petition from citizens or lowa, asking for the Repeal of the Reciprocity Treaty. Refereed to the Committee on Foreign Rela tions. • • . Mr. Trombrill Tweeted' a petition from Mti tens of Cooke minty, lihnote, taking the pass age of rahnirthipi inw. Referred 6 the .Jtideiziry Committee. lir.llendricka.pteheated a petition from eitt ems of , California, -in relation to pre-cmptlon claim, to ihat e1ate. ...... Ittftrred to Committed on Public lands. Sir. Doolittle asked to have his resointion, au thorizing the_ President to expend 510,00t1,0D0 (he the defence of the (Metier, referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Mr. Fanner. suggested that It be referred to the Committee on Forage Rd:Mous. .1)dr: Poolityle4gml Ex. objection* to Mach - r iit.thuncter. Pall the question •introlved tray already Whin the Comb:Mum on Foreign Bela dons. . MrSherman.—The reference to the Commit tee on Foreign Affairs would be the best that could be made. Ho hoped that the Committee would report speedily upon the question of the ettur (I defence of the borders. There was a greet deal of anxiety on the subject of border defence, and ho hoped It would be acted upon p•remptly. Mr. llowanl.—l concur entirely with the Sen ator from Ohio that the committee to whom this bill should Lc referred will make a* early a re port as predicable upon the subject, for, as has Imo ObeCrYPEI by the Senator from Ohio, there Is great anxiety along the frontiers. We are hourly in danger of repetitions of these raids and outrages which have been so frequently committed. I think It Is high time there should be en expression on the part of the Congress of the ChM States, at least by way of remonstrance against these raids and outrages. to which I have referred. We Must, In order to keep peace In the border, show pone-. 'IL( I - on man show his teeth; and these men who lure been harboring those rebel vi pers in their bosoms-will learn that even Canada, with Its present , neutrality, cannot be permitted to La a Voce of refuge for such characters. Mr. Johnson sent it was immaterial to what °Nominee the resolution was referred; either of the Committees named could not consider the subject properly. If these raids were commit ted.,there was no doubt that under the low of nations the parties could be arrested within the limits of the United States,' or primed into the adjoining territory. Ile believed that It ought I to he settled as definitely as auy other question in International laws.. It was under that pro vision that the excellent and patriotic soldier, General Dix, Issued an oraer authorizing his ilecr% to paretic the men If they, crossed ehordcr, ( thnt t N b l a r. J r ohnz i t e n n , k t new ttyw. o n katea and She Secretary of War had tlwm In their poeseselon, and Ito suppnecd ea to what would be the couree;or the home gaivenniwnt, and had . directed General Dix to reselnd that part of his late order. The ,talittry was a good deal excited by the release of the St. Albans raiders, and ho had no doubt that the Camullan Judge acted honestly In the mat ter, believing that ho had no Jurisdiction, aria that this decision was erroneous. Ile (Mc. Johnson) was santled from the time It was, annotmeeth and he was now further with flirt, because be saw the Colonist Goverment bad pronouliced It erroneous and laid directed the Issue of writs for the re-arrot of the raiders. Whether that ar rest could I.e made was doubtful, but he (John son) bad no doubt that the whole power of the Crelonial Government would be exerted to pre vent such raids In the future. Still, It was per haps proper for the Senate to take every possible precaution to prevent the repetition of such art.', and to enable to. to vindicate ourselves either within our own limits or across our frontiers. These raids could never be tolerated by the lint `tell States, and never should be tolerated. Mr. Doolittle sold t Tho piratical expeditions by land which mi ;id be organized and carried Out, if things avers permitted to go on as they had on the Canadian frontier, would be diem irons to the lives and property .of our citizens; but any land expedition that could be organized were as nothing' compared with 'what might be the result should the rebels be able to get hold of vestals oil the bays around Lake Huron, put can , nonom board of them, and all the engineory of war; to destroyoiredes on the lakes. It would enable them to lay ybe city.of Chicago in ashes, arid ilia city of Dillwankee, and the other lake- shore cities. There' was no way In which ee could protect their passage through the Waits of Mackinac. Therefore tiro Senate ought to put it In the power of the President to build floating batteries to defend the straits of Mackinac and the commerce of the lakes. Mr. Doolittle continued—Pope for one that the Caoadian Government and anthoritho aro Inteieta ln the determination to prevent In fit furs any further hostile or. piratical Incur sions fram those Provinces Into thellnlted States; but if they, do not' prevent It we all know what the 'consequence will be. War, God grant lt,• nay ha avoided. I hope and trust II may. I nlll labor and do all in me power consistently with the boner and Integrity of the country to . prevent It, arid to preserve the peace of rho GOT ertment, and to lave civilization and the world film the shock which must follow a war with the .United States and Great Britain; -but If the ter rible necessity, through their neglect srndeinoth mot hostility must conic, let It come. 'We will :mid the question when It does coma by perfect free trade betweenthis United States and Canada, and.put an,msd to thilmisdletlon of Great BriF , hits Many, of her Provinces ,of North America. I desire no war. On the contrary I would do all • Uiat reasonably erm be done to mommt 1t.,- : I be . litre It cart be :prevented, but the wisest way to . prevent It la Wire .Im:eared fbr any contingency that may ntise.:-/Itope the resolution will bore; hived to the Committee on Foreign Relations: -'- .',Mr:Snrinter--The question before the Sandals simply In reference to the MIL: U le, A simulacra of, The order of Imaineas now kooking.,at)tri.rhar= arter. It Is dein that It concerto the pdscuirly an I essertialli foreign rehdloms. - ' It - ta tin cis, ericaataneu tuatitlvo Colt a peculiar Interest If, itsoncerned ungelj an 444Anigni kV of troops. , , • . or the building or new forte, or a change In oar commercial policy, there would hare been little gneetion with regard to it, nor would the Senator from WIECODEID bare accompanied itz introduc- Bon with remarks, calling attention to the out rage on St. Albans. Jasmine it then, that It re lates to our fornio relations. and, therefore, ac cording to the usage, it should be reform' to the Committee having charge of that subject. This le all I have to say on the stibjcet of rcfer ecco. But the Senate will pardon me if / glance for one moment nt the outrage to which the Sen ator rell•rred. Only a few weeks ago the village of St. Albans,. In Vermont. was disturbed by a Land of murderers, highwaymen, house-break ems, bonn.thieves and robSers, coming from Canada. After breaking open the banks, and obtaining a certain amount of spoil by the mur der of a citizen, they succeeded in making their way to Canada. where they declared. themselves to be agents Of the Rebel - Government, Such are the main recta. Now, Mr. President, does any one suppose that %h&c agents of the Rebel Government were moved to their enterprise merely by considerations of plunder 1 that they risked everything merely to rob a bank or steal a home? , No such thing. Their object was much higher and more far-reaching. In one word, It • was •to embroil the Government of the United States and the Government of Great• Britain. I cannot doubt . that- this was their object: _ . TO my mind it is as clear as day. These agents, or rather the men behind thetit, who set them on, knew the sensitiveness of our Reople, and how naturally they woold bo aroused against the foreign country in. which the enter prise bad its origin. They saw' that excitement t angcVand passion on our part WAS inevitable; that out of the same, complication or collision might ensue; that any such complication or col lision must necessarily help the rebellion more than a victory on the field of battle. All this they saw and acted accordingly. The whole pm co was a trap in which to catch ttaliov &patent of this country. It was Loped that in this way eke rebellion would gain that powerful British intervention, which would help to restore its fallen fortunt%. For - myself, sir, lam deter mined not to be cough In any such trap. There are many things which Great Britain has done since the outbreak .of our rebellion, which, to my mind, are most unfriendly; hut I am unwilling that anything should be done on our side to furnish any seeming apology for that foreign intervention which has been so crest:only menaied, and which was fore shadowed in the most hasty and unjustifiable cessation of OCPAII ilCingerelley to rebel slays mongers who bad not a single port or prize aurt. Nobody sees the wrong we Lave Buf f eed more clearly than I do, but I see other things also. While never - reasiug to claim nor just rights, and reminding3his power al ways of duties .which - has plainly neuter-led, I cannot forget that we are engaged at this, moment in a war for the suppreasion of a long-continued and most violent rebellion which has thus fur tasked oar best energlea. To this work la us now dedicate ourselves without amusing another, through Olson alllanee the rebellion may be encouraged and strengthened. Let us put down the rebel 'kn. Do this and we shall do everything. In the meanwhile I trust the Senate will not be . moved by passion Into any hasty action on any of the measures now before it, but that each wilt he considered carefully' and calmly on Its merits, according to the custom of this body. This surely Is ihe dictate, of prudence, and I cannot dentt that It is the dictate of patriotism too. Mr. Sherman said the gentleman from Massa-. chusetts had neglected topentlon the capture of the steamers on Lake Erie by the rebels from Canada, and the fact that they hoisted the rebel flag and kept It floating several hours, and the plot Mso to selle.the steamer Mlehigan, but It failed. fad they Bucceedett all like cities could have been placed under tribute. Mr. Sherman detailed the plot at length, and pictured the con., sequences of Its success and the fear of Its Inv tidju. Ile then referred to the reciprocity treaty, and said for ten 'rears the people of the northwest believed themselves robbed by that trmty, but would not have moved. do the matter had they not found that the Canadians hod been harboring rebel pirates. A new feel ing had sprung up, and the people of the border would protect and defend themselves. Mr. Sherinairregretted the revocation of Dix's order, as he believed that the spirit of that order was the only way to meet these marauders. He thought the carrying out of that order would induce the Mardian authorities to reepoet our national rights. Mr. Sherman finther.wrlshed to call attentlim to in article In the London Zoos, eltaineter,• which said that England could throw a naval force through the-Welland Canal before we could prepare to ' meet It.' Mr. 'Sumner referred to the • Senator from Obio - ,..cal hag attention to General Dies. :order,. tindltlffelder thalavr of statimis,lialaid4 devil by Fillmore. lit, said that 'General Hal leek, in his recent works on the laws of nations; after quoting Fillmoec's works, takes exception to them. Mr. Sumner refused to be drawn Into an ex pression of his opinion, but merely called atten tion te the fact that. while Englishmen . scent to sustain General Dlx, an American authority dots not sustain him. He referred to oar naval forces In the lakes, nun hoped the resolution re cently introduced would bring the required inf. r. motion and enable the Senate to act promptly. lir..G.ltties, of lowa, called attention to the London rinee paragraph, and wished to know att. ut Its tenth, whether Great Britain had not the power to place a huge fleet on the lakes. The proper way to defend the lakes, is by arsen als and armories. We own nearly all the ship ping on the lake, and when tiouble breaks out, all war need do Is to arm our steamboats and, take po.,mslon of the Welland Canal, repeal the or ciprocity treaty, and we will bring Canada and the provinces to their knees at once. • Mr. Hope—The Committee on Foreign Affairs will give special attention to this matter. M,rsta.llowe,Johnson and Farwell evoke on the rcsolution. It woo referred to the Committee on Foirien Affairs. Mr. Lane, of Arkansas, introduced a bill to matte the people of Colorado to form "a State governieent. Referred. Lane Introduced a resolution authorising the Secretary of the Treasury to Issue certain. 'bonds to par for the feeding of relhitee Indians. Referred toConanittee on Indian Atfairs. Mr. Brown offered a resolution calling for the reef rt of Maj.Gen.llerron In compliance with or ders instructing him to inspect the Military Do partmeut of Arkansas. , Mr. Powell offered a resolution calling for the facto in the ruse of the arrest of Lieutenant Governor Jacobs nut Colonel Welton!, of Kentucky. Objected to, and lies over. Mr:: Harlan Introduced a petition of the Pres bytery of Cincinnati, asking for a recognitiou of the existence Of God, In the Constitution of the- tolled States. Referred to the Judlelarr et:emitter.. Mr. Henderson Introduced a bill to reimburse to the State of Missouri money expended for, military purposes. Referral to the hlllitaly Committee. • Mr. Henderson Introduced a joint resolution to provide against the periodical invasion of iiihsouri by:the rebels, and to protect the utter 'ads of the Government on the western border. It polvideS for the completion of the south-west brantlt of the Pacific Railroad to. Spriegfield, Mo., as a • means of preventing the. Invasion of the State. On - inotion, Mr. Sumner'a bill to.rembre die quellfwation for conveying malls on account of color .was. taken up and. passed. Yeas, 21— nays; 5. • • Mr.-Wilson called hp-the Senate joint resole lion to free the wives and children of colored soldiers.. ldr. Davis moved to refer the resolution to the Judiciary Committee. . Mr. SL Ikon hoped, that it would not be refer red. Ile spoke of the great services rendered by the negro soldiers. and thought It the duty of the goverument to fee their wires and Children at Mr. Powell and Mr. ,flendrieks both favored referring It to the Juditdary Committal?. • • reading the discussion; the Senate went Into executive scuba and soon after adjourned. Canadian Troop@ Sent to the; Frontier Rumored Resignations. QUEBEC, Dec. 10.—TbIlly eompatiles of volnn- Mere hare been dleistehed to" the frontier title week.• Lane, the Chief of Police of Montreal has re signed, doubtless to avoid dismissal. ~.ft is repor ted that Coursal had also resigned but It is Untrue. ' The Latest American News from Abroad. We are entertained by reading in tho French organ, La France, that our late. Presidential election, having been illegally conducted, Is not binding—that If It cannot be annulled, it can at least be resisted, and that the Western States are actively organizing for a formidable resistance to it. We wliinet, of course, dispute the accuracy of the Information given by the Paris rmperiallst jounudi In fact, we give It this prominence only to show our appreciation-of Its intelligence in American affairs. La ra ! rte, we remarlr,ls. bet littiLle r s: awn- rate, end even more profound. It °Learns with striking statistical exactitude, that Monsieur ;Amok, did not receive the yotes of one Milt of all the thirty-six. States of the Union, and adds, with gravity, that it therefore becomes a once . Mon. ,wilether the 'European' Governments - can logically recognize him as President for the next four years.. This is. Undoubtedly a 6etions mat ter fir. the action considemdion of Europe= Governments, -which aro nothing if `not lo'ical;, .ind we trust that the free and enlightened citi zens:l)foot ovmgountrywlll not treat with undue_ 7levity either the statistics or the logic 'of Zs ~ . . Tme oldest metober of Mel:hilted States House 'of Repreeentstives Is Tlutddens Btatens, of Pear Rrran i la; rirbo ts" serestrone 'Timor age, mei ibelotirigefit b James Ustileld, of Ohio, wht CITY AND SUBURBAN. Attempted Murder. A daring lucid cold blooded attempt was made, on Saturday morning , last, to . murder J. C. Pren tiss, Esq., a highly respected and well known Merchant„ of 'Ravenna. The facts,as far as we have been able to learn them, are as. follows : For afew days past a New York runner, whose nomo we have not as certained, his been in Ravenna soliciting orders, and had become quite intimate with Mr. Pren- Cie. He came into the store on Saturday morn ing, and whllo Mr. 'Prentiss was In the act of 113.114 - the fire in the stove, the runnerstruck him a heavy blow on The head with an Iron poker, felling him to the floor. Be. then dragged the apparently lifeless body of his victim down into the cellar, and to finish up the Job placed a large atone on top of him. The object-of thla attempt to take the life of Mr: Prentiss was undoubtedly for the purpose of robbing the safe, but for dome reason the mur derer become; frightened, ' when he had got this the In his diabolical prrametlings, and ran away without taking any money or valuables, so far as is known. • - The situation of Mr. Prentiss was discovered soon atter, and 'medical ald summoned. Ile was still alive on Saturday evening; but there were very little hopes of his recovery. A reward of reUO la offered for the capture of the murderer. Lavan.--Blnce the abode was written we have learned further particulars in reference to the bold attempt at murder, and a somewhat differ ent account o' hew the deed was done, although the facts are the same. • The mtuderetN name Is W. W. Flower. On Friday. eight Flower was in the store of Mr. Prentiss, and heard him tell his clerk that In the morning he must deposit the money In the bank. After Mr. Prentiss left the store In th evening, Flower asked the clerk to change for him a hundred dollar bill, but the clerk declined t> do It, and told him to call in the morning, when Mt. Prentiss would probably accommodate him. Flower seemed satisfied and left.. In the morning after breakfast, he event over to the a ore. Mr Prentiss was engaged in shoveling the snow and ice off the sidewalk. Flower made tic fame ruttiest as he did the night before, to which Mr. Prentiss asbented, and they pasinn Into the store. Mr. Prentiss unlocked the safe, ok out the money, and proceeded to count out the change for the bill, and had counted out probably J3O, when Flower struck him two blows on the back of the head, and Belting him bythe feet dragged hini through the trap door Into the cellar, as staled above. After he had gotten his victim Into the cellar, probably finding that the blows with the poker had not fully accomplished the purpose, he took a loose stons rrom the cel lar wall and teat 41111 on the bead with It. The murderer then probably Went up stairs to le cure his booty; but just at this timed gentle man came in, and wasseen by FloA'era iiithough_ himself unseen. The .gentleman inscovered money scattered on the floor, and evidences of a senate. Ile-called for Mr. Prentiss but re ceived no answeriand perceiving the trap door to the cellar open, looked down, when he saw Mr. Prentiss lying there apparently dead. Ile went into the:cellar and fonnd Mr. Prentiss jest able to speak, and to his question as to who had done the deed, be replied "Flower," and pointed to the open edlarcloor that leads to the back yard - of the store. The gentleman gave the alarm, and In a few minutes the .whole village was aroused. The authorities telegraphed the description of the Murderer ell over the country; and every means . were taken to effect his capture. In the afternoon, towards night, the murderer was discovered In the privy of the Conha's House, where he had been all day. When found hewas almost dead, having attempted to kill himself. Helm& tied a luandkerchier over his 'mouth, and brought the ends around his throat, and tied them so tightly that he must have died from auffocallon in a few minutes more, If he had not been relleied. He had also attempted lb get Into the Vault, but had stuck fast. 'When' -it was knowuthat- he bad been captured, the -people beiaine very much excited, but he was safely lodged : ln jall.to await the result of his foul decd. This appearr, lb us to be one of the coolest and moat daring murders—or at least attempts at murder—on record,,ocenrring as, it did in broad . daylight, In a public store, oa the main street of theefown; when, people were passing continually: It hardly seems posaible that any one would at tempt such added, and at such a tinte r for eras the largest kink of, money that Could be bilsigiti ,ed;the chances of detectlan being. almost nor 311114.„atut.rettibulltitii iswitt'andture Bat; Olt evidence In this case - is full and coneltolve„ and 'nbthing can save Flower trout' the gallows but the recovery of Mr.: Prerathaq Penitentiary for life will he the least that he can expect. , Book Notices. "Sorge AMTII.WA: A poem. By Fltz-Greene Beira.. New York: D. Appleton a. C 0 . ,. The literary world has seen and he - ard so little of Fitz-Greene TErdleek for so long a time, that: It will hall the appearance of even this thin volume, from his pen. It contains but 49 pages; but the poem Is well worth perusal, and only un satisfactory In Its shortness. gaileek has al ways been a favorite author with American readers imildeserredly so. This little poem from Ids pen is very handsoinely got tip by the Apple lone. ‘TIZZABVILT TIZAVT.L AND ADVLIFITRY,iII North and south America, Europe,' Asia and Africa. With I illustrationa. New Toth: D. Appleton is Co. - • This book Is what It purports to be--tt treasury of travel and adienture, and is replete witQ in r tcrest to both young and old, We 'do not know Low It may be with other people, but we devour books of travel with as much acidity , today as when we were young and we would much soon. Cr bit down to the perusal of the volume before Its than the latest and best novel, although much of Its contents are already familiar to us. The, reader can, in his snug arm-chair by the fire,- travel all over the world, In perusing its pages, without experiencing the numberlessunooyances of travel. -The selections have ban made by the editor from various books of travel very judici ously, and they comprise details of travel in all the knbwu parts of the world. ‘ , ltlenariltuz Av Epic Poem. By John Trumbull. New York: Hurd& Houghton.. Price $1,75." Here is a poem of the Revolution, written In 1782, and almost the only American production aspiring to the name of Epic. Its claim to that name has never yet been fully recognized. It Is similar to Hudibras, the stile, metre, and char acter being the same. Ills a satire.on thatorlas, sometimes humorous and sometimes dame's tory. Avery Battering opinion of It Is expressed by Mr. Loosing (the editor) and by Dr. Timothy Dwight, who was a classmate of the author, and.we can recommend It to those who are fond of books that have the valao of being antiqua rian curiosities: '-The local and personal attn.- demi are explained In the very Dill notes of Mr. ,Loosing. The typography Is of 'the old style, and beautifully executed. , . uriviut AKERIOArA; Or verses Or PrAige andFalth from American. poeta..seleeted and arranged ' Rev. Geo. T. Rider. Rem 'York D. Appleton fr. - . This is a splendid voleme, uniform In size and appearance with a similar volume by the game editor, embracing, similar selections from the anthers of the old world.. We have thus, in the two volumes, the old and theater . world contras ted; an d a l t h oug h the sacred poetry of the old .. world ranges' over nearly nineteatt centuries, and oars over only one, the contrast .is not so much against Ain as might at first thought be impposed. Ammicwhas furnished many excel., lent religions songs, as tide Volume attests. One song writers have-not perhaps, the polish and glow