The St. Albans liairi—Keleaae ot'thc KohberM. MONTREAL, Tuesday, Dec. 13.—The case of the St. Albans raiders was re opened to-day before Justice Coursal. At the commencement of the procee dings. Mr. Kerr objected that the Court had no jurisdiction in the case. He de nied in toto His Honor's right to sit there at all on this investigation. Mr. Dcrlin said that after having gran ted a delay of a month, they had now met to hear evidence for the defence, not to liated to a legal argument. Justice Coursal, said the mutter in ques tion was most important, sincehis authori ty had been denied, lie had given the argument on both sides his most serious consideration, and had come to the con clusion that the case came under the Im perial Act, and that he was bound to obey the Imporial authority, in a national question, like the one under considera tion, the Imperial Act was absolutely su preme, and must be his guide. < )ur own provincial act to carry into effect the Ash burton treaty had not received the spe cial royal sanction requisite. The case was a most exceptional one, and being a treaty matter between the two nations he could do no other than allow our own act to give way before that of the Impe ria legislature. The revised imperial act must rule horein; aud that, act icqui red that the warrant under which the pris oners were arrested should be signed by the Governor-General. If the court could have reserved the point for a higher tri bunal, it would most gladly have done so. But since the liberty of the subject was involved, there admitted of no delay ; and since lie lia 1 not had the warrant ol the Government, be had come to the conclusion tl.t the.court posse- e< 1 u.i ju risdiction in the case, and he must order the immediate rclea.c of the prisonei Mr. Dcrlin then arose, and.in a most impassionel speech, implored His Honor not to discharge the prisoners upon the remaining indictments, but, in fairness and justice, belli to the coun.cd for the United States and for thoso of the private prosecutors, the banks, to allow of a hear ing. lie contended that the prisoners could be dischar. '. only on th ■ one par ticular indictment, and the court Owed it to the counsel to be heard on the othon. Mr. Johnson, Queen's Counsel, arose and said, that bo!h those v.ho reprc en tcd (lie United SiatcH and those who rep resented the private interests in this affair had upon them a grave responsibility.— But he thought Mr. Derlin was mista ken in the view which he tool: of the judgment of the court. Theconrt meant the prisoners were discharged on the one charge which lmd been inve tinted. The court hero said Mr. Dcrlin had understood the judgment right. The prisoners were discharged iu every case before him. Mr. Ross, counsel for the United States wished to spe.'k. lie said he did not in tend to call Ilis 11 on or'.--just delivercnce in question. He declined to hear further, saying that if be had no right to arrest those men on one charge, as lie held that he had not, then neither had lie a right to detain them on any other. These men had been arrested on magistrates' v. \r rants. upon his own, aud then on moti m of the police, and now, when His Hon or's own jurisdiction was called in ques tion, becacsc his warrmts were null and void, lie saw that he had been mistaken. And it was (ho duty of every British Judge, on finding that, to rectify his er ror. The court, theresorc, ordered that the prisoners be immediately discharged, and was prepared to incur the responsi bility of its own act. Tho St. A1 bin (t?9l<ler». If ever a nation was gathering wrath against tho day'of wrath, it is Great JJri tian; and the sentiments of the mass of her people are reflected with entire faith fulness by the Canadian "subject of the Crown." Not content with getting out pirates and blockade-runners, and with supplying the rebels with arms and mu nitions of war, they, by every means in their power, prevent the execution of the decrees of justice upon rebel assassins. l outlaws and pirates. Justice Coursal, of Canada, in the case of the St. Albans raiders, gives the latest and foulest illu - tration ol British insolence, injustice and lying. Thirteen scoundrels, who were 1 among the party who crossed from Cana da to Vermont, and robbed and murder ed unarmed Americans, aud plundered banks and private dwellings, have been discharged by the mock judge, Coursal ! Six separate warrants had been served I upon the prisoners. They were tried j upon oue only. Scarcely giving decent j time to protect the dignity of a Court, the j justice discharged tho entire number, on all the warrants! He iiad issued i some of the writs himself, yet forsooth he thought he had no jurisdiction ! A manly clear aud eloquent appeal from one of the counsel prosecuting the prisoners was treated with contempt, and the exul tant pirates, greeted with cheers within and without the dishonored Cout-room, were liberated, once more to ply their trade of arsou, robbery aud murder. Though the presistent bad faith of British officials might have prepared the American people for any outrage on jus tice, right, or national comity, yet this new insult will stir up iudiguatiuu ten fold deeper and hotter than any which has preceded it. It shows the deliberate : intention of Great Britain to protect reb el murderers aud pirates, on land and on sea, and uuder every possible combina tion of circumstance-. It shows that their hatred of this Republic deepens and intensifies the nearer the restoration of the Union approaches. It shows that they love slavery and hate free institu tions. aud that they will postpone the downfall of slavery until the latest possi ble moment. Yet there will be a day of reckoning; a«d when it arrives a long and bloody account wili be settled be tween America aud faithless England.— Phiia. Bulletin. 8&" Two hundred aud fifty women and children—not a mau among them—refu gees from Georgia, recently arrived at In dianapolis, ludiaua. They ere pitiable objects, and enlist the sympathy of the 1 jund-hearted. , Our Relations with Great Britain, WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—The discus sion which sprang up in the House to day on a resolution from the Committee ou Foreign Affaire, excited more interest than any thing thus far this session, and indeed takes rank among the most inter esting passages in the history of this Congress. The following is the full text of the resolution. It was drawn by Win ter Davis, and lacked only one vote of the unanimous approval of the Foreign Relations Committee: Resolved , That Congress has a ennsti tutional right to an authoritive voice in declaring and prescribing the foreign pol icy of the United States as well in the recognition of new powers, as in other matters, jind it is the constitutional duty of the President to respect that policy, not less in diplomatic negotiations theu in the use of the national force when au thorized by law, and the propriety of any declaration ol foreign policy by Congress is sufficiently proved by the vote which pronounces it,and such a proposition while pending and undetermined, is not a fit topic for diplomatic explanation with any foreign power. This was of course in tended as an assertion of the rights of Congress as against the famous declara tion by Secretary Seward, in his letter to the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, disavowing last winter's house resolution about the Monroe Doctrine, that such subjects belonged to the President and not to Con .res, Mr. Davis in order to avoid taking up time with the debate, moved the previous question. This de feated the resolution. Many had heard it but impciiectly, and remembered the Wade L>;i vis manifesto, feared it contain ed some attack on the President and while others were opposed on principle to al lowing anything to pass without debate, except in case of the most pressing ue cesity. the resolution was accordingly tabled I ML \ ote of sixty-nine to sixty three. " Winter Davis instantly asked to be cx | eased from further service as chairman of the committee, safing. '-That, while he bowed with equanimity to the will of tho majority, yet, if the House had no self respect. be must hiniseef be permitted to | have some. Chairmen of committees i were supposed to represent tho general political policy of a majority of the House 1 and this vote showed that on the whole ! question of the iig4its ( of Congress, on the i subjects his committee was required to ci uaider, there was a gulf between him aud the House which he could never i This action caused a general flutter.— ! Members began to protest against excu sing him. Others discussed the merits ) of the resolution just tabled, and the de i bate took quite an exciting turn. Howes, of Massachusetts, thought, it a ! good occasion to revenge himscllon Win ter Davis for a severe castigation he had ; received last winter, and made a sarcas ! tic attack upon him. i Thad. Stevens attacked the Secretary ; of State, and declared he had scoffed the I House iu the face, and treated them like a pack of inLschcvious school boys. Otli | "is tried to get Winter Davis' resolution I off the table in •rder tope.-i it,but found I piirlinicnfr.ry difficulties. Others propo -ed a resolution somewhat similar, and all I took occasion to compliment Davis higli- Finally Davis took the floor, and in a twenty minutes' .speech, which extolcd admiration from the whole House as it clustered about him, and from the crow ded galleries as they leaned forward to j Mtell his words, recited the points of the ease; passed Dowcs by with a single ' i ontemptuous phrase ; thanked the mem ] hers for their generous expression of rc j gard, and renewed his request to be rc | iieved from further service. 1 A very large majority voted against re | leasing him, and so the matter was cn- I ded for tho present. While it lasted the ! scene was quite exciting. ('flptlircof < 01. !>i<'k Morgan. WAR DEPARTMENT, Dec. 17—10 p. in. i —Major Geiural Di.c : —Dispatches have j been received to-day from General Foster, I who had a personal interview, on the i morning of Wednesday, the 14th. with General Sherman, at Fort Me A lister, which had been taken by assault on the proceeding day. Savannah was closely besiged. and its capture, with the rebel forces there, was confidently expected.— It was to be summoned in two days, and if not surrendered. Sherman would open his batteries upon it. General Foster re ports that Sherman's army is in splendid condition, having lived ou its march on turkeys, chickens, sweet potatoes aud oth- < er good things of the richest part of; 0 eorgia. Nothing has been heard from General ' Thomas to-day. Unofficial dispatches state that the Provost Marshal at Louis ville, reports five thousand prisoners and i thirty-nine pieces of artillery as being al ready secured. It is ascertained that in transmitting Gen. Thomas' report last night a mistake was made at Louisville or Nashville iu the estimated number of our casualties. The dispatch written bv Gen. Thomas stated that his whole loss would not exceed 3,000, aud that very few were killed, A dispatch from Lexington this eveu ing. states that on the 13th iust.,at Kings port, Teun., (ion. Burbridge had fought with liasil Duke's Brigade,formerly Gen. John Morgan's, and routed it with a loss to the enemy of one hundred and fifty killed, wounded and prisoners, and their train. Dick Morgan, brother of 'ohn, was captured. Sigued EDWIN M.STANTON, Secretary of War. Heavy Loss to the Hebelw. WASHINGTON December M- —Admi- ral Lee reports to the Navy under the date of December Bth, that Lieut. Comuiauder Fitcli defeated and drove the left wing of Hood's army ou the Cumberland river, on the 4th iust.,(pre viously reported) with heavy loss to the rebels, including several of their promi nent officers. Also captured two trans ports from, the eueuiy. No casualties are reported on our side. Voir Mrs. Choat, the widow of Bufus Cheat, died iu Hauover, N. 11., a few days since. £ltc Cittern. THOMAS ROBINSON, | CYRUS E. ANDERSON, j*- Q " ors - M. W. IPSAS, Publisher. BUTLER PA. VCMEfIDAT DEC. 31.1*01. «#-" Liberty end Union. Mow and Forever, One and'nieparabte.'I—D. 1 —D. Webster. ttf European papers bung us the news that the result of the November election has gone far to dispel the fond hopes of rebel sympathisers in that coun try, in the final success of their cause.— There is little doubt now but that before the end of another year we will again be a united people. As our hands, as well as ourself, will wish a few days recreation, there will be no paper issued next week. The glo rious war news contained in the present number is sufficient for a holiday feast.— By our next issue we expect to record the fall of Savannah. We wish our kind pa trogs a pleasant time of it during the Holidays. Attention All! By reference to our local colui|in, it will be seen that there is going to be a full op portunity given to all interested, to have the rolls of their respective district cor rected, so that 110 future complaints may be heard. The board desire us to call special attention to the time fixed for our county—which is from Tuesday the 3d, to Friday the Oth of January. Let com mittees from every township meet with the board and have the rolls made per fect. The Chief* J uwtlee. It is wonderful to notice with what cor ! responding progress all the various depart ments of tho government move. When ! noticing the advance of public sentiment ane years ago. wc often felt sad over the j thought, that the Supreme Court would | stand as n barrior to progress, for a long time to come. How we have been dis appointed. At the end of the war that Court will be as sound as the Senate. Gov. Chase, who was some time since, appointed Chief Justice, inplace of Judge Taney dee'd., has already taken the oath of office. With all due respect for the i learning and personal good qualities of i tho deceased, the country will be rcjoi | ced to know that the seat of him who dc ! elared of one part of the human family, that u they had no rights that a white man was bound to respect," is now occupied by one who, above all other public men of the present day, has insisted upon the equality of all men before the civil law. | Lung may Justice Chase live, toadoru I the high position to which ho has been I called—under his rulings the U S. Courts | will be open to all, even the humblest of j her citizens. Glorioti* Xctrs! ! For some week- past the country has | been full of anxiety, not because there was any cause for serious apprehension, but because the different movements then going on in the various parts of the vast j field of military operations, were undevcl ! oped. But suspense has at last given I way to glorious realities. Sherman had | undertaken an extraordinary movement, | a march through the very heart of Geor- I gia. The llebel authorities promised to bring hiui to grief. What woull be the i result? Where was he going &c., were j in the mouths of the loyal millions.— i Their great anxiety is now over, and Sher man and his gallant army is in tho rear of Savannah, if not in it—its doom is sure. Hood had pressed Thomas back to Nash ville, aud great anxiety was felt for him and his army, but there too, things have changed. In a well ordered engagement which lasted two days. Hood's army is badly beaten, loosing about 5000 men, aud 89 pieces of Artillery. Hen. Can by with a well ordered corps has cut off Hood's communication with Mobile, while Foster has done a similar service at Sa vannah by cutting the Rail Road between that place aud Charleston. The same fate has befallen Brackcnridge in East Tennessee So that upon a view of the entire situation glorious victory perches upon our banners. Thanks to the gal lant Union armies and their brave com manders—they will bring as peace by aud by; let us not, by word .thought or action, throw a hindrance in their way. Death of lion. It. It. Heed. Intelligence was received iu the city yesterday, stating that Hon. R. R. Reed, Representative iu the last and elected to the next Legislature, had died that morn ing, at his residence, near Washington, Pa. Deceased formerly represented the 20th District in Congress, and was an up right, honorable and useful citizen. He took a large interest in many of the lea ding philanthropic movements of latter days, aud by his untiring industry and perseverance contributed greatly to their success. In his doath the people of Wasli sngton county suffer a great loss.— Pitts. •Com., of Dec. 10. The above, which we fiud in tjie Com mercial of Friday, will be read with deep regret by many iii this community, whose good fortune it was to be acquainted with the Dr., and therefore,'to know his many philanthropic and christian virtues. An an early, ardent and energetic friend .of the colonization society, he had no supe rior. Since the commencement of the present civil war he has been one of the mast faithful members of the Christian Commission. We will never forget the solemn circumstances surrounding our last meeting with the Pr.—it was on one of the most disagreeable mornings in ear ly 3lay—after the battle of the Wil derness—with lain Jailing Mid wind blowing as we seldom saw before; on that inhospitable region (fold Virginia, known as Hell Plains, where, under the interest of the Christian Commission, du ty had led him, to minister to the wants of the noble martyrs to Union and I/iW crly, who had suffered in that great bat tic—there with the rain pouring™ down upon his unprotected person, forgetting his owu comfort and health. 4 Tli* plaintiff v.tfeft alone ho heart, pcei hut the dying man." Surely the last end of such an one is ! peace. I'rcsidcn t in I Election. Official Vote of Pennsyl w ania. The following is the official vote by counties of Pennsylvania, home and sol dier's votes included, at the Pre iiiential election, held November 8, lstil ; Coi NTi«». Lijtcoi.x. McClki.mn A.!»nn Allpfcht-nv -Vl'.' 12.414 Aun-ln.ni; 3.241 U-iv.r 1 l>lf-'t !!•**. i llorku "-• I " WO I Illilr : V- V - 2.1' Ml | !1, nlf.'i.l a,iw; llm-k-. fi .43" 7,5u5 I notlpr 2,11(7 cmlx-in 2.244 8,113# I :n:. -232 (Hrl.oi, 1.721 2.2'.l ; fviilre.. -.»17 , l„ ,t.r *ll. Clnrioii.*..*.. . ii^W nrnHcM I-'"" 1 2 "II : 111,,...,, I.'-".. a. I a.-, r.ilunil.i'i I b'-'U 3..\.,7 (Tai.f.rd I 114 » ! r.cnlioi 1i.n.l : WN 4:c-> 1«m,h1„...r... M44 4 --' Itpluwn; <• 3.--.1 I*l Kin. ■ 3 »s 036 , . . 11,011 5.722 Knvt.Vtp.'.". 3,2*1 4.12.1 I KrruilUii, 3.M12 . 4.521 I l u11..n W" 1 ! (Vwn'p 1 5."7" I lt.-minir.l-n ' ;, -'l 2.477 ln.llm„ 1 4,.u.. 2. ITfi -1.-II.T~M. I.I, ' 4:-7. 1.7...1 ' | rr MM I.MU n-nf. 3.40H 1,3M» I l.rlcinon I 3,75i. 2.77.1 ! I . I.n/rnii- 111.H44 . [.,r.. n „„;- 3,4"! 4.2 7 VrKKin.. 1 J';<. j M min i,«4a in# I M- utonr 11 '•' 1.1'.m i Northampton 0,72i. I N.irthuml"Mland 2.9K, 3,«JO> Perry < 2.44*?: *2.440 I Philadelphia 65,701 I Pike : 30Oi 1,180 | !V»tter I "' 4 " OHO i Pchuylklll ' 7.V.11 9.510 ' Pom cruet 2,7 s* 1.719 Pnv.ler 1 J,'«7l». J.3T.S H nil Ivan ; 309. 070 Hiwmiohimna 2,069 Tioga ' 4,073 1,684 Union I 1,945 1,363 \ 112 nan fro i 3.8411 3.J41 IVarren 2.641 1..*K»6 Washington • <9611 4. •;«.» NVm i». orel* - nd....V..V...... .""''.'.'.V.V.'.'..' j 4!<"'H ' b.'j; 7 V v..mi tig ! 1.337 14..J York s,6tihi 8,5*.-0 Total ' 296,389' 27<VM>8 Lin join's majority 2.1,081 Vote of 1V » 47, .4J J Increaae in four yearn 96,205 The Cmnpaign. News in the llichniotid papers of the 9th contradicts tin telegrams of yester day as to the direction and object of Gen. Warren's movement. It r.ow appears that his force, instead of turning north west after crossing Stony Creek, pursued his way still to the southward and toward Weldon. aud that Gen. Warren's expedi tion is really directed against that most important and hitherto inaccessible front. He started Tuesday night; marched all night; was at Proctor's Mills, twenty miles south of Petersburg, on Wednes day morning; rested probably during that day, and is heard of on Thursday morning at Jarrati's Station, which is on the Weldon Railroad and thirty-four miles south of Petersburg. A later but indefinite dispatch represents him as still moving toward Weldon, abundantly pro vided with supplies, and manifestly going somewhere to stay. On this evidence, there is no longer any doubt that (i-en. Warren was bound to Weldon. lie had a long start of anv force that could pursue liim, and there is no reason to suppose he would meet any opposition on his route. What force there might beat Weldon we cannot say. but it is extremely improbable that the place was garrisoned by troops enough to ii] pi j-e successfully the streugth of War ren's command. lie has three divisions of fan try and one of cavalry, and it is apparent that this force was so cautiously aud promptly handled as to steal a march upon the vigilant enemy which has hith erto guarded the Weldon Ilailroad as one of the indispensable means to its protrac ted defense. What then is Weldon ? A railway town on the Roanoke lliver iu North Carolina, sixty miles south of Petersburg, a hundred and lifty miles north of Wil mington, and connected with each by rail. Jt is the key of the system of railroads which unite the States and the Atlantic with themselves, with Central Georgia, and thence with the rest of the Confederacy. The possession by our for ces destroys the railway communication between the port of Wilmington and Richmond. From Weldon runs the Sea board and Roanoke Railroad north-east to Norfolk. Westward extends the Roa noke Valley Railroad to Clarksville, Va., within thirty miles of the Danville road. On the Valley road the Raleigh and Eas ton Railroad ntewects at Ridgeway aud runs to Raleigh. North-westward from Raleigh the North Carolina Railroad reaches to < i reensborough, thirty-five miles from Danville, and atGreensborough connects with the main road to Columbia. S. 0., and so onto Augusta, Ga. Rut the jjap between G reensborough and Danville has never been completed, nor has the {jap from Clarksville to Halifax, so that the possession of the Weldou Railroad to Petersburg is essential iilike to the railway communication between Wilmington and Virginia, and to that between Virginia and South Carolina and (icorgia. In a word» Gen. Warren's movement upon Weldon, if 'successful, isolated the Rebel capital from the whole Confederacy. We see 110 reason to doubt the success of the expedition, nor fEoesitseem un likely that Warren should be able to hold Weldon if lie desires. Uis said be destroys the railroad as he marches, and «o. whether he holds it or not, makes it useless for many weeks to Lee, and ut terly cuts him off from communication with Charleston and Savannah. If, hav ing accomplished thus much. Warren docs not choose to occupy Weldon per manently. be has an easy march to Win ton on the Chowan liiver, which is with in forty miles of Weldon, and to which our ganboats can ascend from Plymouth. Or from this name place he can establish a line of supply, if he should remain at Weldon, or move still further South on the Wilmington road. —The news from Gen. Sherman is all favorable. Richmond papers of the 10th place him twenty-five miles north of .Sa vannah on the 17th inst.. and still advan cing. A rather vague dispatch from Port ltoyal announces that (Jen. Poster's scouts were in communication with (!en. Sherman, and that Poster himself is firm ly in possession of Poeotaligo bridge, on the Charleston and Savannah Railroad, and thirty-five miles from Savannah. As we are certain to have definite news very soon, we forbear to speculate on this im perfect intelligence, content to kuow that Sherm-n is having his own way.—A'. I*. Trib u tic. l v ri: win \i:ivn. Official Account of General Tliooint. ItKAiqUAKTKIIrt pF.p't or TIIF. Cl VIII.ttI.AM), N.VSIIVIILK. Dct*. I<s—ll P. M. T'j the President of the ( nit-'<! State*. Hon. E<hcin .)/. Stanton awl Lieut, dev. I. S. Grant: This array thanks you for your ap- I probation of its conduct yesterday, and to assure you that it was notrais ; placed, I have the honor to report that the enemy lias been pressed at ! all points to-day in his line of retreat to the Brentwood Hills. Brig. Gen. Hatch, of Wilson Corps 1 of Cavalry, on the right, turned the enemy's left and captured a large number of prisoners—the number not | yet reported. jMaj. Gen. SchofieM's Corps, next : on the left of the cavalry, carried several hills, captured many prisoners ! and six pieces of artilleiy. Brevet Maj. Gen. Smith, next on ! the left of Maj. Gen. Schofield, car | ried the salient poirt of the enemy's line with McMullcn's brigade of Mi- Arthur's division, captured sixteen j pieces of artillery two brigadier gen i erals, ?ind about two thousand prison | ers. Brigadier General Garraud's divi sion of (Jen. Smith's command, next on the left of McArthur's division, carried the enemy's entrenchments, capturing all the artillery and troops of the enemy on the line. Brig. Gen. Wood's troops, on the Franklin pike, took up the assault, carrying the enemy's entrenchments. In his retreat he captured eight pie ces of artillery, something over six ; hundred prisoners, and drove the en emy one mile up the Bentwood Hill Pmb; • Maj. Gen. Stedman, commanding I detachments of the different armies of : the military Division of the Mississip j pi, most nobly supported Gen. Wood's i left, and bore a most honerable part ! in the operations of the day. 1 have ordered the pursuit to be i continued in the morning at daylight. ] Although the troops are very much fatigued, the utmost enthusiasm pre | vails. | 1. must not forget to report the op i erations of Brig. Gen. Johnson, in j successfully driving the enemy, with I the co-operatiorw of the gunboats un- I dcr Lieutenant commander Fitch, | from their established batteries on | the Cumberland river below the city j of Nashville, and of the success of Brigadier General G'roxton's brigade in covering and re-forming our right j and rear, in the operations of yester | day and to-day. Although I have no i report of the number of prisoners cap i tured by Johnson's and Croxton's commands, 1 kngw they have made a j large number. 1 am glad to be able to state that the number of prisoners captured yes terday greatly exceeds the number ; reported by tel<*rraphs lust evening, j The woods, fields and entrenchments I are stewn with the enemy's small ! arms, abandoned in their retreat. In conclusion, I an happy to state | that all this has been effected with j but a very small loss to us. Our loss j probably, does not exceed three thou j sand, and very few killed. Geo. 11. Tiiomas, Major General. JKurl Kiinmoll iuml the C'oiiflcdcr »uj. Portlad, ME., Dec. 17. —The I liber : ua, lrom Liverpool on the Ist, via Lon j douderry on the 2d. arrived this evening, ller dates are five days later. Karl Russell had replied to the recent manifesto ot' the Confederate Congress, expressing equal friendship for the North and South, deploring the war, and pledg ing England to a strict neutrality. The London Timet think that .Mr Lin coln (till make some attempt to close the war by negotiation. The federal troops are to be immedi ately withdrawn from llolstein under a "demand from Russia. A meeting was held at Bristol to cele brate Mr. Lincoln's re-election. Cheers were given for Jeff. Davis and (Jen. Lee, and groans for Graut, Butler and Lincoln. A rush was then made for the platform and the speakers driven away from it. The police finally cleared the room. Liverpool, Dee. 2d, via Grkencas ti.e. —Cotton ddll, with a decline of Id. on New Orleans ; market closed firmer on Friday. BreadstufFs closed quiet and steady. Provisions inactive. Beef un settled under recent arrivals. LONIION, Dec. '1. —Consols closed at 89J ; stocks, Illinois Central 51@53 dis count ; Erie 3!)(« 40. Bullion in the Bank of England has decreiscd JE2-41,- 000. , WAR DEPARTMENT, I\ ASIIINUTON," December 10th. Gen. Dix, \ew York: The following official report of the battle before Nash ville lias been received from General Thomas : X<rshriih', pre, 15, ■' j>. m.—l attacked the enemy's left this morning and drove it Irom the river, below the city, nearly to the Franklin pike, a distance of about eiuht miles. We captured Chalmer's headquarters and train and asecond train of about twenty wagons, with between 800 and 1000 prisoners, and Hi pieces of artillery. Our troops behaved splendidly, all taking iheir share in assaulting and charging the enemy's breastworks. 1 «hall attack the enemy again to-uiorrow. if he stands to fight, and if be retreats during tlie night, I will pursue him, throwing a heavy cavalry force in his rear, to destroy his trains, if possible. <i. 11. THOMAS, Maj. Gen. No intelligence has been received from Sherman later than the published dis patches transmitted by Major Gen. Fos ter and Admiral Dahlgren. (Signed.) E. 31. STANTON. OHiciiil I>lsj»;ileh from Sherman ON BOARD TIIK PANKMOJI, O sabaw Sound, Dec. 13—11:5;). r. M. To-day at five p m., Brig. Gen. Ita zen's division, of the 15th ci i'f -'. carried Fort McAlister by assault, capturing its entire garrisons and stores. This opene I to us the Ossabaw Sound, and I pushed down to this gunboat for communications with the fleet. Before opening commu nications we had completely destroyed all railroads running into Savannah, and in vested the city. The left is on the Sa vannah river four miles above the city, and the right on the Ogeechee at Kinu's Hid ge. The army is in splendid order. Weather fine. Supplies abundant. Our march was most agreeable and not molested by guerrillas. We reached Sa vannah three days ago, but owing to Fort McAlister could not communicate. But now we have Mc Allister, we can goahcad. We have already captured two boats on the Savannah river, and prevented their gunboats from coming down. I estimate the population of Savannah at 25,000 and the garrison at 15,000. (Jen. llardee commands. We have not lost a wagon on tho trip, but have gathered in a large supply of negroes, mules, and horses. Our teams are in better condition than when we started. My first duty will be to clear the army of surplus negroes, mules, and hor ses. Wo have utterly destroyed over 2,000 miles of railroads, and consumed stores and provisions that were essential to Lee's and Hood's armies. The quick work made with McAlistor, and theopeu ing of communication with our fleet, and the consequent independence for supplies, dissipated all their boasted threats to head me off and starve the army. I regard Savannah as already gained. Yours truly, W. T. flimt.MAN, Maj. Gen. ShiS" The following official reports were received this evening from Gen. Thomas, ilatcd at his headquarters, near Frank lin. IIKADQL'AUTKK-S DKI-AIUM KNJ, OK THK CUMBERLAND, near franklin. Dec. 17. A report just received from Major. Gen. Wilson states that at fi p. m., to-day be attacked and dispersed Stevenson's Di vision of rebel infantry, tyid a brigade of cavalry, capturing three guns. The 4th Cuited States cavalry anil Hatch's divis ion of cavalry, handsomely supported by Knap's division of cavalry, did the work, leaking sevcM beautiful charges, break ing the rebel infantry in ail directions. Had it only been light, the rebel rear guard would have been entirely destroy ed. As it is, it has been severely pun ished. The whole army will continue a vigorous pursuit in the morning. This attack was made six miles beyond Frank lin. GKOIU;K H. THOMAS, Maj. Gen. HKAEQUARTJ DKPAKT.M NT OP THE ri*ngHHNl», Near Franklin, Tenn., Dec. 17—8 p. si. We have pressed the enemy to-day be yond Franklin, capturing his hospitals containing over 1,500 wounded, and about 150 of our wounded also. Gen. Knipe, commanding a division of cavalry drove tl enemy's rear guard through Franklin, capturing about 240 prisoners and live battle flags with very little loss on our side. The citizens of Franklin I represent Hood's army as completely de moralized. In addition to the captures yesterday, reported last night. { have the honor to report the capture of General Rucker and about two hundred and fifty j prisoners of the enemy's cavalry in a : fight that occurred between Gen. Rucker 1 and Gen. Hatch, of our cavalry. The enemy has been pressed to-day both in front and on both sides. Brigadier Gen. Johnson succeeded in striking him on the flank, just beyond Franklin, captur ing quite a number of prisoners, the number not yet reported. My cavalry is preasing him closely. I am much in hopes of getting many more prisoners to morrow. GEO. 11. THOMAS, Majoi General. Othor dispatches, unofficial, from j Nashville, state that 1,000 prisoners were captured by Wilson, and that General Rousseau, commanding at Murfreesboro, reports Forrest killed, and 1.500 of his men captured. The Superintendent at Nashville reports that tho railroad from Nashville will bo open to Franklin to- I night, and will rapidly follow Thomas, thus furnishing him supplies and enabling him to push on. E. M. STANTON, Secretary of War. . gfcv General Sherman's youngest child, about six months old. died last, week, at the residence of Speaker Colfax, South Rend, .Indiana, where Mrs. Sherman is sojourning. Mr It is reported that the rebel# at Richmond design furnishing Lee's army with a dinner on Christmas. Order to he Klrielly Enforced. WASHINGTON, I>CC. IF.—The follow ing was to-day officially promulgated by the Secretary of State : WASHINGTON, HOC. 17.—The Prcsi dent directs that, except euiuiigrant pas sengers directly entering from a port by sea, no traveler shall hereafter be allowed to enter the United States front a foreign country without a passport. If a citizen a passport must be from this department or from some I'nitcd States Minister and Counsel abroad, and if alien, from com petetent authority of his own country, passport to bo countersigned by a diplo matic agent or counsel of the I'nitcd States. Tins regulation is intended to apply especially to persons proposing to come to the I nited States from neigh boring British provinces. Its observance will be strictly enforced by all officers civil anil military and na val in the service of the United States, and State and municipal authorities are requested to aid in its execution. It is expected here that no emuiigraiit passen ger, coming by sea, in the manner afore said, will be 'obstructed, or any other per sons who may set out on their way hither,, before intelligence of this regulation could rea nably be expected to reach the coun try In.in which they mnv have started. Signed, W.M. H. StiWAHI), Secretary of State- Ni;\v \ ouiv, Hoc. 16—The Comma-- riu/ Aiti i i h •> r .< \\ ashington gpecial says: Sa\ innah is known to have been fortified in ha rear by n triple line of earthworks. It may therefore demand a brief sigc ere it surrenders. 'I he Revenuo Department has dcfcct <•■l il.e Collector at Detroit in appropria ting ! i-ro sums of money for private spec-, illation. The (iovernment will not bo a loser as his bonds were ample. BALTIMOUK, Dec. L(J—The American has just received a dispatch froto Annap olis. statins that the steamer Varunu bad just arrived from Charleston with news, that Gen. Sherman had captured Savan nah, with 1100 prisoners, after eight hours lighting. ItiMl Jlt'ii in Oilier. The Keenhvj Journal (Chicago) lias a leader deprecating the choice of immoral, lewed, intemperate men for responsible public trusts, that we heartily indorse. It is said to be iv covert attack on some candidate in that State ; yet we can see nothing in it that points to any individual, unless it be soma one already made infamous by his vices, which we do not credit. Hut, whatever may be its impulse, the article itself is right, and its sentiment should be every where indorsed. A licentious intem perate loose-living politician is at once tin unfit executive or legislator of a moral, decent, self-respecting people; and they are wronged and shamed whenever sncli a one is thrust upon them. No righteous and noble cause is credibly-represented by such a man ; and, if he is foisted into of fice in its behalf, he will certainly discredit and probably betray it. Let blacklegs and panderers to every form of vice be represented by their cro nies and customers; but let tli" Good Cause be represented bj men worthy of it-elf. We do not reproduce The Jour nal's strictures, because they may contain personal allusions wUech we are not sharp enough to detect: but we subscribe to its doctrine most im plicitly.—N. Y. Tribune, Tli«» .SI. AlliiuiM liaider*, JI*4I><4IURTFCH* DEPARTMENT or Tar. KXBT, NEW VUBK t'ir*, Doc. 14. (IKNCHAI. onitKß. !I7. —Information having been received at these Headquar ter- that the rebel marauders who were guilty of murder and robbery at St. Al ban . have been discharged frulu arrest, and thai other entorpri-es are actually in preparation in Canada, the Commanding Geueral deems it due te the people of'the frontier towns to adopt the most prompt and efficient measures for the safety of their lives and property. All military commanders in the latere are therefore instructed, in ease further acta of depre dations and murder are attempted, wheth er by marauders or persons acting under commissions from the rebel authorities at Richmond, to shoot down the perpetra tors if possible while in the commissions oP* j their crimes, or if it be necessary with a view of their capture, to cress the bouml ' ary between the ( uited States and Can ada, said commanders are hereby direct ed to pursue them wherever they may take refuge, and if captured, they are un der no circumstances to tie surrendered, but arc to be sent to these headquarters ! for trial and punishment by martial law. , The Major General Commanding the l)e --| partraent will not hesitate to exercise the i fullest extent of the law with the severest rigor the authority he possesses under the rulesof law, recognized by civilized States, in regard to persons in hostile expeditions,, after committing acts of depredation with in our own. Such an exercise ofciuthor ity having become indispensible to pro tect our cities and our people from rob bery and murder, it is earnestly hoped that tho inhabitants of our frontier dis tricts will abstain from a.i acts of retalia tion on account of the outrages committed by rebel marauders, and that the progress of redress will be left to the public authori ties. By command of Maj. Qen Dix. [Signed] I). VAN BUKKN, Colonel and A. A. G. tacT Ihe rebel papers, whose editor are engaged in proving that Hood won a great victory at Franklin, are unable to make room for the published list ,t>f one hundred and fourteen commissioned of ficers of the rebel army who were made prisoners in that engagement. Judge llookc, ingoing the West ern Circuit, had a great stone thrown at his head; but from the circumstance of his stooping very much, it passed over him. •• You see," said ho " had I been an upriyht j udge, I might have betii kill ed."
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