Detroit Free Press from Detroit, Michigan • 1

£3 hth't a ar 4 i rl A I GENERAL victory THE WAR EN UP AC I I I 0 I 4 4 A1 8 1 a Detailed Account Of a Marnh and tho Capture or the Bebel orces I i I 0 (I Explanation of Gen Order in Regard to Slaves i A I MORE BRIDGES BURNED IN MI8 80URI ROM WASHINGTON Nsw Yom Dec 28 The Tnbm't special says: "Lord Lyons hM tent In the British demand for the surrender of Mamn and BlldelL Tima was given to Secretary Seward to reply Minister Webb at Brasil represents the sym pathy in that country as strong in favor of the ederal The World special says: General 3oott hasunt wmnntmf cation to Secretary Seward but its contents are not known 3 is now settled beyond a doubt that in case of a war between the United States and England rance will remain neutral with a leaning to wards England Both Lord Lyons and Secretary Beward receivra im Arena Auditor of Massachusetts baa pMaeated a bm of S3 200 000 for expenses of sending troops forward of which 1300000 will be paid The Timtt dispatch states that Secretary Se ward gave a dinner party riday evening at which were present Lord Lyons and the House and Sen ate Committees on ederal Relations I Minister Corwin has made no treaty with Mexico ud the 2Hmws special states that Gen Miramon is now on his way from New York to Mexico to gather the fragments of the old chnroh party to co operate with the Spanish Invaders to establish a provisional government Gen Mira mon to be at the head and subsequently toerect a I monarchy The ThMt1 special says that Lieut Hurd of the Second Maine Regiment who reported the I escape of himself a id Col Corcoran from Charles I ton is believe to be a big humbug I Ely brings a list of 2900 prison I era He says there no doubt of extended and I deep Union feeling In Richmond and If the na I tional army was within ten miles of Richmond our old flag would be hung out from I hundreds of windows there but at pres I ent there Is a perfect resign of for a single volume la these times what bocks there wet each a careful reading and study until jits contents were thoroughly digested Books were not thrown off the brain with only the effort of holding the pen' If books were scarce in those times what few the world possessed were well' worth reading which un i happily has not always been the case Thi According to the almanac and what is more infallible the sun rose on the 16th InsL at seven and twenty four minutes ahd1 set at four and twenty eight minutes rom that day to the 26th old Bol moved not a breadth and the short days were upon ns Artificial lights took the place of the sun which was made to shine by day gas bills footed up in a manner that caused paterfamilias to take a look at the gas meter and itinerant political economists reaped a harvest by paddling patent burners that saved fifty yxr emt and burned so steadily and flamed so bright ly as to almost save the other fifty by diminish fa the number of burners Housekeepers scarcely got the dinner off their mind andi comfortably settled themselves in neat fitting dresses set off by cunning little collars and gassy ufiderefaeve tor the afternoon I before it wasnight and the head of the family from his business and the youngstersbofater oua in tuple mirth' sctiooi ap peared with clock like punctuality clamored for supper and hungry as though" the days were eighteen hours long instead of nine But then i with ail these little drawbacks the short data mave brought their pleasures In the dear long cold evening round thousands of happy firesides have families gathered and there brought Into closer contact have they learned to know each other better and prize each other more Home pleasures have (han compensa ted for the toss of others Books are read cl receives unwonted attention and the thousand and one merry games of childhood seem to while away the evening hour so rapidly that when the solemn loud ticking clock strikes the hour for retiring juvenility retreats at the gentle reminder and accuses the solemn old time piece of becom loK Uka all sublunary things of the present Even the older ones glance Inquiringly at the timepiece as if incredulous and doubt Ing the trust so long reposed in its staid gravity It la the lecture season and old and young throng the lecture hall and carry thence instruction and entertainment for present and for fixture use concerts flourish and amusements of every type I to please abound Skating that most exhilarat ing of all exercises calls us out on toe moonlight and tons with theee and kindred sports pud pleasure do the swift winged evenings in toe I shortest days glide by But toe days begin to lengthen and thia year at least does the ancient proverb When the days begin to lesgthen Then the ooM begins to strengthen hold true Wen for those who can wrap In warm cloaks and furs when they issue forth and for whom the fire biases and the table is well spread at home" Providence tempered toe wind to toe shorn says Sterne and the sentiment is so beautiful that thousands have come to believe A RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE Baptist Chubch at Mapln This church under toe labors of Rar OB Call has enjoyed unprecedented prosperity and success One'ofthe greatest revivals which Northern Michigan has witnessed for some time has Just been concluded It resulted in the conversion of a large number The church now' sustains re gular preaching two weekly prayer meetings Babbato schools and monthly Babbatifachool con cert 'I Chaplain op vsa Rev George Taylor formerly pastor of the Methodist Eplsco pal Church of Pontiac but lata oLthe chnroh at Milford has been appointed Chaplmn of the Lan cer Regiment Thia appointment could have been conferred on no one better qualified for the peculiar and responsible posltioik'of Chaplain than the one appointed 4 Naw The new Episcopal Church (8t on Lovell street Kalaauxoo will be occupied for divine service on Bunday next The church is not yet entirely completed but temporary arrangements have been made so that the church will ba used for worship during toe coming winter Bunday Avtibnoon The regular five Bandsy meeting will be held this af ternoon at the Woodward Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church Bev 8 Reed rlll dfcoourae on the eutjei shall we great the New 11 i PaxBiNT On the evcnlna of toe 25th Inst a number of toe friends and congregation of Rev Johnson pastor of the Baptist Church In Jackson made him a valuable and appropriate present as a token of their regard and esteem Watch Mastins A watch night service will he held at toe Woodward Avenup Church on Naw Eva 31st inst commencing at 9 and continuing till the year of Our Lord 1862 1 QuABnouY The jflrst Quarterly Meeting for toe Woodward Aveaue Church win be held to day The services will be Love east at 9 A Preaching at lot jhaorament at 3 PM Rev Griffith will preach in the irst Baptist Church 180 Woodward avenue tola morning at 10:30 and at 7:30 the Evening Bible Class and Sunday School at 3 The revival at asnington jaader the labors of Bev EB Haakala atm continues unabated The church la nluhUv thronged and a deep interest in religion has bora awakened A I UWUUMMi tuni UMJUABMUB HflTQ WVMSW sv Bskmon by Db Bev IT Blnex D4 that it la Bcripture but the shorn locks of toe President of Albion College spends the Babbsth I human race often feel the fury of toe elements in the city and will conduct service I unabated by anj screen that toe sympathies of tueir teuows may russ moi always is 11 so thlswlnter prove that toe wiu or rovisenca tn wa ba but toe stewards or uis bounty be obeyed and let toe homes of the poor made happy by our efforts attest the good deeds dent Tub Comtxdxncs Mxn CAuaHr Yesterday af teraoon a farmer residing in Plymouth named William Halstead who has been dealing in cattie and hogs to some extent in toe city was selling pork on toe market when a well dressed man kh a Kim anA him if hfi wLfthfiA buy some bogs He represented' tbe he had jnst received a drove rrom me ess uo ven tral depot and rather than send them farther east he would like to sell them here He gave a description of the hogs their number anffproba ble weight and offered them at an exceedingly low figure The farmer said that es it was Bat nrdav he was unwilling to ouy so urge a arove but they were effered so cheap almost literally riven awsv that he concluded to purchase them Just at this moment another man stepped up to the seller of poroines and asked him if ne could the little freisht bill which was due It was the oldfrtory of nothing less than a hundred dol lar bill and finally the farmer was induced to ad vance fifty dollars until the hog dealer might have time to get his bill changed They hardly gave tbe farmer time to count his money but seised it and walked away as fast as clrcumatan Qgg would permit But a police officer had his eye on toe transaction and soon overtook departing scoundrels He got fifty dollareaway from them and gave it back to the aatonlsbed farmer with a little sensible advice about looking out for such fellows in fix ture The men gave their names as John son and George Williams probably fictitious snnear as meek and Innocent as lambs led to toe slaughter They were brought before us tioe Bagg for anamination and each held to ball lutbe sum of one thousand dollars to appear on I Tuesday next before toe Police Oouit This is toe third time within a few weeks that this game has been played end It is gratifying to know that toe perpetrators have at last been caught But it seems almost Incredible that men who have lived here and done business in the city could be so green as to suffer themselves to be duped in such a way Mtn wno reaa xne aauy pbjmub dom lose their money by means confidence man Hobbibui MuBDia in By Ciaib County We have just learned toe facta of a horrible mur der which was committed in BL Clair county three miles north of Brockway in the latter part of toe week before laaL A man named Borim shew who is a Lieutenant in the Tenth Regt dallbcratalv shot a neighbor named Wisner It appears that while Scrimshaw was away from home with his regiment at lint Wisner killed dog belonging to him which he valued very high ly wife wrote to him an account of toe affair giving a highly colored statement of toe real facta in toe case He was very much ex cited and threatened toe direst vengeance on the man who in his absence had killed hfa pet ani mal Ha returned home the same day that be received toe letter and with a loaded pi rtol proceeded at once to house andhot hfm In the head Wisner fell upon the floor InwuBlble rd never spoke or exhibited signs of consciousness afterward The family gave the i alarm cried fcr help and acme of tbe neighbors were soon on the ground Scrimshaw was rav ing and threatened to shoot any man who would fiara to approach or touch him He made his escape and no traces of him have ainca been found Wianer lingered a day or two in an un conscious state and died He was burled on Tuesday They were friends and neighbor? and had always lived on the very best terms never before having had a word of difficulty It is impossible to account for this strange proceed ing except from a most violent temper or evi dent inanity Wisner leaves'a wife and one orwo children 1 Mb Rabiy Thia celebrated gentleman has astonished more people by his personal achieve ments than almost any other man now living All Europe applauded toe unpretending Ameri can that walked into the prison house of lion like Ckaucr and led him away like a pet lamb There is something so humane and bsautiful in hie method of subduing and gaining the affection of a vicious horse that the ladles are among the most enthusiastic of Mr admirers The stage in Young Hall will bo so well barricaded on Monday evening that no one need have any fears in regard ta toe vicious horses yst for the benefit of those who attend with la dies the reserved seats will be in the galleries Labsb Bai1 ci ubniyubb A very large sale of furniture at auction takes place on Mon day forenoon commencing at half past ten at toe salesroom of John Rennie (kx 185 Jefferson avenue The furniture contats of a hwrj consignment from New York which be Kid without reserve It com prtafts rwwl ffinUtore toreerosejood i v1 si rfed BSDAiuMaDea 20 Last Sunday General Pope left htepmition on the Paclfio Railroad with a force 01 avjut four thousand men made up as follows: fiix BBISADX Twenty seventh Lieut CoL Kennett com manding Twenty second CoL Hendricks irst Col Tbsyera irst Lieut Marr GBN BBIGADB Eighth CcL Peterson Eighteenth Indians Twenty fourth OoL Veatoh They were also: Two companies ourth Regular Lieut Amory ive companies irst Iowa Major Torrence One bittery Rnndsv nlwht thsv reached a Dolnt nine miles west of here and a little before dark encamped The weather as it has been for months vm gio during the day bright with sunlight juat cool enough to render brfak walking at night a cloudless iky all a blus with the 1 sheen of a glorious fall moon and stars brilliant self the heavena were glimmering all over with celestial Koh i noors The soldlera who baa lain so long lining in samp tuat tney naa De come intensely uisgusrea wiui ua sameness (a sameness varied only by vermin filth ssaaales small pox typhoid and a dcsen other equally Rleasant erttrat) were most particularly de irhtAd with the trio and Duahed forward with an eagerness only equaled by school boys eman cipated from toe thraldom of a pedagogue Gen Pope as I intimated In my last letter from this place had been Informed that a large body of troops would probably leave Lexington to join Price on a certain day and to cut these off he determined to get below them at some point as near Warreusbnrgh as possible Heavy I forces were left at Laurine Bridge Georgetown Bedalla and at a point twelve miles southwest of Bedalle for the purpose of blocking up all the avenues in thia direction between Lexington and Price while at the same tune au were put nnaer mornhing orders to be ready to assist him in case he succeeded a rawing rrica irom nm rruM This is a rough line of his plan and preparations I have eaid Hnndav nlsht found him a few miles west of here in toe commencement of his undertaking Monday morning toe force pushed on in the direction of Clinton detaching a cavalry force under Major Hubbard st a point some titiry miles from here and while the main body under Gen Pope bore to the west toe others kept on in the direction of Clinton Clinton is a town some six miles from Grand River and is on toe direct road from Warrens ourg to uaoeoia xne ocject in sending a cavalry force in this direction was at once to break up some flouring mills occupied by toe secessionists and force a reoonnolraance of lines which extended from Osceola on the Osage to Grand River on the North nr Hubbard had some 250 men of the irst MbMourl Cavalry all well armed and anxious for a fight They pursued their route with no trouble till they came near Clinton where they first ran against the pickets of General division They instantly chased them in but were unable to i I catch the rebels leaving in double quick upon getting sight ol the national forces A SLnw ofiwAwA fit hftSkjl BuOn UUkMutt U31UW KJMUbVU tojoj uawfv ua long speed upon a small party of rebel who surrendered without firing a shot They pro oaeded a snort outanoe oanw upju mill employed in grinding flour for the rebels in which they found some two hundred bushels of meal This was taken out and then toe mill was put beyond all ability to do any more rebel ser rednclns It to ashes CrossinK Grand River he puihed on some twelve miles about half way to the capturing prisoners here and there and then deeming it best to rescue bis plUQde taraea apo US rocrotieu unmu er and pushed northward in toe direction of tka vrtffiln vriftAfl Major exploits were rawer oi wo daring order After leaving Clinton southward he was right in lines and while here we captured some sixty prisoners several wagons loaded with supplies and a largo lot at horses twnlaa avt1 nvnna nf fiVAYV daSfUlDtlOIla KMaaw rr tLaJ sv aXwT tu9 ox nojur huuiwu uv main body pushed slowly westward carefully ex amining the country in every direction Night and day toe cavalry kept in their saddles pick in nn atrarriAra who were bound southward to loin Price aud oaptuxlug now and then wagciw loaded with supplies when near Chlllhowee It was learned mat a strong rose: rorce was ou tun road leading to Bose Hill Colonel i Brown and oster with a strong cavalry force and a section of artillery were instantly detached in pursuit They traveled almost continually night and day but the rebels had twelve hours the start and being notified of the pursuit fled as fast as they were pursued rom Rose Hill the rebels turned straight south for Grand River which they crossed just in time to escape the clutches of the advance of the na Hnnaio Tha nunuara Inatantlv crossed the river and followed the others as far as Johnston when not being able to overtake toe enemy our men determined to discontinue the pursuit Here our forces separated toe cavalry and artillery under Colonel Brown struck back nearly direct from the main body at Chlllhowee while tbe balance under Colonel oster marched eastward along the south side of Grand Bl ver Just above Clin ton they recrossed Grand River and then pushed nn tn oaJllAl Aa 1B8 rVBUlb OI lUla DZaUUU U4 LUC CAJfUUlUUU the capture of about one hundred rebels several wagons horses and mules and the sound fright ening of many secessionists in the country tnrougn wmen uxey passeo rom Chilhowee the entire force moved up toWarrecsburgh in toe same county (Johnson) and then pusbed eastward at a point directly south from Mullford and about half way between Warrensburgh and Knob Noster We reached thia nnint vaaterdav (Thursdavl morning and en camped at a point where Clear ork crosses the Warrensburgh and Bedalla road rom scouts and information obtained from tha inhabitants Gen Pone learned that a large body of rebels with a heavy train of supplies was AnnampAd at Mullford some seven miles above hta encampment and to capture these was the object of his next movement The roads from I Mullford are two one leads to Knob Noster the other to Warrensburgh Accordingly a cavalry force under Davis proceeded West to War renaburgn wnue as uxe same umo nuuiuor east to Knob Noster and both these struck up tbe roses which converge uu tney meet at Mun ford The force under Gen Davis was composed as follower: One squadron Iowa cavalry Company ourth Cavalry LleuL Gordon Company ourth Cavalry LleuL Amory Company ourth Cavalry Sergeant Neff VhA vAflnlaa aavaItv war Anmmanded bv Lieut Amory as senior officer the whole force by Gan Davis and numbered in all about 820 men Thia force proceeded up the Mullford road and reach ed that place a little before dark The road near Mullford turns toward Black Water a deep wide stream which it crosses by abridge Before reaching toe bridge the road bends around to the right passing before reach 1 Ing the bridge a house on the right and barn on the left both only a few yards from the river Tbe space between the house and river is timber ed Crossing the bridge a narrow tbe road separates one keeps straight ahead per pendlcular with toe course of the stream the other turns short to the left follows the bank of the river a short distance then bears away from tbe river forming a tittle less inan a rxgni angle with the bank Along this river road is heavy umber which rescues out rrom uxe psuk or wo river a few rods bayond this is a large open space which extends from one road to ths other A A to HA mfiwAm tha inner ehib nexx au laid iivdx sbaaia am suu timber were encamped toe enemy about 1300 strong GOWH OaUj XOIKUug vM riTWAp Gen Davis ordered tbe regular cavalry under Lieutenant Amory to advance around toe bend in the road to the bridge while he detailing some companies of Iowa cavalry rode straight for the river intending to ford it and thus at tack the enemy at two pointa i Th oa thfrw ore irfve it to said Gen Davis and with a cheer that shook toe woods tike thunder the gallant ourth through toe fart gathering gicom of twilight bore down on tbe bridge like a whirlwind About sixty of rebels were gathered on tbe bridge ana as the cavalry came sweeping down like a tornado and yelling like devils the secessionists fixed one random volley which fortunately Mt no one and fled i Winding nnon nearina toe bridge that it was very narrow Lieut Amory tearing an ambus A A A caae oroereu ms men tn aumoaus tv ee i protection of the barn and timber in ori6r clear the opposite side of the stream The men instantly swung from their a iv i niite itTBalu inw Dunns mw which dieting no response tov charged over the bridge clattered fiercely throws ting aeroMi Lieut ed up toe road is tSMt oj the flytag bridge gwttd which be suppd ensI3T in fan retraoA while Lieut Gordon leading oom and tixo format in turned ahortio the left and spurred up the road that fol loured the bank Scarcely however had com nenatratad dram wards ere toev were mat by the most tremendous volley that was aver puured from a line of riflemen Una of their number tumbled dead from Ms horse two were mortally wounded His men instantly returned the fire received a tew straggling shots in return when they rode away from tbe river entered toe open space beyond and together with company which had returned upon hearing toe volley formed in lias of bartie a hundred Baertxlting Aaeounta Murvia Ornes Detroit Deo 281801 I On the 31st instant an accounts for recruit ing regiments in this State such as rent of ten dexvoaa boarding and lodging transportation of recruiting parties and recxMtai'will be closed and the accounts submitted tor payment to tills office II Accounts Incurred after toe 31st will not be paid unless sanctioned by 'the undersigned It will therefore be necessary to close all recruitfog offices and discontinue tbs service unless it is ordered to be ccatinued py the Governor of Michigan or by ti proper Authority at Washing III The General ta CMef iaa ordered a different system of recrultirg in the Blates to keep all re giments to the maximum standard This system goes Into effect on the 1st day of January 1862 and the nndendgned Is entrusted with tbeexecn ilon of toe ordsr so far as it afiacta toe State of Michigan BACKUS Colonel 8 AaAvn vo Mastering Offloer Books in Anount Books are so num eroue now and so much of an everyday affair that they have oome to ba regarded by most peo ple with indlffirenca They are toe most com mon gift and one cannot entar toe parlor or sit ting room of even toe humblest dwelling with out seeing them profusoly displayed Their bsauty and remarkable cheapness now days afford a striking contrast to the state of lltsrary affairs in ths of when a book was a prise that kings might pawn their jewels to obtain Tbe Bacred Writings instead of being In every house as they are now were chained to tha rssdfog desk and anxious student stood watingfor hours till their time camo for a hasty perasaL Schools once ere confined to mon asteries and palaces since none but monks and Hags possessed libraries In 1471 Louis XI of iaaoe was obliged when he borrowed some ika swim the a cults of Medicine at PariA net only tn deposit a quantify of ailvar vessels by way please but atao to find a surety who would answer for their being returned within the specified time in the fifteenth century tbe Countess of Anjou gaw fcr a copy of the Homi lies of Halmor two bunced sheep and a large quantity of grain and toouot she had driven a very shrewd bargain In the twelfth century Walter prior of BL thought twelve measures of barley and a superbly embroldated Dall well disponed of sxebangefor a HonDj and a Psalter that not one in a thousand would deign to look st now while King Alfred in hta dfy cm such land eight ptoirs could ttV The unfortunate tad vm 18 years of age tad was a young man of much promise commanding tbe confidence and esteem of all who knew him Hta father lost his Ufa gome ten years ataoo Inhaling the vapors of a well he was cleaning Armstrong was burled on Pcmtoe Jadctowit Dtc 26 A young man named John Bannat was placed to jfl here last weak on a charge ct having caused tha death of his stepfather Israsl Elwards The parties lived in MeMna Beuaetlte story is that Efwazds came home on toe eventeg of the 7to with a jug of whisky drunk and qua retaome threatened to take life ritag a pistol and actually assaulting Mm seA defence he knccked the old maxLn 03 the 12th Edwards died and toe 1 4 dcred a verdict that hta la juries from blows gt 5r a I At this moment an effloer in rich hot rat fantastic uniform of gray came out from the re bel encampment with a white ari asked if they would be allowed thirty minutes to consider whether it was best to surrender Gen Davfeln formed Mm that it was getting dark and ba usrt surrender immediately Tbe officer then sued sufficient time to consult the balance which waa sad tn ft fewinlnatftft rfttaraM ifty tag teat they bad agreed to surrender as prison ers of war They were ordered to stack tnaissd fall in line they did so and shortly thereafter were filing slowly past the rejoicing Nationals Tbe total result of the capture was Cote Hon ertson and Alexander Major Harris Lieutenant yoionai Bobiiuox seventeen uapuuns usatananta 130 privates lOCO stand rf arms ivvwaunei saa mmes uu wagan waua aut plies There were in addition to this a large numbef of rations navy vnvoivets bowie knives saddles and extra ctotblng vTba wssona were loaded with bams pork sugar coffee salt mobweeammanitlon in aborhau the etUctea which go toward making np the supffoi of en ano The men seemed to be an infinitely superior i class to the ragamuffins who compose army were gentlemanly in appearance to ecu siderable extent well and warmly clothed mau uniformed and were excellently well armed The two colonels were unxrormea id grey sa were gotten up totally regardless of exjtenaa Bota are oxa soiaiers ana aave Dcee wua nv in every one of his engagements since that at Booneville Their arms uhot auna rmas ana unitea dmwv were piled into some empty wagoss They ward obliged to leave their tenia and cook ing utensus sna men wiia me ou7tuvjr ually but rounding them as could be from its liml ted number they were marched into Warrena bargh reaching there late last night Their ap pearance could not fail to exalte a good deal of AndAwlrw myvjI AmHrtTl tllA BlfiAl Ct i exn happy to add that in no caae was there a wora or insult offered an example wuiu i the Confedereica would do well to occasionally imitate General Davie although responsible for tbe success of the affair was not directly in the flgbL for toe reason that upon reaching the river at the head of the Iowa cavalry be found thatit was not fordable and ere he could rejoin tbe re gulars by vray of tbe bridge the fight waa over Many of the regulars have been in a dozen dif ferent and bloody actions during their service yet they ray that neither in Mexico nor eisewncre did they ever breast so fierce a storm of lead os that which met them when they rede at tbe ene encampmenL Probably not leu than 500 shots were fired That both companies were not annihilated is ewisg to the darkness and th! heavy timber To day the force moved toward Badalia and to night la encamped some six miles from here To morrow it will reach here and will receive a grand reception from the balance of the troops I One short exploit of Major Hovey of the Twen ty fourth Indiana and I will have done with tMt pottion of my letter While at soma point Bear faX rv aaa8 waa a aLevn vw UUuwXIyXUjar norey jlvu uaou wagons as to Mde them from view and then putting a few stragglers to walk as if guarding the train be started ouL Becesaion snot gun hand hiding in the bush saw tbe corttgt 1 supposed it a ederal wagon train poorly guard ed and hence an easy aa wall aa legitimate prfie Beaaoning thru secession walked from the brush presented ita shot gun and demanded a surrender which demand waa instantly met by fifty mea rising from tbe wagons presenting a row tering muskets and requesting a similar favor of ftstoxilibed ftxd now raorttflfiu scbbiioo cession generally compiled and worked eff Ita ill hnmnr by cursing such Yankee tricks" nnknown to all honorable warfare and unworthy all chivalrous hearts In this way many a pato lent rebel waa confounded and in two cases where fight was preferred rather than surrender two rebel sons at cMvalry bit tbe dust from tha efieota of Mlnie ballets which left csutater Uka augur holes clear through tueir neacs WW OA tMMAA Ea hie return aijor novey oapiuiou of prisoners and burnt one mill which waa grind ing for Price a large cavalry force waa left out in tbe vicini ty of Warrensburgh and it la quite possible thaL before thia you you will have learned by telegraph that they have made another important capture back bone if not broken is seriously injured by thia blow given him by General Pop ere long 1 may have the pleasure of WTluUg you inas ne ui uuuuou vuwpwmj Amenx The gallantry and endurance of all In the late expedition are commendable in no cares more sa than in those of General Davis and Lieutenant Gardner The latter has been thirteen years in tbe service has risen from the ranks by Ms brave ry snd correctness and if not killed in some of Ms dare devil feata will rise high in the service As be charged at tbe enemy across the river a charge of buck shot tore into his cap close to his skull while almost at the same instant a ball struck thia cap in tbe top and knocked ita feet from tbe head Tbo loss or the enemy during tne wnoie expe dition waa ten killed and an unknown number wounded During the six absence of this axpedltfoxt It baa performed one of the most arduous under takings ever accomplished The distance travel ed by some of the cavalry forces is not leu than from eight hundred to one thousand'mllea la many cases they rode day and night with only two or Uiree noura res: in we iweuiy iuur mu this wm continued day after day and night after night till in many cues man and horse fell from utter exhaustion The untiring energy and sa gacity of Gen Pope in conducting this expedition aa well as the Immense Importance of ita results will be fully appreciated by the people Ihava no doubt that Gen Halleck sided by this able of ficer and seconded also by the veteran BteeL will very soon develop plana that will either force Price to a capitulation or drive him ignominiously from the State and thus settle at once and forever the question of national supremacy in Missouri Interesting Reminiscence of Use Rat Hole sblp Cores Harptr'a Wttkly speaking of the old whalern which comprise the rat squadron says: Among this fleet la tbe old ship Corea whose history la well worthy of record here one wm formerly on armed store ship belonging to tbs English navy A storm coming on she sought shelter in Long Island souad it became kxxxwn to the Yankee fishermen that she waa in their wa ters and they determined to capture her Ac cordingly they formed a company of neatly ona hundred stout hearted and hearty men and put out fato the Bound Shortly after leaving New Bedford harbor they discovered the Britisher in tbe distance All hands save an old man and three men and ons boy went into the little fishing bold all well armed On the little fishing craft stood until she reached the fishing ground when they threw out their lines and were soon engaged la catching fish The store ship altered her course and ran down towards the flsuerman and fired a gun and the Yankee boys headed their vessel to wara tue snip as bouu as aue uuas wi ma hall they were ordered to come alongside which tney aia oner eomo murmurmg fish whloh bad been" taken were transferred to the deck of tbe store cMp and carried over to the other side of the vessel away from theIde where the schooner lay Curiosity prompt ed the British sailors to crowd around the fisher men with their fish In the meantime os of tha beys took a fish and threw it out of one of tha porta and it striking the deck gave tha signal for the men in the hold to oome up Thia waa but the work of a moment and before tha Britisher could arm hta crew or recover from Ma surprise his ship was a prfsa The ship wsa taken into New Bedford where she was dis charged of her stores and when the war waa over she was converted into a whaler and aha has been employed in that business from that time to within Byear prat She now goes to as sist in sealing up one of the southern poita Ths Ocrea waa a very fast sailer and has been ordi narily a very tacky ship But now her sailing days are over and she will find a wMte candy bed on wMch to lie until broken up by the strong waves of old ocean' Dbownbd Whuji On Saturday af ternoon laaL a young man named William Arm strong (generally know as William Wesson) who has for some ntae or ten yean past livsd with Mr Bewail WesKU of this city was drowned ta a wet cranberry marsh upon tbe farm of David Smith about thraa and a half miles northyest of tha CiYouBg Armstrong with Mrs Wesson waa spending tha day and Armstrong alone went ror a snora time wMch was snDDOsad to' no one to be deep enough to drown acmtoL from otaemtfon madeom recovering tbatody seems that Armstrong af iium took a course which led Mm fitreetty ww deepest place ta the marsh whan the lee 4 throwing from him Ma bo eask to tbo scft bottouLwhich rteidtaff with Me wetgha end tbe roots and stick becoalsg staagtad with Ms akataa caused hist Ms struggle to sink tar encash ta the mud ta drown Mm Not retarntng to the bouse no sooa WALKEBt TAY10B BARHSJ PCHJC8HEBS AND PROPRIETORS Tbe Dally rrm MAfiON AND SLIDELL GIVEN UP WAfimNOTOM Deo 28 Mosers Mason and Slidell have been given up to Englund The official correepondenoe will be published immediately OICIAL CORRESPONDENCE RELATIVE TO MAEON AND BLIDELL Nnw Yobk Deo 28 The official oomapondence between our gov I eminent and Great Britain relative to the seisure of the traitors BU deU and Maron fa received The first fa a letter from Secretary Seward to Minister Adami dated November 3Cth ta which he compliments the I latter for winely speaking and acting aVthe Lord dinner and states he told Lord Palmerston simply the fact when informing him the life of ttie Insurrection waa nstataed by the hopes ct its recognition by England and ranoe and If the hopes ceased the Insurrection would narfsh ta ntaetv days He refers ta the same note to the fact of the arrest of Mason and Slidell by Captain Wilkes sa new and unforseen oir cumstanoe which Is to lie met by the two govern 1 meats If possible ta kin dly spirits Lord Lyons had said nothing on the subject and no explanations were famished Minister Adamn it being deem ed prudent that the ground taken by the I British government shook 1 be first made known here and discussion be ha I here But Secretary I Howard deemed it proper to state that Captain Wilkes acted without tastr' action and the sub IjeoL therefor fa free 'from embarrassments I whuh mivht have ensued if the act I had baen directed He I trusts the British gover nxnent will consider I the subject ta a friendly tel nper and it may ex I pact the beat disposition on our part I Tbe next letter fa from: Earl Russell to Lord I Lyona dated November 20 which details the I Trent affair He says it thue appears that certain I Indt ridnafa have been forcibly taken I from a British vessel the ship of I neutral power on a lawful and I tMunnaiit voyage an act of violence which was an affront to the British flag and a violation of I international taw Her government I are willing to beU eve the act was without au I khnrftv and rcaultc from misunderstanding I as the goveramext of the United States must be I fciiy Aware the BfttUb government would not I allow such eff rant to tbe national honor ta I pass without fuJ repartition and the British gov 1 I erament fa tuv rilling to believe that the United I States deliber ately fnteaf ad unnecessarily to force I a discussion of so grave a queeUon between the two govern menta Her government I trusts that the government of the United Btate: I nt such I redrem aa alone could satisfy them I vfa: the liberation 'of the four I pxrsons and their to Lord Lyons I that th ey may again be placed under British au I thortfy and a suitable spotogy tor the aggraasion eomfr tod Should these terms not be offered I 4 i ahn wiu nronooe them to Mm ilt Beward replied toLbrd Lyo by whom bO was famished a copy of Earl tottKAt I ting that the dtapatob hae besai rabsaitted British government rightly conjectured what it lsnow bin duty to state that Capt Wilkes acted upon bfa own suggestion of duty without any direction or tastructim or foreknowledge of it on the of this government No directirashad been given him or any other naval officer to arraet tbe four per quo or any of them on the Trent or any other British vessel or any neutral vessel there or etoo where I After discussing the whole subject st great length on aU ita bearing Mr Seward says: I trust I have sixown to the satisfaction of the Brit ish government by a very etasplo rod natural statement of farts snd anafysta of law applicable to them that the government have neither medl tated nor practiced nor approved any deliberate wrong ta tbe transaction to which they have call ed ita attention and on the contrary that what has happened has been simply an inadvertency resulting ta a departure of the naval officer free from sny wrongful motive from a rule un certainly established and probably by the seve ral parties concerned either imper fectly understood or entirely or ibis error the British aovernment has a right to expect the same reparation that we independent Blates should expect jrora Britai from any other friendly nation htk junior erne I have not been unaware tnar examining the question I have fallen into an argument for what seems to be British side of it again it my own country but 1 am reliev ed from nU embarrassment on that subject I had hardly fallen line of ergument when I discovered that I was really defending and maintaining not exclusively Brit ish interest but an old honored Amarfaau esuse not upon British authorities I but upon principles that constitute a large' por tiou of the distinctive policy by which the United Btatea have 7 developed the resour ce! ofv a continent and thus become a considerable maritime power and won the respect and confidence or many nanons Theas principles were laid down for ue by James Madison ta 180when Secretary of State under Jefferson in his instructions to amen Monroe nnr then Minister to England Mr Seward rays quoting these tastruo hops that if I decide this case in favor of my own sovernment I must disavow ita moat cherished DrlaOipWBo fWiommo uu xvvvxww don its essential policy The country cinnot afford the sacrifice If I maintain these nrinoiples and adhere to that policy I must sur render the case iteelf It will seem therefore that government could not deny tne itxauce oi ww ouu pnwwwu Mktd to do to tbe British nation Just what we always insisted ail nations ought todo to us In oomtag to my conclusion I havea that 49 ihfi aafatw of TO" qulred the detention of the Union prisoners it WOQld dODB It would be the right and duty of the govern ment to detain them but the effectual check waving proportions of the existing insurrection gg WftU ft uiMAUpwn ma captured persons themselves when dispassionate ly weighed happily forbid me resortlng to ther rv ska AsnaeUon selt1 deiOaCB nor Bm UUaWMU uaaw anw arm ts ha minftcfittaniv sur rendered for any purpose into the keeping of a foreign Blate Oaly the captured person how ever or others who are tatsrested in them could jutiy raise a question on that ground It would tell little for our own claims to the character of a I lust maananlmous people if we should so rar oonssnt to be guided by the law of retaliation as to lift np DUTwu IBjurWft BSBUIBL uauvuM ency bdq nauoiuu wnmuouw Patting beyond me ftU ftuggeation of thKHnd I prefer toiexpreas my aatisfactionwas that by the adjustment of the present case upon principles confessedly American and ysL as I trust mutu ally satisfactory to both nations concerned a Question is nnauy ana riguuy them which has heretofore exhausted not only aU forms of peaceful discussion of war iteelf for more than half a century alienated the two com tries from each other and perptexoa with rears and apprehensions all other natioas The four persons ta question are now hrtd ta military custody at ort Warren ta the State of 3 win Vm AhMrfnllv liberftidd MgBgBUUXQkUS Tour Lordship will please indicate a time and pEoco or reoMVlBB Uwm I renew my assurance of my very high conoid erfttioiUsuuu WJt a SKWARD A dispatch from Thouvenal to Mercier rench Minister to our government is also con tained ta the correspondence in which Thou venal urges that a neutral flag from a neutral to mother neutral poit covers the persona and mer chandise it carrie and adopts the principles laid down ta tbe dispatch of Earl Russell to which Mr Seward appropriately replies The following fa from Lord Lyons to Mr Se ward Washington Dec 27 1861 To tho Honorable Wm Boward Ao SiB i have this morning rocoivoa uo am me Via hftnnr tn aAAyMB tO m6 ww mv sM mm yesterday ta answer to Earl dfapatohof Nov 30th relative' to the removal of Mr Mason Mr Slidell Mr Mcarland and Mr Eustfa from the British mall steamer Trent I will without loss of time forward to her government a oodt of the important communication which you have made to me I will also without delay do mvself the honor to confer with you personally on tbe arrangments to be made ror aeuvenng the tour gentlemen to me ta order That they may again be placed under tbe protection of the British flag I hare the honor to be Ac (Signed) LYONS ROM THE SOUTH obtbbss Monbo Deo 27 General Burnside fa expected to arrive here to morrow to consult with General Wool and Com modore Goldaborough in relation toMscontem wsTmdmJV iKAwamAnls piawru anMpwvAMvaaMm Considerable excitement prevails at Yorktown ta anticipation of an attack AU the sick were removed on the 21st by order el General Ma The publication of the Norfolk Hook was suspended yesterday for the want of paper A copy oL issue was brought down by a flag of truce Tbe Day Book says that steamer came into the Roads on Wednesday and was still there The Keystone State was mis taken for the Winans The Dav Book learns that Gen Scott had ax rived In New York and that he left England at tbe request of the English authoritle and that i they Were about to declare war against the Uni tea mates John Davis a member of the ederal oonvresa from the Sixth District of Indiana arrived at HopktosvUle on his way to Richmond but for what purpose ta not sutad A force of not less than 60000 men the ad vance of Gen army has crossed Green River and is within five mites of General Hind advance Great preparations bad been made for the defence of Bowling Green and thow terrible conflict to be impending A dispatch dated NashvlU 25th says that Tom Crittenden with 12000 men was within forty miles 6f Hopkinsville and would advance upon place from three pointe The southern rights otifaens there tending their famines' nd stock rTo Sonib! A banking house a branch of the Northern Bink of Kentucky was taken possession of by the reb els on the 24th Only $7000 ta Kentucky bills were found i THE DECISION AT WASHINGTON i 2 Washington Deo 28 The decision of the President ta the Trent awsA Is tlkft I UUu UUUUMvvu rmu wm'' patch of Secretary Bswsrd he the approval of every member of tbe Cabinet 5 The iMitUigtncer In an article apparently semi officlal Bays: Whatever may be the dis appointment of any at the resun so which the sdm nlstxatioB has come ta set tltag questioB which constitutionally devolved upon tbe Executive of the government we are sate that all will applaud the firmness and sincer ity of tbe The ButUigtnca says ta cinnaltulon: "Whatever uieresore nray oi arid by any ta tbe way of exception to the ex treme terms of the demands ssodo by the British government ta the case of the Trsntit is at least fait ti admit that the ease has been so adjusted by our government as to subserve we would hope the great cause of neutral righto against the ss simptions heretofore ssserted 'by England but B9W rtpMMMlig inftl powtt wimi rance and tbs United Stats Tbo law ot tfoo as trndltioBalfy taterpretedby our govern cost it be of seme national senslbOitfas waked dfl ru be ootdoM ta any a A taMSUteAVV AAA 5 OBA JT I tAAAp tn DETROIT MICHIGAN SUNDAY MORNING DECEMBER 29 1861 at the Woodward Avenue Church 'i Catholic Mass will be said st the Cathedral at 7 81 end 10 Vespers ta the afternoon at 8 i How Book! Mbmoibs Lvttvks and Rbxaixb of Albxis DbTocqcm vi 14 author of Democracy la America uteiabad by Ttenor Held Boeton Thia will ba found to be one of the most agreeable and interesting books which has been given to the public for many a day It makes us acquainted with the in il who wrote by far the most intelligent work ever published about our system of government It contains a short sketch of hta life Ma expedition tn America with liberal extracts from hta unpub lished works and letter or rale by Tu nis No 6 Larned streeL Hiokost Ball ob thb Outcast Published by Peteroon Philadelphia ti vork to said to be one of Mrs South best novel or sale by Tunis and by Boys Everett Clifobd axd thb Actmss Peterson Phila delphia publisher or sale by Tunis and by Roys Ever ett Thb Dauohtd the Clarmont Tale St ss PubllBhed by Qarter A Bro New York or sale by Raymond Adams TkbNbw ahd Bbavsnit Hobizoh By XtaUms De Biapenn uNUhed by IL Carter A Bro New York We have no room to do more than to announce the reception of these books from the publishers As soon as we can look into them we shall give them a more extended notice or sale by Ray mond A Adam Columblade Manufactwred at Wyandotte It is reported that Captain Ward has a contract for manufacturing columbiads for gov mmmAnt 'and that he has ordered the propeller MoiUgomtry ow lying at Buffalo to leave for Cleveland there take on board a cargo of coal and then proceed to Wyandotte The propeller was expected at Cleveland yesterday It fa gratifying to learn that the government appreciates our unrivalled facilities for the manu facture of ordnance and it is suggested that it go one step farther and after the guns are finished leave them or a sufficient portion of them to to guard ouexpoeed frontier Detroit Cleveland Rnfluic and other pointe need fortifying and a better use cannot be made of these guns Iin I Jit! I awmi' Ijii 'II Wfa plahU sofa 4fwa tara' marble top tabfa sad a 1 Al KI1MA OH general assortment ot household furniture A i I A I I good opportunity to those wishing furniture is Id JL ft AA I BY tklegrapb Kiva I Toths Utorjf Ths Detroit na Pre I It is due to the lecturer before tbe Young I Society announced for Tuesday eentag nexL I the Bev Hyatt Smith aa well as to tbe Com 1 mlttee on Lectures end Debate that some notice I nvwT a wtw nr IIW I HTV should be given to aa article ta your paper of I ffllVbvll A lllJ dLIIHjIjL UI this morning purporting to emanras rrom a i member of the Society I The writer fa unknown to the undersigned but I if he is member It pap ba proper to suggest to I nxm uxw is WM quno uuuaqbawj uubvi Wiir nrriniSI appeal to the Board through the newspapers until I PUBLICATION THE UIVIM be had sought and been dented fedresa for any I nnDDCSDniini BIP real or fancied cause of complaint from tne oom i wuiuh mlttee or the Board through some one of the Ths lecturer was invited upon the strong rap I Th0 ilt £rOIH Mr SSW resentationa of several gentlemen who are active I atd to Mr Adami andfficient members of the Society and who! i (though thto fa of no moment) are aa intelligent I any contributor to youx I MeXt from IiOrd RuSSOll columns The lecturer Is a gentleman well known I to nany of our cltistns as a former resident of I "Ora AsyOHS LDetrolL who has attained an enviable reputation I T' At the easL and who will without doubt sustain I a MmroUaa weU here as ta PhiiaaeipniA Hew York I KE TtOBTOUNCES THE AK ana many ouxer exuea wnere no nas cauea soge 1 ffdAWT ther immense audience I KJKS1 AM AX A IV The writer of the article referred to has thei TOV KT ATTniff AT WfYWOR hardihood a simple glance at the subject I JN A31AMM AXi I announced to pronounce tbe lecturer ail 1 ly or and the lecture TTTi TOTWATTnS TBE LIBER trap or while ta the same breath bel raa disclaims an knowledge of br acquaintance with I XTIOIT THE TWO the lecturer I "The Spirit of and or the irst and I TRAITORS AND A SUI Seoond War of fa the title which I nrsr flax? the lecturer has seen fit to adopt It fa quite as I TABIjE AxrUAriJU'X fair to infer from tte phraseology used that the I 2 lecture is a against abolition as ta its I mr SEWARD SAYS NO WRONG I or the benefit however of the writer the un 1 WAS MEDITATED OR dersigned assures him upon the guaranty I APPROVED of the gentlemen referred to (whose names Jxe I i i 1 can procure without trouble) that there Is noth 1 ing In the lecture which can give offence to I HE PRONOUNCES THE AAIR AN INAD" any patriot I VRRTRNPY The committee have carefully avoided any en 1 i an gagementa with lecturers who would take sdvan I rage ox uxexr position pramuigo extreme raui cal or heterodox views upon either religious of 160000 ederal Troop uroiwa political subject I Green River Inasmuch as the lectures are before the Socle 1 ty as a part of ita literary exercise and are sup I posed to be for the instruction and entertainment of the member the committee have been anx I ions that nothing should be brought forward I from the lecture desk which would be justly ob 1 noxious to any considerable number of member I No censoraMp exists ta the committee over I the production or the writer nor can they be held I responsible far any of the sentiments expressed I They can only premise that any lecturer who vio 1 fates the propriety of hta position as a lecturer I bsfore a literary society and a mixed audience I I win be carefully excluded from any future en 1 gagementa I The committee believe from the assurances I given that the writer of the article would have I shown himself more just to the iectarermd better I I capable of judging of tbe lecture if he had not I rushed quite so rashly to a conclusion JOHN ERWIN I Chairman of Committee on Lectures and Debate I Deoember 28 1861 I Young Miythm and Eocx I There will be a meeting of the Young I Mitten and Book at the Woodward Ave 1 rue Methodist Church Monday afternoon Dec I 3nth AU woan ladleo arejn vited I to be present 1 Thia society fa' very much in need of more ma 1 terial for the accomplishment of ita work Rem 1 nanta of thick cloth red flennel or woolen yarn I ent to the church on the afternoon of its meet 1 ing or to Elder Brigg No 3 Winder street I nt the earliest convenience will be gratefully re 1 celved by those engaged in tbe service of their I country I Thb This popular entertainment I concludes on Monday nlghL Thoae of cur citi 1 nona who have not attended should not lose thia I fast opportunity to do so One who loves sweet I Uriah songs will be pleased with Miss Kate I McEvoy and one who can do hearty laughing over genuine humor will be delighted with WMs ton Monday evening at Hall is posi tively their last entertainment ta this city fibb Saturday evening about half past six a small frame barn on the corner of Clinton avenue and Rivard street wm discovered on fire The building and contents are a total lose The engines were all on the ground but the fire had made so much progress before it wm dtacov ered that all efforts to check it were useless The origin of the fire is unknown MtXBDiBiB to nn George Williams the colored man who murdered Ms wife ta Col Chester on the third of August last fa to be executed on riday January 3d He fa con fined ta the Essex county jailat Sandirich and the execution ta to take place ta the jail yard at pre cisely twelve on the day above mentioned Nnw The Terpalohorean Club give a promenade party at Merrill Hall on Tneadav evenluK It is proposed to see the old year out and the new year in ta a downright I I mirthful way The light fantastic is to be I brought into extensive requisition and the I Terpsiohoreans anticipate a splendid time I Captain Bhabp Cap I tain Company of Bharp Bhooters has I been ordered to leave for the headquarters at I Washingtoiu They may be delayed a few days I for their arm but soon be over the Potomac I ta a warmer climate equipped and ready for no 1 tiou I Captain McBride of Monro has I resigned Ms commission ta the Lancer and it is I reported that he ta to be appointed Colonel of the I Mulligan RegimenL I Captain 8 Wheeler of Whitmore Lake thto I morning brought in a portion of hta company for I the Lancer Regiment I D1ATH IN thb ibst The New I York papers announce the death of Corporal I Ethan Alien Company irst Regiment Michl 1 gau Cavalry at the Eruptive Hospital Young I Alien wm from Jackson and was admired by all I for his many fine qualities I ont On the departure of the troops I from ort Wayne to the upper lake a portion oi I the Lancers will occupy that post and the remain 1 der will either remain ta the present camp or oo copy the Dearborn Arsenal I WiATiinB at A tetter received I yesterday from Mackinaw dated the 8th says I our island has the appearance ot summer not I a particle of snow to be seen It fa excellent I steamboat I Thb Bxating The Skating Park ta now 1 open to the public The ice fa ta splendid con dltion and there will undoubtedly be a rush of those anxious to try the exhilarating exercise Aawira John Paxton fa raising company for the Lancera at Monroe In passing tbe store of Mr Potttager jqo 91 Jefferson avsnue wa notiosd what we at Hist took to be model orOoiinthixn Arohitoetare done In white max ble of tbe pmest qaality inquiring it to he a confectionery Ornament nrehaasd of Mestrx fcC ra Jaffareon avenue It isqulteamaswr pleee in ita way in fact a genuine work of art We uw derrtand that Mr PotUnger intends raffling IL Go and see it and take a ehanra Bbttxb Lath than A teautlftil assortment of damloal Photographs for holiday gift received this day at Elder 157 JeSerecu avenue MD and examine Rbad Doctor advertisement ta otber column headed Private Matter SBmauPoxin thb Btatn We team at tbe small pox has the Blate prison There ta but ove omo ta wo pest bona and that patient is rtrffc Ti 1 I remember are but for a day the law of na tions is for ail tlx ORDERED TO KEY WEST Nnw Your Dec 28 Tho Ninetieth and Nlnety fint Regiments are under orders tor Key West probsbly for ort Picker MORE BRIDGES BURNED I Quincy HL Dm 28 Bridges over the and avius orth tha Palmyra Railroad were deetroyed by fire iMt xJght by rebel GEN HALLECKS ORDER IN REGARD TO BLAVEB Bt Loots Dec 28 "Tbs legal condition of the negroes discharged yesterday by order of tha Provost Marshal Gener al lata no wise changed but only freed from con finement and sale on the presumption that they ue Slave Gen Halleck says this order will not debar any one from enforcing Ms legal rights If any exist they can be enforced through the loyal legal tribunate oi tne eraie wuoso man date will bo always duly respected by the mllita ry'aathoritlM of this departmenL Military cm cere ctnno1 decide upon the right of property or to service except so far as may be author faec by the fawn ot war or acta of Congress when not so authorised they win avoid all inter foresee with such questtav i i at Corning New York Cobbing Dec 28 Thia morning at 3 a fire broke out ta Iftandry of the Dlcklnton House destroying the laundry and furniture room of Mallory The laundry waa detached from the hotel and was oooupiea ny neiwoaB nwciw servant who went into the streeL leaving their dothai inside One Mary Gauly it is said ta at ampting to recover her clothes wm burnea to death The total loss amounts to $4000 insur snoe not known Trial of an Alleged Slaver Boston Dao 28 Appleton Oakes Smith of Newt York an ao complice of Bkinner who wm recently convicted nnt hn anhnnnar Marwarette Boott in Naw Bedford for a slaver waa bsfore Judge Bprague in the Uolted States Court to day charged with such complicity He plead not KuiUv and wm required to give bail fa the sum or WtUVU appear awuu iu se Ji ire at Marshall Mabsh all Dec 28 Afire occurred here this morning destroying a row ct wooden buildings on Main street occupied by jKnight fc Bros Chas KUlafa boot and shoe dssler Hyde Joy druggfat and Jenk hardware dealer Loss about $10000 parti insured Total Loss of the Cutter Howell i Cobb I OQ I VCV The revenue cutter Howell Cobb from the lakes via Quebec for Boston went ashore at Zole Cape Ann last nlghL The crew were saved but the vessel is a total loss 4 Testing Cannon Gbbbn Point Deo 28 The heavy cannonading near Bay which wm the subject of a tolegram'from Ston ington was caused by General James and others testing the James cannon i Tlanth I I wsrurWM 2ft I John Legrande ex Chief Justice of Marj Brad died this morning I spotter from sdalia mwsonri: Correspondence of The Detroit ree Pres Hsadquaktwrs irru Division Dxpabtxt CmrrBAL Mo Oar command lately made a trip to Chlllhowee wenenehurah for the purpose of tatercept tag some 2500 men on their way to join Price We were below them at one time DuvuwyiumiB to escape most of them Luck however beieu us st the camp near Knob Noster and a regl 1 giment of rebels from 700 to 800 strong wm captured They had seme 300 arm shot guu riflesQand musket and on me wuuic wore a fine looking ret ot men The last of the expedition came fa this morning bringing two more Cap tains and one private On the night of the 20 anow fell six Inches deep and the wind blew extremely cold so that the men suffered very much To day la pleasant and tha sun is ast fading away Notwithstanding the exposure the troops are vary health Mesalee have ceased to show themselves any more except fa where fifteen cases broke out They are not doing as well aa though the weather waa warm During my absence with the commend two natienta who had barely recovered from mea aels while ta BL Loufa were ordered to Join their regiment here They did ao ana tne any after their arrival broke out with a severe form of small pox (being a fine illustration of the fact that two eruptive diseases may afflict tbe system at the same time) when they were tak en to an old house without either window stove or fire place with only some straw and their blankets to Us on Tiro men were detailed to attend them and give them medicine On my return I made them a visit and to my vurprls although the floor was partly covered with enow and every thing frezsn about them and not even a particle I of fire 1 found them doing excellently They said they were warm enough and I never saw smaU pox ao well filled and the aroolu around the nnatniiM such a beautiful color I have not the least idea but that they will recover very speed ily without any untoward evenL I have from thirty to sixty men fitting up a hospital and hope beforee the week is over to have room for alL I Colonel Steele ta command here is on the Vtvt an tbe time and had be only two thousand cavalry would soon clear Missouri of all her rebels Raitahia news has Just come fa that General Price fa retreating south from Osceola and was at Humansville Saturday mornlug twenty miles south SxNATOBIAL ElSCTION XN BT JoSSPH COUNTY BlUlY DmcOOBAY PBOBABLY ELSCTBD Theelotion in this county for State Senator to fill1 ih tha rinath af Hani Joaenh Wil liam came off very quietly last Tuesday Hardly one half of tbe vote of tbe county wsa polled The republican and democratic conventions as sembled at Centreville on last Tuesday Borne efforts were put forth by the conservatives to 1 nominate a good conservative Union man and place but that kind of a ticket ta the field The fast Constantine Mtrcury the effioial organ of the republican party came out strongly aoatast a union and urged every re publican to stick to their party The republican convention nominated Mark Wakeman and the democratic conven tion nominated Henry Bifaylong known to thepeople of thia county an a oonaervatiee dem ocrat and strong Union man I this township and in moat of the towns of the county MrRUey received the votes of the DouglM democracy and conservative republican and though the re sult fa close it shows a triumph of conservatism OTr wu ibujumm a a We have retoma from all but two (Barr Oak and awn River) of thto county and Mr Riley is twenty two votes ahead and we think no is elected by a small majority The tOUOWlDft are awjunuwj uwaiwi 100 lorence 78 abta 22 WMte Pigeon 18 Meadon 6 Mottvill 1 Minwiao ar thamsiaritiee for Wakeman: Constantine 27 lowerfield 41 Park 6 Scurgi 575 JiOwlWBi Xis LWBIIIIIBi DUWWtG aw Total for Riley 225 total for Wake man Thrtt Rivtr Chroviclt Dtc 25 nwrTMcna Movbmsnt in The following fa pawted of the very active and efficient CoL regimen in camp on the Potomac: The Colonel wm very profan setting wfeked examples for bin men every day and creating no little excitement among the brigade convoca lion of 5 Chsptaia One ot those pious men undertook to save tbe Colonel and his regiment and early one Monday morning after a Bab both evening consultation with the brethre i he entered the accursed encampment and called upon the unregenarate Colonel He was ipoUtely recelved snd beckoned to a seat on I said ha elevating hta eye brew nave one or uoxn loguuMu xu "I tMnk replfod tbe Colonel "Doyon sufficient attention to the reltaums instruction of your I replied the Colonel "A lively in terest bM been awakened fathe reglnraa the Lord hM Messed the labors of hta ud ten men have been recently I This wm a revival regiment Is tka ffValMfikl "bar aft WBClluOBauy uwwrwu vj VU BVW I Bunwt mi NW vvnvwMw SS hM WtehM though at the late dfataoporttonate activity by tbs temporary rJpeotp Obaptata took note of ib tatsr vn winifUM WM 1 el il Mi giMi I I I i Ji el ilii eV I 1 I.