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TO TEX nTQCTREa. "Wasetsotok, Ffb. 9. 1864. Vacancies in the National Union Committee.

The Congressional caucus of Union members, last night, agreed to- fill the vacancies in the National Executive Committee by the delegations from each State. Many vacancies have occurred by absence and by holdins official positions, in New Hampshire, Connecticut, est Virginia, Kentucky, Iowa, Wisconsin, Calilornia, Illinois and Kansas. Fomeroy on the Chicago Platform. Senator Posiekoy made a speech, in which he assorted that ihe Chicago Platform was now extinct; that the question of the extensloa of slavery was sunk by that of its extinction forever, lie was lor a new party of unconditioaal Union men of all parties, as many who formerly opposed the Chicaso Platform were now iar ahead of it cn the great questions. IHsmisKils for the "Week Ending Feb.

Captain William: Eatos, Second Iowa, for cowardice, Captain Eiax, Fourth Missouri lliiitia, for plundcricg pcacWlbIe aud seL- ing the spoils. Surgeon 3Iointow, third Ohio, desertion. LientencEt DrrFEKBOcrrEB, neglect oi duty Lioutenant D. Hall, drunkenness both of ihe Second Iowa Cavalry. Lieutenant-Colonel Mims, Fifty-firth Ohio.

Captain Casey, Ninetieth Illinois. Captain G. A Ssnnr, Seventh New Jersey. Lieutenant L. KrETrs, rorty-second New Y'ork.

Lieutenant E. S. I oT2, First Iowa, lor absence without leave. Dismissals Revoked. Colonel J.

GEitiiATXDX, Fcrty-Cith New York, dis-rckbal revoked, he having previously resigned. Captain W. D. KrrrZEL, Second I'eunfylvimia Euserves. Captain Newbeest, "New Y'ork, dis-mtal revoked and honorably discbnrircd from daie cf dlsmissaL Cupitin A.

MciliurBV, Thirteenth reunsyivauia; Captain lv. O. Iyks and Captain Hats, Eleventh Llicois Cavalry, restored to commission. Arrival at the Old Capitol. G.

A. Hettdeesox, Chief Clerk ia the TTarrart Bureau of the Trccscry IVpartiaeat, arrived hero last night, tn route to the old itol, in company with one ol ol. Basek's detective The Retention. The rTesideLt's regular recL-ptioa to-night was very largely ai.euded. On Thursday evening they cam upon a body of cavalry about five mhos lrom Young's Cross Roads, and captured tho entire party of twenty-eight men and thirty horses arms and accoutrements, A quantity of corn was also captured and broofht in.

The command returned to Newport on Friday, in fine spirits, but somewhat fatigued after their march of seventy miles. They did not lose a man. Defeat of Rebels in West North Carolina. Nashviile, Feb. 8.

To Slaior-Generat Haiieck, Geacrru Foster telpfriapb.3 from KnoxriTle, under date oi yesterday, that an expedition sent apamst Thomas, and his band of Indians and whites, at Quallatown, has returned completely They surpr sod the town, killed and wonndod 215, and took 50 prisoners, and dispersed the remainder of the gang in tha mountains. Our loss was two killed and six wounded. (Signed) 17. S. Gkakt, Major-General.

Quallatown, where the affair above rwportrd occurred, is in Haywood county. N. about fifty miles southeast of linoxrilie, and about three huu-dred we6t of Ea'eijr't. To reach it the expedition mr.st have crossed ti Great Smoky Mountain rune. Rebel News froai Nnrth Carolina.

Fobtrees Moijroe, Feb. 9. The Eichmcnd Sentinel ot the 6th inst. says "Our aimy has fallen back sixteen miles from Newbern, Cndinfr the lbitilicatiors so strong that it could not be taken without too great a The negro soldier who shot the Kebel Colonel Shaw was captured and hanged The Hon. Joes A.

Wilcox, a me mber of Congress h-cra. Texas, died last Saturday in Richmond. GEKERAL UTLERSJlPAPJKEKT. Attempt to Relieve Onr Prisonerti The Project Hctmyed Onv Troops iihin Tea of the ii chel From your wih General Brjn.im'e command we have just rectaved the loilowii; highly important despatch, dated Fobtejefs iloxr.oK. Feb.

8, J64. The exped'tion lcwir.g returned we aro p-ermitted to ta' the tollow-iLiatl: morwirur Cvaeral Butler's ioi-cen, uncf-r comiuaud ot tae, marched Irorn orktwn iiy vi cy of New Iient Conrt lloae. The cavalry arrived at ast two o'clock yftrday i'otiom ilndfre, across tLe Cliicfcahommy, ten mile-! iriu JUcumond, lor the purpose oi nxakiiisr a raid ir to K.chuiond, and ty a fcurpri, to iiUraic our pi-iMjners there. he cavclry reached the bridce at the tiTLe appointed, marching sixt'en and j- half hoars lorty-seveu miles. A lorce of iniantry io lowed in their rear, for purpose ot It wasei pcoed to rprie lhc enemy tt ti-xumi's Bridare, i ol hap.

c- fTOtH in. tli, lerfc gW IL ed a rate Hi! mod eseji Mian dttn snW4 into rOa; el ICE Cira oc; 1. r. EM tared, last night, tbo United States gun-boat Under writer, four guns and ninety men and oikocrs. Her position was within musket-range of several stiong works, one of which was raking the voesel during the time we had possession, and her not) hayine- steam up caused ma to burn her.

I Onr Joss is twenty killed and wounded, and foua missing; the enemy's unknown. I J. Taylor Wood, General ItoMer's Expedition to Western Vrr-j ginia. I Tho following official despatch from General Lkbt; has been received at tho War Department, and lur-mshes the only reliable lutellTgonco. of course, that: wo have received ot the result of the expedition tol Hardy county, of which we have heard ior several' davB past.

General Lee, who never bestows a compliment tm-' Ies- tis deserved, pays a just tribute to Gen. RobeebJ and bi3 command, ho have made their mark on more than one occasion during the war: Orange Court House, 6, 1361. To General rSOPER: 0no tue ult- General Korser captured a train Of Hintv-i lirfo vo.nna 1 i I commissary stores and forage, on the way trom New civ-iauurg; suso, inree nunarea muios ana tweniy prisoners. The guard of 800 inlantry escapea to the moun- Our loss was twenty-five killed and wounded. In- iuiuuluu oi me advance nnnn Pnrorci.np..

I.ov.t, been received, the garrison evacuated it durinir the on the 2d instant. General Rosier destroyed th bridges over Patterson's Creek and n-rtii branch oi the Potomac, and canal, and captured lorty priso- Two hundred and seventy prisoners, fifty wagon and teams, twelve hundred cattle, aud five huudrecE sheep, havo been brought off. General Rosflr nasi shown great energy and skill, and his command de-l serves fti eat credit. R. E.

Lee 'Ihe Rockingham Register says: The train was captured on "Saturdtv, roar Williams ort, on the turnpilce between Po' ersburc anI BarLLston. Our states that we captured one hundred and ten wajrons, bet.veeu three hSn-4 died and lour hundred malus, and about twenty piiconers (one ot whom is a Federal Major), andi sixty head ot cattle. The v.a?ons were loaded with sucar, eorioc, molasses, pickioid pork, flour, corn and. oats. Vv'e brought oil' sii.t-tive of tue wagons, well' loaded with the necessary articles spoken of.

We kdieu seven or eight Yankees, and lost three killed! aiid seven or eignt wounuod. Ol tho killcu, one beiouied to the eventh Rerf-( menl ani uo to the Twelfth. Ot the touudedw Howell, Com pan Seveutli Kegi-' met, was most severely wounded, a Bliot Throu-rhJ tlie upi-ci part of his arm renderiUg amputatiou necessary, i laih-d to capture the Yankec-s at Petersburg, for the very good reason that they the rancho" beiore we reached there. They left in entry on SuLday tight about twelve o'clock, having iecoiveJ inte'hgenco of our approach through a young man to our command whout they had captured. Tho coimaaud has not yet returned from the General having concluded to go om aiter suppnee, etc.

Tho tuemy had the road leading from Moo re field to 1 atterson's Cretk pretty effectually blockaded and guarded by two companies of infantry but one aha lit pioLocis cut their way through, and, led by ltossiai, who dismounted and went ahead, tbey soon drove the enemy ofll The jral-antry of Kosskr i greaily pruised by his men, who know him tube couiagcous loader and wi! line to go wherever duty cads, hatcver danger stand in his path. Reported Cnpture ia Lee Coaoty, Va The Abingdon Virgin, tho 28th learns that tiei.e.ais Jones' and UiLrxsa's commanda cap tuied a foi aging party ot Yankee in Lee county icw uays afro, comprising about one hundrf-d pri-t soners, with their arms and equipments, horse, muics, wagon and alt. GeneraJ rinmpbrey MarshnJI. The Chattanooga Rebel says: Gen. HtrKPHRET" MAiiSHALL is a candidate lor Congress from tn-fctate ot Kentucky.

As he weie Us aboat rve l.uu-U.xt pud, xtxs presumption ia that, it atcied, be wiU be able to till Ida ccat. touch better quuii- tied lor Congress than for Liht lniautry. General Hardee. Tho reartiaze of Lieatenant-General ITardee wsi ome time since, but to whom was not o.i-ted. ilia Ui eons bopo' (Ala.) Beatxm states thaw the oenenU was married on the lotli ult.

to Mis Mauy Lewib, ot that place. New MetJkod of Parole. Cm Friday last two of the Prince William Cavalry named Hayis and Reynolds, captured loiir negroes in l-'airtax ooauty, in the lankco 1 Uey brought the prisoners to Lumfrii on Friday-night, and put thetn in an unoccupied house. During: tbe nighr, there being no other guard, the two ca vairymen, overpowered by latigue, leU asleep, andi the uesroes, taking aivantaze ot tho murdered tiit-ir captors with an axe, and escaped Tne cavairymen were barely alie on Svaturdajn morning, Dut uo hope was entertained of tneur recovery. Rebel Re-Ealtstiiis.

The following official despatch received at tho War Department, announces the voluntary re-enlistmenft of another veteran brigade for the war: Mobile, Feb. 6, ISoi. To General S. Cooper: The lennessee troops of Quakle'9 Bmrade have re- cd isu-d to the lat man, although their term of -vico has not expired by sight months. (Siened) D.

H. Macry, Major-General. Orange Court-House, Fcd. 8. Ihe whole ot Eode's Division, Lame's North Carolina Brigade and nearly all the rest ot Wilcox's Division ani Wilcox's old Alabama Brigade, have re-eniistea fox the war.

Tbe Eate Affair at imitbOeld. Ya. The Petersburg papers furnish some particular of tho very brilliant aftair at Smttfttieid, isle of Wight county Monday morn. ng. The Express says: The" enemv fled to the wharf in Smithficld, by our JOices, which consisted of Sturdi A t' st Battery of lour gnus, two companies ot hifaiitrT-from the Th-rty-first North Carolina Rogimcnt.

ani a company known as tue Seventh Independent Cavalry, the whole under the command ol Captain XV A. mcrmvakt. The gun-boat, which proved to tue Smith Urigga, had been turned back aiter starting lor Cherry Grove, her officers having been ituormedj no doubt, ol the failure of the laud expedition, which.1 had started to Cherry Grove. The enemy numbered about one hundred and fifty in all, and was made up Ota portion ot tho Now York: ninety-ninth inrantry, a part of i-he thirty-fifth New-York Ca airy, aud a section of a Pennsylvania Hat-' tery, numbering two guns. Upon reaching Smithfield, Captain Sturdiva st sent in a white nag demanding the unconditional surrender ot the enemy.

Captain Lee, ot the Ninety- ninth Nevv York, who commanded the expedition, refused to surrender, but requested a ersonal interview with Captain Sturdivast. This Captain. Sturdiyant roiused, and sent a message back, that ha would wait live minutes lor an answer, and if, at the expiration oi that time, he received none, ho should opon his puns upon them. The enemy were huddled together on the wharf, and scattered about the gun-boat, and the first shot trom Captain Sturdivant'8 Battery wounded seve ral Tuo second shot passed through the smoke. 6tack ot the Briggs, which produced such constertia-tio-i with the enemy that the white flag went up immediately, and the entire lorce surrendered, save Captain Lee and five oi his command, who cowardly and treacherously escaped in a small boat, alter tha display of the white flag.

Lieutenant Harris, of the Ninety-ninth ew York, was idly wounded in the bowels, and it is thoughts will aie. Lieutenant F. A. Rowe, of the same regiment, was rlso badly wounded. One man died ot hia wounds at Ivor, yesterday, and several others ara wounded.

One hundred and nine prisoners reached here yes-tetday attcruoon, and went on to Richmond ov tb 4 P.M. train, guardoa by fifty men ot Major Batte'iI Cuy Battalion. Iho enemy threw their two pieces of artillery OF-r- hoard at the wharf in SmithtieJd, and the boat wu fired by our iorces and totally destroyed. We understand that the prisoners confess that they were all eueuged in the recent raid upon Brandon, and expected, as on that occasion, to meet with ik opposition It was reported at Ivor before the train left, that large force was lat ding at Smithfield yesterday, wiihv 9'G' i8 tu0ufrut, of recapturing the prisoners who feu into our hands on Monday. But they were-pevoral hours too late, as no time was lost by Captain MtrituiVANT, after the surrenuer, iu destroying tho-gun-ouat and securing the prisoners.

Should ii prove correct but the enemy landed at Smithiield ester-iav, and they makcany advance, the Vandals will be likoly to ihe same late as their ptedrcessors, as we bave a iorce sullicient in that di. ection to secure on tlte Eiuhih Page. to" TFtT fATEST IKTELLIQEHC KOVEHENT ON RICHKOKD. jjS jrEtlSTRATTON BY A DESERTER. Great Panic ia tlie Capital.

CF A YANKEE ADVANCE. from G-sn. Meade's Army ute nicosacresATjcs 1ST Creed division of ftie Mississippi. TEE E3LS DEFEATED IN KORTH CA3SL1SA. BESC8STEATSCN KG BILE ALA, FH00A5L5.

YTIiere Eos Gen. Hurlbiit Geno toast of Toombs for Treason. i.OVl'GIwCEJSEXT OF LOXGSTRTiKT. fi le Ft at SmitMeM, Ya. CF THE S1E2E N.

C. Ut Xiie V'ar in i lie Montis. A'ltC. Etc- Etc. ARMY OF THE POTOJSAC.

Cfx-i CavaiTv Meditating a Raid Attempt Merntt'g CnvaJry to Cross tis Rapidan Gallant Behavior of Recnuti. Ctciai Ixtf patch to Jhtftitrrr. IS'-urttiNavox, Feb. A ronoi fc from ooe of your pee-iaia, dated airCax station, Teb. 9th, says tbat about ucoa to-day a contraband came it to thy bead-quarters of the Irish Legion aud reported a number wf Rebel cavalry on (tcciviuan river, on Wolf Run Shoals road, about five tailos distant now the railroad- It was oKpooaed that they were prepnriug for nSd upon the- railroad to-night.

Oapraia Moky, irom the Sixtosnth Now York Cavalry and the Sixty-ninth New York Infantry, sot out hi pursuit of hem. Another special, from Culpeper Court House, of rt- say3 JGeueral Mbkbitt's eavairy returned on Snauar Bfc-t to their camp at Bartlett's-Ferd. They made attempts to erosa the Rapfdan, two or three being made down to the-lord; bat without Access. Battery was brought up, and wely firing was kept up between it and the fettcries lor about two boars. It was ascertained tM cieiay had at tiiat point ttyo brffdos of in- Sntry and oits caralry, strongly fortidod iricoer these circuottstances ii would not hsv done fierce the paasaas of the river, so they finally re-pniei to caiap.

They lost twelve men and cap-tventy Kebeis and thirty oattla. Amoagthe gantry oftbo Second Corps caga.od at lor.os'i Ford oa tJatnrtlar, were a ri amber of new ia the Oae-bcndred-and-twenty -fifth and ffEth Sew York, w.iich wore in the advance, and lbavi so well as to draw forth the highest enco-suma tut gallantry from their superior officers. tURTHER BY" TILE ASSOCTATJEO PRESS. I WASBaGTOx, Feb. 9.

A letter irom the Army of Potomac says that quiet is restored on the Kap-faiiannock, since the return of our iorces. A regi-entof Ktbei miiutry yesterday threw up a range rifle-pits opposite Morton's Fcrd, and a longer ol breastworks wi thin musket range, to the rear. Km Lumber of prisoners taken during the late I fcwnroissaBce, dcs not exceed fifty. spin Jottk li, Coxe, Commissary at-head-quar-8i iiud his gave a large party last nii'ht. It folly attenxicd by a select company ot ladies and rs.

Captain Coxe, bemrr justly held in high Fpnte for his goaoral good qualities, drew to his re-PPrtonthoenfi-ottaffat of the One-hundred-and-fourteonth Penn-rWama(CoLii3' Zouaves) was in attendance. Among the lidely arrived in camp are iJKtfal ladiea, who eucountsred the dangors and JWuUona an wcapada from Eebeldom. They 8leiy lutttxiuced within the Union linos. waoa kews frgu morth Carolina. 5rwB2Es, Feb.

r. wTo. rrom the Ecbcl army have been coming into They report that Xmsi i-. ii iiiiu.Lufu nJS command, that there wero but 2003 Union IB anQ tiat he intended to take in rV, arrival or a regiment from Beaufort just be- 9rt t.emy CUt our commanication with that wpJtuor with the anni.v, of ere m. bIack' Eatisfied the enemy that toair1 a ntchfcr tflem! tence their -wiuaije the assault.

-St N' C-' Was destroyed by fire. cox, citizens of TSTnr. v. lo Jan, yeste: dav. bv r'mnin fife -luu-jpf; mv communicating information to Tu t0 SmithCeld disaster CsK.alt 'wtress Mouoe' t0-day' SrnTx iXrlh ll-Vitoa of 6th inst.

says Newport ca WeJnr.s,' Veunr-Si1av tor mmand of W. h.P.a",ot 1110 Second North Carolina iorxj efficient service guides, The Expcditioa Against MoMIe, Ala. HATE PAHTC IN BICPQIOiro, Va. Rebel Views of Recent Operations. "BUNELER TOOMBS AR RESTED TtODSstreet Reinforced With Men, Money, dec.

LATE REBEL KEWS FROM DIFFERENT AF.KIES. Etc, Etc. We have received copies of the Richmond Whig of the 6th and 8th from which wo extract Uie Iollowiug summary of Southern news: Federal Advance on Mobile. Mobile, Feb. 5.

A special to the Evening Kcks. dated Clinton, 4tb, says: Sherman's two circs, nndtr McPhebbon and HtTRLBtjuf, are advancing. General Jackson has louvrht them all day. lhey made but two miles to-aav, and will encamp to-night six or eight miles below Clinton. Persons report tue advancing couran to be thousand strong Ueterai Iloss whipped their cavalry on the Yazoo, yesterday, in a hand-to-hand tight with pistols.

SFCOXD DESPATCH. Mobile, Feb. 5th. A special to the Register and Adcerttser, from Jacksoii, dated yesterday, says: The enemy commenced crossing the Big Black yesterday. '1 hey threw over six regiments of infantry, two 6t cavalry and two batteries, at the railroad bridge.

lhey attMiip-ed to cross at Messenger's, but and are now a temntiiig to cross at Bird-song's. I he city is lull of rumors and souie excite-nifnt; prevails, but the ar? generally coufi-Cent. WUtg, ath. The iireat Ftxciretnent in Richmond. The unnsuul rinsiDg oi bel's early yesterday morning gave nouce that the enemy were up the A eniivsuia and iu disaratle proximity to loeh-inoud.

Soon everybody was R-tir, and a "tbouaud aad one" rumois nlleu ard from the roacner wtdch some ot the mounted "tionie Guaid" dashed at out. the streets, thereby creating unijeces-sary among the women and children, a stranger might have been impressed with the belief teat a force of Y'ankees as numerous as the host of Xkkxes wre coming to overwhelm the city. I he lacts are believed to I as toLuws Early yesterday mornin2 the enemy appeared at Bottom's Bnde, over the Chic'tahominy, 'vhen skiimisLins ensued with some of our cavalry, aud the enemy retired, fhev then railroad at IH-spatch Maiion, ard aiteuirted to lord the river, but weie baffled in this by the quantity of lolled timl-cr in the swamp, which fenai.red it luipiactacable. 1'hey ihen rtcrea to laiieysilie, which is aLout eiiht mi.es from liottoui's Lndge. Scouts report that a considerable force came up from Barhau-sviile, and madij a jaiicrion at ia.lev-vhle with that which aj peared at tf.e bridra in tho morninr.

It corsists. as iar aa eouH be ascertained, ot thre" brigades of inrantrr, four reglaienis oi cva.ry aud two bar tries of artillery. Ai acci uiits they were acr.ijciiie, and a eol-hs'on v.ith our is believed to be probable. Iu such an event, however, wc may raieiv say that co apprehensions need te entertaiued or the result. Prudential re ious fort id that we should say anything of our to receive them.

We omitted to say that nine dead horses, several cans and a iresh grave were touud at Bottom's Bridge after the enemy retired to Talleysnlle. tedrvicke Iate Reconnoissancc. 1 he reicu of quiet on the Bajpidui was cboiarbed Saturday morninr bv tbe appearance ot the ODfmy at ilcrton'f, ai.ii liariiett's Fords Two brigades ot their raiantry erorwed at Mortoa' in tho forenoon, but were quickly driven back. They appeared again, when a portion of our troops were sent acros the nver and repulsed them, dnvln them back and killing a considerable number. Our meu returned and recroped yesterday morning, and at last accounts were still on the side.

Hcaw firing of artillery and h-m hoard at intei va.s dnrui? the lorenoon cf yererdiy and up to one clock. ve nau no casuaiueg saturaay. This movement is not believed to bo a general advance. Mkadi's Army is not in a suitable condition for such a step, aud the condition ot the road just now consti'ntes another impediment. As the demou-stiatiou as simultaneous with that on the Peninsula, the presumption is that it is lor some other ulterior object probably to tap the railroad, aud ir-tf rr.ipt our cornranuication with the armv.

A 6ort time will develop their purpose. Whig, btn. Affairs fn Longstreet's Army. A correspondent, writing from Carter's Station, on the 2Hd to the Columbia Carofiman, savs: General Longstiuiet is being rapidly More than seven thousand men havejalroaay through ii to join their respective commands, to 1 aui informed by the Quartermaster at t-iat place. Last Saturday and Sunday the enemy made an attempt to drive General Lonostceet irom r.is comfortable winter quarters, but they were gallantly met.

aud driven back with considerabie loss. Our own loss was quite sinaiL The lull particulars are not vet known here. Full supplies of clothing and shoos for General LosGSTRKirr's troops are rapidly arriving; also, money to pay them off. Many of the men have sut-fcred much from the iut of tho I hear that the feet oi eoixie of tbe men have been so badly irorit-bitteu as to ic-ssi'tate amputation. MORRI3IOWN, reo.

3. A general conrt-martir! I haa been convened here, cousistinr of Siajor-Cenoral BtJCKJtEU, Bngadier-Genemls Fields, Kemper, ANDKKSoai.GitaaG, Nichols, and Humphrey, omo important cases will be broustt beioreit. rt'bij, StA Reported Arrest of General Toombs. Information has been received tbat General Eo-bert the well-known bribiant Georgia statesman and orator, has been put under arrest at Savannah, by order ot General Beacskgard. Report has it that tho expression of treasonable sentiments was the cause of his arrest, but the probability is that he was arrested, if he is under arrest at all, ior some offense against inexorable military law, which has been the experience ot not a few of our most prominent officers in the course of their career.

General Toombs raised aroj riment of troop? tor the defense ot Georgia, on or about the battle of Chicka-mauca, and was commissioned as Colonel by Gov. Brown. For some rime past he has been stationed at Savannah, under the Jurisdiction of Geu. Beau-BtuAUD. Nothing could more astound iho people than to learn that such a man oonld blot his escutcheon with the stain oi treason to tho cause tor which he has more than once periled his lite.

We would caution the public to place no confidence in tho absurd report until there is some reason to believe it is true. WIUq, Sth. Rebel Account of the Newbern, N. Siee. The following official despatch from Major-General Pickett was received at the War LJepartinent yesterday Kinston, Feb.

8, 1S64. To General S. Cooper: I mado a reconnoissance within a mile and a halt of Newborn with Hoke's Brigade, and a part of Corse's and Clisomak's and some artillery, met the enemy in iorce at Batchelors Creek, killed ajd wounded about one hundred in all, captured thirteen officers and two hundred aud eighty prisoners, tour-teen negroes, two ntled pieces and caissons, three hundred stand of small arms, four ambulances, three wagons, nrty-nve animals, a quantity of clothing, camp and garrison equi; age and two liags. Wood. C.

S. captured and de stroyed the United States guu-boat Underwriter. Our loss thirty-five kilicd and wounded. G. E.

Pickett, Commanding. Here is another official despatch from Major-General hitino, received at the same time, wuich conveys some cheering news from another locality in the "Old North Sta Wilmington, Feb 4. To Genera' S. Cooper On the 2d instant, General Martin, with the Seventeenth and Forty-second, aud Colonel Jackson's command from Kenansvillo, broke me railroad at Shpherdsvi le, driving the enemy lrom their works at Newport Barracks aud across Newport river. vy H.

httino, Major-nencral. The fo lowino- 'otlicial despatch from Commander WooDrnves the particulars of tio destruction of the srun-boat mentioned in tho despatch oi General Kinbto'n, Feb. 4. S. R.

Mallory-Tho forco under my command boarded and cap- BAM DESPATCHL3 TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Senator NLei man's Dill. Senator li.l, to-dav, prohibits spc-cu alive iransaciiocs i i nuttn all time saies of and ioreirn excUart are null and void, j-nd partial payment tuertuim lecia'matile by suit, aud it is iuaue the duty of me livstrict Attorneys to such suits, and the motcy reclaimed fcom? in equal parts to iae uininuer, tno Lustnct Attortev aui the United t'tate Iiv-a-cry. All checks and uif.s not payable at sit- given in such transactions, 8re made void, when they have passed into the hauus of third pentoo, ienorsnt ot tbe agreement, but the person wibEf tbe aaie rray at any time within tnm years L-rinr for the recovery of tho lull amount from triu purson to whom it was made. Claims of Idlers.

OJTicjal dccumer.t? show thst dura tho year 1SC2 thirteen thoosard five hundred els of deceased nnd iii-chargei soldiers wt re enlec at the Treasury lepariment. 1 ho number settled d'iring 1S53 'aca forty-tive thousand seen hundrer-. and there remained unsettled on the 1st ot itst seventy-four thoasaDd six aud red. uioUlc of licit all now in the CAnd Auditor's vflice, when ihe nccef-ary evidence can Le obtaisod, will be seuled; but a a till ha? passed the IloDe, giving faHlities, and whih will doubtless soon te concurred in bv the tbe causes of delay in the senlt-meut ot such claims will iu a great measure be lomoved. Amendments to tbe Enrollment Bill.

The iloue has made vsrious ame ndments to th Senate Inrollment bill principalis those proposed by the Committee on Kuitary Affairs. Ot course the amendments will have to besent to the fcenate ior uieir action, inciuajnij one tne present commutation, viz: tfiree hundred dollars, the Senate having proposed to make it lour hundred dollars. Both Houses are, however, agreed cn consolidating the two classes, aud exempting from the draft only the Vice l'r-sideur, members of tho Cabinet and Cmied States Judgoe, aud such as may be declared by the proper olRcers physically or mentaliy incapable of bearing arms. Amendment ot the Constitution. The joint reflation which Senator Amhost proposes to aiid which is now before tho Juui-c ary ip as to lows: "Aiticlel(.

Noameudment shall be mode to the Constitution hich authorize or jnve Conirross the power to at-" Ish or intcrtere ithiil any State with the domestic institutions tnceof, including ihai ot rersons held to labor or servio-j by tho laws ot said Mate." This reTOlu-on was approved, March 2d, 1S31, and submitted to the Legjflatuies ot tue severai States lor thiii rutaflcatioa, the assent ot three-lourths of them being necessary to make it a part ot the Constitution, but owing to the breaiuug out of the liebelhon there was no general aciion ol the Letslaiures upon the snt'joct. The resoinrion was one oi' th compromises proposed by the House Select Committee. 3Ir. IVndleton's HiU. The Speaker of the Iiouse of L'epresentatives has appointed as the Select Committee on Mr.

bill, euUiorizing Caoinet Ministers to occupy seats on the floor ol the House, Merjsrs Pitxdlstos (Ohio), Stevkxs ilOKiaLr. (Vt.1, Mallorv Karsox (lowa), oakeisos (N. Y.J, and Blaise (Me.) The LicatenantIeneralsbJp. The Senate Committee ou Military Affairs has reported back the House bill to revive the grade of Lieutenant-General, with amendments striking out the ciause making that officer the commander oi tbo armies, and also adverse to the House recommenda tion that Gen. Giiast be appointed to that position.

Social Life in Wahinrton. There has been a greater number of large, brilliant and evening parties, during tho present season, than at any termor one during tuo last three vMra fjL3t evcn.ns there were lour or live, meiud mr those of the Spanish Minister and of Assistant Secretary oi tne lruasm? Guerrillas Caught in JIIissoTrri. The following despatch is published in the St. Louis rjaoers "Cape GntAEDEAtr, Feb. 4, 1864.

Gen. Fibk: A detachment from my resrimeut attacked tho Bolin tfan on llolcomb Island. Our iorce was under Captain Shiblky. They killed seven men and captured eight, with fifteen wasrons loaded with corn, mostlv citizens' wagons, and thirteen horses. "Wo have Lieutenant John F.

Bolin here in irons. He commanded at the Hound Pond massacre, and is Ruhty of many cold-blooded murders of citizens. None of our iorce were tided. J. B.

Rogeeb, Colonel Second Cavalry, M. S. Commauding." The massacre referred to at Round took placo twe ve or fifteen miles back ot ape Girardeau last July, when sixteen men, teamsters and soldiers, were murdered in cold blood. From Forto Rico. New York, Feb.

9. The schooner Oriental ar-rived this evening, lrom St. John, Porto liico, oa the 30th of January." Two re-rinieuis had just arrived from the old country, and 400 men sailed on the 22d ult. lor St. Domingo.

Ihe British frisrate IntmortaUtte had been to Crab Island, to recoynizo the Spanish liag. Suirar is hitru, and not much is made on account of the heavy rains. The Maiden Bank Robbery. Boston, Feb. 9.

Mr. Green was arraigned, yesterday, at Maiden for the mu-derof younjr Converse, 'and pleaded "not guilty" of the murder and robbery of the bank, but pleaded guiity to setting tire to and burning a block ot bmldir.irs iu November last. They adjoined the Post Office, and it is supposed he expected that that building would bo destroyed. who haa uad lor toint- time only a small picket Ihere- I he surprise la lien 1-cs-iss. as the liicbinond of W-dar "A Yankee deserter iaf avuition in KJchmund of the intended nwve-roft." I'ho ev.emy had felled a larjre amount of tirnber so as to bloc'i up aud obstruct the r-jads.

and make it impossible tor our cavalry to pass. Alter rvmainintr at the bridge from two o'clock nntil twelve, Oeceral SVistai: joined them with his in-laatry, and the whole object of the surprise having t-en defeated General Win-ah returned to Wat-liamsburr. On his march back to New Iient Court iiouse h'jB rear wtu attacked by the enemv, but they were repulsed wlthut loss to us. A march by onr in lau try, three vegiments of whom were colored, of moi-e toaa eishtv mites, tij roa-io in htty-six heur. The cava'rv marched over one bucdred niiles iu iiy Lours.

This iuws that it po-siDle to mae a in Vircinia in wintor. Y. Tribcne. THE LATEST FROM RICIIMONI. Farther Particulars Panic in Rickaaend.

Two citizen prisoners, who eamc to Portress Monroe, from Kchmond, having been exchanged through the interposition of Mr. Pbtrikex, say Richmond was in a fevonsh state-cf excitement trora miCnight on up to the time they left, at two o'clock on Sunday afternoon. At on Saturday the bells of the were ruag, and luon were rushing itrousrh the stree cry- iag "To arms to arms The Yankees arcomirg!" Ininng the of the night an intense commotion wa everywhere viable. Tho Home Guards were called out, and the tramp of armed men could be heard in all Cannon were hauled through the streets, women and calidren were hurrying to aftd fro, and there were tdl the evidences or such a panic as had seldom been witnessed in Ilich-mond On Sunday morning thete was no abatement in the excitoment. The guards were marched out of the city to the defenses, and the armed eititxns placed on guard over the prisoners.

Horfaeuien were dancing to and fro, and the excitem.iit amonjr the prisoners to know rhe cause ol all this commotion became intense. It was soon learned that a large cavalry and infantry force, with artillery, had made their eppearance on the PeniB.uia at Bottom's Bridge, within ten mile3 oi the city, and that Richmond was actually threatened by the Ycnkees. The same berrying ottroops, arming of citizens and excitement among the women and children continued during- the morning. At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, when the prisoners were about to leave in the truce boat, the alarm tells were again run with great lury, and they left a scene of confusion and turmoil such as they had never beiore witnessed in the city. The rumors tbat prevailed were conflicting and wild.

It was their impression that five or ten thousand cavalry woo'd hare found but little difflcclry in entering the city, liberating the prisoners, destrojing tbe forts and public property, aud returning by tbe Peninsula before any sufficient force to rebist them could be brought to the aid of the small garrison left to defend it. For several days previous to this alarm the troops in and around the city, to the number of four thousand or five thousand, had been sent off to join Lee's army with great despatch, the impression prevailing that a movement was contemplated by General Mkade. In this they were right, as during the progress of the excitement on Sunday intelligence was received that Meade had crossed the lia-pidan. On Monday morning a courier arrived at City Point, bringing copies of the morning: papers with the intelligence that the excitement had abated, and that it had been ascertained that the Y'ankees were falling back from the Chickahominy, and had abandoned the attack. Steamer Seized by Guerrillas.

Caieo, Feb. 9. The steamer Illinois, from New Orleans, with dates to the 29th has arrived, bringing a heavy cargo of sugar and molasses. The offic ers of the boat learned at Island No. 76, that the steamer GUbum had been seized by the guerrillas under Colonel Lee, and used to ferry their horses, mules and wagons to the Mississippi side.

They also took Sir. Cole, the Manager of the Government wood yards, and twenty contrabands. They released the negroes after crossing, but caused Mr. Cole, and a man acting as guard of he wood yard to go with them, who it was said would be hanwd. 11 parried away much property irom Bolivar land-inl and Durned7thetowS.

No harm was done to the bThe smer Itonletth, from Nashville, has arrived, with the Fiity-ninth Illinois Luiantry, three hundred strong, eii route tor home. From St. Louis. St Louis. Feb.

9. Cotton is dull at 91c. for rcid-linr. Ihe receipts are small Wheat tirm, ranging from to SP35. Corn at $l-0fxal 12- Oats lower sales at Bulk pork Shoulders, 64'c.

hams, 9c. ribbed sides, 8jc. A meeting held in Turners' Ha'l lasrj nitrht appointed sixty delegates to the Lou.sville Freedom Convention, from among the most prominent Radical Emancipationists ot the city. A large number ol the counties otthe State will send delegate. anet UBSD- KJfartf S.

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