Arkansas.— Lieut. W. A. Brittain, of the 3d 
Arkansas regiment of Fagin’8 rebel brigade, 
came into our lines on the 5th inst., with a squad 
ol' bis command. lie left Price's headquarters 
at Longwood, 20 miles west of Camden, on 
Christmas. 
Gen. Holmes is in command of the trans-Mis¬ 
sissippi department, and Gen. Price commands in 
the field, and is reported at 17,000 strong, but 
Brittain says it does not exceed 13,000. Of 
Price’s Missourians only 300 or 400 rpmain, and 
but few of these were part of the army which 
he took out of Missouri. The veterans of Lex¬ 
ington and Pea Ridge are nearly all in their 
graves. The Missouri troops consist of Shelby’s 
cavalry and Parson's infantry brigades. Maxey’s 
new recruits, conscripts and bushwhackers, 
recently joined Gen. Steele, who had been 
superceded in command of the rebel Depart¬ 
ment of Indian Territory by Brig. General 
Maxey. 
Otficcrs well informed are of the opinion that 
Price would move upon Little Rock and Maxey 
Will, with another columu, move upon Fort 
Smith. 
The weather at Fort Smith is the coldest ever 
known. The thermometer has stood from 10 
to 15 degrees below zero for several days, and 
snow is six inches deep. 
Our cavalry crossed the river on the ice and 
intercepted a rebel mail, the letters in which 
speak of an immediate advance by the rebel 
forces as far northwest as possible. 
in rags—in short, the army wereunfit for active 
service, and an interval for rest and equipments 
was necessary. 
“When the slowly forwarded supplies came 
to us I led the army across the river, renovated, 
refreshed and in good order and discipline, and 
followed the retreating foe to a position where 
I was confident of a decisive victory; when, in 
the midst of the movement, and while my 
advance guard was actually in contact with the 
enemy, I was removed from the command. 
“I am devoutly grateful to God that my last 
campaign with this brave army was crowned 
with a victory which saved the nation from the 
greatest peril it had then undergone. 
“1 have not accomplished my purpose, if by 
this report the Army of the Potomac is not 
placed high on the roll of the historic armies of 
the world. Its deeds ennobled the nation to 
which it belongs—always ready for battle, 
always firm, steadfast and trustworthy. I never 
called on it in vain, nor will the nation ever 
have cause to attribute its want of success, 
Under myself or under other commanders, to 
any failure of patriotism or bravery in that 
noble body of American Boldiers. No man can 
justly charge upon any portion of that army, 
from the Commanding General to a private, any 
lack of devotion to the service of the U, S. Gov¬ 
ernment and the cause of the Constitution and 
Union. They have proved their fealty in much 
sorrow, suffering, danger, and through the very 
shadow of death. Their comrades dead on all 
the fields where we fought have scarcely more 
claims to the honor of a nation’s reverence than 
the survivors to the justice of a nation’s grati¬ 
tude.” 
The report covers the period from the 26th 
of July, 1861, to November 7,1862. 
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their number was hanged. One hundred rifles, 
uniforms, Ac., fell into our bands as spoils, with 
a loss on the part of the brigade of 12 killed and 
wounded and one taken prisoner. Besides this, 
14 rebel prisoners and four hostages were 
brought in. A comparatively small number of 
men were enlisted, not more than a hundred in 
all, a large proportion of the able-bodied slaves 
having previously left their masters, the facilities 
for escape being especially great in the region 
visited. 
An officer of the Government just arrived 
from Newborn, N. C.. reports that the scheme 
for the occupation of abandoned plantations 
works admirably, the rental already producing 
quite a revenue besides relieving the Govern¬ 
ment of the support of thousands of poor people, 
both white and colored. 
Intelligence reached Newbern on the 5th, 
inst., that the expedition under Col. McChesney 
of the 1st North Carolina regiment, which left 
Newborn on the 30th ult. for Granville, met the 
enemy on Thursday night near Washington. 
Both parties were surprised. Lieut. Adams 
charged on and routed the enemy, killing a 
lieutenant, and five men, all of whom were left 
on the field. Ten men, one cannon and caisson 
with the horses of Starr’s battery were captured. 
Our loss was Lieut. Adams killed and five men 
wounded. 
ROCHESTER, N. Y., JANUARY 16, 1864, 
The Army in Virginia. 
The latest information from Petersburg is 
that the post is now safe, the enemy having been 
going off on a full retreat for two days past. 
The [>ost bad been surrounded by the rebels, 
cutting off all communication with New Creek, 
but the enemy carefully avoided coming in range 
of our guns. Col. Thorburn, who was in com¬ 
mand of the post, made every preparation to 
defend it to the last; and the men were in favor 
of a fight to the bitter end. This reflects credit 
on all concerned. 
The following has been received at army 
headquarters i 
A dispatch just recei ved from Col. Thorburn, 
commanding ut Petersburg, informs me that the 
rebel force threatening him for several days 
past lias retreated towards the Shenandoah 
Valley. The force w'as a formidable one, con¬ 
sisting of three brigades—Lee’s, Walker’s and 
Rogers’—all under the command of Gen. Fitz- 
bugb Lee. Deserters report that it was the 
intention of Lee to capture the garrison at 
Petersburg, take New Creek and Cumberland, 
destroy our stores, and break the railroad by 
burning the bridge. 1 am happy to inform you 
that the great, raid undertaken by Gen. Early in 
retaliation for our late movements in this 
department, has thus far resulted in a complete 
failure or fizzle. An empty wagon train of 
Col. Thorburu’s, returning from " Petersburg, 
was captured by a portion of the enemy’s forces. 
With this exception, they have not thus far 
been able to inflict upon us auy injury. Many 
deserters are coming in, and our cavalry are 
picking up many stragglers. The railroad is 
safe, and trains'arc running regularly. The 
weather is cold and the snow several inches deep. 
B. P. K eli.y, Brig.-Gen. 
The Philadelphia Bulletin has the following, 
dated Cumberland Gap, January 6th, which 
states that an overwhelming force came upon a 
small body of our troops near .Jonesville, Va.. 
eonsisting of 280 men of an Illinois regiment, 
commanded by Major Beers, and 18 men of 
Weill’s battery, on Monday last. A desperate 
resistance was made by our troops, continuing 
from 7 A. M. to 5 P. M., when we were obliged 
to surrender. The attacking force numbered 
about 4,000 men. The forces captured were 
guarding a country which was our main reliance 
for forage. 
A special from Cumberland, Md., the 9th, 
states that the official rebel documents containing 
the plans of the proposed raid by Early, have 
been captured, from which it appears that it 
was their intention to cut the railroad at Mar- 
tinsburg, and capture our troops between there 
and New Creek, but Early finding that Averill 
was at Martiusburg, gave that expedition up, 
and sent a force against Petersburg, which also 
proved a failure. A force was also to capture 
Cumberland, but that also failed. Very impor¬ 
tant information has been obtained relative to 
rebel commands, and avowed interests of high 
rebel officers. The weather is very cold at 
Cumberland. Rebel deserters still continue 
daily to come in, bringing important information. 
The amnesty proclamation is very favorably 
received among the rebel soldiers. 
The Government is in receipt of dispatches 
from Maj. Cole, commandant of a battalion of 
Maryland cavalry, encamped in Loudon Co., 
who was attacked at 4 A. M., of the 10th' inst, 
by the guerrilla Moseby, the latter’s force being 
nearly 400 strong. After severe fighting for an 
hour, .Moseby was repulsed, leaving bis killed 
and wounded on the field. Among the rebel 
dead were found four commissioned officers. 
Our loss is reported at two killed and eleven 
wounded. Gen. Sullivan has a force of cavalry 
now in pursuit of the enemy. 
The following are the dispatches alluded to: 
Cumberland, Md., Jan. 10. 
To Brvj.-Gen. (Mum, Chief of Stsjff :—I cheer¬ 
fully comply with the request of Gen. Sullivan, 
in calling the attention oi the General-in-Chief 
to the gallant conduct of Maj. Cole and his brave 
command. The repulse of a murderous attack 
made by an overwhelming l'orcc at 4 o'clock, in 
a dark, cold morning, evinces a watchfulness 
and bravery most commendable. 
B, F. Kelly, Brig.-Gen. 
JIakrkr’8 Ferry, Jan. 10. 
Brig.-Gen. Kelly: —Major Cole’s camp was 
attacked this morning. He fought gallantly and 
drove the attacking party oft'. 1 send you his 
$I)C News €on5ensrr 
— Chicago received 122,000 hogs in one week re¬ 
cently. 
— The Tree letter delivery system has been established 
in Buffalo. 
— There were 177 fires in Chicago last year, causing 
a loss of $298,1W. 
— The receipts of the Sanitary Fair at Cincinnati are 
estimated at $240,000. 
— There arc 20 cheese lactones in Oneida county, and 
the number is increasing. 
— The bill for one of the Russian dinners in New 
York amounts to $ (1,750. 
— Gen Averill is suffering from having his feet frozen 
during his late brilliant raid. 
— Some patient statistician calculates that there are 
just 20,620 stitches in a shirt. 
— Boston has a one legged skater whose evolutions 
on the ice attract much attention. 
— The total number of volunteer enlistments from 
Jan. 31st, 1863, is given as 117,000. 
— The milk men of New York have advanced the 
price, of milk to eight cents per quart 
— Very rich mines of lead, containing silver, have 
been discovered in Lancaster Co., Pa. 
— Upward of 2,000,000 bushels of oysters have been 
sold in Baltimore during the past year. 
— Two soldiers were frozen to death at Chattanooga 
on the 30th ult, The weather was very cold. 
— There was another Call in the price of coal at the 
regular monthly sale in New York the other day. 
— Prof. Whitney, the State Geologist of California, 
says the big trees of Tuolumne are 1,250 years old. 
— By order of Gen. Grant the sale of whisky, either 
ai wholesale or retail, has been prohibited at Nashville. 
— In the year 1868 there were 2,284 dwelling houses, 
fifteen factories and nine churches erected in Philadel¬ 
phia. 
— Christopher Sargent, of St. Johnsbury, Vt. has 
nine hens which have laid dnring three months 1,396 
eggs, 
— The story that Gen. Schofield has been relieved 
from the command of the Department of Missouri, is 
denied. 
— Rebel officers and soldiers in large numbers have 
come into Newbern, N. C., and accepted the President’s' 
pardon. 
— Austria has followed the example of England, in 
definitely refusing to take any part in the proposed 
Congress. 
— A waterfall has been found on the Lewis fork of 
the Columbia river Unit is thirty eight feet higher than 
Niagara. 
— A lady recently returned to Hartford, Conn., from 
the South, who paid $1,500 as the traveling expenses 
of her trip. 
— Eastern capitalists are buying immense tracts of 
land in Michigan. One New York company has invest¬ 
ed $600,$00. 
— Mrs. Sarah Waters died at Ilooaick Falls, Rensse¬ 
laer county, a few days since, at the age of one hundred 
and one years. 
— The total amount of the claims presented by citi¬ 
zens of Minnesota for losses sustained in the Sioux 
war is $2,600,000. 
— The estimate of the bureau of Internal Revenue of 
the. annual manufacture of whisky fn the country, is 
100,000,000 gallons. 
— The total number of disasters to vessls on the west¬ 
ern lakes daring 1863 was about 350—an increase over 
the previous year of 60. 
— A young woman is in prison in London for getting 
her mother’s life handsomely insured and then poison¬ 
ing Uie old lady with arsenic. 
— A young lady of Patterson, N. J., on Christmas 
day skated all the way from that city to Newark and 
back, a distance of 30 miles. 
— Small pox is prevailing to an alarming extent at 
lloricon, Wis. Places of businotw have been closed, 
and great excitement prevails. 
— There is said to be so mnch American butter in 
England that at present prices it would he a good spec¬ 
ulation to bring it back for sale. 
— There la a place in New Brunswick called “ Ske- 
daddler’s Ridge-” It is where some fifty cowards have 
gone to avoid wearing uniform* 
— Both branches of the legislature of Western Vir¬ 
ginia have agreed to a bill calling a convention for the 
abolition of slavery in that State 
— There are six United States general hospitals in 
Ohio, capable of accommodating three thousand six 
hundred and ninety eight patients. 
— The historical works of Bancroft, Irving and Pres¬ 
cott are the fashion in France through the excellent 
translations of Guizot, and others. 
— Nathaniel Wodell of Westport, Mass , who myste¬ 
riously disappeared in 1816, has returned after an ab¬ 
sence of forty i even and a half yarn. 
— An eagle so loaded down with Ice that he could not 
fly, was captured in Orange last week. He measured 
seven feet two inches from tip to tip 
— The cattle disease has made Its appearance in Lit¬ 
tleton, Mass., in the last few days. One person has been 
obliged to kill sixteen head of cattle. 
— The estimated strength <ff the Federal army for the 
ensuing year, Including regulars, volunteers and drafted 
men, is 927,606; of the navy, 58,590 men. 
— The first white person bom in Ohio is still living— 
Johanna Maria Uockwelder. She is the daughter of a 
Moravian Missionary; is N1 years of age. 
_Tim whole quota of Rhode Island, under the pres¬ 
ent call, was furnished before Christmas. She is now 
enlisting men to be credited on another call. 
— Gen. Gilmore Is gradually destroying Charleston, 
it Is said. He caused flames to break out in seven dif¬ 
ferent places recently alter one scries of Brings. 
The question of erecting n statue in Central Park, 
N. Y., to John Bright, the friend of freedom and the 
North iu England, is being agitated in tin*, city. 
A telegraph company in Pennsylvania was lately 
■sued for refusing to send a message that was known to 
be untrue, and the court sustained the company. 
Department of the Gul£ 
Another secret expedition left New Orleans 
on the 31st ulL, the destination of. which is 
unknown. There is little doubt that, it is 
intended to operate against Mobile. For the 
present it is supposed Pascagoula would he 
occupied and preparations made for an advance 
on Mobile as soon as the rainy season is ended. 
For three days it has rainod incessantly. On 
Sunday morning the city was submerged to a 
depth ranging from one to two feet. This lasted 
uear the river for several hours. Back toward 
the swatnps the streets are still under water. 
A mass meeting of the loyal people in Louis¬ 
iana has been called for the 8th of January next. 
The object is to take into consideration the 
formation of a free State government. Nearly 
enough are enrolled to enable the State to return 
to the Union uuderthe President’s proclamation. 
Information lias reached New Orleans from 
three or four different directions that all the 
rebel troops which have been operating in 
Western Louisiana, on the banks of the Missis¬ 
sippi river, and in fact the whole force of the 
enemy are gathering in Central Texas and 
vicinity to form one large army to attack our 
new acquisitions on Die coast of Texas. They 
number at least 20,000. The most ample prepa¬ 
rations have been made to meet this force as 
well as possible with the number of troops in 
1 this Department. There will soon lie news of 
great interest from Texas. 
General Banks has issued a general order, 
embracing the President’s amnesty proclama¬ 
tion and such parte of his message as explain its 
limits and the oath of allegiance described by 
the President. General Banks iuforms the peo¬ 
ple that all who are desirous of receiving the 
amnesty and taking the above oath, can do so at 
once, and all the Provost Marshals are instructed 
to administer it. 
The rebel troops have issues of only fresh 
beef and corn meal, with one ration of flour 
per week. They are badly clothed, have no 
tents, and suffer greatly. The reports of Fed¬ 
eral success, and General Banks’ possession of the 
Rio Grande, created great gloom among the 
rebels. The issue of President Lincoln’s amnesty 
'proclamation was also having effect throughout 
their ranks, and desertions were frequent. 
Their officers were promising a speedy advance 
to keep them quiet. 
Recruiting is rapidly going on. Refugees are 
continually coming in, and all join the army. 
Ail the citizens remaining in Brownsville have 
taken the oath of allegiance and are loyal. The 
others were all forced to cross the Rio Grande 
into Mexico. 
The Navy Department has been advised of 
the capture of the rebel schooner Marshal J. 
Smith by the gunboat Kennebec. She was dis¬ 
covered about eight miles east of Mobile Point, 
at night. Discovering the Kennebec, she imme¬ 
diately changed her course and hauled to land. 
A Hhell was fired, and the vessel was approached 
and boarded. She was from Mobile, hound to 
Uuvana, with a cargo of 260 bales of cotton and 
some turpentine. Her manifest and other papers 
were thrown overboard. 
On the 17th of December, the steamer Roe¬ 
buck captured the British schooner Ringdove, 
off Sawuee river Florida, with a valuable cargo. 
AFFAIRS IN WASHINGTON. 
The Senate debated the conscription act most 
of the 7th inst., but came to no conclusion on 
any amendment. But one Senator favored the 
repeal of the $300 clause, while all the others 
who spoke opposed such repeal. The indica¬ 
tions arc that not one-third of the Senate favor 
its repeal. During the debate the important 
fact came out that the terms of enlistment of 
only 20,000 veteran volunteers expire before the 
first of next July in all our armies. Not less 
than twenty-five different propositions to amend 
the law were submitted. The bill before the 
Military Committee has the approval of the 
Secretary of War and the Provost Marshal Gen¬ 
eral. It will retain the $300 clause, and, among 
other tilings borrowed from the French system, 
the requirement that the conscript shall be re¬ 
sponsible for his substitute’s service and fitness. 
The President sent a message to Congress on 
the 7tl), inclosing a copy of the decree of the 
Court for the Southern District of New York, 
recommending an appropriation of $17,000 as 
indemnity for the illegal capture of the British 
schooner Glen. 
A bill will be soon introduced In Congress, 
repealing tliat portion of the confiscation act 
which limits the possession of property sold to 
the natural life of the owner. This step is con¬ 
sidered absolutely necessary to afford protection 
to the purchasers of confiscated property. The 
Norfolk rebels, whose property has been confis¬ 
cated, are returning in large numbers, taking 
the oath of allegiance, and reinstating them¬ 
selves in ancient comforts and rights. 
The commission appointed for the relief of 
the sufferers by the Indian hostilities in Minne¬ 
sota, eonsisting of Col. Aldrick and Messrs 
White and Chase, were in session at St. Peters, 
Minnesota, for about the months, working 
twelve to sixteen hours a day. The claims pre¬ 
sented and examined were 2,940. A large num¬ 
ber were also presented, but could not be exam¬ 
ined, as the law fixed the time for the expira¬ 
tion of their duties December 1st. The above 
number of claims amounted to $2,458,000. The 
commission awarded $1,370,458. The $200,000 
appropriation at last session for the immediate 
relief of the most needy sufferers, were paid to 
over 1,400 persons, many of whom were made 
widows and orphans by the Indiana, Nearly 
11,000 witnesses were examined, and their testi¬ 
mony reduced to writing, covering about 16,000 
sheet* of legal cap paper. The testimony shows 
that over 800 men, women and children were 
butchered by the Indians. Thousands who had 
purchased homesteads of the United States, and 
paid for them, were driven away, and are now 
refugees, it being unsafe to return to the fron¬ 
tier. It is estimated that $5,000,000 will not re¬ 
imburse the people for the damage done by the 
Indians on the frontier of Minnesota. The IJ. S. 
government holds about $3,000,000 annuities for¬ 
feited by the rebellious Sioux. It is proposed 
to use this sum in payment ol the above claims, 
and a bill appropriating $1,100,000 is being pre¬ 
pared to meet the balance due on the amount 
awarded by the commission. 
Gen. McClellan’s report has been transmitted 
to Congress. It consists of 765 foolscap pages 
and is divided into four parts. He concludes as 
follows: 
“ Nor can 1, living, forget that when I was 
ordered to the command of the troops for the 
defence of the Capitol, the troops, with whom 
1 had shared so much of the anxiety, pains and 
sufferings of the war, had not lost their confi¬ 
dence in rae as their commander, but sprang to 
my call with all their ancient vigor, disciple and 
courage. J led them into Maryland fifteen days 
after they hod fallen back defeated before 
Washington; met the enemy on the rugged 
heights of South Mountain, pursued him to the 
hard fought field of Antictam, and drove him, 
broken and disappointed, across the Potomac 
into Virginia. 
“The army had need of rest after the terrible 
experiences of battles and marches with scarcely 
an interval of repose which they had gone 
through, from the time of leaving the Peninsula 
to the return to Washington—the defeat in Vir¬ 
ginia, the victory at South Mountain, and again 
at Antietam. It. was not surprising that they 
were, in a large degree, destitute of the absolute 
necessities to effective duty. Their shoes weiy; 
worn out, blankets were lost, their clothing was 
NEWS PARAGRAPHS. 
Greenbacks are openly sold on the streets 
of Richmond, and command a large premium. 
W bat a commentary on the prospects of t he Sham 
Confederacy. 
The Legislature of New York organized, the 
Senate choosing the following officers: Clerk— 
James Terwilliger; 8ergeant-atrArms—Azel B. 
B. Hall; Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms—Sanders 
Watson, The Assembly elected—Speaker— 
Thomas G. Alvord; Clerk—Joseph Cushman; 
Sergeant-atr Arms, Charles E. Young. 
A Cairo letter says:—“Large quantities of 
cotton arc coming iu all along the Mississippi. 
The prospects arc now that, the amount o! cotton 
will increase as the river rises and navigation 
becomes more safe. Three hundred plantations 
are now in successful and profitable operation 
along the bankB of the Mississippi, and it is ex¬ 
pected {.bat before May both sides of the river 
will be in complete ope ration, by people prepared 
to labor and defend themselves. 
John Hughes, Archbishop of New York, 
died on Sunday evening about 8 o’clock. He 
was born in the north of Ireland in 1798, and 
was consequently 65 years of age. He was first 
ordained in Philadelphia in 1825, and was settled 
in a parish in that city. In 1839 he was appointed 
administrator to the diocese, and In 1842 he 
succeeded to the dignity of Bishop. In I860 
New York was made an arch-episcopal see, and 
he went to Rome to receive the pallium at the 
hands of the Pope. His public services during 
the rebellion are too recent to require mention. 
His last moments were very quiet, being scarcely 
able to articulate, although retaining his senses 
until bis death. 
Mrs. Jane K. Mijnskll, wife of Addison T. 
Munsell of South Carolina, died at Sandy Spring 
in Maryland, on the 22d of November. Mrs. 
Munsel made the tour of the Northern States 
two years ago, and addressed the Legislature at 
Albany, and other public bodies. The rebels 
had imprisoned her husband, and she had wan¬ 
dered in quest of him, knowing nothing of his 
Ms fate. She succeeded at last in finding him 
at Williamsport Maryland, after the rebels had 
been driven from that place. For two years 
post she had given her labors to sick and 
wounded soldiers, both in the hospital and on 
the battle-field. 
The following figures show the commerce of 
the country tor the last fiscal year.: 
Foreign Merctiandiee imported, .$252,731,939 
Foreign Specie imported,. 9,560,648 
Total Import, ..$ 262,287,587 
Domestic IMxlncc exported,. 249,866,Hill 
Foreign goods re-exported,. 17,796,200 
American Coin,.$55,992,562 
Foreign Coin,.. 8,103,018—W, 156,610 
Total Export,.$841,809,400 
Difference in favor of the U. 8.,. 69,521,872 
Those figures are very suggestive. In the first 
place they show that our exports are greater iu 
u time of war than in a time of peace, and that 
New York exports more goods to Europe, with¬ 
out the cotton erop, than sho did with it. 
The table also show’s that our total exports ex¬ 
ceed our total imports by over sixty millions 
of dollars. 
The King of Denmark is, we believe, the 
only monarch who has died during the past year. 
France has lost Billault, her leading government 
minister. England’s list of distinguished dead is 
unusually large. It includes the Marquises of 
Lansdowne and Nonwuiby, Sir George Cornwall 
Lewis, Mulready, the painter, Kir Creswell 
On-swell, Lord Clyde, Archbishop Whately 
and Lord Lyndhurst. In this country, but very 
few prominent civilians have died. In the 
army our losses have been severe, including 
among the generals the names of Berry, Rey¬ 
nolds, Kill, Lytle, Bayard, Saunders, Buford and 
Corcoran. The navy has lost the gallant Com¬ 
modores Foot and Rogers. The rebels have lost 
Stonewall Jackson, Generals Paxton, Tracy, 
Tilglunan, Pender, Garnett, Barksdale, Helm, 
Kinitti, Van Doru and John 11. Floyd and Mr. 
Yancey. Mexico has lost one of her best men, 
Gen. Comonfort. 
Movements in the West and South-West. 
Tennessee. —Letters from Eastern Ten¬ 
nessee, of the 28th ult., to the N. Y. Herald state 
that our forces have been driven back from 
Bean Station by Longstreet. Our loss in four 
days skirmishing reached about 200, besides a 
few wagons. Rebel prisoners state that Long- 
street lias been re-enforced by Ervell, and that he 
has been ordered to take K noxville at all hazards. 
Longstreet lias about 40,000 men. 
Gen. Foster is at. Knoxville, and Gen. Porter 
commands in the field. 
The N. Y. World's Chattanooga correspondent, 
dating 29t.h, states: The rebel Gen. Wheeler, 
with a large foree of cavalry, attacked a train, 
capturing it for a few moment*, but the 4 th 
Ohio cavalry and the 20th Missouri infantry 
came up and dispersed the whole rebel force, 
recapturing the trains and taking - over 200 
prisoners. 
General Thomas has issued an order assessing 
$30,000 on rebel sympathizers living within ten 
miles of the recent-murder of three soldiers 
near Mulberry, Tennessee, the money to be 
given to the families of the soldiers killed. 
Department of the South. 
A letter to the N. Y. Times gives an inter¬ 
esting account of a three weeks’ expedition by 
the negro brigade in North Carolina. The 
results may be summed up as follows: 
Between 2,000 and 3,000 slaves were released 
from bondage, with whom were taken along 
about 850 ox, horse and mule teams, and from 
60 to 75 saddle horses, some Of them valuable. 
The guerrillas lost 13 killed and wounded. Ten 
dwelling-houses, with many thousand bushels of 
