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' v i ; " 'i vol: xxir. $ L ; .. Salisbury, n.c., December 12, 1864. ::AoNUMBEi.!29 J. J.BWJNER, aatxea A raorauToa. ; 1 rmi or nor wjurxz r em( session to-day. Npthingf general - nfgbt and Are reported to-day, moving Tw asoai. e tea ln fry six TXXXS tr UTXCTUXIC 1 pavers i4 ft feeear Maace is So wilt iInm nay fee Ums. KoUoso ee! 71 lseetf est?atearsdtt JJiia t eeeiieai. Jfetieas i eW sraandu a,T. ' TETiTOTl APHIO. ; COXTEDER1TE CONGRESS. Ekxwoov Vtc 4 Tuo Senate 1 is Sewm yesterday. No(&tsof Uterect iai tfce House ia ia .f9 ewMK. . it U re :be Ut&M Cnrpnt bill ped . occrvt mmmi by fi mkjority. rusmxa feom tub ortil Ckomi IW 4.TL New York frwa Xakkatficivt'iadV deUil of the tr Um &Jra! b a' fuk ototMieot a4 tar! a tid f a ! ont est a4 jtn44tiaut4aitbrc UimmmsJ Om fcw Wi aol rebel oficf anil jr 1A1 am I BtwaM Juki amvij t N'ab ScaoAetl coonxodt ti F4ralt 4 .UtNitt muI 1m ia EW eorpa. Af ter iittmg t& rWti SchoJIeU troop t-ai bmek tm m etat tare mle oath of a4i. TM ktiitm aetm Uarpaili raj barat M (atr4 tnuiarorutiu f &eMapfak A laan jgiaw (rai NaoWLd of. tUc Snf, U BSfetaCilt, MJ it U MfBHlTr4 t(u clan- is t!U Ue4 ia BWNcg anAtwnrJ toward Gf?t pMM4 krrraila araon Uta people ia ta cwry aal XaaiU, aai Utr n 6tnf ta tkat ty fa erawd. Thf LL b jjaiiann ap ail the borast; maW al caUi, Maxiiag Uttn SoaUi. OxAf Kfaaa Wet appoint! AUar aht Wa?1. -. . ,. - iaUrMt dooa ia opn aMiua ia fitber Kichmowd. Dec 5. K York' and ' Haltlmora pMMira of tlia 0rd Ountain J liliouai' flMiniif 01 Mil puwt vi rranKiin, ia btoh lnoi w rcpulavd ith haary loaa u4 ratwiitad. Oeea, Tat Clabura aid Wirt Adama-' art rvportfd kfllaJ. Thirty ataada of eulora. wr captarnl by tJatoa arm j. - TeWrapb , from KaahvilU the 2nd tara. : Then wn iliht akir miehjojE arith tha eaeinj'a cavalrr all dar. A eomptita line of eotrenebmonia, around theefct! pnin of our cavalry forta oooafitpred Furrat'a eavalr ihna mi lea fro ai toa oa Franklin Pike. Tlo rbta eoald ba ptainlj aeen advancing wImq onr Iroofa rvtirtd towards the citr. Jfijjlit coming 00, ootjr a Uw uccasional , ibota weia txchanged. J ' It U ramored that Qood anJeavored to croaa the Cumberland with a lar oaraU rj font. Tha oommaadar of tha Otb eorps it her with flaet'boataaad Ma dada. - "Tr7f "Ioiinii UTraio orthe 8 J aayV ya parted that J fa. rtmof. ibe two arruK wra ra- it . bey ' akirmlahin. IUttla ,of musketry plainly , beard In tha street of 4aiMiWiM ' A mnvi ia, iiiiuiidviiw llood.ia portoing bfindt forward. Xaah Urhttfrwn believed tbat ( Hood's roaia army b threaiening MarfraMboro. 7 Tha Tribune's (Inar.cial article Friiay, p. nu, aava erld opened at 2SS ; advanced 33. Clod at 30. - - News from Tnan vu wsed with effiCl badvaiiMatwUtieaa- CapU Serums arrived at Bagdad oa the 1 Ith, and immediately eweed the Kio (jraadeyCaeoafa lo bwltmood. The J'euilauXiary l lUloa -Roojja do atreyod by firel - ' . Steexaav who arri4 hr Satorday light, f riafaful m the Seaata to-day. oxa Dee. 035rjl tafocma toc Lao twa raeaivad of a tfjht io Geor ' Saadmy, teweett'; WbeeferVeavat.' re aal a pwrOoa of Uerasaa arm v. em racaoacoe4ia6uUry,aad ktlpat--ifc cavalry. The eaewj aUavtUd Waee lfatam azi aaado apteral charge, S ewbida were rrpufsod. fh eocray'a ea, wery beavy. HUpatnck refotd aadUL; iTaeeIer) offiaer and men faael Bafallaat'V;.;,-':,.. &cm)xav !. tk Eoropeaa advices t thai 2ds haorieX thapaicbea reUtire tv e jrnt bewCeat hs tha ewe of the FW: hl bea escoaftged between iba 0ov I feasiva works. -wnaeekte ofEagtanj aad rraoeo. axoeated oa tho Uik. At f io hnt aaaaaiot ia cuafeaaed to. tha mar- !te. . . . . ' .. . Brvj'a, Htaaiauiioaarr moeemaata ia V eaeta ara coatiaoad. 4 A aorioaa eollie betwoea tha troopa aad Garribaidian v-eearre! om.tao 6UL ;r --t''- arar- ioaiaaraTxioa Ex-TaOTS Dec 4-Both Iloeaaa CONEESSIONAL. Ricbmovd, Dee. 8. Id the Senate a bill was report rtl frm the military com mittee (o provid for the ernploytneft of free negro and slaves to work on forti ioalioo, and erhrni otlter labors eonneo trd witii lha dekoora of tlie country. Tha bill made aU frea turgrtf beiaeeo 18 and 50 liable to sucb preacribed llor. An Uiorii8, the Secretary of War to hire ir iiapresa thirty t'loonand slrs b l eD 1 8 and 4ft East of tha Miuhvsippt river, and tea thoasand wtst. y Tha resolution reported from the same committee nqnesUojf the State IyinU tnrea to reduce the number of exempts. was onsiderW tad rejeied. Te House weti inlu secret seaakw soon iftrr. lAfter- v ... being called to nnUr yesterday. J. XI. La-ch. of ?. j. submitted a re-o!uti"n ov- posiu the suspensHM of tha privil-fre of the liabets Corpoa. Mr. Kosaell there ut 00, moved lo go into secret session ; agreed to : yea. 43 ;' oaya,;34. No yankee papers received io-dy. ILmMOK T;t. Ni i w Yor k and PhiU adelphia papers of tbo 5th. received. Al so, eveuinsr edition of the Baltimore Anier icao. The Herald says' tbat the armies of ThomM and Hood uil confront ea:h other before Nashville, but that no general en gagement had yet taken place, since the tattle of Franklin. There was skirmishing' all along the lines on Saturday, but oolhing important had occur led, yesterday. Last despatches Mate thnt the Union army encircle the city of Nashville, on the south, in strong de fensive works. The rebels re two miles disUnt,nnd have ilirowu up enlrenchmeiiU, their liaea visible from the bouse tops in Na-b vtlle. J Jobneooville bas been evacuated. A Nashville telegram of the 4 th aay deeerK era who came ia today, raoort that Gen. S.D. Lee published an order to bis men on Friday morning, eomplitnenting them iJ'jsgPj 4rc and thaok- log Uiem for tue victory , won at Frank down, the Jernsalem, plank-road., twelve toilet front town, euppoaed to he raiding party, but their destination 'is unknown. Ot her wise all quiet.- ' EitHoa, Dec. 8.- In the Legislator tolay Uon. T. S. AJie was eli-ote-l Con federate Sutea Senator, and C. ILThomaa, of Carteret, was made Secretary of State. Rjchuokd, Dfi. 18. Northern papers of tha 6th received. 3 Tbe latent Naahvilla teWrftni U dated tbe 4th. No change' ia muitarv 'aitualion -Reported.'' V ?riaonm say Gens. 'Gist,' Strahl and 0 ran berry were killed at Franklin, and Gen. Sbott wounded. ;Th Vlurfreesborw britrada and part of tbe Chattanooga are safe. ' The destroctiea of rebel property to 'Militate the defenae of Nabville was iiomne. Jaa. Wataoo Webh, Minister to Bras!!, baa assured tha Brazilian Government that the capture of tbe Florida waa unauthoris ed by th Government of the United States, and tbat all reparation w kith honor and jwrtica may exact will be ry freely of fered. , The Yankee Congress assembled on Monday. - r Ia the House credentials were presented by five representative from Louisiana which were referred to the committee on elections. Davia presented a remooslrance from Louisiana against tbe admission of these delegate. Lincoln's meMHiie wonld not be deiiv ered until Tuesday. Gold in N. V. iMori day23dr' SECOND DISPATCH. Kichmokd, Nor. 8. Iiy the Senate a restiluiibn was reported some days since relative to Ita seiture of the Florida, and was anieud-d and 'adopted. Joint r- iH'lu tioiis aullioriii! the appoSnt'tiriit of Com luisxioners lo iiritxil were aleo adopted. IWhiiijz of itib-rvst in tbe UoUie. Se- C'et ek.o reroHl. -:. . ..... The noble design of a telegraphic oim inunication between America and Great Britain has been renewed with a full ex ctaton of its early accomplishment J ' the rebellion to China ha at lat been ajijresiied,wiih the co-oj-eratioii of the good offices of lliis government and other Statva. ; Tlie port of IWrfoIk, Fernandina and PenMcola have been opened. I is hoped foreign .merchant will teson to theae and other open port, rather , than pursue' contracts and trade with other port closed by lawful effective blockade. Cnforaeen political drtferenne have aris es ia BratiMian and Britixb ports, now in coorae of'a.ljnKtmeiit. ' Notice ha rwen given thnt the United State will iucrvase itaval artnam. nt ujon tbe Lakes. - ' The pubHe debt Ut tbe first July, nearly eighteen hundred millions, is be!d,fr tbe most part by our own people., has be come a substantial' branch of .national though private property. ? j Sf - After reference TrtartoTii lobjecl oTbo general interest to Con Wei ate readers, Lineoln notices the eominnsnce' of the war with it ivsnlta. whu-h be regards a important lie recommend ; riosod ameadmetit totliecOHatitulioo abolishing slavery throughout the United Stales. . lie refers to tbe result of the recent elec tion as an evidence of tbo purpme of the jKiofJe'of tbe loyat States to lunintain the ffllegrity of the Uiiion. -'The election re turns jtrov that a great majority f tbe men wboimmjiose the army and navynre still livings -and - that' we - are -gaining sir en in h, mid msy. if neeti be, mai-itain the conflict witn th insurgents iiidvllniteJ j- .:.:! It is the puhlio pur pone to i-estaWisb and in int.iin tbe iiatioiinl aothuriiia un changed a w.- beli-ve uuchangeaMe. On careful conshieration it eeem lo ine no attempt at ne.iiaiil with the iiifeJircit leader' a ould rexU'l in any ioovl. Ht villa that Hood i evacuating lis position ': fearing te rikk an attack. It ia wpposeii V be has Commenced a movement to Ken tntly. f 'v 7 ' - Cbae snnointed ooceasor -to .Taner, . In the senate Thursday, Davtav gave no-. tice of a joint ' reaolntioo for a restoration of pev ytul Union, - Seward, in a letter to Minister Adams, refosed to How.at agent of the': Liverpool Bazar to visit tbe military prison in the northern States,. , to distribute aid to Confederate prisoners. i Tbe t letter , U rryf aareastlo npon Brit tab sympathiser with ' tbe Confeder acy and think tbo insurgents, k eommoo with all our eeantrymen, will rejoice in be ing saved by their toyal government from grave insult by Lord WbarocIitTand as sociates. 'Gold closed on tbe 8th 3.4t THIRD DISPATCH. Uichuond, Nov. 8. The General As sembly of Virginia convened yesterday. Governor's sire ws reoi-ived t-dav. He protel4 agaiiiKl the doi trine which would give abie-bodi'-d tuen the right to walk about nu'oiicltvd amid renerNl suf fering and d rLitMi,' and ure that the entire male xpul,ition of the Sute may le embwlbfd fur the purpose .of co-operating in our great struggte. He ruooui rnendft the -aaih"riziig of pntclaitintiens WHruing citi n f Virginia in foreign parts return b wahoiii delay, undr-r the pen ally of the confiscation ot their property, lie di-cue the question of einployinjr ne gro trKi. and khjs for my part, Htandingj bet-ire God and the orvunty do not iiei late to any, arm Mich portiou of our able bodiel slave lopulatton as may be neces- ! Would Hoct pt nothnijr short o( wVerancer Richmond, Dec 11. The Senate w not in 'session yesterday. In tbe House the '" exemption bill reported from the military committee repeals all ..former law on tho lubjecCiind propose to exempt all unfit; ; for miliurr ervice, Vjoe President, mem beis and oifficers of Congress, State Legist ' latare and such other Confederate A Stale officer as tbe President or ' law of tbe pective State may declare to be necessa ry ' . Minister of religion , not engaged io buying or selling for profit, employee of Asylums, "one editor to each ' newspaper, sucb practical printer and pressraea a are indispensable to its publication. One skill ed Apothecary in each store, all practicing physicians heretofore exempt, . not engag ed in buying or selling, their fee to be fil ed by a board of commissioners, io eacb Swtei J.llwe3eretolore exempt.- cannot voluutanlv f yield it The issue can only U triel by j war, and decided by victory. 'Itui tht I Soothi-ru eople call reatxept Uiikmi, nd t i . ' . ... . the aniiM;!' -ri'ireu h year ago w'lirli is t-lill oi en t ai! jn a condition l inxke h ftee eti ice. In conclusion, Lincoln fays he will retract and modify the emancipa tion proclamation, and in staling iigl ooudilioii peace. lie menus Mniplv to say that llw warwilf cease. On ihe part of hi iroverrimHit whenever" it hhall hare cease! mi the part of tho-e whir- liemi iCTrf!!. Nothing m-re from Na-ihvil. General news aniin-Krlant, Railrpad exemption renewed I with some roodificftiions, Exero ption on religion continued on condition that exempts pay an annual tax of five hundred dollars, and sell products at schedule price. - Tbe last section authorises the President te grant other exemptions or detail oa account of public necessity, justice, or equity. . '. Richmond, D.f, 10. Tlie rnain Kdy of the enemy V raiiling imtiy is at JairallV 30 iiSii..iii'i of titt city, .Figbtinghaa beiii giiugotr there' lielay, but the result's not ascertained. RiCBMOim, Dec. 1 1. An official tele gram from Gen. Lee yesterday, says Hampton after driving the enemy's caval ry upon bis infantry on tbe afternoon ot the 8th, re crossed Nottaway, and reached Belfield at day -light yesterday. In tbe af ternoon the enemy attacked our position but were successfully resisted. This morn ing lha enemy is reported retiring, Hamp ton following. The bridge over Meberrm was saved. Onr loss as far as known, all. Tbe garrisoh i under Garrett, and ' reserves behaved welL About noon yesterday the-' first diviions of the 2nd corps of the enemy supporiagt their cavalry, forced beck our cavalrt pick . ets on the Vaughn road booth of the At pomsttox and advanced towards Dtnwic ry w puv iuem e Ue. no a. ,o oe n(, , ,w j, j,., nlrttUy guarded. The iuem reaoy ior u.e spring eampaij;,,, . ,WlroV,.j Suex Court house on even .fit resu.tsm lha freedom of thoee i tMr a;)cL ,)or8e tod wuI- organized. We wonld employ I hem to! ,vwi1 . ; K..l. . uiii. iu, iiruiv iviwi vi tut; circuit. diejQourLJIeuseZoay reinforced by infantry, drove tbem back Mur forces bold Bel field j atroes Hatcher's run, capturing a fear . i i m ; j 'i.et; prisoners ana re euioiisaiD; our unes.. f ' - -"T7 ' '" ,'. '-' IS" Md suring tbem that if true to them us ewe say seal a grand raejing pairtj isrs Loadoa and upper Feqiior da na tbo last week, who destroyed many bee, ao4 boajaea,- md burnt up much tferad meat, aad drove off all the cat im aavJ hoesea taey od find a reUJLs twsx a tie Taaleea alrej, tiJj. peo r4 of tSao eooniea taking care of Mosby. Taey aiawsaid six tboesa4 treopa have j iaam.1 down the Potomac to reinforce ' Faanr thousand were from Sheri- iaavaadtwo tboosaad wWe new recruits. "Jotae of these troop fa passing through AeaaJria said there woald be a grmnd Sg&t boW LScbnsoad tbia woeL woulJ soon be enaNed, to outer nnd take poaaoasion of a vs; "amount of store Con- f toioed there. Hon. James SneL of Kentucky, Is Battle's succesaor. . Gold ia NvYr a tha 7ib- first board 2J8. " . Ricdmoxd, Da '7. The Senate pass ed Uoeae bill ir.creasin the Wy pf Dis trici Judges U five thousand dollars. No thing else of interest in open session. ' House, after adopting several resolu tioot of enquiry, resolved into secret ses sion. : ; . . . 'J T - ; rirTiiuiBCraL DecT 7. A heavy fore of tbe enemy comprising infantry, artille ry and some avalryt left onr front last the Yankees themselves. The question is whether the enemy shall use our slaves agaiusl us or we Use theinbgainst theta. Tha Governor also recorometid lb1 the State borrow tbe gold of the Un!; to pur chase Confederate currency ai twenty for onu gold to be returned at the end of t he war.'' He also recoiumends the regulation of prices of all commodities by-law. TW reeidue of the message is devuted to thu consideration of prices, and Stale interest Richmond, Den. 10. The Evening Whig says it spite of suow, and rain, and I mud, there a'e strong' indications lliis ninruing of active lniililies on the linen I telo w Richmond. Our forces were in line of battle. The enemy were driven from tbeir exterior works this morning. - New Market, Dec 10. Lt Baylor of of the 12th Virginia cavalry attacked two companies of the 21s( N. Vork cavalry at Millwood, Clarke county, on th'o 4th, kill ed and captured 40, and captured 39 horses. .. . - - I CTKR8BI RO, lec. t l he enemy s i . ? . i . . .. L I . R. . .1 " i ' i i raioiog ooiamn coosistini me zaanoj . 6th eorp. with a large cavalry force in Richmokd, Dec. 1 1 .The affair on :b advanoe, crossed NoUaway river at Free-! inrt beow Ric,mond yeslerdav was only man's bridge, last night aad this moriiing, ! rnn.nce by Gen. Lougstreel Rvsolto and struck of through Sussex-. Sotiie ul,iinortaut enemyjs HVatry and lours in the vicinity Richmosp, Dec. 9. Nothing definite' of general InlenM in eitlier branch of Con greea to-dyv Tbe Currency bill was dis cussed in tha House. ' RlOHMOKD, Dec 0. New York and Baltimore paper of the 9th have Lincoln's naeesage , published... in full, lie says the condition of our foreign j flairs is reasona bly 'satisfactory. We have strictly main tained neutrality between belligerents in Mexico. There is a rood lroiecl fbat an inter-pceanio route ia-San Juan, will sooo be re-opened. After enumerating the South American republics, with; which relation of a most friendly nature exists, be solicit th authorities to furnish gun boats to Liberia, cost to be reimbursed to Ihe United SUte by inaulmecu. ad Richmond, Dec, 1 l.--Europn fvi thMdedS Jt is reported . at Soulliainpton that Semmes new ship apraiijg leak1' J"d waa wrecked otf Me deira. 1 he time, commautiiig on the ie-eloction of Lincoln says England will probably be safer in hi than other bniids. We lAd cone through a course of defy ing, insulting to England. We hope he will not repeat the experiment. The Coufi-d- crate lean aevanced, closing at 62. Cot ton advanced twopereeiit. fRiCHMOXDUec 11. N4rtherit-p;pers of the 9th says a Nashville telegram of Thursday reports mailer at the front bad undergone no change. . Several Federal grin boats attempted unreccesfu!!y,-n Wednesday night, to "dislodge, the Con federate battery 14-mile below Nashville. Forrest b said to have crossed the Cum berland. Th impression prevail at Nash- PcTtiRSBCKGDec 11. Tbe enemy at tacked onr force tfifck's; ford on Friday afternoon, and "was signally repulsed. Yes terday morning he retreated " ana was closely pursued by our cavalry. During the retreat, tbe enemy's fleet was several time struck by oar forces, who, it t be lieved, done much execution, aad captured a number of prWmers. The enemy's col- -umri now thought to be returning discota litod toon front, having been succoasfnl only in robbing the citizens of Sussex county. A divioion of the enemy's infant ry with cavalry, advanced upon our right yesterday, but were handsomely driven back with tbe loss of a few prisoners, some killed and wounded, -.' . ' IIou. T. S. Ashe waa elected Con- feilerate Senator and Chaa. R. Tbo- t8nHEeSec"rctaryfSteta tbe latter on tlio first ballot. f . In Uie SWt nothing of general Interest was done. In the House, bills to allow boan- ty totho No'th. Carolina citizens ia the C. S. isval services to incorpor- ato the Confederal Joint btock Fublisblno; Company, the Cranber ry Iron Works, and the Linville Iron and Steel Company "were passed. and tha debate oo tbe habeas corpw resolutions continueo.- Vcntervd- tlvet Dec 0. - - . HERRINGS. I HATE a lot of Salted Herrings wbidb I will exchange by the barrel foe Bacon. - Jurjl, 1864, - V j -i
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