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Cc uYii Sentinel. O lAt Jr.. Ar,l.TF. Editor, Only Tc-rmii of 1wrtptlnn. rar............v..... ...... ..(1,50 Pc eil Kmtha......... 80 Pr ihPM aaaem. SO JX SuhtcrifMra wtttUfts Pairf in Jdvanet' Terms ofAdrrrUtlni. Ownmit (tea lines) or Uu,l ri um UnM. f sacs adiitiBal ineortioa II L ifMi wirn.T aawtrarvas. To eH ofcacribor ia Um eoenty where publish. FREE. The Prsslaeest flit V. . thinks .v alter e ef ike Kegr iknn Hie dor .tf (lie krava Swistler wb arc tn the field fcatKtuf for their Century. ; v That can't b to, says 8ffmc fanatic of t?ie ultra Afcolition School. Yes, it a, air, tnd ire will gtvsyou thf'proflf. Vuu hiTa no doubt read the Presi ileiit'a Mtmnge. Well, eir, after rea ding it carefully, dirl you End one word in it telling you that one million of Lrare men were In arms irjtfye defence of their country? That rjtijere les tin; their home, giving their lives, and all they hare, in trying to restore Ueir beloved country to what it once 'wat . ,,'Jfot a . word. Well, did this sine Abraham Lincoln hnxt "anything to say ibout liie African? lie de Totea between four or five columns of "hi message to tlio "free Americans f African descent," as he politely terms the wooly headed negro. Well, after reading Lis message through mid through, and not finding one word a tout ev brave soldiers, and devoting oto four or five columns of his mes sage to the interests of the negro, we can come to no other conclusion, than that lie thinks more of tke negro thnn lie does of the soldiers; and we are la boring udder the improssion that eve ry honest man who has or docs read Abraham Lincoln's late , message, and te will form the same opinion. , And after treating the soldiers in the contemptuous manner foe does, he and his satellites have the effrontery to ask tho soldiers, and every body else, to sustain his administration. Per napitoej will and perhaps they won't. Prosrcas t the Abolition Rovo- luilou. " The bill for the admission of the so called State of West Virginia into the Union passed the House of Represen tative on the 10th inst., by a vote of ninety to fifty-five. It passed the Senate at the last session, and now on JJ?JU.aPPr?val of tke Prudent o ocoorae a law. T-jaut, as me tin, the Constitution said to have been rati fied by a vote ef the people within the limits of the proposed new State, has been amended for gradual emancipa ting it will again be submitted to the people for ratification in its amended form. Though the real sentiments of the mass of the people said to be in cluded within the new State Bhould be the other way, there can be little doubt out that, through Abolition pressure and management, a majority will be reported in favor of the Constitution as amended by Congress. It is begin ning to be pretty well understood how elections are ' conducted in districts where Abolitionists, "dressed in a lit tle brief authority," have full sway. ' But . these matters are of small mo mint compared with the revolutionary character of the measure itself. The bill is not a bill for the constitutional admission into the Union of a new fcjtate, but for the unconstitutional di vision and consentient destruction of nn existing State in tho Uniun one of the original "Thirteen." By the Constitution, no new State can be e rected out of an old one without the consent of the Legislature of the latter. It is idle to pretend that the Virginia Legislature ever consented to the cre etlon of this new State. The Legisla ture, to called, which met at Wheeling and affected to represent the whole State, and in that capacity to consent to the formation of a new State, did not in fact represent a third of the State, and could in no sense be called the Legislature of the State of Virgin ia. The measure admitting this new State and dismembering Virginia, is therefore, unconstitutional, and is, as Thad Stevens characterised it in Con gress, strietly revolutionary, ; Th majority in Congress has thus, in the passage of this bill, inaugurated a revolution, or in other words, has commenced the work of dissolving the Union. For the constitutional integ rity of the Union eannot be preserved, Bnlert' integrity of eacB4 every State w also preserved. An uaooMtiiutionaJ division or disso ; lotion of tv State is id effect a division or dissolution of the Union. By this miRu&orized erection f a jpew State , out of ajr! of Its territory, . CVn2r.ess has to all intents and purposes declar ed that there is no such State as Vifs jjyjila any longer in the Union. There is, or mj be soon, say the Abolition itte in 1 Con jress, a new State called West Virginia, ' but there is no jtiich State as Virginia." - Virginia is or was a State wiA defined boundaries Which conld not be chanred without the r con sent ofeVibiolejoplgirea through 10 Change these I ''-,J -J l rh boundaries or take from Iter a part of her domain without such eenbent a j mounts to a virtual dissolution of the State. Virginia can no longer, under AU li ion rule, if the rebellion Jshou'.d cease next week, be 'represented in the National Senate or flcuse as the State of Yirgia unSer tV.e Constitution, As such, the Abolitionists have erased her star and Stripc frrm the National Flag. Statesman. Ja a saw Tlte trutU em nt lai 1 lie Pres ident el th Vnilcd States Il ponaiblt? tor Hie fitllure le Inkr Itichmond tie irlt-s to play He Geufrnl ni! fulls. The proceedings in the McDowell Court Martial, are bringing many thing to light, which have heretofore be; hi'l. The most important fact brought to public view, is a letter from Prusident Lincoln to General McDow ell, instructing him to lay aside the Richmond movement, and to co-operate with Fremont in the destruction of Jackson. McDowell obeyed with a heavy and a sad heart, for he knew what the, consequences w&uld be. The result was the battles before Richmond ani ihe almost destruction of Mc'Clel- 4au's army. Had the President fiOt in tci fered had ho not tried to play the generals-McDowell worid have joined McClellau with 40,00(5 men and Rich mond would havo been taken! The whole failure, therefore, of last Sum mers's campaigns, falls upon tho Pres ident, and upon him alone. He, it was who produced the disasters upon the Chickahominy and before Wash ingtou! His imbecility and unfitness for command nearly ruined both the armies of McClellan and Pope. His ordering McDowell to let Richmond a- lonc to run on a wild goose chase af ter Jackson was iust what the Con federates desired. After thus pre venting the capture of Richmond, he had the meanness to try tomakescap goats of McClellan ond McDowcll,and held them up to the country as the au thors of ins mistake! lie was defici ent in generosity and magnanimity, as he has proved himself in soldierly qua! ities! Thanks to the McDowell court martial, the country now knows the author of the Richmond miscainage It was not General McDowell; it was not McClellan; but Abe Lincoln, President of the United States! Up on him let it rest through all time with crushing weight! A Cool Ii'c'e4UnR. Wn find the following in the SDCcia Washington Correspondent of the Ga- zce. LKTTEIl FROM THE PRESIDENT TO HOBATIO PKYMOURi' The President hu written letter to Ho rio Seymour, urging him to drop attention to party" interests and concern himsell gome- what for the interest ol the nation; dwelling on tba suffering ol the West Irom the clos ing of the Misiis-ippi Kiver, and expressing the hope thoy will be able to alleviate tbe suffering somewhat by presenting railroad monopolies and reducing the present tariff on freight. As deemed by those who ought to know, the letter appears to be s some what curious document. This is certainly one of the coolest and most impudent proceedings that has lately come under our observation; and if the President is not genteely rebuked for it by Governor Seymour, we much mistake the character and a bility of the man. Tho President's letter and the Governor's reply will be a valuable contribution to our political literature. It is, indeed, rich for Mr. Lincoln to advise Mr. Lincoln to advise the Democratic Governor t6 drop "party" and look after the interests of the na tion. Just at this time there is no good way to save the nation to do it a service except through the instru mentality of the Democratic party. . The President, by, his devotion to the abolitiou party, has brought about the present state of things, and wo can only get rid of the latter by defeating the President's scheme to make this a party p-bolition war to liberate the negroes. There never was so strict a party man as the President. lie Las not done a single act in his whole term without considering the question whether it would help or injure the Re publican party. In his Inaugural Ad dress he decalred that the Chicago plat form would be a law unto him during his administration! He put his party creed above the Constitution he had sworn to support. If the President wants to alleviate the suffering of the west, why don't ho do it? He alone has the power. Why did he not rec ommend to Congress the repeal of the infamous Morril Tariff, which robs the West of a hundred million of dollars for the benefit of New England manu factures? Why did he not recommend the repeal of the internal tax upon whiskey, tobacco and other western products, which is so ruinous to the West, and I is" throwing thousands of people out of employment? lie has done none of these things.. His ad ministration has discriminated in fav- oV of New England and against the West. .Governor Seymour and his friends cannot do justice to the West, but the President and his party can. .. - . . Enq. (rTbe neirppcr aH over the country han advar d their subscription raUs. . The Cadis Sentinel will cominue te be furnished .tikjiu t tha nraaant orice 1 . Art f j,(r luiatn in sdTsnce. S;od in ihe name 1 Anarchy In ihe Administration 1 t oai rl-.-U a r 1 In I . It is thought by some that, in con sideration of the general incompetency, inefficient, inertia and sympathy with the reWlion of the officers jf the army, the fce.;t use to which they could be put by the Government would be to or ganize them into Cewrts-martial and see them to trying each other. Thct they are, ene and all guilty of the of fenses we have enumerated, is shown by proof which it does not become us to dispute the almost unanimous de clarations of the newspapers of tho Ad ministration party; and that they would upon that evidence, find each other guilty, there is little reason to doubt, judging from the results of those that have already taken place. It n-ay be suspected that, in making tlijs suggestion, we are speaking in a spirit of ireny. We scarcely know whether we are doing so or not. The thing, as it stands, is so nruch beyond the power of ordinary exnirzeration that even irony becomes tame and in adequate and caricature fails to come up to the indescribable ludicrousuess of the reality.' Never did a party in power carry the backbiting of itself to an extreme at once so sad and so laugh able. "Everybody, from tho President down to the captain in military branch, the tax collector in the civil, and the editor in the party, seems imbued with the bitterest hatred, the most pro found contempt, or both together, for every body else. In the estimation of each, all the rest are fools or villains, or a compound of the qualities of both. The spirit of universal detraction has flourished unsupprcssed, until it has brought on a stato of anarchy, which has paralyzed the Government," demoralized the army, and introduced foar, distrust, contention ond rivalry in every branch of tho public service. The heads of departments are rivals of the President, of each oilier, and of every fortunate General. The Gen erals are antagonists, each looking upon a success gained by another as unfavorable to his own aspirations. Out of these has grown, without doubt, some of the disasters which our armies have experienced, and many of the fail ures to do that which the people had been led to expect at their hands. ; In the military service the thing is culminating, as might have been expec ted, in numerous Courts-martial, the bnsiness of which is not to try fairly tho accused party, but to find some pre text npon which he may be disgraced. The existence of such Courts is the best proof that could possible exist of tho state of anarchy to which the army is reduced,aa their proceedings are also the most efficient meant to intensify and perpetuate such anarchy.---Enq. Tlic Bailie of Fajellfvtlle Ofli vital Keports of lieiierals Curl is it nl ItlmU. Ueadquartkbs Dept. of Miiiocei, ) December U. I ' lb Major General Halli-ck: ' My forces, the Army of the Frontier uni ted near Fayetteville, Ark., in tbc midst of a great battle. General Hlunt had sustained his position at Cane Hill itt Saturday night, when tho I enemy, 2o.WA) strong, under lieneral Hind man attempted a nank movement on his le ft to prevent the arrival ol General Heron's for ctv, which had been approaching lor four days, by lorced marches. Sunday, about ten A. M. Ihe enemy at tacked General tlemm, near Fayetieville, Aik, whu by gallant and desperate fighting held him in check (or three bourn, until Gen eral tilunt's division came up sail nUucked him in t lie rar. The fi,ht continued desperate till dark. Our iruops bivouacked on the battle lielii, while the enemy retreated across the Uoxloii Mountain. The loss on both fide in heavy, but much the greater on the nule of the en erny, our artillcrv creating terrible cluughitr in ibeir greater numbers. Tho enemy bad great advaninge in position. Among the enemy' killed was Gen. Stein, former Brigadier General Missouri IS late Guard. Both Generals Blunt and Merron doseive special commendation (or their ml lantry in the battle ol Favetteville Aikao ,as. S- It 0 CUTIS. Major General Ouminaniling, Hkapquabtkbs abmv or thk f rontikb, Lattle F1KLD Nbab Faykttvim,k December, 8, 1SG2. To Major General Curtis: , This place on yesterday was the scene of a hsid fought and bloody field, resulting in a acmipltfts victory ol the Aimy of the Froi tiw The rebel forces under GenenU Ilindrnan, Marmaduke, ('arsons and Frost numbered twenty four thousard. 1 had been holding the enemy on !ue Boston Mountains for tiro days, skirmishing wi-h tlieir advance hold ing them in che.k until General ilerron could come up wrh rein orcitnen'. On ib 7 il they drove in my outposts' and got por-csnioo of a road by which they com menced a fjaitk movement on my lolt during the night, while they oiade a heavy feint in Iront. Their object was to cut ou' communi cation between myself aud General Ilerron, who was 10 be at Kayetteville at daylight. J'liey attacked General Merron at about 10 o'clock A. M., who by gallant and desperate fighting, held them in check lor three hours until I come and attacked them in (ha rear Tbe lighting was desperate on both sides and continued until it was torminaUd by tbe darkness of the night,- ': My command biveuccked on their arms; ready to renew lbs confl ct at da) light in ihe morning. But Ihe enemy bad availed them selves ot the night to retreat across the Bos (on Mounta'n. v . ,.-..;, . The loss on both sides has beta heavy." My low in killed is small in : proportion lo tba number of wouodrd. The enemy's loss compared with ours, was at least lour loon. My artillery mads terrible . destruction . in their rank. They had greatly (ha advan tages in numbers and positioa Yet General's llindmao and Mamaduke acknowledged to me in an interview under s flag of truce that they had been well whipped. Among th enemy's killed is Col. Stein, formerly Brigadier Qeoeikl of the Missouri Stats Guard. Tba 19tb and 20th Iowa, 37th Illinois and 26 h Indiana Regiments, of Geo. Hereon di vision, suffered severely.' Geo. Uerron deserves great credit for the promptness with wfiicb be reinforced me, by forced marches Irom near Springfield, n4 alw for his gallantry upon Ihe IL-ld .... Vary respec.ive fully, , , ' ;a g. blunt : . - B"5dir Gen' -.. V I. h CDV AT DA TTI 17 t ! Be-enbnrbmveit f Fredericks ttnr 11ms City was Flrr. litWiiTint Aimt or rut Potomac; Ifo. 11. W A. M. Everything laatnigbt was buttle tod activity, a la day was tba lima fixed for crossing lbs river. During lbs night tba por. toons were conveyed lo the rrret, and tba artillery of ons hundred and forty three peicea placed is position opposite. At five o'clock Ibis morning tta rebels fir. d two aig nal guna and during the latter pait of tht night rockets weie frequently seen witbie their lines. At rive o'clock lb construction of three bridges in front of the city wat commenced. When ibt bridges were about half completed tbe enemy opened a murderoua fits of infant ry from the houses on tba river bank. Up to ihit time not s shot had bean fired Irom our tide. Thaengineera were driven from Ihe bridges, and several kit ed and wounded. At six o'clock Gen. Burnside ordered all (be cuds to be opened on the city. Tba can ooade which bat continued up to the precent time is terrible. The city is on fire, and its destruction appears certain. 1 he enemy about seven o'clock Ibia morn ing opened with their heavy guna Irotn their works, but so br have don au aeriona irju ry. Gen, Franklin constructed his bridges about three miles below ilia city, meeting with but slight opposition. lit troops are crowing, and the gunboata are shelling tbe enemy about lilieen miles dewn tl. rirer, where tbey have been concentrating their forces lor the past lew days. The concentrated fir ol our batteries on tleci'y hvi Hie cifuct of driving back the enemy's infantry, and the work on the bridg es has again been comenced. 'i he trooija are all under arms near iht river, prepared to ruh over as soon as the bridges are com pleted. Noon On the attempt being made lo fin - ish the bridge in (rent of the city, the tebel infantry again opened their tire, when our artillery in position was again opened on the city, the rc.-ult being that tbe city was fired in scversl new places. The enemy has used very little artillery up to ibis time, as it would endanger their own men who are holding the liver front. uui nsiue has just issued an order lo con centraio every available gun upon the city. under tbe cover of the fire of Inch it is Le liereJ the bridge can be finished. Th killed aDd wounded do not amount (o more Ihar fifty men. . Evening. LSut little firing took place between oi e and three, during which lime all the available battel ies were placed in po sition. They numbered one hundred and seventy six guns. At a signal all opened un tho city. The fire was terrible, btit the reb el sliarpsnooters could not tie driven Irom hiding places. Tbe shot and bbell went through the houses, in many cases setting them o fiie, causing a dense- smoke which, together wnli the explosion ol so large a qii 'ti ity of powder, almost hid tbe city from vitw. It became evident that the bridges could not be built except by a bold dash, and vul ui.teerswere called lor to crust in small boats. The order was no sooner gite than hundreds stepped forward; but as all could not go, a bout one hundicd were selected. They were coon on their way, while the artillery threw a pei feet storm ol iron hail on the opposite bank. Tbey reached Ihe opposite shore but not without lobs. With fix d bayonets they lushed upon they enemy, killing several and taking one hundred and one piuoners, who were safely landed on this side. At half past four two bridge were finished opposite the city, when the troops immedi ately began to cross over. The enemy were noon driven from the city back to their line of woiks. The l wo bridges in front of Gen. Franklin were 'Successfully laid early in the day,, but his troops did not crust uulil the two upper ones was ready. A sufficient lorue is now on tbe opposite side of ihe river to resist anv attack that is likely to be made." The rebels fired but tew guns in the mornii g, and none in the a'ter noon, although their works were io easy range. . :, ' During the forenoon the rebels burnt Ihe rnlroad bridge ouuide of the city. Between thirty and tortv bouses were burnt, mosuy in the buisinest part of the city. During i be day between eight thousand and nine thousand rounds of ammunition weie fired by our artillery. . Headquarters Abmyov thk Potomac, Friday morning, DcO. 12, 10 o'clock. Auer occupying ihe river front of the city last night, wo lost about one hundred men in kilted and wounded, while diiving the rebels hrongb the city. Tliey fired on our men as they advanced through the streets while secreted in and behind houses. .Not much mercy was shown to those who were caught. : tins morning a den-e log bid every Irom view, but now it is panially oleaied away, The tronps commenced moving si an early hi ur, Mnjr Uen- Sumner's grand divi-ion ieading ihe way over in Iront ol the city, lo be followed ly Mujor Gen. Hooker's grand division. Gen, Fianklin's-grand division, which cross d nearly ibree miles below ihe city, is nearly over. ; t At a quarter ast nine the first gun was fired, the engagement lasting about hall an hour, the rebels not making a very spirited rely. It is thought lb troops will all bt over at noon. ..... Information received duiing tho night and this morning - Irom deserters and pri.-oners shows that the rebels have two strong line of baueries in rear of the citv, the ti.-st one being on mile back and the reCJiid a mile from the first. . i ,...- The whole army is in rapid motion -and well concentrated. Thn troops ar in excel tent spirits and anxious to, bo led on the enemy's works. The enemy h scoucentral cd bis forces, and it is believed will give bat lie. Alueh will depend upon the result ol lo dav. All 'eel (anguine ol success lilCADQUARTKRS AllttV OP THK PoTOMAC, Dec. 12, Evening. At 10 o'clock ibis morn ing the log began to deaf away, but before 10 o'clock the sir, was thick again, which continued till i o'clock, when it entirely disappeared. -' At a quarter past two the rebels opened with all their guns posted on th first ridge ! lulls. i Their main firs was directed upon the city, which was filled with oua troops. These guns, which were posted on tb left of Ihe ridge, were opened on tbo large body of troop which crossed on tb two lower bridges and bad lortned s una ol battle and were moving obliquely down the river, front ing the Massaponix. Although i-everal ol their (hells exploded ovei our beads, none were injured. . t, Gen. Bayard't cavalry,.- which crossed on th lower bridge, had five men . killed while oiideavtripg to ascertain ihe enemy's posi tion. The troops which drossed below i art sleeping on their sauia to night, th advance being within three quarters of a mile of Ihe Mansaponix creek, their left resting on tb Rappahannock. -' -'''' " '- '-''-.' The enemv occupies lha opposite tide of the creek in (ore. Th guns posted on th bank th it kid of the river silenced the enemy's artillery after duel of half an hour. Thi ended the firing lor th day. The only dauiag don by th label shells thrown into tbe cny was to add so much to 1IB destruction, Twen'y fire of oar men were killed last night by tb rebel in th streett, whtl driving them out. " Nearly every house in th city hat been damaged more or lest by tb firing of lb past tew days. Several splenoid residences have been completely riddled, as also all th churches. The' fir appeared to lie directed on tb most prominent- of th diflces, and severtl pases of wanton destruction of prop arty occurred by our troops whan tbey n tered, property which could b of no ,u-t to tb enemy. In many houses th furniture all remained. Boms of our troops mistook lb British flj for stceth and bors it midenca of the British Cooaul moraine: lha owner cam ever te re- evr it, sad it was returned to him. Tb main bodr el th army ia now over tbe river, tbo balance being in potitio to eroa at any lime. , . There h no indtcatie of th snemy evae uatiiig. If ihey rssaam a battl must imme diately ess. Renewed at Fredericksburg on Satur day The Fog Disappears at 11 o'clock Showing the Position of the Armies Our Troops Advance . at 2xcFJn a tho Rebehs within Mus ket Range A Terrible FireJ Checks the Advance Another Body of Troops Advance Attempt to Dislodge tho Enemy A Con centrated Fire Causes our Center to Give Way in Disorder, but it is Rallied and Brought Back! spir ited Fire till After Dark Better Success on tho Left Franklin Drives the Enemy One Mile Rebels Adranco to Attack and arc Repulsed with Great Slaughter, Federals Sleep When) they Fought. Gen. C. F. Jackson reported Killed Rebels' Position on Sat urday Gen. Burnuide to Renew the Battle on Sunday The Enemy Estimated 200,000 Strong! Headquarters Akmt or Tns Potomac, Saturday Evening, Dee 13 Th log began to disappear at 11 o'clock this morning, aitV-r ding unobstructed view of our own and the enemy's position. It was evident that the first ridge of hills in lb rear of lb ci'y, on which the enemy had his guns posted be hind earthworks, could not be carried ex cept by a charge of infantry. Sumner assign ed that duty to French's division, supported by Om Howard's. The troops advanced to the works at ten minu'es before twelve o'clock at a brk run. Th enemy's guns opened a rapid tiro on them. Vhe:i within nm-kei range of the ridge ihcy were met by a terrible n:e from the in fantry, who were posted behind a stone wall and some houses on the right of the line. This checked their advance, and they fell back to a smalt ravine, but not nut of musket range. At this time another bidy ol troops moved to their assistance in splendid style, notwithstanding gaps had been made in their ranks by the reliel artillery. When they arrived at the first line on a double quick, and with the command of fix ed bayonets, endeavored to dislodge the reb els from their hiding plnees. The concen irafed lire ol artillery and infantry which they were forced to face was loo much, and the center gave way in disorder, but rallied and were brought back. From that tune the tire was spirited, and never ceaed until some time after darkness set it) this evening. Oen. Franklin, who 'commanded tho at tack on the left met with better success. He succeeded, altera hard-day's fight, in diiving the enemy shunt one mile. At one tune the rebels adranced to at tack, but were repulsed with terrible slatigh ter and a loss of between four and five hun died prisoners, belouging lo Gen. A. P. Hill's command, Gen. Franklin's movement was directed down tbe river, and his troops encamped 'or the night not far Irom the Mansanolemax creek. Our troops sleep to night where' they fought to day. ' ' The dead and wonnded ar being carried frunt th fluid tonight. The following is a list of officers killed and woimded as far as known: G n. Jackson, ol Pa. Reserves, killed; Gen. Bayard was struck on the thigh by a shell and afterwards died; Oen. Vinton, wounded in the tide, but not seriously J ' Gen. Gibloni, wounded in the hand; Gen. Kimball received a wound in the thigh; Gen. Caldwell, wounded in two places, but not i-eriouslv; Cot. Sinclair, ol Pa , seriously wounded; Capt. Hendrickson, corn mandmg the -Ninth JN. X. Militia, wounded seriously. ' ' " Tba following is the loss of officers in the Filth New Hampshire regiment, which was actively engaged in ihe figh : Col. Cross, wounded in ablomen; Major Sturevant and Adjiitonr. Dodd, kilied. The firing of musketry csa'ed at about six o'clock, but the rebels continued throw ing i-llell into the city until eight p m. i lie position oi ins reuel Tor es were as follows: Longstreet was on the ' lelt and held ihe main works of the enemy', Gen. A. P. Hill and Gen. Jackson in front olGen. I'lanklin, wi.h Uert. Jack-t in s rignt resting on the Itippahanno k. ' Gen. A. D. liitl's lorces tcied as a reserve. ' j Gen liurri-ide will renew th battle at I daylight. . The troops are in g)od spirits and not the least disheartened. : The losses cannot be estimated at this hour. t . . , ...... ...i The Ilerald's spec! l from Fredericksburg the 13th says it it ascertained beyond dou'u that the rebel force is nearly two hundred thousand strong. Jackson commands the reliel right , ex ending irom Ginnis Station to Port Koyal. Longstreet has the center, ex ending irom Ginnrs Station to the tele graph road. Lee and Steward are on the led.- ; .;- ; ; A Herald dispatch, dated Headquarters last night, tays General Franklin's line mov d forwnrd at sunrise, with his right resting on the river three miles blow. Skirmish ing commenced on the left about daylight .--soon after a rebel ba'tery opened on-our lines and the 9 b .New York militia was or dered to charge, but a her a fir rce s nip gl were compelled to retire. Tb remainder of th brigades under Gen.' Tyler then charged the enemy' guns, when tb fight became general on the extreme left. Germ. Mead and Gibbons' division encountered ihe right of General Hill's command. The cannonading wat teriific, though our troops Hutlered but little from the enemy's artillery. Gradually tb fight extended around the right. General Howe's division then went in, and then Brook division. ' About 10 o'clock Oen. Sumner's troopt engaged the enemy back of lb city, since which ihe battle raged furiously along the hole lino. The enemy accupylng woods and hills, had s much more advantageos po sil ion,, but were driven back on ibeir right a mils and a hall early in the day. : About nooD Gen. Gibbon wat relived by Deribleday, and Gen. Mead by Stoneman.--Aderward Gen. Newton's division moved to the support of the- left, when the tiring ceas ed for a short time, and broke oui with great er fierceness in the center whor enr troops wer exposed to plunging firs from the enemy's earih woiks on ' the biil. t; Along the whole line the battle has been fierce . all day with great losa to both tidts. To-night each army holds its first po-ition, except a slight advance of our left. Cannonading it still going or and musketry breaks out at j intervals quits fiercely, Gen. Baytrd was hit io th hip by a solid shot whilst oonver-ing w.lh ,Gn. Franklin. Several hundred prisoner! wer taken, who report that L's whole army is In th vicin ity, llill't troop started down the river this morning, but returned. Gsn. Franklin to. night ia opposed lo Stonewall Jackson.- It is impossible to form an accurate idea of the loss on cither aid. Th eity suffered terribly Irom lh enemy's artillery, ard i crowded with our troopt, th iront extending torn distant beyond. Th fight will pfoUbly b ftnowsd t morrow, A balloon ha been up all day. About dark oar forces carried tb right erest ol lb hill occupied by tb rebels, driving tbera from tb poaitioa with g-l slaughter. T'hit vning tb rebel have besa hIlin( Frsdaricsbarg, ndsavoring to driv our troop out, bat with -out success. Oen. Burnside is ia th city. personally directing operations. Headquastsbs Btat or tbb Potomac, Deo. 11. 11:30 A. M. Taera is no fog to day; the sun i shining brrghtlj.with a strong brees. At daylight ibis morning there was a heavy firr of artillery aad infantry in front of lb first line of works, where Geo. tJurn nr and Hooker were engiged yesterday. Tbe fir slackened about an hour Sfierward, and was heard only at intervala On til now. The earn occurred in Iront of Gen. Franklin! down the river, Th object of both parlies was evidently to feel tb other. - - - - During laat night and this forenoon th rebel bav considerably extended their works and strengthened their positions.- Large bodies of troops are now to be seen, here but lew were round yesterday. Those killed yesterday while charging the enerhy't works remain where tbey fell. ' When t tempting their removal last night the rebel opened, fire with infantry, but the wounded have all been removed iroia th field, tod all the dead obtained are now being buried. The indications are that no decisive battle will be fought to day, unless th rebel should bring on the engagement, which they will nof protnbly do. Gen. Stanley' Dnsli sicsrc. , iHio Ten- New'YoRk. Dec. It. A special to the Tribune from Nashville 12th, ra a Brigadier General D. S. Sranley retnrned this evening Irom a dashing enterprise into Dixie. - He left our front yetejday bv the Fiankl.n pik With I strong force of cavalry and dis turbed lh enemy early in th dav, lighting a considerable cavalry lorce and driving them across ihe eoun'.ry. II made a aasn at Franklin this morning, but was sharply re sisled bv the enemv shooting Irom houses. . Mjjor-General Wynkoop, commanding the 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry, charged brilliant Iv through the town and drove the rebels out. After destroying a fl nirine mill and other property useful to tba rebels, ihe ex ptditton returned, losing only one man. Five rebels, including one lieutenant, were killed, ten wounded, twelve taken prisoner, aud a largo lot of horses captured. It was discovered that there is no large force of reb el so far west as Franklin. There is a heavy force of rebels near Nolansville, ano her near Murfreesboro, and a considerable force this side of Siewarfa creek. There was no ene my at Lebanon. Morgan is abiut promis cuously, wilh 5,000 men. . The enemy is waiting an attack. The entire reliel force doea not exceed 70,000. The Murlreesboro rebel Banner of yesrerday admits the loss at Hartsville, in two reliel regiments, o( over 80 men. Brace sent 1,742 uuroled Union pris oners to our lines yesterday, mostly captured at Hartsvillcy. Cud i. Wholesale itiiii kci. CAmz, Ohio, December 1?, 1862. riiOltR-Snowflnke JO,O-VS)6,0n XX Family li.OCVSViO Superfine 0.0iva4.0f WHEAT Prime White 1,00(31,10 do Red 7W87 Oat tt3". Corn OOnW Bnrley, r100 Rye , 00(355 Tiinntliyseed, 1,50 rloveraeed . 4-00 flOFFEE Java 00l35 Kin O'WMO N. O. Sugnr UI2 MOLASSES N. 0 Molasses, OiWiRi HAUV O.OIWM 50 TOBACCO 5a and hull Jbs.Lump aweet 6UOM Plantation Twist (S5 ' Cora. C Twist,.-.. ' 0W30 TEAS Young Hyeon l,2Sl.r0 i lmierial. ................... . 125 b u n powder 80(31.00 Black, 1,00(31,20 New Tort. Cattle tHrtrUcl. v Nsw York, Dec. 9. , The current prices tor tbe week at all the markets are as lollowes: . .""',' . BRET C ATI LI. First quality, , Ordnary, Common, ' Inlerior, , VBAI, CALVES. First quality $ ft, -Ordinary, .. ; Common, Inlerior, SHEEP ANO LAUB8 910 c S.O'Jc 8 8'c 6ife7Jc 4!j'oc 4r34c 4 4J4'c Extra quality, head Piime, Ordinary, "'', Common, . Inlet ior, - SWISK, Cirn-fed lb, Poor, Sti I 'ed (dressed. $7 5 508 50 50 50 4 505 50 3 504 50 3 0O'J 25 4'i4 c Conliary to expectation tho supply of B -ef Cattle was not exci-s iva and the market wis one of the bet lor the bu chers and dro vers that they have experienced fcr Ionic nine pis'; prices tuled b'gher than last we k by neaily lc It, with but (ew sales ai and below 7c 3) tb. (. iMi'.ch Cows quiet and prices nominally the lame. Vealt steady at 4o to 56('c, according to lha quality. Mie-p and Lambs active and higher. The total receipts of Cat le ol all kinds lor the week are at hillows Beeves Cowt Calves , 3i0p and Lambi Swjno 5 320 6t , S18 10,549 48,570 Phllndellii!t Citltlc market. riliLAiiELrillA, Dec 8. The offerings tnd ' sale of fat' cattle at Phillips' Drove Yard, yesterday, amounted t about 2,184 head an increase o( 50 head over the previous week. , The market lor good quality was brisk, but the bulk of the i.ceipts were poor and very tinsaleab' al quotations; prices ranged at Irnm 8 to 8o per-pound tor common io prime-quality.-' . 150 Cows found buyer nt $18 tu $'i8 per head for springers, and $25 lo $40 lor Cows and Calves Sheep 3,300 Sold St ,'o per fti gross. , At the Avenue Drove Yard Crouse ill Co , disponed oi about 820 head, at from $0 00 to $0 75 per cwt., net. At Imhoffs Union Hog Yard 4,907 head were sold dur intr tba week, realizing from $5 75 to $0 25 oerewt.. for still led. and $6 25 to $0 50 lor corn fed. - ' " ' ' " , j Allcgtaeny Ciilll) Murkct. ; ,i , ALLKUHiitf, Dec, 11. . , 1 h market , continues' xceedingiy dull tnd depressed and pr'ces have again declined. There is an over supply in th market, which is owing principally lo the fact that it is next to impossible to fecure cars for shipplnc tast. iienc th demand it ontirly local; shippers refusing o buy lor tb cause above mention ed and i h market could ndt b ' otherwise than bad. Good bf cattle sold slowly at 8ia3lc. tba latter fisuro. lor extra which last week would bsve brounht 4 readily; in feriornwy b quod t lKi-M ordinary fiAi There ar very few ofitred, and these as a genera t thing wer of an in'rrior quality, ; Good hep. ws'gbihg 100 pounds and upwtrdi, tell t 4 to 4e, whilt inferior grades are not waniea: at any pnc.- - HogiTht market for Uogs it let firm, and slivht decline bat occurred. Tb offer- inrri ainoe our last report th different yard Btreats fully 85,000 had, or which about 10,000 wer sold snd tbo balaae , wef left over awaiting to be thipped east.'" Tb our rent rate art: Belt prim $4 13; good fair, $3 I0O4, nt) JnlMior 8tj3 60 ftt cnly ML C0NUBES1I01AL. Tv'ssbwotow.Doo.IL . Bkkatx Messrs. Uab aad Sutanor pro tested petition against lb aotbn of tie sdtfaory board of tho Kany. ltMsrs. King, Pomeroy ond Howard frt' seated petition in favor of a geoeral bak rupt act. . Mr. Browning introduced a bill to arse ad th act ostablisbing th territorial govern ment of Utah and to lacilnat lb adrainta tratioo ol justice in said ttuitory. fielerr rd to Judiciary committee. .... A mesiias was received from thw Presi dent recommending s vote of thank to i!ui Qeorga W. Morris, for th determined Valor tnd heroism h displayed in dfno of tho sloop of- war Cumberland against th nbjl iron clad Mammae; also, negmratMiaf vol of tbankt to Lieut Geo. L. WordtS, lor skill snd gallantry exhibited by him in th battle between th Mo .itor and rebel ictan or Merrimao. ttfrr4 to- Msvat ocsmiC tea. , i -,.-. i tt . -.in i -, ' t i .t X A eommanicatioo vu alt) .roewivotl roes th President answering resolution of th Senate calling far in'orination snd evident relative to the Indian barbarilie ia Mioao ta. Ordered to b irinttd. ""' Tbe resolu ion rela'ive to arbitrary arvesls ol certain citizens of Delawar was taken np. ' Mr. Morrill contended that tho t solution at it row rtood was not a mi re resolution of inquiry, but a charge against th Govern men, ami an indicruent against th President, tnd ho (Morrill) should vote no such lesolu lion He claimed sbal in thit stale of war and rebellion, wilh lh land lull of traitors and (pica, the Commander in Chief bat th right io arrest such men. Nrton. not even the Senator Irom Delaware (Saul-bury.) ha Claimed that these ran wer loyal. - Tairo had been many arrest mad, and th pr p er prfesumptlon is that tbe President ha been arresting guilty men. and aimply doing hi duty i lie (Lincoln) ought to do it.' it will not do to pretend that whole Slats) and ill its people are loyal. It ia known that the State of rffentucky has been nest of traitors. Three out of every lour of the able b idled men of Kentucky bav goue .lv rebeldoin, and nobody it left, rhere but old women. Yet the Senator from . Kentucky (Powell) asks for commiseration, tor then men. ' That Senator (Posll) had d Bounced tho doterninent from lha heginrini, lh aih as bis colleague, who followed the log ical result of hit reasoning, snd had gons. into the rebel aroiv, liut not a uin ile word does ttiat Senator (I'owjII) say againtt il.ti rebels, arid hi rejoicis over the reo-nt flats tions,- rttl I eayt lh lioi hearted Deaaorncy ar$ .rebuking this Administration. Well, every rebel throughout rob'ldom rejaiee i,-v the same way.; It is supposed there will bw a p(de party in the North, that will, 'ore this Government into an mplorimis pea-ef and that party encourage Jeff.' Davis, and athr ccftintries in fctwh- stbetne of in'erven' ii(M. 'fliers' oMgrVt to be torn proof that these tocrt were loval.- 1 .' s " Mr. Sloirell contended there wit Ho ground lor complaint that men were afrenled on suspicion. Men were always arrested tftt suspicion of crime. ; - ' ' - " ' - r ; Mr. Wright moved to amend th retotiN lion so as to make the call upon ' tht Presi dent instead ol upon the Secretary of War. : Mr. Wright said he knew no man was permitted to liva in the South who had ' any symyatby with the North; tie would lik to see some of the spirit that wai shown by Stonewall Jackaon. When h found' forty seven of his men skedaddling from the battle, he marched them in Iront of the regiment and h .d every man of them shot. ! Instead of this, we have a prop-witinn for Conven tions, etc. He (Wright) ! would aland by tho Government and the President 1 II' would have the power of the Government (elt by every traitor North and South.- - ! Mr, Bayaid argued at some lenplh o show the atfiirs ol the State of Kentucky had nothing whatever lo do with the 8tat of Delaware, and that true ' loyalty ' to' the country did not Imply loyally to any singlo individual. If this is a free 1 country lb people in it certainly tiava a right to inquire into the acta of ihe President. .- ' -r .?. Mr Powell said he had said the Hre-i dent had violated the Constitution, and he was read toy pruva it. He Hefied tht Senator Irom Maine, or any Senator on this floor, to compare lists on this question. He denied that three out of four of th people of tho State of Kentucky were in lha rebel army. Three-fourths ol the people of that 8 ate at not in arms at all, and he be'ieved that thero were mbre men in the Union than rebel army. He (Powell) wanted to indulge in no personalities with any Senator hero, as: there was a way to settle personal matter t-lsehere, and he wanted Senators to meet his arguments fairly. He did' not believe this Union could rver be restored by tore of arms. Therefore he bail opposed tho war, and should continuo to oppose it. Ho was in (avor of tho convention proposed ; by his c illeague (Davis) lie should also vote 'or an nrmis:ics, while that o invention sho d coirinus U b - in se.-i in. ".Ho con iniel tint' Presi lent Lincoln lisd viol ed . the Conll; f tution in enUrinn the Wg d tr army, in su pending the writ of habeas oorpii,; in 'arJ resting .citizens, in In er'enns with th freedom of the press, and in bis recent proclamation. ' ' V ''''I hi-v--:i ; ,(.-. . Mr, Fessenden was willing lo admit some things had been dot) apparently, without law. , Theory that thaeountry tftpi dan ger comes always Irom papers sproyS hieing wiih the rebellion. Many things may bar and must be done in liinis like these, woict ordinary e uld not be allowed.! D .. armr body doubt the purioiUtin of the. , President)! ol ill United Slates? Does any one pr tend that he has not don What he In a;h( was best to suppress this repelljon and pre serve the country, or-Out he bs williully violated the righ ol any citisen?!"u" t. J',' 1 Housg Mr. Itj-ooe Conkling asked lrsv to report a bill to establish a uniform eysioini of bankruptcy, and desired s day should bo assigned tor ii consideration. ; - i ,t 'iOrt-.J Tbe Speaker reminded the gentleman that Ihe select commute on that (object had ex pired wirh the futroer session ol : Congrttt, and would havo been revived.-. Mr. Yeatman offered th following, to li over lor luiuro consideration;' !'.i!:.. "; 'it Semlued, by the Uouse of ;Beprsenliveb the Senate concurring, That the proclsrnaiion Of the President of the1 22J Serp , 18U2, it not warianted by th Consii ution. Jtetolved, That the notice of emancipation as indicated in the proclamation is not oalcu lated to batten th restoration ot ; peaces et not well chosen at a war measure, and is an assumption of power dangerous to tb rights of citizen! and th perpttuita of fro 1 Mat ernmeot. , ., , -;( .-.t,, t; Mn Lovejoy moved, to lay tb resolution on th table, f Carrid by 94 against 43,: ' The H-mse then went into coinmitt of the Whole on th President's Message. Mr Hutch ns spoke at length, Uking for a text that freedom and slavery war ineonir patible beyond hope of rtcoooiliatioa nod compromise'' - ,mu t-i '. ,! .- Mr. Mamies, replying, (laid h was In th hsbit of regarding th enemies of tho proe lamatlori as tb friends' of lh Constituiion. Ht: understood the gentleman from Ohio (Qutchins) to b opposed, Ho th Union M it wag. No doubt the reason! assigned by him for tht reotnt defeats o the Kepobltoant wer satisfactory lo tht, gentleman himself, but he (Menzies) would tell him tbeso disasters to that party wero attribuHbl 14 the Abolition programina of , tht Prosidsot and bit panv. Mr. Menziet r- eaptuUttc the measures adopted by th Kepuhheahs, including Jho bplii,knx$.fUttry) atvl !;th confiioation set, which b takt wra ahocking to the civilisation ot tht ago. ' Th recent lections, however,! wer mor spUling to tbe Republican than snyibjng that -could happen, becauss a Ire people whf. will iuit submit to tba tyranny t Washington,! will not submit ia lh overUtrov al . lbs. Opnsii, tution by tho robftls. s, . " . v ; - & ' i n oomniHi iw aw ' raw nontsi acj( Joire4.X '.iioiti'l;siB.?ilo -ififff ... " " ' .. '"c .