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CHICAGO TRIBUNE, DAILY, TRI-WEEKLY AMD WEEKLY. Office IVo. Clark Street* TEEMS OF TITE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Daily, delivered lo city, per year SIO.OO Dally, delivered in city, per week.... * 20 Dally, to mall Btibseibcn*. peryear....-,. 9.00 Dallr. to mail subscribers, per 6 months.. 5.00 Triweekly, per rear 5,00 ■Weekly, single sabeci loere (0 mo'efcLOO). 2.00 “ 4 copies 7.00 “ 30 copies.. 15.00 *v SO copies, and Ito cettcr ni> of clnb 30.00 Money in Registered Letters may be sent at oar risk. remittance for dabs mast, la all cases, >c made at one time. 6S r Thcre will be no deviation from the fore* going scale of rates. - Address “CHICAGO TRIBUNE," Chicago, HL €l)icaiga tribune. SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 1863. TUB FLAG OP TUB FREE. lit giving freedom to the slave ive ensure free uo iotke free—honoralde alike in what tee give m i teJiat tee preserve. We shall nth lly save or meanly lose the last, lest hope of the earth. Other means may succeed; this cannot fail. The teay is plain, peaceful, generous, just; a teay which, if followed, the world will forever app!aud,-and the good •must forever Wes*.— President Lincoln’s Message, Dec. 1,1863. THE PROCIAJimOI'. \Ve see the beginning of the end. The rebellion 'which has made unexpected headway against the enginciy of war and the material power of the nation, is at last opposed by an Idea, and the struggle which, thus far, has been neither flattering nor creditable to the war like capacity of thejKorth, divided and tom ns it has been by opposing factions, wilj be renewed in another and a better way. "Wc at last have a Policy, and, as the Pro chonalion proves, a Man. Wchave at last a full declaration of the extent ot the war power in the President and an expressed determination to invoke that power in its greatest breadth, for the salvation ot the Republic. We have a bond of Union in which all truly loyalmen may he included. We have a light set on a hill toward which all men, whatever maybe the progress of the fight, can look with hopefulness and laith, and know that as long as it shines, the cause is not lost. We have the last and best evidence of the thorough loyalty and deep earnestness of Abraham Lincoln, who may hereafter claim a proud place among the benefactors oi the human kind. We have an assur ance than which nothing can he more sat isfactory, that until the last soldier of the righteous cause has offered up Ins life for the unity and indivisibility of the Republic, and until the last dollar is 1 expended in the maintenance of our armies in the field, the grand effort for the preser vation of the national life and honor will not be given up. We have a rallying cry .that every soldier will joyfully echo, and that will give force to every blow that may bcdirected at the opposing host. Wc have now a weapon of fearful potency, the brandishing of which has already sent con sternation to every rebel heart We have the Pboclamation— a late but grateful recognition of the finger of God in the af fairs of nations as of individual men—a lardy hut sincere acknowledgment that in warns in peace, the cause which wins an en during victory must he that which has set upon it the seal of the everlasting Right Invoking the aid of Heaven and the sym pathy of mankind, haring our efforts not upon entities of political growth, but upon the eternal verities acknowledged of God and men, we must succeed. It is the Union for which we fight It is an Union purified and ennobled by the heat of a fur nace seven times heated, that shall be our 3 eward. j There need be no fears of the result of i what Hr. Lincoln has done. Traitors in the North, as •well as in the South, may; rave and threaten. Faction may do its i worst, and Despotism may gnash its teeth; I hut backed by our army of a milliou of sinned men, justified by the Constitution of the country, sustained by the approving voices of an immense majority of the citi tona<>f the loyal States, we may dismiss all 1 fear of resistance 10 uio «t«*GraG that he has gent forth. We shah hear threats without number; but they will be impotent We phall hear groans that arc pitiable, but they will, because simulated, excite no grief Slavery dies hard even at the North, where men serve it without any ol its rewards, but die it must In the civ ilization of mankind, its time has come. The President pronounces a doom that was long ago registered in tfce councils where the destinies of nations are shaped. '"From this day this nation is wedded to Freedom and a purer and better Democracy. Seas of blood may be crossed before the solid ground upon which a re-united people may stand can be reached; all the manifold woes that follow in the wake of war may be endured; but the end is exaltation of liberty and the perpetuation of the glories of the Republic. ~ , Our readers who with ns have learned lo hate' oppression, In all its forms, und to love freedom in all its manifesta tions, who agree with ns in a thorough dcs tation and an ever-present fear of that gi gantic power, black, portentious and ap palling, that has overshadowed our coun try, and who, in the darkest days have never ceased to hope—to hope even when treason in high places, imbecility, cowar ardice and jealousy in the field, and a dis loyal and impudent faction in our midst forbade hope to spring—will be eager lo rejoice with ns in this promise of the tonsummation of alf that for which they *nd wc have labored so faithfully and so long. That the blow which has fallen at last, ought'to have been de livered eighteen months ago when rebel lion was first gathering its forces for the attack, will not now lessen the joy and gratitude that we fed, as wc see it descend with crushing weight upon that monster ■wrong that seeks the destruction of all that our national pride holds dear. That "wc who have faithfully preached the* whole truth, thereby exciting the fear of lumd meads, the more intense hatred of enemies, the sneers and scoflings of those who copy bad manners with bad princi- V cSt 6 ould feel date in knowing that the government and the nation have come to ' cnrteUcratldst.cragTiliurt'to excite sar- ' prise. If -wc have never {altered, it is be csubc we never, doubted. If to have never feared uiebecauseTO bad profound .aitbm the logic of events, andbecause with no mean prescience to knew that the day would surely come in which the wisdom and necessity of our course would he vindicated in a way to dear up and re move all questions of patriotism and right TVe have our reward, not in the o nL r tmnly for claiming dearer vision or a wider range of thought than have W given to those who have been our steady assailants, but m the grateful assuranto that the cause of our dcar.countiy is ad vanccd, and that the interests of human freedom arc not foigottat With that we are content '' ' Bloremexitr of Genu Bmi CP , Fork, Jah. 2.—Gen. Butlerl with bii gtattstonned in this city yesterday. kcleavS for Washington to-morrow.'and. it is rn mored, at thu request of the -President- .. VOLUME XV. MOM ROSECIIANS. The news from Gen. Bosecrans* depart ment is of the most exciting character. He met the enemy in a severe battle on the 81st. The accounts of yesterdayaftemoon ■were of the most cheering character, and announced Bosecrans at Murfreesboro, but this was not confirmed by our later dis patches of last night, which are from Nashville and dated yesterday, and announce that McCook, after terrible fighting, had been’driven hack four miles from his first position. The losses are re ported veiy heavy. The most that wehave to fear is that the battle was still undecided. Bosecrans has an immense and fresh aimy, end the contest would be a long and powerful one, and when won byhimdeci cisivc. It is the last stake of the rebels in the Southwest, and played by their best Generals and choicest troops. The result will be awaited by the whole countiy with breathless interest TUB NEWS, From Washington we have the Procla mation, worthy to he printed in letters of gold, and emblazoning an act of more im perishable lustre than gold itself That it ■has already reached through official .chan nels the negroes of' Louisiana, and South Carolina,, our news columns abundantly declare. We give the substance of Gen. Banks’ Proclamation, and Gen. Saxton’s touching Mew Year’s congratulatory order to the Preedmen. The new star of West Virginia has been added to the con stellation of States. Gen. Bader is to be speedily set at work to apply the Procla mation, a hint to this effect in our Special Washington dispatches our readers will gladly welcome. From Cairo and down the Mississippi the News is interesting. Gen. Grant has ceased his retrograde movement and is pre paring lo go forward again. Gen. Sher man’s expedition is moving up the Yazoo to strike at Vicksburg from the rear. The extraordinary poltroonery which dictated the recent pranks at New Madrid and Island No. 10 should he severely dealt with. Col. Murphy, of the Bth Wisconsin, who commanded the force at Holly Springs, is deservedly under arrest A gunboat fight has taken place on the Yazoo. The minor news of the morning is in teresting and varied. From Milwaukee and New York we have a chapter of seri ous casualties. The traitor Mahony will be the badly beaten Tory candidate for Gov ernor of lowa. His only capital is a bra zen face and a sore head. But nobody else would run on that side. ITHE NCHBEB OF FBEEDJIE.V. The President’s New Year's gift to hu manity knocks the shackles of more than three millions of American slaves and changes their legal condition from that of chattels to free men. The following table exhibits the number of bondmen brought from the darkness and degradation of Slavery to the light and joy of Freedom, according to the last census: Alabama Arkansas....? Florida Georgia Louisiana (in part). Mississippi. North Carolina Fonth Carolina Texas Virginia Total Of the whole’ slave population there will remain in the house of bondage a little longer, the following number Delaware Kentnrky Louisiana (in part) Maryland Wli-e0nri......... Tenneaaee Virginia (in part) Total . 833,187 Id point of foot the number of slaves in the territory excepted Is considerably less than these figures indicate. The confisca tion act of Congress, section 2, declares that the slaves of all persons engaged in armed rebellion against the Government, shall be liberated without compensation to the owners. And if Congress shall appro priate money to purchase the freedom of the slaves of loyal owners within the States named, the number so purchased would be less than half a million. It is estimated 1 that one-third of the slaves in hlissouri have been sent South by their owners. Great numbers have also teen taken South out of Kentucky and Tennessee. And of the 20,501 belonging to the Fortress Mon roe district, perhaps not a fourth remain there in bondage. The rest are either “ contrabands” or removed farther South. The same thing is true of those exempted from the operation of the proclamation in Louisiana. THE JEFF. n.VVI.S ORGAN. Isthcseccsh organ in any doubt now? Does it consider the action of the Chicago Board of Trade final in its case? Is it well pleased at the review and renewal the subject has received ? Is it content now to observe that, having been once kicked out of ’Change, its few friends only succeeded in bringing it back tobe still more severely kicked out again? Now let the rebel con cern boil over, if it has in reserve any venom not before expended on Unionism. Let it vent its spleen upon our Produce merchants and business community who have marked down its bogus loyalty “Rejected.” It will be overtasked this morning in the call upon its powers of vituperation and abuse, since it has the Edict of Freedom, and this action of our business men in its dirty behalf to attend to. We heartily commend this action of the Board of Trade to the imitation of loyal men of this community and the .North west, with reference to tho libcler of loy alty, this advocate of Disunion, this next friend to Jeff. Davis, this fire in the rear organ, this friend of J. Wesley Greene— •kick it out. The scorn and rejection of all honest citizens, its being let alone by all men who prize fealty to the country, will best meet the ill-deserts .of the seccsh Times. Such a course will, we arc aware, severe ly disappoint the proprietors of the con cern. It will grievously mar the plans of a small clique of needy Maryland and Kentucky attemies, who cheer it on to more outspoken treason, best pleased to see an outraged community respond to the villainies of the Times , in an outbreak ]which.might prove at once a market for a, bankrupt'concern,and for seedy seccsh* lawyers a case in court against the city, which is responsible for mob violence. The Times and all its loyal friends will be dis appointed. It is surrounded by a city of loyal and law-loving citizens, who believe in a government able and capable of de fending itselll They leave to the consti tuted rulers of the country and the war power, pH necessary redress, which, though long delayed, will come. The government will, in its own good time, cany.- on the work of the Board of Trac i, and kick out from its mails the infamous issues of these traitor journals. ■ For such'a kicking out” as the Times deserves, loyal aen can bite their lips an.d wait. 1 W^ r , ati^ U of Seymour. Ruratcd ’ Ja “’ 2 -'~ Cov - Seymour was inau-' Ue -* *• solemnly Hailed 6Utca P wiS COn “ titution of tl,c and^^r^ 0119 THE PROCLAMATION! A New Year’s Gift lo Humanity. A NATION BORN IN A DAY. Over Three Millions of Preedmeii. Washkotok, Jan. 1,1853. By the President of the United Stales of America. Whereas, On the 23d day of September, in the year of our Lord) 1803, a proclamation was issued by the President of the United States, containing among other things the following, to wit: THAT, ON THE FIRST DAT OP JANUARY, IN THE YEAH OP OUE LORD ONE THOU SAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND SETT-THREE, ALL PERSONS HELD AS SLAVES WITHIN ANY STATE, OR DESIGNATED PART OP A STATE, THE PEOPLE WHEREOF SHALL THEN BE IN REBELLION AGAINST THE UNITED STATES, SHALL BE THENCE FORTH AND FOREVER FREE, AND THE EX ECUTIVE GOVERNMENT OP THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING THE MILITARY AND NAVAL AUTHORITY THEREOF, WILL RE COGNIZE AND MAINTAIN THE PBEEDOM OP SUCH PERSONS, AND WILL DO NO ACT OR ACTS TO REPRESS SUCH PERSONS, OR ANY OP THEM, IN ANY EFFORT THEY MAY MAEE POE THEIR ACTUAL FREEDOM; THAT THE EXECUTIVE WILL ON THE FIRST DAY OP JANUARY AFORESAID. ISSUE A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING THE STATES AND PARTS OP STATES, IF ANY, IN WHICH THE PEOPLE THEREIN RESPECTIVELY SHALL THEN BE IN REBEL LION AGAINST THE UNITED STATES; AND THE PACT THAT ANY STATE, OR THE PEO PLE THEREOF, SHALL ON THAT DAY BE IN GOOD FAITH REPRESENTED IN THE CON GRESS OP THE UNITED STATES BY MEM BERS CHOSEN THERETO AT ELECTIONS WHEREIN A MAJORITY OF THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF SUCH STATES SHALL HAVE PARTICIPATED, SHALL, IN THE ABSENCE OP STRONG COUNTERVAILING TESTIMO NY, BE DEEMED CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE THAT SUCH STATE .AND THE PEOPLE THEREOF ARE NOT IN REBELLION AGAINST TEE UNITED STATES. Now, therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln, Presi dent of the United States, by virtue of the power in me vested as Commander-In-Chief of the Army and Navy, in a time of actual aimed rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States, as a fit and necessary War measure for suppressing said rebellion, do, ou this first day of January, in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty-Three, and in accordance with my purpose so to do, publicly proclaimed for the full period of one hundred days from the date of the first above mentioned order, designate as the States and parts of States therein, the people where of respectively arc this day in re bellion against the United States, the following, to wit: Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana, (except the parishes of St. Ber nard, Plaqucmine, Jefferson, St. John, St. Charles, St. James, Ascension, Assumption, Terrebonne, La Fourchc, St. Mary, St. Mar tin, and Orleans, including the city of New Orleans,) Mississippi, Alabama, • Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia, (except the forty-eight counties de signated as West Virginia, and also the coun ties of Berkley, Accomac, Northampton, Elizabeth City, York, Princess Anne and Norfolk, including the cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth,) which excepted parts are for the present left precisely as if this Procla mation were not issued; and by virtue of the power and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all persons held os slaves within designated States, and parts of States, arc and henceforward shall he free, and that the Executive Government of the United States, including the military and naval authorities thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of the Said persons, and Thereby enjoin upon the people so declared to be free, to abstain from all violence, unless in necessary self-defense, and I recommend to them that in all cases where allowed, they labor faithfully for reasonable wages, and I further declare and make known that such persons of suitable condition, will be received into the armed service of the United States, to garrison forts, positions, stations and other places, and to man vessels of all sorts in said service. 435.031 111,115 01,715 402,193 243.6 M 480.03! 831,059 401,400 183.500 450,428 3,120,100 . 1,793 .SSSJHS . 83,030 . 87.189 .114.931 .275.719 . 40,837 And upon this sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution, upon military necessity, I invoke the consid erate judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of Almighty God. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set ray hand and caused the seal of the United States to ho affixed. - Done at the City of Washington, this first day of January, iu the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and alxty-threc, and of the Independence of the United States of America the eighty-seventh. _ . (Signed) Abraham Lixoolk. By the President: Wm. H. Seward, Secretary of State. THE PROCLAMATION IN DIXIE. The New Tear’s in South Carolina. GEN. SAXTON’S GHEE XING TO THE BLACKS. A Happy Xtw Year's Greeting to the Colored Fee- U In the Department of the South : In accordance, as I believe, with the will of onr Heavenly Father, and by direction of our great and good friend, whose name you arc all familiar with, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, and Commander-In-Chief of the army and navy, on the Ist day of January, 1863, you will be declared ‘‘forever free.” Wh( a dad |athc course of human events there comes destined to be an everlasting bca- a Joyful era in the progress of a hopes of a people, it seems to be fit- Hraslon that it should not pass unnoticed hopes it comes to brighten and to fcSJsncha day to you is January 1,1865. I thcre call~npou all the colored people in this Depart ment to assemble on tqu day at the headquarters of the Ist regiment of South Carolina volunteers, there to hear the President's Proclamation read, and to indulge in snch other manifestations of joy as may bo called forth by the occasion. It is your dnty to cany this good news to yonr brethren who arc still In slavery. Let all yonr voices, like mer ry hcHe join loud and dear in the grand chorus of liberty—“Wo anr free,*’ “Wc arc froc'—nntll listening, yon shall hear its echoes coming back from every cabin the land—“We are free,”. “Wo arc free.” TL Saxtok, Brig. Gen. and Military Governor. Itcoponinc Ohio Railroad. Baltimobb, Jan. 2.—The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad route will bo- opened for through travel and freight by Tuesday- next, the 6th. Generals Schcnck and Kelly are con ‘fident that their forces will bo able to protect S d T r™m &rr t o T?UI be of incalculable' advantaget° tire gov ernment and commercial interests. , • ; - ROSECRANS ATTACKS CONFLICTING [DISPATCHES —THE BATTLE NOT DECIDED. Northwestern Regiments with HISTOEY OF THE CAMPAIGN IH THE CUMEELAirD. Nashville, Jan. 2.—The Federate encoun tered the rebels on the 30th nit., near Stuart’s Creek, and after heavy skirmishing the rebels . were driven back. We captured 100 prisoners, and killed and wounded a large number of the rebels. Our loss was seventy killed and wounded. At daybreak oh the 81st tho fight was re newed with great fury. Gen. McCook’scorps was opposed to Hardee. After desperate fighting, with heavy loss, McCook retreated two miles. He soon rallied and was again driven back. At night he was lour miles this side of the ground occupied in the morning. The fight continued until 10 o’clock p. ra., at which time we had maintained ourposition. Tho Federal loss is very heavy. Killed— Brigadier-General Sill, Lient. CoL Gorsche, Chief of Gen. Rosecrans’ staff; Brigadier-Gen. Willich, of Indiana; CoL Kell, of the 2d Ohio; Col. Shaffer, acting Brigadier-General; CoL Farmer, 15th Kentucky; CoL Jones, 34th Ohio; Lieut. CoL Cation, Cth Kentucky; Lieut. CoL Jones, SOth Indiana; Major Car penter, 19th regulars; Major Roseugarteu of Philadelphia. Washingtok, Jan. 2.—The Secretaiy of War to-day received the following; Mcbfreesbobo, Jan. L—A terrible battle was fought yesterday. The latest from the field is up to noon. The rebel centre had been broken and things looked favorable. The losses on both sides are reported,to be cuor- mous. Stanley, Rousseau and Palmer are wounded, and the rebels Cheatham and Raines arc killed. Louisville, Jan. 2. —Gen. Rosecrans cap tured Murfreesboro on Tuesday morning, and now occupies it. The rebels made a slight re sistance, and retreated to Tullahoma. Rosecrans’ last train of wagons following him was captured by rebels under CoL Mor gan. There nrc minors here of the approach of Forrest from the direction of Salt River, which arc entirely unfounded. Near Murfreesboro, Tenn., Dec. 31.—Our whole line suffered terribly this morning. Four regiments of regulars lost half their men and all their commanding officers. Gen. Anderson's troops suffered terribly. Majors Rosengarten and Ward arc killed. Gens. Stanley, Rousseau and Palmer were wounded. 2 o'clock, p. m.—Gen. Thomas has just broken the rebel centre, driving the enemy a mile. We arc advancing our whole line. Gen. Rosecrans is personally superintending the movement. One shot killed two of his staff officers. 1 The 15th W f .ne iv. . .'isconsin lost seven Captains. Ncglcy’s artillery is still mowing the rebels in the centre. ’ The rebel Generals Cheatham and R\ins are killed. , V Crittenden’s left wing has taken 'the in trcnchmcuts at Murfreesboro. | Review of Eosccran’s Campaign. ROSECRANS SUPERCEDES BUELL., On the 20th of October, Maj. Gcn. W. S a Bosccrons then at Cincinnati, received his or ders to take command of the new Department of the. Cumberland, and the troops under Gen. Bnell. Rosccrans wore his fresh laurels won at luka, Buell’s infamy had filled its full measure, and the exchange was received as most welcome to the army and people. .At that time Buell was slowly following Bragg, having passed beyond Crab Orchard. Gen. Crittenden’s division pursued Bragg in vain beyond that point, Bragg having succeeded lu' getting nearly forty miles upon the way before Crittenden started, bnt Buell and his host had remained at the Orchard ever since they got there, three or four days; after the battle of Chaplain hills on the Sth. The war had no more use for Buell - AND REPAIRS TO NASHVILLE. Gen; Rosccrans wnslnLonisvilleontbcSOth formally taking command and Issuing Ids first order on that day. He left with his staff for . Nashville on November Ist, ordering his main army thither. The situation of that city was perilous, Gen. Neglcy was in command, and had an inadequate force. The city was com pletely cut off from the surrounding country by bauds of rebel guerillas, and marketing was beyond the reach of people in ordinary circumstances. Meat could be obtained, but vegetables, butler, cheese and eggs sold at such high rates that few could buy them. Said the Nashville Union of the 23d of Oc tober: v The people ofNashvilc are lu a state of starva ♦°v v 6 ' vo . rtl i fl r® £°bard a pound, and little to be had at that; beef thirty cents a pound • com. monbrown sugar one dollar a pound: flour nine dollars a barrel. Everything in the crocerr Him sells In like proportion. grocery lino. Under such circumstances It may be imag ined Low joyful was the welcome received by General Sill's advance corps when they reach ed Nashville on the ,6th. McCooks corps marched in on the following day, Crittenden coming in from Gallatin about the same time, Gcueral Rosccrans, with his entire army being safely at Nashville on the 12th of November. ORGANIZATION OF THE ARMY OF THE CUMBER LAND. General Rosccrans immediately published an order giving the fall organization of his army. Tills order assigns Major-General Geo. H.Thomas to the command of the centre; Major-General Alerl McD. *McCook to the right wing, and Major-General Thomas L. Crittenden to the left wing of the army. The different columns were designated as right, left and centre. - The order stated that the centre shall be composed of the divisions of Generals Ron«scan, Ncgley, Fry, Dumont and Palmer. Other divisions wercthoseof Major- Generals McCook, Crittenden, Richard W. Johnston, Schuyler Hamilton and' Wood, with several divisions commanded by . Brigadiers, and dozens of brigades commanded by Colo nels. • . • v the Baltimore and CHICAGO, SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 1863 THE WAR IH TENNESS& A Great Battle below Nashville. Severe Fighting and Heavy Losses. Rosecrans. The general organization of the army then was as follows: 14TH ARMY CORPS. DEPARTareXT OP THE CCWBEULAVD. MAJOR-GEN. WILLIAM STARK ROSBCRANS. Right Wko.—•Major-Gen.' Alexander McDowell McCook. Csktrb.— Major-Gen. George L. Thomas. •• Left WiNO.Major-Gen, Thomas L. Crittenden. Kisektes.— Major-Gen. Schuyler Hamilton. The last named excellent officer had a new corps raised for him, in following Rosccrans from GeneralGrant’s command. As he rank ed both McCook and Crittenden, commanding right and left wings, it was necessary to give him the command of a column greater than a division. So a new column, called the reserve was organized for him, ILLINOIS REGIMENTS WITH BOSBCBIXS. , . We cannot give,a list of our Illinois regi ments in the immediate vicinity of, aadcu gaged in the fight, bfat a list of the Illinois troops with Bosecrans at ; Nashville with the divisions to which they are attached, as far as we can give them, wih he of interest: 10.SS.ron 1....V ifith-Col. R.P. Smith.•••••; 3‘‘th—Co).Scott ..£ ” Neeley! 21st—Col. Alexander.......§. Davlsf 2ilh-rCol. Mihalotzy....... ,1 . 25th— Col. Coler. ; -..Davis. 23tb—Col.Harringtoni.....; Palmer. . 84th—Col. Kirk. Johnston. 85th—Lent. Col. Chandler...'. ..Davis. ECth—Col. Greosol ;... Sheridan. £Bth—Col. Carlin v, DaVu •J2d—Col.Roberta 1....,:....... Palmer 44th-Col. Stepheueon... Sheridan. Sf, t ~£ 0l , r ; Sheridan. 59th—Col. Post. . ; Davla - Sherilim. ’ 74th—Col. Marsh ; Darin 75th—Col. Ryan. i, Davis 7tth—Col. Guinness. Johnston S-lth Col. Waters W. S Smith. 6Cth— Col.R. S.Moorc.; * Sheridan £6th—Col. Irons . Sheridan. £Sth—Col. Sherman.... ;. Sheridan. S9th—Llent. Col. Hotchkiss. Johnston. 100th—Col. Barlleson...’.. ...7.... 110th—Col. Casey, lllth—Col Martin. 125th—Col. Harmon : Sheridan. Batter C. Capt. Hotallug i Battery 1,2 d Rcg’t, Capt. Barnet LIST OF WISCONSIN REGIMENTS. We are able to give a less complete list of Wisconsin regiments with Rosecrans; let regiment—Col. Starkweather,nowcommand cdbyLicat. Col.Bingham. 10th regiment—Col. Chapin. 15th regiment—tCol. Hug, (Scandinavian regi ment.) eight companies. .. csssisr*-**-- 1* 0 * 22d regiment—Col. Bliley. ‘ 24th regiment—Col. Larrabeel Sd Wisconsin battery—CapLDrnry. sth Wisconsin battery— Pinney. MICHIGAN REGIMENTS. We are furnished with the following ns the Michigan troops in Nashville before the move ment commenced: 4lh Michigan cavalry; 9th, 10th, 11th, 14th and 31st infantry. WHY THERE WAS NO MOVEMENT. Our great army found itself in a city fresh from heleagnerment, and stripped of supplies. Its own stores were sufficient for no more than a few days, : A movement of the Federal army is sheeriy impossible until regular supplies can bo guar anteed. This was impracticable while the lailruad Was cut in twain. The river was at too low a stage for transports to ascend. The process of accumulating, stores was a slow process. 1 Meanwhile, Bosecrans went at work to purify his . army. He sum marily dismissed a' large number of officers for drunkenness and disobedience of orders. A very stringent general order was Issued touching soldiers who surrender themselves that they % may he paroled and sent home. Gen. Eosccrans determined to send ail such to Camp Chase, Ohio. with nightcaps on their heads, after exhibiting them ignominionsiy on dress parade. } 07 THE REBEL FORCE. The rebel army had been gathering at Mur freesboro for some months for the purpose of covering the removal: of supplies South the collection of Bragg’s raid northward. They were even then threatening*. Nashville when Buell’s head fell, and Braggiindeed boasting ly ordered John Morgan to report to him at Nashville. Murfreesboro miles south of Nashville, on the Nashville and Chat tanooga railroad. OnHhe 7th of November, Breckinridge was th'fire with. 20,000 men, joined a few days later by-Cheatham from Tullahoma, (thirty-nine miles farther south on the Nashville and Chattanooga railroad) with 15,000 men, making an available force of 35,000 at that point. Tho rebel outposts were pushed daringly up toward Nashville. On the 15th of December the rebel mainarmy was still at Murfreesboro. Buckner’s force is at Nolinsville and Triune; Kirby Smith at Man chester, and Johnston at ChaVtanooga. The rebel military was about the rime above named the recipient of Jeff. Davis’ presence, and helda scries ofbrilliantrbviewe. This head traitor declared inja speech onw urday night, 18th that must be held at all hazards.* rebels made violent speeches? On th* 19th of December,'Kirby "Smimwa# reported moving towards Lebanon. The whole force of rebels In Tennessee was esti mated at 70,000, The rebel outposts were then about eleven miles from Nashville. Among the many rebel Generals at Mur freesboro, for some time past, is Gen. Joe Johnston, who established his headquarters there. This officer did not supersede Bragg, as has been asserted. Johnston com mands the Department of the Southwest, and included in his force arc the’ armies of Price, Bragg, Holmes and Pemberton. The position held by him Is the same as that held by Gen. A: Sidney Johnston before Shi loh, and tho same to which Beauregard fell heir to when Johnston fell at Shiloh. Ho is said to be concentrating a large force* at Mur freesboro, and that not only is Bragg’s army in Tennessee bat that of Price also. It was boldly asserted that a grand effort was to be made to take Nashville and drive Rosecrans to Kentucky, and perhaps beyond. PREPARATIONS FOR A FEDERAL MOVEMEKT, Rosccrans was still busy in collecting bis supplies. The country was swept by our foraging parties, and large amounts came for ward by railroad as soon as it was in order. The guerilla operations northward embarras sed, endangered, and dually interrupted our communications by railroad in the seizure of Elizabethtown and burning of the Mnl d rough's Hill trestle-work by Morgan. Our army had been pushing out from the city. On the 20th of December the right wing ad vanced to the lunatic asylum, six miles from the city,‘towards Murfreesboro, where John C. Breckinridge, with 10,000 men, is posted, waiting for our boys to advance that he might run away. ROSECRANS BEGINS HIS MARCH. Headquarters 14th Army Corps, I Dec. 23, via Louisville, Dec. 31. j Orders to advance on the enemy were given Christmas Eve, but were countermanded be fore morning. On the morning of Friday the 2Cth, our entire force was in motion from Nashville, sweeping down the Wilson, Nolius ville and Murfreesboro pikes, OPERATIONS OF FRIDAY 2CXH. During the day, Col. Carlin's brigade of Gen. Jeff, C. Davis' division, McCook’s corps, had some lively skirmishing, and the 101 st Ohio gallantly charged and captured one gun and a caisson from a Georgia battery. Wc lost only two killed and three or four wounded. The enemy were driven back at air points, and at dark wc occupied Noliusville and La vergne, and Thomas’corps moved down the Franklin and Wilson pikes, and all interme diate points; McCook's corps down the No linsville pike, and Crittenden's down the Murfreesboro pike, two brigades marching to the left on the Jefferson pike. Gen. Rosccrans moved from Nashville, down the Murfreesboro pike, at half past XI o'clock . a. m., and passed to McCook's front, his head quarters being established on the Murfrees boro pike, twelve miles from Nashville. WHAT WAS DONE ON SATURDAY, 27X31. Gen. McCook was directed to press Har dcs * flWslons at Triune on Saturday, and orders were Issued to move up along the wnole road. The enemy’s pickets were soon' 5iL a i t iT arlo R 8 Jotots, and there was sharp lo . n S- Hardee feU back • pidly before McCook’s- eager advance, the SS^ Tal^ distill P lk W themselves n ?’ and Rousseau’s d CrittenSS^i 6 up A? tb «'centre on the left. s»,S«!i e ?2j n drove the rebels all day. carry ing the bridges on the Jefferson and Murfrecs- Ji® r ® r lk( - s * n handsome style. Our loss in the left wing was Iwokillcd aud twenty-soveS wounded, most of the latter of the 26tS Ohio. Our information up to this period wimnu ‘I 16 ,™™ s ' not Intend to pve battle. At a late hour Gen. McCook for warded dispatches that Hardee had retreated upon the Murfreesboro pike. It seems that his true line of retreat, if Bragg did not in tend to engage us, was down the Shelbyviile road? therefore, it was concluded that the enemy would resist, In force, from Steward’s Creek to Murfreesboro. Subsequent information confirmed the im pression, and every preparation which had not been made was perfected. In consequence of iho heaviness of the roads, it required the whole of the'day to concentrate and rest our troops; and, with the exception of picket skirmishing, there was.no fighting on the entirefront. - a ■■ The two armies now fhee each other, on op posite sides of Steward’s Creek, twentymilcs from Nashville. The main force of the ene my is six miles from the creek, and we arc encamped upon It in line of battle. The Gen eral and staff went to the extreme front on . thcMurfrecsboro pike, this afternoon. The enemy’s pickets were visible to the naked eye, and a considerable body of them, with a bat tery. were drawn up on the road, within dis tinct view, not more than a mile from us, keeping up a lively fire, with little effect • TV e anticipated a shelling, butfor some rea son the enemy, though deeply interested In onr movements, declined to expend their am munition. . To-morrow we shall have some sharp ac tions, very likely a great action, The enemy have the advantage of position, high, rolling territory, very much broken, with a deep creek intervening. ’ Our troops are fall of ardor, and the general appears confident of winning a great victory. » ' M - We estimate the rebel effective (force at 35,00° men They recently sent 10,003 from Kirby Smith’s corps to Mississippi. This is certain. - The cutting off of our communication bo* tween Louisville and Nashville is not a good thing for us, but a great victory will relieve £ s . vr 1 . em harrassmcntß. Reynolds’ and *176 divisions are after Morgan sharply. - Before this reaches you a great battle will lave been fought, or the rebels will have fled before us. Scouts inform us, however, that Bragg asserts that we shall lose 10,000 men before he leaves Middle Tennessee. A DAT 07 BEST. Sunday—Nothing was done, Bosecrans de clining an attack that day. OPERATIONS 07 MONDAY. The array was in motion at daylight, Dec. 29. General Jeff C. Davis moved uponMur frecsboro in advance on the right, on Bully Jack rood, several miles north ofTrinne, with Negley’s and Rousseau’s divisions of Thom as’ grand division in the centre, and Critten den’s corps on the left, moving down the Murfreesboro and Jefferson pikes. Wood’s and Van Clevc’s divisions, of the latter corps, were right and left respectively, and Palmer’s division in reserve. A battle on Steward’s Creek was anticipated but excepting a duel between Parson’s 4th United States artillery and a rebel battery, at nine o’clock, to the right of Murfreesboro pike, in crossing the creek, there was no en gagement. From ten to one all was quiet, our army crossing Steward’s Creek, from right to left, without opposition. At one we were within six miles of Murfreesboro, on the direct pike. The army, is still pushing on in splendid ; style, McCook, with Davis!, Sheridan’s and 1 Johnson’s- divisions on the right; with Negley’s and Roussea’s divisions in the centre, and Crittenden, with Wood’s and Van Cleve’s division! in front, and Palmer in re serve, on the right. Atone o’clock it was marvelous we were not stubbornly resisted at Steward’s Creek. At two, we were anticipating battle with some doubt of a general engagement at Mur freesboro. Now aud then there is a cannon shot and a little skirmish with cavalry out posts. Gen. Bosecrans says headquarters will be established near Murfreesboro this' evening. He is now at Steward’s Creek, ten miles from Murfreesboro, and all but the reserves arc far across the creek. The grand battle, if any, will be on Stone’s River, at Murfreesboro. The day is magnili cent. An afternoon engagement will be in onr favor. There is some skirmishing and the wind is blowing in the face of the enemy. We have no casnlties yet. Should the enemy evacuate Murfreesboro, we shall pursue rap* idly, anticipating battle near Shelbyville. Camp Ten Miles prom Murfreesboro, 1 December 29,1862—5 p. m, f Gen. Crittenden reports the enemy drawn up in line of battle on the cast side of Stone’s Biver, menacing Gen. Rosecrans. He is ordered to form in line of battle, with two divisions in front, and one in reserve, covert- Ing his flanks. Gens. Negley and Rousseau are close up. Gen. McCook also reports his command on Williamson Creek, seven miles from Mur freesboro ; with the enemy in line of battle on Stone’s River, fromMnrfreesboro to Frank-* lin pike. A similar disposition of his forces Is ordered in Gen. Crittenden’s line. It now appears that a great battle will be fought on Stone’s River to-morrow, in front of Murfreesboro. THE DAT BEFORE THE BATTLE. Camp twelve miles from Nashville, I December 30.15C2. ) The 14th army corps made a general ad vance yesterday, and - pushed hack the rebels some seven or eight miles. There was no skirmishing on the right or left; but Collins’ brigade of Gen. Jeff C. Davis’ division, Mc- Cook’s corps, bad a smart brush with the ene my, just beyond Nolinsville. Cannonading was kept up for an hour, or more, the enemy wasting considerable ammu nition. Our troops reserved their fire, ad vancing briskly, and, by a dexterous flank movement, the 101 st Ohio captured one gun and a caisson. We lost one killed and three wounded. The rebel loss was not ascertain ed. The 101 st Ohio is a green regiment, and the genera! is highly gratified with its con- A general engagement-is Imminent. The enemy is sweeping rapidly down all the roads towards Murfreesboro. At this moment heavy artillery firing is heard on the Nolinsville road. McCook is engaging Hardee. v The weather is damp, and the ground very heavy. FROM WASHINGTON. THE PROCLAMATION TO BE ENPOEOED. Ben Butler to be Set at It. Treasury Matters—The Htz John Porter Trial. [Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.} Washington*, Jan. 2,1562. The President, immediately on receiving news of Gen. Butler’s arrival in New York, telegraphed him to come immediately to ■Washington. Me \siU at once he set at work to enforce the yew Tear’s Proclamation in one of the most thickly populated slave districts in the Unit ed States Gen. Hunter will, within a fortnight, cariy the good news into the interior of South Carolina. General Banks mission is to the same pur pose. The President signed the bill admitting Western Virginia into the Union on- New Tears. Acting Secretary of the Interior Usher attended the Cabinet meeting to-day. So far as known, the President has said noth ing since of his determination that he would appoint Usher, to lead to the opinion that he has changed his mind. Not less than 200 officers, including forty Generals waited on the President yesterday, headed by Gen. llallcck. The officer commanding the blockading squadron off Mobile, reports the Oveto still in the harbor at a later date than that in which her escape is reported. Washington, Jan. 2.—ln. the Porter court martial to-day, McClellan testified on the subject of the failure of Porter logo to Pope's assistance. The following questions "and an swers occurred: Q.—From what you saw of his conduct, or from anything you may have heard from him after he knew that he was to go to the assis tance of Gen.’ Pope, did be do nil, In your opinion, that an energetic, zealous, and patri otic officer could have done ? A—l think he did. Q.—Hod you any reason at any time after he received the order that he was to go to the assistance of Gen.. Pope, to believe that he wouldfail Gen. Pope or the country? A. —None, whatever. Baltimore, Jan. 3.—The American's cor respondent at Suffolk, announces the arrival there of Corcoran's enure brigade. Corcoran takes command there. Gen. Peck's command is moving in another direction. Skirmishing occnrs daily. Washington, Jan. 3.—The Secretary of the Treasury has decided to pay in coin the loan of 1812, amounting to $2,800,000, due yester day. All bonds to oeredeemed must be trans mitted to the Secretary of the Treasmy en dorsed by the legal holder to tho United States, on the reception of which at the" De partment they will be. referred to the First Auditor and promptly settled. Drafts for the principal and interest, on the Assistant Treas urer nearest the residence of the owner, will be transmitted to the legal holders in the usual manner. All speculations as to the President’s action upon the bill-for the admission of Western' Virginia into the Union arc now ended, the fhcl having been ascertained on inquiry that he approved and signed the bill on Wednes day night, and It is therefore a law. FROK mWAVSBE. Fire at Camp SXgcl— I l*wo Soldiers Burned to Death—Other Casualties— 'lmportant Legal Decision. [Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.] Milwaukee, Jan. 3,1863. A double frame building owned by Mr. Scibest, on Jefferson street, was totally de stroyed by fire yesterday morning. Loss $1,500; insured SBOO. * About 12 o’clock on New Tear’s morning a fire broke out in the old barracks at Camp Slgcl, occupied by the S7tb regiment, and totally destroyed the barracks. Two soldiers were burnedto death, and another so severely burned he cannot live. Some 200 guns and a lot of Commissary stores, with considerable of the mens’ effects were destroyed. It is not known how the fire originated,* .but.it is sup psed it occurred through' carelessness, some soldier throwing fire from his pipe in some combustible material. One of those wbe lost their lives lived quite a length of time after, he was rescued; but was shockingly burned.. His hair was all burned off, bis eyes completely burnt out of bis head, and ids skin fairly dropped off! -He begged, bis comrades to kill him, -and put him out of bis misery. ‘ • ' The regiment haq been moved to Camp Washbnriie, mid arc comfortably provided for. A man named CovelJo was frightfully burned last riiggt by an explosion of some powder at a concert hall. It is said his eyes are totally destroyed. One of the recent decisions of the Supreme Court is one pronouncing the act of 1861 sus pending all civil processes solar as those who enlist in the volunteer service is concerned, unconstitutional and void. FROM CAIRO AND BELOW. Gen. Grant’s Amy to Advance . Again. GENERAL SHERMAN’S VICKSBURG EXPEDITION. Gunboat Fight on the Yazoo. TEE HEW MADRID AND ISLAND HO. 10 AFFAIR. Is Gen. Davies a Traitor or an Idiot? FOUR MILLIONS IN PAY WAITING TO GO FORWARD FROM CAIRO. Latest from Vicksburg and the Lower Mississippi. [Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.] Cairo, Jan, 3.1863. To-night we are once more in communica tion, telegraphically, with Jackson and Holly Springs. Tho supply train which went to Memphis returned to Holly Springs this even ing. It was escorted hy a large force under Gen. Quimby. Gen. Grant still holds Abbeville as his . southern outpost, and the probability now is that he will advance again as soon as the road is rebuilt between Colnmbns and Jackson. It is now definitely stated that the road will be opened from Memphis to Lagrange. Col. Murphy has been placed undcrarrest, and is now in Memphis, for allowing ‘Holly Springs to be retaken in an inglorious manner- The steamer “B,” direct from onr fleet, ar rived to-day. She brings- news to the effect that gunboats had gone up the Yazoo to clear the way for transports with the land forces of Gen. Sherman. They proceeded to Haines’ Bluff; where the high land first makes Its ap pearance upon that stream. The rebels at that point had prepared for a formidable defense. An attack was made and a severe cannonade ensued, in which several of our vessels were struck. The Benton was hit sixteen times. Three shots penetrated her, one severely wounding Capt. Gwinn. Tho rebels are perfectly apprised of our proposed mode of taking Vicksburg. The report is they have but 10,000 men at Vicks burg, though some of their works of defense are really formidable. TheMlssissippiat that point is rising. There seems to have been great destruction of government property at Island No. 10, causelessly and uselessly. The facts os wo have them arc these: Gen. Davies understand ing it to be a part of rebel policy to take Is land No. 10, and thus cut off river transpor tation, and fearing they might be successful, sent an order to the commanding officer to spike liis guns, destroy Lla ammunition and evacuate the place. This order was not executed. Davies then sent another order and his Adjutant to see that it was executed, and seventy-nine gnus were spiked last Monday, and about 10,000 rounds of ammunition rolled into the river. The 150 men on the Island protested, but the order was executed. [Special Diepatch to the Chicago Tribune.] At the Hours or the Yazoo, Dec. 23,1 via Cairo. Jan. 2,1863. f Jnst arrived from Vicksburg, having been there with the flag of truce for the exchange of 900 prisoners. The City of Madison brought back the crews of the Lake City and the Lone Star, captured at Plaqucmine, La., and a few federal soldiers from New Orleans. The gunboat Tyler, from Helena hither, was tired on five times by musketry. The Cham pion, which she was convoying, rcccivedasix. pound shot from a battery near Hilliken’s Bend. The Tyler returned the fire in every instance, doing much damage. At Ashton’s Landing, from the Louisiana shore, a shower of musketry came from be hind the levee. Capt. Pritchett landed and burned several houses, 600 bushels of com and a quantity of medicine sufficient for a brigade. The place was the stationfor pick ets of a rebel regiment encamped a few miles back: Very many of the shots took effect upon the lyier, one lodging within six indies of Capt. Pritchett's head, in his cabin. The Lexington goes up river with the City of Mad ison this morning. Tho expedition goes up the Yazoo to-day. Some rebeis-have appeared in the river/ Jeff. Davis left Vicksburg December 23d ~ r Richmond via Charleston, Mobile and Savannah Railroad. Cairo, Jan.’ 2.-*-An immense, amount of mall matter has accumulated here from the North since'the break in the railroad. It will shortly be forwarded by steamer to Mem phis. * Wc have eighteen Paymasters, with four or five million dollars, intended for Gen. Grant's army. They had got as far as Columbus just before the break in the railroad, and bad the rebels waited one day longer some of them might have been taken. One hundred and twenty exchanged pris oners arrived from Vicksburg yesterday. FROM BESHOrnSS. [Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.] Des Moines, Jan. 9,1563. C. P. Holmes of Jones county, brother of the new Treasurer, has received the appoint ment of Deputy Treasurer of State. He has removed here and will enter upon the dis charge of his duty on Monday next. The DesMolnes Times, a feeble imitator of the Chicago Times, is about to pass into new hands. The parties who are negotiating for it are individually familiar to lowa politicians as Blneface Palmer of Council Bluff*, and Will Porter, formerly one of the proprietors and editors of the lowa .State Journal, The change is preparatory to a general reorganiza tion of the Tory party and the nomination of Dennis A. Mahony of Dubuque, for Gov ernor. .1 , The programme Is to put Mahoneynponthe stump as the martyr candidate for Governor, and let him tell the story of his imprison ment to the people. He Is undoubtedly the strongest man of bis party for the place, but the people of lowa are not quite ready to en dorse treason so shamelessly. - FROM CKVCCVNATI. [Special D 1 spatch to the Chicago Tribune.] , Cincinnati, Jan 2,1563. The 124 th and 125tU Ohio and SmUhwright’s battery arrived from Cleveland to-day and are encamped at Covington. . They remain there for a day or two and then gd to.Phmkfort. Trouble is anticipated with the Legislature of Kentucky, and their ■ presence there may have a salutary effect. - The SOth, 37th and 48th Ohio and4tb Vir ginia regiments, under Gen. Ewing, arrived this evening from; GallipoDs. They go on ; down the river to Louisville. Their destina tion Is contraband. The new monitor Indlanola left yesterday to Join the fleet below. - • Eighteen professional gamblers, connected*! with the robbery of Paymaster Cook* have been arrested at Cleveland, Columbus, Cin- ! cinnati and Cairo, and.have been taken to 1 Loulsvill©/ ; Cook’s deficit is : $253,000. - $73,000 were taken from the party arrested at Cairo. ; The will all be held to ball until the ampfont is made up.' The particu lars are allowed to be made"public at-’ present; V. , -- * NUMBER’:^ FHBM KiW OSIERS. GEN. BUTLER’S PASTING EE CEPTIONTO TUE CITIZENS. “ SLAVERY INCOMPATIBLE WITH . THE UKIOM.” Gen. Banks issues tlic President’s Proclamation. Noble and Statesmanlike Views of the Crisis, l-Tlie steamer S. B. oi3™v tos, £““ Ncw orlK ™3 the aith, hS her P““»g«« are General Bn.lcr an| Staff, excepting Col. Jonas n. French and C;ipt. John CUrk, who remain. General Bntler, prior to leaving Now Or leans, gave a reception atthe City Hall, hundreds of citizens and officers called on mm.. General Butler also issued a farewell* address to the citizens, in which he says he leaves with the proud consciousness of cany mg with him-thejdcsainga,of the humble and loyal undvr the cottage roof; and In the cabin ofthesbve.qnitc content to bear the sneers of the sulon or the curses of the rich. He con cludes by saying: “ Months of experience and observation have forced the conviction that the existence of slavery is Incompatible with the safety of yourselves or of the Union.” J The steamer Empire was fired into while loading sugar at Marengo plantation, by guer illas, killing C. McGtU, Assistant Engineer, and severely wounding W. J. Reed, a New x ork merchant, and wounding three others On thel24th, Gen. Banks Issued an address, appended to which is the President’s pro clamation of emancipation. In his address °£ n V* anks ’ after the objects and effect of the President’s proclamation, savs that it is manifest that the changes sug gested by the proclamation do not take place at any precise period;” and Gen. Banks calls npon all persons, citizens or shires, to govern themselves accordingly. All unusual public demonstrations will be for the present sus pended, and provost niarsliais are enjoined to prevent any disturbance of the public peace. Slaves arc advised to remain on the planta tions until their privileges are definitely established, resting assured that whatever benefits the government intends will be se cured to them. Gen. Banks also instructs the officers to se cure the strictest discipline in the camps. At tention is also called to the act of Congress forbidding the return of slaves by the armv The war Is not waged for the overthrow of slaveiy, but to restore the constitutional rela tions between the United States and each of the States. If slavery is to be preserved, the war must cease, and the former constitutional relations again be established; for no military man, in l the event of a continuance of the war, will counsel the preservation of slaverv The continuance of the war will leave no other permanent check to rebellion but emancipa tion. Contest in public, as in social life strengthens and consolidates brotherly aflec tion. It is baseless nationality that has not tested its strength against domestic enemies. Success of local Interests widens the scope of human history, and Is attended with peace prosperity and power. It is out of such con tests that great nation are born. Gen. Banks concludes thns: Let us fulfill the conditions of this last <rcat trial, and become a nation, a grand nation, with sense enough to govern ourselves, and strength to stand among the world united. Up to the sailing of the steamer, nothing had transpired as to the intended movements of Gen. Banks, but it was known that a cam paign had been marked out, with Baton os the base of operations. ® Nothing new from Vicksburg or Port Hud son. >ewTork, Jan. 2, —The steamer George Washington has arrived from New Orleans. On the 25th, Gen. Banks had removed the restrictions upon the holding of church ser vices, giving notice, however, therewith, that clergymen are subject to restrictions imposed upon all other men. Quite a number of polit ical prisoners were ordered released on giving parole to commit no act of hostility to the United States. FKOM SFUmnELID. [Special Dispatch to the eficago TrihnncJ SpniKQFizLn, HI., Jan. 2, 1563. Chas. Newcomer, Jit. Jlorris, Ogle county, has been appointed additional paymaster in the United States army, with the rank of Major. Messrs. Toe and Magic, of Chicago, yes terday, through Mr. Hitchcock, their attor ncy, presented at the Auditor’s Oflice SIOO,OOO of refunded State stock, for the purpose of obtaining the pro raUi dividend contemplated by the 15th article of the Constitution from the proceeds of the two mill tax required bv said article to be levied on the taxable prop erty of the State.' The collection of this tax was suspended by the act of February 8,16C1, at -which date all the pro ceeds of said tax in the Treasury was trans ferred to the revenue fund, and all subsequent receipts have been paid direct to the credit of said revenue fund, as required by the act re ferred to. It is presumed that Messrs. Toe and Magic found their demand on the point that the Legislature could not legally pass an act annulling an article of the Constitution. The Legislature seems to think they could because the article provided that the bondholders should take the dividend, which but about one-third of them did. About half the members of the Legislature have arrived. There is active canvassing for United States Senator. THE WAR IN KENTUSKY. Morgan Overtaken and Beaten. OUE FORCES STILL PURSUING. Louisville, Jan. 2. —C01. Hopkins, of the 12th Kentucky, commanding the Federal forces at Lebanon, Ky., attacked the guerilla Morgan south of the Columbia road yester day, killing and wounding several and cap turing sixty of his forces, together with their caissons, ammunition wagons and provisions. Col. Holliday, of the l»th Kentucky InCmtry, and Lieut. Col. Ball, oth Kentucky cavalry, are in pursuit. Morgan is retreating rapidly in the direction of Columbia. Morgan crossed the Cumberland and cut off Nashville at Goldsboro on the 27th of De cember. Col. Hobson of the sth Kentucky drove part of his forces, killing nine, and cap turing sixteen. Morgan then crossed Green River, and moved to Elizabethtown, destroy ing thebrldgcat BeavcrCrcek and NolinsviDe, He also destroyed the trestle work at Mnl drench’a Hill, and moved for Rolling Fork. Col. Harlan, of the Kentucky 10th, overtook him at Rolling Fork and Salt River bridge and attacked him, killing and wounding a number of his force. Hie ret el CoL Duke died of his wound*. Morgan fled before Harlan to Bardstown, thence attempted to escape between Lebanon and Bellville, Morgan flying pecipitatcly. Gen. Reynolds marched from Glasgow yes* terday for Grcensbnrg, and may intercept him. Col. Halsey, of the (3th Kentucky cavalry, was killed. Morgan paid dearly for what he has done. Our casualties have not been reported. Gen. Rosecraca occupies Murfreesboro. HANDSOME FEDERAL ACHIEVEMENT IN POWELL COUNTY. BsADQUAirmis, Czxcctcxtt, Jan. 2,1863. To Major General Halleck: I Lave just learned from Gen. Granger that Major Stevens of the 14th Kentucky cavalry, with 150 men, who were ordered by him on a scout to ascertain the whereabouts of a large band of guerillas in the eastern part of Powell county, on the 2Cth nit., alter traveling all night over obscure and dangerous bridle paths, came upon their camp. They were preparing to move. Major Stevens dashed upon them and cptnred their leader, a noted guerilla, and 'eleven men. The rest, though outnumbering Major Stevens, were utterly rented and escaped in the dense woods, brush and mountain gorges. • Twenty-five horses and a largo amount of clothing, blank ets, guns, pistols, &c., that were being trans ported to Humphrey Marshall’s camp, were also captured. Signed, ' H. G. Wnionr, - Major Gen. Commanding. Great Fire in New York City* New, York, Jan. 2. —A fire last night de stroyed ‘Wilson’s cracker bakery in' Fulton street. - The loss is $50,000. The coffee and S spice mills adjoining were also destroyed Mss $6,000. . •CThe next building, occupied* by varioun parties, was - destroyed. - Xoss -|o,oui> is* ; * biillding?. ' i Nos. 75 and 77 Fulton street, were burned— -1 loss $8,000; occupied, by Smith *fc Ely*—loss ‘ $15,00); J. C. Elv, $10,000; Brown & Smith, i §5,000. The fire'spread to Gold street, de stroyingthe building occupied by Klng&Me ! Mahon, steam pipe makers—loss s3,ooo;.then t spread to Beckman street, damagingthree I bulldinks® llll their contents to the extent or I $4,000. steam pump r Bcekman stPSti was burned ottt-4065 $3,G00, FKOM EA ST TEVrra^SEE. latest from' Geii. Granger’s Ooni maud. ■ • ITZaJor 'Ccn. tVrJg£,'4 , » Official Scport. . ’7 v! > WAsazafCToaf,- Jan.- 3.—Tb«? following .received at headqcartersto-doy? .. *’ * “ Cxkczxxatz, Jan. 2, J562.- To Major Gen. Halleck; . t ' " Major Gen. Grander reports that he has re ceived a dispatch from Major Toley, com.- rnandmgan expedition sent by him to Elk fork, Campbell county,. Tenn., composed of £OO men of the 6th and 10th cavalry, stating that on Sunday lost' he 'Surprised a camp ot rebels £SO strong at that place, killing thirty, wounding seventeen, and capturing tifcv-onc', without the loss of a man. AH their camp tquipnge was burned, and eighty horses a>id a large amount of arms captured. ' ‘ (Signed) H. G. *) Major Gen. Cornmsading;' i sThb 2Uxifrtisnn£nto. , ; ; VV A JTTED—A good penman, uudebnvctf at’»*connt9: »ne who trap? WANTED.—A man of expert-’ J wfcbe*««ttj£uioh u* ii < \ s^n» cp » r »°» r Sa! ?; 01411 in areuil or wboleaaleeatab* ir?Sri«^ ddreS * PoStoaiceßoxie «. G§Od«te£ ei.ces gircp. ■ . JaSygMt "\\7A N TED—By a lady,, who can* the best testimonial* of success as a k «^ C T^»w« Sf iisSsl*^ 9el ?!. I l reh Schools,rtJodtoau££- d?ve- TlClaUy * A d'lr«ff3L smart, intelligent dtaatfen- Jaa-yTM-lt • ST. CHARLES SALOON. WANTED—Active men,- vrith.- ~SY I -^-y r TED : —A first-class Job'\ iAß. B i ia!ik r h^£°° u,er °” d ■wfr- WANTED—T° trade, SO acres o£T P.St tood "VV" 4 small neat Hooke ' P J Hogse. Chicago Tribune oCce. w iaS-vatm* . V\7ANTED.—A muldle-asred maa ’ Easiness hafilts accurate % scientific a» a Book-Keeper and AaStSt competent to takecharge of • or double entry, desires a pemiaaent ‘ . Ucatlonin pome establishment where Integrity ladns-' 1116 Interests of his employer win sgsa4fflgß.gfar tl,B ‘ a,r : WANTED—To inform onr corre- - SSL'S ns dr ‘S-“ <Ur SF tvo to send ‘Hem SKSSSffl&S'sgt-Stf.Sßi ?„ f «nr wholesale prices—Rio lie.'Jara Kc AdtiwS‘ r jisfgtlw Post Office nix Si cSb«l ddrt * , \VANTED—To pay $125 per IT"’-. "» or three oiperlefcm' s ße . n ' a * wl i? are at present eavtzed la a tratrllng baslaen Commhnloa about 50 per cent! No Unto nccesearily lost. Art.lreta J. s. PiTTOV PottOffleeltolSan. OOlce. 151 Haodoipb miSTi! Sikk .NQ.i.opstaln*. JaS-yXtt-lt T?yANTED Board, with a fnr ‘S'"?- I" a , S' nt ‘’ el fimllr.hra i-cnae wjnaodwllb. Bwt of references given. Address Box ~ l * u - JaS-yT&St \V ANTED—A thorough, reliablo T » for ° 9 FULTON COUNTY; ILLINOIS. Apptr at once to J. 11. JOHNSON. Post Office Bor 4SS3 Chicago, enclosing a stamp. del-iCTTSm-ngt ' 17 OR SALE—The Stock and Fix- J- tores of a small Bctatl Grocery, In a eood tloa. For rartlcnlars Inquire ofO.C. WEBSTCi:. cor ner of Market and Waahlngtomst.*, jaO-yZi.'Wt "L7OR SALE—A Grain. Warehouse * A -.. atFl ??^9 r % -aob!rlOof ® et — whh rtcle track eon nwtlnswiMjQ &c,Lnionand lll.Centralßailroads. Price. Good city property will be taken In exT el ‘. a 2?Sv«, nets* slocum. JaS-yTSMw SBDearbora street. 17 OR SALE—A Cottage Honse and cars. Inquire at 67 Randolph street, near State _ * ©SO 000 WORTH OF JPt'V Fresh Groceries for sale foe « extern Real Estate and half cash. Apply by letter with stamp.or In person, to BURKE * CO.. 32 Sonilr Water street. JaS-yTSS-lt T OST—On cither Wabash orMichl -L-J B» n avenues. a UOTEL'BOOK/ of no value to anybody but the owner. Anj* one finding the miiio nnd leaving It at A. Booth's, corner ofiShuUson and. Dearborn streets, will be suitably rewarded. jas-yna-it - 00-PARTNERSHIP NOTICE.— j? ,r * B :P- BLOCUII I* admitted a member of our firm from this date. Oar brndne** will hereafter bo conducted under the style of Manrsn. Wright * Co . , , . iIAURAN * WRIGHT. Chicago. Jan. Ist. ISC3. A GOOD PAYING INVEST SIENT.—We hare a piece of CENTRAL PROPERTY, Well Improved, for sale at *10.600 cash. S. H. KERFOOT * CO.. jas-yLC-lt *1 Dearborn street. ACTION.—AII persons are here ' Vy by notified not to make any contracts with - 'nr PJtW 7 un ,*t 10 D , AVI £ H - DONOVAN on account of K. 11. Appleby.ashe (Donovan) Is no longer In tha employ of said Appleby, Ja3-y7sQ.lt "HOARDING—A gentleman ami. JUJ wife can be accommodated with a tarnished front “J 80 - three or four day boarders wanted at 137 fctate strept. Jas.yiss.iw T* OST—On New* Year's Day,cither -l-i on Wabnsh or Michigan avenue. one Otter Far Glove, belonging to the left hand. The flnderwlll bo rewarded byleavlrg the ssimeac A. 11. Mltter 1 * Jewelry Store, corner Lake and Claris street*. Ja3-y7ig-|t * lIfASONIC NOTICE.—The “ L 9, d; ?F for Instruction " meets this evcnln- Free to all members of the order. k REWARD—Lost, a Black* anil QytJ Tan Pup. answers to the name of ~ Pip" anti wears a leather collar with brass lock and plate. Tna above reward will be paid (oaavperson returning said, dog to HUNTINGTON, WADSWORTH *CO JaS-y.CSt *rftß6 Late street. - RAN" AWAIT—A large bay Horse, with a flowing nianc and lall'and a white spot on ms torchead. He had a complete set of harness ort- Um. A liberal reward win be paid to any one who shall return him to the office of the machinery depart ment of the DllnolsCentral Railroad, on the lake shore south of Twelfth afreet. • Ja3-y767-Sl * "DOARDING—A few single gen -U Ucmencan be accommodatedwith board: ■with pleasant rooms, at St Adams street. JaS-yTOtst ■DOSEHILL CEMETERY.—Au -IA» adjourned meeting of lot owners In RoschlH Cemetery, will be holdcn this (Saturday) evening at half-past seven o'clock, at room No. io Methodise Chnrch Block. A full attendance Is requested. Per order of Committee. . „ J. WOODBRIDGE SMITH. Ja3-y7SMt Treasurcrof Roschlli Cemetery Co. 'T'HEPEWS OF WESTMINSTER. JL CHURCH (N.S. Presbyterian. Rcv.E. A Pleree, pastor.) will ho rented on Monday morning, the Bth in stant. at 9 o'clock. Jas-yTEWtnet ■jVTASONIC.—The stated Couvoca -LTJL tion of Chicago Connell No, 4 Koval and Select Ma>ter, wlllbe held at MasonicTemple,thls(Saturday> evening. January 3d. at 7 o'clockjbr the installation of officer*, and work, J. A, BUNCB, JaS-y773-U Recorder. STRAYED —Ftoiu the Milwaukee. Depot, on the evening of Dec. 23d- a dark bar HORSE, with a saddle on. Whoever-will return the’ MmcfoP, GEHKTry. on Clinton street, opposite tho Mechanical Bakery. will be suitably rewarded. JaS-yTTJ-St O-PARTNERSHIP NOTICE— We have admitted JANIES R. McKAT into out firm a* a partner. Thebu*lnei»aof thcnewflrmwlllbe conducted under the name and style of MUKGEB, ABMOBB. ft CO. MUNGER ft ARMOUR.. • Ja3-y715-tC January 2d. IPO. F}R SALE.—Photographers,-. at tention J-For sate* flrat rate Photographic Gnl> icry.ln the very best location in Chicago. AUnew and complete, with Cameras of the very best whole will be sold for £73) Id cash. itlaagreatbar galn. yooe bat cash easterners need apply. 2f. C.ThAVER. Pox nr»6i. Chicago. Ja3-yT4Mw 194 LAKE STREET. CLOAKS. Grreat Closing- Sale. ‘ S. WILSON & CO:, Will offer this day their entire stock oC RICH CLOAKS AT 25 PER CENT LESS Than actual cost, to dose outlbr the season. GREAT BARGAINS. : : At lOi Lalfc Street* J&3-yTS3-*t QJFT BOOK STORE/ THE ORIGINAL GIFT BOOK STORE Have opened a branch at 97 Randolph Street, (trader the Matteson.Hou*«i> Jew* J ™ . ,x is given *Uh each book sold. - ; . t » DO NOT MISTAKE THE KCM3SZS. . * A HOW TO COLLECT BOUN- s TIES AND PKS'SIOKS.-Ddne PJrtMflr. Pr ianiar»imtiittKuiiic».i»JiiciiMrßil!r »lr« aarla- - . r„ m aUon M^Ko^o.,cc™U.^i!SS) , - . F. o. BoxSaS. CtlcagQ.llL .' . IXTERCAKTILE ASSOCIATION .? i)l' This Association vQI bold their uaoil uecktae lor the choice cf otUcsrs a=d other boitcei3,on , _. ~ -ot^s