Show BY PACIFIC TELEGRAPH SPECIAL STO TO VIE arfe DAILY UNION TE VEDETTE DEM washington WasI lington dec the secretary of the interior in ill his 1118 report renews his bis recommendation for the imposition of it a moderate tax upon miners and ana the file products of till all mines to bo be collected through the bureau of internal re revenue lit the senate yesterday davis a according to a previous notice introduced a ses of resolutions for the restoration of peace etc arid and resolutions to propose a convention of all the states as an agency by which these ends might be attained they then propose to refer to the consideration convention as a basis for the settlement of all difficulties among the states numerous amendments to 10 the constitution arranged in eleven ge separate parate paragraphs the first paragraph proposes to form thy the states of maine bew hampshire and vermont into one state massachusetts rhode island and connecticut into one Mary maryland larid delaware arid and the eastern shore of virginia into one the second provides that the president and vice president be chosen alternately from the tree free arid and slave states both never at the same time either from the free or slave states for the term of four years and any person who may have filled the office of president shall be forever ineligible to it the third provides that all al states in the month of january next nest and before the expiration of the presidential term terin shall present candidates for the PreMi presidency dency arid and vice presidency from free states for one office and slave states for the other as they may be respectively ively entitled to one or the other office and shall certify st regally to two houses of congress and the supreme court the warnes names of persons so and for abr officer they have been chosen and on the first M monday in february following the supreme court in the presence of both houses of congress shall elect from froin persons whose names inave been certified for the presidency presidencia a president and then a vice Pre president Adent froni from the names which have been certified for that office the justices of the supreme court to be ineligible to any other office the fourth provides that the president shall have power to remove from office the heads of state treasury navy war and interior departments Depart mets attorney general all diplomatic officers officer and secretaries ret aries of legation all other civil officers except those who hold bold office during good bell behavior alvior and whom he be is required require a to nominate to the senate he be ma may y suspend fro from in their offices the fifth asserts assorts the absolute right to the alie writ of habeas corpus in all places and under all circumstances to trial by jury according to mode pi prescribed described bed by the tion freedom of religious opinion and worship freedom of the press and of speech exemption tx imp tion from arbitrary arrest and the tight right to hold arid and bear witness in their own defence the sixth provides that each state shall have the exclusive right of fawer to establish within its own bord borders 1 r 8 in ali what t t subjects thern ther shall be property and all its loc local at and domestic institution and to m ake all laws and regulations concerning thern them the seventh provides that private property shall not be taken for public use ue except to some coastin tut ional operation of government Govern met nor until it shall have been reve received ived or secured from government according to law for full fall and fair compensation headquarters head quarters army potomac Po december alth it was known that the enemy were procuring large supplies by way of the weldon railroad to stony creek whence a cavalry force wa sent ten lays days ago W which hot being bein k aal me to to effectually Wp rebel operation the be fifth cor corps P S with Grog braggg glis ca valry cavalry and aad the third division of tile the second corps wei were 0 detailed to put a n stop to it by destro destroying yint ty the railroad og far south as hicks ford and if pos possible that hat station also on wednesday at daylight a column started soul south th on oil the jerusalem road the cavalry advance arriving tit at a poi point t tw twenty n miles from froin petersburg diverged from the road about a mile to the right 0 when they reached the notta way river river and the command at once commenced crossing on oil reaching a point two miles beyond the sussex court house some cavalrymen were encountered and driven back to where the weldon railroad crosses the nottoway Nott away about noon a small fl force orce of the enemy dashed in between our cagaly and the advance of the infantry which were soon routed with a slight loss to the advance when it commenced the destruction of the railroad by burning al the bridge across the nottoway Nott away and continued on to garre Garro itts station bivouacking bivouac king there on thursday night on the afternoon of friday the advance reached a point near hicks ford the enemy were found in some force having a battery in position with strong works on both sides of the Lehe ninn river an attack was found impracticable on account of the th strength DIrth M of the works and tho the difficulty to approach them particularly with artillery and it was determined to carry the this side and destroy the depot ema was successfully fone done it now got barkand dark and commenced raining snowing and freezing the troops camped in the vicinity for the night 1 jn the morning 0 they started on an their return A small body of infantry y followed and endeavored to annoy our arear rear but were each time ahne driven back with loss this afternoon the nottoway Nott away river was reached an and d tin the entire army crossed safely and tomor to mor roy will all be back in their old position in froni front ot of petersburg new york dec the world s special h hns is an account of a hattle battle in ill front of savannah hii on satur olty the which says a correspond corre spon dent direct from a loyal resident ros ident in richmond has arrived lie ile says that twenty thousand of Sli erman s men tit at in an early hour had bad crossed thi the river below bloomingdale twelve 1 miles south of sav savannah 0 arid were massing massing L between that point and Tel farr th the e left wing extended so as to cut the charleston and savannah railroad communication had been effected preceding this with foster who WAS again 0 rapidly advancing M or oa the rebels retreating from their strong poAt positions ions south of the bridge and were evidently alarin alarmed edat at findig finding n g themselves threat threatened eneT both io in front and rear by a superior force sherman Sher maii who was on the field arid and found himself confronted by a large harge force of regulars and militia entrenched A battle began t early in the day and was contes contested ted with w ith great fury on both sides the garrison or of savannah ilum numbering berino 0 veterans in participation tow t a grand charge was made by the union troops troop which carried sonic some on the ene mys left and centre threatening Z to cut him off from froin the inlet arid and city this ais was followed by an advance of the whole line hue which doubled up the rebel forces in confusion they fell back to tile the immediate vicinity rity of the works in the rear of savannah our troops pursued them to op the south and at corresponding diR distance tance along the upper rail railroad there our troops troop s rest rested eld and finding fl the enemy s works very strong and our men from a heavy march on the previous night and severe fighting being worn out tho the loss was severe on both sides 2500 union and between and rebels among whom were fully 1200 1 prisoners incle ling ding many officers of rank colors cannon araw arra wagons wagon anit chaissons cailao cais sons n A were saith hirdes H rd vaia ad cobb were in command of the rebels whose joss at first yas was less than ban ours owing to their heir protection but at the close of me action they stiff suffered ered tremendously it is believed that all the rebels at the he licad head of the inlet 1 4 or will be caetti captured cd and the facts says the worlds world s correspondent have been carefully concealed by the rebel authorities i and that the greatest consternation prevailed at ch charleston arinton the last word left sherman close clase to the coast and either able tn ta form a junction with foster faster and the fleet or attack savannah with prospects of success new york dec tho the tribunes special says congressman Was washburne liburne who returned today to day from grants headquarters head quarters represents warrens movement a perfect success and that grant is iq confident of the whole situa situation tiou warrens mission was to destroy the weldon road and bridge as far is as possible and discover and destroy the new cross road froni from the weldon to lo tile the danville hwd which grant know was in process of construction and was designed to serve to richmond her supplies from the south it was ruined by warren the tribunes army of the potomac special thus sums zip the results of warrens expedition making a rapid march of fifty miles destroyed he three important bridges and over twenty miles ol 01 railroad a large amount of forage and other stores and burned the sussex court alouse captured a deore or awu or prisoners and will reach camp to bomor inar morrow having sustained but a tri trifling flin loss new york dec A fort morgan letter of the lit to the new orleans B era ra says the nearest reported rebel force to this is said to be bc at fish river fifteen miles up the mobile bay they rera remain ain very m tho the defensive with the exception of BD 1113 occasional cas ional shot from rebel batteries at out our gunboats gun boats simply to get a range A new rt bel ram has come down the river arid and is now at selma selina having her armor plating 0 put on and is a reported to be a very formidable engine or of war of the pattern and style of thy the ran ram tennessee capture by us its during the fort morgan bombardment and is ex pecked to arrive it at mobile an carly date there are said to be seven rams arid and gun boats inside ot of the obstruction beside some water batteries the obstruct obstructions inns are or of a very strong and almost impassable natu nature re with large piles driven into the earth some eight r feet fie beneath neath the water it will rean require ll c skill and darina to overcome these reber means of defense it is said there ire are are an no I 1 less ess t than h an to four I 1 i 1 or five bloc blockade runners at Al mobile lobile all eagerly za waiting to escape louisville dec capt bridgewater 0 with men had bad a fly fight lit with the rebels under jessie today at newcastle and thirteen of tile the latter were killed and wounded wound cd the rebels passed through port royal closely followed by bridgewater e the rebels aro are 2500 strong and ate are said to be moving 10 on rus a mellvill ell vill e A special irom nashville says all our forts have done more or less fighting today but apparently with but little damage ae a e to tile the el enemy lenly the democrate democrat Demo crae ways gays the rebels under lyons burned the depots arid and destroyed a lot of bacon and tobacco nt at densville hadensville IIa Ha on the memphis branch Rail railroad roal the rebels are arc conscripting everybody they can find chicago dec tire the new lat 1st corps of gorr gen Dan hancocks cocks which is to be composed of soldiers who have st bov two years and upwards may possibly give a chance for sOM some COf of your discharged volunteers to got get an opportunity to lo go in the army on oil this side with transportation from san francisco cisco 4 0 to 9 fon furn hod by gov C ors raea 4 t should ft be dater ninea a ae is now supposed to take vet veterans ans from C california alifornia announcement will soon mon be made as this corps is to to be p laced placed 1 m tiu field it tho earliest possible moment loment ll the bounty that will bo toncred by tho the general covol government ament for this coins or of veterans is greater than offered to any other troops the whole government bounty is as follows for ono years service of w which 1 I 1 ic h Z 3 3 will be paid down for two years service of which 06 66 will be paid down for three years service of which will be paid down the bal anee ance in each ease case to be paid fijn ill install ments during the term of service veterans can enlist under these bounties for one two orr or three years at their opt option lon in view of these veterans being fail familiar liliar with the use of arras arm s the government is det elMi filed to arm them with the most improved weapons weapon of war in its poa posses ases sion and present each soldier with a piece to carry carry to his hom borne e at the exair tion of service service as a of services in helping to put down this unholy rebellion if it should be determined ne d to receive veterans f from fon on california for this new corps of general hancocks who allo have served in the regular of army 0 hiir 11 r state for several years it clu afford an opportunity for many of your discharged volunteers to yet trave active service ice on oil this side ag against dinst the rebels Was washington himton dec admiral lee reports to the navy department part ment under date of doc ath that lieutenant chandler fitch defeated and drove tit the left wing of hood s army or the cumberland river on the ath dinst with lit avy loss to the rebels including 0 several of their prominent bromine nt officers also recaptured two tran transports from the enemy ny na casual ties on our side is reported new york dec S the richmond papery 8 of the 12 th 6 contain in no news from froin sherman rumors that th at the union pilson prisoners ers report kilpatrick kill ed al alor aho or that the union cavalry force had left baton bato r rouge birc district 1 brict for I 1 mobile 0 the eagle 0 from froan havana on the brings 0 yera vera ci dates of the ad papal nuneio nuncio arrived on the and was received with bi high bih h honors it is rumored in that jaraz abdicated in favor of Lb liniel ruiz of sonora and is daily expected p acted to declare for the empire the emperor has or ordered lored a reduction of fifty per cent on oil imports duties on foreign import importations actions are to cease private adi vices state that Maz atlan was evanti evacuated abed by the juaristi and occupied by the ha i peria lists nashville doe dec yesterday a was made by three regiments from Ste admana admans corps near the pike sharp skirmishing 10 occurred during duricr 0 the after noon no loss loas on the federal side except half a bozan wounded wound edl A portion of the rebel general lyons g command is rc reported ported to have burned some of the treble work on oil the edn edgefield 01 arid and kentucky railroad twelve miles above springfield tenn tho weather is uto moderate und tal 11 ali aleavy avy raia ittia jr v last night |