Show FROM leom richmon I and norfolk papers of december published the particulars of col johnstons defeat of the federal forces on the al mountains jt it was waa lot not known how many of the union troops were killed but bt it was reported that seventy or eighty were left dead on the field besides those that they carried away during the acion the secession ests admit that the victor victory y wa was dearly bought and that they dd not pursue the federal army in its flight among the killed of johp Johr stona ccmmand minand cc were lvere capt anderson andersen cf the lee battery and thompson of the marion guards it was stated that up to the middle of december the confederate congress 0 bad dad confirmed not less than seven thousand army appointments point ments A series serles of resolutions have been adopted i by the legislature 0 of tennessee relative lelath e to I 1 the opening of 0 the southern ports potts and recommending that no crop of cotton be seeded the ensuing year IL 31 T hunter was wag censured for wishing to resign his ids place in the confederate conf aerate cabinet to avoid the tha trial trials which possibly await the administration I 1 col maxey gregg commanding officer ot the south soul carolina regiment has been promoted to a brigadier big ba 0 adier adler general silver was kellim selling b in richmond at and gold at thirty five per cent the richmond whig had called upon all farmers of virginia near the lines of railroads to build ice houses housea and collect large supplies of ice durin during the present season as the whole south will have to get its ice from virginia the coming summer on the 0 december henry C burnet an and d judge monroe were sworn in as senator senators from kentucky which S ate admitted into the confederacy the Brown texas flag of the of november gives an account of an attick attack on the city of matamoras by gen caravajal the general appeared before the citron city on the and commenced the at ack on the great carnage took place and at the hour that the flag fia fid went to press both parties claimed success the richmond examiner says that resolutions have been introduced into the confederate congress offering sympathy to the people of maryland marland and urging such a policy in the conduct of cf the war as to open the way to her ad admission mission into the southern confederacy 1 the charleston mercury of dec announced that the federalists had erected a battery noar near port royal ferry of twelve 12 parrot guns and were throwing up entrenchments ments on port royal island it was reported that a oderal launch was fired into by southern troops and seven yankees killed gen evans arrived at charleston on anthe the 12 h the late news from england gave great joy jos to the carolinians it was understood by report reports a from are a reliable lia ila source received at fort monroe that an expedition on en a large scale was being fitted out to proceed against t hatteras inlet and retake what was captured by commodore b ham the fleet it is said will consist of eleven large sile blie wheel steamboats and propellers and a number of ships launches taken from the norfolk navy yard it is expected to rendezvous at roanoke island and when joined by the gunboats gun boats fitting out at the navy yard and iron works at norfolk will at once proceed to the coast of north carolina the expedition against hatteras inlet is to be in command of arthur sinclair late of the united states navland nav yand a resident of norfolk it was stated that at least eleven hundred men were employ edat the norfolk navy yard a large portion of them tham being engaged la in rifling oli d |