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Legislature of Virginia. Senate Tuesday, Dec. 10th, 1861. The Senate was called to order at 12 o'cl'ck, M. Mr. Johnson, of Bedford, in the Chair. Bills Reported. The following bills were reported from committee: A bill compensating Peter P, Penn., for the loss of his slave Albert. A bill extending the time for collection of muster fines by sherins, in certain counties and corporations. bill Passed. A Senate bill constituting New river a lawful fence was taken up and passed. Resolutions of Inquiry. The appropriate committees were instructed to enquire into the expediency of sundry propositions, viz: By Mr. Douglas of adopting measures to encourage re-enlistment in the volunteer service, by bounty or otherwise. By Mr. Coghill of authorizing the county courts to make an allowance for the support of the widows and infant children of soldiers who may die or become permanently disabled in the military service of the State.
eived in the late fight below Pensacola. Passengers up from that city this morning, say the report is firmly believed, but not positively known to be true. Rich Scenes Occurring among the Lincoln soldiery. The following article which we take from the Columbus (Ky.) Confederate News, of the 14th inst., shows with what prominence the negro question figures in the Lincoln movements in Kentucky: There is at Fort Holt a regiment commanded by Col. Cook, and another commanded by Col. Johnson,--the former Abolition, the latter Southern Illinoisan, and nearly honest enough to belong to the Southern army. It fell out a few days since that a runaway slave was pursued into the camp by a Union man, with an order from Gen. Grant for his surrender. Notice being had of this, the fellow was run to the woods by his friends of Cook's regiment, a coward of was publicly ordered for the negro's return. This stimula- ted the other regiment, and they swore they would have the negro and r
Latest from Kentucky and Missouri. Nashville, Dec. 10. --Gov. Johnson, the Provisional Governor of Kentucky, has issued a stirring and eloquent proclamation, calling for 20 companies of volunteers to repel the invaders. The bridge across Whippoorwill Creek, on the Memphis Branch Railroad, has been replaced, and the trains are now running as formerly. The Bowling Green correspondent of the Union and American, of this city, dated to-day, says that it is understood that Gen. Marshall has issued a proclamation to the people of Kentucky, in which he says that the Home Guards in the different counties must join him or be prepared to fight him, as he is determined not to leave them in his rear. His physicians in charge of the hospitals here report a great improvement in the condition of the patients during the past week, which they mainly attribute to the continued effect of good nursing and favorable weather. A dispatch dated at Rolla, Mo., on the 1st inst., and pub