Named Entity Results, December 5th

shall in either case be commissioned by the Governor. All other officers shall be chosen by the council or legislative body. Clerks and attorneys for the Commonwealth of corporation courts shall hold office respectively for the term of six years, and shall be removable from office by their respective courts, but in every case of removal, the cause thereof shall be entered of record in the court by which the removal was made. Done in Convention, in the city of Richmond, on the fifth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one, and in the eighty-sixth year of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Robert L. Montague, President of the Convention. John L. Eubank, Secretary of the Convention. Schedule. 1. It shall be the duty of the President of this Convention, immediately on its adjournment, to certify to the Governor a copy of the Bill of Rights and Constitution adopted, together with this schedule. 2. Upon the receipt of such ce

From East Tennessee. Dalton, Dec. 5. --Seven Yankee prisoners, captured near Cleveland by a squad under Captain Rhodes, of Wharton's cavalry, were brought here to-day. Two of them formed a part of a guard with dispatches from Gen. Sherman. Captain E. also captured two wagons, six horses, and four mules, but the enemy's reinforcements coming up he had to destroy the wagons. Union citizens reported three or four Yankee regiments encamped near Cleveland, but some of Captain Rhones's men who came through the town saw nothing of them.--Heavy firing was heard yesterday in the direction of Athens, Tenn., which was supposed to be an engagement between Wheelers cavalry and the enemy.

From Charleston. Charleston, Dec. 5. --Heavy firing last night between the enemy and the James Island batteries. No further shelling of the city. [second Dispatch.] Charleston, Dec. 5. --No change of importance. A shot from Moultrie demolished a Yankee Callum light last night. Only six shots were fired on Sumter to-day. The fort is now considered safe against all assaults. [third Dispatch.] Charleston, Dec. 6. --All quiet this morning. [Fourth DispatchDec. 5. --No change of importance. A shot from Moultrie demolished a Yankee Callum light last night. Only six shots were fired on Sumter to-day. The fort is now considered safe against all assaults. [third Dispatch.] Charleston, Dec. 6. --All quiet this morning. [Fourth Dispatch.] Charleston, Dec. 6. --No material change to notice. The enemy's fire to-day was principally directed at Moultrie and the James Island batteries; very little firing on Sumter; no casualties reported. Three Yankee prisoners, of the 3d Rhode Island artillery, captured on Friday, with their horses, arms, and accoutrements, on Kiawah Island, by our scouts, were brought in this morning.

From Trans Mississippi. Mobile, Dec. 5. --The Keening, News has late advices from the Trans-Mississippi country. Scolt, the publisher of the Wanderer, at Covington, states that the Yankees were defeated by Gen. Green at Plaquemines, with the loss of 2,000 prisoners, on the 27th of November. Navigation of the river was virtually closed. On the 20th Capt. Scott attacked 200 Yankee cavalry at the Plains store, five miles below Port Hudson, driving them into the latter place, killing and wounding thirteen men, and capturing nine or ten horses and their equipments. Our loss none. On the 28th Lieut. Powell captured three valuable cases of medicine near Port Hudson, and thirteen prisoners from sunken transport. The garrison at Port Hudson numbers 2,000 strong, mostly negroes.

By the Governor of Virginia --A Proclamation-A vacancy having occurred in the General Assembly of the Commonwealth by the death of John Seddon, Esq, late the Senator from the 23d direct, composed of the counties of Stafford, King Ge and Prince William; Therefore, I do hereby make known that elections will be held on Monday, the 21st day of the present month, for a Senator to the vacancy aforesaid; and the Sheriffs of the said counties of Stafford, King George, and Prince William are hereby required to cause such elections to be held, each in his respective county, on the day above specified. Given under my hand as Governor of Virginia, and under the seal of the Commonwealth, at Richmond, this 5th day of December, A D 1863, and in the eighty eight year of the Commonwealth. John Letches. By the Governor: Geo W Munford, Secretary of the Commonwealth. de 16--dide

gs was introduced by Mr. Garnett, of Essex, and referred. Petitions were presented touching the case of Berkeley and Jefferson counties, now claimed by the Governor, Boreman, of West Virginia as belonging to that State, but which protest that they are a part of Old Virginia. The subject was referred to the Judiciary Committee by a proposition from Mr. Woodson, of Rockingham, for repealing the law ceding those counties to West Virginia. No other business was transacted. Tuesday, December 5. --In the Senate, a bill was introduced amending the third article of the Constitution — the same as that introduced by Mr. Grattan, in the House, Monday. Mr. Robinson reported a bill to incorporate the Norfolk City railroad. A bill was unanimously passed rescinding the acts of 13th of May, 1862, and 31st of January, 1863, consenting to the transfer from this State to the State of West Virginia of the counties of Jefferson and Berkeley, and the said counties were declared a pa