ment you get to Chattanooga you ought to take the offensive, keeping in mind the following grand principles of the art of war:
First, always bring the masses of your army in contact with the fractions of the enemy; second, operate as much as possible on his communications without exposing your own; third, operate always on interior or shorter lines.
I have no doubt that, with anything like equal numbers, you will always meet with success.
I am happy to see that my two Lieutenants, Morgan and Forrest, are doing such good service in Kentucky and Tennessee.
When I appointed them I thought they would leave their mark wherever they passed.
By the by, I think we ought hereafter, in our official papers, to call the "Yankees" "Abolitionists" instead of "Federal," for they now proclaim not only the abolition of slavery, but of all our constitutional rights; and that name will have a stinging effect on our Western enemies.
I intend to issue a general order on the subject when
longer, in any great force, they have very sensibly determined to get out of it, and leave only a few cavalry or guerrillas to attend to their affairs there.
We have a very large force in Western Virginia, which is likely to effect something very soon, although in which direction it is not proper to state Major-General Cox has already arrived there and assumed command.
Brigadier General Milroy is in command of a division, consisting of a large force of seasoned and veteran troops.
General G. W. Morgan is also there with no inconsiderable force.
New York Markets — Gold down to 132.
The New York Herald, of Saturday, says:
Stocks were rather better yesterday, and the speculative tendency seemed to be on the increase.
The Eries, Michigan Central, Rock Island, and New York Central were the prominent favorites.
Old Erie sold over 60.
Gold was lower.
It finctuated between 132 and 133 all the morning, sold down to 130½ in the afternoon; then rallied up to 132 again Exch
o insure his success.
This corresponded states that the expedition will be ready to move by the 10th of December, and adds that the corps d'armes of McClernand "will consist entirely of Western and Northwestern regiments.
It will embrace ten regiments from Indiana, twelve regiments from Illinois, for regiments from Iowa, four regiments from Wisconsin, two regiments from and some ten thousand troops, infantry cavalry, and artillery, from the army now in Kentucky probably a portion of Gen. G. W. Morgan's command, and a portion of the late command of Gen. Granger.
The cavalry and artillery force will be ample for any and every emergency."
In addition to this facts, the gunboat fleet under Commodore Porter will co-operate with the exception.
The fleet of Commodore Porter consists of the following vessels: Benton, (flagship,) Captain Gwinndel & guns; Eastport, Capt. Phelps, 13 guns; Carendelet Captain Wallacs, 13 guns; Cincinnati; Capt Stemble 13 guns; Cairo, Capt, Bryant, 13 gun
Confederate Successes in the West--Capture of 1,400 Yankees. Mobile, Dec. 9
--A special dispatch to the Advertiser and Register, dated Murfreesboro, Dec. 8th, says:
Morgan's command surprised a portion of Rosecrans's division yesterday, near Harrisville fifteen miles northeast of Lebanon.
After a sharp conflict they captured 1,400 Abolitionists, six pieces of artillery, and 1,500 stand of arms, their wagon train and camp equipments.
A large number of the enemy were killed and wounded.
Our loss is considerable.
The weather is clear and freezing hard.
Grenada, Dec. 8--General Lovell has defeated and driven back the enemy at Coffesville, killing and wounding a large number, and capturing 75 prisoners. Our loss was eight killed and forty-two wounded. General Lovell brought the entire train of his corps safely to Grenada.
The Advertiser says that the advance of the enemy South, on both sides of Abbeville, made it necessary for Gen. Pemberton to withdraw his w
f Tennessee.
At Milliken's Bend General Sherman issued the following order, taking his farewell of the Army of the Tennessee:
General Orders, no. 5. Headq'rs Right Wing Army of Tenn., Steamer Forest Queen, Milliken's Bend, January 4, 1863.
Pursuant to the terms of General Order No. 1, made this day by General McClernand, the title of our army ceases to exist, and constitutes in the future the Army of the Mississippi, composed of two "army corps," one to be commanded by General G. W. Morgan, and the other by myself.
In relinquishing the command of the Army of the Tennessee, and restricting my authority to my own corps, I desire to express to all commanders, to soldiers and officers recently operating before Vicksburg, my hearty thanks for their zeal, alacrity, and courage manifested by them on all occasions.
We failed in accomplishing one great purpose of our movement, the capture of Vicksburg; but we were part of a whole.
Ours was but part of a combined movement, in
From Nassau, N. P.
--An arrival at Charleston, S. C., brings Nassau dates to the 10th inst. Rev. Moses D. Hoge, of Richmond, had arrived there safely, and would shortly sail for England.
Sam Whiting, U. S. Consul at Nassau, had been recalled, on complaint of the Governor, for getting drunk and abusing Queen Victoria and her subjects in a violent manner.
A Mr. Doty, of the staff of Gov. Morgan, of New York, has been appointed his successor.
Sam published a card before he left thanking some friends for a serenade of U. S. national tunes, which "were so rarely heard in Nassau."
A citizen of Charleston, S. C., who reached Nassau a few days since thus writes to the Courier:
The sentiment appears to be all one way; the natives of the North living here are mostly pro- Southern, or at least in favor of peace; and, more strange than all, the negroes — the victims of British "freedom"--throw up their hats for "Dixie" I have talked with a number of intelligent Northern gen
