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Worthy example. --The recent call of Brig Gen. upon the citizens of Augusta, Rockbridge Beckingham, Shenandoah, and other counties to supply his command with rations and forage, by each one sparing a little, was answered by the people of Rockingham, where he was encamped, in the most patriotic manner. Committees were appointed in different parts of the county to wait upon the citizens and what they could spare. They did so, and taking the statement of parties as to what provisions and forage they had, determined what amount it was their duty to send to Gen. Imboden's command, which was promptly done. The result is that Gen. Imboden's command has had an abundance of beef, bacon, flour, and forage, and the people have not suffered at all,
Later from Europe. Foreign dates to the 22d ultimo have been received. The Pope had written a letter acknowledging the receipt of an address from the Commissioners of the Confederate States in Europe, and announcing his intention to urge peace at all times. The English papers rather have Lincoln on the back over his late message. Advices received in England from Bahia confirm the news of the capture and burning of vessels by the pirate Sea King (Shenandoah). The ship Isabella, from New York for Bremen, had put into Fayal, leaking. Commercial Intelligence.--Liverpool, December 22.--Cotton.--The sales of two days amounted to twenty thousand bales, including twelve thousand to speculators and exporters. The market closed firm, and advancing. Breadstuffs are quiet, but steady. Provisions are dull. Petroleum closed firm. London,December 22.--Consols closed at 89a89 1-2 for money. American stocks are steady.
Not "Privateers." We are requested to state that the "Olustee" and the "Shenandoah," armed vessels of the Confederate States Navy, and commanded by commissioned officers of the Confederate Navy, are not "privateers," equipped and armed on private account, but are regularly commissioned war vessels of our Government.
ssels are nearly the same as in the former fight, excepting that the iron-clads will take position about a quarter of a mile nearer to Fort Fisher than at the first attack, and the Dictator will also join them with her two fifteen-inch guns, making the monitor fleet twelve guns strong, including the four guns of the Monadnock. Then the Ironsides, with her tremendous eleven-inch broadsides, and the Minnesota, Wabash, Brooklyn, Susquehanna, Tuscarora, Seneca, Ticonderoga, Mohican, Colorado, Shenandoah, Pawtuxent, Mackinaw, Maumee, Powhatan, Juniata, Yantic and Kansas form the second line. The Nyack, Unadilla, Huron and Pequot, which act as tenders to the monitors, are also in the inner line. The gunboat fleet is to form a line in front of the shore batteries, extending to the right of Fort Fisher, in the following order: Santiago de Cuba, Fort Jackson, Tacony, Osceola, Chippewa, Sassacus, Maratanza, Rhode Island, Monticello, Mount Vernon, Quaker City and Iosco. The reserves