DECEMBER 22d.—Averill has escaped, it is feared. But it is said one of his regiments and all his wagons will be lost.
Gen. Longstreet writes (16th instant) that he must suspend active operations for the want of shoes and clothing. The Quartermaster-General says he sent him 3500 blankets a few days since.
There are fifty-one quartermasters and assistant quartermasters stationed in this city
Pound cakes, size of a small Dutch oven, sell at $100. Turkeys, from $10 to $40.