Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-11-20
Southern News.


| LOUISVILLE, Nov. l9.-The Memphis APP
| peal of the l4th acknowledges loss at
the battle of Belmont of 625isiiled, wound
ed and missing, and represents the Federal
loss at COS. 1t says Col. Logan ackuOw-
edged that the FederaIs were whipped.
The Richmond Wing ofthe 9th says the
Confederate army in Virginia is reorganiz-
/ ed, and the State constituted departments,
comprising the three armies oil the Poto
mac, the Valley anu Aquia, under general
command OF JohnsIohs Beauerslrd com
mands the army sof the Pot6maci Con.
Jackson the Valley, and Gen Holmes the
Acquia army.
The Potomac army comprises 4 division
LIST, including all the cavalry, under
Gen. Van Dorn-2i under Gen. smith,
Sd, under Gen. Lougstreet, and the 4th,
under Gen. Kirby Smith.
Troops continue passing through Rich
mond northward. The 4th Texas aud the
2lst Georgia LETT on the sth for the Poto
mac.
All the Federal prisoners in Richmond
are being sent to North Carolina.
The rumor is confirmed that Gen. Lee
has left Southwestern Virginia for South
Carolina
Floyd again commands the rebel forces
opposed to ROsecrans.
The Richmond Enquirer, of the 18th
publishes the correspondence between the
Secretary of War aud Gen. Winder, order
ing the latter to make choice of Federal
prisoners as hostages for Southern priva-
teersmen, and hostage for Smith, con
DENIED at Philadelphia. The lot fell upon
Col. COrcoran, who was ordered into close
confinement in u telon's cell.
The other hostages are Coils Lee, COggs-
well, Wilcox and Wood; Lieut. Coils Brown
and Nef; Majors Potter, Revere and VogIes,
and Capts. Richland, Brownson and JET
fers.
Gen. Wise is convalescent.
The Memphis Appeal says the journey
from Richmond to Memphis occupies four
days, owing TO the destruction of bridges
in East Tennessee. Two of the bridges
were costly, aud cannot he easily rebuilt.
The railroad managers were using every
effort to keep communication open by fer
rybOats and temporary bridges, Great ex-
citement existed along the route, especial
ly at Knoxville. Parson Rrownlow has
left for parts unknown
Five hundred Unionionsts reported at
Uniontown when the bridge was destroyed
Col. Josiah Anderson, prominent East
Tennessee rebel politician, was killed Mt the
polls on the day of election.
Skirmishes between the Unionists and
Secessiontsts are reported from various
points in East Tennessee
The reported transfer of Zollicoffer's
forces from Cumberland Gap to Eastern
Kentucky is uufounded. The latest Nash
vile and Memphis papers show that Zolli-
Golfer is still at the Gap with 5000 troops.
4 brigade of Teunesseans, under Gen
Carroll, are ordered to reinforce Zollicoffer
from Middle Tennessee.
The Louisville Bowling Green) Courier
of the Eth, states, however. that three
regiments, two companies of cavalry and i
battery of artillery, were sent from Bow
ling Green in the direction of Scottsviile,
KY, supposed for ZoIlicofTer's relief This
movement evidently originated the report
of the advance on Danville.
The explosion of the largest rebel gun at
! Columbus, killed s men, including Off
GERS. Gen. Polk was laid up several days
by its concussion.
Gov. Harris, of Tennessee, in a proola-
nation, on the 18th, urgently appeals for
private arms 10 arm Eve regiments now in
camp, and threatens peremptorily to dis
band them if no arms be furnished
The Legislature passed a law, on the 18th,
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