Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-12-25


Gen. Pope against the enemy at near Gin
ton, the county seat of Henry county, another
part of his forces, under Col. Davis and Major
Marshall, surprised another camp of rebels ,on
the afternoon of the 18th, near Nutford, a
little north OF Warrensburg. A brush skir-
mish ensued when the rebels, finding them
selves surrounded, surrendered. Col. Davis
took 800 prisoners including three Colonels,
seventeen Captains, 900 stand of arms sixty
five wagons, one thousand horses, large
quantity of tents. baggage and supplies. Our
loss was two killed and eight wounded The
rebel loss is not yet known. Information from
Glasgow states that our troops have captured
about two tons of powder, buried on Claib
Jackson farm. Major Hibhard captured sixty
rebels day or two since, in Johnson county.
Good news is expected from Kansas, the troops
having been moving briskly in the last day or
two. Another account, dated SEDALIA. Dec
Goth, says: Col. Palmer's brigade arrived here
LAST night, and Gen. Pope is expected to day.
All information from the west and north is to
the effect that no efforts have been spared to
send Price ample supply of clothing fer winter.
onr hands. Nearly two hundred heavily laden
wagons are already in our possession together
with large quantity of ammunition and arms.
A Thousand horses. tents, camp epuipage, &c,
and between eighteen hundred and two thou
sand recruits have been taken prisoners. Maj.
Hubbard, of the First Missouri Cavalry, has
captured over sixty rebel recruits within the
act fap la,-, l. ;lIo
sides taking considerable number of tents
se'efal wagons, quantity OF baggage and
arms. He also burned mill which had been
supplying the rebels for some time past. AL
together the rebellion has received a terrible
shock in this section of country within the
present week. 1t is thought by many Price
viii cross Usage to assist his Generals Stein
and Sloch, who are now in the River counties
with four or five hundred men to escort recruits
and supplies to their main camp at Osceola.
If he does he will be compelled to stand
general engagement, in which event there is
no question whatever but that he will be badly
defeated and his army entirely scattered.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-The Navy Depart
ment has received dispatches from Port Roy
al, including one from Commander Drayton,
dated December 9th. He gives the particulars
OF his recent cruize in the Pawnee, with the
Unadilla, Isaac Smith and Vixen, in the ex-
ploration of the Ashepor river. Among other
things, he states, that on the approach to
Musquito Creek, he saw picket of soldiers,
who took to their horses on his approach.
fastened in their flight by shot or two thrown
at them. On landing at Hutchinson Island it
was ascertained that two days before all the
negro houses, overseer's house and outbujld
ings, together with the picked cotton, had
oeeh burned. The attempt had, at the same
'iihe, been made to drive off the negroes; but
many had escaped, although some of their
number, they said, had been shot in attempt
ing TO do so. The scene was one of complete
desolation. The smoking ruins, and the
covering figures which surrounded them. of
these negroes, who still instinctively clung to
their hearth stones, although there was no
longer shelter for them, presented melan-
choly sight,t impression of which was made
even stronger by the piteous walls of the poor
creatures, large portion of whom were old
and decrepid. About one hundred and forty
negroes, most of them in a very destitute con-
dition, had collected at Otter Island Com
mander Drayton had given directions to supply
them with food until some disposition could
be made of them.
WILLIAMsPoET, Nd, Dec. 2O.-Afars in
and around this place are quiet, except the
exchange of shots with the enemy at Dam No.
B, and Falling Waters. The rebel Jackson's
battery at the former place, including a Il
pound rifed gun has been at work endeavor-
ing to destroy the Dam, which now seems to
be the principal demonstrations. His fire is
responded to by two parrot guns of Knapp's
Pennsylvania battery. At Falling Waters
one section of Best's Battery has been operat-
ing occasionally against two of Jacks s guns.
The design of the rebels at Falling Waters
appears to be to distract attention from Dam
5. The effect of our fire has not been deI
veloped. There is not the least danger of
Jackson attempting to cross the river. De-
serters from the rebels say that he has been
ordered to destroy Dam No. at all sacrifices.
New YORK, Dec. 20.-Advices per the
steamer Atlantic stated that four hundred of
our men, on the 10Th, crossed to the mainland
towards the Charleston and Savannah railroad
and encountered rebel force of fifteen hun
dred, who retreated after firing a volley with
out effect. The 4th New Hampshire regiment
had gone to Tybee Island The balance of
Gen. Wright's brigade would follow. The
special correspondence of the New York
Tribune from Port Royal gives rumor of the
defeat of the rebel commander Hollins. and
the sinking of his ships by the Massachusetts,.