The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1861-12-05
TELEGR APHIC.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.

MAD skirmish with superior numbers
Captain Rawland, with companies C. 4
and b, Fridman's Cavalry, went as far a
Hunters Hill, and sent reconno;te,;n
party forward, who discovered a Iaroe bod
OF rebel infantry in ambush. Cant Raw
land retired with his force
Captain Bell. with between two an1
tnree companies of the Third PENNSYLVANIA
Coi. Ayerllrs Cavalry, reconnoiterino be
tween Hunters Hill and Vienna, were at
lacked oy an ambuscading enemy in the
woods, on both sides of the road Five
volleys were fred before our troops pressed
by the superior force of the enemy, fell
back. - '''
A courier brought this news to General
forter, to whose division the party belong
cd. lie sent forward the Ninth Massachu.
sets, Fourth Michigan. Grifin's battery.
ana TWO more companies of Averilps Cav,
airy AT dusk all the troops returned.
Deiore the re-enforcemcnts reached Can't.
Bell, he was again attacked by the enemy
who attempted to cut him off, and shots
were again exchanged. The rebel com
mander was shot and fell from bis horse,
which galloped within our lines, and was
captured. About dozen of our men
cropped, and were necessarily left on the
field.
Lieut. Ford and forty-fve men, all Col,
a'eriii cavalry, are missing. Orderly
Sergeant Parker's horse was killed and the
rider injured.
The enemy were dressed in dark blue
wearing caps. They did not wait for any
encounter with our reinforcements.
Reports sent about Gen. Rlenker's resig-
nation are incorrect. Gen Mcclellan and
Blenker's command have the greatest conf
dence in him, and his resignation would not
be accepted if offered. The affair grew out
OF letter sent by General Blcnker to
General Mcclellan, which contained ex-
presslons which General Mcclellan rebuked |
him for, but said he presumed it was Gen.
Blenker's imperfect knowledge of English
which caused the improper expressions,
and the affair is considered satisfactorily |
settled.
The rebel Brigadier- General George B.
Crlttonden, brother of John j. Crittenden.
Federal General, has been promoted to a
Major Generalship, and assigned to the
department of Cumberland Gap.
The rebel convention at Russellville.
Kentucky, made Declaration of Indepen-
dence, passed an Ordinance of Secession,
and adopted resolutions declaring that the
laws and Constitution of Kentucky were
not consistent with the acts of the rebel
i
The privateer Sampler is reported cap t
tured off the cpazt Of Texas by the frigate !
Niagara. i
Adjutant General Thomas sent instruc-
tons to General Sherman at Beaufort, to
take possession of all crops on the island =
and to ship cotton and other crops no, :
wanted for the army to New York, to be i
sold for Government use. The slaves are /
to secure the crops.
The rebels are falling back from the ,
Potomac before the slow but certain ad- =
vance of the Union forces. They have :
hardly offered resistance to our vessels the :
asst few days.
The Richmond Dispatch reports three
thousand Uniohists in the mountains of g
East Tennessee, under Parson Brownlow v
md Major Gillian, doing more mischief O.
han the Yankees in Kentucky. :
The Dispatch proposes the Abandonment :,
# Norfolk, in the event of an attack, and r
legs the reinforcement of Richmond and
Iork,own. ;,
Thirty Thousand troops are expected at ::
fortress Monroe, and an order was read to !"
hose there on Monday that they will not Id
re furnished winter quarters. This seems
0 indicate an advance.
The Washington Republican has news ~
rom Winchester, Virginia, stating that IN
acksoD, one of the rebel Generals, is drill Ut
10 regiment composed wholly of slaves III
, that city, and that the negroes are to be m
lade TO fight against the Federal troops. &C
According to present indications the I'll
residents Message viii not be sent hence FRI
/ advance of delivery to Congress. The or
,ason for this is the fact that il, as well as sh
&c reports of the Secretaries of War and TIL
avy will be kept until the latest moment eff
, order to make such additions and altera- sol
ems as the constantly recurring events col
ay require. tn
Dispatches received to day at the Navy te,
apartment from Flag officer Dupont, dated
ort Royal, November 18th, gives the
,atifying intelligence that the flag of the ga
nted States is flying over the territory of St.
e State of Georgia. Tybee island-which Ru
} says is within easy mortar distance of tn.
ort Pulaski-has been taken possession of all
ID the approaches to Savannah completely Or,
1t of. On the island is strong martillo ace
wer with battery at its base. tn
Dispatches to the New York Herald SAYS
at Fort Pickens opened fire on Saturday - ~.
ornins. but the firing was wild sor