Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-12-06
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i MESlPHIs, Dec. At is stated here, on good au-
thoiity, that Gen. Johnston believes the Federal
move on Columbus is feint and that the real bat
tie viii come off at Bowling Green shortly.
The reported sending Of troops from Cairo to
St. Lcnis, is confirmed
The Federals are alarmed for st. Louis.
RrcHAokD. Nov 80, via New Orleans s--Con-
gress passed yesterday and the President approved
to-day, an act enabling the people of Missouri to
elect members to the House of Representatives in
the Confederate Congress.
MEMPiils Nov 3O.-The ST. Louis Republican
OF the 26th says Gems. Parsons Rains and Green
Rebels, succeeded in capturing the Montgomery
JayhawRers together with Lanes forces at Fort
Scott oP the 23d. Lane escaped.
! McCulloch has surrounded Seigle at Sedalia, and
a battle is hourly expected.
| Prices army 10000 strong crossed the G1scon-
ade and is moving The whole country is rising
to Prices aid
RICHMOND, Nov. 90, via New Orleans.-Con-
gressional proceedings unimportant so far as
known.
Brig. Gen. Henry R. jackson, from Greenbrer,
is here en- route to Georgia to take command as
Major General of the Georgia troops.
ChAnLEsroS, Nov 27.-Patriotic planters on the
Seaboard are hourly applying the torch to I ieir
crops Of cotton and rice. Some are authorized by
military authority TO destroy their crops to prevent
rayages BY the enemy. Plantations on North
Edsto and in the neighborhood and elsewhere on
the coast of South Carolina are one sheet of flames
and smoke
RICHMOND Dec 3.-Thero has been a snow
storm incessantly for the past five hours
Messrs Vest, Bell and Conrad took .heir seats in
Congress to-day as members from Missouri Other
members are en- route here. Nothing otherwise in
teresting.
AUGUSTA, Ca, December 3.-The Savannah Re-
public of this morning. says the Federals evacua-
ted Tybee Island, Saturday, leaving possibly gar
rison on the island. One shipload left Saturday
going Southward. Saturday afternoon large ship
stood in Warsaw inlet. Tatnalls fleet went after
her, but she disappeared Six federal vessels were
off Tybee yesterday. The steamer Waterman,
from Havana for Charleston, was wrecked on Ty-
bee Friday morning, and fell in the hands Of the
blackaders.
CHARLESTON, Dec. 3.-The cotton and provisions
on Hutchinson and Tannewack, adjoining islands
were destroyed by fire Thursday night by the pa
triotic owners. ,
The Mercury says destructive fire occurred at
Georgetown, Friday morning, including a lot of
naval stores. Loss $4,000.
Two hundred Federals lafded at Hutchinson's
Island Friday, and plundered the house and left.
MRaPais, Dec. 3.-=Last Sunday the Federal gun
boats came in sight Of Columbus. Five confederate
gun boats chased them for miles. No captures.
qaEENvILLE, Nov 30, 1861, IL p. M-Iust for
ty minutes ago Henry Fry and Jacob W. Henchie
were hung at this place, dead DEAD, DEAD; for
bridge burning. 1t was done by military authori-
ty. IL. &. ROBERTSON.
From the Cincinnati Gazette, Nov. 2s.1
Increased audacity on the part of Secessionists
might be expected, as natural consequence Of the
change in the military affairsin Missouri. The tei-
egraph brings Of the first effects of this in the
capture of an army train of fifty wagons and five
hundred wagons in Cass county on their way to
Sedalia. There is however, one satfaction in this
it is regular.
KANSAS CRY, Nov. 16.-A wagon master just ar
rived, gives information of the capture by the rebels,
at three o'clock this morning, mile and half from
Pleasant Hill, Cass county, of fifty wagons and Eve
hundred oxen, on their way TO Sedalia When the
wagon-master escaped, the yokes were being burn
ed and preparations we're made to burn the wag-
ons. The teamsters were all prisoners.
New YoRK, Nov. 2a-A dispatch to the Herald
says that letterreceved from ag-oficer Foote to-
day of the flotilla which is to operate on the Mis-
sssippi states that he is making rapid progr and
will have it in readiness to proceed on its way
A letter to the Herald from Geo. F. Traln dated
London, Nov. Q, states that several vessels loaded
with stores and ammunition for the rebela had al
ready left for the Southern States, and others were
preparing TO follow
The night before his letter was written, the Glad
ator, one of the old Lisbon screw steamers, took
on board, few miles below London,a full cargo Of
arms and munitions of war, and was TO clear the
next day for Teneriff and Nassau. The estimated
value of the cargo is 5000, 900, and it comprises
everything necessary for the equipment, 80 far as
arms are concerned, of "a, 1000 men.
He states, in addition, that the English Govern
ment has recently sold nine condemned soops of
war tc a party who have disposed of them again to
the rebel Navy Department Besides these two
Fast India men-of-war Of 1900 tons, and 800
horse power EACH are in treaty for.