Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1861-11-07

lleved to be erected, hidden by the woods, furer
e down, towards Aqua creek. Operations oSe
, enemy can be both seen and heard.
They appear to be industriously engageAt
this time. The sound of axes and other mes
e OF preparation are heard not during the iy
t alone, but also in the night Last evening. he
wind blowing in this direction we could hr
the drums beating TATTOO and the bugles caihg
the cavalry to their quarters. During westerly
: and last night Confederate reinforcements me
heard arriving. Indeed, the cleaning Ollie
bayonets of fresh troops were seen across Il
river yesterday afternoon. On the shore, ne,
the Shipping Point heavy battery in course
} completion, Confederates were observed praeti
i, ing the skirmish drill This morning it is ey
dent from their camp fires that more troops Al
now concentrated opposite this point than the
have heretofore been. | am informed that Che
have more than hundred boats secreted.. b
which it is believed they will attempt crossin
at some point.
1t is supposed that the Confederates are NAL
ing arrangements for some offensive demonstr;
ton from the vicinity of Aqua Creek for eros
ing into Maryland They have railroad con
munication between Richmond and Aqua Creei
where they could rapidly concentrate large nun
bers of troops, as they now appear to be doin
Our operations on this side, however, anticfp;e
anything they can do; and should they attemt
crossing at any point, they will find that e
are perfectly prepared to meet them, while it
the same time, they may soon learn tbatthr
batteries will not be able to close the Potonc
as much as they imagine. They are verya,k-
lous to divine our movements Indeed, no lss
than nine of their number, all of whom butooIne
were disguised, came across the river the dher
day and are now believed to be circulaing
among our camps as snies. parties are in,ur-
suit of them, One CT them, more bold thanany
OF the rest, was dressed in a similar unifort to
that worn by our artillery officers. His anne
Is Lemuel Harmon, and it has been ascertaned
from some of those with whom he has ben in
communication on this side that he is an ofcer
belonging to one of the Confederate batterie on
the other side. A full description of hms in
possession of Capt. Austin of the Third Jew
York regiment, who is in pursuit of him.{ He
was last seen at Pomonkey, in this rcgiq.-
Last night Capt. Austin came SO close upot him
as to get his boots and some other persomllef-
fects, and to destroy the boat in which he *
pected to return to the Virginia shore.
Battle at Gauley Bridge-Result. Tot
Known.
Cincinnati, Nov "A special dispat,hI to
the Gazette, dated Galliopols, I'd N It., SAYS the
Confederates under Gen. Floyd opened onGen.
Rosecrans' forces yesterday morning. from two
points opposite Gauley Bridge and Camp Tmp-
kins. The telegraph office, with the Gutter
masters store, were no doubt destroyed and
when our informant left Gauley yesterday the
enemys shells were aimed at the Ferry boats
and buildings. The enemy has somc-h heavy
guns, and a large body of infantry
Floyd's forces opposite camp Tompkins were
not less than four thousand How many he
had at Gauley bridge four miles this sidA, not
known
Telegraphic communication by the Kanavha
line has been interrupted, and the particulars Of
the battle are unknown. There has been nc
communication by telegraph with Gen Rose
Grams headquarters since Friday. The operator
at Camp Thompkins at the time reported fight
ing at Gauley but gave no particulars--imme-
diately afterwards the line broke
Later from Gauley Bridge.
Cincinnati, Nov. 4th.-A report from Gauley
Bridge to Saturday evening reports thatFloyd
had cut a road around the bill where GEM Rose.
Grams was encamped and Mas st.tt ~
] of the Confederate batteries. lie had also ser
4 a force up a. new made road to attack Floyd i
| the rear, and would, it was thought, completed
surround him.
No Federals had been killed up to the las
accounts from the camp. The interruption
the telegraph line was caused by the operate
leaving at the commencement of the fight an
in returning the wagon was upset aud the in
strument destroyed. The enemy sunk the.ferr
boat by shot, but she was afterwards mise
and put in use again.
The latest dispatches from Western Virsini
announce that Floyd's attack upon Gen. Rose
Grams position at Gauley river was repilse
with considerable loss to the Confederates. Gen
Benham, with a portion of the Federal free
i had moved across the river and obtained DO
sition in the rear of Floyd's force, and the pros
pect was favorable that their retreat woull b
cut off.
! Late from Missouri.
st. Louis, Nou. "A special dispatch ron
Springfield to the St. Louis Republican ay
there is much excitement caused by the rerDrt
relative to Gen. Fremonts suspension. Nothn.
has been received from Washington confirming
the reports, and number of officers declare tie,
will resign if Gen. Fremont is removed, or vii
insist upon creating him Dictator in the Soth
west, independent of the Administration, th
course of which is bitterly denounced forit
vacilating policy.
| The Rebels killed in the battle of Sprin gfell
are said to number 1877.
The cause Of the cannonading at Sarcoxi, il
still unexplained.
i Still Later.
On Saturday last small bodies of the enemy
came within twelve miles of Springfield, Ms
souri,, and news was received of the approal
Of their advance, $500 strong Preparatitp
were making to meet them, when the order b
Gen. Fremont's removal arrived Much excib
ment prevailed in consequence. Gen. Fremd
then issued an address nrging them to continli
in the service, and expressing his confidence
the success of their arms. Gen. Fremont hi
left Springfield for ST. Louis, the army beit
left in command of Gen. Pope until Genen
Hunter arrived. 4
i The Fleet.
We copy the following from the Washingtd
Star, of last Monday evening:
j Up to noon to-day neither the Navy Depar
ment nor the Star office had received any def
mite intelligence of the precise whereabouts sin,
tho reoaipt Of the news brouoht h, q n Enrl;s