Nebraska advertiser., 1861-12-05
The Var for the Union.


arrived to-day.
Sir james Ferguson publishes a letter
exphatiealy denying he acted as a spy il
America, neither inIerfered.
NJ. Fould's financial programme fo-
france was satisfactory.
The London Daily News has editorial
rebuking Southern sympathizers il Eng
land.
INDEPENDENcE, %.
Souis OF Capt. Greagory's Company
sent oct from Col Anthony's command OF
The old Lexington road, were fired upoT
by about fifty rebels at the crossing Of
the Little Blue, from the rocks and brush
One Of the scouts was wounded, two mis-
sing, supposed to be killed, and three IN
returning mat some Is rebels on the
Little Blue bridge, with shot Tuns. The
scouts then turned, took anoth r road, and
arrived safely in camp.
Lieut. Hedgeman went out with 20 men
and found them near the same place
drove them into the brush, and captured
20 horses and mules.
A band Of rebels 200 strong crossed
over from Clay county to-day.
80 Of Rains men are atSidney. Capt
Weeb has so rebels in the brush 6 miles
southeast. Capt Hays has some 400
rebels on Little Blue. Col Reneak has
200 rebels now in Lafayette county.
There must be some warm fighting
soon, as a large force of rebels is repOr-
ted near Pleasant Hill.
New YoRK Nov 81
Fulton arriven brining 10000 stand Of
arms for the Government. Richmond
Dispatch reports 5000 Unionists in the
mountains Of East Tennessee under Par
son Brownlow. Major Gillian is doing
more mischief than the Yankee IN Ken
lucky
WHEELING. Va, Nov. %.
A loyal Virginian, from Frenerick
county, who reached Washington City on
Wednesday, reported that all the free
colored men in Frederick county are
being pressed into the rebel service as.
fast as they can be found and taken, and
that they are imprisoned in the jail at
Winchester until a sufficient number are
got together, and are then forwarded to
Masassas Junction to work on the forti-
fcati5ns in hat vicinity, or perform 9TH
eI service as they are required. Every
able bodied man under fifty years of age
was being seized and put into the ranks,
aud, so far as be was able to learn, there
had been nc exception to this.
He speaks Of a Quaker named Denny,
who was notified to appear at headquar-
ters and take up arms. He refused to
obey the summons, and a guard vas sent
TO bring him 10. He was brought before
a military court and was there asked the
grounds Of his refusal. He replied that
he was loyal to the United States Gov
eminent, and as a member of the Society
of Friends, was opposed to war. He
was told that he would make friends by
going into the Confederate service, and
would, without doubt, obtain a position of
rank and good pay. He replied that he
was opposed 10 the Confederate Govern
ment from principal, and that every dol
lar he received from the Confederate
Government would burn IN his pocket,
and that he would not touch a dollar of it.
Il was apparent hat be would be useless
as a soldier-expressing himself as boldly
rs he did-and he was assigned to the
disagreeable duty, under %compulsiOn, of
seeking out the free Regroes Of the coun-
try aboubt, to have them impressed into
the. service.
Gen. formerly Colonel) Jackson, who
Commanded the rebel troops at Harper's
Ferry in May last, was in command at
Winchester. He brougyt with him his
brigade from Manassas, estimated at
5000, Independent of Pendleton's battery
of artillery. He was busily engaged In
forlifyiUg Winchester, and Turner Ash
by; with his force Of cavalry, was en-
camped between Charlestown and Hall
town, on the railroad, five or six miles
south Of Harper's Ferry. The publica-
iion Of the list of killed and wounded at
the baule Of Bolivar has been suppressed
by the rebel authorities. The railroad
cars only run from Winchester to Charles
town.
NEW YoRK, &c.
The Herald's Fortress Monroe dispatch
says, by flag of truce from Norfolk the
news reached there from Fort Pickens
and Port Royal. Pickens opened FIRE on
Saturday morning, but the firing was
wild.
LATER.
It was stated that Pickens had been
preached when the firing ceased. The
rebels sustained no loss, but the loss of
the Union forces was heavy.
The widest excitement existed at Nor
folk.
Bragg had sent cougratulatory dis
patches ali over the South.
From the same source 1t is learned that
al Beaufort, three companies OF General
Sherman's command had an engagement
with the rebels, and were forced to re-
treat with a loss of eight
Beaufort is being intrenced by our
forces.
A Key West letter received at Mem
York says that the Privateer "Beaure-
card" made no resistance. She was
commanded by Captain Gilbert Hays,
and Nas captured ten miles from Abac-
co. She threw overheard most Of her
ammunition. She had no noveletts' and
had not ever fired a gun since leaving
leaylngssC Charleston.
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