Newbern weekly progress., 1861-10-29
From the Richmond Dispatch.
WAR NEWS AND RUMORS

WAR NEWS AND RUMORS.
Official dispatches from Gen. Ewell report a
large feet of Federal vessels on the Potomac,
which generally keep at discreet distance from
our batteries. The latest Intelligence from Ev-
ansport represents that steamer was fired upon
last Saturday with hot shot and burni
to the waters edge The name is not
ascertained We were informed late last
nipht that two vessels were burnt yes
terday hut do not know that this has been Of
fciaIiy confirmed The Federals experience
ing the disadvantages of the blockade, and it is
stated that they are landing stores and transport
inp them by wagons through Maryland to Wash
ington schooner. freightNd with shoes, Is
said to have been captured by our forces.
Il is believed that the Fedsrals are gradually
advancing through Fairfax county. entrenching
at various points to guard retreat ih the event
of a battle and to prevent pursuit by our cavai-
ry At last accounts every thing was quiet in
that direction.
The official report of Col Ashby's engagement
with the enemy at Bolivar, received at the " ar
Department, does not essential differ III its
statement of facts from the account published IN
this paper on Saturday, except IN the number OF
prisoners captured, which was not more than
seven or eight, all of VT ON havearr1ved LII hich-
n,oud except one who WAS wounded.
Z A variety of rumors were IN calculation last
evening relative to the opcI atiens of the enemy
on the North Carolina cost. none OF which are
believed to have any foundation IN tact Inc
large number of Federal vessels about Old Point
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sancuinary work are actively progressing.
IMPORTANT ARRIVALS.
Hon. John C. Breckinridge, ex-Vice- rrcsi-
dent Of the late United States Col William
Preston, of Kentucky ex, mister TO SPAN ana
Col Humphrey Marshall, late member OF the
United States Congress. from the Louisville (ky)
'istrict will arrive III this city this afternoon by
the Danville train. These gentlemen come dl
rect from Bowling Green, Kentucky the present
h, adauarters of Gen. A S Johnston. and of Gen.
Buckuer Their visit is to the President. and Is
regarded as a very important one to the cause OF
the South in Kentucky.
Col Thomas l.. Snead. Adjutant General of
Gen. Sterling Price, Of Missouri, arrived In this
civ Yesterday afternoon by the Danviile train,
directly from the headquarters OF General frice.
Col Snead was in all the actions winch nave oc
CURED between our troops and the federailSis IN
Missouri-arnong others, at Carthage Sprln gtield.
md Lexington. lie is thoroughly cenversant
Nth the condition of affairs i'll Missouri and Is
especially deputed by Gen. Price to confer fni!y
with President Davis Col Snead Is the gentle
man some e whose slaves were lately cohhSca-
ted and set free by deeds OF manunlssion oy
Fremont, as oAr readers will recoliect He is a
native Of Richmond, and will be welcomed oack
by hosts of early acqnaiuteHce5.
Gen Merlwe her l.. Clarke of Missouri, also
arrived yesterday afternoon; tHsetaef Win win
several other gentlemen ana ohlcerS oi 'h''
LlNCOLNITES AT LIBERTY.
Among the prisoners lately discharged from
custody in this city are leter iI Ahuetson' tNeA-
ander Fellows, and Jesse Fellows We are not
aware of the character of the evidence upon
which they were turned loose but we infer from
iuformatian communicated by a correspondent IN
Western Virginia. that two of the number at least
were not entirely above suspici"n We learn
hut little in regard 10 Anderson, thengh 1t was
commonly IT port ed that he was in active commu-
nication with the enemy previous to his arrest
but the others are declared 20 be notorious as
ailers abetters guides, and 81 les of the Lincoln
ties. Jesse Fellows is a deserter from captain
Augustus Eaey's company. the Fayette k!tes
aud Alexander or Zan'' Fellows Gas he is gener
ally called) was n member OF Union Home
Guard formed on Laurel creek, in tayett county
the CAPTAIN OF which is now with RosencrahZ
and Cox. ''Zan" plotted the first la1ii<ee squad
to F,vettc Court House, and, our correspondent
asserts was specially active In pointing ont tu
these invaders of his county every man who had
Made, himself prominent useful III behalf OF the
South and was the OF the ar
rest and inpriSonment cf several ctZens-
In one instance he guided fourteen Yam
KEGS to the house of an aged and highly reSpec-
table man, whose sons all officers IN the Con
federate army and, under his direction, break
fast was prepared for the party, and the dwelling
and negro quarters rigidly searched. Othel
doinrs Of ti.is individual are recorded by our
CORRESPONDENT " ho also makes an alluslnn nc
way complimentary to Cne John O'lell, # Nlcho
las county: all of which goes to show that If the
practice Of arresting Uuion men and sending
Them to Richmond is to be continued, every fhc
bearing upon their previous history should be
brought to light, before any OF them are set al
liberty.