The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-04
WAR NEWS.

speculations in regard to the action of The
army near Washington during the presen,
winter:-"That the whole army will not e
into winter quarters here is doubtless true
while, contradictory as it may seem. it j,
equally true that there will be no genera
advance on the Confederates lines unless h<
ceases to hold them in force, Neither is the
campaign to be transferred to South Carroll.
ma. What. then, is to be done with the
armyf The policy is to hold it in hand
mere and supply expeditions that are to be
asssd out against the Southern coast. A
demonstration may be made on the Confede-
rates batteries down the Potomac. which
may uncover his right wing and change
somewhat bic programme, but the former
policy will be the ruling one"
The military movements in the West are
assuming importance. According to tho
Cincinnati Enquirer. Is 900 troops left Csron-
doles, Missouri, on the Oath ult., for Cairo.
The same day 5000 troops passed dawn the
Ohio for Louisville. Gen. Thomas' Brigade.
also about 5000 strong. is to move to Eliza.
bethtown, in the vicinity of Louisville.
where is the rendezvous for the troops and
stores intended for q movement against
Nashville. Twenty-Five thousand troops
will soon be on their way from Western Viz.
ginia to Louisville, and the Nashville divi-
sion will then number nearly one hundred
men.
The names of the prisoners taken by q
squadron of cavalry of Gen. Blenker's divi-
sion, near Hunters Chapel, on Monday, are
Alexander Maxwell, of Rectortown, Eau.
luier county, Va, and VIM H. Dennis, of
salem, in the same county. They were both
members of Company H. 9th Regiment Of
Wise IVA. Dragons, Col. Field command.
ng. They had been cent to forage, from
heir camp, two miles from Centreyille.
On Monday morning. about daylight, the
Confederate ironclad steamer Yorktown
anne down the James River to nearly oppo.
lite Newport News, and engaged the battery
here, and several Federal gunboats lying
Inside. firing she'll and solid shot. 1t was I
nought the Yorktown intended to run the 1
lockade, If a good chance offered She. '
owever, steamed back, after being engaged |
bout an hour. h
The Savannah Republican of Thursday.
ays that the cannonadng from the fleet nm. 9
Fort Pulaski could be distinctly heard the S
~ previous. Commodore Tatnall, with p
IS little fleet of six gunboa,s, had arrived
Savannah utterly disabled. There was ir
1t one regiment at Font Pulaski, and no N
'actlced artlllerists, and it was feared that S.
g garrison would be forced to surrender. nj
nese rumors and reports created excite. ca
ent, and Gov. Brown is greatly distnrhed %
consequence :" the unfinished state of the M
fences ON the Savannah river.
The Georgia troops at Richmond and Pc. to
'sburg have demanded to be sent home de
icy have entered requests to this effect "a
rough their Colonels. 1t is said that their ne
i will be complied with.
Nassau, on the Georgia coast, had been ito
zen possession of by the FederaIs, and err
&c amount of unhulled rice and unipiur. ing
cotton had fallen a prey to them. The s
nters are destroying their cotton as fast to
possible. ar.
yesterday, reconnaissance consisting of are
ops from Gen. Porter's, Smith and Nc. era
rs divisions, in all about nine thousand
q, was made. The advance was princi- of
" made at an early hour, but the force YES
armed in the evening without even hav. rur
caught glimpse of the Confederates. z
he Federal troops attempted to land near ly,
'kingham, South Carolina, on the main. tar
], but were repulsed by the Confederates pre-
anding was, however, effected at Ben. seq
% Point at the mouth of the Asheno r
er, and on Otto Island in St. Helena doe
nd. .;,
loyd's command expect to 90 into winter gre
rters at Peterstown, Monroe oountv Mr..
roads are almost impossible. aye