Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-11-20
GLEANINGs FROM SECESSION PA
PERS.

LOUISVILLE, Nov. 19.--Ihe Memphis APP
peal of the 18Th aGknow lodges II loss at Bel
mont Of Cps killed, wounded, and missing, and
reports the federal loss at 1000. 1t says Col.
Logan acknowledged that the federais would
be whipped.
The Richmond Wing, of the 9th, says that
the confederate army in Virginia is reorsan
ICED. The state is constituted department,
comprising the three mics Of the Potomac,
the valley, and Aqua, under the chief com
maud OF Gen. Johnston. Gen. Beauregard
commands the army Of the Potomac, General
Thomas Jackson that OF the valley, and Gen.
Holmes Aqua. The army OF the Potomac
comprises four divisions, the first including
the valley under Gen. Dozen, second q. w.
Smith, third Gen. Longstreet, fourth General
Kirby Smith.
Troops continue passing through chmond
northwardly. The fourth Texas and twenty
first Georgia regiments lett ON the 18Th Tor the
Potomac.
All the federal prisoners in Richmond are
being sent TO North Carolina.
The rumor that General Lee had LETT south
western Virginia for South Carolina is con
frmed. Gen Floyd again commands the reb
ell force opposed to Roscncranz.
The Richmond Enquirer OF the l3tl publish
es the correspondence between the secretary
of war and Gen. Wnder, telling the latter to
make choice 81 the federal prisoners as host
ages for southern priyateers As hostage for
Smith, condemned at Philadelphia, the lot
Tell on Col. COrcoran, who was ordered into
close confinement i'll telons cell. The other
hostages are Coils Lee, Cuggswtl, Wilcox,
and Wood, Lieut. Coils Brown and Neff, and
Majors Potter, Revere, Vodges and Captains
Richland, BrownsOn, and Jefler.
The Memphis Appeal says the journey from
Richmond TO Memphis occupies four days,
owing to the destru .tion of bridges in east
Tennessee. Two Of these bridges are costly
and cannot be speedily built The railroad
managers are using every effort 10 keep up
communication by ferries and temporary
bridges. There is great excitement along the
road especially at Knoxville. Parson Brown
low han left Tor parts unknown. Five hun
dred Uuionists were expected at Unlont0wn
when the bridge was burnt Col. Josiah
Anderson, a prominent east Tennessee rebel
politician, WAS killed at the polls at the
election to-day. Several slsrmishes between
Uni0nists and secessionists are report, d from
various points in east Tennessee. The reported
transfer OF Gen. LulllcOtier's force from Cum
berland Gap to eastern Kentucky is unbound
ed The latest Nashville and Memphis papers
show that Gen. Xoilicoiiar is still at the Gap
with five thousand troops, and a brigade Of
Tenncsseeaus under Cen Carroll had orders
to reinforce Gen. ZoIlicotier.
The Bowling Green Courier of the 18th
states that three regiments and two companies
OF cavalry, and battery of artillery, WAS sent
from Bowling Green in the direction OF Scots
vile, Ky, supposed for Gen. ZyliGofer's re-
lief This movement originated in the report
OF an advance on Oanvle.
The explosion Of the large gun at Columbus
killed eight men, including three officers.
General Polk was laid up several days by its
conclusion.
The Richmond Enquirer publishes Tor the
first time the official report Of the secret pro-
ceeJings OF last springs Virginia convention.
II is full Of interesting DEVELOPMENTS.
The friends and opponents Of Gen. Beaure-
gard were carrying on an angry newspaper
controversy at Richmond. Gen. Beauegard
publishes a card in the Wing requesting his
friends not to notice the attacks OF his enc.
mics, discIaimng ambitious aspiration, and an
nouuciug his intention to retire to private life
at the end of the war. The trouble arose from
implied reflections upon the defensive policy
Of the confederate government in some OF Gen.
Beauregard's general orders and reports
Gov Harris OF Tennessee, in a proclamation
on the 12b, urgently appeals for private arms
TO arm five regiments now in camp, and he
threatens peremptoriiy 10 disband them ii no
arms are furnished. The legislature, on the
18th, passed law authorizing Gov. Harris to
seize all private arms, and call 10000 men into
the service.
A. G. Brown and James Rhilan have been
elected, by the legislature of Mississippi, rebel
senators.
The Fort Smith Times says the wires be-
tween Fayetteville and Van Buren, have been
cut several times.
Pettus is almost unanimously reelected
governor Of Mississippi.