Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-11-06
INTERESTING WAR NEWS.

blockade-Sickle;s Brigade-etc., ETC.,
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. Oct. 2S.-Major White of
the prairie scouts whose command startediwith
Major Zagonyi for Springfield had been quite
i'll, and was captured by the rebels while rid
ing in buggy after the fight was taken sever
al miles out of town by guard of twenty reb-
els. but rescued by party of the Green
County Home Guards and is now here. The
loss of Fremont's body guard in their desper-
ate charge of Friday last was fifteen killed,
twenty-three wounded and twenty six missing.
Three of the wounded have since died, and
doubtless many of the missing will soon re-
port themselves. The rebel loss is stated at
from fifty to sixty killed and forty or fifty
wounded. The rebels were commanded by
Colonels Johnson, Frazier, Price and Turner
The latter two of whom are said to have been
killed.
SpINGFIELD, Mo-. Oct: 29.-The total num-
Der of killed, wounded and missing OF the reb
els, according to their own account, number
so. The Home Guard appeared to have come
out strongly of late. They captured and
brought back Major White, who a prison
er. and the fourteen rebels who were taking
him to Gen. Prices camp. Last night about
twenty of them charged on Lieut.. Col. John
II. Price and twelve other rebels, killing one
OF them twelve miles south of here, and bring
ing all the rest in, and they prisoners in
our camp. The rear of our army are coming
up to us by forced marches. GeneralPope and
General Hunters commands are expected
here this evening, and General Mckinstry'S
tomorrow. All our troops are in the best
spirits, and full of enthusiasm. General Ere
mont has taken possession of the Touring mill
in this county, and is rapidly gathering sup
plies for the army. General Price is near the
Arkansas line. 1t is doubtful whether he will
give us battle. The rebel officers thought
that the body guard that made the attack up
on them was 900 strong, and on their retreat
swore at their men for acting like a pack of
towards. We got about sixty of their musk
cts, which they dropped in their flight. Our
advance is at Ozark, fifteen miles south of
Springfield.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-A few days ago the
rebels sent small boat from Quantico creek
over toward Budd's Ferry, having a flag of
truce. When she had approached within two
three hundred yards of the Maryland shore
barrel with something attached to it was
thrown overheard and the boat Immediately
turned and put back to the Virginia shore.
The barrel was supposed to contain an internal
machine. A foraging expedition was de-
spatched to Shroud'S farm, four miles north
west from Falls Church. A picket was here
captured and sent to headquarters, and volun-
tarily disclosed the fact that the rebel pickets
were stationed short distance from the farm.
Capt. n Norton accomplished the object of his
mission. A reconnaissance made yester-
day by Gen. Sickles and staff, accompanied
by squad of Indiana cavalry, along the shore
of the Potomac, about forty miles below Wash
ington, when they were fired at by battery
on the Virginia shore. One of the shots fell
short, and another passed over them. There
seems to be doubt that the rebels have a
large number of flat boats at Occoquan creek,
manufactured at Fredericksburg, and design
ed for crossing the Potomac.
ST. LoUIs, Oct. 3l.-Intelligence has reach
ed here that General Siegle bas attacked and
defeated Gen. Prices guard. at Bolivar,
and taken Gen. Rains prisoner. This, how
ever, can only be true in part, as Gen. Siegle
was in Springfield on Monday last. If fight
has taken place, at or Bolivar, it must
have been with some of the force belonging to
Gen. Asboth's division.
WASHINGTON, Nov. IA contraband who
came within the lines of Gen. Hancock, to-
day, reports that he LETT Manassas Junction on
Wednesday night, that the rebels have extern
sive Notifications at Centreville and an army
of so 600, and that their camps extend within
two miles of Fairfax Court House. At Ma
nassas they have about 600 troops. The
outer pickets Of Gen. McCall's division were
driven in last night, indicating advance of
the rebel army. A large party sent out
to meet them, when they retreated. Their
object was evidently to capture the men the
outposts. Signal lights were plainly visible
last night in the direction of Leesburg, and
also Centreville. The rebels are again show
ing themselves on the outer line of our pick
cts. Yesterday afternoon about 1000 of rebel |
cavalry were discovered by accommodating
party, within four miles of our lines yet still |
this shows that the bulk of the rebel forces |
have fallen back to what they consider an i'm
pregnable position-Manassas Gap and juno |
tion. These are their strongho1ds between
here and Richmond.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.-The steamer Balti- |
more is used to convey stores from Old Point |
to the flotilla below the rebel batteries, and
was at Wad's Bay last night when the Pow
haitian came up. Four sloops, "a Jersey schoon-
er and pungy came down past the batteries
yesterday early in the afternoon. They with
one exception took course through the Swash
channel next the Mary land shore, ,and although
the confederaes wasted large quantity of
ammunition in firing at them none of them
were struck. One of the sloops, commanded
by German, kept close along the Virginia
shore running the gauntlet of the confederate
batteries and escaped unharmed from the
heavy fire aimed at it. Thirty or forty shells
were thrown from the confederate batteries
over to our entertainments on the Mary land
shore yesterday, but they did not impede the
progress of the work. Some of our thirty
two-pounders answered with three or four
rounds, but it is not known whether our shots
reached. Yesterday afternoon a she'll was
thrown from the Virginia shore, striking the
tent of Lieut.. Brown, who has command of
battery G. First Pennsylvania artillery, at
Difficult creek, near Edwards Ferry. One of
the persons in the tent was wounded slightly
on the arm by the explosion. The she'll is
supposed to have been from a light battery.
The steamer Powhatten arrived at the navy
yard this morning, having run the blockade
last night. Last night field battery attached
to the brigade of Gen. Sickles, fired from the
Maryland shore on the rebel steamer George
Page, lying in Quautico Greek, two miles off.
Several shells exploded over her, and one hit
her, causing speedy evacuation of her crew.