Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1861-11-28
WAR MOVEMENTS,

WAR MOVEMENTS.
Although there have been many rumo.; afloa
EN- movenent in force Of the part d Genera
Mcg1ellan almg the whole line Of the Potomac
stwe have nothing reported from Washingto
(which indicatts an Immediate advance. It ha.
lhowever,> BEEN stated bySecretary Chase, ,dur
ing bis recent interview with the committee G
Bank Presidents in New York, that the arm
would not go into winter quarters and from
information derived from other sources itisqhit
possible that the various naval expeditions t
the Southern coast, under Sherman, Burnsid
and Butler, the petition down the Mississippi
and the grand forward movement OH the Poto
mac will commence active operations as nearl,
simultaneously as possible Upon the strength
of this theory it is confidently predicted that th
campaign will reopen with increased vigor, OF
or about the 10th of December next, when tn,
gun boats now fitting out on the Ohio and Mis-
souri, rivers will be ready for service.
From, Western Virginia we learn that Genera
Floyd was at Raleigh Court House. immediate
ly south Of Kanawha. Colonel Williams wa.
engaged in defending Pound Gap, break ii
the mountains which separate Virginia from
Kentucky. The Piket ~ fight is claimed by the
Confederates as victory, though they retreated
The Federals have shown no disposition t.
advance more than few miles beyond the town
and letters from General Nelson's camp state
that they are:in no condition to stand cam
pagn in the mountains at this season.
Gen. Polk was rapidly recovering from the
injuries sustained by the bursting of the large
gun at ColCm us.
Occasional skirmishes still take place in West
ern Virginia. Our last report of operations in
that quarter referred to an attack by Floyd up
on the camp of Rosecrans at the junction Of
the Gauley with New River, and the movements
of Benham and Schenck with view to cut of
the retreat of the Confederates by assaultne
them in the rear. Later intelligence brings us
the result The "trap" in which it was conf
IDENTIFY asserted that Floyd would be caught he
appears to have escaped from by suddenly re-
treating fromshis dangerous position. Although
rapidly pursued by Benham and Coke and
Schenck, he: succeeded in dlstancing them all
and on the 18th of the month-was supposed to
be at,,Wytheyille, about hundred miles south OF
Gauley Bridge, From the direction of his line
OF march tits inferred that he intends to reopen
the campaign in East Tennessee, which is now
confessedly closed in, Western Virginia by the
recall OF the pursuing columns
A correspondent of the New York World
writing from Southwestern Missouri, gives a
very Responding view Of the state of affairs in
that quarter. The recall of the Federal troops
from Spring6eldis regarded as nothing less than
a retreat by the people generally The Union
lists, terrified at the danger to which they are
exposed, are either deserving their homesteads,
or awaiting, with anxiety, the approach of the
Confederate forces. Lane has fallen back to
Kansas and re-occupied Fort Scott, and the
propensities of portion of the Fed
eral troops, have. given rise to much indignation
against them, even on the part Of those who
were formerly reported to be loyal.
The news Of the burning of Warsaw, Missou-
ri, is confrmede The chief part of the town is
destroyed. fhdw6rk was done On. the afternoon
Of the l9thssinstss What Federal troops were
there, lAeftest xs hours after. TT was thought
that the fxsE WAS set BY the citizens of the.place
but wesaresas yet 10 ahesdark assto the motives
ofthe incenda HH pBthe particulars Of the affair.
The Common Council Of New Orleans have
adopted the following ordinance:
"Whereas, the recent glorious attack of the
Mosquito hset sns deno ateds the fact that
with vessels properly Constructed and protected,
such as iron-pla.ed ships, 6re-ships, &c., the
entrance to ..ns port can be freed Of the fleet of
invaders, and the blockade effectually raised be
it therefore
Resolred, By the Common Council of the City
Of Neg Oncans, That the sum of. $500, 200 be
and thefsame IS hereby appropriated, towards
the building and Construction Of vessels similar
to the Manassas and iron-plated ships. Provi-
ded, the sum of at least $1,O00.000 shall be
subscribed for and paid by the merchants, ship
ing the said blockade raised andour ports open
ed to commerce.
The result Of the expedition to Accomac seems
to be the capture of nine smooth-bore iron can.
non, but no ammunition, with the exception O
some few bags Of iron slugs, evidently cut from
rod iron, ABOUT an inch and half long. NJ
powder had been discovered. The only musket:
thus far secured were about one hundred ole
Aintlocks, with rough flints in them that woule
not explode powder placed in the pans NOR.
than onoe IN six trials. The southern leaders
and probably most Of the men had escaped. I
is proposed tp;annex the two counties of Acco
mac and Northampton to Maryland.
The Richmond Enquirer furnishes the names
of 80 Federal prisoners belonging to the New
York 18th regiment, who were captured4in
recent skirn1isli. The Federal accounts, it vii
be recolected, placed their loss at 49, Forty
FIVE prisoners had also arrived from Western
Virginia. d $50
Sailing Of the Stone Fleet-Thirty Vessels tt
be Sunk I'm Southern Harbors.
Nev Looaad 1k Conn, Nop. 2o.-The ston,
feet, not, however, with pomp or banners, sail
ed to-day. sssFwelve or fifteen vessels departed
from this port, all bound South and all lader
with stone.sg The craft were old whalers, some
of them Of the largest size, but a hard looking
They Cd. now to illustrate the ideas Of com.
merce which prevail In the darker portion, gir
with sand bars, Of our disturbed republic. A
screw is fixed IN Their bottom witch can be
worked from tAed deck. When it is screwed on
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