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Another Naval Expedition.
A Fortress Monroe correspondent

A Fortress Monroe correspondent
pf the New York 7,mes writes:
Thee are rnmois af1oat that
ano,h. xpedi,ion will soon con
grega;e in lh Ruals II this is tht
fact, | will venture 10 hope that,
while loading u, n " York, the am.
muniiiun vii moi b. placed in the
hold of the deepest vessel 80 that il
will take iUur days, ut the shortest,
to get at it. while the gu 3 ar sin.
ilsrly stored on another vessel; that
the med cal stores will n he placed
alongside Of the a,nmunilirn, and
that 10 DELAY OF ten days here or O.
resuprly 81 both will take place
thus imposing oI Gen. Wool AMI the
heads OF different departments Of
his command, quite as much labor
and anxiety as though they were
originally intrusted with the fitting
out Of the expedition and oil this,
too. with not 30 much as single
line OF instruction from Washington.
or the slighest notification. officially,
Of even the existence Of the cxpedi
ton. Let us have no more found.
lings.
IN the splce OF one week nearl =
or quite one hundred "contrabands'
have reported themselves to this
department, ard received employ
ment on the terms lately p'onul.
gated by Gen. Wool. These terms
are ten dollars II month to each la.
borer; two dollars in cash, his rations
the residue to bc n fund against
which the maintenance OF women
children, and those who canpot Ia.
bor. is to b. charged. This is a ms,
and economical scheme, and seems
To be highly satisfactory to all con.
cerned. Ii is understood to have
been warmly approved ut Washing
ton. A, the rate the ranks oi the
"contrabands" have increased o.
: late, the whole number bids fair tc
be- very large. As yet, however
employment has been found for then
all. The latest corners are fins iel
: lows, and with scercely an exception
would command "a high price In nn.
! slave market. The reason assigne,
! Tor running away by those who hav
come in such numbers o! la'e is tina
their owners were n'ending to eel
them. They bring iniormction tha
large numbers will make their escsp
ITO the fortress as soon as possiblo.-
Tho last hundred came in thre
parties, and were from considersbl
D distances, on the Rappahannock an
n James rivers.
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KANSAS CRY, November IL This
morning at ten o'clock, Col. Antho.
ny, with $50 mounted men, was
attacked on All open prairie, about
ten miles from this place, by 600
rebels under com,nad ofUpton Hays.
After a desperate struggle the rebels
retreated. seeking shelter in the
woods, from which they were again
routed. Col. Anthony then fell back
about six miles TO await re-eniorc,. }.
ments, which will be speedily for.
warded to him. This is supposed
to be the same band OF rebels that
captured part Of Captain Schield's
company of Fremont Hussars, near
Little Santa Fe. 1t is said there are
upward of q thousand armed seces.
sionists in this county.
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Mcclellan OH Reconnaissance.

1 There are two kinds Of roconnois
anccs: those to ascertain the genera
nature OF the country, position nn'
movements Of the enemy, &c., an,
those Immediately preceding an act
lion. The first should be made will
lex'iene minutrness. and Hs mucl
time given to them as possible; they
may be well done by q man with bu
tile scnius ai d oi a careful, buSi
ness turn oi mind The second re-
lQuircs tie high,s, order of miltar,
eeuins, q rapid and unorring coul
T0I. an accurate and ius'inc,iv,
,knowI, dge OF tie tactics ot oil arms
hey must be made with ox'rcm,
raridi'y, std acted npon It once.
There liza hern nnmuallr in
t ntccs in military history. and no
n few in our own, wlre, IN tic on,
mnd. invaluable time and oplcr'u
:un!iy have b en- |, g. ly tie sy,tcm q
slow aud minute rCcunnOisaucee, il
font uithc crtml ("Irainirg thc hor
llZoulnl curves a. u field Of hattlr:) OF
'hto,h rhard, ~ lurGing head o;s
into nc'ion without Il lr' per Know
Ii,dgc OF tic ground.
! The iupouui points sy,: til,
strength OF the ,ntn.y, the key pointt
of his position, the nature of ia,
ground between Your own position
and lis; that is, i, it pnsenble, nn,
ion what arm.? LIT the snburdinat,
commanders attend to minor obsta
! cl,s. As soon as the proper inform
alton is obtained On those points act
The Dcre moral th,ct -! a rapid
II ard unLesitating movement is very
great During the ord nary marches
and intervals OF rest, the cavalry
statf officers SHOULD collect every
p ssiblc itom OF information; nothing
is tto nitlng.l 10 be worth knowing; i,
they have done their duty proI erly
no General need hesitate more than
few minutes when he finds him
s.lf III the prese; ce Of the enemy.
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CAMP CnAsE.-While making @

CAMP While making q
short stay at Columbus, in the for.
part of the week, we took occasion
to visit Camp Chase. Through the
politeness Of General Hill, in com,
mand, we were aflorded an oppor,
tuuity OF examining the condition
and ord,r Of arrangements of the
camp. There are some three thou.
sand troops in camp, nine companies
OF which are cavalry. A large por-
tion OF these were but very recently
new r,crui's. In some cases, we
were told, both officers and Soldiers
# regiments, come there entirely
destitute OF military knowledge
One regiment was ON dress parade
Whilo We were there, that came into
camp in that condition, yet, in the
short time they had been there they
had made such rapid proficiency, as
TO make very respectable display
in the way Of drill. General Hill
ss a regular military school, in
which Lessons previously assigned
to the otticcrs, are recited, who are
expected to become familiar in the
ory, with such a portion of the tao
rics Ms they expect to put INTO prac.
tice on the field the succeeding day
General Hill makes most efficien,
officer; AM is doing much for the
Thorough improvement OF both off
cers and Soldi, re- placed IN his charge
ln the hospital there WAS q mum
her Of sick. mostly with tho Measlee
Many OF tie patients W, re prisoner,
from Virginia, Kentucky, Arkansas
&C. Soine OF tho prisoners were
very mme-sick. They declared, in
the most positive terms, thai If they
once got home, they never woulc
again be caught in such q scrape.
We met at tie camp, rather un
expectedly, our friend Lieutenan
Colonel Taylor, OF the fortieth Ohio
who, in the absence of the Colonel
was in command oi the regiment.--
Hc has performed good service IL
his active exertions in obta: nils
recruits, and makes u very gentle
manly and eiiici, Mt fficer.
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A Victory in Kentucky.

The brigade commanded by Gen.
eral Nelson. gained u great victory
at Pikcville. kentucky, on Saturday
last, over the r,bels, four hundred
o. whtm were killed and one thou
sand taken prisoners. As the 2Ist
Ohio regiment is in that brigade, it
is probable our Hancock county
boys have had tho much desired op.
Of trying their pluck in
battle. We have not as yet heard
of the loss on our side, nor whether
any ofthe 21st were killed or wound.
ded. This is an important victory
at this time, and will have the bee,
kind Of effect, iu conjunction with
the success Of the naval expedition
on the Southern coast. II will give
new spirit aud new life to the Union
canse in Tennessee and Kentucky
We hope to hear so"n Of like success
in other sections OF Kentucky. Az
the tide OF battle seems to have
turned in our favor, it ia to be hoped
that all possible advantage will bt
taken OF ii. We have hosts Of brave
men in the field, who will give 6
good account OF themselves II proper
ly sustained by the government.
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A shor, or a Long war.

A Washington correspondent Of
the Springfield IN .ssschusette) Re
publican writes:
II ia well known here in govern.
lment circles that some time las'
week there was q very serious time
in the Cabinet. For two or three
days the President and his Secre
taries were in teesion Ter hours eacl
day. ard at least u decision was ar
rived at. II is said by some Of the
friends Of different members OF tic
Cabinet that the subject of contro
versy was whether the war should
be csrri, d on vigorously this Fall anc
Winter or not, and that tho vigorous
policy ,riumphed
II is said q do not swear TO tho
truth Of III" story that Mr.. Chase
'old his fellow Secretaries and IN,
President that he had pledged hi
honor to the noney-lebders OF the
East that the war should be csrrieC
on with the utmost vigor, AMI tina
no could not undertake to borrow
money month after month il figh,inl
was to be postponed till Spring, am
that If the President thought 1t bee
to pnt The army into Winter quar-
tcrs. he might ss we'll at the sam,
time hunt mp new Secretary Of thu
Treasury. THE. story may all b,
wrong, bot it is told for truth b.
some very intslIiRsst people here
Ii seems 10 lie fthe that the polio
TOR the Fall ard Winter has leet
thoronl hly discussed lately in Cah
met meeting, and il ia also lrobabl
true that it has been ayr, cd tha
fighting shall go on oil Winter. =
just after this decision Scott retire
and Mcclellan takes command q
our armies. ls there nothing ely
nifcant in thcso Important events
| would by no means intimate ths
anything unpleasant occurred be
tween Scott end the government c
with Mcclellan. Such was not tn
case. We all know it from the sac
ness produced in all circles b
Scott's retirement. Yet it may b
true at the same time that the fat
that the nation demands NOR
dashing policy than that which SEQ
fsvors may have added to his di'
position to retire from tho service. =
To me his retirement and McCle
lan's succession argues in favor I
more stirring times. | believe the
We shall have a Winter of battles
not in the vicinity Of Wsshingto
perhaps, but in the lar Souther
states, and it is more than probab
that we shal. have ono great bait
near here this Fall--sometine bofoI
Congress comes together.
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PARIS, Kentucky, November II
General Nelson met tie rebels on
Friday last at PIkeville, Pike couu
ty, aud won a glorious -i:tory.
SEC ND DI.pATCH --Colonol Labr
Moore attacked the rebels in the rear
with three thousand eight hundred
III n, Colonel Harris second Ohio. il
runt with TX hundred men, Harris
falling back and Moore pressing
forward. till the enemy were brought
into the midet Of Nelson's whole
brigade, when our forces pressed
them npon all sijes, killing -four
hundred and taking one thousand
prisoners. The balance were sea,
tered in al directions.
l. So of the iederals small.
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PHILADELPHIA, November An
Circuit Court, this morning. the case
Of tho pirates of the letrel was call
ed, but postponed till next Monday.
While the Assistant District Attor.
ney was urging the trial. Judge
Grier said he could not consen. to
have the regular business Of the
Court interrupted. IL seemed like
. farce to try them at this time when
the country played civil war. The
dictates Of humanity would counsel
the government 10 treat captives on
the sea the same as those taken on
land, and he could not understand
the policy Of hanging the first and
holding the latter as prisoners and
releasing them. Let the rebellion
DO crushed. and God grant that i,
may be speedily, en- then these mer
can be tried for treason or piracy
aud be would assist, no matter how
much be might be called JsHries o.
ScrOQDa ---..-----.-u
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LEXINGTON, Kentucky. Nov. ~
A courier from Nrlsoh's brigade
with dispatches Tor General Thom,
as rcp"rts Fl lighting at Plkeville fol
two days. The rebels lost foul
hundred killed and one thousand
pris' ners. This is rcli be.
LATER - -LhxINGToN, Kentucky
November II Nelson hss " hiI ped
Williams. -Four hundred r, bells
killed und ono thousand taken pris
oners--among the latter are VII.
liams and uawes. The fight took
place at p'keville. on Fridsy and
Saturday. Federal loss COMPARE.
lively small.
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RALrIMoRE November IL The
Superintendent Of the government
Detective Police arresied, to-day,
John ltnwick, son Of II bert Rem
wick, of THE city. and now n state
prisoner, for treason. The premises
were searched Tor arms, and not.
wiihstAnding two previous searches
had been made by the police here,
'he officers TO day Iound q number Of
valuable rifles AMI carbines secre,ed
b"twrrn the partitions OF the stale
10! III" stable attached to the premises,
Young Rcnwick goes to Fort War.
rem to night. The rifles were very
valuable arms FROM the government,
works, and stamped Hsrper's Ferry,
1860. <H. t' f 'H'
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CtHANGE OF POSTAGE STAMPS. - No
" tice is hereby given that am prepared to
AN equivalent amount OF the old issue, during
period Of six days from the date Of this no
tioe, and that the latter will not thereafter be
received In payment Of postage on letters sent
from this office. q. s.. WILKINSON,
.1e 900 tt!t To-" 81 't Postmastsr.
VAN BuRKs, Ohio, November 0, 1861. llw
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RoLLA, Missouri, N vember II.
All our sick and wound, d at Spring.
fell, able to bc moved, were to leave
there SATURDAY night fnr St. Louis,
and orders lave been given to have
the rest start as soon as they arc
able.
Price had fallen back eight milcs
from Cussvillo, near the state line,
and was moving South. 1t Was be
lieved to be reliably ascertsin,d that
his pol cy was to lead our army ON,
bnt not to li!ht it-sin ply to keep
a large ioice there 30 rs to draw
troops from the Mississippi valley
The general belief in his camp
was that 81 Lonis would soon be in
the han 8 OF the T, bells from Colum.
hue, Kentucky.
There had been q good deal OF
trouble about slaves escaping into
Lanes d 'ther campo, aud Gen.
Hunter had given permission Ia
owners to search our camps and
reclaim them, il they could fud
them.
The ten missing members of Ere
mont's body guard had returned ia
Springfield from Cassville, They
report Prices force to be about 80,
600 strong, with thirty pieces oil ar,
sillcry. twelve pieces OF which had
rect ntly been received from Mem
phis, whence other supplies were
being received. ~.
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PmLADELpnIA, November II. -
A young man named Huges, and
his two sisters, while driving over
a crossing Of the Westcl,ester rail.
road, near tho junction Of the Penn.
sylvania road, the horse became
frightened at the approach Of 9 train
and threw all out in front Of the
engine. One sister was instantly
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CLgax's OFFICE, |
MADISON COUNTY, Iowa. (
4. A. HUBER,

TLERK OF the District Court OF Madison
~ county, Iosa, win attend to pa, ing taxes
ON nonresident lands In this and adjoining
this county, for each years tax receipts 5Octs.
In Warren, Polk, Dallas, Guthrie, Adair, Union
and Clark counties, for each years tax re.
celpts, 81, 90. For abstract OF litlo from this
county, 81 90. Also. attend to any other busi
ness entrusted to him with promptness and
dispatch.
November 8, 86I.-l2m
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+! NASHVILLE, November 8. - The
Bowling Green correspondent oil
the Union and Amsrican says one
hundred and ten Lincolpites were
sent to Brandenburg, Mead county,
last week; the Southern mon killed
six and drove the reet florn Tia aa,ss.
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TnH runoi ofth capture of Charleston /;
is renewed. There is no direct news as yet
from the fleet, all the intelligence we have
at hand having come through rebel sources
This is Of a cheering charact,r. The details
from our own side will be dOubly so.
-ICincinnati Gazette.
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Special school Levies.

On Poora fraction hslf mill on the dollar valuation
On township, 4 mills on the dollar
On Delaware township ." 81 mills on ihe d'ar
On sub District No township. of mills on the dollar
No tniay township OF 2 OF m "h tue uo'r
q No. % mills on the dollar,
On Union School District Fnay OF 10 mills on the dollar
uren township of IL g. 10 mills on the no
On Liberty township (excep Subst NJ p 20 mills onthc dollar
on Sub District Union township of 10 mills on the dollar
ON NcCn School District, mill on tho dollar.
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PHlLApkLpHIA. November 12.-
The inQuirers special dispatch from
Fort Monroe, says the Union men Of
Fast Tennessee, have burned a
aumber Of railroad bridges and cut
the telegraph, to prevent the trans.
pcrtstion Of troops. One bridge o1
200 eet epan was destroyed on Sat
uiday morning last on the East Ten
neesce railroad.
Four structure on the line Nortl
Of Knoxville, were entirely destroy
cd. A very heavy wooden bridg,
at Charleston, Bradley county, Tel
n, ssre. was destroyed on the evening
Of Friday last. Charleston is Z!
miles South Wet Of kpcxville. -
This acti, n Of the Union men, vii
con vince government that Eaet Ten
nessce will redeem herself II an op.
poriunity offers.
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BALTIMORE, November IL The
following additional particulars ARE
from the Charleston Mercura OF Fri.
day the 9Th. 1t said that the flee,
appeared of the mouth Of Brosd
river between nine and ten O'Clock
On Thurs iny morning. AM under
cover OF q heavy fire seven, one &C
count sHys Fl teen, passed the bat
ieries. One account says one Of the
federal vessels WAS crippled, bu'
another account makes no mention
Of any disaster. The rebels repor,
their loss in the batteries quite light
Tho administration will nct witl
promptness in maintaining any suc-
Gees tho expedition may meet with.
Secrecy is still observed in the do.
partinents, relative to present or
prospective movements Of the expe.
dition.
A letter received from Dsrnes.
town represents all qniet on the
Lower Potomac.
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Il lNF, NUNthHhh iHoi'
! Austin Mrs Rachel Il.ymangr0ver Miss Ma
Archibald T.. ry T..
Armstrong Miss Mary A lowrence Mahlon u.
AvelIan Doctor 10Y Miss Sarah L.
! Belts Edward C. McChilcs 1iarvcy-2
Burls Catherine Mrs. Marklny George
Bartlett Gustavlcs ,icLrory Lenhtrd
ijcerbuwcr 4. ia lMauker Joseph
! l}nIan Wilson lillcr sylvester VI.
Brady Rev. L. ,l"als +. NJ.
BrcZ Barber T.. More Sarah u.
! BreiL q. W. MCCunnuH Matthew
Baker Henry
CowcuJ. noel Nickluus
|, Laialan VS.. +
! Church Newton Post William =.
,uuns Jacob Porter w. u.
Crawford Luhu :. rilmer heniy
| tu,uuLurs * D..tun Il
! u Rovllv He
! Dana 4 Co. ,nburts Miss Mary u.
lDougherlyC. iUwles W. 5.
! Dyes j. a. Rlggie James
Dewal Daniel ,;vsh Bcnam
DiAun Mrs. Rachel lioUcr NJ.
Duutty Harry Rose Miss Rosa S.
h linoads Miss Margctte
Eliss l.. ,iahcig jacob
Exlle John W.
elliott Mrs, Th"'zy smith Miss vnnna N't,,,
Frey John smith ID.
Foreman John W. ,.Uut William II. II.
FerrIll r.. simmons ID. l..
rulty Mrs. Mary >n!dcr Solnman
Fr. Henry stone Miss Cara T.. A.
relieTs Aaron
Fullerton Samuel Taylor Lucy-2
q Thompson Jacob
Goodman Leurgc-2 lowed Mlss Ann
GrubG Christopher L.
Green 'orG#ian '""dyko s,; f. Samuel
Hughes Miss Rebecca Watson W. U.
Hubert J. W. Welar Writ
High John Hatl samuel a.
lleaIh Mary Hisegiver Michael
X Welles l.. q.
Kernes Michael GERAAS.
Kelley John D.-2 Hozwarth Matthias
Persons calling for any Of the above letters
vii lease say they arc advertised.
J. b. ROTHCHILD, Posfmasffr. :
FISpLAY, Ohio November Is, 1861.
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ONO and Michigan are attached 10 the
Department Of the Cumberland, to be com.
manded by Gen. Bneli, thus. solidati ny
The late commands Of Generals Sherman aud
Mitchell. This is good arrangement.
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WAsniNGToN, November 12.--
The substance Of accounts published
in the Norfolk Day Book, has been
received here, containing important
particulars regarding the movements
of the great fleet. One report says
forty-two v, ssels made their appear
ance off Port Royal; another dis
patch says thirty one, and another
that seven vessels ran by the bat
teries at Hilton Head and leland
Point. The re- els cay all the guns
in their batteries on Hilton Heal
and Island Point were dismounted.
The Charleston Mercury says, these
guns were dis,nounted by their own
recoil. Rather q remarkable state
ment.
The latest dispatch. dated Thurs
day evening, November 7, five p. m.,
Gays five federal Vessels are now in
sight Of Beaufort, and an attack is
expected tonight. The dispatcl CO
in the Norfolk Day Book were
moatly from Charleston.
Tho Charleston Mercury has nc.
counts also from East Tennessee,
showing Indications that the Union
men there were moving. They are
accused of cutting down telegraph
wires and burning bridges to thwarI
tho movements of the rebels.
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Normal School,

INnE Winter term OF the Normal School in
Il Findlay, VIII commence on Monday, No
vember the 2jth, and continue twelve weeks
The school rooms are In the Meodeon building
Immediately over the P0stofIe. Suitable
themselves.
Tuition-s4, 90 per term. No deduction made,
unless in tue case Of sickness.
,S. A. SPEAR.
FisDLAY, Ohio, November q, 1851.
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Syphilis and MercurIaI Disease.
Ntv Ostr.ss o5fh Augu.t Isso

INV IhbV.
On. @. ArEn; Sir, cteerfuy comply with tho re-
qnes OF your agent and report to VI tho effects
have realized with ynnr SarsaJarilla
have cured with IT, in my practice, most of tho
plants for which II Is recommended aud have flnd s
effects truly wonderful IN the cure of eDsr,,i and Ae,-
suriai Disd1. One ofny patients in.l syplaic ulcers
in hs throat, which were consuming his palate AMI tho
TOP Of s mouth Your sarsaparilIa, steadily taken,
oadary symptoms In his nose, aud the liberation had
eaten away considerable part Uf IT, that believe tho
disorder would reach his brain and Kill Lin Int n
yielded TO- my administration Of YOUR sarsapnrila, the
uicers healed and lie well again, not Of without
some dIsfguratioa to his face. woman Who had ern
treated for the same disorder by ncrrnry was suffering
from this poison In her bocs. They had l@coe So sen.
sve to the weather thst on damp day she suffered ex-
eruclatng pain Ia her Joints aud huies she tco was
cured entirely by your sarsaraIa In u Few weeks I
know rom its formula, which yDUr agent nyo n.s that
this Preparation from your lnnla Tory must be great
remedy consequently, these truly remarkable results
with IL have not surprised me.
10 n " n
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GALLIpoLIs, November 11.-Guy
andotte, Virginia, on the Ohio river
thirty six miles below this place
was attacked last night by six hun
drtd rebels. Out one hundred nnC
fifty OF our troops stationed there
only fifty ESCAPED. Tho rest wcr,
killed or taken prisoners. The rebclI
both male and female, fir, d from
their houses on our men. Thre,
steamers which passed down las
night were compelled to rnt back.
These steamers started back Il
Gnyar doitr this uorning at ter
oclock, with atout tour huu,lrc
federal troops on hoard iicn Poin,
Pleasant, but nothing has Ltcn heard
from th,m Stree.
Three steamers passed up since
the skirmish and r, port not a | eisou
10 be seen in III, town.
The steamer Empire C ty has just
arrived iron Guyaniolte. The sc
cessiun portion OF the Inhabitants, il
appears. were looking Tor the attack
and had a supper prepared fer th,
reb,l cavalry. who were headed by
The notorious Jenkins, and humber
ed 500. Eight oi our men were
kill.d, ard considerable number
taken rrisoners. The rebel loss is
not kr own.
Col. Ziglar's fihh Virginia regi
mcnt, on arrival, fired the town, and
the principal portion is now in ashes.
Tho rebels lett about an hour before
the arrival OF Z;glar.