Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-10-17
THE LATEST WAR NEWS.

Up to eleven O'Clock on Friday night all
was quiet on the lines of the Potomac. Gen
Mcclellan paid a visit to all the posts and re-
turned late in the afternoon, finding every
thing in complete condition The rebel bat.
teries on the lower Potomac showed no signs
Of life, nor any disposition to molest our
vessels
Dispatches from the Gulf squadron states
that the whole line of coast, from Galveston
to the Floriday reefs, is in a perfect state of
blockade, and the garrison at Fort PickenS
is in position to attack Pensacola and the
adjoining forts of McRca and Barrancas
The Northwestern States are evincing the
utmost activity in preparing for the defense
of their soil in case of any reyerses to the I'm
ion army in Missouri The Governor of Hi
nos, Minnesota and Iowa, are using every
eXertion to pnt the able.bodied population in
to service, and In this respect are setting
worthy example to the Eastern States Gov
ernor Krkwold, of Iowa. has issued an m-
portant circular for the full organization of
an army of defence. Governor Ramsay, Of
Minnesota, is in Washington, and has Oh
tanned authority to raise large force in his
State. Governor Yates, of Illinois, has also
obtained a million Of dollars from the Gov
crnment, and a large number of guns for the
equipment of the State troops.
Nothing of Importance has transpired at
Fortress Monroe. During the heavy storm on
Thursday night two rebel steamers came
down the river with the intention of running
the blockade but finding themselves observed
they returned This event caused an alarm
at the fortress for short time.
The intelligence from Missouri is not very
important \ scout had just arrived at JEFF
ferson City from Springfield, and report at
mead quarters that there were only |, 600 reb-
els at that place He also learned that Ben.
McCuoch was at Camp Jackson, with only
100 men, waiting for re- e-ealorcemcntS from Ar
kansas A large party of McCuIloch's 5 force,
who were with him at the battle of Wilson's
Creek, were with General Price at Lexington,
and the rest are with General Hardee. Ben.
McCulloch expects to join General Price at
Sac river about the Goth inst, aud the com
bined force then expect to march on Jefferson
City This information was credited at the
Missouri capital.
Quite brilliant affair took place 10 Ken
tucky recently. Intelligence having reached
Femingsburg that party of three hundred
rebels were advancing on HilisbOro for the
the purpose of burning that place and attack
ing Flemingsburg, a force or fifty Home
Guards Union under Lieutenant Sadler
and Sergeant, went ont to intercept them. They
came upon them in barn near the former
place, aud dispersed them in all directions by
a heavy fire in about twenty minutes. The
! Union troops lost three killed and wounded,
but they captured l27 Enfed rifles and
elry accoutrements Enlisning for the Union
is progressing rapidly in Kentucky, while the
rebels are said to be very much discouraged.
On Saturday afternoon the foremost pick
cts Of Gen. Smith, near Louisville, were drv
en- n and large body of Rebel artillery, in-
fantry, and cavalry appeared mile and a
half from that place. 1t was thought that
the enemy was about to give battle in force.
The whole of Gen. Smiths Division was at
once put under arms. Gen. Mcclellan was
informed by telegraph of the posture of affairs.
The entire army OF the Potomac was placed
in readiness for immediate service, the Staff
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moud from Washington and all was activity
and excitement. After short time, however,
it became manifest that the Rebels would not
fight, and matters resumed their quiet aspect.
The celebrity and aFdor shown by our troops in
preparing for action were cheering, however,
and gave good promise for the time, if it ever
comes, when the enemy shall venture to make
the attack with which they now occasionally
threaten the National lines
Washington was on Sunday excited with
the rumor that the Rebels had crossed the
Potomac, and cut in pieces the army of Gen.
Banks. A special correspondent who was
dispatched from the Capital for news, how
ever, satisfactorily asceraned that the report
had no foundation.
On Friday morning, before light, Lieut..
HarreI of the United States steamer Union,
at Acquia Creek, having heard that Rebel
schooner was lying in Quantico Creek, and
knowing that a large number of troops were
collected at that point with the probable de-
sign of crossing the Potomac, set out with his
boat and two launches for the purpose of
burning her As the little force neared the