The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-10-16
WAR NEWS.
From Richmond.


to you yesterday, to the effect that Rose
cranz had retreated, is fully confirmed this
morning by official Information. 1t appears
that ROse:ranz, with the force with which
he has been opposing Lee on Big Sewell
Mountain, has gone back in the direction
of the Gaulcy river. Accounts from Gen
eral Lees command, say that owing to the
terrible condition Of the road 3 and the limi
ted arrangements for transportation, no
was unable to follow Rosecianz furthe,
than eight miles.
The War Department has received Gener
al Jackson's official report, confirming the
previous accounts of the battle on the
Gresnbrier
Passengers from Norfolk report that two
Yankee vessels are ashore on Lynnhaven
beach and that a body of troops have gone
down to attack them.
Twenty-siy prisoners, from Western Vir-
ginia, arrived this evening.
The Receiver Of the Third District Of
this State has filed petition for the Sc
questration OF the estate of Commander
Uriah p. Levy, u. s. N. This property is
located in the richest portion Of Albemarle
county, and includes "Monticello," the
home and burial place Of Thomas Jeffer
son.
Thus far the sequcstration proceedings,
instituted in the Richmond Court alone,
embrace, property amounting in value to
moro than S60O,O00.
RICHMOND, October ll.-By news from
the North, we learn that at the approaching
city election in Baltimore, the oath of ale-
glance to Lincoln is to be presented to
every voter, and those who refuse it will
DO disfranchsed and marked.
Mcclellan has ordered all cOmmunica.
ton, either by railroad or telegraph, be.
tween Washington and Baltimore to be
stopped for the next thirty days. There
are various conjectures as to the reasons
Of this step, but it is generally believed tc
have been taken to prevent the possibility
Of news Of contemplated operations roach.
ing the South.
igadier-General Mansfield Lowell, G.
y. A., has been promoted to the rank o
Maj or, General, and has been assigned to
the entire command Of the Military Depart
msnt Of Louisiana and Mississippi. Gen
Twiggs hitherto in command OF that de.
par:ment, rc''res.
The voluntary contributions Of clothing
and other supplies for The army continue
to pour in.
Among the contributions acknowledged
to-day, was one from George Kellogg OF
$4,000 worth Of clothing, etc, for the
Georgia Regiments. Kellogg was charged
with the duty of bringing on the contribu.
tions of several counties, and kept with his
trust until he reached Richmond.
Several hundred car loads of voluntary
contributions, for the army, from the sew
eral States, are known to be lying useless
at the stations along tho railroads leading
to Richmond. @Great efforts" are being
made to bring them on. The causes as
signed for their not being forwarded are
various--the insufficiency Of railroad roll.
ng'stock aud the washing away of the
bridges, Seing the principal ones.-Afercury
News from Norfolk.
NORFOLK, October lO.-The prisoners
taken by the Georgians and North Carroll
mans on the North Carolina coast, within
the last week, uum 5ering between seventy
and eighty, arrived here in the steamer Em
pire last night, This morning they wer,
taken to the city prison. II i, understood
they will go To Raleigh Tomorrow.
A Yankee schooner loaded with stores
bound for fiatteras Inlet, went ashore tive
miles this side of Cape Henry beach, o.
Tuesday night. Her crew, consisting O
three Yankees and one Virginan negro
were brought up to the city yesterday an,
lodged in Jail.
A severe storm las been raging on tn,
coast for several days, with u prospect o
continuing longer
From Washington.
BowLIss GREEN, Oct. 5.--rhe following
is from the Louisville Journal, Of the 4th
washington, Oct 2-Upon charges mad
by Col. Blair, Major-General fremont ha
been ordered TO report himself for trial b,
court martial. General Wool ,commandan
at Fortress Monroe. has been ordered L
supersede General Fremont TO the commsu,
Of the West, ard General Mansfield lef
for Fortress Monroe this morning, TO su
perssds Wool. General Wool has left tn
Fortress, and is on his way Westward.
From Wilmington.
| WnM:SGTos, N. c., Oct. 6.-hs authen
tic letter from an officer on board the Stes
mer RALEIoH, dated Id inst. says: Th
CURLEw and RALEIGH captured the Fedora
Steamer FANNIE the evening before, Iader
with Blankets, Great Goats, Shoes, Cloth
ing, &c, for the Federal Fleet, with A
men on board. None were killed or woun
ded on either side The Steamer and Car
60 are worth 100000
THE BALL OPENED AT PENsA.
COLA.