Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-11-08
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" onhihReOH says tIttat tic ltukte rect mas gone
to Savannah or Brunswick, Ga.
There is great dissatisfaction among The friends
Of Mcclellan, in consequence Of interference with
his plans by the Fremont faction who are very bit
ter against him.
1t is said that Mcclellan iutends 10 resign. ,s
Anattack upon the Confederate forces was de-
signed to take place on Friday last, at Manassas
The whole Federal forces were under marching or
ders, but the attack was posponed
Provisions at Washington are scarce on account
Of the blockade of the Potomac
The weather has been stormy in Richmond
There has been tremendous gale here and on the
coast
The Examiner of this morning says that the
Government has received dispatches that the Lin
coin fleet is preparing to land at Port Royal In
South Carolina. ..
RIcuMoYD, Oct. 3l.-Late New York papers re-
port the trial progressing against the crew Of the
privsteer Savannah
Mr.. Lougoe defended the prisoners. Among the
grounds of defense urged, was that the prisoners
were in the service of what they considered de
facto Government He objected to the jurisdic-
ton of the present COURT coHtending that the place
to which the prisoners were first taken by the Min
nesota-Hampton Roads-was within the jurisdic-
ton of the courts Of Virginia, and that was the
only place where these men could be legally tried
The case was to be resumed on the following dav.
Tho ship Motappan, from Glasgow, lately ar
rived in New York. was SEIZED a portion Of the
vessel being owned in New Orleans
The Baltimore south Of Friday las, sov, that
the force on board the Federal fieet In Hamntop
Roads in from thirty TO forty thousand. and that
its probable destination is not far South. La,
Several New York papers are comnIain;no obor,
the suppression of the trutb in reosrj N tha Ioss
in the battle at Leesburg
To-day $50 Yankee prisoners left here for colnr,.
bia 8. c.
This afternoon r,,soror, -;,,oa f.,,, oo.,,,-
and 4 from Fairfax
General lee arrived from Jackson,s car,n IN
Green I,rier, and renorts oll oniet
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KNOXVILLE, Nov. ., lS6l.-Baltimote papers Of
saturday, the "a lnst report the resignation Of Sc
waro' Blair, cameron. Scott and probably McClel-
Ian. The difficulty grew out of an attempt 10 force
en,'nso - a pt.seh lue Son,euerates
0,,. ngh' Is iinPenuing through
The FsIaroI c,.oos ,,.,,. s.,,.
t. ,o n nave saiien oack 10 the IN
nv ~ ooo SUI q. 1ali,nssou, lnere are not exceed
my oNooo 'nen arouhH washington.
one light battery of six onns and tSo,aa,5 y
groes, sailed on board the Lincoln Ace, '"N nv
r.
RICHMOND, NOV. 4.--There are twenty -three Fed
RAJ vessels on savannah to-day u oclock) standing
on Port Royal in line of battle. Active prepara-
IONS are making at Savannah to repel them.
lntelhgence nom Charleston, to-day, says that
captain Eober, OF The Privaeer, arrived, and re-
Ports that me orlg u H. Eaton has been destroyed.
one was loaded with Government stores.
,behcnihg OF gnn-ooats on the coast OF South Car
olinh Is connrneu'
Two gnn-9oa,s attacked the great Lincoln Ar
lnada Whleh nad been beached on the coast of South
Carolina, aud captured the crews.
oeiieveu mat the fleet has been totally de-
suIyeu' as II certainty encountered terrific storm
on rrloay h,gat last s!
AuVices from wilmington, N. O., state that the
steamer ~ mon OF the Federal iieet, was wrecked
on 'he coast OF North Carolina, with cargo, consist
t ng oI HORSES gun-carriages powder &C. Seventy
"'e VI per etew were captured
ni e'esnie. was observed uispiayng signals
VI u,S.ie9S anu IL Is oeiieVed sne has gone to the
oo''op'
BOWLING GREEN, Nov. 4.-tThe Louisville Journal
of the LIST says that Gen Scott has resigned Ttisi
chief clerk has fed from Washington taking With
him all the coast surveys.
Gen. Hallock, of California, has superseded Gen,
Mcclellan.
Rtcuynxn Nov . A r,;,o,a to.,o. r.
TO the WASHINGTON Reoubl;con sovs'. ,sTTniess H.
next few DAYS bring over the news of brilliant
and decisive victory of the Federal Government
over t,e CohIederates England Will at once try to
raise 'ne olockaoe Oh tue southern ports
Loru Jonn husSel says Il VIII consider the
proprlety OF sending out ships OF war to raise the
piockade oil the southern ports" l......,
The New FORK 7T16tue intimates that the private
secretary OF the great naval expedition has clipped
with scaled dispatches, maps, charts, &c. The
1roane ADDS I'VE 40 not vouch for the truth ofthe
report, but the authority is such as TO command
credence. .. -s
The trial OF the privateets of the Savannah is
IN New York.
The Philadelphia Ledger says there are 35 yes
sells lying in that harbor, captured, while trying to
run the blockade. r =,
In reference to the Lincoln Naval expedition the
70 hear If ,ts o tb unys we eNpfcI
objects are irst IN rsrtv war into ,ho 800
second IA secnre ,vhtey o,ar,ars f,r e 80
borhos Of refnge far Nnr naval onS ' our oos anu
rine; third TO omen one or more Sontbern or, ma,
g on1 y. nloie oIulnerh portS 10