Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1861-12-12
WAR MOVEMENTS,
From Missouri.

Syracuse, No., Dec 7.-General Pope has
been assigned to the command of the Federal
troops between the Missouri and Usage rivers.
He is busy with preparations for winter quar-
ters. Gen. Price is still south of the Usage. with
his Rebel troops. He is near Osccola, and is los
ing more men by dcsertion than he has gained
by his proclamation. If he crosses the Usage
lively times may be expected.
=. Seda1ia, Dec 7.-To-day ten six-mule wagons,
while on foraging expedition eight miles west
of here, were seized by party of Rel sss
teamsters made prisoners.
Kansas CHy, Dec IA band Of Rebels en-
tered Independence last night arrested several
Union men, and forced them to take the oath OF
allegiance to the Southern Confedcracy.
Major General HalIccl has issued an impor-
tant order to the commanding officers in Mis-
souri,, directing them to arrest and hold in con-
finement every one found in arms against the
Government, or those who in any way, give
aid to the Rebels and ordering that all persons
found within the lines of the army in disguise
as loyal citizens, and giving information to the
enemy, and all those taken from the ranks OF
the Rebels in actual service shall not be treated
as prisoners of war, but as spies, and shall be
shot. He further orders that the Provost Mar
shals Of St. Louis shall take in charge the num-
bers of Union families who are crowding into
that city-havng been plundered and driven
from their homes by the Rebels-and quarter
them upon avowed. Secessionists, charging the
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that, although they have not themselves plum
dered and driven forth these unfortunate people
they are giving aid aud comfort to those who
have done so.
Another Southern Account of the Fight at
Pensacola. 81
The Pensacola Observer has the following
While we are not able to give full par
ticulars Of the casualties, &c.,sof the fight, we
are prepared to correct some errors we were led
into by Madam Rumof.@ TT was not the Niagara
but the Colorado That was injured in the en-
gagement and she has Hhauled off,"
Nearly tie whole of Warrington has been re-
duced tossashes by the enemy's shot and shell
None Of our batteries are injured, and among
tthe buildings destroyed are the St. Johns and
the Catholic churches. The houses occupied by
the officers are only slightly damaged AS to
| the injury done the enemy, any report made is
all speculation and no reliable or truthful state
ments have come from there yet. All our bat
teries have been worked with great credit tc
those in charge of them. On yesterday there
were thirteen of Abe's vessels in sight, but from
their hardness in commencing the fight this
morning we are led to believe that "somebedy
| is hurt" gentleman just from Warrington
confirms the report that the firing of the enemy
is very bad and of very little effect He says
he counted over twenty shells lying there on
street, none of them having exploded.
The force engaged has been McIsae's ani
Wheat's and another battery, all from Louis
ana and Mississippi.
From the Charleston Courier, Nov. 2sth.
| Pensacola, Nsr. 23-S A. M.-Both partie
are silent this morning. | walked down to tn
beach this morning and looked at Pickens. Sh
seems considerably battered. a long dark plac
upon her side, which the men say is sho
suffered Yesterday far more than we thought
Six men were killed by the falling of the cove
? Of a rest and ten others wounded. They sa,
five hundred shot and shell fell into the fort
The damage was done by the ships, which too
i, position southwest of the fort, where the gun
, could not be very effective, and fired broadsid
after broadside upon her. A battery locate
lust back of her aided in repelling the attach
and it is said, struck them fifteen times. Onl
two ships are off the harbor this morning.
fear neither party will renew the fight tn
morning If they do McRae will probably /
abandoned during the day, and the battery bt
f hind her worked But if she was leveed to tt
. sand, nothing would be accomplished TOWARD
the reduction of our batteries. We have new,
counted her as anything in the fight. .