Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-12-19

preparing to join him. Auother brigade under
| Gen. McCook was also moving, to concentrate
at MumfordsVilIe. Gen BuGkner, with 70, ,OO0
men, was covering all the hills two miles back
from Green R.ver, aud was preparing to pre-
vent our troops from crossing the river. Gen.
Thomas's division, on the left wing, is bearing
down from the east. to get in Buckner's rear.
Gen Mtchel's division. or the right wing, was
to move that morning toward Gen River
| Gen Buell. is in constant telegraphc cOmmuni.
cation with our advancing columns, and is em-
| ploying all the rolling stock Of the Louisville
and Nashville road in forwarding troops and
supplies. All the bridges are repaired, and
trains are running through to MumfordsvilIe
The Postmaster at Somerset writes, under date
of the 18th, that both armies are on the de-
fensive and fortifying A gentleman, in the
confidence Of Gen. Schoepff. writes (same da,e
that Gen Zolcoffer is fortifying at Fishing
Greek, FIVE miles west of Somerset. Vaguely
rumors were anoat, at Cincinnati, of a fight
| at MumfordsvilIe between Gen. McCookS d.
vision and the enemy, but they were not cred.
tied
Dispatches from Capt. Palmer of the Iro-
quoiS to the Navy Department, in reference to
the priVateer Sumter, put an entirely different
| aspect upon his conduct in that transaction, to
that given by the Captain of the brig Row
land Owing to the distance from the shore.
which the Iroquois was obliged to occupy on
account of the unfriendlinesS of the Governor
of Martinique, and the fact that the bay is Is
miles wide, the Sumter succeeded in escaping
A Rebel prisoner on Friday taken near
Washington declares that the Southern army
is on the point Of moving from Centrevils in
three columns of IS 900 men, expecting to
tind our advance off guard He says that four
days ratioDs had been given out. 1t appears
certain that the Re ell army on the Po-
tomac has been largely re enforced within
some days
There is much anxiety felt at this moment
concerning Kentucky. On the 10th inst at
Somerset, they were expecting to fight imme.
diateIy. More recent advices states that there
had been no Sighting before Wednesday morn
ing. but an attack was hourly expected ZoIIi
Golfer, with from 5000 TO $4,000, was close
upon Somerset, where the Union forces was
about 5000. II was expected that sn order
to throw all Indiana regiments hich have
minimum number into Kentucky would give
our troops an additional strength of 5000 or
10000 There is naturally great interest ex
cited for the fate Of the war in that section.
From Missouri we learn that the commerce
of the Mississippi has been placed entirely
under the charge of the Government all own
ers, officers, and employers of boats will br
compelled to take the oa,h of allegiance, aud
severe penalties are affixed To The commission
Of any act contrary to the spirit of the order
The latest news trom G,n. Price is to the eff
feet that he is SLill at OsceoIa with from TO-
600 to Is, 900 meh, soon 10 move North
ward
Dates from Pensacola to the 81 inst, say
that the Sighting had not been renewed there
but that Gen Bragg was hourly looking for
another attack from Fort PIckens The Union
vessels were active in that vicinity, and an
J noying to th" Rebels.
/ The Norfolk people are in much lrepidaton
/ by reason Of the daily fear that their city is
to be attacked They say that the harbor eL-
trance ought to be at once fortified
| The Cha,Leston Courier Of the g says that
on the 4th a detachment Of p men went to
Beaufort from that city They were power
fully impressed with the deSolation on the face
OF all things when they had sufficiently griev
ed over the disheartehing aspect of the town,
they went to Paris Island and set fire to all
the crops they could reach
The first military execution which has taken
place during the war occurred on Friday, in
presence Of about 1000 of Gen Franklin's
division. The deSerter, who was shot, was
one of the Lincoln Cavalry The execution
was most Impressive, and its imAueuce cannot
but be saluta ry.
THE REPREsExTATIpN OF MIsSoURG IN Coz
GREss.-Senator Waldo p Johnson has not
taken his seat, and probably never will The
vacancy, il is rumored, is to be filed by Colo
mel j John B. Henderson, from the interior of