Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-10-16
THE RAF AFTsMAN's JOURNAL.

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yet he managed to escape with comparatively
small loss. The particulars of his mastery
movement have not yet arrived.
WASHINGTON, Oor. 8.-As the Campbell
tillery were passing near the Presidents house
this afternoon, on their way from the grand
artillery and cavalry review, the ammunition
box on one of the gun carriages exploded with
noise like the report of cannon. The box
contained she'll and solid shot. The three
tllerymen sitting on the lid of 1t were vio-
lently lifted several feet and slightly scorch-
ed, and falling into the street were consdera-
bly, bruised. They were at once removed in
ambuances to the hospital The explosive
force was principally at the back of the ammu-
milton box, that section being broken into
several fragments, while the lid on which the
men were escaped fracture, it is doubtless
owing to these facts that they were not more
seriously injured, if not killed. The wheel
horses were severely scorched.
JEFFERsoNCITY. Oct 9.-The surrender of the
Federal camp near Hermann. reported this
morning, proves not TO having been so serious
an affair as at first stated. Colonel Matthews
simply abandoned his camp on the approach
of the rebels, and retired to Hermann without
loss of any kind. The three cannon mention
ed in previous dispatch belonged to the reb-
els. Colonel Harding now telegraphs from
Hermann that he has no apprehensions of an
attack that the Gasconade and Usage bridg-
eS are well guarded and secure against the
rebels. Union men from the neighborhood
of Lexington deny that any session of the
Legislature held there. Efforts are be-
| ing made here to organize companies of
Rangers to carry on guerilla warfare after the
| style of the rebels. Gen Sturgis and Lane
are understood TO have received orders to
march from Kansas city and join Gen. Segel
| at SedcIia. Gen. Seigel sent out detach-
| ment of three hundred men on Sunday last to
cut off rebel supply train. Gen. Fremont
1 L. Ia. Ntan
army is in the highest state of excitement and
| enthusiasm, and in all its various is anx-
| ious to meet the foe. General Fremont is in
! defatigable. lie sees in person to everything,
visits every regiment, and lnfuSeS his own
! spirit into every one under his command.
| Price is retreating southwark as rapidly as he
| can move.
| ST. LOUIS, Oct. 9.-The Memphis papers
publish proclamation from Ben. McCulloch
| to the people of Arkansas, dated Sept. %, ask
| ing for three regiments immediately to serve
| for one year. Dispatches from Fort Smith,
| Ark, says Ben. McCulloch is in want of men,
| his present force being only 5000 strong
| This would seem to prove that McCulloch is
| still alive. The officers of the Fremont Light
| Guard deny the recuting officers of that regi-
| ment closed the rendezvous on the announce
ment of the removal of General Fremont, and
! state that enrolmentS are going on rapidly.
CHICAGO, Oct. 9.-The Cairo correspondent
of the Tribune says advices from Paducah rep
resent that the troops there are preparing Tor
| the reception of the rebels, who, in heavy
! force, are said to be advancing against that
| place. The women and children have been
| sent away, and everything indicates an ap-
| preaching struggle. General McClernand will
| issue tomorrow a proclamation closing all the
drinking and gambling houses in Cairo.
WASHINGTON, Oct. l0.-About six O'Clock
| yesterday morning the division under com
| of II
| Bridge, advanced, and occupied prominent
| positions in the neghborhood of Townsville
| On the advance arriving at Langley's, which
| has hitherto been the outpostS OF our army
| the division divided, portion of them
continuing up the Little Rock run turnpike
| and occupying Prospect Hill, the other part
| of the division taking the new artillery road,
| and occupying Smoot's and Maxwell's Hills,
| a mile and half this side of Lewnsvile
The batteries were drawn up on prominent
positions and the infantry placed in situations
| to support Them After remaining about three
| hours waiting in vain for the rebels to make
attack-in fact inviting them to it-our
skirmishers advanced and occupied Lewins-
vile, the rebel FORCES retiring. Lewinsville
will oe retained well as the other positions
taken by our forces to-day. A portion of the
troops under Brigadier General Porter also
advanced and occupied Miners Hill, to the
| right of Falls Church, and commanding that
| village and Barrett's Hill which latter is now
| in the possession of the rebel pickets. Gen
| eral Mcclellan and his staff, accompanied bv
! Capt. Barker's Mcclellan Dragons, cross
ed over Chain Bridge early this morning
spending the whole day in making reconnois-
| sance of the new positions taken by the Fed
eral forces. Yesterday afternoon Captain
Barny, of the Twenty fourth New York Regi-
ment, advanced three miles beyond Falls
church, on the Leesburg turnpike, with ten
men, where he surprised picket guard of
| Col. Stewards. Three of them were killed,
| and one taken prisoner. They also captured
five horses, equipped, thirteen navy pistols,
four sabers, one carbine, and one telescope.
The horse killed was a white one, which has
been often seen by pickets and il is be
leved to have belonged to Captain Powell,
of Stewards Cavalry. The capture took place
near the rebel encampment. SO sudden
was the descent of Captain Barney upon the
rebels, and SO much were they frightened
that they had not time to draw their pistols.
Only two horses out of the eight escaped.
CINCINNATI Der. 10.-The Commercial S
| kanawha advces state that General Rose
| Grams is at Mountain Cave, strong position
twenty-five miles beyond the Gauley. He
had advanced ten miles further TO Little Sew
ell, but the enemy being too well entrenched
and two strong at Big Sewell, five miles fur
ther on, to be attacked. Gen. Rosecrans fell
| back an invitation to the rebels to come out
and have fair fight. There was no expecta-
tion of an attempt by the enemy to force his
position. The weather in the Gauley region
was terrible. Rain falling almost inces-
sanity. Gen. Rosecran's troops were well
clothed, having now plenty of overcoats and
blankets. The late fight at Chapmanvile was
a sharp and bloody affair. Five of Capt. CRAFTS
Zouaves were killed. The,rebels are reported
to have lost thirty-fve killed. A dispatch
from Gen. Reynolds to Gov. Morton ,sdated
Huttonville, Oct. 8th says: WThe enemy in