The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-12
WAR NEWS.

we nave aCcouHtS, Sdlu u nave Oeen
brougbt'by deserters, that the tro, ps in the
Naval Expedition had effected landing at
Port Royal and Beaufort, in S. Chad tax
Ell Beaufort, partially burning the TOWN.
had obtained possession Of the railroads to
Charleston and Savannah, and were on the
advance. A despatch from Cairo, (Iil. dated
Nov. IL, mentions, on information, said to
be derived from southern source, the cap
ture of the village of Beaufort and the three
forts at Pot Royal, Holton Head and Bay
Point, with considerable Confederate loss.
It is .lso rep mted that an:itnmense fleet was
seen off Ship Island, opposite Mississippi
City.
The Fortress Monroe correspondent of the
New York Herald says: 1.-The Richmond
Enquirer Of Friday, Nov. 8, contains a de-
spatch from Charlest' dated Wednesday,
Nov 6, simply announcing that the Union
troops had landed at two points and were
marching inland. 1t does not say at what
point"
A despatch from Gallipolis, dated Nov.
IL, says: ''Guyandotte, Va, On the Ohio
river, sc miles below here, was attacked last
night by force of six hundred Confederates.
$50 federal troops were stationed there of
which number only so escaped. The rest
were either killed or made prisoners. The
Confederate residents, both male and female,
participated in the attack, firing from their
houses on the federal soldiers" A despatch
dated Gallipois, same day, says: 1.-The prin.
cipal part of Guyandotte has been laid in
ashes by the federal troops sent down this
morning. The Confederates had left before
their arrival.
Gen. Beaureg ,rds official account of the
battle of Bull Run or Manassas, has been
published. The orr ginal plan Of battle seems
to have been changed more than once. First
on account of the condition of the roads,
which proven ted the G nfedetates from Civ
ing battle to the Federal troops at Ceutrevile;
and in the second instance from the failure
of Gen Ewell to receive the special order to
advance On the right and attack the federal
reserves at Centrevlle as soon as the main
body became engaged on the left The pro-
gramme of Benuregard being thus frustrated
be was compelled to strengthen his left wing
with his reserves until the arrival Of rein
forcements from Winchester decided the for
tunes Of the day by charge which broke
the federal line and threw the troops into
confusion, when the rout became complete
Beauregard puts down the whole number Of
effective men under his command on the 18th
of July at IL 200, and on the 2lst at q 900,
which includes the reinforcements brought
up from Winchester and fredericksburg
The Confederate loss in killed is said to have
been 1893 and the wounded at 1900 The
federal loss is estimated at 4,5O0
The correspondence of the St. Louis Dem.
ocrat, dated Rolla, Nov. Oh, says: A por-
ton of tbs expedition sent out uuder COL
Gresnel into Texas county, to attack the con-
federates, returned yesterday, bringing nine
prisoners and 500 head of cattle, and ninety
head of horses and mules. Among the pri-
soners are Spencer Mitchell, quartermaster,
and Lieut.. Col. Taylor, Of Gen. McRride's
Confederate brigade.
We have the Confederate account of the
battle of Romney. The Confederates were
far inferior in point Of numbers to the force
opposed to them; the march of Gen. Kelley
was so rapid and unexpected as to preclude
the possibility Of calling up reinforcements
from Winchester, and consequently the strug-
gle was brief one end the route complete.
Gen. Hunters position in Missouri on the
contraband question, is understood TO be as
follows: All negroes coming into camp will !
be retained. and such of them as are proved
to be the property of Union men will lie duly
appraised and recei pied for, to be paid when
and how Congress may see tit.
The Washington correspondent of the
Baltimore. Sun says. that there are no real
indications that the army is TO 60 into win
ter quarters" and another says, that levi
dences appear to accumulate in support of
the idea that very large bodies of troors are