The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-18
WAR NEWS.


Further accounts Of the battle at Allegna'
nv ,amn. Pocahontas county, Va. state the G
,oss Of the Confederates at one hundred ana r
f;fty killed, including field officer. aud OF r
the Federal force 20 killed and 80 wounded q
We have from the South the Confederate YER u
sim Of the fight which is said to have been Q
- most desperate one. The Confederates Q
claim to have put the Federal troops to rou'
after a severe conflict which lasted tor seve'
raj hours. II
rumor reaches US via Cincinnati that (
Confederate reinforcements had been SENT
from Columbus, KY. to New Orleans, 70 a'a
| in repelling the advance Of the Federal troops
near that city. Dispatches from Kentucky
indicate the near approach to each other OF
the opposing forces in that State. The feo'
eral army under Gen. Buell., at last accounts
was approaching Bowling Green, while 'ne
lCoufederates, with Gen. Buckner IN com
maud. were marching to meet him and give
battle.
Our advices from Missouri report that zen.
prentiss designed crossing the river ABOVE
Lexington on Saturday last, expecting forces
) from Sedalia and Kansas city tojoin him.
: The Confederates are said to have force OF
two thousand at Lexington.
letter from on board the frigate Santee
: states that the Confederate schooner koyai
!. Yacht was captured by two boats manned
8. nv forty men from the Santee under COM
d. mand Of Lieut. Jonett, Lieut.. Mitchell being
!. second in command. She was boarded at
>. o'clock in the morning, and taken after
ar sharp conflict. Thirteen prisoners were "a
=. Ion The Santeo lost. two killed and hv'
Is wounded. 5a...I. LII.
tie A Reconnaissance was made yesterday by
he souadron Of the LIST New Jersey cavalry, be
be- o;np TO Gen. Heintzleman's division.
Of norton Of the squadron. commanded o
I;eut. Janville, of Jersey City, was ordere
:. 70 nroceed to the mills on the left OF Spring
a'' 6eld Station, on the Orange and Alexandra
Railroad. about seven miles from the nea'
ouarters Of Gen. Heintzleman. The con
80 pauy there halted, when the lieutenant VII
" an orderly, proceeded two miles beyond o.
m attempting to return. they found ther
to- selves surrounded by Confederate infantr
ood The lieutenant was shot in six places, al
the horse Of the orderly killed. The order
any made his escape The company IN reser'
hearing the firing, proceeded to render
lion aistance and on their approach the Confee
Kan. rates retired, leaving the lieutenant oen'l
after taking his small arms and nearly
mar his clothing. He was brought into eau
eve and was still alive at o'clock last night.
News from Williamport shows that G.
rtars siderable disquiet exists along the river IL
,ugh Shots are continually being exchanged
road tween the Confederates and Col. Leonar
it is men.
. the A letter from Port Royal, says the tam
stone feet had sailed from the mouth OF
wall Savannah river for Charleston, convo
mt Of hv a man.ofwar. The ships were all to
ndav .nnk in the entrance to Charleston har
on Saturday last. Tybee Island is occur
hv one thousand men, who are to throw
49,. batteries for use against Port Pulaski II
:. 49, cessary. The sloop of war Savannah,
.ono; three or four gun boats were lying Oh l!
h coal Island.
nv Passengers report the arrival Of the ste
I'D no or Connecticut at Old Point with int
,t;cal cence that Fort Pulaski has been evacu
q shin bv the Confederates and occupied by
of the Federal troops.
During the recess for the Christmas
to be aovs that the u IS Congress will take,
'shing- thought by many that important army
orleans ments will be made-should winter nc
1--WE up in severely.
lsnmeu The northern rivers are not as yet obi
40. :, ted by ice
W.. " The workmen in the machine shf
o"p" McCormicks Reaper Mandatory, at
caeo are at work on reaper tor the
INC '"o exhibition at London, the next year.
Jealous be magnificent machine, costing pro
Slavery a thousand or two Of dollars.