Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-11-07
THE LATEST WAR NEWS.

There has been battle between Floyd aud
the forces of Gen. Rosecrans, on the Gauley
River but the accounts thus far received are
so meager that it is quite uncertain what has
really been DONE We have intelligence sUfi-
cently accurate, however, to show that the
National arms are still successful and to lead
US to hope that the rebel and traitor Floyd is
fairly entrapped. 1t appears that, on Friday,
Floyd opened fire from two points opposite
Gauley bridge, and succeeded in sinking
ferry boat, which, however, was raised again
during the same night. No one was killed
on our side during bis fire, which was some
what heavy, though badly directed, and few
were wounded He had cut road around
hill where RosecranS were encamped the
latter, returning his fire, soon silenced two OF
his batteries, and was at the latest accounts
about sending a force to attack him in the
rear, so that it was expected that he would be
entirely surrounded in q very short time
On Saturday there was no fighting at that
time the pc ;tion of the forces on both sides
was as follows: The rebels held possession OF
the west bank of New River Gen. Schentk's
brigade was few miles above the junction
of the GauIy and New River Gen. Cox't
brigade and Gen. Rosecrans were near the
junction, between the rivers, and Gen Ben
ham was below the junction. 1t was believed
by some that Gers .Schenck and Benham
would cross the river above and below Floyd,
who has 1000 men, and that they would
catch him. We look with interest for fur
ther intelligence.
We have no definite news from the great
Naval Expedition, further than it was spoken
on Wednesday morning. 1t is believed that
it escaped the severe gale which ragged along
this sec ton of the coast.
From Springfield, Mo, we learn that the
rumors of the removal of Gen. Fremont had
reached the Western Department, creating a
very great excitement. aud producing deep
feeling of hostility to the measure. 1t was
not, however really believed that the Gov
ernment proposed to take the step. The num-
Der of the rebels killed the other day in the
ch arge of Gen. Fremont's body guard is now
ascertained to be at least l27. No news
had been received at Springfield Of the ap-
preaching change in the Rebel army by which
Gen. Johnston was superseded byPrice.
Our batteries on the Potomac are going
on rapidly to completion. On Monday the
guns of one of them were tried on the Rebel
steamer George Page with what result it
could not be ascertained. The Resolute, ar
irving at Washington last night, reports that
seven of our soldiers have been wounded by
the shot and shells from the batteries at Ship
ping Point.
A gentleman who left New Orleans on Oct.
oath, has arrived in Washington, bringing
interesting intelligence from the Gulf States.
He reports that the cotton is still on the plan
tations, whence it cannot be removed for want
of rope aud bagging. In his opinion, there
fore, there was but little prospect of the great
naval .expidition seizing a large quantity of
that staple, if indeed that were the object had
in view. In New Orleans, oil possible pre-
paratiops had been made for the reception of
the fleet should it attempt a landing there -
Seven thousand men, fully armed, could be
mustered at any one point in a couple of hours.
The ram Manassas was again afoat aud
watching for an opportunity to do mischief
She sustained but slight damage from her
collision with the Richmond. Silver was at
10 per cent, premium in New Orleans and
gold at 25.
We find in the Baltimore papers a variety
of interesting news from the South copied
J from Richmond papers of as late date as the
, 29th ult An interesting account of the ar
rival of the National prisoners captured at
the battle of Balls Bluff is given, with a list
of twenty two commissioned officers compri sed
in the number-525 in all. Among them are
Coils. Cogswe and Lee-the former of the
Tauimany, and the latter of the Massachusetts
Twentieth, about whose fate there has been
considerable uncertainty.
, A HORRIBLE CONFESSION 1t may be recoE
lected by many of our readers that about four
years ago we published the awful account OF
the burning of the house of the Perkins fam y,
at Milburn, at night, when all the family, In
Guiding father and mother grandmother and
eight children, eleven in all, periShed in the
famesl A ScOtchman by the name of Walter
Mitchell who lived in the neighborhood at The