Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-12-11

on avowed Secessionists, charging the ex.
pense of their board to them, on the ground
that, although they have not themselves
plandered and driven forth these unfortn.
nate people, they are giving aid and com
fort to those who have done so.
The expulsion of John G. Breckinridee
from the United States Senate gives great
satisfaction to the loyal citizens of Ken
tueky. Among the aspirants for his seat
are James Guthrie, Nat. Wolfe, and Gar
rett Davis. A9c
Commodore Wilkes on "Wednesday was
honored with public reception At the CITY
Hall, New York The Mayor made a com.
PlImentary speech, and about fifteen hun.
dred persons shook his hand. The Com.
m"dore has received complimentary letter
IRON Secretary Welles
A member of the Arkansas Legislature.
accompanied with somethirty or forty com.
pamons, has escaped from that State and
Joined the Union forces under Colonel
Phelps. A strong feeling of loyalty still
exists IN the northern portion of Arkansas,
and If Union army enters into the State
many of its citizens would doubtless gladly
rally around its standard.
In Tennessee the process of drafting sol
diers was commenced in the last week of
November. Many fed to avoid this con.
scriptlon, some of them seeking refuge
among the loyal men Of the eastern portion
of the State EfF q 4E fE
There are already one hundred and sixty
four pieces of cannon at Cairo, none of
which arc less than 32,pounders, and over
one hundred tons of ammunition have ar.
rived, and more is still to arrive From
the great preparations which are being
made for the expedition down the M:ssis-
sippi, we can scarcely consider its success
doubtful
The federal gun.boats belonging to the
Potomac fotilla on Monday shelled several
rebel batteries, destroying dwellings and
large amount of rebel stores.
Dispatches from Missouri report Gen.
Price still south Of the Usage river with
his Rebel troops, and was losing more men
by desertion than he has gained by his ia
nous proclamation. Dispatches from
Virginia report that Price is to be super
seeded by Major General Heath, of Virgin
ia. Gen. Pope has been assigned to the
command of the Federal troops between
the Missouri and Usage rivers.
Letters received at Louisville, Ky, from
Somerset, in that State, announce that the
Federal forces under Gen. Schepf have
been compelled to withdraw from this side
of Somerset, and that the Rebels, ten
thousand strong, have crossed the Cumber-
land river. 1t seems more probable that
Gen. S hepf has retired for the purpose Of
catching Zollicoffer in trap -. saa'
A considerable force Of rebels with bat.
terry of six field pieces on Saturday made
their appearance on the Virginia shore of
the Cpper Potomac and commenced firing
upon the buildings ON The Maryland shore
and at the dam ofthc canal There was only
one company of the Thirteenth Massachu-
setts Regiment on this side without artl-
lery, and the Rebels, cmboIdcncd by the
little resistance they met with, advanced to
the STORE Of the river. In the meantime
another company of the Thirteenth Ma>sr-
chusctts Regiment, armed with Enfield
rifles. were brought up. aud when the Reh-
els resumed fire on Sunday u1nrnin. the
riilemcn opened on them. The fire Was
- hot that the Rehcl artilcristS were frced
to abandon their guns, leaving them on the
river bank until night, when they returned
aud took them off, our forces being Too
small to permit them to cross the river and
capture the pieces