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FARM FOR SALE, PRIVATELY.
7 WILL sell at private sale nay farm, lying on South
Il River, about miles Southeast of Mt Meridian,
containing about
One Hundred and Ninety Acres,
upwards of 100 of which are cleared and in a good
state OF cultivation the balance is well tmbered the
said farm adJoins JAS Patterson. j. e. Il Haynes and
Others The improvements consist of good LOG
venient to the house.
Mr.. Ravnes will take pleasure in showing the land
to those desiring to see it.
Terms moderate and made to suit the purchaser.
Feb, IS 1S62--tf HENRY SNITEMAN
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TO THE CITIZENS OF

WESTERN VIRGINIA.. 80
THE undersigned offers his services his friends,
i aud the citizens generally of Western Virginia,
Tor the recovery of the value of Slaves other pro-
perty thai may have been taken from them destroy
I'd by the enemy
He will also give particular and prompt attention
osthe Coiiecuon OF any Claims against the Confede
ate States, against the State OF Virginia and wall
make the quickest possible returns. "a
CHARGES MODERATE. Sc. ?
Please address at Richmond Va, - E
Dec 10, lS6l.-3nos &. I. BARBEE
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FAY UP PROMPTLY.

A THE subscriber wishes to 60 Gewp South in
n "Dlxie for the purpose of laying in good sup
ply of CALICO. and all other articles in the merchan.
die line, and the goods only be purchased for
CASH. he earnestly requests all persons indebted to
him to PAY gP PROMPTLY. that he may get such arti
cles the community now Enost need.
Sept "a, 1861. GABRIEL HIRSH.
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VXTE have made large addition to our stock Of
w CLOTHING, among which are some good Over
Coats large lot of Flannel Shirts and good assort
ment Of Hats; few Wool Hats for servants wear.
Staunton, Dec. "a, 1861 ROANE Abby.
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NEW TORACCO STORE,

NEW TOBACCO STORE.
THE subscriber would inform the public generally
l. and The consumers of the delicious weed" par
tlcuiarly. that he has opened a ~
NEW TOBACCO STORE IN STANTON,
door from Becs Restaurant, and nearly opposite
the Virginia Hotel, where he has large stock of all
grades OF Chewing, Tobacco and Segars OF every
Inherent qastss k Il TDvS @ pess He a VII p
llso keep on hand smoking Tobacco Pipes and Stems
Matches, Rackiag, and everything kept in Tobacc
stores He is prepared to sell bs wholesale as veil q
'etaii. Be To call at the New Tobacco Store O q
Sept. g. 1861 TT J. IL d. JOHNSON
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STAUNTON FOUNDRY !

[ SIAU NTON FOUNDRY
ENHE subscribers call the attention of the public 10
Il their extensive variety OF Parior Box, Ten Plate
and Cooking YES, OF their Elanutacsure.--
They have been cast with especial reference to du
raoity aud giving out heat, and viii be found equal
quality IT not superior to any purchased of North
srn maze. ghey have also on hand, and Will MANN
act.re to order any and every description of IROsl
RAILING. Also Mill Irons, Machinery, and ala
kinds OF Castings MADE to order.
The patronage OF the public is especially solicited.
Nov. 20, 1860. A. J. CARRIER II co
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MISCELLANEOUS.

49, --~Nc-~
Lynchburg Hose and Fire
INSURANCE. COMPANY
LlNCHBURG, Va.
I,HE capital ofthis company has recently been in
j creased by subscription of
100000.
making the present Capital and surplus FOYER
$333, 10000.
OFFICERS.
J. R. MCDANIEL, President j. NJ. CoBBs Vice Pres
&. B. THURMAN, Chief Eng. G. I. WILLIS, Secretary
j. D. WILLIAMS, Treasurer
DIRECTORS.
Jno. Otey Taylor, James Payne,
Jno. 7. Davis, W. I. Anderson,
S. Ii Mckinney, VIM. FL. Stratton,
M. S. Langhorne, | G. K. Slaughter,
Acting as agent for the company, am prepared to
receive applications and issue policies against loss
damage by fire. on terms favorable as the nature
of the Risk and the real security of the insured and
Of the company will warrant VIM. GUY,
Gen. Ag't for the State ofVa.
SLAVE INSURANCE.
The Iynchburg Hose and Fire Insurance Company
is nsuring Slaves for one four years. upon the most
reasonable terms. Persons wishing to effect iusu-
rance upon the lives of their Servants or Property,
do SO by applyingto
WILLIAM Nj. GUY,
April H. 1860. Gen. Ag't, Staunton. Va.
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SHERIFF,S SALE.
MILL be sold on MONDAY, THE oath a.
MAN, who do all kinds of house wrok 9~
She will be sold without warrantee. credit Of nine
ty days will be given the purchaser giving neootia
Bile note well endorsed. n n Prop
March a. 1Sa2-3t* ;s,
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Staunton Sgettator.
RICHARD MAUzY. Editor { Proprietor,
TERMS

.# The SPECTATOR is published once a aoeek, q
IWo Dollars and Fifty Cents gear qohSch mag be d.
charged By the payment of THO Dollars at any tam
oitittn tile gear.
No subscription aOW be discontinued but at tile option
Of tie Edjtor, until all GrreGrdges are paid.
-4DYER TLSENEN1Ss of ten lines Tor kess) inserted
d0iGr and Twenty-Five cents for each su6se
quen continuance. Larger advertisements inserted IN
The same proportion.
4 HbeaE discount made to those sObo Gdgertise 6y the
gear.
4nz,s,taL aduertssrs viii be limited to their I'M
mediate business or the advertisements charged fnr at
transient fdtes
PROFESSIONAL CARDS. not ecceeding lines, a0iII
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NosTTCEs

I HEREBY notify all The heirs of Giy wife. Mary
l. Magdalene Miller, decd, that if they have any
gal claim that part Of land property transferred to
me- by the kindness of my aforesaid deceased wife,
and by law make my title void and dispossess me
same into effect within sixty days, and notify me OF
the same, with written notice, as am prepared
either to yield or defend, as the law may require.
ADAM G. MILLER.
Highland Co., Va, Feb. 25 1862 3ts*
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LIVERY AND SALE STABLES.
EN7 have leased for term of years the commodi-
w Gus and convenient Stables attached to the
Virginia Hotel, in Stsunton, where 80
intend to keep constantly on hand for Sr7.z--f
sale the finest HORSES that can be
procured. j. S. Byers has experience 'XI
and qualifications as horse dealer, ve7z0
which are well known to the public. AS our business
is be of years pains will be spared to obtain
and keep the public patronage.
We also take Horses Livery. In few weeks
the Stabling will be increased to accommodate 400
horses. Capable and attentive Ostlers have been
ployed The County custom is solicited. Drivers
are invited to stop with us.
In connection with this Stable shall keep Hacks
Bugges and Saddle Horses, constantly for hire-our
Vehicles being all new with fine Horses, we conf
IDENTIFY solicit public patronage.
j. S. BYERS & co.
N. B. Nicking and Bobbing done BY al expert.
snced hand. 4u.tA SYERS Il co.
Jan. 81, 1880
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j. r. SYRCLE &c CO.,
GENERAL
COMMISSION & FORWARDING MERCHANTS.
THEE DOORS FROM CORNER isrH AND CARY srs.,
RICHMOND, VA,
= OLICIT consignmeuts Of ToBAcoo, WHEAT. FLouz
- and PKoDuoE generally. All orders for Merchan-
dIze OF any description will be promptly filed when
accompanied with cash produce on hand.
LIBERAL ADVANCES MADE ON PRODUCE IN HAND.
Eah is6D-
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Fine PhotOera uhs and smhro.ynes
LIVERY AND FEED STABLES.

LIVERY AND FEED STA SLES. ~
II He undersigned hare removed their old establish
l. ed Livery 10. the Stables of the American Hotel
where prepared to furnish the travelling public
with Horses, Hacks Buggies and Stages reasonable
prices. We are also prepared with attentive ostlers
and plenty of good pFovender feed any number OF
horses ,aat may be brought to stables. AS we
are compelled to pay cash for grain and hay, We can
not credit any one, -s-saso 1850. ID
- Office opposite Jno. O'Hare's. G
THOS. j. BURKE & co.
Jan Ia 1962-lv
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A GOOD AND SAFE TNVESrM EMF AT
II TEN PER GENT. 1000 worth of very desira
ole REAL ESTATE in Sta unton will be sold, with a
guarantee from the present owner for five years, that
it W ill rent for 5000 year. For particulars apply
to IMBODEN i BRO.
Staunton Sept Is, lS60-tds.
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NOTICE

NOTICE.
THE Bonds and Accounts of Judson Mccoy decd
L are in my hands for collection and settlement
All persons knowing themselves indebted to the es-
state requested TO come forward and settle at
once. E. L. EDMONDSON,
Agent for Robert Harnsberger,
dmr Of Juds0n Mccoy decd.
March 4, 1S62-3ts.
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hss FOR SALE OR RENT.
WILL sell or rent my BRICK STORE HOUSE
4 and DWELLING HOUSE ia the town OF Middle
brook Possession of the Store house given on the
lst of March and of the entire property by the st of
April. u. doGSHEAD.
Eob
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Teste: VIM. f. GORDON,
G. II. d. and K. 4. of Virginia
March 4, st
70 To be published in three country issues
OF the Wing and Dispatch, in the papers OF
LynchDurg. Fredericksburg, Petersburg, Nor
folk, Danville, Stanton, Lexington, Winchester,
Abingdon, Lewisburg, and in the Rockingh am
Register and the Suffolk Christian Sun.
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SHARK TEMEs ~
An closing out my stock Of Goods at the lowest
l possible price for cash. All persons knowing them
selves indebted to me will come forward Immediate
and close up the same those having claims against
me will present them and they shall bepromptiy paid
Feb 1l-tlstapr r. b. HoGSdEAD
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NRAIGSVILEE AND a FARM FOR
" SALE PRIVATELY-C Containing 235 Acres
well improv ed-lying in Augusta CO., the Va. G.
4. Road, and lying around Craigsvllle Depot-being
gdGa to S I Pn
further particulars address the subscriber Frank
lord, Greenbrer CO.. Va. JAS. A. CRAIG.
Nov. 6, le60.-tf.
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An HOT gf1
amending and re enactiag the second section Of
chapter 70 Of the Code Of Virginia, respect
ing the persons exempt from ali military 41~
ties and pr0Uiding the mode OF exemption
Passed Febrnar. Is, 1862. 9a45
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-07-29
One Cause of the Reduction Of 0ur Forces
in the Field.

To those not furnished with the facts 1t is
not easy to understand how an army OF COO 600
could have shrunk SO much as ours has in one
campaign, having lost OF its effective strength
ground account for this, however, in away not
very creditable to many Of the absent soldiers
In respect to this, the Washington correspond
ent Of the Evening Post makes the following
statement
/" The President found on hIs late visit TO Gen
Mcclellan that ~, 900 Of the troops taken to
the peninsula are now missing or absent. 1t IS
impossible to believe that more than 40 600 are
dead, wounded, or sick Gen Mcclellan ex-
pressed the opinion to the President that more
than half Of the absent soldiers are now well.
How they got away it is almost impossible to
tell A fact, however, has Just come to my
knowledge which will seem to elucidAte the mat
Ter A single member OF Congress has succeeded
IN getting furoughs aud discharges Tor three
huHdrtd SodierS during the present session Of
Congress, Tins is II fact. and it will show h0tc
the array has been depleted or at least one way
IN whict Il, humb-r+ nave been reduced. The
friends ui rJIdicr'-oi reglmen,s-haye endeay-
ored to get Of every solder VINO was sick Of the
service. Members Of Congress desired to be pop
uar in their districts, and answered every call
upon them Colones OF regiments and generals
OF brigades had the same desire of popularity
with their men and one and all have aided in
this depicting process till the sum total Of aD-
sentoes is enormous.
II Gen Met lell IN estimate Of the number
absent from his army who ought not to be, is
correct, it vii! explain how the army has been
reduced in all its departments at least 100, 600
men. These absentees are, OF course, no better
Than desertcrs, and many OF them are andoubt-
ed.v actually SO. There may be no remedy for
It, bat it is possible to prevent the army from
being depleted still further in the same way,
md we have no doubt the receut stringent or
dere prohibiting sick ard wounded soldiers from
visiting their homes, rs part OF an effort to
SOP such general and repreheusibe absentsm
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Your Country Calls.

NERMoNTERs 1T bekooves Us all at this time
noD, to cast about, aud see what edCh one OF US
can DO for our common country, for 1T is In dam
ger Of being severed, distracted, and destroyed
During the many long years past, while we
have been enjoying life in peace and happiness,
race Of politicians ,yile weeds have grown up
in our midst. and by their " brsas, luse and
brois, have brought civil war upon US, and
have melted the people Of portion Of our
couatry to secede from, to repudlaie, to rebel
against what they and we agreed in good faith
should be the law Of the land our common Con
stitution
TO US belong the Constitution and Laws,
We thus far have been faithful and true. With
US is the sympathy Of all loyal, law-abdng
people of all nations. With us ID God, and in
our cause many good and noble have fallen in
battle and by disease during the past year, and
many, many more still suffer the pains Of NOR
tai wounds.
The President, an honest man, whose loyalty
to the Constitution we can all confie in, makes
another call upon us to furnish our quota OF
three hundred thousand abe-bodied meu, with
which to crush out this rebellion and put an
end forever more to disloyalty to the laws OF the
land
Other nations are suffering because oil our
condition, and call loudly for all end Of this
state Of things in our midst, that their hungry
and naked thousands may again be fed and
clothed by the productions Of our once prosper
Gus and happy country. They have no sympa-
thy with rebellion Yet We must arouse and
show to them and rebeldom our force, moral
and physical, which is mighty, and will get Tor
US the victory. And it is the dlty OF ererg man
who possibly can to enlist Seek not for " re
cruitnS papers, or to be an officer, but enlist
Put down your name as prieate, and trust in
the good sense Of the company in the choice of
officers and believe it will fall upon the men most
fitted. Let our quota be Immediately raised
and 60 forward to be trained and fitted for bat
tie, to be in readiness, when eool weather comes,
Tor grand and final fight
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GREEN MOUNTAIN FREEMAN july 70, 1862

at daylight, was sudden and fierce, no picket be-
ing out to apprisc our men of the approach OF
an enemy. Capt Sleeper and Ia OF his men
are reported killed and large numbers wounded
The rebe loss ia not known. The rebels took
possession of the town.
The Provost Marshal General has issued an
order torblddng the sale or transfer by dealers
to individuals Of arms and ammuntlsons of any
character, under the penalty of the arrest and
imprisonment Of the offender during the war
LOUISVILLE. July %. Yesterday morning the
train from Nashville northward and Louisville
southwark, met at MitchollsyilIo and both re-
turned, owing to the reports that a thousand
rebel cavalry were near r ichland, Tenn.
Gov. Morton Of Indiana sent 1000 Infantry,
cavalry and artillery to Henderson. which has
arrived there simultaneously one Of our gun
boats went up the river with u considerable
force, to protect the Union residents. General
Boyle has also sent orders te Col Garvin COM
mandlng at Henderson, 10 use vigorous meas
ures to clear the rebels out Of the ad Joining
counties.
Gen Green Clay Smith teegraphs from
Stamford tina; he is still pursuing Morgan. Gen.
Boyle replies =" Capture him or drive him ont
of the State. "
NV YORK, July 23 Itappears that Nor
gan $ gang were found on Garrett Davis farm.
Our forces were under Gen. Green Clay Smith
and consisted Of 1000 cavalry and two pieces OF
artillery
CHcAco, July "a A special dispatch to the
Tribune from Cairo states that officers by the
dispatch boat from YicksbLrgh say that on
their arrival ut Memphis there was rumor
through rebel sources that the gunb0at Arkan-
SIS had been captured.
They are inclined t. believe the report as an
expedition was planned before their departure to
cub her out
The city was considerably excited last night
in consequence Of the reported escape o. mum
Der Of prisoners from Camp Douglas. A. ;ear
az can be ascertained only four got away, one
Of whom was captured this morning.
Pnor KNOB No, july "a 1t was reported
this morning that detachment OF four compa
MES yesterday was sent out from Ryos Station
by Co.. Boyd to intercept guerrIlas They fell
in with the enemy completely dispensing the
band and taking q prisoners and recovering
the booty plundered from GreenYlle
LOUISVILLE. July "A patty Of % guerri-
las in Todd county were mistaken FOX federal
soldiers By another rebel squad OF 10 coming in
to Kentucky and attacked TIE former whip
ped the latter OF both parties : or : were
/ Killed and quite number wounded
! NASHVILLE. July u Ex-Governor WIN. b.
Campbell has accepted Brig, Generalshp
and takes command OF the federal troops In
Tennessee Great satisfaction j. manifested Al
this arrangement.
Capt Braidan takes 700 released prisoners 90
Camp Chase to morrow.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-07-29

The Summing Up.

Mr. Everett, in his recent war speech ia Bos-
ton, struck the balance between our losses and
gains ioT ,ie year as follows
- Nor have we any reason to be ashamed Of
the result. War, OF all the great concerns of
lite, Is proye!baly subject 10 its ylcsstudes.
1t is no doubt for wise ends in the plan OF Prov
dence, that when he lets loose that sc0urge
upon people " the battle is not always to the
strong In a field Of war geographically az
extensive as that trod by the legions Of Cesar
or The phalanx OF Alexander, IN less than fifteen
months Of contest which took as wholly by
surprise, forced upon US by an enemy that had
passed year in secret preparations, that had
treacherously stripped our arsenals OF their ord
nance and munitions, debauched half the Off
GERS OF the army and the navy and surprised
our uudciended forts am. armorles. we have
rescued from the iangs OF secession, Mary land ,
Western Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee. Mis-
souri, and Kansas half OF Alabama and Arkan.
sas, and the whole OF Louisiana re-captured
the navy yards OF Norfolk ami Pensacola, and
the principal forts in the rebe.lous states, occu-
pied the most important military positions Is
tablished an efficient blockade along the entire
southern coast, restored the great line OF COM
municatOn east and west, by the Baltimore and
OHIO railroad, swept the banks 81 the Misslss-
ippi clear, with The exception Of oae beleag' red
spot, from Cairo to its mouth, and planted the
STAYS ami stripes at New Orleans To offset
these aii-rnportast succes4e, ,ud Victories, sc
have to regret the drawn ha...c ani panic OF
Bull Run, the disaster OF Balls Blud iae les
tructlon OF the Cumberland ana Congress we. re-
deemed by the heroic ach,eyem ut III Lieut.
Worden III the little Monitor, the ttpuis, Of .
premature movement on Charleston, and The re
cent check at Richnond L., any one compar,
this balance 81 successes AID reyerSe7 with thos
Of the Crinean war-ot the war OF the duke %
Wellington on the Spanish peuinsuia-of IN
wars generally OF the French revolution, ana 0
our own revolutionary struggle, AMI he wl I'm,
that there Is not IN one ut these great histori
Contests, a year crowned with equal successes
on ,he part of the finally victorious cause.
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Wounded Soldiers and Medical officers Re
leased

The wounded Union soldiers ana medical
officers takon by the rebels in the P1nusuar
battles have been released on parole, and arrived
1T Fortress Monroe on Saturday Below is a
list OF the Yermonters
Surgeon Vim. p. Russell. 9Th j Il Hyland
Co. l. 9th Lieut.. q. f. Wood. 9th Lieut..
". d. Dwight, 5th Capt D. T. Corbin, Sd
Lieut. Louis Nc. d. Smith, Co A 5th Capt
b. K Jennie. Co. q. 9th Capt w L. Reynolds
9th Lieut. b. NJ. Barber, Co X. 5th ; w. H.
Cummings, 9Th ). p. Sogers, Fad ; A. Magee,
9Th f.. Scott, 9th.
The following Vermont soldiers we're sick on
board of the steamer Commodore, and were
taken from Harrison's Ferry, July 18th aud
9th
Marshall l. Chaffee, Co. A. 9th ; Charles IL.
Cleveland, Co. II, 9th James II. smith, Co. /,
Gth Amos P. Spaldng, Co, G, 2nd.
We lind the following list of Vermont sol'
der at Portsmouth Grove Hospital, kADie Is
land, In a letter to Wahons journal
John g. Smalley, Co +, Sd Reg't, from Nor
wich james r. Cutting, Co. Il, 9Th, from
Huntington Charles A. Fay, Go. Il, 5th, irou
Brandon; Corp. j. d, Oargill, Co. X 5th, iron
Richmond James A. Place, Co. ID, 9Th, iron
Jay Edson Tart, Co. A, 9th, from Bristol
j p Roscoe, Co. A, 9th, irom Monkton
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-07-29

The following story oil the President is told by
the Washington correspondent of the Cincinnati
Gaseiie
:" Said the President, with marked emphasis,
Il cont tell whore the men have gone in that mr.
my. have sent there ut one time and another
one hundred and-'(perhaps prudence requires
that should leave she next two places for hg-
ures bank) one hundred aud - thousand
men, and can only lind just half that many
now. Where can they have gone? Burnside
accounts to me for every man be has taken-so
many killed in battle, al many wounded, 50 ma
ny sick in the hospitals, 50 many absent on fur
Tough So does Mitchell, so does Buell., and
so do Others; but can't tell what has become
OF half the army I've sent down to the PENN
sula.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-07-29

Ma. lllwLEfl's LEcruRE We regret that
VIZ were not able to hear the whole Of Mr.
liswlett's lecture on Temperance Wednesday
evening. What We did hear was perfectly ias-
cinating. MI. II. is wonderful actor, per.
foot mimic, powerful ani eloquent speaker,
aud natural orator. We hope he will visit us
again in a tow weeks as he gave some assurance
of doing, as We can assure him full and en-
thusiastc house
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-07-29

army, and plans are being arranged for their
capture tonight Day before yesterday the
Sd Indiana regiment Of cavalry met the enemy
several miles FROM here on the Richmond tels-
graph road, leaving one killed and SIX prison
ers Two COMPANIES OIL the Brooklyn 4th, and
squadron of Harris light cavalry, are N
pursuit of them.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF VIRGINIA, July a,
Hon. +. ". Stanton, Secretary Of War:
A cavalry expedition sent out by Gen king
on the 23d from Fredericksbursh returned last
evening Early yesterday morning they met ana
defeated body Of Confederate cavalry about
100 in number stationed near Camel Church
on the telegraph road from Frederlckshurgh TO
Richmond They burnt their camp and SIX
cars loaded with corn and broke up the teie-
graph 10 Gorjonsyille An hour later large
BODY Of Stuarts cavalry came up to attack
them These, too, were defeated aud driven
across iae Nurth Anne river and pursued unit.
within sight 81 Hannibal junction Several
prisoners. large number OF horses and many
arms were brought back a march OF seventy
miles and the encounter ana defeat 81 two bod
les oil Confederate cavalry was accomplished ~
twentY-nine hours without the loss Of i iuan.
have not We, received the names 0! the com
mandIag officers and the troops WAC nave thus
distinguished themselves but viii transmit them
to YOU ~ soon As the particulars arr received
The damage u the Virginia Central Road by ne
expedition Of the l2th IS not yet repaired
JoHN PorE,