Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-11-19
WAR NEWS.
WASHINGTON \OV

3 WASHINGTON, Nov. Is.
The Navy Department has received vol.
luminous dispatches from the Gulf to-day,
stating, among other things, that the U.
). gunboat Sycamore. ON the 2Sth, cap
tured the English schooner Trick, of and
from Nassau, with a cargo of one hun
dred bags of salt and miscellaneous arti-
Giles On the 23d the gunboat captured
the English schooner Francis. of and from
Nassau, with salt, powder, GIN, &c.
The schooner Rachel Seaman, on the
9th ult., captured off Sabine Pass, the
English schooner Dart. The steamer
Kingston recently captured the English
schooner Adventure, attempting to run
the blockade off the coast of Texas.
Advices from New Orleans report that
IN expedition under Weitzel met the en-
envy at Labadiyille md defeated them
after a brisk fight. Upwards of 200 of the
enemy We're killed, and wounded and ia
ken prisoners, and one piece of artillery
captured. The rebels We're pursued to-
wards Berwick Bay, where Governor
Moore is supposed to be. Our loss was Is
killed and ~ wounded.
A Newborn letter ofthe 18th states that
the rebels drove in our pickets the preyi-
Gus night. The iron-clad railroad car
with two guns fired grape and canister
upon the rebels, repulsing them. Alarge
force had been sent after the rebels
General Fosters force was coming up in
their rear.
Advices from various parts of the South
ern coast say that nearly all the rebel
salt works on the coast of Florida and
npffna l.,1 -, l.4ul-.l - 1v,-
guRboats.
Gunboats lie off Galveston to protect
Unionists from raids of rebel cavalry
which force Unionists into the rebel ranks.
The negro brigade at New Orleans is
stationed at Algiers.
The whole Texas coast is sealed by our
blockaders.
Key West is healthy.
A Warrenton dispatch of the evening
of the 25th says, a rebel battery opened
on General Sturges' division on Friday,
while passing from Sulpher Springs to
Fayetteville. After an artillery duel of
two hours the rebels were driven off. We
had several horses killed and four men
wounded. General Sturges' horse was
struck by q cannon ball.
A part of Morgan's force is at Lebanon.
A portion of them came within two miles
of Crittenden's camp. Supplies from the
country for the city nave greatly increas-
ed. Weather wet and is likely to con-
tinue so. Specials from Nashville for the
past week are almost unreliable.
The Macon Georgia Telegraph, of the
18th, has a long article on peace, and says
we are so anxious for peace that the long
ing for it is never out of the minds of
man, woman or child, and war distresses
us a thousand times more han the North.
1t however sees nothing but ruin except
peace based on Southern independence.
HARPER's FERRY. Nov. 13.-Several par
ties have reached here from Martinsburg,
and from them we have apparently relia-
bic information of the condition of affairs
along the Potomac up to Cherry Run,
where Gen. Kelly has a strong force.
The rebels have apparently entirely
abandoned the line of the Potomac, as
of their troops have been seen or
of for nearly a week.
1t was reported at Martinsburg, but not
entirely credited, that Stonewall Jackson
had returned to Winchester with a con
siderable force, and was to move from
IQdL DOlnJ h6SlNdTu- luG OcllcI OpllloAl
appears to be that if Jackson is in the
Valley at all, it is for the purpose of NOV
ing toward Stanton, as General Cox's
toward that point with a large
Federal force is exciting apprehensions
among the rebels.
A week ago General Cox was known to
be in Highland county, within forty miles
of Stanton. Humphrey Marshall, who
has recently been operating in Tennessee
is known to have come into Northwestern
through Powelrs Valley. 1t is
that this movement, with the re-
ported return of Jackson to the Valley, is
for the purpose of e~ndeavoring to regain
possession of the salt works in Kanawha
the loss of which is a serious mat
ter for the rebels.
All is quiet in this vicinity though we
hear that small squads of rebel guerilla
have come through Smokers Gap
and are rowing about beyond L%eesburg.