The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-12-04
LATE NEWS.

CHETILLY, VA, Nov. 3O-7 P. NJ
Brigadier General Stahl has Just return
ed. He attacked the enemy at Snicker's
Ferry and followed them with three hum
dred cavalry into their camps, on the
other side of the river, and near Berry
vile. Our men charged splendidly when
ever they met the enemy. Whites cav
airy were driven in all directions, nearly
all their officers captured, and their coli
ors taken. White himself fled and hid
in house in Berryvile.
The Sd, 9TH, and 18th Virginia cavalry
were also attacked and routed. Four of
their men, with their horses, were taken,
and fifty killed and wounded, and two
stands of colors taken. One wagon load
OF pistols and carbines were picked up
on the road, thrown away by the flying
enemy. Eighty cattle and eighty horses
were also brought in Our loss in killed
and wounded is about fifteen.
Gen. Stahl reports there is brigade
under Gen. Jones at Winchester, but that
Jackson's main force was at Newmarket
last Wednesday, as previously reported
[Signed
T. DIOElI3 maJOf-uenerai'
The casualties of the day l am unable
to state with accuracy at this time, as
we fought over twelve miles of ground.
One of the rebel officers with the flag of
truce stated to me that they had lost six
ty in killed, among them Lieutenant
Colonel My loss is comparatively small.
Among the wounded are Lieut. Colonel
Jewel and Lieutenant johnson, of the
Kansas 6th-both of them, | fear, NOR
tally. The enemy are badly whipped,
and will probabl y not venture north of
the Boston mountains again this winter,
if this part of the State is held As it is
their reliance for subsistence, and having
eaten out all in the valley of the Arkan-
sas, they must soon retreat into Texas.
have sent for my transportation to
come up, and shall occupy position at
or near Cane Hill. The rebels had about
ten days rations of bread, cooked and
in little sacks behind their saddles, from
which it is evident that they intended to
make a desperate effort to force their way
North. JAS. g. BLUNT,
Brig. Gen. Commanding
ST. Louis, Dec. 1.-The following
despatch was received at Headquarler.
in this city on Saturday night:
headquarters, Battle; field, Nov. 20.-Maj
General Curtis: Learning that rebe
force under Gen. Marmaduke S,OO(
strong, was at Cane Hill, forty mile
north of Van Buren, Arkansas, and tha
Gen. Hindman was to join him to day
or to- morrow, with large force of in
fantry, for the purpose of making a des
perate effort to enter Missouri, | deter
termined to strike Marmaduke and de
stroy him before reinforcements arrived
Leaving my transportation in the rear
| made a forced march of thirty-Gv
miles, with about FIVE hundred men, AM
attacked him at about ten o'clock thi
morning Found him strongly posted o
advantageous ground After an engage
ment of about three hours he commence
a retreat. Every foot of the ground wa
fought over and hotly contested unit
sundown, when the enemy, finding tha
their artillery, which they were tryin
to get away, was about to be captured
sent Colonels Shelby and Emmet Nc
Donald with flag of truce for the osteu
J sible purpose Of caring for their dead an
, wounded, but with the real object
making good their retreat to Van Burer
WAsHwGToN, Nov. 3d.. Although h
departure yesterday was universally al
ticipated, General Burnside did not lea,
here to go to the army uAtil to.dav, /
having in the meantime been consultir
. with the President. The delay in Il
movement of the army has been owing
improper work in the Quartermaster
, Department, but no removals have v
, taken place, as rum0red.
p Intelligence from the Army Of the PC
! tomac, tonight, states that two deserte
came in to- day, having been discharge
from the hospital in Richmond, on Il
, TlSth, and had surgeons passes.
= They state that Gen, Lee is in con
G mand of the rebel forces, and that ye
terday they began to retire upon Ricl
I mOnd, and that a large force Of the encm
5 last night were engaged in tearing {
. the railroad. Furthermore that, VIII,
e Gen Lee issued the order for falling bac
a he notified the citizens of Frederick
I burg, that, if by any indication whatcv
1 they gave us information of such moy
I ment going on, he would burn the tow
An Inspection Of the enemy's positi,
b yesterday, showed them busily cngag,
on works, probably as feint to GOV
4 their real movements. They have aba
a doned their first line and were yesterdi
Q constructing second line.
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