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ington to answer the charges brought against
him by Gen. Pope.
Maj. Gen. Hunter will, in few days,
return to the department of the South.
Wednesday night battalion Of Col.
Shackleford, Of the S,h Ky. Cavalry, was at
tackled by a large force OF gueFIlIas, under
Col. Fowler, on Pond River. : miles from
MadisOnville, Ky. The attack was calamity
met and the rebels compelled to retire. The
loss was s killed. including Col. Fowler. and
large number Of wounded AMI prisoners.
The whereabouts of Bragg's army seems
to be about uncertiinly known at least by the
public. Dispatches from the army OF the
Potomac say 1t is at GOrdOnsvilIe, hnt intel
lisence from Louisville says Gen. Cheatham
with a portion Of Gen. Brags's army was at
MurfreesborO. The remainder Of BGag5's
army, with the exception Of 5000 men, had
left the Cumberland CAP and were pushing
towards Nashville. Gen. Bragg had been
put under arrest and Superseded by Zen y
Z. Johnston. Bragg's derelietiOns in the
Kentucky campaign, 1t is stated, were the
cause Of his arrest.
Nothing had b-en heard at MurIreesbOro'
which was in constant Geographic cOmmunl-
latter city. $1,000 rebel troops are AZ Mo
bile.
Gen. Grant has made his headquarters at
Lagrange, Miss The Railroad from JACK
sou TO that place Is in running order.
In the Memphis Bulletin Of the 9th, it Is
said "a large federal army passed south from
Grand junction on Tuesday last IL further
learns from a gentleman who lives IN D5S1to
County, Miss, that for 20 miles out on the
pigeon roost road. the rebel cavalry have en-
tirely disappeared.
The sane gentleman says for several days
past the rebels at Holly Springs have been
moving back all their prisoners and stores.
| This was understood 10 be preparatory to
evacuating that place. IL Is believed they
will fall back on Grenada.
4 telegram from Col. Lowe, to heGdquar-
teTs az Cairo, says there Is NJ doubt about
Gen ROsselu having having had fight with
the rebel Woodward's command in the VI
cinity Of Garrettsbur..
The Grenada appeal Of the 5th says there
was a great fire in Augusta. on the 4th,
which burned cotton warehouses, &c, yalu-
ed at $500, 600
Geo. y Saunders has returned from his
European mission, and brings most graft ing
assurances Of a speedy recognition Of the
Coniederacy.
The people Of the South greatly rejoice
thereat. B lgium is 10 take the Initisiory
sep.
There is nothing OF special interest from
Gen Schofeli's armv.
The re5.l Is d, not appear to have attempt
] al Lar l.sF affv en-. ra-
possess themselye, Of any OF Missouri territory.
The rebels have been pursued into the B-s-
ton mountains. and will certainly be COM
PEELED to retreat beyond Arkansas River.
An order relieving Major Gen Mcclellan
from a. command Of the Army Of the P1-
tomac was received at headquarters at II
O'ciocz Friday night. Il was entirely ulez-
pected and. therefore, every one was taken
by surprise. On It's receipt the command wa,
immediately turned over 20 Gen. Burnside.
The order was delivered to McCieiiin by
Gen. Buckingham in person. HIS last fl
ciat act Was the issuing Of an an address u
his soldiers informing thlm in a few words
that tie command bad deyolvtd on General
Burnside, aid taking an sf c.lonate leave Of
them. Gen. Hooker viii take Burnsid1's place.
The removal vt Mcclellan was entirely IN
expected by the public, the first intima;i1n
Of it at Washington beng despatch from
headquarters announcing that It was done.
Among the rumors as TO the cause, IL Is said
that some instructions from the Genera!-in-
Cniei wer, not followed, and That the escape
OF Lee followed as a cons qusuce.
Forney sPrssS # Monday morning in speak
ing OF the removal, says - Ii was purely
q military act and was the result OF d militia
" consultation and decision although recon-
mendcd to the President aud approved by
him some time ago. Ii was only finally re-
so.ved upon after a change became inevitable
N act OF the present administration, We
might say no * cuuye act since the begin
ming # the government, has been the subject
more careful deiiberaton. ~
On saturday, Gen. Pieasouton in q skin
mish with Stuart near Little Washington.
captured three pieces Of artillery, also a car
tain, lieutenant, and five privates. No l5ss
has been reported Gen. B4vard occupied
and now holds the railroad bridge across the Z
RAppahauulck. The bridge is hot injured.
The bridge scr0ss Broad River has been des-
,roycd.
Warrenton and Warentcn Junction re
occupied by our trJ0ls.
Lieut. Col. Blunt, Of Gen. L9ugs.rest's |
staff, was captured by Gen. Bayard Slrur- /
day. Blunt Is the Qrovost-marshal-S general |
IN the rebel army and was inspecting his I
troops at the time he was captured Lad |
Ins sec.>sianisis IN that neighborhood troph- |
eey great battle hereahouts in few DAYS. /
They represent that SJ0newall Jackson l. /
only ten miles of with force of seventy |
thousand men, and that Bragg Is at Cor !
louisville IN great force. They say that /
there Is bui little doubt that JACKSON Is
threatening our isrces at Waterloo.
\ despatch from Lieut.. Col. Barnes in
Jackson Co., Kansas, Nv 5. slys he bas
been pursuing the guerilla Quantrel for
nearly q weeS, has killed .wO and taken one
priaOuer, captured over one hundred horses
and mules and driven the marauders out Of
that part OF the State. They are IN full re-
treat south None fell on our side.
The Richmond Dispatch of Nov. Ist. sav..
- The recent movements Of our fore midi.
ate the entire evacuation Of Northern Vir-
GINA OF that these moves We're made in refer.
'Ece to the reported advance Of Mcclellan
through LOudon county. From all we can
gather We are satisfied that general advance
u the enemy's forces is not anticipated. and
hat our government which desires such a
movement on the part Of Mcclellan. will be
disappointed for the present. The orer
Ions oi the enemy 50 far as transpirei. do
rot indicate that they will risk an engage.
nent with the well appointed and highly
disciplined troops ot Gen. Lee.
From Winchester and the country below
We have advices up TO Thursday, wher no
movement had taken place along the upper
'otomac- The report that Winchester had
'een evacuated is incorrect. Our cavalry
tickets still hold their old positions north of
Sunker Hill and east Of Cnariestown.
The Wing says that Gen. jackson has de-
troyed all Of that portion of the Baltimore
Ohio Railroad from the North mountain
0 Shepherds.own, tearing up the rails and
urnlng the ties. The large machine-shops
nd depot buildings at Marunsb1rgh we're
red and destroyed.
The Wing also says: The Secretary of
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