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RICHMOND, November 2s-Tbs p tersburg Express
Of this morning doubts whether the y ankees at Suffolk
have been reinforced, and rays On Tuesday last about
i've hundred cavalry a IN up. from safoik 10 zeenic
and opened on cur pickets at long range. Our PIckets
stood their ground, returned The fire, and two Yankees
were made to bite the dust None we're injured on oar
side.
On Sunday night Q. Cump, Of tha Petersburg cav
airy, was captured near Chuskauek and taken to Suf
folk The citizens of the country surrounding Suffolk
are daily robbed Of provisions, poultry, horses cattle,
etc. and he soldiers tear down out houses to bald win
{ r quarters.
Uolonels Spear, Of the 1lth Pennsylvania cavalry,
and Dodge, of the New York mounted rifles, have made
themselves odious by the license given their men 10
p'under and abuse the citizens CT North Ansemond and
Idle Of wight. Pope was never mote objectionable in
the valley of Virginia.
Federal gunboat was captured il new uver, Gun
slow county, North Carolina, on the Goth, by Captain
Newkirk's cavalry. The crew escaped after setting the
steamer on FIRE, but considerable property has been
saved. She had been up to Jacksonville, broke up the
court then in session, and sacked tho post office, carry
ing off all papers and records they could find. No allu-
sim TO their burning anything was made by the courier
or letters.
From General Bra gg's Army.
CHATTANOOGA, November 25.-No movement Of any
Importance has yet occurred IN Middle Tennessee.
On Yesterday another skirmish took place a Lavergne,
and our troops fell back to smyrna. The Yankees
did not pursue, but retired also, and we reOeeupisd La
vergne. Loss slight on both SIDES
General Johnston has not yet passed through here. Il
is stated be Is sick on the road.
Several cases Of small pox has made their appearances
in the hospitals at this place, aud the patients been re-
moved out Of town.
The Kentucky Campaign Reviewed.
RICHMOND, November 2s-R. Hswes provisional
governor of Kentucky. publishes a long letter in the
Enquirer. this morning, in reply to Col John F~orsythes
defense Of Bragg's campaign IN Kentucky, and in an
BBer to the charge that the S ate had forfeited al claim
upon the sympathy Of the Confederate States, by q
failure to sustain Bragg to toe degree expected Gov.
Halves says the KentuekiEns would scorn allegiance
with the South, unless by a fair vote Of the people. he
r~spudistes the assumption Of deeiIing as to the pop
uar will Of Kentucky, upon a campaign Of three or
four weeks in q small portion Of the State, and init
mates Il is done TO excuse The errors and short comings
OF the campaign. He is indignant that the Confederate
sisters should be told BY aid Of General Brsgg, that Ken
lucky forfeited all claim to further support, and her ex-
cla,ion from the Union sh nd be no bar to a treaty Of
peace. He reviews tho campaign, eontending that
Bragg should have fought and coald have conquered
Buell.. before the latter IsiTeated TO louisville that
the State was lost through this mismansgement, and the
promised up rising Of Kentuakiana defeated by Braggs
sndden retreat.
Frenl EnoxV1lie.
kNoxyILLE November 23-JuGge Humphreys opens
the Confederate court to-day for the trial Of many trea-
son and sequestered cases.
Col Duke, of Morgan'a command, says q general en-
gagement near Nashville ia imminent.
a descent upou faro banks was made by the provost
marshal at tbis place. Dealers were sent under guard
beyond our lines.
James Henry, a prominens citizen Of East Tenne ssee,
Imprisoned here as a traitor, denOunees Lineolns
proclamation and takes the oath os allegiance.
From Virginia.
RICHMOND, November 2s-Notaing interesting from
Fredericksburg or any other quarter.
There are indications that Burnsde's hesitation win be
changed within the next four or five days
The silence Of newspapers on certain movements may
b. regarded as significant.
From CharIestOH.
CHARLEsrON, November pa party Of scouts made
a successful reconnaissance, today, TO Edisto Island aud
sdjacent islands, obtaining SONS valuable information
useful in contemplated moyemelts