Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-12-03
WAR NEWS.
SPRINGFIELD. No. Nov. %.

pfRlNSflELD N4O-Y NO1. -.
Gen. Blunt with 5000 Federals attack
ed and routed about 5000 rebels under
Gen. M~armaduke, at Cane Hill, Ark, on
the Goth, killing 90, and driving the bal
ance some u miles.
Gen. Blunt telegraphs that the enemy
is badlgy whipped, and will not probably
venture north of Boston Mountains again
this winter, and as they nave consumed
all the subsistence in the valley of the
Arkansas, they must soon retreat into
Texas.
PoRT ROYAL.
Advices from Port Royal give an ae-
count of an expedition by the colored
regiment to Doboy Sound. The negroes
behaved very commercially. The expe-
dition brought pack POO, 700 feet of sawed
lumber. Three of h enegroes were wound
ed. 1t is rumored that Be~auregard has
pronounced Charleston indefensible. and
the inhabitants are moving their property
from the city
CAIRO, Nov. %.
The Grand Army of the South is all in
motion.
Gen. Herman with his forces left Mem
phis on Wednesday.
Gen. Grants army struck tents the
dawn of yesterday, and marched off on
the Holly Springs road. Seven days ra-
tons were prepared. Only one ent is
allowed to each twenty men, one to the
officers of each company. and six wagons
to each regiment.
The rebels are falling back to Grenada,
tearing up the track, carrying off the rails
and burning the bridges as they retire. 1t
is reported they are even moving heavier
valuables from Jackson Mississippi.
Prisoners taken confess the utter hope
~lessness of their cause in the West.
A dispatch from Sigel's headquarters
says, jackson passed through Salem,
White Plains and Warrenton, probably on
his way TO Join Lee. No enemy is in
sight from Aldie, T~hroughfare Gap and
intervening country.
HEADQUARTERS, ARMY PoroNAc.
November 80.
Special to the Herald:
Considerable excitement occasioned by
the circulation of a report here, that a
proposition has been made by the rebels
for an armistice of 30 days, and that Lee
was already in Washington arranging
terms of the agreement.
The rebels are working with redoubled
yigor on their Notifications, and their cav
airy of late have been very active, and
have captured a number of our pickets
along the fords of the river, beside the
, companies of the Sd Pennsylvania cav
airy at HARDWOOD Church.
LOpgstreet commands the right, and
Hill the left of the, rebel forces confront
ing US.
Deserters coming within our lines report
that large bodies of their forces have been
detached and sent off, either to Rich
mond CT to reinforce Stonewall jackson.
These reports must be received with
great caution however.
Our cavalry have captured a number of
rebels along the river below this place.
MATTERS AT NEW ORLEANS.
Nov. Is.
A powerful squadron was concentrating
in the Mississippi. There were already
more vessels at New Orleans than at any
other time since its capture. A large
number of river boats have been armed.
There is a great activity in military cir
cles preparatory to offensive movements.
A general inspection ofarms and men was
about to taken place.
Guerrillas infested the river banks
above and below the city.
One naval vessel has been fired into and
had returned the fire with grape and can
lister, but thick brushwood enabled the
assailants to escape. No vessel unless
we'll armed now leaves the city.
Gen. Butler is about to place overseers
on confscated plantations to save the cot
ton and sugar. The new cotton crops is
coming in quite freely.
Gen. Butler has permitted the resump-
ton ofthe publication of the National Ad-
vocate, after explanations from Jacob Bar
ker that he had no intention to aid the
rebels.
The cargo of the prize steamer Ann was
sold to-day $780, 00. The Teas brought
AL for Congon, and coffee, slightly dam
aged, 80.
Part of the cargo of the steamer Stetlin
was sold to-day, bring over 100000.
CHANTILLY, Va, Nov. 30-7 P. N.
Brig. Gen. Stahl has just returned. He
attacked the enemy at Smokers Ferry,
and followed them with 300 cavalry into
their camp on the other side of the river
and near Berryville. Our men charged
splendidly whenever they met the enc
my.
Whites cavalry was driven in all di-
rections, nearly all their officers captured
and their colOrs taken. White himself
fed and hid in a house in Berryville.
The Sd, 7th and 18th Virginia cavalry
were also attacked and routed. Forty of
their men with their horses were taken,
and so killed and wounded and two col
ors taken.
One wagon load of pistols and carbines
was picked up on the road, thrown away
by the flying enemy. Eighty horses and
eighty cattle were also brought in Our
loss in killed and wounded is about Is.
Gen. Stahl reports that there is a brig
ade under Gen. Jones at Winchester,
but that Jackson's main force was at
New Market last Wednesday, as reported
previously. (Signed,) F. SIGEL,
Msj. Gen.