The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1862-11-15
WAR NEWS.

The authorities at Fortress Monroe have re-
ceived no information of the capture of three
: thousand Confederates at Plymouth, North Car
DINA, as reported in Philadelphia paper on
Saturday.
Z A despatch dated Warrenton, on Friday of
last week, states that Southern sympathizers pre-
dict great battle in that neighborhood in few
days, representing that Gen. Jackson is only ten
miles distant at the head of seventy thousand
men, and that Gen. Bragg is at Gordonsville
with large force. The same despatch states
that large portion of Gen. Lees army has
reached Gordonsville, their retreat from the Po-
tomac being covered by. Gems. Stuart and Hills
cavalry. ~
The intelligence from Nashville is important,
but very confused and contradictory, but enough
is received to indicate that the Confederates have
made an attempt to capture the city The re-
port states that the attack was made on Wednes-
day last with force of twenty thousand men,
but was unsuccessful. Another statement is to
the effect that the Confederates assaulted the
Federal works on Friday, the 3lst ultimo, but
the result of the engagement is not known.
A skirmish occurred on Pond river, KY, ON
the 9th inst, lin which the Confederates under
Col. Fowler were defeated their commander be-
ing among the killed.
1t is reported that the Confederates have cross
ed from Tennessee into Whitley county, KY, for
the purpose of foraging. A movement is to be
made to prevent them carrying out their designs
The causes which led to the removal of Gen.
Mcclellan are yet matters of speculation, but
letter written by Gen. Haleck indicates that GER
tain orders relative to the advance of the army
were not carried out and that want of supplies
was not the real cause of the long inaction in the
army. 1t is supposed that statement in an Off
cial form will be given to the public to satisfy
the desire to know the reasons which actuated
the Executive in the issuance of the order. The
radical journals of the North and their supporters
generally sustain the action of the President
while the conservatives disapprove it.
Gen. Mcclellan on Sunday evening took for
NAL leave of the officers of the army Of the Poto-
]. mae, and yesterday visited the different army
corps, passing them in review, being most
enthusiastically received by the soldiers. Gen.
Burnside, in a short address, assumed command
oethe army.
Later advices from Nashville report that there
had been no attack on the city up to Friday
evening last Several skirmishes had occurred
In the vicinity of the city without serious loss
1t is stated that the Cenfederates are concentra-
ting at Chattanooga, under the command Of
Gen. Joseph q. Johnston
Gen. Fin John Porter has been ordered to
Washington to stand bis trial upon the charges
! preferred against him by Gen. Pope, Of miscon-
duct at the second battle Of Bull Run. General
Hooker takes command Of Gen. Porter's diyi.
sion
On the I'd instant an engagement occurred
near WILMINGTON, in which IT appears that, after
fighting al day, both parties withdrew. The
Confederates report their loss at two killed and
thirty-one wounded, while the Federal loss, they
stste, was very heavy.
Gen. Beanregard has notified the non-combat-
ants residing in Charleston to remove their
slaves and movable property.
A despatch states that the Federal army in It's
recent march from Corinth to Grand Junction
destroyed an The houses and barns along the
I route 81
There seems u BE- much speculation Is to the
exact whereabouts of the Confederate army III