Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-12-23
Seward Resumes his Portfolio.
SOUTHERN NEWS.

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Special to the Tribune
The Chattanooga Daily Rebel, of Fri
day the 10Th, contains the following:
WELLINGTON, N. c., Dec. II.
General Gustavus Smith is being heav-
lily reinforced at Goldsboro. There was
heavy fighting there yesterday, in which
the enemy were repulsed With heavy loss.
MOBILE, Dec. II.
The following is a special dispatch to
the Advertiser, dated Yicksburg the 18th ::
Two Yankee gunboats went up the river
yesterday, and another this morning.
The Tribune learns that the Unionists
fired on the train between Tupelo and 0ko-
Iynaa. aUbUdy WIS nurU. Tne Train pro-
ceeded to 0kolumA, which was immediate
ly evacuated, and everything removed to
Egypt. SaItiIIo was taken Monday morn
ing, and Pontiac at IL o'clock, by twenty
five abolitiOnists, which is said to be the
advance of 5000, who are marching
through that country. Shannon was at
tackled by Unionists at two o'clock the
same day.
AUGUSTA, GA, Dec. II.
The steamer Herald arrived at 9 Confed-
crate port to-day with a valuable cargo,
and the remains of General Tom Cobb.
Major Generals Loring and Neff, recently
commanding in Western Virginia, arrived
at Jackson, Mississippi, recently, for duty
in that department. General Lowell was
relieved by Loring.
In the Rappahannock battles the Ban
ner says Archer's brigade suffered severe
ly. It was formerly commanded by Gen.
Bob Hatton and Gen. Anderson, of Ten
nessee, consisting Of the 1st, 4th and 7th
Tennessee regiments. Gen. Hood, Of Tex
as, commanded the division, and was NOR
tally wounded. He was one Of the lest
rebel Generals.
Beauregard is expecting an attack at
Charleston, by land and water.
Pemberton's army was at Grenada on
the 18th inst. Price was six miles west
Tilghman's division was six miles east.
Van Dorn's head quarters were in Gren-
ada.
A correspondent of the Evening Enquir-
er giving an account Of the Unionists
crossing the Rappahannock, says the I'm
ionists were resisted by Barksdale's Mis-
sissippi Brigade, and shell from Union
gun knocked tall chimney down upon the
18th Mississippi, wounding % of them
The rebels lost 15O in this affair. Two
rebel regiments sent to cever the retreat of
the Mississippi regiments, broke and fed
from the field.
The Vicksburg Wing of the 18th says
that two Union gunboats went up the va
zoo on the 9th instant, at Blake's planta-
ton ran over two torpedoes, which explod-
ed without doing mischief The boats fired
four shots and withdrew.
The publication Of the Memphis Appeal
will soon be resumed at Jackson, Miss.
Morgan was reported in force at Haines-
Vile on Friday night and preparations
were made for him. General D. Stanley
fallauzad -sha-F-1s. --=4l--------ay Hsss.ssz
Hill, but found no signs Of the enemy.
We have reports that Morgan has crossed
the Cumberland in strong force at Rome
above Havesville. No confirmation yet.
A rebel detachment with artillery, threw
$50 shells yesterday evening where they
supposed our pickets were. General Van
Cleve sent force after them, when they
skedaddled.
Twenty rebels in United States over
coats undertook to surprise Colonel Stan
ley's escort of cavalry Of twelve men, and
were badly handled. Stanley's escort
fought severely, wounding the rebel COM
mander, killing two or three, and chased
the enemy hence.
This afternoon Stanley's bridade was
attacked while foraging, and the enemy
was again repulsed, three or four of them
wounded and as many killed, and six cap
tured.
The remainder of the skirmishing du-
ring the week was in our favor.
Reports continue to exaggerate the rebel
strength. Seventy thousand is a very big
estimate.
Special to the Herald:
NASHVILLE, Dec. q.
Confirmation received Of reports Of rein
forcement of the rebels by Van Dorm.
The Richmond Examiner says, summing
up the recent fight, that our right wing
drove the enemy back, killing three to one,
and at night we held the ground occupied
by the enemy's batteries in the morning.
1t says LOngstreets victory was complete.
He drove the enemy into the streets Of
Fredericksburg, killing FIVE to one.
A Richmond dispatch says Sigel has not
more than fifteen raw leyies.
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