Washington telegraph., 1862-11-26

HilPs divisip4, with terrible laughter.
.Rres dI6ssusnte. indicate ~ early
fsellision between she ecntending srmiea
IA Rishmond, Nov. i0.-Northern IA pers
e 18th Ifyeeived here say thik SexS
moe u ms}bfity i9rths State VI Ne~Yo
is estimated at IGpOO. The Albany At
las says II Demodlsta< Elected to Con.
gress. The Assembly stanI 81 Demo-
Gratis aud Sc Republicans, with Is to hear
from. In Wisconsin two Democrats and
three Republicans are cleo ted to Congress
--one district yet in doubt. 10 Missuori
the radical Republican ticket is gener-
ally successful. Blair's friends claim
his election
| The iron clad steamer Weenanken was
launched at New York on the 5th. Gold
firm at 13I
A dispatch from GAINESVILLE says Hay
market, Va, near Warrentcn, was burn
d by SiegePs forces on the 4th. Gen.
Corcoran's legion was to start for Fortress
Monroe on the 9th. Three Massachu-
sets regiments sailed from Boston for
.ewbury on the 5th.
Heavy cannonsding was heard this
moroing beyond Gordonsville and pas
eDgers report diminishing at Flint Hill,
Rappahannock county. Five prisoners
captured from the enemy yesterday q,
Fredericksburg, arrived here.
Raleigh, N. G. Nov. 1O.-A dispatch
to Gov. Vance says the enemy have fallen
back to Plymoth.
The foregoing dispatches were published
| in an extra last week. We give . summaryof
| the dispatches since received which come
dawn rs late as the 18th from Richmon
| skirmish occurred on the 10th near Gull
pepper Court House between the forces Of Gen.
4 stuart and the advance Of the enemy. The
latter were driven back over the Rappahsnock,
| and since then there are no accounts of
any hostile force South Of the river. On the
18th it was supposed that the advance Of the
army Of the Potomac was only sham, and
that Mcclellan was gradually Withdrawing has
forces for an attack an Richmond in q differ
ent direction. Communication with the valley
| Of Virginia by Mountain Gap remained open.
IL was reported that large force of the enemy
| was assembling se Suffolk. and a movement
| through Southsids County supported by gun
| boats on James river was aPprehended. Ii was
| also reported that large force was nd vanc ing
on Stanton IN two columns, one by way Of Ra-
| leigh Springs, and one by way Of Mcdowell.
| At one time a federal feet was reported to have
| come up James River and anchored off Har-
rison's bar, below City point. We give these
\ reports because in more or less exaggerated
| form they will reach the Of our readers
| They all need confirmation and are probably
| false. subsequent dispatch Of the 18th re
| ports all quiet At Winchester. Stanton. AMI
Martinsburg, that jackson was in position TO
| check the eaemy's advance, that comm snicatisn
| with the army East Of the Blue idge remain
| el uninterrupted, and that ID. ii. Hills forces
offered the enemy battle, which was declined
The Lynchburg Republican Of the 18th repre-
ssnts hourly skrmishing in Culpepper Coun-
| ~ IA which the enemy suffers heavily and that
| our army are in good spirits anu confident Of
thar ability ~ repulse them. Nothing in the
dispatches of the l4th & 18th about gunboats
From Raleigh (l2th) we learn that the Fed
erals took possession Of Greenville and after
| wards evacuated il after having partially des-
troyed the bridge. They carried off nine prom
| incnt citizens. They have also evacnat ed
Plymoth. The dispatch says Their destina-
ton is probably Weldon Or Petersburg, rs they
| are supposed to have gone up the Chowan."
Foster commands the expedition. He left
Newburn the 18th (ult.) with force Of
1900 men and several gunboats.
There is little of interest from Charleston
| and Savannah. The yellow fever prevails nj
boats ond Cap. Allston's battery, had a brush
on the lth below Georgetown. No damage
done. On Sunday (9th) the enemy attempt
ed to land ut ST. Mary's Ca. but were rcpulsed
Two gunboats theR sheiei AMI destroyed the
town.
From the Army Of the West we have il report
ed at Mobile on the 18th through deserier that
the enemy was $4,000 strong at Grand Junct-
| ion and Advancing in concert with forces from
hay fnli
| tions from other quarters that a conbined
movement by land and river is contemplated,
| by which il will be attempted to over run Mis-
sissippi and open theriver. Our army has fai
len back upon the Tallahatchie. whore il j.
| terrifying. This is about l6 miles { ON the
/ former camp near Holly Springs. We can not
learn anything certain about portions Of the
| army having been sent to Port Hudson and
\ Mobile. These hings arc rumcrei, but de-
serve little attention.
4 From ths North West there is no reliable in
telligence. Things are IN stdfu quo with the
| opposing forces. The country is rull Of rum or
| for which we have not room For instance IL
| il said that $4,000 Federals have crossed
over the Arkansas River above Fl. Smith and
| that 500 Fcierai- wer. advancing on Arkansa-
Post, and that Federal gunboats we're up near
4 the Post, and such like rumors-al worthy Of
notice and due consideration, but entitled to
little Conscience.
This will suffice to bring our readers up with
\ the milIi airy news Other matters Of great
| importance aud deep interest have a separate
place in our columns to-day.
BELGIUM.-Belgium is governmsbt
that exists by the sufierance Of the great
est European Powers. Geographically,
the Belgium territory naturally belongs
to France, but the fortunes Of many wars
and the jealousies Of Europe have always
inferfered to prevent the final annexation.
Ry the great treaties of Paris and vi
emma, Belgium was con :ttuted an indie
pendent modern power; aud in all the ex-
igepcies Of modern European diplomacy
it has served. as an independent monas
chy' an exc client purpose for the jealous
Governments of Europe.
From these facts the Richmond Exam
irer argues that the very fact of Belgium
stepping forward ia the first ins lance to
4 recognize the Southern confederacy,
would, If she did so, argue that the M as
ure has been agreed upon rs one Of gen.
eral European policy, and that il would
be coucurred in and supported. by the
joint policy and By the action if necessary