Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-12-19

at Wilmington. The more general be-
lief is that they design an attack on Wei.
don and Petersburg.
On Sunday two transports and FIVE gun.
boats assembled the Ghowan river, and a
land force Of ten thousau1 were seen in
motion from Suffolk, indicating a move
ment on Weldon.
The Raleigh Provsss announces the
landing of large federal force in Gale.
county. If this be true an Immediate
attack on Weldon may be expected.
From Bnrnside's Army-No Fl MinJ
on Monday-AH Of our HoundeQ
Remoeed from Frederic is5ury-Re-
port from Banks erpedjtioa-Re5el
Raid on PoolesrUe-DiSmai prospect
Of secessia.
Headquarters Army of tae Po-
tomac, Moaiay, IL o'clock Z. VI.
There was considerable firing yester.
day between the advance troops of the
two armies. At one time the rebel,
showed a disposition to move upon Gen
eral Franklin's forces.
Occasionally the rebels would throw a
few shells among our troops. just to re-
mind us that they were still there.
With these exceptions everything was
quiet.
There was some skirmishing this morn
ing with considerable artillery firing.
The body of General Bayard left for
Washington to-day. He was to have
been married next Wednesday.
Headquarters Army Of the Potom-
ne. Dee. Eycaing.
The weather has been clear and warm
er, today, with a strong southerly wind.
The roads are in very good condition.
The positions OF the two armies re-
main nearly the same.
There vas not much artillery firing
this afternoon. Those shots the enemy
did FIRE were thrown into the city.
The enemy, who are in plain view, are
not idle, but busily employed ia strength
ening their position.
Most Of our wounded were today re-
moved from the city to the other side of
the river, as on the renewal Of the fsat
the rebel guns will be likely to cause the
distraction of the city.
Over 100 prisoners have been taken
since our army crossed the river.
WASHINGTON, 18th
Last night about 5 o'clock, the rebel
cavalry under Major White, about 500
strong. made a raid into PooIesvlie,
Maryland. They found - men Of Col
oncl SCOTS 900 quartered in a wooden
building. After brief but determined
struggle, and when the building was on
fire, Lieut.. Smith and Il men OF Con-
pany +. surrendered, and were paroei.
On our side the loss was one killed Ger
geant Styles and two wounded Lieut..
Smith and Corporal Boyer1 The rebels
lost two killed and Is wounded. OF course
they took everything valuable from the
meu they paroled. aud thoroughly strip,
ped the body Of Sergeant Styles, who
was. according to the testimony of Col.
onol James b. Swain one of the brayest
men that ever served his country. liz
had been ten years ia the regular service.
FORTRESS MONROE, l4th.
4 British sloop OF war arrived here
today
The Colorado is coming in.
Lit John Robinson of the Massachus'
etts 9th regiment was killed in the s&lrIa.
ish at James Ford.
The Mississippian ofthe u announces
the arrest Of Abner jackson a prominent
citizen of Knoxville for treason. lie
openly avowed himself a Union man.
The Lynchburg Republican ofthe l1th
states that the Governor Of North Caro-
lima has issued a proclamation prohibiting
for 80 days the transportation from the
state, of salt, bacon pork, beef, corn
meal, -four, potatoes, shoes, leather, hides
cotton cloth, yarn and WOODEN cloth.
Five Yankees with 400 sacks of salt
and 2000 pairs Of boots, captured al
Pascapoula, Ala, were taken 10 Mobile.
The Charleston Mercury has great
apprehension concerning Mobile.
The Mercary also thinks that the
whole surplus OF the Yankee force in that
department have been sent to cooperate
in the last and most overwhelming effor
of the enemy to capture Richmond.
The same paper says that the Fedora
steamer North Star, from New Orleans
was captured recently, near Palgueania
where she had been for sugar. The crew
ten in number, were taken prisoners,
1t also states that Gen. Fosters fore
is designed to cooperate with the \ an
kee forces in Suffolk, in the demonstration
against Richmond. either by direct ad
vance upon Petersburg or by attemptin
to seize or railroad communication q
Weldon.
NOZZLE, 9th.
Twenty-6vc Feierals who were capture
near Gofssyille yesterday, were brough
in to-day
A man just from Yokuahatof, report
the enemy 10000 strong, crossing tn
river. They burned a portion OF th
town of Water Valley.
The Richmond Examiner says tn
preparations of the United States to sui
iurate US are now truly gigantic in tn
east, west and north. On land and waite
the movements Of the Federal armies II
dictate zeal, hope, a fanatacism, de-
perate avidity that should Danish troI
every southern mind all though OF a
early naaeo and nerve every loyal south