Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-10-31
The War News.

tNatNnfeNh W ihShNo'Si eAAN ifNNAib ANN'iNo Cei
donpville.
Aheayy rain storm is prevailing, which bids
fair TO raise the Potomac. ~
We have Intelligence from the south through
a source entitled 10 credit that the rebels have
really vcntured upon tho dangerous policy OF
arming their negroes In Atlanta Georgia,
Montgomery Alabama, and other cities, it is
said negro regiments have already been organ
lied and supplied with weapons and recent
North Carolina newspaper states that about
5000 black soldiers, oiicercd by whites, have
been sent from camps Of instruction to garrison
fortiieatioas and important towns.
| The Richmond Enquirer OF the Goth says
Dispatches tianspiring with the War Depart
nent state nothing more than that Bragg had
fallen back from is former position Il distance
1 of 40 miles to receive subsistence, the combina-
/ tion Of the Fedcrals having been strongly rein
forced made this more necessary. II is sur
4 missed that Rosoncrans had command OF stra-
tegie movenientto form Junction with Buell
i aud cut off army entirely. We have moth
ing new from the army Of the Potomac. The
enemys cavalry have renewed their raids ON
Farouer, aud on Saturday visited BristOw Sta
tion, on the Orange and Alexander Road They
also visited Warrenton ngain in considerable
force - oi. n8 ral bro atal sara.A
A train laden with Rail stuff narrowly escap-
ed being captured on Saturday at Brstow.
Five hundred Union prisoners were sentdown
to NeInia yesterday for exchange.
/ Gen. Bchols, ,,whO at present commands the
forces in the Kanawha V alley, has issued an or
der urging farmers TO come to Kanawha for salt
aud bring forage for the army. ~
We learn from Jae kson, Mississippi, that the
bridge across Cypress creek was burnt by the
enemy, and our forces were not aware of the
destruction till they were at the creek on their
retreat They were then forced to run down
the creek and cross at the mill dam, where the
enemy had commanding position. The
slaughter of our troops here was very heavy.
The Enquirer of the 2lst says 80 disloyalists,
taken at Cumberland Gap, Tenn, were brought
to the city on Sunday evening, via. Lynchburg.
They were lodged in Castle Thunder.
A letter from Hagerstown about Stuart's re-
cent raid in Pennsylvania, says:
HStuart might have been captured with ease II
our Generals had acted upon information in
their possession Friday morning. As upon
many other occasions during this war, loyal
black was the first person to bring the mtelli-
gence of Stuart's arrival ut Mereersburg to head
Quarters. His story was told in front of the
Washington House, and Majors and Brigadier
Generals as well as a crowd of civilians heard
it. The civilians believed it, and damned some
persons high in authority for not acting upon it
instantly. Every the negro told, has since
proved to be true. few hours delay on our
part enabled Stuart TO reach Chambersburg, des-
troy an Immense amount of property, clothe and
feed his men from our warehouses, and take 500
prisoners"
, Philadelphia, October 27.-The Press of this
city publishes statement from Fortress Mon
roe, dated Friday last, to the following effect:
"Gen. Henry A. Wise, with 10000 men is nd
vanciDg on Yorktown. He has reached New
Kent Court House"
The Baltimore American Of this morning con-
tains despatch from Harpers Ferry, dated
Sunday evening, announcing the movement Of
Gen. Pleasontons cavalry across the Potomac,
the people everywhere receiving them with ac-
IclamatiOns Of delight. From thence they moved
forward to Waterford, and it is expected they
will reach Leesburg early this P. NJ.
General Burnside's corps crossed at the same
lpoint. We expected to rest at Lovettsville and
move forward on Monday morning.
The troops on Bolivar Heights are under
marching orders and will move forward on Mon
day. Active movements are on foot on the Up
per Potomac.
Bolivar Heights, Va, October 27.-As the
preliminary account has been permitted from
headquarters, there can be no impropriety in
stating that general movement has at last com
menced. portion of Gen. Burnside's troops
left Pleasant Valley yesterday morning and
moved down to Berlin, five miles below Harper's
. Ferry, where poutoon bridge has been thrown
across the Potomac. The remainder embrac.
ing the three corps under Burnside's command
will speedily follow. simultaneously with th
NhC dOoBS az pSOufRs composed OF LOCKER
old corps, now commanded by Reynolds, anC
the corps of Fitz John Porter, are also on the
ground. They probably encamped last night
near the head of Pleasant Valley, ready to fol-
low Burnsdes troops.
e The elements are unpropitious Until yes
terday morning the roads were dry and in
splendid condition for marching but soon aftel
daylight cold driving rain commenced, and
continued without interruption up to this morn.
ing; the roads are already very muddy, and af
ter being kneaded by few thousand infantry
will be almost impossible. The storm is ex.
ceedingly severe on the men.
The evacuation Of Winchester by the rebels
and their falling back towards Stunton, is con.
firmsd by several citizens who came into ou
l. lines yesterday.
$ The small pOx has broken out with unusua
: violence, both among the people of Wncheste
e and the troops, aud probably hastened the de-
parture Of the rebels.
) The general health of the army is good, anC
the number of sick unusually small.
Baltimore, Oct. 27.-The Americans special
from Berlin says: Burnsides movements across
the Potomac hasnt been followed by a general
advance, but is undoubtedly an initial move
ment. To-day there is no movement except a
heavy reinforcement of Burnside who has taken
position near Loyetsville. This isn't a recon
nolsance, but an advance of the left wing. Burn
side threatens equally the rebel flank aud their
lines Of communication at Front Royal.
Our cavalry and light artillery under Pleas
anton are reported to have occupied Leesburg
last night, the rebel cavalry there retreating
Various rumors tend to the conclusion that the
main portion of the rebels, if not their entire
force, have retreated beyond Winchester They
are not not TO be found in Charlestown, Martins.
burg, nor Shepardstown.
The belief is general that Lee is marching TO-
wards Gordonsville
Fairfax Court Housa Octoher % "A renor,
from MarrentOn is to the effect that on Sunday
last there were fifty rebel cavalry and two
hundred City infantry at that place, with picket
at New Baltimore. 10 force this side
Reintreements were being sent to Stonewall
Jackson in the valley.
A scontjust returned reports 300 cavalry and
300 infantry at Warenton Junction.
A deserter Of the 10Th Georgia regiment saws
that the 49th North Carolina and 39th Georgia
were sent as reiRfOEeements TO jackson at Gull
pepper on the 18th inst They were poorly clad
and without shoes and partly armed with I'm
field rifles
He reports about 1000 troops at Gordonsville
with large wagon train. There were 5000 at
Richmond engaged in building fOrtifeatiOna
about t0ur miles north OF the city. When he
lsft the two infantry regiments At Culppeper had
orders TO march BY way Of Flint Hill 70 rein
force Jackson he thinks that Walkers force az
VPPeTIle = seat to cover the right flank Of
Lees army.
Itwas believed at Gordonsvillo that our for.
ees occupied Fredericksburg.
Gen Mcclellan yesterday morning removed
his headquarters TO Berlin, on the Virginia side
lof the Potomac. Berlin is below Point Of Rocks.
1t viii afford the friends Of Col Miles satis-