Washington telegraph., 1862-12-10
Telegraphlc.

cling toward Stanton BY way Of the ALE
ghany mountains, in Highland county.
They number over A 900. Their progress
in that direction will soon be checked.
The Petersburg Express, of this merh
ing, has late intelligence from Suffolk: Inc
enemy is being largely reinforced there
Reliable parties state that they number
33, 900 at that point. Gentlemen from
Portsmouth say that they number 6O,OoV
Abolition officers at Suffolk make no at
tempt to conceal that their ultimate inten
tions and designs are to march upon wei
don, sieze the railroad and insolate Rich
mond from the South.
The Express says il would not be sur
prised if the enemy marched upon Peters
burg instead Of Weldon.
Passengers by the evening cars report
all quiet at Fredericksburg. No move
men,s of the enemy transpired. Nothing
received from other quarters that can De
made public. ~Lt tA --A
Nothing from the East.
Richmond, Nov. 27.-There arc yet
III renegade Southerners holding posi-
tions in the enemy's navy
The Dispatch of this morning says Il
seems Il be understood that the portion
at least Of the Federal force which threat
encd Fredericksburg has been Withdrawn
The opiaion prevails in some quarters thar
they have gone up and down the Kappa
hammock with the Intention Of crossing
that stream above and below town, IT pos
sible. Our forces may yet have an op-
portunity TO rcpcl the invaders.
Wilmington, Nov. 2s.-A Federal gun-
bat was captured in New river, OasloH
,oanty, A. o., GU the Goth, by Captain
Newkirk's cavalry. The ciew escaped,
after setting the steamer Oh fire. Consid-
cradle property was saved. She had beer
up to jacksonville, roken open the Court
house aud Postofiice and carried of all
the papers and records they could find
| No allusiCn TO the burning is made by their
courier or letters.
Richmond, Nov. R. Harris Pro-
visioaal Governor Of Kentucky, publishes
long letter in the Enquirer this morn.
ing, ia reply to Col. John Forcytle's de-
ieucc If Bragg's campaign in Kentucky
and in answer to the charge that that
| State had forfeited all claims upon the
| sympathy Of the Z. 5. By her failure
20 sustain Bragg to the degi &C expected
GOV. Harris says thai kentuckiaus would
scJrn allegiance with the South unless by
. fAir vote Of the people. He repudiatr>
'he assumption Of deciding o. 10 The pop
u!ar will Of Kentucky Upon the camprign
ot three or four we, X, il small pvrrior
| VI the State, aud intimatcs that il wa
| iOne 10 excuse tie errors aud short com
lnes Of tie cumpaign. llo j. indignant
that the Confederate sisters should b. told,
b aid Of Gen. Bragg thai X Kentucky bad
iuIfeited I'll claims 10 further support, aud
that her ext fusion frUm ii { UuiUB should
be no bar 10 treaty Of peace lie review,
tue campaign, cuLtrr-Giig HAT Bragg
should have fought, and that he could lave
conquorcd Buell. before the latter retreat
u 10 Louisville, aud that the State W.
iosI through mismaua.cmcnt, aud pg,in-
I>eG the uprising Ut krIruckisus, but were
defeated BY Bragg, sudden retreat.
Chattanooga, Nov. p No movement
II any importance has Yet occurred in Mid
lie Tennessee.
On yesterday anpther skirmish took
place al LaveTgne. Our troops fell back to
-nyrna The Yankees did NOT pursue.
tut retired also, and We reuccupivd La
Sergne. Ln>s slight on both sides.
Gen. johnson has not yet passed through
lere. IL l. stated that he is sick On the
roii. TH
Several cases Ct smallpox have mad,
their appearance in the hospitals " this
place The atitut- have been removes
Jaf Of town.
Petersburg, Nov 2S-The New York
Herald. Of the pa. says the rebels are
srill 10 possession Of frederick burg, but
that it surrender ha- been formally &C.
handed.
Runners were rife tn Friday that ST. nc
Hall was e Winchester, with an eye TO
anothcLraid into Maryland
-be Herald thinks that the condition oi
tic river, by late rains, renders All chance
a crossing IN possible.
Tie estimates Of the expenses for the
Yankee army for the ensuing year is pur
down at tour Hundred and eight million
dollars.
acquisitions upon the paymas:er's de-
Iarrnent il stated 10 be SIS 900 600.
The Herald, editorially, says the people
Of the loyal States, a. manifested 10 ia,
lstc elections, demand an active prusecu-
ZION If tile war east ard west
The Washington Star says The grea
difficulty Of railroad matters in Virgins
nay delay Burnsides week or pcIhaps
fortnight.
Richmond, Dec. 1.-The Yankees
made "a raid into Grcenbricr county, a
few days since, and captured one hun
drcd Of Jcnkius's cavalry, and about two
hundred horses, together with all their
accoutrcmeDts
Advices from above state that the cue.
my are fortifying opposite Fredericksburg,
but show no disposition to make an imme-
date attack.
The Examiner says the rush for Con-
fcderatc bonds is stupcndous, from all
sections Of the Confederacy. Money is
far