The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-10-21

YeTsrtsy Faqr * vhen tImcoes
alrmel S. di.aoa Is Char oa.
Gsa woo.ltary's division crossed iie
Potomac :, shefardtora ford take
u- lbe mai leading 10 SmahGe'd a
maI village half way between
Charleaovn and Banker ILL.,
Con Woodbury. cneampcd lat
might between i.eeiowa aod Kcar-
negs,ills about teres miles from
Smith6ed lis troops met with but
slight resi..aace donps ibe day from
tie epemys mounted piekeis.
Thl morning lie .asaneel his cav
airy toward smiihaed, six miles
from Bunker I'm. where he met the
cavalry belonging % Hancock : diyi-
sion.
Before reaching this point he enc
my was found to be IN very large
fara Tho reconnaissance ended, ~
object being to ascertain where the
main body Of ll,c rebel army was.
New Orleans, Oct ~
NoNDAY.
Headquarters Army Of the POI
iomac, Oct IS.
The troops under Generals Han.
cock and Humphrey, Who lelt Thurs
day morning 10 mike The reconnois-
ssnce III &C dir aiion Of Wipche.cr,
returned after arriving 1T Saithdeldt
i've miles frm Bp kor LII, Noac
of tlir encDy inlettcfel with tie re-
inra o. Gen. lIaneoek's command;
With Cen Hmplpey !. was difcrept
The rebels followed him with cavalry
aud artillery, within short distance
Of Sbepanlstowr, ogcaing with The
batter whenever they could get within
range.
Cincinnati, Oct. 10.
Afer capturing our pickcis, the
gaefill, Morgan pressed into Licking
ton this morping Il tie head Of 1900
men. Before surreadcring, our
troops fought him gailaatly, killing
and woupding several. Orr loss is
six killed and 229 prisoners, who
were Immediately paroled. 2j0 q
our cavalry succeeded IN escaping.
Morgan soon afterwards left Lex
iugion. taking tie Versailles turn
pike. 70 LAY, wl,en between Yer.
sailles and Frankfort, he was snd-
denly met hy qboui $500 Of General
Dumoni's cavalry, who, after short
islt, routed him, scattering bis for
ees.
Gen. siscls Headquarters,
Fairfax Court House, uet. Is.
Gen Stall today, with a dctach-
mcnt Of eavalry, met large force Of
rebel cavalry and ono battery of ar
lillery near Thoroaghfare Gap, aud
attacked Them, capturing eighty Of the
enemy and one caisson flled with
ammunition.
Tile enemy was routed and Gen.
Stahl is IN lot pursuit,
TUESDAY MoRSfSG
We have an account that large
rebel force under Gems. Anderson
and Forrest, and Gov. Harris, have
been concentrating 1t Lavcrgne, IF
teen miles east Of Nashville, with tie
intention Of attacking the latter place.
A force Of 100 Of our infantry, and
400 cavalry, with pieces Of artillery,
under Gen. Farnhanl, was sent by
the Murfrcesboro road, on the night
Of the 9th inst, and $500 infantry I'M
der Col. Miller, marched TO the south
Of Layerme. The enemy expected
our entire force were advancing by
the Murfreesboro road, and formed
their liucs accordingly. The enemy
opened Gre with three pieces Of artil-
lery which were soon silenced. They
then directed q aosenac ~ against Gen
Fa,uham's right faux, when Colonel
MiIler's infantry advanced, delivering
"a a9ial Gre into che enemy ranks,
and depIoying ID right and left, to cut
oa retreat Tie rebels coon aed ~
great confusion, leaving TO prisoners
90 cur hands Three pieces of ariil-
lery, ordnance and qaartemsger's
siore-, a lsrge amount 81 provisions,
camp equipase. personal effects and
regmeutai eolors, ard two railroad
ears, we're also laken, WHICH vs. de-
strosei. Iheir loss ia Killed ard
wounded vas eighty. Oar loss was
Es-a ds54sa So se..sfs 48 f