Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-10-22
WAR NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Accounts from Bowling Green report
the rebel band in that section. as having
been severely punished.
A division of the Potomac army add
vanced on Wednesday from Harpers Fer
nv, and after a brief artillery engagement
took possession Of Charleston. The rebel
forces extend from Bunker Hilh o1the
Shenandoah.
The rebel privateer Alabama or - Is
doing much damage among our shipping'C
especially whalers. Our dispatches tins
morning contain a description OF the craft.
and also mention several of her recent
captures.
The ship Brilliant. of New York, bound
from New York to London. was captured
and burnt Oct. Sd. lat 20 long %, 10y the
pirate Alabama.
The ship Emily Farnham, of Ports
mouth, y. H., from New York for Liver
pool, was captured at the same time, hut
released. it having been proved by docu-
ments on board that her cargo was on
English account.
Captain Hager and crew of the Brilliant
arrived here in the brig Golden Lead, on
which also arrived tine captains and crews
of the whaling banks Virginia and Elisha
Dunbar, of New Bedford, captured by the
Alabama.
CAPTAIN Hager reports another ship was
in sipht when the Brilliant was burning.
working up towards the wreck, probably
with a hope of saving life, and as another
light was seen at night, it is presumed h
also was burned.
The Golden Lead only brought eight of
the crews of the burnt ships, the rest Go
in number, would be put aboard other
vessels fallen in with by the Emily Farm
ham.
The following is a correct list Of vessels
destroyed by the 1000"
Ships Brilliant and 0 Mulgee; brig
Tucker and Altamaha barks Virginia
and Elisha Dunbar; schOoners Courser.
Weather Gauge and Starlight, and ship
unknown.
The rebel propeller Alabama 1900 bur
then. a wooden vessel 10 feet long, rath-
er narrow, carries three long 80 Founders
on a side and ispierced fortwo more amid
ships. has a 100 FOUNDER rified pivot gun
forward of the bridge, and a 6S FOUNDER
in the main deck has tracks aft for pivot
stern chaser. Her uns are of the Blake
ley pattern and made by Wesley and Pres
ton, Liverpool, 1862.
She is bark rugged and is represented
to go l3 knots an hour, and Is under
steam, and can get steam up in twenty
minutes. Her compliment of men is l29.
but she is anxious to ship moe.
The rebels are still at work up on the
Ohio river. They took fifteen negroes
from the steamer Cordelia yesterday above
Smithland.
The rebels camped Tuesday night four
miles from Caseyville. Col. Whitney's
regiment from S-hawneetown. started in
pursuit of them yesterday. The steamer
Exchange also landed 600 infantry and
two pieces of artillery above Caseyville ON
Tuesday. They are also pursuing.
The Richmond papers of the 9th con,
tain full Geographic reports of the rebel
version of the battle of Corinth. They
are, as might he supposed, far from accu-
rate, but still concede a defeat. The edi-
%torials of the Wing and Examiner which
we reproduce are very gloomy, and ac-
knowledge the importance of the disaster
Special TO the Times says:
Gen Fremont expects soon to be i'll
Washington preliminary to his assignment
to an important command in the South
west. .....#-
Our gunboats had captured l.5OO head
of cattle near DOnaldsonville and We're
conveying transports with them down the
river when the rebel battery opened on
them. The gunboats drove the rebels
away, but not until LIST Lieut. Swassy, was
killed, and several wOuned.