St. Mary's beacon., 1862-10-30
SAINT MARY7s BEACON
LEONARD TowN|MD..
rHCassAY MORNING. Ger 80. 1862
War and Other News.

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War and Other News.
The war news Of the past week may be
,aid to he simply rchash Of that which
has been served up to- us. weekly. since
the fight az Antietsm We are told to-
day, that genera. forward nlovemaat has
commenced, and that the "rfbcls" are REL
treating towards GordonsvilAe with ten
Pleascnion in pursuit. and Tomorrow We
learn. that the r.faad movement has de-
generated into simple reconnaissance. in
force, and that the rebels, un'icr Jackson,
Hill and Lonsstriast, are stili between Bun
ker Hin and Martinsbufg. We deem it
NOT improbable. howcvcr. thai consider
able portion Of the Federal army has
crossed the Potomac, and Il may be that
an advance against the rebels is seriously
contemplated. Whether or not Leo viii
give battle. or retrea. npon Gordonsville
and Saaunton, rs is predicted at the North,
time alone can develop. Some skirrni,h-
ing along the cutposts of the I've armies il
reported. and our own impression is. that
Lee will not retreat. but that the great
battle of the war" will be fought in the
next few days somewhere in the vicinity Of
Winchester. When this fight shall take
place. the aggregate forces Of the bellige-
rents will probably exceed half million Of
men, aud the destruction to hannah life will
probably be greater than in any engage
ment in modern history.
During the past few days, the rebels
have been ssen il, large force near Centre
willie, and the impression prevails. that
they medi,ated dash upon Sigers corps,
which movement, we are told, was frus-
tra.ed By the rapid movements of Burn
side and Fits John Porter Heavey divi-
sions. under the command ofthese officers,
are reported to be close upon the heels of
T.ongstreet, who, it is thought. must 9TH
or make fight or retreat upon Winchester.
Late advices from the West show that
Bragg has retreaied into Tennessee with
the rich fruits Of his reward for the inva-
sion of Kentucky. He captured. or
gathered together. it seems, M immense
amount of stores. thousands of horses and
mules, obtained many recruits and defeat
cd the advance OF Buelrs forces at Perry
vile. At the South, however, his move
ments are criticised, and his campaign is
not regarded as 80 thoroughly successful
as was hoped for. There can be no lon
ger a doubt, however, that he by far out
generated Buell. in all movements atten-
dant upon his evacuation of Kentucky,
aud his retreat, il it may be so termed,
was certainly conducted in most mas
terly manner. Buell. is reported to be
marching against Nashville. in heavy
force. and an engagement in this quarter
is looked for in the course of d. few days.
Late intelligence from the Southwest
confirms the decapitation of Van Dorm, and
shows the renewal of active operations
upon the part Of Prices army He is re-
ported to be now near Bolivar, Mo-, with
large force, whilst Gen. Pen,berton's
command is still Mt or near Ripley. Gen.
Schofcld is reported to have defeated the
''rebels" on the Arkansas border, and has
driven them, says Gen. Curtis, ACROSS Bos-
ton Mountains. Gen Hindman is report
ed to be again under arrest. and The guer-
illas, as usual, have received some severe
eastigations.
Full accounts have at last been received
from the late engagement near Charleston.
The Federal forces attempted raid upon
the Charleston and Savannah railroad. and
were. Mt FIRST, partially successful. Rein
forcements. however, were subsequently
brought up by Beauregard, and the FEEDER
ais were forced to retire. The report,
which comes through the Northern press,
makes no mention of the loss on either
side.
Reports from the blockading squadron
show that numbers Of Confederate vessels
still run the blockade along nearly the
entire coast. There is nothing new from
the 200, but other vessels of her class and
o feet of iron-clad gunboais, il is stated,
are daily looked for at the South.
The European news, it is thought.
leeks more like recognition at this time
than at any other during the war. The
speech Of Mr.. Gladstone, member of the
British Ministry. Is. to SAY the least. zig
nifsant He states, that there can be no
doubt, that the nationality of the South is
firmly established; and. by this admission,
II he speaks for the Ministry, Great Bri-
tian il bound. by her own construction
OF international law, to recognize the
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