The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-10-22
Prom the papers Of Meaasr

We have some facts of interest from Gen
McClellan'S army. On Saturday Gen. Stahl,
with detachment of cavalry, met large
force af rebel cavalry and one battery of ar
tlllery near Thoroughtare Gap, and attack
ed them. capturing 80 prisoners and one
calsson filled with ammunition. The enemy
was routed, and Gen- Stahl followed in hot
pursuit. As our troops under Gen. Hum
phreys, were returning from the reconnois
sance of Thursday, the rebels followed with
cavalry and artillery 70 within "a sAort dis
tance OF Shepherdstown, opening with the
latter whenever they conld get within ra ge
Our loss was one killed and six wounded
The troops safely recrossei at ShepherJs
town ford, bringing a number of prisoners
! The rebel wounded, numb bering 100 left at
Charlestown were brought within onr lines
where they will be paroled. The ebels had
between 40 and so killed and wouHded on
Thursday night, in disputing the advance OF
Gen. Humphreys troops. A dispatch from
headquarters dated Saturday evening says
that 100 of the cavalry, including several
officers engaged in the recent raid into
Pennsylvania, have been caytured on this
side of the river. They are stragglers from
the main body.
There are countless rumors from the South
west concerning war matters. As, for in
stance Bragg on Tuesday, with 30 000men,
was at Camp Orchard, intending to camp a
few miles below. He is rapidly retreating
toward Mt. Vernon Kirby Smith was 90
ing ont of Kentucky on the road to Manches.
ter, Clay county; thence by the road where
on Bragg IS retreating, toward Cumberland
Gap. In Mississippi county. Mo, the reb-
els are very active, and the Secesh in the
surrounding neighborhoods are flocking into
the rebel camp, 20 miles from New Madrid.
le large numbers. The rebel force in that
vicinity is from 1000 TO 1900. On Thurs
doy the steamer Emile was taken posses
sion OF at Portland by 200 guerrillas They
passed Linn, Usage county, ON the following
morning on their way North Gen. Price
Is SAID te be catering large number of
troops at Holly Springs, with the view of
attacking some point on the Mabile and Ohio
railroad. There Is a rumor at Cairo that an
attack has been made by the rebels on the
Union troops at Island No 10 No boat has
arrived at Cairo from Memphis in three days
and trouble is feared on the river
The rebel rough-rider, John Morgan made
dasA INTO Lexington, Ky, on Saturday
morning, but did not stay. Our men fought
awlle, but he was too strong for them: we
had killed, and l25 were taken prisoners,
but Immediately paroled On Sunday,
wnen between Versailles and Frankfort
Morgan was met by $500 of Gen Dumont's
cavalry, who, after short fight routed and
dispersed the rebels. Lexington is now in
! possession of Union troops.
lhls Is about cool as the weather will
werrant: A rebel newspaper in Maryland
gro"lo at the inequality and injustice of fix
ing the qnota for drafting upon the basis of
three hfths OF the slaves in addition to the
whites, while at the syme time the slaves
| are not reconed IN the militia, and are not
subject to draft themselves Did this fellow
ever oo]ect to slave representation in Con-
gress, or fail to whine at tie enomity of
armlng ''niggers" on the part of the NorthT
zen. Prentiss says that the effect of the
Emancipation Proclamation upon the South
was unmlstakable. The rebels, in all their
conversation, alluded to it IN manner indi
| eating that it was the one thing they dread
ed. The negroes were being drived into the
interior for safety. At Petersburg large
numbers were congregated, thousand in
one pen, crowded together like cattle in the
shamb bles.
From East Arkansas. intelligence is re-
ceiVed that the rebel forcef about 900, has
been concentrated under Mcbride, at Poea-
nontas. Gen. Carr. in command at Helena,
reports Holmes and Hindman with consid.
erahle force on the west side of the river.
threatening to attack him, their object being
to do so before be could be reinforced.
All the rebel infantry ane artillery have
ieie western Virginia, after having secured
large Quantities of salt from the wells in the
valley 1t is conjectured that they have
gone to East Tennessee to reenforce Bragg.
mere are no rebels now in the Kanawha
faiiey, except Col. Jenkins guerrillrs.