Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1862-11-11
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| W AsHINGToN, Oct. 30.--The following has beer
lreceived at headquarters:
| CUMBERLAND, ND. Oct. %, 1862.
To Brigadier General R. 3. Marcy,
Chief Of Staff:
ordered Lieut.. Cox Quick, OF the twenty.
eighth Illinois TO take the Ringold Cavalry aId
TWO guns OF hourk>s Battery AMI pursue the par
ty that took the cattle in Hardy county. Ell,
left New Creek last night at DARK. BY q rapid
march all night he overlook the enemy at day.
/ light this morning, attacked him, and recovered
lone hundred and seventy head Of cattle, and tool
sixteen prisoners and twenty horses.
/ tSignedJ b. f. KELLY,
! letter, dated Fairfax Court House, October
1 Both, says:5assz 4@4ss :.ssss 80
/ A lady caiirg herself Mrs. Turner, with hcl
daughter, Miss Buckner, and young man name.
/ Bailey, were arrested last night near Chantiiy
4 in pursuance of an order from Washington
1 The ladies were then searched and on Inc pei
son OF the younger, tied about her waist in a bag
iof oiled silk constructed like hustle. was found
about five pounds OF this drug. In ali one hui
/ dred ounces ofqninine were discovered which
they declare is worth eighty dollars per ounce il
| Richmond
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ofithem written in cypher. Thev had letter.
supporting to be from p stmaster General Blair
whom Mrs. Turner claims to be relative vonch
ling for their loyalty. They are from Salem Va
The parties W re brought 10 Fairfax last night
| by Capt Brewer, Assistant Provost Marshal ans.
this morning they We're taken in charge by tn,
| government detective and CONVEYED to Washing.
fon The younger lady appeared collected, anu
somewhat Of Belle Boyd's stamp: Mrs. Turne,
depressed ignorance of the presence of the auI-
nine.
Ihe Abolitionists admit a defeat end heavy
loss at Pocotaiigo, S c. A correspondent wri-
ing from Hilton Head, Oct 23d, says:
The expedition commanded by Gen sBrannan.
when Was Intended to Destroy the railroad con,
lmuEicatIon between Charleston and Savannah.
mas not been, to use The niidesf term. success.
Our men landed, Succeeded tn firing INTO tram
which, however, csc ped had taken few pris-
onefs ana one gun, out were opened upon by a
battery OF thirteen guns with shFapneil at shori
range, which tore through thelr.ianks. We have
iost 1t is presumed, from three to four hundred
ID Killed and Won ded--mostiy wollndrd--.
mong whom are several officers. A ii .utenant
colonel and colonel are reported wounded: two
captains OF Pennsylvania regiment Killed. The
First regular artillery battery IS rerorted all en-,
| to pieces.
second Letter dated the Oath, says the Fed
eral loss foOts up, according to officers OF tn,
medical staff, 100 Killed ana 500 wounded, M
The Confederate loss III this battle was Is kill
ed aud 40 wounded.
The new department of the Cumberland. to the
command OF which General Rosencrans h Is been
assigned, comprises .sthe State of Ter n.ssap
EAST OF the Tennessee river, and such parts /. /
Northern Alabama and Georgia as might be "a
ken possession OF by the United States troops.
SURRENDER OF HARpER's FERRy--AsToUsptvc
DEvELoPMkNTs,s T~stf
some new developments have been made in
the court OF inquiry on the Uarper's Ferry sur
render They are astounding, and impl,cate a
General who IL is said. failed % reinforce M;les
| at the proper time, for some unaccauntable rea
son. ihls, however: will not detract from the
responsibility of Col Ford IS snrrenderne Mary
rama Hefgns at the time he did, nor of The final
surrender OF Geu. Miles.
From the New York Herald
OCCUPANCY OF REBEL PROPERTY.
Orders have been issued directing the occu
pancy for government pprl.osesa Of property in
Washington of persons known to he in the car
vice OF the Rebels including fiv. bouses helona.
ing TO Commodore Forrest two to DR. (;orne-
nus boyie one to DR.. Garrett son in. law of
Henry A. Wise: one to William r. Smith. mem.
per OF the r. bel Congress; ne to Mr.. Phillips.
ex-oixth Auditor of the Treasury; one to Cant.
Huntington. ex-chlei OF the capital police, and
several others.
fs EhIGRANTs ENLlsTING 4
Inc ponce at the Castle Garden depot have i
READY recruited several hundred men on hoard
OF the enigrant vesse is on their arrival f1.in
TO the nigh bounties which sill continue to h.
pau Dy the municipal and national governments
nese snorts OF the police are generally quite
b III THE IRON BRIGADE 'fS.-'
= =, "a harper s Ferry eitor October 2lst, has the
'oiio"ing OF the havoc wrought in some portions
~ our 2rny ty The late battles :v-..I refer to
ueheraf Glbeon's Brigade, which from
thousand has been reduced to 49,
eight hundred erfectlv- - - s+-. io''-
forty-sever LIE more tnan
:. l4s - men. One regiment lost
.. per cent Of its numbers IN the single
battle OF Antietam !; and tie Others have nearly
a similar story to tel. The brigade is composed
| of Wisconsin and Indiana troops, and 1t boasts
of yer having once turned It's back to the Toe.
After the late engage ment Generai NJ Cieiia':
1cumplinlente. this s.iron'' brigade the highest
.el ms, declaring that its bravery had never been
! xceeded on the battle field. It's a curious cir
cunlstance that its commander ca North Caro-
/ | nIaB) was actually engaged part OF the day IL
/ lighting his own brother, who WAS in command
Of Confederate Battery, and who is alleged e
! have avowed his determination to capture his
lloyd brother at al sacrifices. He has not YET
succeeded. .t N
DONE WITH THEM THIS WINTER
4 Washington Correspondeuceo the N Y Express,
/ Now that the weather is growing coof, thu
/ question naturally arises what is to be don
with the numerous coniTabandS in w ashingi u
and vicinity this winter w i'll the poor wretch
eS be lermitted TO starye or freeze 10 death, o
will the government undertake ito support an'
provide fer them? Their present condition eve
before cold weather has set Ia, is miserable an,
AFFECT in the Cd treme.. What il is likely to be
couple Of months hence, it is not difficult to i'm
agine. Hundreds OF the contraban us here bav
had already quite enough OF liberty and aboiitio
philanthropy. They would gladly return now I
their masters mis.resses, but they have u
, power to do SO. and, indeed, are not permitte
any opportunity to carry such desire into effect
This morning stout negro, rugged up III cas-
TIL army clothing, came 20 o door where / Wa
| ST. nsug, and enireats'd be given sjob7-
any hing by which he eou Id earn sneai'S viUtaat
! L questioned this man and found he was frol
3 Fredericksburg, having belonged to We
known lady OF that town. Berry fthe hegft
had for several gears sshir ed his timo'' from h
mistress, and WAS getting along very well
> earter. IN an evil hour he dst, sniined to tur
q T. contraband, 7~and come to " ashington, brini
ing hundred dollars. in silver-.his savings
: This hard earned money is now all g.ne, an
|. Berry h.mseif sadly out eff elbows and to.s
= humbly begssa little employment at saving woo
:. to postpone starvation. Heiis very anxious
! go home; but, according 10 bis own statemen
Is not allowed do So. lie may rot among til
tpniahthroplc abolitlonists, but cannot be pc
h United 10 ssreturn to slavery This is il
= | stance cut OF many which have fallen under n
oDsey ton. and Of thousands which undoubte
y exist In this city. What have the abolitie