Washington telegraph. [volume] (Washington, Ark.) 1839-1871, 1862-12-17
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| Kingston reports the 1ankee neet a.
Newborn ready for an attack upon Will
mington.
Richmond, Dec. AT meeting of
the Fredericksburg refugees, tonight,
$500 was subscribed for those IN needy
circumstances, and ample assurances
received that their wants will besuppied.
A special dispatch of the New Orleans
correspondent to the New York Times,
censures Reverdy johnson for advising
the Government to pay back to the french
Consul the specie siezed by Butler.
He says the money, s4O5, 900, was re-
leased on Johnson's recommendation,
and was actually sent to Havana within
the last hundred days by the Spanish war
steamer Blacondi de Gary. 1t was Dor
rowed from the Bank of New Orleans py
J. d. B. DeBow, agent of tie Richmond
Government, to pay for cloth in Havana
waiting to run the blockade. The bapK
of New Orleans has been seized and closed
BY Butler for sending the specie 70 the
rebels,
Richmond, Dec. 4.-The Petersburg
Express of this morning, learns from par
ties from the vicinity Of Suffolk, that me
enemy there was reinforc d by hve bri-
gades aud a company OF fed artillery
The number of Federals now at Suffolk,
is estimated at thirty thousand. Ihis
force is TO move against Petersburg
while the forces at Newbern arc to move
against Weldon.
The Yankee elections will be held On
Tho "a Of naoat,. har in tho first and sec
ond districts Of Louisiana, for members 70
the next Yankee Congress.
Mobile, Dec. 4.-There was a sklrmish
yesterday at Birds Mills, seven miles
this side Of Lebanon Not much damage
was done on either side, though the can
onading was heard several times during
the day.
Louisville, Nov. 2S:-The political
prisoners at Fort Lafayette, includ n
Pierre Soule, have been released.
The Louisville Courier printing estab-
lishment was sold on the 25th, by the
Chancey Court, and purchased BY the
Democrat.
The army correspondent Of the New
Albany Ledger of the 2ls,, says: The
army ut Cumberland has been reorgan-
lied, comprising ten divisions, 10 three
army corps. McCoOk Commands the
eighth army corps at Nashville; Thomas
commands the centre corps, in the neigh
borhood of Mitchel>ville and Gallailn /;
Crittenden commands the left corps 10
the neighborhcud IT Lebanon Rosen-
Grams has separated his division near
Gallatin. All the principal towns be-
tween Bowling Green aud Louisville are
garrlsoned-
There will be 10 forward movement
until railroad communication is perfected
between Nashville aud Louisville The
army depends solely upon It for supplies
The road will run through by the first OF
December.
The rebels are taking advantage of our
delay, 10 move their supplies, SICK, etc.
tc Chattanooga, from East Tennessee
There Is large force Jt rebels Ut MUIR
treesbOro'.
Gen. Rosencraus Is i'm patleut at the
del VI necessarily Imposed Oh hun by tn
tardy arrival ~ supplies. Cumberland
river will soon be high enough tor trans
porlat.on, when supplies will be unlim-
tied aud suIe.
Chattanooga, Dec. {. zen Johnston
arrived here last uIgnt. lie viii make
his headquarters at Chattanooga, Il Ou-h
lie all Immediately 20 to the trout oil Il
tour VI inspection aud cJnterel &C
Nd news from Middle Ieuue ,sre. In
meLse quantities ct cJmmissary stores are
daily arriving from there.
SkIrmishes occur almost daily between
the cavalry, but they amount 70 but
little
Charleston, Dee s. Official Iii patches
state that the feet has return ed 10 Ill Iton
Head. From observations made, an
opinion prevails that Hunter has arrived
with large reIutvrcements.
Richmond, De,. 4.-lothing new from
Fredericksb
The report tnat Burnside has been su-
perseded by Hooker l. revived again,
with some show OF truth. a person
who tua the blockade, says he read it in
Northern papers.
a Yankee gunboat came up to West
Point, yesterday, and destroyed two snal
vessels
In skirmish in Hamln county, va,
a few days ago, the federal Brig General
Rose, was killed BY lmboden's Rangers.
Richmond, Dec. "A few days ago,
the pickets of the Maryland Cavalry
Major White, in the neighborhood Of
Snickersvile, were driven 10 BY force Of
the enemy, moving from Aide. The
enemy followed them into our camp, and
were plundering, when they were charged
by the 18th Virginia. A sharp fight
ensued. Our loss was seven or eight
killed, and fifteen or twenty prisoners
The enemy's loss was equivalent to ours
Gen. Jones having come up with rein.
fcrcements, the enemy was driven acros:
the Shenandoah and Blue Ridge, through
the gap at which they had entered
The Petersburg Express of to-day
mentions report of severe skirmish
last Tuesday, on Blackwater river, be
tween Dodge's New York mounted rife
men and Captain Wright's Rocket Bat.
terry. Our men were forced to retire
leaving one section Of the battery, and
sixteen killed and wounded Ianke,
loss not asrertained