Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-10-10
War News.
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lowell. were repulsed with great Slaughter.
The enemy were in foil r'trcai. followed by
Gen. Ro.,pcnn., Sunday morning. From
200 to 1000 prisoners. tc''des the wounded
were leit on our hands.
Another Dispatch Fays Gen. orl met he
enemy on the South .iIs 81 the lIa,ehie ri'.
er. and drove them aero,, the stream, an
took p,..o'.ion Of the opposite bank. II,
took ba,,er,e. and 600 prisoners. G.n.
lIsekleman was kill'd. anil Gen Ogle,ly
dangerously wounded. At Counih.
A di.rateh from Cairo. Of ID, 9Th, says.
- A. yet We can only state the general 70.
suit. Of the Gsh,in: a, Corinth. The skir.
mishins commenced Tuc'iay last, and there
Ia. been moro or lee, ishiins every lay
since. The rebel loss has been 500 sill,l
and 1900 70 $500 wounded. We have 1904
prisoner. a, Corin,h. and 900 on ,hc Il,,ctis
river. and they are constantly coming in.
We have taken several stand, Of arms throVn
away by the rebels. they are new md ot
English make. Our los. i. believed % -
about 800 killed AMI 1870 wounded. On
Monday. Gen. Orb drove the enemy i's
miles. oycr bill, and through v,oi, ami
valleys, tie rebels taking advnnArrof every
wood cor their infantry aud every hell for
,beirAriillcry. The Gshtla',rt seven hours.
The rebel Cen Rogers vas killed. lt'
certain the rabel. outnumbercd a.. two 10
one.
\ dispatch from Gen Io.encrin., d,tci
Chevall,. 9th. says: "Thc enemy are total
~ routed, aul throwing away everything.
wc are iolloWin; sharply"
B,rLE AZ NrwToy,.
4 dispatch from Springfield. 80 Oh.
give. the follovin; particulars, from a'5l
der who va. In the battle on Monday last.
Col johnson. l,arnin: that ,her, va.
rebel force ahou, 500 strong a, NewtJnn.
sen, aboa, 100 men, infantry and cavalry.
10 drive them ou, Arriving there =, ~,
found the reb-l. had beCu reinforced, AMI
numbered 1000. Our men had 10 ct out
the best way they could. 4 company u
cavalry was entirely surrounded. bat cut
IL. way out. Our troops fell hack about
three miles, followed by the rebels, when
they met reinforcement.. and drove tho en-
envy back. We los, about 80. Rebel Joe,
not known. Those Of our wounded whl
fell into their hands. were treated in ID,
mos. barbnrous manner
On Saturday morning Cen Saholfsll al.
yanecl on the town. and after two hour,
engagement, they broke AMI run in all 81.
rccnon' ImFortan, Dispatches were inter.
csp,el, disclosing the plans Of the rebels.
The gorernmen, ha. ordered ,op)snrh.
teal survey Of the battle field u Antieam.
The friend. OF PitE John Porter fee. conf.
den, ,bn, when the positions are folly un.
der-,ood, the charges preferred by Gen.
Burnside will DO withdrawn.
Tho steamer sunbeam, captured while
attempting to run the blockade at Whining.
ton, has arrived a, New York. She hasa
cargo Of brandy AMI gunpowdcr, valued az
half million dollars.
4 steamer which lately escaped the block.
aiding vessels now lies AZ Wilmington. ~.
cry person on board ha. died Of yellow e.
yer. and no one dare approach the vessel
\ letter from Hilton Head states TIA, tho
expedition lately organized, supposed 70
have been intended to operate asaia', tho
city Of Charleston, has been abandoned.
II /. stated that 1000 TO jOOO Of Giribal.
d.. men. with go oficcr, have been offered
to the government. Ginbilii writes tho
American consul tia, he will come over and
take q command a. soon as be RECEIVERS from
hi, wounds.
The western gunboat Zee, has been trans
ierred from the war department, the navy.
Com. David d. Porter, late Of the mortar
ncei has the command.
A Washington dispatch on Saturday sta
ted 'ha, there were no rebels south oi Wash.
ing,on. within 80 miles.
The Moniin, has arrived at Washington
Navy yard. New blower. are to BE- pot 10,
to improve the ventilation.
Gen. Mcclellan ha. written to Governor
Curtin Of Pennsylvania. thanking him hr
his actioi in calling on, force to defend
his State.
Gen. Bu,lcr has ordered all n, people in
hs department., male and female. abo'e tie
age Of eighteen year,. to take the oath 81
allegiance. on pain OF imprisonment anil
coni'ca,ion Of ali their property.
In an engagement, a. Neo'ho. between tho
Kan.l. troop. under Col. solomon. and =
superior force OF rebels, our troop. were
obliged to retire. The loss was trivial.
Gen. Ilarns7 has been assigned com.
mand in the West.
A dispatch from Washington says Gen.
Hooker is nearly recovered from hi' wound,
aud will soon take the field.
A law of the last Congress authorized the
Secretary OF the Navy to cause to be Pre-.
pared two hundred medals, to bc prcen,cl
for raeritoriou. conduct Proofs have been
sent for examination, and the medals will
soon he ready.
The Baltimore Americans SPECIAL from
Cumberland says the whole wagon train o..