The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1862-11-20
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Affairs at the East.
Into Virginia no advance j. vet made. By re-
cJnnoisaucc ~ force on Thursday and Friday last,
the position OC the euamy has been discovered
and several captures Of prisoners, Of arms and Of
ammunition. have been made, during ~skirmishes
m the Shenandoah Valley and on the line Of the
Manassas Gap Railroad. Three reconnaissance
were Undertaken simultaneously Hancock went
down from ~iIIrPer's Ferry % and beyond Char
I-stJwn Humphrey, crossing the Potomac ut
SuspIri-tJwu q little higher up, moved up the
Shenandoah Valley until his advance met that Of
HIucDck StIhl. from C.nJreyIle, moved west
toward the Shenandoah river. Stahl has return
Ell 10 CaurrsvIlIs, Humphrey has recrOsSed the
Potomac into Maryland, but whether Hancock
has returned 10 HIrpers Ferry We DO not know.
The observations made by the three columns
show that the great body Of the enemy are drawn
up across the Shenandoah Valley a little north
Of Winchester. Whether Mcclellan viii meet
them on their chosen field or will cross the Blue
Ridge and hasten % reach ldchmJu before them,
- the question Of the day. upon which in the
absence Of a single item Of information specula-
tiOn would b. utterly fruitless.
Next % Virginia, Kentucky now claims the
closest attention. Since the battle near Perry
Vile, October Sth, there has been frequent skirm-
ishing between BueIl's advance and Bragg's rear,
but NJ. heavy fighting Buell. was said on Sun
day TO be at Mt. Vernon, the county seat Of
Rock Castle, the rebels just ahead Of him, pull
i+z ~ lE4llE--g dL = punt AettltJ JUL VI MI
Vernon. Meanwhile, it i not I'll peace in BuelI's
rear. Morgan, with 800 gueriilas dashed into
Lexington, which Is 50 miles north Of the posi-
ton Of our main army, on Saturday morning
killed q, and captured 100 Of our men, left ut
night heading west, and at , o'clock in the after
noon Of Sunday was reported IS miles west Of
Lexington at BlJymGsId. DumOut's cavalry
came upon them once on Sunday and We're ycstcT-
day IN pursuit. Lexington Is again IN our pos
session. Buell. IS not u popular man with his
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no movement that a horde Of detrlctors 1T home
DO not condemn, and 4. fights no drawn battles"
He makes No show Of dash aud never exposes the
lives Of his men unless IN his best judgment he
can gain a position or win a decisive battle by
the sacrifice. 10 Is said that RDusseIu's battle of
Perryyiile was brought On.agliust his orders. If
so he has driven the enemy two thirds of the
way across the State without any fighting, except
IN one case where his orders were disJbcycd.
His distance from Washington enables him to
maintain his campaign without interference, and
certainly now promises to be successful.
Along the Mississippi above Memphis there are
symptoms Of renewed activity. Some rebel de-
mOnstrltions in Cape Girardeau and Scott cOun-
ties, Missouri, have summoned Col. Jefreys 10 n
hurried visit 20 Commerce. Last Friday morn
ing Col. Faulkner with 300 or 400 rebels made
an attack on our force stationed on the Tennessee
shore opposite Island No. 10. They chose a dark
night for their OpcrdtiORs-quits too dark a
night, for in its gloom they mistOOk their own
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cavalry gave chase as in. the confusion they re-
treated, and captured the leader Of the asslilants,
Col Faulkner, and SEVERAL Of his officers. The
island has since been reinforced with troops from
Memphis.
Nothing Is reported from along the Atlantic OF
Gulf coast, except that since the occupation of
jacksonville, Florida, our troops have returned
with their priz-s of guns, ammunition and freed
slaves to Hilton Head. leaving the g~unboats to
keep the IT. John river open. The object Of
this expedition which rcrIkes Jacksonville has
not been explained. Not improbably it is to give
Eli Thayer's colonization scheme II chance. 1t
makes plausible the y. Y. HeTad'S story Of a
prOclama siun forthcoming which will reduce
Florida to the condition of a Territory and open
the way for making it 4 Government cotton
plantation.
Ohio has 81 Counties. returns from 60 of which
'how a Democratic majority on the State ticket
IF $4,000, which complete returns are expected
to reduce 10 1000. Instead Of :, rs in the
present Congress. it is thought that they Will
have II Democratic members. Pennsylvania has
Elected u Union members of CJngreSs-she has
IL IN the present CJngrcss-Is her number Of
representatives. Is reduced by the new appOrtiOn-
nent from . TO %, the Republican loss in Con-
sress from that State Is one. Indiana elects >
Democratic 20 / Union members of Congress,
With two closely contested districts yet 70 be
heard from. Appearances Indicate that in each
e these four States the Democratic State ticket
Ias been elected. This revival of the Democratic
party rs in opposition u the administrator must
with a good deal of force upon the conduct
% the war We DO not suppose 1t indicates any
10 remit the energy with which the
war IS to be prosecuted until the Union Is re-
stored. Ii aims doubtless To destroy the influence
If the radicals with the administration. perhaps
10 anuul the Emancipation proclamation, per-
% strike down the rebellion but 10 save
slavery Il means loyalty ~ doubt, but it prob
ably objects to the sternest and most thorough
war meIsure-EmancipatiOn. We hope the Re
losses by these late elections are not
Union losses. bat il j. not difficult To guess which
'arty JEFF. Davis prefers TO see succc>sruI-which
he rebel Senator FJute Etucics would treat his
us0leut peace propositions with the most kind
JnsiderItion- Meanwhile gold falls to % and
as been as low as 2jL per cent. Has the cleo
ion news any effect in reducing il?