Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-12-30
Hindman's Forces Scattered
LATER FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
Opinions Of the English Press.
Their views on the Proclamation
FRONI WASHINGTON.

On the application of Senator Latham
of California, the Navy Department has
ordered the armed steamer Connecticut to
leave Hampton Roads on the first Of Janu-
ary next for Aspinwall, to bring to New
York all the treasure at that place from
the Pacific coast. Senator Latham hopes
to obtain from the Navy Department
regular armed convoy for California steam
ers from Aspinwall. The subject is now
under consideration.
There was great excitement in Alexan-
daria late yesterday evening, growing out
of the hurried arrival there of several Of
our eavalrymen and teamsters, the latter
being mounted on horses cut from their
own wagons. They represented thabStu-
arts rebel cavalry with some light artill-
cry appeared at Pohick Church, several
miles from Mt. Vernon, on Saturday night
and on Sunday proceeded to Acotink, which
is only II miles from Alexandria and there
attacked two or three companies of our
troops and captured wagon train at Oc-
coquan on Saturday.
There is difficulty in arriving at the pre-
else truth, owing to the many conflicting
rumors in circulation in regard to the
matter, but that q rebel reconnaissance
a2pearedin that neighborhood is beyond
question; and that the rebels created
much alarm is equally certain.
Military men who have seen brief Of
fetal telegraphs from Dumfrees, say it
was the same force which several miles
from that place made a reconnaissance,
driving in our cavalry pickets and killing
three or four of them.
The rebels fearing of being captured by
our troops, which at one time was proba-
BILE, left for Occoquan and Acotink, where
they made their alarming demonstration.
Much allowance it is claimed must be
made for the statements of the frightened
teanesters and others, as all such ac-
counts are unavoidably exaggerated.
Consignees of treasure should immedi-
ately send authority to the Navy Depart
ment so that the commander of the Con-
necticut can obtain the treasure at Aspin-
wall
The official information received by the
steamer of this week from Europe refutes
the idea Of the probability Of any disturb
ance Of our relations with any of the Eu-
ropean powers.
The following is the Stars version of the
last rebel raid: A reDeI I0rCe OF cavalry
with battery of artillery suddenly ap-
peared at A. N. Saturday in front of
Dumfries, then held by our 9th, 7th and
66th Ohio, with two pieces of McGilloray's
battery.
The rebels were first estimated at 1000.
They cut the wires leading to Falmouth.
They attacked our troops, who had 8 men
killed, and we're driven of. In the mean
while information reached these headquar-
ters by telegraph, before they cut the wires
leading in this direction, and troops from
this quarter were instantly put in motion
to cut of, if possible, their retreat. To
that end, General Geary marched from
Wolf Run to the relief of the troops at Dunn
fries.
After being worsted before Geary' arri-
val, they pushed directly for Occuquan,
where they had a slight engagement with
l,500of our troops there under Col Candy,
resulting in considerable loss on both
sides, ours maintaining their ground.
They next proceeded up Bull Run and
crossed it at Wolf Run, thence they went
to Anadale via Burk's Station, where they
csmped Saturday night, thus avoiding
points where we had troops. At day-break
yesterday morning, they were again in the
saddle. In the meantime our troops at
Fairfax Court House did their best to head
them off in that direction, but being in
fantry, could not get up in time to do so.
They were last seen in the vicinity of Lew
isburg, where their numbers was estims-
ted at but /, 900 cavalry and four pieces Of
artillery.
At nightfall yesterday they were
under whip and spurs, evidently bent on
escaping in the direction of Leesburg-
They certainly got nothing for their pains
but Is empty wagons belonging to Colonel
Kelloggs cavalry command. Throughout
the line of their march they had occasional
skirmishes with Kellogg's cavalry, who
though forced to fall back, exchanged
many shots with them with no damage to
his command.
LATEsT-We have just received reliable
information that the rebels were badly re-
r--A--4--- s----~-y OumIrees. his
heaviest skirmishing with them was at
Accotink. Atone time they had possess
sion Of one Of our guns at Dumfrees, but
were forced to abandon it.
On their retreat they fell in with our
troops under Gen. Geary, between Dunn
fries and Wolf Run, and were driven by
them south Of the road. The aimed to take
the direct road to the Shoals. They took
the telegraph operator at Burk's Station
and his instrumentJ and burned the Or
ange and Alexandria railroad bridge at
Accosting-an inconsiderable structure
Besides the fifteen empty wagons Of Col.
Kellogg's command that fell into their
hands, they took eight or ten Suffers
wagons.