, 1862-11-22

Early is at Shepari's Mills with 1850 men,
and GeD. Marshall nea, the same Place with g.
like urmbeh and that rebel force Of LOCO Is
1ear Ashhy's and snicker's Gap.
men was IN Warrenton on Tuesday night,
and last light had advanced as far US Gaines
vile
A special states thst 100 officers absent from
their commands without leave, being the first
instal1ment the 1000 who are marked for dis
missa1, were yesterday struck from the rolls
OF the army, and their names will be published
in general order, stating the otlcases of
each, which order will be cent to the govern
OTIS # all TIE loyal States for publication iu
the official State Journals, and With directions
that none Of the men so dismissed shall ever
hereafter BE- commissioned.
The He'at0's special from Washington says:
We fare reports from the army along tho
lines tonight, but nothing Important has
stoEewall Jaekaon is reported to be TREAT
e1sng Slge1, aDd Lee to be ssLmishlcg with
Burnside. Nothing decisive has BEEN accom-
pliehtd.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2e.-Informatioa from
the army Of the Potomac today, Is to t!le ef-
feet that the rebel cavalry approached War
renton recently, to recennoitaf, but General
Pleasanton'e cavalry gave them 4 severe check,
nesE tEat place.
Accoun:s from Falmouth, dated to-day, state
that during yesterday afternoon tha enemy'6
plckets were scattered along the bank of tie
Rappahannock, and conVersed frs51y with our
men. but no firing took place. Only one
small camp ct rebeIs was seen.
The Washington Star Of Ihls evening says
the navy department. has information Of the
recent capture Of the steamer California from
Mobile, bouud for H4yaaa, loaded with about
l,tdu bales OF cotton. She VIA captured By
tue Montgomery. The Information was
brought by the United States steamer Coa-
The Washington Star Of THIS evening hes
the following:
AqrIA CREEK, Nov. 19-The construction
corps is doing its best to have The railrord re-
pared, but The preliminary preparations OF
the materials for the repairs, which should
have been made, are badly neglected. The
rebels being uud!sturhed in this quarter, after
our evacuation Of fredericksburg, improved
their opportunity to carry oil sill the telegraph
Wires, iron railroad chairs, &c., that they
could get away, SIS well as to burn all the
buildings as thoroughly rs possible. The cen
fetials have been found requisite here for re-
pairing the reads dis&b,ed by the rebels.
WASHINGTON, Nov 2l--Advices from the
army OF the Potomac say tue rebels still oc-
cupy Fredericksburg in small force, to dispute
the passage Of the river.
Some guns were yesterday brought to bear
upon two rlviIcs upon the opposite side Of
the river, through which the 1:.Ilroad passes.
The result Ii that no trains hsTe attempted to
run since.
The weather is disasresatle. It raiued
heavily yesterday afternoon, swelling the
Streams to M unHeua1 hight.
The commissioner Of Indian affairs to-day
received letter from the assistant secretary
Of the interior, dated st. Paul, which says
there is no prospect Of diiiicnlties Eiia the
Chjppewa6, as WAS apFrehended- The head
chief says they have no complaint, have
enough to eat, and are contented and happy.
Pn1LADELf11IA, Nov. 2l-The Baltimore
| American publishes letter dated Williams.
port, Nov. Goth. saying:
| Yesterday Gen. Saxton sent reconpols.
sance from Harpers Ferry towards Charles.
| town. They encountered 400 rebels above
Halltown and drove them through Charles.
town, shelling them at every opportunity.
| Several houses in Chaflestown weTe fired bS
| our shells, and one or two rebels were killed
The rebels made slight demonstration OF
! our outposts near Failing Waters, on the Vir
| ginia side Of the river.
After the rebels were driven back, our me1
returned towards the town fo1 the night.