Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-12-12

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miles south Of Fayetteville. Ark, and won
decisive victory. The enemy we're - 600
strong. divided into ioer divisions under
Gen UindmAn. and embraced tie aower Of
the rebel trans Mississippi army. well cup
piled with sishteeu piece. Of ARTILLERY. The
enemy Banked Gen. Blun,'s position ., Cave
llill and made . sudden attack on Gen,
Heron 10 pre-, Mt him uniting with General
Blunt. The battle ragged from ten A. 81
until dark and was desperately fought
throughout. our artillery drove the rebels
from ,-o strong positions ard KEEP, their
overwhelming numbers q, hay.
About four O'Clock Gen. Blunt arrived
frOm Cave Hill with 5000 men aud strong
force % arullsry and attacked the rebels in
ths rear TIE rebel. made desperate EFFORT, TO
eAptare hi battsrie. bot were rcpulsst with
terrible slaughter. We held the whole
field At DARK and before nine O'Clock ,ha,
night the entire rebel force. were in foil
retreat Deer Bls,on MountAin.
oar lo. IA killsd AMI wounded vas
Coo. The rebel lo.s "a. l,SOo by ihsir
own admission. several Of tie rseel osccrs
were liiled. among them Col. ; Elm, CON
B.bd,rg brigade. formerly Brgit'st OF
the Missouri State Guards.
C,Ro. m. Dec 6. From Memphis "a.
psr. We learn ,sA, Geo IIavsy', sIpoiiIioh
5000 strong. which lsii Helena. Arb +.
,oms days ago. landed At frisr.' Piont.
.oms - % ~ mile. below. and marched 20
Grenada. Miss. AMI took po-.l<.ion Of ,ha,
plscc on lA.t Monday. \ large number 81
the ei,ifsns Of Grrnaia ed on The approach
Of our troops. The proprietor Of the Ap.
pal novel his Newspaper establishment, 10
Marietta. Ga bciore the FEDERAL cccupa-
ton Of Grenada. The reNSls harmed about
Is OF ~ locomotives and alncs, 100 cars
Gen Cox ,,legraph' tha, Cot PaI,oa. Of
the % Virginia Cavalry, he'd made . da.h
on tie susny near Cold Knob. Grc-nbriar
Coaniy. Va. capturing too commissioned
oGcer.. 100 non-eommis.i Caccr and
rtita,s-. leo hor-c.. 90 stand. d arms,
four wagons. and the camp cquipAee OF a
regiment. The wagons. eqaipass aud par,
Of the Arm. we're destroyed BY Col Par,0n.
No 49, % our side. On the day bsiorr
,nAll scouting party Of The sih Va.
Infantry had q .k,rmi.h with the enemy.
cavalry 10 Logan coaniy Oar men were
oatnumbcrcj and forced 20 retreat. though
without .srioU. Ioss
Winchester. Va. Was .urrsndcrei g.
Gen Gcary. on the "a inst. The ihhab,t-
ants sIai0scd many nSus o, Joy on hi.
ARRIVAL.
A Soaih Western tribs Of indians,
the wAehiiic-. have ben lately sighting
The rebels. \ party Of brave. lAtsl, arrived
=, Leroy. desired AID from our rOvsrnnsn,
Cor their ribe. zone 200. lsfs behind.
Thsy had a large number Of sealps.
Msnps, rap,r- state ,ha, Gen Horey''
sIp~iii,op. ,wcnty thousand strong. which
left HslAna. Ark. .ons day. ago. landed a;
Friar', Point. aiiecn OF twenty mile. below
MARCHED 20 GrAnsdA, Miss. aud took
passion Of that place las; Monlay. \
large uunbci Of citizen. asi on the approach
OfOur troops.
The Journal state. ,hA, Geo. 4. Chan.
der Of issi.ton. .on o; Mr.. Seth Chandler.
). Acting Aiiu,,n, Of the j;a Name R-s.
iBeui. col. El~Ard,
Report. from the army Of the Potomac.
announce AL quiet. The weather !. 80 m
element, TIA, oiEcsr, .ay any mov'mea, ,hA,
ia'ol'~- sSh,'1s, 3. cot Of the question at
pTesent. Sonc iu,oucaisi soldier, are ,ait
10 have been ircs~n 10 death.
The rryor' that . nsn belonging to the
Maine srulIsry. At N,-bsrn. had deserted.
!. ineorrcci. shsre J., no Maine artillery at
that point
An cEcsr from For,res, Monroe. arrived
on Suoday. n Washington, reports that tie
vessel. Of the Bank. Expedition were, when
be left Ola Z isi, por,uins their voyasy
southwark.
North Carolina letter. report the e.piuf'
ola nsub-r Of cnn.crip;. and tao hundred
and City horse. and mul--. 81 T.. BY q iorcy
OF The 81 New York eaJllry, recently. near
Plymouth
IL appears from information derived from
the Navy Department. that the proceeds
from .eirircs which have hcyn made by the
Navy amount 10 about forty million dollar',
NV YoEK. Dee. 10 What j. thought
20 be aeeur.,s information put. the sn''rc
rebel force in the Shenandoah Valley At
$500. under command Of Gen. Jon.e.
They oonsi., Of Virginia cavalry and
Wheat. louisiana Tiger. A. IL b. Ihde'-
s,op1 that there are between GOO or 200
SEX and wounded rebel. Ia tosn from
wood.tock % Stanton. Tbi. lorcs !. an.
doubtcdly left IN the valley to prevent any
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