The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-12-05


SPRINGFIELD, Mo Nov. 29.-Gen. Blunt,
with 500 Fede+nls, attacked and routed 500
rebels. undor Gen. Marmaduke, at Gave Hill,
Ark .,on tho goth, killing 60 and driving tho
balance some IL miles. Gen. Blunt telo.
graphs tho enemy is badly whipped, and
will not probably venture north OF BostoG
Mountains again this winter, and, as thoy
nave consumed all tho subsistence in tho
Valley of tho Arkansas, thoy must soon re.
treat into Texas.
NEW YoRK, Dec l.--Hcra!d's special.
--HEADQUARTERs ARMY OF TuE PoToMAc,
Nov 80 Considerable excitement was uc-
casioned by tho circulation of a report horo
that a proposition had been made 10y the
rcbels Tor an armis lice of 80 days, and that
Lee was already in Washington, arranging
terms of tho agreement. No credenco 10
put in this rumor, however.
The rebels are working with redoublod
vigor on their Qualifications.
Thcir cavalry of late have been worry active,
and havo captured a number of our pickcti
along the fords Of tho river, hcsides tho two
companies of the Q Punnsy ylvania at llar-
wood Church.
Lnngstreet commands tho right and Hill
the lett of the rcbol forces confronting us.
Dusertors coming within our lines report
that largo bolics OF their forces have been
detached aud sent off, either to Richmond
or to reinforce StonewaIl Jackson.
These reports must bu received with
great caution however.
Our cnvaIry have captured a number OF
rebels along the river below this place.
CuANTlILY, VA. Nov. 3O--7 p. M-Brig.
njicr General Stohl has just returned. llo
attacked the cnomy al Smokers Ferry; and
followed them with 800 cavalry into their
CAMPS on the othor side of the river, nCar
Drrryvllo.
Our men charged splcndidly whenever
they met the enemy.
Whites cavalry wcro drivon in all di.
rcctious. nonrly all their officers captured
and their colors taken White himself fled
and hid in house in DNIrvvillr. Tho 3 l.
7,h ard l2lh Virginia cavalry wrre also at.
tackled and routed. Forty of ,h,ir mon
with their hurs,s, were taken, fifty killed
and wounded, and two colors taken.
Ouo wagon load of pistols and carbinc;
was picked up on the road, thrown away by
the flying eucmy. Eighty cattle aud eighty
horses wcro also brought in. Our loss Ia
killed and wounded is about 10 General
S;nhl rcrnrts that thcro is a brigade under
General Jones at w ,nchestcr. bns that Jack
sons main force was Mt Newmarket last
Wednesday es reported previously.
Signed, i. slGEb,
Major General.
NEW YoRK. DEC. 2 "A spcciu! dispatcl
is as follows:
OPPOSITE FREDERTcKSBURG. Nov. 40
The rebels still continue to tortiiv ygor
ouslv on th"ir second line.
1t is believed that they have throw
thcir infantry force further to their rear
whcro their camp fires nro not go visible
instead OF evacuarng III" position US spOkor
of in Yesterdays Dispatch
! 1t rs believed in 'lIiciaI qNartors that t
rebel force about fredericksburg aud with
| in call is from 100 600 to l25 600.
No supplies of vegetables have yot bee,
distributed. though they wore promised sey
cra days ago.
| Bilious diurrues and symptoms Of sour
| w grow worse.
| HrrdiGs correspondence FAIRFAX Dc
| l.-Thc expedition under Sthh was un
doubtcGly one of tho most brilliant anC
successful aft tiis Of tho war, both in it
| conception and execution. It's priucipa
object was to ascertain tho Whereabouts o
S onowall Jackson and what forces were o
the right. This and more was accomp pished
Jackson. with both tho Hills, passe,
through Nnw Market last Wednesday OF
HE way South. 1t is presumed ho has gon
to interrupt Gen. Cox's advances.
Prisoners captured by Stahl report White
the leader OF Whites cavalry, wounded il
tho skirmish at BcrrIville.
New YoRK. Dec. 2-Tho Times Fal
mouth special states, two drsertcrs from
the rnbels reports their foIco at from IS t.
) 100 U00-certainly not to exceed tho latter
Though suffering from want of clothin
and many kinds of supplies they ARC still ap
parcntly hopeiuI OF final success.
Leo and his associates a'e puzzled ovc
the movements of our army. which they d
not seom fully to comprehend, and hav
finally concluded that tho advance upo
Fredericksburg is u lent, designed % anus
r them while tho main attack upon RicnmNn
is to como from another quarter. Upn
this theory they nov believe our forco
front of Frcdcl icksbnrg in reality to
small, and that immense hosts arc beir
embai ked at Belle Plain and conveyed
transports up the James river.
Acting upon this dca they have commence
erecting earthwo,ks for the protection of
garrison force. while the IL an body of the
army again commenced moving towart
Richmond.
= New YoRK Doc. "A dispatch TO II
Now York WOrid states that General Bur
side has been relieved from tho comnar
: of tho Army of tho Potomac. and Gcncr
: Hooker appointed to tho command.
D Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside.