Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-11-26
urgently enjoined at the war Office of cover.
& Washington.
AFFAIRS AT KNOXVILLE,

| urgently enJolneu at the war Office of cover
ing Washington.
AFFAIRS AT KNOXVILLE.
Cincinnati dispatch of the 18th says the
situation of General Burnside at Knoxville i,
perfectly satisfactory. There was heavy fir.
ing west of the town on Saturday. The in.
vestment of the north side of the town is close
but the south side is open. Gen. Burnside is
confident of full success.
A Knoxville letter of the 18th to the Tri-
bune says the rebels on Thursday surrounded
Maysvile, and made prisoners of nearly 100
OF the 18th Kentucky cavalry, after which
they fell back with Colonel WOrdford on their
track.
On the 4th, Gen. Sanders crossed the Little
river, and gave the enemy fight, but finding
them too strong for them he withdrew and
put his force in line of battle three miles this
SIDE. This position, after an Intellectual strug-
gle, was abandoned. He sent his wagon train
to the rear, which crossed the pontoon bridge
into Knoxville.
AT Rockville, eight miles from town, can
nonading and infantry firing continued dur
ing most of the forenoon. Meantime the real
attack, it seems, was being made upon anoth-
er part of our extended lines. At Lenoir
the rebels have been secretly constructing
a pontOon bridge with which under cover of
the night they crossed a cavalry force into the
small island just below the Loudon bridge
From this island there is good ford for cav
airy to this side of the Holster. Yesterday
morning considerable force of cavalry and
infantry obtained footing on this side, and
zen White, tor prudential reasons, fell back
Withdrawing the batteries and troops to Le-
noir. Whether they will continue falling
back, or make stand at the latter place, re-
I nil
Cheatham, Pegram, Stevenson, and Others
are reported in command of the rebel troops
throughout Wednesday and Thursday
there were also demonstrations of rebel
advance from the direction of Rogersville;
so we nave our attention occupied in two
or three opposite directions at the same time
REPORTS FROM RICHMOND.
Inc Richmond Wing, speaking of the de-
preclatlon OF rebel currency, says a barrel of
flour now sells for $50 In year barrel of
flour will cost 500. Everything continues
to go up in the same ratio. No government
on earth can stand such a system. There
must be radical reformation or we are done
for; it belongs to congress to make reform;
1t must not shrink from the task it must do
it speedily and etfectually.
ATLANTA, GA, Nov. 19--Advices from the
front report that Gen. Longstreet on Monday
was within ten miles of Knoxville, and ad-
yanclng. A number of his wounded were
reaching our lines. The conflict between
pickets for the possession of wood-pile, half
way between Chattanooga and our lines, came
very near bringing on general engagement
The Marietta Confederate says Longstreet
certainly holds Knoxville
MERIDIAN, MISS, Nov ia special dis
patch to the Clarion, dated Nov. 10, says
gentleman from New Orleans renorts that
Gen Banks expedition to Matagorda Bay
had been wrecked, and that seven transports
had been driven ashore and captured with all
on board. Gen. Banks, who accompanied the
expedition has not been heard from.
The Richmond Dispatch of the 10th, saws
that from parties who have recently left the
valley. we learn that the enemy in considera.
Bile force with six pieces of artillery, appeared
at Woodstock in Shenandoah county, in the
early part Of this week. The force is believed
to be in command of General Averill, and
had entered the valley through Hardy county
They captured our pickets at the narrow pass,
about tive miles this side of Woodstock 1t
Is apprehended that this force contempates a
movement up the valley to Stanton or Harris
burg.
On Wednesday, portion of General IIamp-
ton division captured the greater portion Of
Yankee regiment of cavalry in the neighbour
hood OF Stevensburg, Culpepper county, with
large number of horses, wagons and their
equipments. report connected with this
statement says they also captured two pieces
OF the enemys artillery, but this lacks confir-
nation. There is no doubt, however, of the
capture OF the prisoners and horses, as official
information OF the fact reached Gen. Stuart's
headquarters yesterday morning.