Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-10-14
BY SAMUEL J. ROW
CLEARFIELD. PA. OCT. IA. 1858
THE WAR CEWS.

The news from the army OF the Potomac is
exciting. For several days past movement
has been going on in the Rebel Army which
caused considerable anxiety. Early on Sat
urday morning ore OF Gen. Kiipatrick's cav
airy brigsdes attempted a re- -connoissance on
the south side of Robertson's River, when
they we're met by q large body of Stusrt's
Cavalry. After lighting hour Fitzpatrick
sss Obliged to fall back upon our Infantry re.
serves. Another severe contest ensued when
the Infantry was also obliged to give way
losing a considerable number of prisoners.
A detachment. of our Cavalry then made gal
liant dash at the enemy and recaptured all
bat is or 20 of our lost men. The whole OF
our force, however was pushed back towards
Culpepper, contesting every foot OF the
ground. Heavy firing was heard in the after
noon, indicating that the contest had been re-
sumed. 1t is believed that the Rebels have
been changing their line, with a view 10 max
ing demonstration upon our right rear and
cut of our railroad communication. II is
said that Gen. Meade is fully prepared for
any movement, and ready to receive them at
any point they may choose to attack.
THk Nashville Press denies the burning of
the bridge by the rebels, over Stewards Creek.
It says that Wheeler crossed tho river al " ash
ington, last Thursday morning, l3 miles above
Chattanooga, aud passed down the Sequatcbie
Valley. TIE rebels captured so wagons of
one of our trains at the foot OF the noun
tains near Anderson's Cross Roads, burning
number of them, and killing about 800 horses
and mules. The train was loaded with ammu-
milton, clothing, and rations. Forty of the
wagons were carrying medical and sanitary
stores. About fifty suffers teams were also
lost. Gen. Mitchell with the Union cavalry,
as soon as he learned OF the crossing of the
rebels, pursued them, and on Friday and Sat
urday killed and wounded 20 Rebels, took
200 prisoners and recaptured $50 mules. On
reaching Walnut range the rebels shot 200
mules to prevent their falling into our hands.
more definite dispatch concerning the at
tack on Gen. Blunt and his escort beiow Fort
Scott is received from Leavenworth. He was
attacked by 800 Rebels in Union uniform near
the encampment of Lieut.. Pond. His escort
broke, and ont OF 100 men 7S were killeo-all
shot through the head, evidently after they
meeting re-enforcements, took command of
them ard started in pursuit. Gen. Schodeld
telegraphed TO Lsavenworth that from 900
TO 8, 200 Rebels, under QusntrelI, Coffee, Cor
don and Hunter, We're marching On Fort
Scott, and that he had ordered ColoneI Wier
TO move all the force he could raise to the lat
ter place.
Lieut.. Commander Dobson, Of the United
States gunboat Seneca, reported 10 the Navy
Department under date .Dobay Sound ,Septem.
ber oath, that OF the night of the 22d. nit. he
sent an armed boat crew up the AItamaha riv-
er, and destroyed the Hudson Place Salt
Works, near Daren, e entirely demolishing
boilers, engines and works of James II. Lock.
wood. The superintendent, his two children.
force OF negroes and other employees and
two visitors, fed at the approach of our force.
The works are situated within two miles from
the encampment of the rebels, and whose
picksts came very near the works, but they
did not discover or resist an attack.
One of the prisoners states that they have
report TO the effect that are raising 100 900
cavalrymen, aud adds If this is so tho ConEed-
eracy is gone up.
New YORK Der. s.-Intelligence from Mar
tinsburg is TO the effect that there are no reb-
els in the Shenandoah Valley, except a few
guerriilas skuking in the mountains. Our
cavalry have secured the Valley as far as Stra.-
burg and Front Royal, without finding any
traces of rebels. Information has also been
received that there is no movement on the
part of the eneny's cavalry towards Western
Virginia, ss reported few days since.
REVELATIONS OF REBEL MAILBAG
Among the captures by our troops at Cum