Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1863-10-31
CURRENT NEWS.

The Rebel authorities at Richmond have
directed that gold sent to Uuion prisoners
10 that city shall be delivered but that
Treasury Notes, which are not regarded as
money BY the Rebel Government, shall be
exchanged for Rebel script-thus forcing
our men to expeud whs, they receive 10 the
city.
Col Crawford sho was sent Gu, to dis
tribute arms iu Virginia aud North Caro-
lima. adjacent to East Tennessee, has re.
turned to Knoxville He was perfectly
tuccessful in both States. The people arc
rising everywhere against the Rebels.
A woman, the wife OF an cficer in the
rebel army, recently arrived at Norfolk,
f'om Mobile, says there is gre.t anxiety u
the latter city concerning the expected at.
tack by the Union forces She says there
arc few avaiiable troops there, and ,ba,
the women have been dressed In meu's clio.
thing and parsded in sight of our forces
now near the city. with a view to delaying
the attack ae long as possible.
BY direction of the President Of the United
States. the Department of Ohio, Of the Cum.
berland aud of the Tennessee, will constitute
the Military division of the Mississippi. Mai
General q. S. Grant. United States Army. is
placed 10 command. with head quarters in the
Beld.
Gen. Thomas succe eds Gen. Rosecrans.
The Rebel Commissioner Guilds last calcula-
sion makes the difference between him and Gen
Meredith as to tho number of prisoners to be
exchanged, 10000 more on the rebel side than
be claimed few days since. An exchange Of
records Of deceased prisoners has been agreed
upon. Que list has already been received from
Richmond.
Dispatches from Gen. Stevenson, under
date of Charleston, Ten, October go, state
that cavalry under Morrison aud Dbbard,
attacked tic euemys cavalry 10 force q,
Philadelphia to day. capturing 400 prison.
ers. their artillery, small arms, camp cqui,
page. De. Our loss is nothing They arc
entirely routed.
A later dispatch says the enemy were
pursued, after dark, to their drfeuses at
boudoun. The force is not known. Their
loss TOO prisoners, five wagons loaded with
stores, 10 smbulances, six pieces of artil.
lery, lot Of horses mule, aud other pre-.
perty.
The Memphis Bulletin Of The 25th says.
On the 2lst an advance Of Uuion forces
eastward from Corinth met with resistance
at Cherokee Station, SO miles from Tus
cumbia. Gen. Osterhaus was 10 advance,
and had not moved far when be encounter.
ed two brigAdes Of rebel cavalry, under
Gens. Lee and Forest, estimated at from
fye 10 six thousand. Tue fight lasted an
bolr when the rebels we're driven back
with severe loss. Our loss was seven killed
and thirty SIX wouuded-most of which
were caused By installing Lees cavalry
(who were dressed in blue oVercoats) for
oor forces. The rehsls are said 10 have
very strong forI6catioas o mile this side Of
Tuscnmbia on the Railroad.
Ths shore d aid not 10 b Islislls
A Morris Island letter TO the n Y. Her.
old says that deserters f,om Charleston
give gloomy accounts Of atf iirs OF Charles
ton aud Savannah. In the latter place the
poor are starving.
They state that the torpedoes Ia The har.
Dor won't work When the IroRside,
was lsst, in she was over one conlaaing
200 pounds Of powder, which failed to ex.
plods
The rebels have two more internal ma
chimes Intended TO de,troy the Ironsides
Some Of the harbor obstrnctious Of
ropes aud barrels have roiued aud are seen
every few days fosIiDg oot TO sea. We
are assured that the Char lesion city govern.
meut Ia anxious 10 surrender The city, bot
Beauregsrd and the military auihorities
viii not allow II.
The entire rebel force Is sta ed al is, 900.
Nest Of Deaaregard's force went TO 70.
iuforce Brsgg.
A private letter from Deireit says Val.
iaadighsm Is terribly cast down by the re.
sult 10 Ohio. lie is fsst putting an enemy
ia his Ronth Il steal awsy his brains lie
put bis ifa-t In Copperhesds. and il be is
not csrefuI " Will zee some Of the snakes
10 bis boots
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