Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1863-11-24
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W AR NEWS.

successful CAPT. Mcneil pounce upon
the Yankees wherever they may be
found On the first of last. week. with
commaad Of ors.y 40 cavalry and 81
infantry. the latter under the command I
of Col. Mo ,nall, he dashed upon a Yam
kee train in Hardy County, and cap
tured so wagons, 240 horses and 80 |
prisoners, Genl. Averill sent immedi- |
ately 600 cUalry after him, but was
unable toevertake him. Capt. Nc
Neil only had time to burn a portion of
the wa CONS, about 90 we have been in
formed Col. Mooinau was wounded,
though not seriously.
We have been Informed that Capt. |
Mcneil, a few days before, would have
made eves a more successful dash than
this, had not been that two deserters
from Maj Whites battalion informed
the enemy hat Mcneil was about to
march upol, them. Capt. Mcneil got
near enough to see the enem.,'s train
driven off at gallop. If he could have
been two hours earlier, he would have
..l,tured it in spite of the information
sdrnmun Gated by the two deserters -
q 2 McN ill is a 'strump" and always
Twins"
Onsthe 9Th inst, near Alexandria,
Louisiana. a portion of Genl. Dick Tay-1
Tor army under the command Of Genl.
Green defeated division of the enemy
under t. e command of Genl. Franklin,
30 !. captured their stores and 600 pris-
anafs. Il 3 also reported that Genl.
Diek Tavlor, with the forces under his
fgmeGiate command, routed a division
ST sbe elotay under the command OF
Sen. WeitzeH, near Opeloushee, Louis
ians. Tie Yankee expedition is said to
be abandbn ID. A portion of the troops
n. re retired to Port Hudson and Ba-
to, RcsIge
Tsn. Longstreet's forces have crossed
IL Ten essee at London. His cavalry
.o-reported to begwithin nine miles of
Knoxville, md the enemy falliJg back
before them.
Gen. Bragg's general order advises
The soldiers of his army to prefer an
honorable death on the battle field to
languishing in Northern dungeons till
the close Of the war.
On Wednesday .last,a portion of Gen.
Hampton command surprised Yam
zee. regiment of cavalry, encamped near
Steve ..ellrg, in Culpeper, and captured
i've COR mics, numbering one hundred
and SEE y-ive in all, together with
horses and equipments. The surprise
was SO complete that the enemy did not
attempt to show fight in earnest, but
saved themselves by fight or surrender
after a faint resistance.
On Wednesday, the 10th inst, about
500 Yankee cavalry, with 2 pieces of
artillery, made their way up the Valley,
as far as the bridge on this side of Mt.
jackson. We had Mai. White in the
enemy's front,with $50 or 200 men who
fell back 70 Rude's hill, ia Shenandoah
county, when the enemy, after a short
engagement, retreated down the Valley.
At Mt. Jackson, or below that place,
they captured Sot our pickets. In Maj
Whites en- sagement with the Yankees
we sustained no loss, while we killed 6
or OF the enemy. The enemy came
up about l. o'clock M, and retired a.
bout 5 o'clock 2. M. AS soon as the en-
envy exhibited a disposition to retire, he
was followedb by Maj. Chas T. O'FerraH,
OF New Market, with 6 men, who sue
ceeded IN taking a wagon and team
from the rear guard. Capt. Blackford,
who is raising company for O. Ferrall's
Battalion, captured 8 of the enemy.
On their recent return, the Forces of
Gen. Averil passed through Pendleton,
and stayed over night at Franklin.
where they took all the horses, beef cat
tie, &c, they could lay their hands on,
and destroyed such things as they could
not carry off. They took ali Mrs.
Gen. Boggs' negroes, [some Is or 20,7
some OF her stock, and, it is said plumber
ed her house of silver ware, &C., VIM.
Mccoy, Esq, Col. ]. F. Johnston and
others We're also sufferers to some extent
from the depredations and robberies of
these brigands and freebooters.
The Yankees landed a regiment of
infantry in Mathews county, Va, Mon
day, the 10th, and say they intend to
remain there. They are DESTROYING prop
erty and taking the citizens scanty sup.
ply of provisions.
All reports tend to show that MEADE
has concentrated his forces opposite the
fords leading to Ghancellorsv lie; wheth-
er ne intends crossing or not, time will
show
Mission RIDGE, Nov. 10.
10 General s. Cooper:
Gen. Wheeler reports his attack upon
and dispersion of the enemy's cavalry,
pursuing tiiem into the works at Knox
vile, capturing three hundred prisoners.
The infantry force is close up.
[Signedl 1BRAxToN Brace, Genl.
LATER. a dispatch from Atlanta. da-
ted the goth, states that an officer W.
left I.oudon on the 18th, reports that
Longstreet had captured 1000 and Vince
: Ter 6o0Y anlzees.
On the 10Th, Gen. Longstreet was
within one mile and half of Knoxville
I. entrenching.
The Yankee army, which numbers a.
bout 5000, is reported greatly democrat
lied. They left about one hundred wac
ons, loaded with ordnance stores, on the
road.
.Robinson's Brigade left Louaoun to-