The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1863-12-25
TIE WAR.

The raid npon Catet,s Station in !ls rear
Of Gen. MEADE's army on Sunday last, was
but the precursor of another more successful!
one, on Wednesday night. About twenty miles
from Alexandria, the Orange railroad is cross
ed by Pope's Run, The bridge ia about one
hundred feet long, and at six o'clock on We'd
neslay evening the guard at this point was at
tackled By the Confederate cavalry, eight hun
drci strong The guard being but sins.. CON-
pany OF infantry, were quickly captured and
the bridge bhrned The enemy then began tear
ing up the rails on this side Of the bridge and
had done 80 Tor scr,c two mics, when they were
met by a reinforcement sent from Fairfax. 1t
was excessively dark ard raining in torrents.
and after firing y few voeys, The opposing for
ces rested oa their arms for the night. Com
munieation between MnADE's army and Wash
ing.on is thus cut of and his supplies obstruc.-
el. No Information can be procured from the
Rapi;ian and the real extent of the damage
done is not known. ropes Run Is short dis
tancc east cf Bull Run
The details which reach US OF General LONG
STREETS movements on Monday last, represcnt
the Federal defeat as far more serious than was
anticipated. General WILCOX commanding
the Federal force has retreated to Ta2wel, crht
miles south of Cumberland Gap, leaving the
road open 20 Knoxville. Gen. LoNGsrHEEr has
made . sudden advance upon that place, and OIL
Wednesday was fighting al niairs Cross Roads,
but twelve miles east of Knoxville The cit
liens of the town were fleeing 10 the mountains
Asa large portion of SnEmrAN's command has
returned 10 Chattanooga, Gen LosGsrEEEr is
by this time seriously threatening Knoxville
from the east. A5fars in that quarter are be-
ing rapidly restored TO their old condition
Gen. GRANT's army at Chattanooga, was pre-
pairing winter quarters q Confederate ammu-
milton train between Chattanooga and Knoxville
had been destroyed to prevent its ialiiog into
the hands OF the Ee,lera, troops.
The Chesapeake having boon rccaptured in
British waters some trouble is feared Yi.h the
Canadian authorities Lord LYONS has taken
the matter in land.
The Confederate loss in the battles Of Chat
tanooea was 4,0'9.-Agc.
The, intelligence, or rather the reports from
East Tennessee are much Of q muddie. 4 dis
patch to Cincinnati paper, dated Cumberland
Gap. on Friday last, states that Gen. Longstreet
divided his forces on Monday, the l4th, one po--
ton making an attack on Beams Station, and
the other at keey's Ford, with the design of
cutting off the Federal forces under Generals
Shacklford and Foster. The movement was
frustrated, however, by Gen. Femier. Heavy fir
ing was heard on Thursday between the town
of Tazcweil and the Chnch river and i was
reported that Gen. Longstreet had been killed
and his forces surrounded. Another dispatch
to Cincinnati Journal, dated at London, Ky.
on Sunday says tina. Gen. Shacklelord hal ar
rived there en route for home. lie left Blairs
Cross-Road Oh Wednesday, the l6.l. The
Federal forces were then concentrating at that
point. The battle at Beams Station, on Mon-
day, commenced at two o'clock in the after
noon, aud lasted until dark, the Federal forces
holding :heir ground until that time, when they
withdrew, losing from one hundred and fifty to
yo hundred killed and wounded A Nashville
dispatch dated Saturday, says that the latest adj
vices from Knoxville, received there, reported
everything as quiet in the vicinity. Gen
I.ongs!reet las returned to Bull Gap, with the
purpose, it is supposed, Of wintcring in the
Watuga valley, or with q view of moving into
North Carolina. .--Batsao,c San