Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-11-20
8g Uelegraph.
Afternoon Report.
Miscellaneous War DISPATCHES

NV YORR, November 10 "A Washing"
ton dispatch 10 the Herald says:
Oh Sunday the rebels threw two or
three regiments TO this side Of The river,
but not out oil range Of their batteries at
Raccoon.
Two deserters were publicly branded
yesterday.
The rain on Sunday exposed horrible
sight on the RappahaMnock In the rifle pits,
from which the rebels retired. On this side
the washtngs OF rain uncovered half buried
arms and legs Of those slain In their recent
skirmish with the sixth corps.
The Herald has the following:
Arm9 Of tie Potomac, November IT,
ESch Indiana and Wisconsin regiment In
this army lie sending home one commits.
stoned officer and two privates from each
company, on recruiting service with the
expectation of filing their thinned rRnks
with volunteers.
Letters to the Herald dated of Mobile,
October % says:
The Colorado, flagship, and the Genessee
had an engagement with the Ladies ram, u
vessel presented by the ladies OF Mobile TO
the rebels. The Genessee fired two shots
and the Colorado three, when the rebel ram
almost Immediately put hack under Fort
Morgan. The rebels have one iron clad
and two steamers and q floating battery in
the bay but they are Of no use.
a Washington dispatch to the Herald
says, u sutler Of the 9th Kentucky cavalry
aud seven others, released from Castle
Thunder on parole, have reached Washing.
ton. They state that 4he removal of IL 900
Union prisoners from Richmond to Dan
VILE has commenced, and already $500
have gone.
There is great complaint among the
~ 10 I'll,
prices and scarcity of provisions, and they
are forced to adopt the advice of their pa
pers to live without eating meat.
There are some 200 rebel prisoners con-
fined in Castle Thunder for various alleged
offences, some for desertton and others for
attending peace meetings 10 North Carolina
while at home on furlOugh.
WASHINGTON, November Is. - Special
dispatches to the World says:
Adviees received to-day from the West
state the rebels are moving on Gen. Barn.
sides forces via Loudon, East Tennessee.
The latter are deemed to be 10 an impreg-
nable position
Ills thought the force now advancing
has been exaggerated somewhat.
Arrivals from the front Tonight bring
no dispatches, and show there Is nothing
Of interest developed to-day within our
lines.
A deserter from the 2ud Louisiana ar.
rived here. and thinks Lees army is about
$4,000. He adds the Notifications on the
Rapidan are very formidable.
Netp FORK, November lS.-A Memphis
letter to the World sites there are appre.
tensions Of rebel raid on that city.
General Tuttle's division has arrived
there.
Guerrillas are active on the river, and
citizens are organizing tor their own de-
fence.
a Washington dispatch to the Tribune
says:
wa, and A. Hines of Memphis, two citizens
captured last May at Greenville, Miss, and
confined in Libby Prison most OF the time
since, are among the returned prisoners
that arrived at Annapolis to-day.
These gentlemen represent matters in
Richmond daily growing worse. No meat
had been issued for twelve days. The day
before they left, a favorite dog of a friend,
which had been sharing their scanty fare,
was sacrificed that they might have
meal.
These gentlemen say while officers had
received contributions sent, those for the
soldiers and citizens were not yet distrib.
uted.
Ihey cohhFm tue statements that noth-
ing sent TO citizens or soldiers had ever
been delivered by the rebels until the re-
cent interference of the Government.
Thirty five Yankee deserters had escap-
ed from Castle Thunder by mining under
the walls on Friday night last. a few
were recaptured.
A Washington special to the Times un-
der date Of the 18th says:
Lee is falling back 70 Hanover Junction
with one half of his army as protection
for Richmond. The other half has gone
towards Lyuchhurg to reinforce or protect
the force sent against Burnside.