, 1863-11-21
Eastern News.


Regiments OF cavalry uHuSI OOl. udICu.-
The fight lasted three hours, and resulted
in the defeat of the rebels Col. Hatch pur
sued the retreating rebels to COldwater, and
at last accounts was skirmishing with them.
New York, Nov 7th.-Returns from Ma
ryland are sufficient to determine that four
Union Congressman are elected, and one op-
position
Philadelphia, Nov. 7th.-Steamer Snlrer
from Morris Island, reports that on Saturday
and Sunday terrific bombardment was kept
up on Fort Sumter Three monitors and
forts Wagner and Gregg were all engaged.
On Monday, while the Sai0er lay off Hilton
Head, Captain O'Nea, of the Invalid Corps
reported that news had reached him from
reliable scources that Fort Sumter was in our
possessions having been carried by an as
sault, and was occupied by 1l4th Pennsyl-
vania.
Hatch has driven Chalmers across the Tai
lahatchie, punishipg him severely.
Richardson with 1900 men struck Mem
phis and Charleston railroad six miles south
west of Salisbury Thursday morning burn
ing the trestle works and tearing up the
road.
L uG IcpOib vi ISuSldl pOSSSSSlOu VI Duu-
ter is not likely to be correct, as We have
dates from Richmond to the 9th, which
states that the monitors were still firing at
| Sumter.
Philadelphip, Nov. 9th "A report has
been received of terrible riot in the coal re-
gons around Mauch Chunk. -Four men were
killed
New York, Nov 7th.-- The special to the
World says the Army of the Potomac is in
motion, and in a direction which indicates
abandonment of the Warrenton route to
Richmond Winter quarters are probably in
view.
Chicago Nov, 18th, 11:30 A. MA special
from Washington last night says Gen. Stead
man, commander of one division Of the Army
Of the Cumberland, who has just arrived
| from Chattanooga, reports that everything
is in a satisfactory condition. The capture
of Lookout Mountain insures the present
occupation of Chattanooga against all assaults
from the enemy.
Chattanooga, Nov 6th.-All quiet along
the line oday.
Last night several rebel camps disappear
ed from front of our right.
Chicago. Nov 7th-At the State election
in Minnesota, Thursday, Sd inst, Stephen
Miller, Union candidate for Governor, was
elected by majority of not less than ten
thousand. This is gain Of al least six
thousand.
News ofNov. Jth.
New York Nov. 9.-The Worlds Wash
ington special says; Advices from the
front state that the entire army had progress
ed satisfactorily. No enemy had formed in
force.
The Herald has the following, dated Rap
pahannock Station, Nov. 7th: Mai Gen.
Sedgwick, with the right wing of the army,
left Warrenton this morning. The march
to this place was rapid one. He reached
the heights this side of the Rappahannock
about l o'clock and drove in the enemy's
pickets The I'd division commenced skr-
mishing and drove the enemy before them.
| The 9th corps formed a skirmishing corps
south the of Orange and Alexandra railroad
| The rebels occupied the heights this side of
| the river, with the works which were con
4 structed by our troops last summer while
we occupied the line Of the Rappahannoek
| Our artillery commenced shelling the works
about3 P NJ. The effect was somewhat de-
moralizing. The enemys fire was very fine.
Russell pushed his line with skirmishers on
both fanks, on the enemy. At sundown,
his own and the 5th and 9th Maine and the
! 121>t New York were ordered to charge
/ Russell beaded the charge in person This
was too much for the flower of the lehel ar
my. They turned.to flee to their pontoons
which we're lying exactly in the rear Our
boys had already secured the approach to
the bridge, and the rebels had no alterna-
tive but to swim; some fthem preferred the
latter, but it was no easy matter, and they
Welded Thus closed at dark one of the most
brilliant actions of the war.
Kappa annock Station, Nov Sin yes
terdays fight our loss will reach nearly 100
killed and 300 wounded We have 1900
prisoners, including 1O3 commissioned Off
GERS.
Washington, Nov 9.-Reports to-day from
the front represent that heavy firing was
heard yesterday and this morning as though
occurring in the lower part of of Culpepper
county south of Kelly's Ford.
The Star, of this city, SAYS: We hear
that Gen. Grant has telegraphed that two
| OF the most advanced positions OF burnside S
army had been assaulted and captured by
the rebels who made prisoners of two regi-
ments
1730 prisoners captured on Saturday have
arrived at the Capitol prison.
Washington, Nov GA note received
here to-day from the Union prisoners at
Richmond states that the rebel authorities
have altogether stopped the very small meat
rations heretofore allowed our starving SOL
diers in their prisons.
Washington. Nov. 9-We have intelIi-
cence from CIarksbnrg. Va to the effect
that Gems Dufie and Averhill, commanding
separate forces, after several severe engae-
ments, on Friday succeeded in driving the
rebels under Jackson into and through Lew
iston Va The rebels were totally routed
on Saturday by Averhil and Dufie. They
abandoned all supplies, guns. colors, etc, and
fled in dismay, leaving their dead and wound
ed on the field
LATER.-S Sedgwick reports capturing this
afternoon in his operations three Iieut-Col-
. oDels and many other officers and 500 men