Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-11-06


,lo intended for our array.
NV loEE. Nov ?. Maior-Cener.l
baticr has been assigned % The conusan a
Of The 18th srmy COPS. dspartment q
Virginia and North Carolina. in place %
Gen Poster. who i ordered to rsPort here
% tbs Ada tant-CcnerAl
Circumstance indicate that Gen Poster
vii have command Of The defence. q
Washington.
Tuscombia. Alabama. ~hich las been
occupied by Gen. PRANK Blair. q Sl,crrnan's
cSPe'iitiun. :. hfty or sixty ME. east Of
Corinth. Miss. situated on the Charl-s,or
and Memphis Railroad. along whieh SLer-
mas forces are advancing toward Chat
tsnooga- IL - a few miles bclo~ the
Muscle Shoals ofthc Tennessee rivcr Which
ho~s within -four miles 81 The place. aud Is
na'igable 90 that point for gunboa,,. II
~as stated that the rebels bad fortified The
place. and ~ouA make stou, resisaac-.
Dot they 10 act appear 70 have done 80.
The sane report j. made IN regard 20 De
eaiur. another to~n on tie Ene ofGen.
Shsrman's march.
The Abingdoa virginiaa (rcbeD state.
that ave regiments lately passed through
Cumberland Cap 70 rcinsorce Gen. Born
side
News fro@ New OrleAas 20 oct. si,h
furnishes Us With cheering accounts Of the
PrOgrcss q the expedition uaier Geo.
Franklin. ~hich leh that ciiv few weeks
ago BY land FOR northwest LouisiAna and
Texas. The expeditions cnscrcd O,elousas.
point about - miics vest % Baton Rourr
oc'- -oth. after a sharp SIGHT Nth The rcb-
81 army in Which ~ came ~ vic,orisu.
Several skiruisbes in Which NC drove The
enemy. cane Of on the maryh. III Mt
sno~a Shat dircctioa the expedition usu
take from Op-lousa-. Another expedition
composed 81 veteran trocp.. are bcin- Ct
TED out and ~ss 70 sal from Ne- Orlsan.
a. onoS- t. desunafion. Of cour-s. has not
bcsa Psbiioiy snoounccd. bu, q !. IN
couhiedly bound for some point on N.
Texas coast Bro-nviIle - supposed % be
the point aimed 81. froa which "a ufl op-
crate a. thu Onward progrrs. Of tbe main
column may decide best. Part q the corn.
dAirlque Accompanies tie expedition.
WssHISoro~. Nov. 4. The following
"a rvoeived this evening a. the Headquar-
ter 81 The Army:
'ArfiEr'oo21. Iesa-, ~. Sc MAJ.
Gen. II. ". IIalles<. General IN Chief 49,
In The sght Of at night. Toe eueu,y atAek-
cd Gen. Gesry@s division. posted % Wan
totchie. on three sides. aud broke b.. camp
Al one Posns. bot ~as dnscn bach m a most
gallant style ~ part Of has force. the ~
naAinder beng bid la rvserre. Gen. How
ard. whilst ularyhing 90 Csea. Gcary's relief.
~as attacked on the flank. tbe enemy oocu-
PyInG in iorue tso commanding halls on the
le't q the road. lie immediately thr-u for
ward two q he regiments ard took bo,h
~ tn point Of TIE bAyonci. drIying the enc
ny from has brcAst~ork. and acros. Look
out Greek In thi. brilliant success. over
their Old adversary. the con9oc; q the OF
ovrs AMI n,~n - ai.v iiih al isih con-. !.
eatitied % tie highest praise.
(>isned) GEo. W. THo~,s.
Major Gcncrai.
Nrw YoEK. Nov. 2 Tbs Words Dis
patch SAYS important adFio-s are .nticipaf-
ed nov N p-0Per quarters from Gen. Cal
rnorv
The Tubune's dispatch says. From the
front we learn that there are Indications q
= Disposition on thc P.rs ofC;eu. Meads 20
obey orders q attacking the enemy. AMI the
truth a. - whether lie ~in fgb, Or not
al SOFA BE- setfled. There l. 20 need Of
huntins for ~ 70. a. ihey ars al sround
A. wsii A. within our lines. a. l. evidenced
~ the capture Of to correspondents within
three aides 81 Gen. Meade's bealquarters.
Ihe appointment Of Gcn Butler %
III depIrtmeni q Which FORTRESS Monroe
a. a. present headqusrters. % oonsidered a.
sarnes' u f'urpo-e % condsct the var. in
that quarter on what are bricay kno-n a.
% Bakers princples
The Inbune's Cape Toun oorrespon-
says the Alabama has been vish her to
priEes % tie Guano Islands. but retained
90 >imou's Bsy on Au-ust 2i.s. and "a.
supposed o. have gone 20 Mauriias for r.-
pairs.
The Hartford j Tines avs that foek a