The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-11-12
War News.

war news.
| A Knoxville dispatch to the Gin
einn..i Commercial says rebel regiment
crossed Little Tennessee and were driven
back by Col. Adams with the First Ken.
lucky. Thei. loss is fifty killed and
drowned, and forty captured, including
four officers. The expedition Of Burn
sides army to the eastern corner OF Ten
ne.see is completed. The people are re-
ported as exhibiting the most satisfacto-
ry signs of loyalty. Burnside is again
on the march, in what direction will
soon appear. Later accounts state that
two of the most advanced positions Of
Gen Burnside have been assailed and
captured by the rebels, who made prison
ers of one-half of two regiments that
were holding them at the time.
Arkansas advices represent Arka-
delphia, recently Prices headquarters,
in possession of Gen. Viele. Over 700
volunteers from Yell county, Arkansas,
reported to Gen. Steel for duty. The
I'd Infantry Regiment is being raised at
Batesville
Two federal oficcrs, Maj. Houston and
Lieut.. Vonrertzien, who made their es-
cape from Libby Prison, Richmond, by
Disgusting themselves as rebels, about
two weeks ago, state that the rebel SOL
diers are dying of starvation, and they
were not allowed enough food in week
to support them a day.
-Marmaduke and Cabell with 1000
rebel cavalry attacked the garrison at
Pine Bluff, Ark on the 25th ult., who
were about 700 strong, under Col. Clay
ton. The rebels approached from three
directions, but after repeated charges,
during which Clayton's artillery played
havoc in their ranks, they were repulsed
and driven from town, leaving 500 killed
and wounded in our hands. Our loss is
II killed and 33 wounded.
From the Army of the Potomac
Gen. Meade officially reports that Maj.
Gen. SedgewIck advanced and drove the
enemy to the river, assaulted him and
captured two redoubts with artillery on
this side, and capturing three colonels
and many other officers, and over 500
men. Maj. Gen. French advanced te
Kelly's ford, driving the enemy across
the river aud captured over 400 prison.
ers, officers and men. Our loss is re-
ported at 400; 260 of these were wounded.
Later advices state that the entire army
is on the south side of the appahannock
again, and Sedgewick's advance has
reached Brady Station This will be
week of hot work. Gen. Fitzpatrick &C.
cupies the city and heights of Frede-
ricksburg.
The Post has the following signif-
cant paragraph from New Orleans: ave
learn that the overland expedition to
Texes has returned and the army has be-
fore this set out in another direction
According to the reports part of the
forces only are to 60 to Brownsville, on
the Rio Grande, where their arrival will
be hailed with JOY by multitudes of loyal
Texans, and where small force will suf-
flce to put stop to an immense contra
band trade. As to the other part, moth
ing authentic is divulgcd, but it is not
improper, We trust, to express the hope
that Its destination is the city of Mobile.
-Advices from Fort Scott say cou-
rier arrived there Friday night from Gen.
Blunt, bringing information that the
rebels under Cooper and Shelby eluded
our forces, crossed the Arkansas River
with nearly 5000 men, and were march
ing on Blunt, VINO has $500 cavalry as
an escort to an immense supply train for
Fort Smith. Blunt had curtailed his
train and made preparations for defense
"A Government officer in Washing
ton, in high position received a pencil
note from Union prisoner in Rich
mond, to-day, saying that the rebel au-
thoritles have at length altogether stop.
ped the very small meat ration heretofore
allowed our starving soldiers in their
prisons. The excuse alleged is that they
have ceased to be able to furnish their
own soldiers with meat. One hundred
and twenty five officers are among the
rebel prisoners just brought from the
front. These men report that but few of
thelr companions retreated across the
river and their General commau ding had
barevy time to escape. They seem to
unite in regarding the movement on our
part as having been one of the most sue
cessful of the war.
Gems. Averiil and Duflie, command.
ing separate forces, after several severe
engagements on Friday and Saturday
last, succeeded in driving the enemy,
under Mudwall Jackson, for several miles
down the valley cast of G re enbriar noun
tains into and through the town of Lew
isburg, in Western Virginia. The rout
was so complete that the enemy abandon
ed all their supplies, guns, colors, &C.,
and fed in dismay, leaving their dead
and wounded on the field. We hold
Lewisburs.
There was little fighting on the
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