The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-01-02

there. N
Shopherdsville ami Rolling Fork bridges
are safe. Tho trestlo work on Muldrah's
Hill is so seriously dam aged that IL will re.
quiro a month for its restoration. Two
small bridges oasily restored were burned
by tho rabols near Lebanon Junction, The
above comprise all damages done by the
robeIs TO bridges on tho Louisville & Nash
Vile railroad and its tributaries.
Lieutenant John Speed, of Gilbort's staff,
was taken prisoner by tho rebels n car the
trestle work, and robbed Of bis clothing,
watch, and purse.
Roseoraus captured sovoral cannon on
his approach to Murfroesboro and reports
from below indicate an engagement pro-
grossiug thorc.
WASHINGTON Doc. 20.
On tho application of Senator Latham Of
California. tho Navy Department has or
dered tho armed steamer Connecticut TO
lcavo Hampton Roads on tho first of JAN
uary mex. for Aspinwall, to bring TO Now
York all the treasure at that place from the
Pacific coast. Senator Lathum hopes to OBJ.
tain from the Navy Department regulOr
AspiDwall. The subject is now under con
sdoration. .
There was great excitement In Aloxan-
dria Iato yesterday evening. growing out of
tho hurried arrival thoro of several of our
cavalry-men and toamsfers, the lattor being
mounted on horses cut fiom their own wag'
ons. Thoy represented that Stnart's robel
cavalry with some light artillery appeared
at Pohick Church, several miles from Mt.
Vernon. on Saturday night, and on Sunday
proceeded to Acotink, which is only ] 2 miles
from Alexandria, and thore attacked two or
tbreo companies Of our troops and captured
\ wagon train a. Occoquan on Saturday.
There is difficulty in arriving at tho pro-
else truth, owing to tho many conflicting
rumors in circulation in regard to tho mat.
tor, but that o rebel reconnaissance ap.
peared in that nughborbood is beyond quos.
ton and that tho robels created much
alarm is equally certain.
Military men who have seen brief officu
tclcgraphs from Dumfrics, say 1t was the
same force which several miles from that
place made a oissapce. driving in oul
cavalry pckets and killing thrce or four Of
them.
Tho rebols fearing of being captured BY
our troops, which at one timo was probable
left for Occoqnan and Aootink, where tho,
mado their alarming demonstration. Much
allowance 1t 10 claimed mu3t bo mado for tn,
statements Of the frightened toamsters aBC
othors, as oil such accounts are unavoidable,
exaggerated.
Consignoos OF treasure should immediate
ly sond authority to the Navy Department
30 that the commander OF tho Connecticu
can obtain tho treasure at Aspinwall.
| Tho official information received by thu
steamer of this week from Europe rofutcl
the idea of the probability of any disturb
anco of our relations with any of the Euro
| poan powers.
The following is the Stars version os tn,
last rebel rnid A robol forco of cavalry will
battery of artillery suddenly appeared q
8A. NJ Saturday, in trout of Dumfries, thor
hold by our 9th, 7th and Goth Ohio, will
two pieces of McGillorny's battery.
Tho rebels were first estimated a. 1000
| They cut tho wires leading to Falmouth
rhoy attuoked our troops. who had 2 mer
killed, and were driven off. In the moan
while, information rencbo,l those headquar
tors by telegraph. botore they cut tho wire
loading in This direction. and troops from
this quarter wero instantly put in motion Il
cut off. il possible, their retreat. To tia
end, General Goary marched from VOL
Run TO the roliof of the troops Ot Dumtries
Aftor boing worstod before Geary's urri
val, they pushed directly for Occoquan
where thoy had atsligbt engagements. viii
800 of our troops there under COL Candy
resulting in considerable loss on both sides
ours maintaining thoir ground.
They next proceeded up Bull Run ant
crossed it at Wolf Run, thence they wen
to Anadaio via DuIk's Station, whore the,
campcd Saturday night, thus avoiding point
where we had troops. At day-break yes
torday moroiDg. thoy wore again in tho sad
do. In the meantime our troops at Fair
fax Court House did their best to heat
tham off in that direction, but being In
fantry, could not got up in time TO do so
Thoy wero last soen in tho vicinity Of Low
isburg, whore their numbers wero estimate,
at but 600 cavalry and four piecos of ar
tillcry.
q nightfall yesterday thoy we're unde
whip and spurs, evidently bent on escapin,
in the direction Of Locsburg They Ger
tainIy got nothing for their pains but /!
ompty wagons belonging to Colonel Kel
logg's cavalry command. Throughout tn
limo of their march they had occasional skr
mishes with Keilogg's cavalry, who though
forced to fall back, exchanged many sho,
with them with no danger to his command
LATEST --We have just received rcliabl
information that tho rcbols wore badly re
pulsed on Saturday at Dumfrios. His hoay
lest skrmishing with them was at Accotink
At one time they had possession of ono Q
our guns at Dumfries, but wero forced /,
abandon IL.
On their rotreat tboy foil in With ou
troops under Gen. Goary, between Dumfrie
and Wolf Run, and were driven by thor
south Of tho road. They mined to tako tn
direct road to the Shoals. They took III
Telegraph operator at Buk's Station an
his instrumoot. and burned the Orange an
Alexandria railroad bridge at Accosting
an inconsiderabie structuro Besides tn
iifteen oDpty wagons of Col. Kellogg's oou
mand that foil into thoir hands, thoy too
eight or ton suffers wagons.
WASHINGTON, Doc. 80 --Intolligcnce fro,
: Alexandria represents that Stuart's cayalr
7 force, with artillery, wore, yesterday el
eamped twelve miles from that city, n,
q far from Burkos Station, on tho line of II
Orange q Alexandria Railroad. Two rob,
cavarymen, wearing uniforms similar
our own, came into and rode about Ale
. andria on Sunday. They did not rema
Q long. ~ .f..e ~
9 A telegraph from tho Headquarters
tho Army OF tho Potomac says oil Is qui
IS along the Rappahannoek.
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