Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-11-24
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and maneuvres may bring about a battle. but
| doubt 1t, unless the rebels concentrate ALI
their armies and make Il desperate effort to
regain East Tennessee, but certain it is they
cannot take to the offensive now.
Deserters from Braggs army bring the I'M
portant intelligence that the Union cavalry, a
few days since, made Il raid upon the railroad
between Bragg'S army and Atlanta, tore up
the track in several places, burned five i'm
portant bridges, and 80 completely cut of
Bragg'S supplies that his men were without
food Of any kind whatever, except corn, and
not much of that. This story is reported by
several different parties.
BURNSIDE HOLDING KNOXVILLE.
Adj. Gen. Stanley, of the 18th Kentucky
cavalry, arrived at Cumberland Gap on the
22d. He brings hopeful news of the situation
of Gen. Burnside Gen. Burnside was still
holding out, and had notified the citizens that
he would certainly hold Knoxville. The rebel
force opposing him was estimated at $4,000.
Knoxville is not closely invested by the rebel
army. The rebels have withdrawn from the
south side of the river, and we forage th ere.
The artillery fire on the l9th and goth was
we're. Brig. Gen. Saunders, who was wound
ed at Campobel0 Station few weeks ago,
has since died. Colonel Woltord is slightly
wounded.
The Commercial of Cincinnati says: ''The
Withdrawal of the enemy from the south side
of Knoxville is significant of decided repulse.
Gen. Burnside is holding Knoxville under in
structions from Gen. Grant, and it is not to
be supposed therefore, the forces under Gems.
Thomas, Hooker and Sherman, are wasting
their time during these momentous days. We
. are hourly i'll expectation of receiving intell-
gence of a most important character"
vACcINATING THE NEGROES OF NEwBERN.
The Boston transcripts NeRbern corrcspon-
dent dated Nov. 10th, says :-s'I.ast Sabbath
was an interesting day for between five and
six thousand contrabands were driven to the
bridge, then and there to. be vaccinated. The
services of the medical staff were brought into
requisition. | said they were driUen-be-
cause the small pox had been and even now is
committing sad havoc among us here; each
contraband was put under fine of So ii he did
not appear at the post surgeons and get vac
cinated. In spite of entreaty or orders, thou
sands would not come, as they were afraid
accordingly on Sunday an order was issued by
the provost marshal to the guards in the city
to scour it, and drive the negroes on to the
bridge, where the innoculation was per-
formed"
TEXAS.
One of General Banks staff officers
writes to Il friend at Washington that large
quantity of cotton was captured near Browns
vile, and expeditions had been sent up the
Rio Grande to gather in all they could. 1t Is
thought that 250,0 900 bales will be thrown into
the market by the occupation of Texas The
Union men of Brownsville, who hailed with
delight the capture OF the place by our forces,
are forming themselves into defensive organ
izations, and rendering valuable service as
scouts.
AFFAIRS IN sECESSIA.
In Richmond, lately, bonnet sold for $780,
The following appears in the Richmond
Dispatch :-''W to sell privately, by Ii
lady who is going out of mourning, an excel
lent black French merino dress, not soiled.
Any one wishing to examine the dress can
have it sent to their residence by addressinga
note to "Alpha," Dispatch office Price
$3.50"
About the goth ult., three vessels loaded
with Blakely guns, Saltpetre, and fifty thou
sand Enfield rifles, succeeded in running the
blockade at Wilmington.
MATTERS IN GENERAL.
We have $4,000 rebel prisoners in our pos
session.
There are 10000 negroes armed and in the
service Of the government.
Hon. Lucien Anderson, NJ. c., captured
shnrt time ago by the guerrillas, has been re-
leased.
Doubts having been expressed as to the
truth Of the statement that Gen. Burnside as
to be relieved OF his command by Gen. Eos
ter, it may be well to state that the order for
the exchange was issued on the 10th.
Gen. Butler, in his first walk at Fortress
Monroe, was astonished at meeting a rebel
officer looking at Il parade Of our troops.
1t was General Fltzhugh Lee. On being told
that he enjoyed the liberty of Old Point, Gen.
Butler sharply expressed his disapproval of
such reprehensible courtesy. The next day
Lee made a voyage to Fort Lafayette.
The Harper's Ferry correspondent of the
Herald says that the recent victory over I'm
boden was quite gratifying in the results. The
property captured is worth over 100000 to
the government. I he following is what they
captured: One hundrcdand sixty head of beef
cattle, eight wagon loads of Tobacco, ninety
six horses, arms, &C.; three officers and thir-
ty-one enlisted men were captured. Some
twenty greybacks were killed. We lost only
two men killed, six slightly wounded and three
captured.
Col. Irving has satisfactorily transferred all
the government rations as well as all the pro-
visions from the Baltimore relief fund, for the
federal prisoners in and about Richmond, to
commissioner Ould
Surgeon General Hammond, who has re-
Gently returned from tour of inspection to
the department of the gulf and the Mississippi
pi, reports the former to be in excellent con
ditiOn. No cases Of yellow fever had occur
red among the troops on shore, and but few
cases in the fleet. The city Of New Orleans.
under the strict sanitary and police regua-
tions established by Gen. Banks, is probably
the cleanest city in the country.
The Richmond Examiner OF the 18th, says
seven hundred more federal prisoners have
been sent to Salisbury, N. c.
The 63d New York regiment has decided to
re-enter the service for the war. 1t is proba-
bic that the whole Irish brigade will re-enist
Major General Foster arrived in Cincin.
natl on the Esd, on his way to Knoxville.
New England Relief Association.
New York, Nov. 23.-rhe annual meeting
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