The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-11-21


Rappahannock Station. He led tbs charge
in persoa1 which IS said 10 have been the
most brilliant of the war.
A letter found in one of the rebel camps
near The Rappannock, written BIZ North I
Carolina soldier, says the mountains of that
State are full Of deserters from the rebel
army. He mentions that Capt. - was
coming up TO the mountains with military
force to arrest deserters. and emphatically
remarks that if he gets in he viii have a.
damned good time,
It istrue that Gen. burnside is to be re-
lieved by Gen. Foster. The latter General
left for his new command on the 18th.
The 1eth Illinois cavalry and 18th Penn
sylyania have re-enlisted as Veterans, and
advance pay and bounGes have been paid.
Surgeon General Hammond, having been
only two days from his tour South, has
been ordered to Chattanooga, to make hos
pital inspections. Tits thought to be man
ifestly the purpose of the Department to
keep him away from the active discharge of
hisduties here as Surgeon General.
The rebel organs are bewaiing the late
success of Hooker in opening Grants line
of supplies. while the Richmond Examiner
unhesitaiogly Acknowledges that 1--WE (the
rebels have lost the advantages of the bat
lie OF Chickamauga, It must be fought
again.
A Washington dispatch states that Gen.
Halleck is generally regarded as having
been practically superseded by Grant, SO
far as the movements of the great armies
operating in Virginia and Tennessee are
concerned. From the Rappahannock to
Tuscumbia but single field is embraced.
Gen Sherman forming one wing of our
forces and Gen. Meade the other. 1t would
appear that Grant is drawing. his wings
nearer together, and he seems to consider
the close investment, if not capture. OF
Richmond as an essential step in the strag-
gle TO hold our advantage in Tennessee.
Twenty three negroes, found in arms on
the river plantation of jeff Davis, in Mis-
sissippi. were captured on Thursday, the
| Sd. The negroes fred on our troops, but
without effect. Several of the negroes are
the property Of jeff.
A rebel writer in Alabama gives an ac.
count of recent Federal expedition into
Limestone and Madison counties, and the
clearing out Of horses, mules, cattle, sheep
poultry, hogs, meat, -four, &c. He say,
the loss IS very heavy, far greater than ever
before experienced. and as this was tn,
twenty first visit this year, there is hardly
anything left.
About forty vessels are now in the Navy
Yard at Brooklyn, preparing for sea
This looks like business.
The Herald has advices from Banks ex
petition up to the 4.h inst The expedi
ton landed safely on the Texas shore of
Rio Grande, after losing one or two vessels
in a "Norther" but no lives. Seven sol
diers were drowned, however, while disem
Ocbi nil LIZ CnCtu CfdCudlSN i u
Brown, setting fire to the works Browns
vile was also set fire to by few rebel cav
airy, but the Union men turned out to ex
tinguish it, when the rebel cavalry, joined
by the secessionists in town, attacked them
and terrible street fight took place, will
the houses burning around them Th,
18th Maine regiment was Immediately or
dered to march on the place. A Maine
regiment was the FIRST to land on the Texa.
shore, an Iowa regiment following immedi
ately after them.
The county bounty to volunteers il
New York City. is fixed at $500; Stat,
bounty, SIS. This Is ia addition to til,
Government bounty of$3O2 10 new recruits
and 8402 to veterans. $4,000 more ar,
wanted.
The iron-clad Dictator will be launched
on Thanksgiving day.