Winchester journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1862-1863, 1863-11-06
News of the Week.

tie CT - - 80 'NFtfas eAt - ~
has tarowa one shell containing
Greek fire into the very heart Of
the Place. Other guns are to open
upon tie city this afternoon.
II was aot intended at first TO
make q commencement OF such
vigorous operations. but circum
stances have changed the Plan
OR batteries were at work Oh
Johnson, Sumter and MoullrIe.
Tie enemy replies reservedly
to-day. IL is evidently fsSen with
surprise. 80 tar as the shellIng OF
Charleston is concerned, although
l.e has had sufficient warning.
The following was received to-
day at the War Department:
HDQr's AMY IT CHArTAsOoGA,
OF. -, 1880 p. IN.
Mai. General lialieck:
Since the fight Of the night OF
the 2Sth the enemy has net distarb-
ed US. Gen. Hooker took many
prisoners, among whom are four
officers. Iie also captured nearly
1900 Enlield rifles. Ills loss Is
100 officers and men killed and
wounded.
rSignejl &. II. Thomas,
Maj. Gen.
NASHVILLE, Oct. 29.--Lookout
Mountain was taken on the 2Sth BY
our troops under Gen. Hooker,
with the 18th corp-, a portion OF
the 18th corps and Palmer's divis-
ion of the 4,h corps. No serious
opposition was offered.
rhe river H. now open to Chatta-
nooga, and the Army oil the Cam
berland is released from any dan
ger threatened by interrupted com
municatIon.
Gen. Palmer has been promoted
to the command OF the l1,h army
corps. over Rousseau. Reynolds
and Sherman. Rousseau is very
I'LL.
WAsHISGro1, Oct. 3o.--At o o
clock yesterday morning Maj. Gen.
Thomas telegraphed 10 the WaI
Department as follows
Gen. Hooker was attacked at 2
O'Clock last night, and severe fight
ensued which continued two hours,
with light loss.
Hooker reports Cat 7:3) n. IN. y
the conduct of our troops to be
splendid. They -epulsei every at
tack made on them, All droye the
enemy from every position they as
sailed.
WAsnINGroN, Nov ! The fol
lowing was received this morning
at the headquarters OF the army.
CHArrANooGA, O,t 20.
To Maj. Gen. Ii W. lliIIeck:
Ia The fight OF last night the enc
my attacked Gen. Geary's division,
posted at anah,tchie They
made the attack on three sides, and
broke his camp a, one point, bat
were driven back in the most gal
liant style by part OF his force, the
remainder being held in reserve
Gen. Howard, willis; marching TO
Geary'S relief, was attacked in the
flank, the enemy occupying in force
two commanding hills on the left
OF the road. lie Immediately threw
forward two of his regiments and
took both at the point OF the bay.
onet, driving the enemy from his
hreas,works and across Lookout
Creek.
In this brilliant success over
their old adversary the 18th and
l2th corps are entitled to the high
est praise.
[SigaedJ Gro. III. Thomas,
Major General.
WAsH,NCroS, Nov. 2.--The re-
ceipts at the Internal Revenue Bu-
reau In October were 30 per cent.
in excess OF those for September,
and included about Sl,000.0O0 as
tax on deposits and circulation of
banks. The entire receipts since
the Bureau went into operation are
nearly 500, 000,000--nearly $780,
100000 for last month.
The UnioniSts carried the cleo
lions, yesterday, in all the three
Northern States. Massachusetts,,
New y ork and Wisconsin. by sweep
Ing majoFities. In New YORK CITY
the Copperhead majority is reduced
from 30, 600 to $4,000.
In St Louis the Radical Union
party achieved a great victory, beat
ing the Blair Conservatives and
Copperheads by 1000 ma.oritv.-
From other parts OF Missouri we
have partial returns which show
Radical majorities 10 most cases:
bet we cannot guess the result in
the State.
The Unconditional Union
men OF Louisville, Ky, have is
sued call TO their friends through
out the United States for subscrIp-