The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-11-16

wv 80 Vt1Se0 Ot1ye0 ana UcUS1Ov
lne city q banaos that they propose 70 sake poc
sesalo3 of some steaaboats on Lske Erie, 10 sur
prsse yonason's fslaaA, dee the psisoaess az war
Tn.a sncse, ana proceed with them to Daaalo.
~ Oevshafne VIII emp.0y al means In liz
powes 70 suppress any hostile stack from Can
eea; ne1 - other towns and citiea ON the shores
Z. ms .ses are sxposed TO the san.e danger, Z is
oeemed proper 20 communicate this information
to yoa, ~ order that any precautions which ths
citeumMaNc6s nf the case Will p~rmlt may b.
takeH The Governor -0eneral suggests that steam
Soa.s OF osner vessels. giving cause fw suspicion
bv the number or character of persons on board,
Shall be arrested.
You will please acknowledge the receipt Of this
dispafch, and communicate to this Department
any information Yen may nov OF hereafter have on
tnis SUBJECT EDwm N. 9rAST0N,
Secretary Of War.
The Baltimore Ameyicaa says that tho number
OF rebel pnsoners on Johnaon's Island is over two
thousand, nearly all OF them ofcera, and that, IN
view Of an appsehended attemps to escape, the
eanboat Michigan was ordered thither, and has ar
fived. ~ these prisoners could not leave the
isand excepting with the aid Of vessels, the story
II mot Improbable that the transports were 70 be
furnished by their sympathtzIns friends. The fol
lowing dispatches show that measures have been
taken to stop the matter:
BUFFALO, Nov. 13.-MayOs Fargo has received
second dispatch from Secretary Stanton stating
that Msior-Gen. Dix had been ordered 10 Buffalo
against the pl0tings Of the traitors who have taken
refuge In the British provinces. The MAYOR has
taken measdres 70 guard against fncendiaESA N
- also IN comnenieasloN with Gov. 6eyie =
Crxcs NNAfi, Nov 1a,.-No additional intelligence
relative 10 the Johnsons Island affair beyond that
already telegraphed has been received. All was
quiet In that vicinity last night The Gusee's spe-
Of infantry and two batteries OF artillery sent
there yesterday. Gen. Cox left Columbus for San
dasky on special train last night.
TuE FIGHTING IN wssfERN VIRGINIA.
The following are the official kilograms received
in Washington about the recent expedition Of
Averill and Scammell into Western Virginia:
CLARxsBuRa, November 8, 1863
ID Governor foreman
Gen. Averill attacked Jackson's forces at Mil
Point, POcahOntas county, on the 5th inst, aud
drove him from his position with trifing lOss.-
Jackson fell back to the summit of DrOop Noun
tain, when he was reinforced by Gen. EchOls with
Patterns brigade and one regiment from Jenkins's
command. The position Is naturally strong one,
and was strengthened by hreastwOrks commanding
the road. Gen. Averill turned the enemy's left
with his lnffntry, and attacked him in front with
cavalry, dismOunted.
The victory was decisive, and the enemy's re-
treat became total rout his forces ih,owing away
their arms and scattering In every direction.
The cavalry pursued Till dark, capturing many
Pui1oueto o'su Z" '"AeS 4uossAAy "a os"S3 0ahhuhA-
The enemy's wounded have all fallen into our
hands. Our loss In killed ana wounded Is abOu:
one hundred. B. =. KELLkv, Brig. Gen'i
CLARKsBURa, Nov. 8, 1863
To Governor Boreman:
A telegram has Just been received from Gen.
scammOn, In which he says: "Gen. Dnfie entered
Lewisburg at half past ten O'Clock A. M. on the
7th, tn e enemy having passed through in retreat
from Ayefill. who him n WINNING ri
DFOop Mountain on the 9th
Duffie captured the enemy's camp, tents, KNAPP.
sacks, provisions, &c, one caisson, and upwards of
hundred head Of cattle.
The cavalry have gone In pursuit. Averill has
arrived. + kELLEY, Brig. Gen.
NEssRE.
The Baltimore american, of the 18th, referring
to the Federal disaster at Rogersville, Tennessee,
says:
Il was reported few days since that two Of
General Rurpside's OutpOsts In Tennessee had been
attacked bv the enemy, and q portion of two regi
ments captured. We are now informed that the
disaster occurred 1T ROdgersville, in Hawkins
county, Tennessee, fifteen miles from Knoxville,
and that we lost four cannon and six hundred men.
General Burnside makes no mention of the number
OF killed and wounded Ills main army still remains
where II when this attack was made land Is
sidered TO be IN an impreg9abIe position. Consider
Ing the activity of the Army of the Potomac and tho
menacing attitude of the Army of the Cumberland,
the concentration Of superior rebel force In East
Tennessee Is scarcely probable, but the rebels
are exceedingly anxious to repOssess themselves
of that important region, the>tarne REIMBURSEMENT
Of which they have never ceased to lament. Their
InOst desperate efforts, IL believed, Gen. Burn
side will be enabled to thwart. The main army
IL where IL was when the attack was made on
ROgersville, In an mpreQnaie position and IN good
splrts subject 10 the orders of Gen. Grant, who is
well satisfied with its situation.
DiSnatahPs from MemnhS of the 9Th FPnOFf that
the ,hei General, Richardson, IL committing very
se rfous dearedati0ns In the Southwest. lie cut UP
The Memnhis Railroad mile east of Salisbury,
aud The previous 6.v cut the telegraph wires and
burned three bridges We learn from Cairo that
the town of luke was burned by the rebels after
Gen shernan's troops had left that place.
MlscELLA EEOrs.
The Northern papers confirm the capture Of the
Robert E. Lee, and Fila and Annie, off Whining
ton.
The labor strikes are spreading over the North.
In New York, Boston, and Philadelphia, the me-
chanics have struck for higher wages, The Gov
eminent hands are also striking.
H. M. Turner, a negro, and pastor of negro
church In Washington, has been appointed Chap
lain of the lst south Carolina United States coored
troops.
Gen Butler has arrived at Fortress Monroe with
his staff.
The ballotng In the Missouri Legislature, on the
18th, for u. 3. Senator, stOd Brown 62, Phelps
30, brOdhead 39-no choice.
An exchange Of surgeons has been agreed upon
between the United States and Confederate Com
missl0hen.
The Massachusetts Legislature met in extra ses
sion on the 18th consider the question OF raising
troops response to the ast call Of the President,
and bill was introduced proposing to pay all re
cflits twenty dollars per month f+sm the State
Treasury la lieu of bOunties.
Gen. Meade's official report Of the Gettysburg
battle sums up the result OF the Pennsylvania cam
paixn as follows: "Union losses in the engage
ments Of July lst, ID, and 3d-kiiied. 1884; wound
cd, 1900; missing. 6,643; total, %, Three
guns, ii standards, and i3,62l prisoners fell into
our hands,"
Judge l.owrie, of Philadelphia, has given de.
clston against the c0nstitutOnaty Of the draft. II
wont do any good, however, as there Is not any
AQbeas corpus now.
Bogus Union meetings are being held IN Little
Rock, AK.
The Erenisg Transcript, paper started in Balti-
NOR. two weeks ago, by WIN. II. Wilson, one Of
The former prOprietors Of the Gazette. has been sup
pressed by Gen. Schenck
The fight a. Rappahannock Station seems to have