The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1863-09-25
The Civil MAR.

t v NIRGlNlA.--A telegram lfoin neaQQuartefS an
nounces all quiet and unchanged in the Army
of the Potomac. On Thursday about zoo reb
Ell cavaly crossed the Potomac into Maryland.
Gen. HEINTzELMAN, who is represented as being
in the neighborhood, on a tour Of inspection,
pursued them, when they recrossed at Edwards
Ferry.
5 NORTH CARoLINA.-Privateer and blockade
runners are represented as crowding into Will
mington to a fearful extent. Peace meeting are
held in North Carolina, and a ridiculous story
is circulated that the conservatives are waiting
.for LEE to be driven out of Virginia. so as to
slect Representatives to the United States Con-
p,rss These foolish stories have been sent
from North Carolina for the last two years. If
the people of that State are as loyal as the ly-
ing correspondent would have the people believe,
why is it that neither General BURNSIDE nor
his successors, nor Governor STANLEY could ev-
er advance beyond their picket lines except in
overwh elming force2 These lies are circulated
for poll, ical effect. The political troubles in that
State are the fruit of the old rancor between
the Wings and Democrats. The same feeling
exists in Tennessee and Kentucky.
SOUTH CaROLiNA-The advices from Charles
ton, per steamer No7imac to 10Th instant give
nothing important. Among her passengers is
Brigalier- General STEVENSON.
GgoRGIA.-T.hc rumors of disasters to Cen
eral RosEcgANs are ''discreditcd by the military
authorities" says a Louisville dispatch. This
probably arose, it continues, from the repulse
of General NEGLEY's division, $500 strong, at
Birds Gap; yet it may, indeed, have arisen
from that repulse; bnt why has that been sup
pressed, and it is not part Of General Rose
GRAMS forces?
So then notwithstanding the disbelief of the
military authorities at Louisville, the rumors
tina. General RosEcRAN.i had met with disaster
are true. The same dispatch informs US that
BRAGG has been reinforced by JOHNSTON, HIND
NAN and BUCKNER; that LoNGsrREET has ar
rived at Lafayette; that Braces army is not
less than $4,000 strong, and that General
RosECRANs thus confronted by an army so form
idabe in numbers and position, has been compel
led to concentrate his forces.
The lines of the opposing armies may now
be represented as crescent shaped by the Pigeon
Mountains, which extend like the arc of cir
Gle around Lafayette. The rebels hold the in
terror, and we the exterior lines The two for
ccs are within q few miles of each other, but
are effectually separated by a range Of noun
tains
The Rebel position can only be approached
by Catler's Wing and Blue B;rd Gaps, which
are we'll guarded.
A later dispatch, dated headquarters in the
field, Sept. 18th, represents the rebels as NOV
ing through a gap of the Pigeon Mountains, and
forming in line on the side, as if to attack, and
that Gen. RosEcRANs has assumed Il strong de-
fenStue position on Chcckamanga Creek. A
battle, therefore, may he momentarly expected
Gen. STANLEY, of the cavalry, is very ill, and
has gone to the rear. Gen r. p. MITCHELL
succeeds him.
LoUIsIANA-Per steamer CromweH from
New Orleans we have news to the 18th inst
General GRANTS wound is represented as being
''much BETTER" and that he would be able to
start for Vicksburg in few days This is mys-
terious. Where did Gen. GRANT get wounded;
First, we heard that he was thrown from his
horse at a review; then that it was General
BANKS; now that his wound is getting better.
1t may be all right but the telegraph and cor
responder rs make terrible muddle of it.
A dispa tch from Cairo to the New York !
World ann ounces that GRANTS forces had sail
ed from New Orleans on the 9th inst.
Texas Tho following paragraph is going
the rounds Oh the press -
DEATH OF GEN. HOUSTON. Sam
Houston died t his residence in H untersville,
Texas on the 9 5th of July. He was seventy
years of age ,Vhe above is the brief notice of
the Richmond w by, of the death of this dstin-
guished man. Its brevity is sufficient assurance
shat he. died loya man.
The last exbibitic n Of his 'loyalty" was made
when Galveston was bombarted. He made a
speech calling on the young men to enlist and
drive off the invader, saying if he were not SO
feeble he would should er a musket himself
ARKANsAs.--Maj. G eneral STEELE Telegram hs
to the War Department that he entered Little
kock on the 18th, and Il nat Gen. DAVIDSON is
pursuing the enemy, who are in full retreat
South