The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer., 1864-01-15
WAR. NEWS.

"a despatch to the Cincinnati Commercial says
that force, under Samuel Jones attacked the
Union troops at Jonesville, Va, consisting of
three hundred men, on Sunday. After a des-
perate resistance the latter surrenderedy losing
thirty killed, and thirty wounded, one gun and
two small howitzers. ~ & 81 ''"1 1rA' lpA
On Sunday government supply train, consis-
ting of about two hundred mules while return
ing from Petersburg, West Virginia, were attack
edlby several hundred Confederate cavalry and
captured, together with most of the escort Of one
hundred and fifty men, including seventy FIVE of
the Second Maryland Regiment, and twenty-five
ofthe Tenth Virginia. After capturing the train
the cavalry advanced upon the postal Petersburg,
garrisoned by a company Of the ed Illinois,
who safely fell back to New Creek The Confed-
crates about fifteen hundred in number then
advanced towards New Creek, while large
force ofthem surrounded the post at Petersburg.
After coming however, as far as Ridgeville, nine
miles from New Creek, they halted; and, at last
accounts, were supposed to be falling back to-
wards Romney. ,fg %" 4Gh''aE. va f"IA&. D.
From Chattanooga we have the announcement
that Gen. Thomas has assessed the sum of $780,
600, to be paid by certain parties sympathizing
with the South, near Mulberry, Tenn, lin conse-
quence of the murder Of three Union soldiers.
The Provost Marshal at Bealton Station was
shot'at between that place and the army head
quarters and one of the bearers of dispatches at.
tachedto Gen. Kilpatrick's division was either
killed or captured between Stevensburg and War
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Governor Bramlette, of Kentucky has issued
approximation ordering the military command
ants where loyal citizens are taken off by gueril-
las to arrest at least I've rebel sympathizers in
the vicinity Of the outrage ~o' ~
A dispatch from Fort Smith of the 10th reports
that Gen., Holmes commands the Confederate
Trans Mississippi Department, and that General
Price commands the army in the field, which is
from thirteen to seventeen thousand strong
Only three or four thousand of Prices Missouri
ans survive, the veterans of Lexington and Pea
Ridge are nearly all dead. 1t was supposed
that Holmes and Price would soon make an at
tempt upon Little Rock and Fort Smith.
An arrival from New Orleans with dates to
the Sd inst, reports that there were considerable
movements in progress among the troops in the
Gulf Department, but they were not of charac-
ter to be made public. Confederate troops
which have been operating in Western Louis-
ana, supposed to number twenty thousand men,
were gathering in Central Texas, with the OBJ
Ject of attacking the points along the coast now
occupied by the Federal troops. Preparations
have been made to meet the threatened move
ment. Major Cole in command of a battalion of
Maryland cavalry stationed at some, point in
Loudoun county, Virginia, reports that his camp
was attacked by,a superior force sof Confederates
at at early hour on Sunday morning. Ia fight,
lasting ove., an hour, ensued, when the Confed-
crates were driven off, leaving four dead and
three wounded on the field. The Federal loss
two killed and thirteen wounded, .,j AT last ac-
counts Gen., Sullivan at the head ofa cavalry
force, was pursuing the enemy. The Confeder-
ates were under the, command of Gol iMoseby, 3 /.
An arrival from Charleston on the sthreports
the bombardment Of the city still progressing ~
On Thursday twenty shells were thrown int6 the
city, with. what result is1not knowm1ai3saf
A New York letter saysithat Gen. Longstueet's
forces have Joined Gen. Lee, and that they are
now planning northern campaign. ~ 4.
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