Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1864-02-05
War N e w s..

a week since the rebels drove off eigh
hundred or more of government cattl
within three miles of Knoxville. He say
our army had gone into winter quarters
and apprehends no attack. A reconnois
sance made on the 23d and Oath ult
discovered that Longstreet bad made
hasiy retreat and gone beyond cambridge
The aspect of affairs in East Tennes
see improves. Gen. Foster telegraph
from Knoxville, Jan. 28th, 0 a. M:
have the honor to report that the cavaIr,
under Gen. Sturges achieved decided
victory over the enemy's cavalry yester
day, near Fair Garden, ten miles east o
Sevierville. McCook's division drov,
the enemy back two miles, after a stub
born fight, lasting from daylight until Z
p. M, at which time the division charged
with the sabre and a yell, and routed thu
enemy from the field, capturing two stee
rihed guns and over one hundred prison
ers. The enepy's loss was considerable
sixty-fve of them being killed or woun
ded in the charge. Garrard and Wal
ford's divisions came up after a forced
march in time to be pushed in pursuit
although their horses were jaded. Gen.
Sturges lopes to make the rout complete.
A FBHT IN MOBILE BAY.-A letter
dated Mobile Bay, Jan. 9th, in giving an
accounted an attempt to destroy a rebel
steame aground on the bar, reports quite
a ightbetween our fleet and Fort Nor
gan. We were unable to get the steam
er GU, but received no damage.
ARECoNNoIssANCE IN GEORGIA.
Gen Palmer, with Gen. Davis division,
movd to five miles north of Tunnel Hill.
belor Chattanooga, on the 2Sth ult., on
a reconnaissance. The 28th Kentucky
andith Michigan drove in the rebel adj
van'e pickets, and captured a company
of ebel cavalry. The rebels retreated.
fron Tunnel Hill during the night. They
los 80 killed and wounded. Our loss
WIS two wounded. The object of the
Renaissance was effected. Gen. Clai>
Iorne's rebel division is above Tunnel
I'LL, on the Dalton road. The rest of
be rebels have disappeared. They have
robably gone to Mobile or East Tennss-
&c. \
REPULsE OF THE REBELS AT ATH-
the morning of the 28th ult.,
hs enemy, six hundred strong, attacked
ut garrison of about one hundred at
Athens, AL. After two hours fight the
nemy was repulsed and driven. Our
oss was twenty the enemy's much grea-
err. On the 9th Col. Miller had Sc.
ere fight on the east side of Florence,
epulsing the enemy. Our loss was Is
illed and "a wounded.
CAPTURE Of SCoTTsvILLE BY THE
REBELs.-ScoGsville, Ky, capital of
Allen county, ABOUT ten miles above the
Tennessee line, has fallen into the hands
f rebel guerrilas. Capt. Gillum of the
8th Kentucky was commanding at Scots
lille, with $50 men, when Col. Hamilton,
Nth 500 rebels, attacked him. After
esperate fight Glllum surrendered Scots
lille to Hamilton, on condition that pri-
ate property should be respected, and
is men paroled. Hamilton consented
) this, but afterwards fired the court
ouse, destroying all the public docu-
tents. Gilum then informed Hamilton
lat he no longer considered the paroles
his men legal Hamilton also robbed
overall stores.
1HE RUSH OUT OF THE REBEL 4
,ANKs.-Deserters from the rebel arr
lies come in more freely every day Il
lost of them are real deserters, but hot c
few OF them behave like spies, and n
ence the necessity Of putting under sur a
eillance all for awhile. A Virginian S
st from Berkeley county, West Virgin t
states that rebel deserters are coming n
in large numbers, all expressing them. l
Ives as tired of serving in the rebel =
INKS, and all anxious to take the oath Ic
lGer the amnesty proclamation. A large X
lmber have already done SO, and one IL
mpany of redeemed rebels has been S,
mt to the field in our service, and an, re
her is soon to follow. Five Marylan- is
RS who were induced by Gen. Bushrod as
'hnson's proclamation while at Freder- is
in June last to join the rebel army, pl
rived at Washington on Friday. They Of
serted the rebels and crossing at Ed. III
'rds Ferry, gave themselves up to our al
ices. They are very intelligent men re
d represent that many others, if not 'e
arly all of those from Maryland, now gr
Lees army would follow their exam, dl'
1T assured of lenient treatment in &C. vi