The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1864-11-09
w ar News !!

/ of the lnyasionary army OF the Rebel
Price,in Missouri. This official paper is
dated at Fort Scott, Kansas, on October
/ 26, and is accompanied BY dispatch
from General Rosencrans complimeutiDg
General Pleasanton and his soldiers in
the highest terms for their brilliant and
important labors. General Roseucrans
says that General Pleasanton attacked
three times his number, and routed them,
capturing tep pieces of artillery, compell-
ing the Rebels to destroy over two hun
dred wagons, aud killing, woundipg and
taking many prisoners, and that his pur-
suit of the enemy for over three hundred
miles, in SO short time, with fighting
for a considerable portion of the way,
resulting always vietoriously for the
Union arms, and with greatly superior
numbers on the opposing side, will rank
among the brilliant achievements of the
war, and cover with honor all engaged in
it. Since the date of the above dispatches,
as our readers are aware, other victories
have been gained by Pleasanton over
Price, who was last reported in the ez.
treme southwestern corner of Missouri,
desperately endeavoring to escape back
into Arkansas. Our own dispatches from
Missouri show what complete work has
been done by the national soldiers in rid
ding the State of this formidable Invasion
airy expedition of Price, which crossed
the Arkansas line only short time age
with magnificent heraldings of the great
advantages to the jeff. Davis Confederacy
which were to follow it.--lri6une Of
Monday. .at
Late Rebel newspapers which have
reached US, present a terrible picture of
affairs in that portion Of Louisiana within
the lines of jeff Davis's armies. The
dcstitution of the people is represented as
extreme, aud starvation is said to be
staring them in the face. One of the
principal causes mentioned for this is the
absolute worthlessnesS to which Rebel
money has been reduced. Society is cv-
identity in most disorgaoIzed condition
in that region, as "thieving, plunde1ing,
pilfering and .horse-stealing" are said to
De the order of the day. The Rebel ed,
itors have finally heard Of the defeat by
the Union General Gillem Of their pet
General Vaughn in East Tennessee. An
order has been issued at Mobile for the
enlollmeut of all negroes bet fifteen
and forty-fve. Gen. Hoods army is
said to have completed its crossing to the
north side of the Tennessee river on the
25th ult. ..-.- ...... .......-...
The steamships Evening Star and
Merrimac, which arrived from New Or
leans, brought dates to the seth of Octo-
ber Another Rebel design to cross
their trans Mississippi forces to the east
side of the river has been discovered, and
proper preparations to meet it have been
perfected. A list of the Union officers
recently exchanged at the mouth of the
Red River is furnished ty these arrivals,
The next exchange is to be of five hun
dred Union soldiers confined at Hemp
stead, Texas The Rebels are said to be
IN considerable force along the Atchafa-
laya River; but there are few of them
at Shreveport and Alexandria There
are no army operations Of Importance re-
ported either along the Mississippi or
around Mobile Bay; but from the latter
locality a naval expedition composed of
light draught gunboats, was lately sent
out into the varions small streams and
inlets in the vicinity. 1t met with no
opposition, and secured many cattle and
quantities of grain and other valuable
| stores.
Sherman is again victorious. 4 brief
dispatch from Nashville announces that
Hood vas defeated tn the, Sd inst, IN
attempting to cross the Tennessee river
at the mouth of Blue Water. So the last
effort, the grand invasion, which JEFF
Davi, threatened and Hood undertook,
has come to nothing. Hood undoubtedly
chose the most favorable point for his
attempt, and has failed at the very start
From North Carolina we have import.
ant news through Rebel sources, Plym-
outh has again been captured by our
troops. The destruction of the Rebel
ram Albemarle having opened the river
to admit Porter's aeet, the forts were
passed by his gunboats and the Rebels
forced to evacuate. The possession of
Plymouth completes and ensures the
naval and military possession of Abe
marie Sound and its adjacent country,
and its apparently easy conquest is con-
elusive as to the weakness of the Rebel
( forces. All their troops are wanted in
1 Virginia, and this fortified town, which
they captured by desperate effort and
at great loss, is surrendered as soon as
| the ram which defended il is sunk. II