Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-12-09
Republicans.
WAR ,SUNRARK

From the Army of the Potomac we have the
particulars Of successful reconnaissance made foI
the purpose Of discovering whether Lee was send
| ing Teinforcenents to the terrified Ge0rglans.
General Gregg, with a force composed entirely Of
cavalry, on Wednesday proceeded to Stony Greek
Station on the Weldon Railroad, and after driving
out the enemy he captured two pieces Of artillery,
one huudrod and ninety prisoners eight wagons
and thirty mules He then burned the railroad
depot with three thousand sacks Of com, FIVE
hundred bales OF hay, train OF cars, a large a
mount OF bacon, clothing ammunition and other
/ Government stores. The rublic buildings and
shops in the vicinity were also destroyed Stony
Creek Station is on the Petersburg and Weldon
7 Railroad, twenty-tour miles from the forlnar and
i0rty-two from the latter city. The Rebels have
! been endeavoring to connect the Lynchburg road
with the road to Petersburg at this point and the
0ed of the branch road was seen By ourforces, but
no rails were laid AT Duya Station, to the south
Of Stony Greek, much property was also destroyed,
and large amount ofrailroad iron was discovered,
which our troops endeavored to render useless by
burning No information was obtained of the
passage of any troops by that route, but we think
fhere can be no doubt that they have been Ior-
warded from Richmond by the DanyDle road
Stony Creek Station appears by the map TO be a
bout twenty three miles from this road. OnIues-
day afternoon brisk artillery duel took place be-
tween some of our batteries and those Of the Reb-
els on the left, continuing during the night. De
serters continue to come IN With the usual tales OF
diseontentment, etc Governor Bradford and
suite arrived at the front on Wednesday, and 1t
was expected that the presentation Of the flags OF
the Maryland regiments would take place on the
next day.-Bab. Anerican,
BY the arrival of the steamer Fulton at New
I York, we have intelligence from Port Royal to the
Goth ult We learn that the publication OF news
papers at that place has been prohibited, and that
all citizens had been enrolled and are now used for
the protection of the place, movement OF some
unknown character had taken place and the troops
had been ordered away. Anexpedition has sailed
from Port Royal previous, but no information
could be gained relative to either OF the above
movements from the officers OF the Fulton, as they
were prohibited from making it public.
Gen. Washburno has promulgated an order re-
quiring tax of half per cent month to be lev
led and collected from allpersons in Memphis who
are in any way exempt from military duty and hold
trade permits. The tax will be upon the amount
of business per month granted In the trade per-
nit The fund thus raised isi to be devoted to de-
fraying the expenses of the militia and paying for
a permanent guard for each regiment
The Rebel Governor Of Mississippi has ordered
the trial by Court Martial of those persons who
have not responded to his call the militia, and
the citizens are much troubled about the natter
The Rebels at Jackson in that State, were greatly
alarmed on the Goth ult., by apprehenslons of a
+ Union NEeH. VIM II Wte
said, had crossed the Big Black River ON the
previous day with between 1000 and 5000 men.
From New Orleans comes the news that twenty
seven Rebels were lately captured while crossing
from the east side to the west side of the Missis
sippi River at Choctaw Bend. Among them was
Captain NJ D. Montgomery, who was moving to
Texas He had large amount of stock, and two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars in foreign ex-
change, all of which was captured with HIM
The Washington correspondent Of the Cincinna-
ii Gazette asserts that one of the last messages
that passed over the telegraph wires to Atlanta,
before the place was abandoned, was one OF sever
al thousand words in cypher, from Grant to Sher-
man, embodying the final councils and directions
Of the MeuteuantsGenera
Advices from the Army of the james say that
preparations are being made to lombard Richmond,
and guns, with range of upwards Of seven miles,
are being received Experiments have also been
made with Greek fire.
The Davenport tIowa) Gctyeite says rockets Of
peculiar blue color have beer thrown up recently
of nights, from point opposite the rebel prison
at Rock Island They are undoubtedly signals to
the prisoners, in the opinion of the Gazette,