The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-11-25

Ark. They tere mostly conscript,
and recruits newly organized, and
and actually Invested thetow on the
East and West fortnight ince -
The town WIS held by Arkansas cav
airy, and arrangements were made to
drive of lie invaders. At early
dawn Capt 4, c. Hopkins, support
ed Ivy Capt. r. J. Harrison, in com
mahd Of abou,100 dismounted men,
moved up the mountain sides and
compelled him 70 change his position
several times, aud finally, by the aid
OF q IL pOund mountan howitzer,
compelled the enemy to evacuate
in confusion. In the meantime an
attack on the West wa, met with
vigor and success. A few well Ill.
rected shells from the Other howitzer
soon compelled them to teploy TO the
rear at double quick, and as the
rebels vanished, a round cheer from
the boys told how well they appreci-
ated mn attempt on the part of $500
men to take them in
On Saturday afternoon the new
torpedo vessel StromLoli made her
first Trip, with a view Of testing her
engines and machinery. in company
with the pi llet boat No 6 which also
made her first trial trip. Expert
ments were made with torpcdoes, and
in maneuyeiug the vessels
With the scycrest tests the vessels
worked to the satisfaction of all
The speed of the Styom1oli, under
easy steam, aud while submerged us
il for action, was about eight knots,
aud it could have been ran to ten -
Thc picket boqt 40. 6 made nluc
knots easily, The StromhoIi sails
in u few hours for very important
service. The officers Of this vessel
have received their appointments
with the understanding tnat if il
should become a military or naval
necessity to destroy the vessel 70
prevent her falling into the hands Of
the enemy, they will sink with her.
General Gillem, after his defeat al
Bulls Gap, in which fight he lost -four
hundred men, retreated to Knoxville
If the report is true that there was 9
fight ut Strawberry Plains, Breckin
ridge must have followed Gillem
closely The latter is now within the
Notifications at Knoxville. There
were rumors Yesterday in the city
that Breckinridge was entering Ken
tucky, and had reached Crab Orch
ard, but this is not probable; but pre-
cautions have been taken to guart
against such q contingency.
The Times Washington specia
says: 1t is not contrahand now {,
say that Sherman will touch Mt Macon
He has the l4th, 20th, l5, 10Th am
18th Corps, making over 10000 men
besides 5000 picked cavalry under
Fitzpatrick, with rations for thirty
days for men and beast. His scout
system and courier line is complete
After arriving at Macon probably h,
will 90 to Milledgeyille. where he will
divide hi, army, sending part TO Ca
vannah and part to Augusta, whicl
he will furtiiy, and receive SUPPLE,
up the Savannah river, so rs to NOV,
on Columbia or Charleston. Tn,
programme will destroy the railroad
system of Georgia; also all its manu-
factories for shot, shell, fixed ammu
milton, &c 1t is impossible fol
Beauregard to intercept Sherman.
A dispatch from San Francisco con
firms the success Of the allied cxpe
dition to open the inland Japanes sel
TO commerce. \ United States YES
,el bore M important part in the re
duction Of the japanese forts, and tn,
share Of indemnity paid hy the ia
panese "cc'uing to our Government
will he 100000.
The Leavenworth, (Kansas) Con
scrvative ascribes the escape OF Price
after his vigorous pursuit of Curti;
and Blunt, to the failure of Genera
rhayer, in command of the Army ot
the Border, To cooperate. Oar force,
had followed Price with great rapid
ty to the mouth OF the Sallisaw, anil
had kept him away from his inair
torls. His army worn out with rapid
and exhausted from uri.
walton and want of food. was so thor.
oughly demoraizcd rs TO he scarcely
more effective than any disorganized
mob, At this juncture Gen. Curtis
courier after courier to
General Thayer at Fort Smith, for
his aid with 5000 fresh men to inter.
cept the rebel army, and cut OIL all
furthe- retreat. Thayer tenderly
moved over the river, camped one
night, and returned the next morning
and shut himself up in the fortiiica-
tions OF Fort Smith; aud thus the op-
TO capture tho rebels passed
away. The Conservative says it is
more than intimated that the protec-
ton of certain contractors at the Fort
was deemed OF greater importance
than the destruction of the enemy.
/ believe | telegraphed ,ou of the
exploit OF the rebel Colonel Russell,
in tearing up the track ON Saturday,
on the Memphis IL Charleston Rail,
road; between Gurney Creek aud
Point Rock station. He has since
come to grief, Colonel w. Hall, with
400 men Of the 4th Michigan Cavalry,
and overlook him Yesterday