The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-02-12
TELEGaAPH1C summary.
OFFICIAL DESPATCH FROM GEN. LEE.

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On the 3UlI Gen. Rosser captured Il train OF
93 wagons. loaded with United States stores.
and loragr, on the way from New Creek TO
Petersburg. They also captured 300 mules
anL ~ priSonr,S The guard Of SUI infantry
esralrd To the mountains. Our loss WAS 25U
killed anu wuahtrd.
information 81 an advance upon Petersburg
having tccn received the garrison evacuated it
during the night. On the I'd, RuSser destroy.
cd the trnls scs over Patterson Creek and cap
turrd 4O prisoners. 27O prisoners, 80 wagons,
l,2uU cattle and 500 sheep have been brought
off. Gen. R,'sscr las shown great energy aud
skill, and his command deserve great credit.
(S;gnc,l) Il. Z. LEE, General.
IMPORTANT FROM FLoR!DA--TnE ENEMY IL
FuRCE AT JACKSONVILLE OFFICIAL DESPATCH
FROM GEN. FlSEGAN.
L,KE Cry, FLA., Frl. s (1a Savannah Fcl-
rua S)-To General Tho "ox Jar an: Eigh
teen vessels, g"nl'Gat> ad Transports, arc re-
ported !!y the conrlnauri g officer at Camp
tinrgan, as having arrived a. JarkS"milir
The enemy, prcsl.nrh 10 be in large force, has
lan.ir,, and WAS said to he advancing last night.
RICHMOND, Fchnarv S.-IIon Jnn. 4. Vii
cox, of Texas II lmclni.rr of the House Of Rep
resertatycs, dropped dead in moment nj his
room yesterday morning. while arpnrni Y in
pcrlcc, health. M ln,im'sS WAS transacted tn
dav in either House of Congress, except the
announcement q; his death aIrl the lrI>>:.r OF
apprIprrtIc rr>"u,i.n> EuL"~n.S w,lc pro-
H. - lN NJ, i.li i,,t'r
Henry uf 'rruucS>rr. and I'hclan of Missi<sippi:
AMI in the ll,r,>r hv SaXlun of rryaS Sniih
OF North Carolina, MrR'r of Mi >>>ippi, and
Adkins and |oncS "i Tennessee.
Gamble, the Yankee Governor Of Missouri,
died on the 2d instant.
Geo. Il. Rud!" strong C"ioni<t, succeeds
Bayard Of Delewarr, in the larKrr Senate.
Our latest information from uriow represents
that the Yankees have taken the back track
from Williamsburg Their movement was
probably, intended is Il reconnaissance merely.
The impression prevails here that the ntxl
campaign will begin Mt an earl y day; bit ac-
tive ho,tirieS on the hapiIan will, probably.
be delayed until the recovery Of Meade, who,
mt last accounts, WAS convalcSccnl, at his ho:Ge
in PENNSYLVANIA The weather is favorable for
military movements.
LATEST FROM EAST TENNESSEE.
MoRR1srowx, Feb. S.-Rrpnrts from Knox
villc, coming from various sources, represent
the garrison there to he in state OF great sut-
tcring owing to u scarcity Of rat!nns and to the
small pox, OF which there are 700 cases The
prisoners we have captured haze, in their hay
erSack$, bread made OF unboltcl flour. Col.
H. Il. Gner, of the 9Th Kentucky cavalry, has
been commissioned Il lirgadicr General. Our
trims, yesterday, ran TO Strawberry Plains, fiji
teen miles Of Knoxville.
FROM NORTHERN vIRGISlA.
ORANGE c. H., Feb S.-One Yankee Cap
tain and thirty uinc privatcs, captured at Bur
nrl,'s FGrl, by ticncral EarIy's division, were
hGougIl in This morning.. The enemy crossed
at that ;rd rarIv this morning, but soon re-
crossed again.
IMpiRTA 7 FROM TIE wFsT-snERMAH AD.
vAHrING ~ FoECE--Tn2 FIGHTING BEGUN.
OxALoNA. Miss, Fc!. 5.-1'hcrc are TO suns
Of the rrc"y IL Northern Mississippi or Yves.
Trr.mc>>rr, ~ "pl:l Memphis and GrrllraIl-
,"wrr. the l"ikcr Programme IS TO advance
from NH'k>hng I&t" Central AIabamr rmlling
off o!r communications with MoliIc, so as TO
nrcc>sialc lie alfIlIdomnrul Of that pncr. Our
forces u"w "rcnpy C"rnth and Jackson. The
rnrlnvs cavalry III strong force crossed the
b. arE yr>i'a:ay. Gen. Jarkson's cavalry
oppo>c them. L'vry y times are aIcad as it is
thou.ht that the cnrmy contemplate general
advance.
CLIyrux, Mss, February f. Sherman. with
two CORPS under Arhe>on and limIhu:. is adj
van.luy. Grn, raj ak>om las f,anI. them
all ,lav The cnrlny made bTl two mules pro.
grr>< 10 day, camping SIX or eight miles below
this place. l'>ol,"l> report that $4,000 Of