Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-02-05

a tcacrai rccouncisencc las lccn male
% Ro.sf.sy. Va. No oPposiiioa q iusror-
tancc wss sncounicrcd. We capfurcd a
rebel captain. -ho reports that Virginia
an Nor h Carolins troops ar look~sl upon
~iih susPieion. al LAT sIaai, Of u,sa are
sts,ionc1 % rrcvcnt dcscFtions.
la Western Virginia. federal train y an
rusr'l 81 slo men. vas attacked ~ 80
rchei,. \ rart % the tram ~As saved.
ILe Nary Dvpsrtment has reports tl,st
only a small portion q - obstru~tious IN
Ciares:oa harb0r have occn washed away
About So feet came down ~ one tide AT
the other matter has been rats. Charlc.-
ton has bcvn very much damaged. Hall
tia houses arr badly damaged The schools.
backs. An'l Publie houses arr closed. and
thc printing otlccs removed to thc cx;rcuii-
tics II The city. several persons have been
wounded and Allied
DvsPateaos at the Navy Department state
shst on the night q January "a tie 4. =
steamer uaFon. cap;ured in poboy Soana.
Ga. the scbooner S,lsanus fron Nassau.
SIC Sas srrl Toto All SUM near the shore
Her csrsO vas sal AMI ~hi.k-y.
4 sPccial dispatch FROM Fort Smi1h.
Arksnsas. 70 ths Cincinnati GaEctte. SAYS.
undvr date Of January -. that cayalry
dctachncat hal jast rctarael from a
successful scoat 'ato Polk county. en- the
eiih inst tbey passed tbroagh Caldo Gap.
AMI fognd the notor.ou, Capt. Williamson.
With forty u'en. posted within log house.
ILL., adsano. un1~r Liesisnant Williams
cisarEcd INTO the village and attacked the
rsbcl,. ki.iing Williamson and 6vc Of NJ,
men. ~osnding t~o. and tAkiag to second
hcutenaHts All iscniy-fvc ucn prisoners.
Tar loss "a ono killed. LicutsnAnt
Nilliarus and a private ~srs slightly
wounded. Anus arm, IN he plae. -~rs
destroyed.
NASHVILLE. lena. Jan. -. Maj Gen.
J. O. Poster tsi-graPhs from knOxSills.
Teen. unicr DTS q The esth. At A. NJ.
a. foliows;
have III honor 80 IMPORT that the cav
airy under Gen. Stargis achieved a deciI-
sd sistory over ths sn~uys cavalry near
~. Fair Garlsrs. ten niles east % SEWER
vile. McCook'. division drove the enemy
back about two miles after a stubborn
hsh'. lasting from daylight uzil +. VI.
a. ~hich time the division sbarxed 18th the
sabre and yell. anf routed the enemy
from tho hsh. capturing to steel rihsd
guns and over ioo prisoners,
Tbs ensrny's loss "a, considsrAbls. sixty
ave q them bsiag killed. or wounded IN
tbe charsc. Carrad aad woIlford'. divis-
iou came aiter forced ma-rh IN TN. % De
Push~d n the pursuit. although their horses
-ere IAAed. Gen. stargis hoped to raais
the rout oomPlsfe.
(Sisned.) JOHN 4. RAwLINs.
Bug Gen. and Chef Of STAG.
NE~ Yoss. FEB l. Fiaeen hundred
soldiers left tbs city b. wAisr on Friday
and Saturday Tor stations soccssiblc 70
New York steamers. Tbc reiaforc-nent
q trcops O. our armies. from this point nov
average 80 men week. The Com
mittee q the Unioa League CIab has
0FgAnire'i to rvsiments % colored troops.
and col B.iss has received Authority %
rAise a thirl o. ginent.
Nav YoEK. Feb. 2. A special dispatch
% tie Head. dated heAdqauter, West
Virginia. o'clock Ia. evening. say.CoI.
AHiiiSaa tais morning drove ths enemy from
sad os-sP'sl BsrEngtoa and MsrrfeII
Junction. IN Paiterson Greek VaIiey. Al
nooa 90 u Rsss-r's rebel cayairv attempt
cd 90 BAN the North branch and Pnt~r.on
Greek bril scs sni eat The teI-gr.ph. Ths,
~crv driv.n on -ithout doing much damage.
The fires were pat ouf. ihe rebels wcre par
sucd D. ths Penn cavalry. The wire. ar
bsing replaced. 49, a bod, rsp.ir.sg isaia
gocs OCT to-morro- sorning. We lo.t =
f-- kiiied sri wounded all took some
prisoners.
lie t'-n % jay took ii. name from
Hon John jay Jay -as Unsupported 10
is''. The to-nshiP. 10 connection Nth
Canton. arst seat by the namo u ..Phipt..'
Canada. the tract embracing p 30 acrrs.
having been granted % Capt. Josiah Phipp.
for he SERVICES 10 the French var % i7s5
= part ~ the original town q jay vas IN
corPorats'l into town vith tho n.ne %