6,* foludit A gm- SATURDAA, NOV. THE R/Alf*Al, LOAN . - The Colunll4.. ilank Uns authorily,lo' fur-t rash all pmgok4 -alp-United Slatteldia-: Bug AkTotiia tlP4',.thig - 7 3-10 per eentliiieri 001f,iln_siplps of $5O, $lOO, $501)-and $lOOO. Any gpe desirous to aid the Government, ,can plaice it good-ine,9tment. Nc ß s 9, N 0 NEWS:"—If this 11 , 4ds ..water..ire.museihave the best of toad news ,this•vreek:Log-Aur readers; for bad }!*.to the linelniPe'yre,been able to scare up—good, ;bail Cot indifferent. The excitement •with , yrbielt,the intelligeneefrofrollc 'Creel . Ex and from the West has been re ceived, appear„ to ! bare entirely ,;absorbed revery.Arialfez ,e,u;itement, and , tilp qiip is 'fs,Wfy;aground for :locals. In the !tray of r • • % . w.eather we have had A charming ,Natiety; •;_frojri't,tile post delightful Indinn Summer itthrough driznling and downright rain' to a '.very abortive attempt snow. 'But here ;nll...vp.riity,ceasea. 'Beyond this eretlthipg Bait been .smoothly and evenly dull. We :earnestly beg of our friends to send us any •items that may add yAeiety to our 1ue01.c01‘1411.1,10. ‘1411.1,10. ItEcautrisc.—Lieut. John J. Barber, an old Columbian, a first lieutenant in Cul. • •..• ••Cuss' •''e. , •iment, Ninety-seventh Penna. , ',V•Jitinteers, encamped at West Chester, is sit present in Columbia recruiting for his regiment. Lieut. Barber has seen .serrice, :having fought at Wilson'sgreel: in the Fi:st lowa Regiment, ,ttmt glorious hero, Lyon, lail,.,doAcm life so nobly. The re glx.iir,:t to ulticit be is now attached is recruited in Chester county. It few men yet to brim; it up to the 'standard, and our boys who de,ire take ism as in our struggle fur existence a n4,tiun • •,..annot find better quarters tltan among; the sturdy warrior; ef,otAr reighb9ring count'. Lieut . , ;Barber is to Ua found at tle ngtun llonse.• .T.,ir.",.;:ootes AT Q.tunortns".—Our citizens .are informed that in Messrs. Charles 04k furd Sons' magnificent establishment, un *ter The Continental, Philadel7hia, there are trlntri; 9.1,;)er special departments. those fur :the sale of Ladies' ttkoep, tin which the finest •yrench 'caw nlweys be sund,) Hat.innti , Z,xdies' Furs. All these departments are now daily thronged with fair customers, and the kin price at which this popular house is now selling is at pres tont one of the most interesting topics of '[or Cl.OUll'i BREARISI: AT LAST.—We bave never been among the desponding and the croakers who hare seen nothing but dis aster as tl;e, necessary result of every en s anntcr writh the enemy. We have been n:t down, it is true, when disaster has ar- Jved, but never for a moment have ventured .lou'ot the ~,,ntual triumph of the best —if men wilil let it be so—government the ,s%orld has ever seen; yet we hare grown weary watching and waiting for the good time which we knew mast conic. The news of this week however, looks more like what ire I!yr . advvus considered ourself justified in earleuting than any previously received. It now seems as irthe good cause were in- Aced about to triumph. We would not in dulge in premature self gratulation, but we may at least allow ourselves to feel encour aged. The rebels hare received in several . .juarter.:3 severe and almost simultaneous blows, thus adding to the moral effect. For particulars of the .entity success of the great . f.xpedition, •tiie'splendid triumph of Gen. Nelson in Kentucky, and the brilliant and enetsessful attack of Gen. Grant on the cne my's camn at Belmont, >lo , we rater our readers t 6 our columns of tecgt ar.bi:: par- titit..less important than these achieve ments of our arms, is the reported action of the Union men of East Tennessee, in de onroying the bridges on the E LF.f. Tennessee nod utl(ef railroads, thus cutting off the most important lines of communication used by "mei rebels. Generals Nelson and jelmerts will doubtless juin forLe; and rush 7. )lli coffer through Cumberland Gap:and relieve the surely oppressed loyalists of E Ist Ten nessee. and Gen. ‘ , liermin advance on Mather, Debinl whin 00 itVirt.mt I;riLlze hits been destroye I. Gen. Emil has taken s mimmand of the Elmtrtinant of Kentucky , A L tut Gm. II illezk If the Dmartment of Mis- Nonri young men ling high in their pr ifession, of one of whom, at least, !:en. Scott IL is sp ilcca in the highest terms cutnniond .tion: Tr,inp.4 arc being hurrie I forward :tow by thus: , ,1„J. , , amt tits next ;etc wceks '; o ro encouri;;e4 further The ymangcaattnander in chief has the entire confidence of the people, and, Let ter still, of his furcc —off; au.] men. Ile 'pill do wit Icing rashly but ho iII nut be in ste:ive. When the moment arrivea (jr ,Je eisivu blow—and lie mutt be the judge—he -wl-11 not It Ad hie band. ...tiaitAforcetnents will be sent on immedi ately to quo. S'terruan at fort ,y 4.1 and Iteulfort, att.l b:fore the winter is over we the pre tscre of bearing of Saudi C..rolitta the arch-traitr,:4•;, .I,eing brought lAtek to bur allegience -by the pleat argu rnllll4..itsteel and lead. Alt , zethey we think the I nicn camse look 4 brighter thstuu,inco the I,laek day 4 “; 4 pril, ;and nit eon only pray that this - may' be in truth the breaking away of the eloudl. ".• r;oncr'it Bu ---qodey for pecern -1.4r, cio,nig the volume, Las {peen received. 7 We a : At.; alta-aye say a good nerd fir G o dey . 'but it @gams more especially appropriate on the completion a year's contritMtion to the afpcfiewent and instruction of its oirieds of rev4era to commend 'its good vorki. It is one of the most universally e?tertanitt ;gaud satisfactory magazineepUlo lished in this country, timi,is a familiar viii tur in ulnieat every house PI the laud. The number for December is r; . ; , , ir than wmally ~, Oaf - AimyArrespondence. ?._...: .. . - ' :*----7 0.4144•P MALE, Nov. 12, 1.8.61. , Di,41, - lsfivr-ii - f last, week gave you our red gitneWl organization, promising, the'roll tit' the Awe Lancaster ,County Companies ftk.' .-, , this tek's palgr hitt I have not .yst,blin able, oivAng w it ti na week ,, to obtain Oem.4 We nre'risii: .- il, and with,Abe Fcriliit , ji ., Rhode Ishitid, Thirty-Sixth Penn yk'nc.riiti:, and -Gostine's4antrave- - ( Pennat) Regiments compese_thesmn.ni,anl,,of ,Prig. Gen. 0. 0. 'Howard. •t nor brigade defends the rear of Ake firand •Army east of the Potomac at Washington, and occupies very nmly V i e 'ground where the American Army lay Fire- Vions le thatßultreßanfof the -giii - of 1812- 14—the battle - of Aladensburg. It is at press cot an eminently safe "poznishi" ° bid we are placed hero r i alyer,tn,gite us an opportpnity for drills e nd inetructiou thap tp keep us out of harin's • way: -WC are,not . ,nfraid to 'face', the music whenever called on, thong': we, be greenish and rayrisb yet. tVerytfew.of, the officers are ,expe.rieheed, but all censci entious and ,bard -working,, and .they must be improving wits ,tlne mern„,as we advance rapidly in drill And disai.pline. On last Snmdliy we were afforded a van lo tion to our mule-breaking routine. The eleetion of last Wednesday, by o hich the Union men of .Thtryland so unmistakahly pronounced fur our Government and against the bogus concern of J. 1). ,I. Co., was nip prolehing. and it was considered necessary I td march a fi. r ce into the Jezer counties where the seccssionists ore ram:mnt and .;,td frej.,:iy threatened to drive the Uslion voters from ,tho Fulls. [Your correspondent would here suggest that in a state where the loyal voters are so largely in the ascendant, as the result of the late election proves, there ought to be nu necessity fur the interposition of the military ,trip. If tl:cse saline Union men of Maryland struck but an oeeasioual blow for themselves, they would better es tablish their character for unflinching devo tion to the cause of liberty, than by permit , Ling the numerically inferior, but far more plucky ;Ind ;ner,gtie rebels to override and intimida,te them. A good qaw-abiding citi zen must; always deprecate violence; but in the extraordinary crisis wouldn't a grand, wholesome Union outrage now and then most effectually do away AV,/t.l! the almost daily recurrence of beeeS,loll9.ebullicion.! , ?] But to get back to our "muttons." Oar en tire brigade left camp on the aforesaid duty, the Forty-fifth being ordered to Prince Frederick, the county sent of Cal‘.ert county, a narrow strip of GadZ,rsaken rebeldo to, lying between the Pautuxet liner and the Chealapeake, below Annapolis, and casting fewer votes than our regiment numbers men. We reached our destination on 'lot:slay af ternoon, and n. 3 we lend lift our unit.; stnimd- irg ycas ccppell,ed to bivouac on an open lot adjoining the Court llouse. We carried no bags age except knapsacks, ith blankets, overcoats, &,c., and it was rather an airy rest that we V.ik. The election come orf un Wednesday, and was attended with considerable excitement. The polls were opened at the Court louse, and at one time during the morning "se cesh" raised its poisonous head and seemed disposed to "go in" with knives, pistols, ict.t., but our Colon( I quietly set his font on the reptile and 5q11,1,101 the light out cif it. Ile went at the crowd with two companies at n "charge bayonets," stampeding the boll,e,crents, after which "older reigned." FIN c of the most violent or th e , :esess to tt i,,t, wet c arrested—all heavily at med—one of whom, Solle'rs, an ex-member of Congress, had il ts .Nin his bowie 'knife, threatening to "Hip' up any Union son of a (gun?).' T ;ere 'r is no farther disturbance during the day or night. On Thursday morning we shook the dust of Prince Fred ' crick from off our feet and took up our march fur camp, the prisoners under the escort of Cum; any K, l.y whom they werf• tenderly guarded. They were escoeted to brigade headquarters, at Liver Marlborough, where, to the execs:dye disgust of bath ("Inters and men, they weredisehargel after taking (as they would a drink of had whisky) the oath of allegiance. I believe the regiment, think ing the oath of the rebels not sufficient swore roundly with one twice, front Colonel to Ex-Constable MeLone. We arrived at camp again on Saturday afternoon, hating been absent smen days, during six of which we were on tl:c march, making in that time one huudred and twenty-eight miles—most excellent marching, 1 think, for green troops. The health of the I , .orty fifth has, with lit.P.e exception Leon goon). -1 few of the buy ti. the camp during the ab• sense of the tegiment through want of proper attention are seriously ill any on: vivn.te, Moses Th0111pS0:1, of Tingit county, Um 0, died yesterday. Private Krider, Co. C, ac• ei..lentally shot himself (a flesh wound) through the arm on Saturday. These, with an accident to a Cook of LCy. 1 nmaed who Mal his leg broken, being run over by a wagon in Washington whilst assisting 9,,oartermaster McClure, comprise tile•,ce,sai :titles and mortality of the regiment t:in:_e organization Very many of us are ,greatly ntgd in nut reeei,ing letter., from li, nc. It ap pears that other regiments from Penn syl anti have unwarrantably misinned the title 01:"Forty riftl:;" and our letters and Sioy's—w!: ,7,0 t none MA week--;tv. , prohaly gone to these b . nsltsrliackers. Ti; 'guard as far us passible ygtinst the effect.; of this most ann , ving contusion, unr friends -liould be easeful to address all letters thus: A— Col. Forty-fifth IteAiment, 1.. V., Washington City, D. t'. The o)rnpanies of our rcg,irricut aro (;tint. I:atabo's Coliulian., with some few fr,na Marietta and Wright/wine, and Co. I:, Capt. Mines, from 31,Lytdwa, :Marietta and neigh- Iprhood. The; are crack comp:ink,' and c.l? mistake. "45." I REQUISITION ON I'f,VNSTIA.O.T% lon Ts3ers. —liarrkburg. Oztober '24.—The War De ' partment wade a requisition on the Gover nor to-day fur tire companies of heavy artil lery, apd asked that Cu). Angeruthe, of Phil shall enlist and command them. The Governor approved of the requisition, and tho oompanies aro w he enliste I. sub sisted, equipped and nrsood hy the Natjonal Government. under the order of the '2.'ith of September, a:mtaiued in theoro , 7l itnnti9n. Frqm tht 2 (jfeat Fix-pgjiticgi A..t4 f 7-..• ~ '.--- 'i.', APEIVAL:OF THE atElil'ti....l!LE El Two Forts Captured. __. 1:1[E fOTIPIATE!y ROUTED. TWEIR LOSS 11111AVY. Oar L3S3 Eight Killed and Twenty Wounderl. All the Rebel Papers Captprcd THE DARKIES STAMPEDING. Beaufort Deserted. OUR ARMY SAFELY LANDED. TitE VICTORY COMPLETE. A Telegram from Jeff Davis Revealed the Destination of our Fleet. FORTRESS I`,:ov. 12, via. DALT-- MORE, Nor. 13.—The steamer Rioted le has just arrived at Ohl Point from the gre tt ex- pedition. She left Port Royal on Sunday morning, and 'stings cheering intelligence. The Bi enville proceeded at once ,to Ne 4.; York, there she mill be due to-morrow [ Wednes day evening.l Capt. Stedman, however, left her at this place, and proceeds direct to `,Va-hington, with despatches and trophies —two brass cannon and secession flags. lle reports ',;ho gale ,eneouutered by the leet to have beers :very severe. 'Pie r',4Zeit and Osecohz went ashore er.d were lost, as previu.ly reported. The Governor futualerad at sea, but the Isaac T. Smith succeeded in string all her crew, with the exception of a few marines. The fleet arrived at Port Royal on Mon day the dth inet. On Tuesday the smaller gun-boats sound ed and buoyed out the channel, under a lire front the forts, which did no damage. On Wednesday the weather prevented ac tive operations. but on Thursday morning the 7th inst., the men of war and gun-bouts advanced to the “ttack. The action commenced at 10 A. M., and wos hotly carried on, on boil} sides, and lasted about four hours, at the end of which time the rebels were compelled, by the shower of shells, to abandon their works and beat a hasty retreat. Our loss was eight men and officers, (in cluding the chief cog'neer of the Mohican) killed, and about twenty wounded. The rebel loss it not known, but fifty-two bodies faun Iby our men were buried. All their wounded, except two, were carried off. Two forts were capture 1, Fort Walker, on Hilton Heat], mounting twenty-three gory, and F,rt Itcaurekird, on aty nineteen guns. Tim guns were of heavy calibre. These were both new and splendid earthworks of great strength, con structed m the highest style of military sci ence, :Mil peonounecd 1;:s , ocr ei!zincers as imyregnable against nny assault by land I.forees. The final retreat of the rebels was a per fect route: they left everything, arm., egoip ments of all kinds—even the ofl3,:ters' swords and commissions—all the letters and r nl.p r+ Loth public. and private, ordet books pc r+, dointatents of all kinds, were lcft in their flight and fel! into our hands, affording our officers vott.ct:—..aluable information. Among the pariers was a telegram from Jeff. D.tvis to the commander of the post, informing him of the sailing'll the fleet, and that he knew their destination ,to be Port Royal. The whole surrounding country ‘ras seised with a perfect panic. The day after the tight the Seneca end two other zunboat , :, under the command of Licut A rnmin, proceeded up the ricer to Beniifort, and found but one white m.ut in the town, and he was drunk. All the plantations up the ri , ,er ecemcl to be deserted, es.cept by the negroc,, who were seen in great numbers and who, as the boats passed, +acne down to the shore with their bundles in their Lands as if osheetinz to be taken ofT. They sciszed al: the'letters in the post-office at Beaufort. After the capture of the forts, the whole army, about fifteen 'thousand inert, were stfoly landed and established on shore. • The forts are but little ittfuretk but the rebels ceul,l not stand the enplosion oTbnr I:ig ; force of - the enemy, As • ascertained from ..their papers, was froth three' to four tboumnd men, under,Cen. Drayton . , of South Carol!np : r Onr.iictory is complete ~.the enemy leer ing,cvouthing but their livea,,wliibh they saved ,b 6 ; rnntliqs. - F. s—Pradfurd, of the coast survey, bearer of despatches, and Lieut. S. Wyman, com manding the Pawnee, also arrived in the and takes the boat to-night for Bakimore, The boats from the Wabash were the first to land after the fight, and Captain John Rodgers was.the.first man on shore. The boats returned loaded with valuable trophies of all kinds, one of our officers find ing an Elegant cavalny.sword, with solid sil ver scabbard. Swords„pistols, %c., Sc., were scattered about in every direction and in any quantity. But four prisoners were found, two of them wounded. All hands connected with the fleet are re presented as acting in ,;he most gallant manner. BE The reporters who accompanied the expe dition return to New York in the Bienville THE VICTORY AT BEAUFORT. FURTHER PARTICULARS. NEW YORK, Nov. 13.—The Tribune's spe cial report from Fortress alonroe, says that on Thursday morning the entire fleet formed in two grand lines for the fight. The steam sr flanked the movement, which was in a circle, first delivering broadsides into Fort Beauugerd on the northwest, and as the fleet comes round raking Fort Walker on the southwest. Both farts responded vigorously. The Pawnee and Aroldcau hav ing for the time being, got rigrc.und, were cotkiderably dam:lb-ed. The bombardment lusted between four and live hours, when the Rebel flag on Vert Walker came down. The Rebel loss is supposea to be about two hundred. Gen. Drayton commanded at Fort Walker and Cul. Elliott at Furt Beaurogomi. The Rebel.; retired across Scull Creek to a village 2.5 miles in the interior, where, it'. is supposed, they 'intend to make .t stand. The negroes had already began to pillage and destroy Ileatart, the white population having fled to Charleston by small steamers through the inland route. It is understood that Gen. Sherman will improve the defences of his position before making any forward movement. In the forts waf a large supply of ammu• nition and stores of the best description. Commodore Dupont will immediately sur vey the harbor, place buoys and erect lights, ant; tic position will be made, a permanent base of operations. Every one entered into the light with the determination that the forts should be si lenced, though it should cost the entire fleet. The gunboats stood between 800 and 1000 fact off the forts, used live-second fuses, and poured 9hells into them at the rate of 2000 ' per hour. ' Nut a single shell sent by the rebels burst l in a ship. The Wabash was struck several times, as was most of the fleet, but every ship was in a lighting position when the I rebels took to their heels. The surgeon of Fort Walker vra. killed, and at Charleston the next day thirteen minute guns were fired, intdieative of the kurial of a Lrigiu.lier .general_ General Sherman has hundreds, perhaps thousands, of neg,ro laborers at his command to work on the new entrenchments. A terrible panic prevails at S ivaanah and it is believed that the capture of that city could be easily effected. BALTIMORE, Nov. 13.—The following are additional particulars of the boinbawtinitent: Notwithstanding the heavy calibre of the guns in the rebel forts, and their abundant supply of ammunition, as the subsequent discoveries proved, not a single vessel of our fret was either sunly or burnt, and none were serious& il;;uved or even di4ulded. The gunboat Penonec, which rendered effi cient service in the fight, suffered more se verely than any of the war vesselc engaged, and yetshe was not disabled in the slightest. A round shot went through her wardroom and another ball damaged theseeend Lieuten ants room, causing some hrivoc among the furniture, but doing the ship no material damage. Tlns ship los: six killed and two others Of I her gallant fellows were wounded. Your correspondent regrets that he is unable to furnish the names of the killed and wounded. The flag ship Wabash escaped with a slight injury to the main mat.t by a round shot. The Pocahontai had but one man in jured. The Chief Eagincer of the Mohican was killed; an ..t.sb.tant Engineer of the Pocahontas is reported badly injured if not The Pchejs set a trap but it missed fire. When our bravo fellows landed to take pos session of the f o rts, they found the rebel flag at tli fort, ca Itilton Head, still flying, and just as one of our men pulled at the halyards to draw down the traitorous ban ner, an explosion took place in the house just vacated by the rebel officers, but doing little damage and injuri4c no one. It was found on examination tat the rebels had, before vacating the place, arranged what they thought would prove a deadly trap to tin . , victors. 'Mines had been hal and mate7les so ar ranged that when the halyards of the flog should be drawn down tl,lo wines would be sprung, firing the magazines and blowing up the whole work, and involving the vic tors in common ruin; but it d;il not go off and soon the bravo old ft tg. the Stars and Stripes„ waved in triumph from the rebel flag staff. • The magazines vitro found to contain large quantities of powdet arl - a vast quan tity of ammunition, shot anil sheik, and various descriptions of projectiles— the latter chiefly of English manufamate. The Sunuchanna had lareemen wounded. The list of casualties, as before 'stated, gives only eight killed and some '2O wound ed, tmly a small portico of atom were con• sidere. d seriously. or dange.wusly hurt. 411 the wounded were dog well, and a great part yrould.he sent home in.a few days. The-town of Beaufort was entirely desert ed, ese'ept by ,t4e negroes. The troops had not oecupied.it when the sten:pet-deft - , being better engaged in strengtheping, their posi tion. THE NEWS AT WASTUNGTON.. WAsntscroN, Nov. 13.—Capt. Stedman arrive': to-day at noon, bringing the official dispatches from the expedition. He is also the bearer of two rebel flags, one a Palmetto flag, and the American flag first hoisted in South Carolina over Fort Walker. Capt. Stedman reports that the captured forts arc magnificent works, with covered ways and bomb-proofs. All that our troops had to do was to occupy them and they can be held against any lent! force. Among the most efficient vessels were found to be the new gunboats, and of which the Navy Department had twenty-three con structed expressly for such purposes, and their success, both in the gale and under the -fire, was peoscet. Commodore Drayton, who commanded the Pocahontas, is a brother of Gen. Drayton, who commanded the rebel forts, and Capt. Stedman, who brings the dispatches., is the son of a former Mayor of Charleston. Oa the reception of the official dispatches the following order was issued: I= The department announces to the navy and to4he country, its high gratification at the brilliant success of the combined navy and army forces, respectively commanded by flag officer S. P. Dupont and Brig. General T. W. Sherman, in the capture of forts Walk .er and Beauregard,commanding theentrancc to Port Royal harbor, South 'Carolina. . . To einnweinmorate the signal vietory,dt is ordered that a national salute be fired from each nary yard at meridian, on the day af ter the receipt of this order. (Signed,) psoN VirEt.4„Es. Nor. th, dSfid. The fullowing is a portion of a private letter from fing-onicer Dupont 4o ti:c Assist ant Secretary of the Navy: OS BOARD FRIGATE WARASII, Port Royal, S. C.. Nov. 9, IS9I. Mg Dear Mr. Fr= During the dishearten ing events of our passage, my faith never gave way, but at Beale rc.Lancitts it nemed appalling. On the other hand I permit nn elation at our success; yet I c-innot refrain from telling you that it has been more complete and more brilliant than I ever could have believed. I have been too much fatigued to send a detailed official account of the battle. My report is full up to the eve of it, and Z think it will interest you; but I have contented myself w,i,t.1.1 a succinct account, which, I think, will be liked as well as a more detailed narrative. This j. will, however, forward in time for the Secretary's report. I kept under way and made three turns, though I passed five times between the forts. I had a thinking division of five ships to watch. Old Tatnoil, had eight small and swift steamers ready to pounce upon any of ours, should they be disabled. 1 could get none of my big frigates up. 1 thought the Sabine would hare gotten clear and so the St. Law rence,. 1 ..ent no word and the Savannah was blown off. I do not regret it now, except on their ac count. I believe my plan was clever. I I stood against the tide and had the manage ment the better in consequence. Their con fidence was extreme that they could drive us 7..W.1. V. They fought bravely and their rifled guns never missed. 4n eighty-pounder rifle shot went through our main mast, in the very centre, making an awful hole. They aimed at our bridge, where they , knew they would make a hole if lucky. A shot in the centre let water into the after magiline, hot saved perhaps a hun dred lives by keepiug under way, and being in close, we found their bights graduated at six hundred yards. When they once broke the stampede was intense and net a gun was spilacd. In truth, I never witnessed such a lire as that of this ship on her second turn, and I am told that its effect upon the spectators ogtside of her was intense. I leun that when they saw the flag flying on shore, the troops were powerless lo cheer but wept. Gen. Sherman was deeply affect ed, and the soldiers were loud and unstint ing in their expressions of admiration and gratitude. The works aro most scientifically constructed and there is nothing like Fort Walker on the Potomac. I did not allow the victory to check our ardor, but dispatched some vessels under Copt. Qillis over to the other side.— To.7day I sent an expedition to Beaufort to save tho liA-ht vessels, but they were fired instantly after surrender. Beaufi,rt is deserted.. The ncgrocs are wild wills j(.,/ ai rercituc; they base been shot down, they say, like dogs because they would not go off with their masters. I have already a boat at Sewall Creek, and the communication between Savannah and Charleston is cut off. A BRILLIANT AFFAIR OPPOSITE COLOWS! AN EXPEDITION FROM CAIRO 7000 Rebels Defeated by Half their Number THE. ENEMY DRIVEN FROM THEIR EN- TR ENCH:II EN TS Rebel Camp Burned—• All their Stores,Cannon and Bagelfre Captured—Two Hundred and Fifty Rebel Prisoners—Loss of Union Troops 300 tu SUO—Rebel Loss Heavy. CAIRO, Nov. 7.—An expedition left here last night, under command of Generals Grar.t and MeCternand, and landed at Belmont, three miles above Columbus, at S o'clock this morning. The Union troops numbering 3500 men, engaged the rebels, whose force amounted 'to 7000, at eleven o'clock. The battle lasted till sundown. The rebels were Iriven from their entrenchments across the river, with great loss. Their camp was burned, with all their stores and baggage. Their 'cannon, hors'e,s, and mules, with 100 prisoners, were Captured. The Union troops then retired, the iebels having received rein forcements from Columbus. Both of our Generale had their horses shorfrom under them. Col. DJugherly, of Illinels, was wounded and taken prisoner by Pid rebel's. The rebel loss is not knots-a. The Union loss is believed to be from three to five hun dred. After taking possession of the rebel camp it was discovered that the rebels were crui sing over from Kentucky. for the purpose of attacking us in the rear. The order was given to ',tura to the boats, when our men were attacked by the reinforcement of sev eral thousand rebels from Columbus. Another severe engagement took place, in which our troops suffered seriously. 'PJge losses, as far as ascertained up to elate hour last night, were as follows: Third Illinois regiment, Cul. Foulke, 160 missing and 14- jor MoOlerken wounded aiati ! *.err i prisoner. Colonel Bufurd's regiment returned toe late for us to obtain apy particulars of its loss. Colonel Dougherty, of the 22d Illinois regiment, is reported to have been taken prisoner. Col. Lamon, of the 31st Illinois, is reported to be dangerously wounded.— Taylor's battery lost one gur. We have 250 prisoners, a number of whom are wounded. The rebels had 300 killed. The ground was completely strewn with their dead bodies.— The rebel Colonel, WristA, of the 13th Ten nessee regiment, was killed. Gen. Cheat ham commanded the rebels; Gen. Polk be ing at Columbus. It is stated that Gen. Johnson, of the rebels, was wounded. The gunboats rendered efficient service in covering our retreat, mowing down the rebels with grape. Some of our own men were killed by the fire. A flag of truce left Cairo this morning for Coltiratus, with from forty to fifty wounded rebels. FURTHER ,PARTICULARS or TILE BATTLE CHICAGO, Nov. B.—A special Cairo dis patch to-day gives the particulars of the fight at Belmont yesterday: Our force consisted of the following Illin ois regiments: 22d, Col. Dougherty; 27th, Cu]. Burt rd; 30th, Col. Foulke; 31st, Col. Logan- 7th lowa Regiment, Col. Lamon; Taylor's Chicago artillery, and Doßen's and Delano's cavalry. They left Cairo on the steamers Alex. Scott, Chance Bor, Memphis and Keystone State, accompanied by the gunboats Lexington and Tyler. After-land ing they were formed in lino of battle, Gen. MeClernand in command of the Cairo troops, and Cul. Dougherty of the Bird's Point troops. They were encountered by the rebels, 7000 strong, and fought every inch of their way to the enemy's camp, making havoc in the enemy's ranks. Col. Buford was the first to plant the stars,andstri r nES in the en emy's camp. Cul. Dougherty's regiment captured the rebel battery of twelve nieces, two of which were brought away. Colonel Foulke's men salfered greatly, as they were in front of the batteries before they were taken. Belmont has been abandoned by the rebels. They have one hundred and flfty prisoners, and acknowledge three hundred and fifty killed, but would not permit the Federal offi cers, who went to Columbus with a flag of truce yesterd,v, to visit the place to which they conveyed their dead, S•r. hms, Nov. 9.—General Grant tele graphed from Cairo to Head Quarters here that our victory at Belmont - was completz.— We captured one hundred and thirty prison ers and all tier, rebel artillery, but were obliged to leave part of the guns behind for the want of horses to haul them away. Some of the prisoners report that a large force was preparing to start to reinforce Gen : Price,. but this attack will no doubt prevent it.— Our loss was about two hundr:.. , d and fifty, and of this number about one half were killed or mortally wounded. Official At:county the Battle a‘Belmont. WAsnixeros, Nov. 0.--The War Depart ment has received an official tfAcgran. con cerning the baffle at Delmont, Mo., wh.ieh generallyconflrms the newspaper statements. It says that Capt. Bieloski of General Mc- Clernand's stall* was killed, - and among other particulars, we fought all tha way into the enemy's camp immediately under the guns of Columbus, spiked two guns and brought away two, together with '2OO prisoners. The federal loss is stated at 300, and that of the enemy being much heavier. The Battle of Belmont—Private Letter from Gen. Grant. From a private letter of Gen. Grant to his father, hurriedly written on the night of the Bth, we are permitted to extract the following: Day before yesterday I left Carlo with about 3,000 men in five steamers, convoyed by t wo gunboats, and proceeded down the river to within about twelve miles of Columbus. The tlext morning the boats were dropped down out of range of the enemy's batteries, and the troops debarked. Daring this operation our gunboats exercised the Rebels by throwing shells into their camps and batteries. When all ready we proceeded about one mile toward Belmont, opposite Coliamdus, when I formed the troops into line,and ordered two companies from each regiment to deploy as skirmishers, and push on through the woods and discover the position of the enemy. They had gone but a little way when they were fired upon, and .the ball may be said to have fairly opened. 'The whole command, with tip: exception of small reserve, was then deployed in like manner and ordered forward. The order was obeyed with great alacrity, the men aII show ing great courage. I can say with great grati fication that every Colonel, without a single exception, set an example to their . commands that inspired a confidence that will always in sure victory when there is the slightest possi bility of gaining one. I feel truly proud to command such men . From here we fought our way from tree to tree through the woods to Belmont, about two and a half miles, the enemy contesting every foot of graund. Here the enemy had strength ened their position by felling the trees for two or three hundred yards, and sharpening their limbs, making a sort of abattis. Our men charged through making the victory complete, giving us posession of their camp and garrison equipage, artillery, and everything else. We got a great many prisoners. The ma jority, however, succeeded in getting aboard their steamers and pushing across the river. We burned everything possible and started back, having accomplished all that we went for, and even more. Belmont is entirely covered by the batteries from Columbus, arid is worth nothing as a military position—cannot be held without Columbus. The object of the expedition was to prevent the enemy from sending a force into Missouri to cut off troops I had sent there for a special purpose; and to prevent reinforcing Price. Besides being well fortified at Columbus, their number far exceeded ours, and it would nave bcen lolly to have attacked them. We found I.he Confedenttes wel' armed and brave. On our Tatum, stragglers that had been left in our tear (now front)fired into us, and more re crossed the river and gave us battle for full a mile, and afterward at the boats when we were embarking. There was no hasty retreating or running away. Taking into - :account the . object of the expedition, the victory was most complete.— it has given us confidence in the ofrieers and .men of.this command that will enable us to lead•them into.e.ny future engagement witboikt fear of the result. Gen. McClernandswho, by :the way, acted with great coolness and courage throughout, and proved that he .is a soldier as well as - stetesman,)and myself each had our horses shot from underms. Most of the field officers met with the same loss, nearly one third of them being -themselves killed or wounded. As near as 1 can ascertain, our loss was about 250 killed, wounded.and missing. A Glorious Rout of the Rebels in Kentucky. FOUR ;JINNI/RED 3EILLED. . . . 1,000 PRISONERS TAKEN. PArtis, Ey., Nov. 12.—Gen. Nelson nyo the rebels under Gen. Williams at Piltes ville, Pike county, Kentucky, on Friday last, and gained a glorious victory. ; r _SECO ND. LESPATCII.] Parts, Lily., Nov. 1.2..—C01. Labe Moore attacked the rebels in the rear with 3SOO men, Col. Harris, of the Ohio .?ed regiment, in front with GOO men—Col. Harris foiling bark and Col. Moore pre ,,, ing forward until the enemy were breuAllt into the iaidst of Ct, neral Nel•on's brigade, when cur forces pressed :Lem upon till &ides, killing 400 and taking 1,000 prisoners. The balance scat tered in all di:options. The federal loss is small. ,T,LIE OFFLCIAL REPORT Lcxrsarox, Ky., Nov. 12.—A courier from Gen. Nelson's brigade, with despatches to Adjutant General Thomas, reports that there was fighting at Pikesville for two days. The rebels lost 400 killed and 1,000 prisoners. [Pikesville is in Pike county, the est-resas eastern county of Kentucky, and Gen. Nel son and Gen. Schoerts are steadily making their way towards East Tennessee, where the Union men are waiting to join them] IMPORTANT FROM TENNESSEE The Union Ken in Earnest PARIS, Kr., Nov. 12.—The Union men of East Tennessee have burned numbers of railroad bridges, and destroyed telegraph wires, to prevent the transportation of rebel troops. One bridge, of two hundred feet span, was destroyed on Saturday morning last; it was un the East Tennessee Railroad. Four structures on the line north of Knox ille were entirely destroyed. A very heavy wooden bridge at Charleston, Bradley county Tennet , see, was destroyed on the evening of Friday last. Charleston is seventy-five miles south west of Knoxville, and contains 200 inhabitants. This action of the Union men kill convince the Government that East Tennessee will redeem herself if on opportunity offers. Cl:v.:it:NA:a, Nov. 12.—The bridge across the Cumberland river on the Louisville and and in the rear of the Rebel General Buckner, has been burned by the Union men of Tennessee, causing great excitement among the Rebels. Flora WESTERN VIRGINIA, Attack of the Rebels on Gnyandotte. The town of Guyandotte, Va., on the Ohio river, :3C miles hclow Gallipolis, was attpelt , ed on Sundry :tight by 600 rebels. Out of the 150. Federal troops stationed there only about 50 eseaped—the rest were killed or taken prisoners. The rebel resi dents of the town, both male and female, tired from their houses or. our men. Three 5v.111ne..75 whtek roased down on Sunday night were compelled to put back. Toese steamers went back to Guyandotte. at 10 o'clock on Monday morning, with 400 Union troops from Point Pleasant, hot noth, ing has been heard from them since,. The Town ill Ashes,. GAt.tamt,ts, Nor. 11.—The steamer Em pire City lies just arrired from Guyandottc. The secession portion of the inhabitants, it appears, were looking for the attack, and had a supper prepared for the rebel cavalry, who were beaded by the notorious Jenkins and numbered eight hundred. Eight of our men were killed and a considerable number taken prisoners. The rebel loss is not known. Col. Zeigler's Fifth Virginia (Union) re4i meat, on his arrival at Guyantl,•tte tired the town, an 3 the principal to.rt of it is now it, a , .hes. The rebels left about an hour before the arrival ut Zeigler, latest from Missouri Sr. Louts, Nov. 12.—Gen. Hunter has is sued an order to the commanders of troops to avoid extensive movements which offer battle or divide and prolong our lines until further concert of action be arranged. Henry W. Clements, Chief Clerk in the Quartermaster's office under Gen. McKin stry, has been arrested and sent to Jeffer son Barracks to await the investigation into Gen. McKinstry's administration of affairs. The Rebels. Retreating to the Arkan- sas Line—Plans of Gen. Price ROLLA, Nor. 11.—All of our sick and wounded in Springfield, able to be moved, were to leave there on Saturday night for St. Louis, and orders had been given to bare the rest start as soon as they are able. Gen. Price's Rebel Army had fallen back eight miles from Cassville, near the State line, and was still moving South. It is be lieved to be his policy to lead our army on, not to fight, but simply to keep a large force so as to draw them into the Mississippi val ley, The general belief in the Rebel camp was that St. Louis would soon be in the bands of the Rebels from Columbus, Ken tucky. There had been a good deal of trouble about slaves escaping into Gen. Lane's and the other Federal camps, and Gen. hunter had given permission to the owners to search our camps and reclaim them if they could find them. The ten missing members of Gen. Fre mont's body guard had returned to Spring , field from Cassville. They report Gen.
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