Affairs at the North.
Billy Wilson's official report — a Yankee account of the Losses sustained during the war--
Northwestern Virginia not yet Subjugated, &c.
The following extracts are made up from late Northern papers received in this city.--Our contemporary of the
Enquirer being more favored than any other of the city papers, received their Northern files in time for publication on Saturday last:
Bill Wilsons official report.
From the Baltimore
Patriot, of Nov. 2d, we copy the following:
Colonel (‘"Billy"’)
Wilson, of the New York Zouaves, writes to
Gen. Arthur that in the recent brush with the rebels on
Santa Rosa Island, his loss was 20 killed, with 15 wounded and 20 prisoners. He adds:
"Our new clothes are all destroyed, I have lost everything I had; my men also.
They burned us out completely.
Our papers and books are burned.
My commission is safe.
I sent it to the post-office the day before the fight.
My men did well.
They have smelt gunpowder — now they are all right.
"They are exhibiting my hair and head in
Pensacola; the reward is already claimed; also, an old flag which I called to a flag-staff on the Fourth of July, which has been hanging there ever since; nothing left, however, but the stars.
The ladies have cut it up in pieces, and have it pinned on their bosoms as a trophy.
Every one in
Pensacola has my sword and uniform.
I must have had a large quantity of hair, plenty of swords and uniforms.
They say if I was taken alive I was to be put in a cage and exhibited."
The report concludes with these jerky and suggestive sentences, which sounds very oddly in an official paper, but nevertheless tell the whole story:
"We lay upon our arms every night.
I have slept but very little this week.
I don't feel well.
I have got the diarrhœa. We will want 800 uniforms.
"Your obedient servant,
"
William Wilson,
‘"Colonel Commanding."’
Munchausen statement of the Losses of the
two Governments.
In order that our readers may see how near the
Yankees come to the truth in their statements, we give the following
Munchausen estimate:
A Review of the Losses--The New York
Commercial Advertiser has a careful review of the various skirmishes, battles, and important reconnaissances, from the bombardment of
Sumter to the late battle at
Romney, with the most accurate returns of the losses that could be obtained.
The result, as figured up from the table, is:
| Killed. | Wound. | Pris'rs. | Total. |
| Union forces | 969 | 2,011 | 2,314 | 6,384 |
| Rebel forces | 4,019 | 1,604 | 2,808 | 8,461 |
But this shows greatly to the disadvantage of the
Union side, since the losses of the rebels in many important actions are unknown, while the prisoners on the
Union side are largely made up of the troops surrendered by
Twiggs's treachery in
Texas.
Arrival of prisoners at Fort Lafayette--a Virginia printing Office in possession of the Yankees.
From the New York
Herald, of the 2d inst., we copy the following items:
From the
Upper Potomac we learn, by way of
Darnestown, Md., that the rebels had pickets posted on
Harrison's Island yesterday.--At last accounts the main body of the rebels was at
Goose creek, seven miles south from
Leesburg, which place, it is said, they abandoned the day after the battle of Ball's Bluff, upon hearing that
General Bank's force had crossed the river.
Eight hundred rebel prisoners, from Fort Lafayette, arrived in
Boston yesterday, and were received at
Fort Warren by
Col. Dimmick, who commands at that station.
There is trouble brewing in
Kansas, which may soon produce a second enactment of the border ruffian war. Jim Lane, with the assistance of the Democrats interprets the constitution of the
State to the effect that an election for Governor must take place next Tuesday, while the present Executive and the Republican party generally are acting upon a law passed by the Legislature, which declares that the election for State officers shall not take place till November, 1862.--
George A. Crawford has been nominated by the constitutional men for Governor, while
Governor Robinson and his friends are determined that no change shall be made in the
State offices except to fill the vacancies until next year.
Bloodshed is anticipated.
The section of the Third Rhode Island battery which was in the battle of Ball's Bluff numbered only fourteen men. Of these four were killed and six wounded. These were the men who were accused of cowardice.
The printing office of the
Kanawha Valley Star,at
Charleston,
Va., has fallen into the hands of the
Government under the confiscation act, The editor, who is now one of the ragged and barefooted followers of the rebel
John B. Floyd, proposed to run his type into bullets for the rebels, but, before he could accomplish his purpose, he was forced to run himself into the mountains.
The
State of Connecticut has now in camp over three thousand infantry soldiers, three hundred and twenty-five cavalry, and one hundred and fifty-six artillery.
The Government has in service two regiments of lancers, two composed entirely of lumbermen, one of miners, one of railroad men, one of miners, one of railroad men, one of engineers and bridge makers, and one of mechanics.
The
United States armed transport
McClellan,
Capt. Gray, leaves the foot of Canal street this morning, under sealed orders.--This is one of the vessels belonging to the
Government which has the right man, whose ship is always in the right place at the right time.
The
Port Surveyor has seized the ship
Kate Dyer, two sixteenths of which are owned by
James Philip, of New Orleans.
The governor of
Massachusetts has appointed November 21 to be observed as a day of thanksgiving.
It is the anniversary of the signing of the original compact of Government by the Pilgrims on board the
Mayflower.
Yesterday the work on the new Court-House in the
Park, fronting on Chambers street, was suspended, pending the legal proceedings to ascertain the right of the Supervisors to perform the work.
The number of vessels entered at this port from foreign ports during the month of October was 427, and the number of clearances for foreign ports 442.
During the same period last year there were 435 entries and 354 clearances.
A mass meeting of the
New York Democracy was held last evening at the Cooper Institute.
There was an immense gathering, with torchlight processions, bands of music, firing of guns, &c.
The following items will show that our friends in the
North west still continue to harass the
Yankees in that section:
A Train of Government Wagons Captured by the Rebels.--A friend writes us from
Grafton that on last Sunday night, at half-past 11 o'clock, twenty armed Secesh attacked a train of twelve wagons at
Jacksonville,
Lewis county, Va., fifty miles from
Weston.
They fired at the drivers, wounding four, one or two severely, but killed none.
They captured the wagons and all the horses but three.
Capt. Rowland's cavalry company, stationed at
Weston, went in pursuit of the rebels, and it was thought he would capture some of them.
The
Captain is doing good service in and about
Lewis county.
He sends scouting parties out every night, and they very rarely return without game.
The Secesh in that county are very much enraged at the
Captain's energy in bringing them to justice.--
Wheeling Intelligencer, Nov. 1.
The New York
Timeshas the following:
‘
The property of
Charles W. Russell, of
Wheeling, has been confiscated.
Mr. Russell has the reputation of being one of the most vigorous of the
Virginia traitors.
He was
Chairman of the
Virginia delegation in the
Charleston and Baltimore Democratic National Conventions.
’
