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THE FORWARD MOVEMENT.
The advanced our troops into Maryland and
Kentucky is attended, so far, with the most gratis
fying results. In both of these States, the men
are flocking to our standard, while the women
bid our gallant troops welcome, and extend every
courtesy to them.
Those who doubted the people of the border
States have done them an injustice. Their in
tense love for the old Onion ; their strong hopes
that reason had not been banished entirely trom
ILe minds of their Yankee brethren ; their de.-ire
to stay the fratricidal strife, if possible—were all
so uiaay reasons why they did not join us earlier.
Besides their leaders were false to them and
to the South. They made the people believe that
the war which was being waged was not a war
lor the sutyugation of the South, or for the eman
cipation ot their slaves- but that it was only for
the restoration of the Union as it was. and (fie re
establishment of the Constitution as it was. The
action of Congress, however, and the publicly
expressed policy of Lincoln and Seward, at
length, opened the eyes of these long suffering
people; and all that they asked was the presence
of a Confederate army, around which they might
rally, and join, heart and hand, in the great con*
test for Southern independence.
Whatever may be the object of our advance
into the Federal territory, this forward move s
ment into Maryland and Kentucky has wrought
already a great deal of good. ' it secures two
States to the Southern Confederacy, and holds out
great hopes for Missouri. That we shall be able
to hold our position in these States, who can
doubt? The veterans of Shiloh, of Richmond,
of Manassas, and other glorious fields, are the
men charged with this great mission. Opposed
to the n, a' e de'eated and demoralized troops, led
by Generals whom the Northern journals de*
Bounce as imbeciles or traitors.
There is no reason to doubt the success of this
forward movement; and there is reason to be
thankful tor the glorious results which have al
ready followed it.
THS YANKEES IN A NEW ROLE.
The Yankee journalists appear to have assumed
a more truth ml character, in their reports of
recent uffurs. Os c >urse, it is not expected that
they can reach perfection m the short time in
which they have appeared in the new role of
truth-tellers; but under such able teachers as
Lee, and Jackson, and Longstreet, and their
assistants, it is to be hoped that they will soon
became as expert as they were in their apposite
character.
Once in a while the old habit will display itself;
as, for instance, when a Chicago paper says
that Buell had telegraphed that he had had a
a fight near Chattanooga, Tenn., and captured
6,000 or 7;0J0 Rebels, and that Rosencranz bad
captured aaother thousand in West Tenn essee;
or when the New York Times calls the Yanke
cause a good one; or when, now and then, a
Northern j luroxl will contend that the fights
near Richmond were, after all Federal vic.,
tories. But these are beginning to be exceptions,
mere outcroppings as it were, of the stratum
which Uiiderfte* their “base of operations;” and
in lieu thereof, we have the candid admissions of
the New fork Times, and the correspondent of
the New York Tribune, that their armies have
been out generalled, out'.flaoked, and out-ma
noeuvred —in short, that they have been “beaten,”
really beaten by the Rebels.
This is, indeed, a candid admission, and only
needs to be followed by a similar admission on
the part 01 me Yankee Government, to settle the
whole difficulty. Toss will have to be done at
last; and if these journals will only continue io
write the irmh, and be able to impress their '
views upon the Federal Administration, they will
entitle themselves to the lasting gratitude of toe
Yankee nation, and, at the same lime, save their
people an immense amount of blood and trea
sure.
We clip the following paragraphs from the
Knoxville (Tenn ) Register, of Sept. 13th;
Byrd's-Regiment Disbanded. —A member of the
3d Tennessee regiment, who reached here Thurs
day night trom Cumberland Gap, inforips u- that
two deserters from ihe Federal force hau reached
cur camps, bringing the intelligence that Colonel
Byrd had disbanded his regiment and told them
to shift tor themselves. The regiment, however,
were surrounded by an Ohio and Indiana regi
ment to prevent their leaving, and only a few of
them escaped.
From the Gap —The latest intelligence we have
from Cumoerland and Big Creek Gaps, will bi?
found in the letters of our correspondents, “Bird’’
and “East Tenuesdee.” It will be. seen that the
Yankees and renegades at the Gap, notwithstand
ing the constant assurances we have trom time to
time received, ot their starving and disorganized
condition, and the probability of their surrender
ing or being bagged, from day to day, are about
to give our vigilant army cf the Clinch the slip;
and only so, but are inflicting seme damage
as they retire. Instance, their defeat and capture
of a cavalry company at Big Creek, and their sue-'
cessful blockade of that, the only road for com*
munication with Gen Smith’s army.
We have great confidence in the gallantry and ;
valor o. our troops.in the Clinch, but think that
somebody is responsible for the lack of energy
that has characterized their operations for weeks
past. A vigorous siege of Cumberland Gap, we
cannot help believing, would have resulted in the
capitulation of Mo-gin’s force many days ago.
As it is, we can ouly hope he will be followed up,
and yet bagged before he can effect his retreat
through Kentucky. . _
From Maryland.—From the extracts from
Northern papers of the llth instant, to be found
in this dai ’» Examiner, ii is evident that at that
date the Northern press and people were in absos
lute ignorance ot the position and designs of the
Confederate army of invasion. The Baltimore
American, however, received here last night,
states positively ibat the “Rebel Army” was at
Hagerstown, M&rylaid, on Thursday, and that
General Lie had issued an address to the citizens
of Maryland, seeming them that the Confederates
came as friends and deliverers, and not as loes;
and that no Marylander sbouid be injured iu per
son nor property, nor obliged to take the oaiti of
allegiance t<> the Southern Confederacy. A gen
tleman who arrived here last evening direct from
Leesburg, reports that on S-turdav our army was
at Rome, Pennsylvania, en route for Phila
delphia.—Rtchmoud, Examiner, 15th.
— —
Fight at Denmark, Tenn—lntelligence has
reached here tba- on Monoav or Tuesday last, a
fight came off at Denmark, Tenn,, between a Fed
eral force and the cavalry regiments ot Cols Jacks
son and Pinson. The engagemem is said to have
resulted tn a draw n battle, the loss on our S’de
being one hundred killed and wounded-that of
Ibe enemy is not known. Our troops brought off
two hundred prisoners and two pieces ofemnon.
We learn also, that some diys since a party of
Capt. Blythe’s rangers, in the Mississippi bottom,
ambushed a troop of Federate, killing some twens
lyxlive or ibirty, and losing none.
Kru>xoille t Tenn., Regut er, Sept. 12.
The Memphis Bulletin savg that on Saturday
last a lot of forty-two bales cf cotton was being
brought to the river opposite Helena for ship
ment, ttnd while the first twenty-one bales was
got to the river side, the other twenty-one were
set fire to and burned.
LATEST NEWS FROM THE NORTH-
From the Richmond (Va.) Examiner, of Sept, 13.
Through the very polite attention of a gen
tleman, to whom we have frequently been in
debted for similar favors, we have been placed
in possession of Baltimore papers of the 9th
inst. The news is very important, ahd'leaves
no doubt 6f our army being in Pennsylvania.
Wo give a full report of events below.
TUB ADVANCE OF OUR ARMY INTO PENNSYL
VANIA.
The Northern papers report that our army
had taken possession of Frederick and Hagers
town, Maryland, and was moving against Penn
sylvania. Jackson is reported as leading the
column. The Baltimore papers of the 9th, after
reviewing the latest news up to the hour of
going to press, say:
The reports as to the location of the rebel inva
ding loices in Mary land are so diverse and con-'
iradictory that they can only be explained en the
supposition that their several divisions have gone
in oiffereni, directions. One account states that
their main army, after passing out of Frederick
city, turned off towaids Ha. eratown, and that
their adviM.ce reached there yesterday morning.
From other sources we learn that the pickets have
Deen extended twenty miles ibis side oi Frederick,
and have also appeared in the vicinity ot West
minster. Against all this we have a dispatch
trom Harrisburg stating that the rebels have ta
ken possession ot Hanover, m Pennsylvania,
li a never is on a branch railread, and is eighteen
miles southwest, oi York, Pennsylvania,-and thir
ty-five miles south of Harrisburg. It is situated
in the midst of a splendid agricultural country.
If the rebels have reached Hanover, it must only
be their cavalry, who, knowing the unprotected
Atate of the country, could move about with im*
puuity as well as rapidity. The same dispatch
says that the report ot their advance on Hagers
town is unfounded; and that the object of the reb
els appears to be to enter Pennsylvania tn force.
Their appearance nea'r Hanover is supposed to be
for the purpi se of reaching and destroying the
Northern Central railroad. Extensive arrange
ments for the defence of Pennsylvania are nark
ing, and General Andrew Porter, of General Mc-
Clellan's staff, has reached Harrisburg for the
purpose ot aiding ib the disposition of the forces.
Toe latest dispatch Irom Harrisburg states that
at six o’clock last evening the head of the rebel
advance was twelve miles from Hanover.
With regard to the position of our own troops
who, under Gen. McClellan, are following up the
rebels, we have do information except that they
are moving rapidly forward in large force and
confident spirits. •
Tbe Baltimore American adds editorial’}- :
The intelligence we have this morning indicates
that our surmises yesterday, that a division of tbe
rebel trmy bad taken a western route to Hagers
town were correct. We have now tidings that
Hagerstown is occupied, and that tbe great body
of the loyal citizens have been compelled to flee
towards Chambersburg.
When tbe enemy moves from Frederick to*
wards Hagerstown it is virtually turning his
back on Baltimore and Washington, and moving
to a point where he can reach the Potomac river
at Williamsport by a march of but seven miles.
Whilst his infantry has partly moved west, his
cavalry is scouring through tbe border of York
county, Pemsylvania, and it may well be imai-ioed
that destruction and devastation is marking the
line of his progress.
The artillery of the enemy is doubtless retained
in Frederick and Montgomery counties to protect
the rear against the advance of Gen. McClellan.
THE LATEST —OUR ARMY ON THE PENNSYLVANIA
birder.
The news of our army advancing into Pennsyl
vania was generally believed. The Baltimore
papers contain tbe following dispatches in regard
to this rumored movement:
The train Os cars from York this morning report
that the rebels had not yet entered York county,
though they were reported m force at Emmitte
burg, directly’on the line, and not more than
eight miles from Gettysburg.
As to the repoits concerning their approach to
Westminister, we learn by tbe cars this morning
'hat the nearest approach to ihat place was the
statiinng of rebel pickets six mi.es from Union
Br'dge. There were no signs ot an advance in
that direction.
That the rebels intend to advance on Gettys
burg there seemed to oe no doubt.
There was no rebel iro< ps or pickets yet at
Hanover, though they were reported to be not
many miles distant,
Chambersburg, Pa., Sept. 9,1 o’clock, A. M.—
A scout reached Hagerstown last evening, who
left Middletown (18 milts southiast) at 5 o’clock.
He reports that the enemy were there in consid
erable force, and advancing.
Al! the rolling stock of the railroad has been
removed from Hagerstown, and the telegraph office
evacuated there and opened at Greencastle, Penn
sylvania, from which place scou s and messen
gers will be sent. Further intelligence is ex
pected soon.
Philadelphia, Sept. 9.--The correspondent of
the Press, writing from Sykesville, Maryland,
yesterday, says he has just le f t Monrovia on ac
count ot the approach of the rebels—a party ot
ibeir cavalry entering there on Sunday. Many
speculations were rife relative to the movements
of Jackson. Some say he is on his way with a
large army to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, so as to
be within striking distance of Chambersburg and
York, and is now near Hanover; whilst others
assert that he has marched to Westminster and
will move ch Baltimore in that direction. Others
assert that ibis latter movtment is merely a feint
to cover bis entrance into Pennsylvania.
great excitement is Pennsylvania--prepara
tions for the defence of harbisburg—our
ARMY MOVISG FORWARD.
Tbe advance of our army into Mary’asd had
produced the greatest excitement along tbe Penn
sylvania border. A dispatch from Harrisburg
says:
The greatest excitement’exists’throughout York
and Adams counties, Pennsylvania as well as at
Harrisburg and throughout the Susquebannah re
gion and the Cleveland Valley. The rumors were
wild and contradictory, but there seemed to he no
doubt that the enemy’s cavalry had entered Yor&
county. Troops were rapidly concentrating a ong
tbe line to meet the invader. Tbe farmers were
Bending their women and children, as well as their
cattle, away, and were arming for the delence of
their homes against any cavalry raids, though
they could not resist the enemy if he came in
f >rce.
- At Harrisburg there were assembled a large
force and hourly increasing. From Frederick to
Gettysburg the distance is twenty-eight miles,
and about the fame distance to Hanover, in the
vicinity of which the enemy’s pickets were sta
tioned last night.
The late movements of the rebels have un
masked some of the traitors this side of tbe Po»
tomac. Refugees from Hagerstown say that
there were instances thereof men who have for
merly professed to be loyal to the Union, openly
aiding and abetting an advarce of the rebels.
More troops arrived here ixom New York last
night. Regimen’s baVe ajso arrived from Indu
ana, Vermont and Massachusetts. While it
would be impolitic to make public tbe disposition
of tbe forces tor the protection of Harrisburg and
its approaches, I may, however, say that should
the rebels be rash and foolhardy enough to make
an attempt at invasion this fall into Pennsylvania,
they wifi meet with a warm feception.
B igadier General Andrew Porter will com
mand ibe undrafted militia, raised in this part of
ihe State. G'-n. Por’er made bis reputation for
consummate boldness and bravery in Mexico, He
has since served with distinction m the army lor
b* Union against rebellion.
For the benefit and tbe information of the citi
zens throughout the State, and especially along
the Southern holders, wbo may have organized,
I riiay’say that it is Ihe desire of tbe military au
thorities that they should keep us cool and quiet
as possible, prevent unnecessary alarm among
tbe women, and not move until ordered by com
petent authority, unless ihe utmost necessity
should demand their services in their own neigh
borhood.
As I write. I learn that a committee of citizens
are here from Lancaster, asking for arms for that
county The policy, I believe, is to supply the
border counties first.
PREPARATIONS TO MOVE AGAINST OUR ARMY.
The advance of our army Into Maryland bad
thrown the whole North into the wildest excite
meat. Preparations were reported in progress to
move against our forces, though we see nothing
in the papers but evidences of the wildest
panic.
The correspondent of the Philadelphia Inquirer
writes trom Harper’s Ferry;
Point of Rocks was evacuated by the Union
forces under Colonel Banning, of the eighty
seventh Ohio, test night, and a large fotce of
rebels is in that vicinity. Tbe stores, ammunition
and guns were removed to this place, which, it is
thought, can be held against any force the rebels
may bring to bear against it.
WASHINGTON.
It was thought in me North that our army
would not move against Washington, but strike
in Pennsylvania. Tbe lines of our army extended
in tbe direction of Washington to Seneca Creek,
on the. lower river road, which is five or S'x miles
this side of Poolesville, and not more than 22
miles trom Washington.
General McClellan passed through Rockville on
Sunday night, baiting there a short time to rest
and refresh himself and horses.
General Bnruside was said yesterday to be
threatening tbe enemy’s lines near Hyattsville,
which would indicate that they had retired from
Middlebrook, some six miles Frederick,
on his advanee.
CROSSING or OUR ARMY INTO MARYLANO- OCCUPA
TION OF FREDERICK.
The Washington Star publishes tbe following
account of the cressing of our atmy into Ma
ryland :
On Friday a large force of rebel cavalry made
its appearance on the Virginia side of the Poto
mac river, opposite Edwards’ Ferrv, having
reached this point by the road leading from Lees
burg, and endeavoied to effects crossing. So
soon as the design of the enemy was perceived by
our troops stationed on the Maryland side of the
river, a battery was immediately posted upon the
river bank, and a hi avy and effective shelling of
the rebel force commenced. Ti e firing was continu
< d for some time, when the enemy, perceiving
that all further attempts to cross the river wsuld
prove futile, hastily withdrew.
At hall past two o’clock next morning a second
attempt to cross the river by the folds ol Ed
wards’, Conrad’s, Noland’s and Smith’s ferries,
was made, and under the cover of darkness
proved successful. These ferries are all situated
east of Point ot Rocks, and tbe former ferry (Ed
wards’) is five miles southwest of Poolesville,
and some forty miles distant from Washington.
The rebel force ttpon tbte occasion consisted ol
between two and three regiments of cavalry,
and as soon ae Poolesville was invested our
pickets hastrlv communicated with our troops in
the rear, whose numbers being numerically small,
thought it best to beat a retreat. Borne fifteen
to twenty soldiers belonging to the first Mary
land (Home Guardi regiment, are among the
missing, and are.supposed to have been captured.
Our force at Poolesville, at the time, consisted
of tbe infantry regiment above named, the first
Massachusetts cavalry and a detachment of the
twelfth Pennsylvania cavalry.
From this point the rebel cavalry proceeded to
Darnestown, a little town situated on Seneca
creek, nine miles distant from Poolesville, in a
son'beasterly direction, and communicating in a
din ci route with the district of Georgetown,
Washington, D. C. This point was reached at
about half past four o’clock Saturday moining,
and the cavalry entered tbe town pell mell, almost
before our pickets were aware of their approach.
From private sources we learn that when the
rebels advanced upon Poolesville they took
prisoners the cavs'ry which were there upon
picket and paroled all tbe privates. Capt. Chama
berlain, of the first Massachusetts cavalry in com
mand, refused to accept anything but an uncon
ditional release, and was accordingly sent to
Leesburg.
It is stated that while a row was going on be
tween the Secessionists and Some Union men at
Frederick, the word feame in that the rebel cav
alry were advancing. Soon an order was given
to retreat, and we at once evacuated tbe place.
Tbe next morning about eigh l o’efbek the rebel
infantry were seen coming, and soon a long col
umn reached ihe town from the Monocacy, under
General A. P. Hill, as the advance of Jackson.
The troops did not destroy any private proper
ty, and stationed guards out to prevent any dis
order. Tney kept remarkably quiet. They are
nearly all baresfooted and ragged. They have no
extra baggage, and are sunburnt. They are from
tbe extreme Southern States, and say they do not
want to injure private property. They went out
to the Mouocacy bridge, at the junction of the
Baltimore and Ohio tatlroad to Frederick.
The correspondent of the Philadelphia Inquirer
writes:
Longstreet, with about forty thousand men,
crossed on Friday night and Saturday morning.
Their artillery cressed upon the pontoon bridge
captured on the Peninsula.
Longstreet’s artillery numbered about fifty
pieces.
Jackson crossed on the same bridge on Thurs
day night and Friday morning.
The most important statement derived from the
enemy’s lines is, that General Mill, Jr., passed
through Leesburg on Thursday, in the direction
of Harper’s Ferry, with a column of thirty thou
sand men. He estimates the rebel forces over at
or near Poolesville, at eighty thousan d men, over
one hundred and fifty guns, and eight thousand
cavalry. . ,
He confirms tbe stories already told of the
bare-footed butternuts, and but few of the cavalry
had any shoes or coverings on tbeir feet. Many
were without caps, a d but few of the wagons
carried tents. Our own troops burnt the bridge
over the canal at Nolan’s ferry, and the rebels at
once dug down the canal and let the water out,
and passed through it.
THE GOVERNMENT AT WASHINGTON THROWING TROOPS
INTO MARYLAND.
The Government at Washington is reported as
exerting itself in throwing troops into Maryland,
i Tbe Washington Star says:
An immense movement of troops into Mary
land has been actively going forw.-rd since Fri
day night. They have been pouring over all the
bridges and through Georgetown and this city in
an immense end continuous throng, followed by
long trains of artillery and ol baggage wagons*.
Tbe troops consist of the veterans of tbe atin’es
of the Potomac and of Virginia, with a consider’
ab’e admixture of the new levies.
Gen, Banks having been appointed commander
of the forces and fortifications for the defence ot
Washington, is regardt d as a high compliment
to him from Gen McClellan.
LETTER FROM RICHMOND, YA-
Special Correspondence of the Constitutionalist
Richmond, Va-, Sept, 10,1862
Ma. Editor ; The prospect now is that Congress
will adjourn at an early day. Nothing of import
ance will be dote except the passage Os en act
to extend the Conscription from the age of 35 to
to 45. (leaving it with the President to order the
enrollment and to call cut this additional force, if
be shall deem it necessary;) and* financial meas
ure of some tort with a view to retire from cir
culation a portion of the large issues of Treasury
notes, which now render the currency so redund
ant. Whether this will assume the shape of a
lax bill, or some other equivalent, is not certain.
The plan most talked ot in circles best informed
on such matters is. to pass a sort of money Con
scription bill—that is, an act requiring those who
have tbe means to vest a portion of their
funds in Government securities. The idea is,
if seventy-five millions of tbe Treasury notes
were thus retired from circulation, no
material depr .elation of the currency would en
sue. The raising oi men and money are now the
absorbing questions There seems to be very
little disposition to take up any subject of gen
eral legislation— not even the organization of the
Supreme Court, which the President specially
recommended in his first mesaage to Congress,
under the Permanent Government, and which
seems to be so importan. at this time, when so
many questions o< Constitutional law are pressing
upon the public attention. . ' Georgia.
P. S. Very little news of the details -of tbe
Manassas fight has yet reached this city. -We
are still without a geaeral list of the casualties in
the numerous regiments engaged. The suspense
is painful. Where the fault lies no one seems to
know.
THE LATEST FROM THE REBEL ARMY—TH
FADING FORCE ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY
THOUSAND-TWO HUNDRED PIECES OF
ARTTT.T.FRY—YANKEE FORCE BURN THE
BRIDGE AT NOLAN’S FIRRY-CONDITION
OF THE REBEL ARMY-
• From the Petersburg Express.
A special dispatch to the Philadelphia Inquirer
says;
Montgomery County, Md., in Camp, 24 miles
from Washington, Monday, Noon.—We have bad
no fight yet, though tbe rebel pickets are but a
tew miles from us, and behind them lies the rebel
army. A man bus just come into our picket
lines who left Leesburg last Saturday. He says
that he crossed Nolan’s Ferry with Longstreet’s
wagon train.
He thinxs he had about forty thousand men,
who crossed on Friday night and Saturday morn
ing. Their artillery crossed upon the pontoon
bridge captured on the Peninsula.
Longstreet’s artillery numbered about fifty
piec-8
Jackson crossed on the same bridge on Thurs*
dav mght sod Friday morning:
The most impoitaut statement made is. that
General Hill, Jr., passed through L< esburg on
Thursday, in tbe dir-ction of Harper’s Ferry, with
a column of thirty thousand men. He estimates
the Rebel force over at. or near Poolesville, at
eighty thousand men, one hundred and fifty guns,
and eight thousand cavalry.
He confirms tbe stories already to’d of tbe bare
footed butternuts, and that but few of the cavalry
had any shoes or coverings on their feet. Many
were without caps, and but few of the wagons
carried tents. Onr own troops burnt tbe bridge
over tbe canal at Nolan’s Ferry, and the rebels at
once dug down the canal and let the water out,
and passed through it. .
LATEST.
A dispatch to tbe Herald, dated Washington,
September 8, P. M., says it is understood that se*
eessionists of Baltimore and other points of
Maryland are joining the rebels in considerable
numbers.
Ex Gov. Lowe, of Mary land, has been appointed
Provisional Governor of Maryland by President
Davis. Gov. Lowe has issued a p’orlamation to
the people.
Col. Bradley Johnson has been appointed Pro*
vest Marshal of Frederick.
In New York gold is quoted at f l,19; exchange
$1.30 Saks of cotton in New York, Monday,
S.Of’O bales. Closed stiff at 55a56 cents for mid
dling uplands, and 57 for New Orleans middlings,
being an advance of 2)£a3c. per lb.
TBE EXCITEMENT IN CINCINNATI.
Cincinnati, Sept. 8.- Gen. Wallace tcf’diiy took
command south of the river. Gen. Burbank com
mands north of the river. The martial law has
been somewhat modified. All places of .business,
except liqnor saloons, are open until 4 o’clock, p.
m. Troops are still coming in. Our forces are
all drawn in behind fortifications. The enemy
still remains twenty miles distant at last accounts.
The rumor that Gen. Wallace had resigned is not
true.
important from Europe.
The Andalusian, with Queenstown dates to the
31st instant, arrived oft Cape Race last Sunday
morning. The most important item of intelli
gence she brings is the following.
garibaldi defeated, wounded and captured.
Paris, August 30, noon —A telegram just re
ceived in this city states that Garibaldi has been
defeated, wounded and captured.
London, August 31.—The Moniteur says that
tbe insurrectien which threatened to compromise
the destinies of Italy has terminated.
Garibaldi, after a very sharp contest, was coma
pelled to surrender.
An Italian frigate was immediate'y endered to
convey him to Spezzia.
The blockade of the Italian coast is ordered to
be raised.
Paris, August 31. —The capture of Garibaldi is
fully confirmed.
THE LATEST COMMERCIAL NEWS.
Livbrpool, Saturday Evening.—Cotton.—The
sales to day toot up 15,0T0 bales, including 12,000
bates to speculators and exporters. Tbe market
is buoyant with a further advance of Id a
Havre Cotton Market.—bales of the week
19,000 bales. The market is buoyant and firmer.
Stock in port, 40,000 bales.
A FIGHT ON ST. JOHNS RIVER. FLORIDA
YANKEE GUNBOATS REFUSED.
Correspondence of the Savannah Republican.
La.kk City, Fla., Sept. 12, 1862.
Ma, Editor : Yesterday morning, about duy„
light, a Yankee gunboat which was lying quietly
at anchor off St. Johns Biufi, near the mouth of
St. Johns river, was surprised by the opening of
fire upon it trom a Confederate battery, which
bad sprung into existence during the previous
night. So quietly and cautiously had General
Finnegan conducted bis movements thafthe Yan
kees were without the slightest intimation that
anything of tbe sort was in process of comdiuc*
tion. The gunboat returned our fire for a while
and st amed down tbe river, but soon returned,
bringing with her a companion in tbe stupe of a
still larger and more formidable appearing craft.
Both boats then upened fire on our battery, throw
ing shells with great rapidity—the battery and
field artillery stationed near by replying vigor
ously and with efleet. The contest lasted about
Jour hours, when the terrible gunboats retired
from the contest badly riddled and 'Crippled,
and made their way without tbe reach of our
guns.
We are without information es to the extent of
the enemy’s loss in killed and wounded, but it
must have been considerable. Our loss was one
man killed—a member of Capt. Stuart’s company,
of Major Brevard’s Battalion of Parttzan Rangers
—and four slightly wounded, Cagt. Mcßory, of the
Engineer Corps, being one cf tbe number.
The Yankee gunboats have had free and unre
stricted navigation o! tbe St. Johns river during
ibe past six months, and have perpetrated num
berless outrages, such as the. murder of peaceful
private citieens along the river, and indulging in
their favorite diversion of negro stealing. But as
all things must have an end, so especially have
these amusements of the Yankees been suddenly
and effectually brought to a conclusion.
Should the miserable wretches make further at
tempts to navigate the waters of the noble St.
Jobos, they will meet with a yet warmer recep*
tion, and will find their progress yet more exten
sively impeded.
Gen Finnegan is ceilainlythe “right man in
the right place.” His conduct of this department
meets with universal approval. He has a suffi
cient force at his disposal to do all necessary
work, and you may rely upon it tba' he will be
occasionally heard from in the future progress of
the war in this locality. He orders no retreats,
but takes the lead himself towards tbe enemy, and
his brave taoops are eager to follow him.
Columbia. ,
Special Correspondence of the Constitutionalist.
LIST OF CASUALTIES IN COMI AEY H. ELEV
ENIH GA VOL . AUGUST 30. AT MANAS
SAS PLAINS. CAPTAIN M 1. NUNNALLY,
COMMANDING.
Killed:—Lieut.-G. S. Barson, Corporals L. A.
Williams, R. M. Preston, privates Asa Bennett,
Josiah L Tuck, Willis Myers, Thurmond A. Dawk,
Thornton Hawk, Wilson L, Ivey.
Wounded—Franklin T. Armstead, Washington
Bennetr, R. E. Guthrie, mortally: H. H, Preston,
H. J. Cooper, J. T. Tuck, severely; Sergeant J.
E. NtwDally, slightly; Wm. Edwards, W. H.
Cooper, T. A Batchalor, W. Mann, Seabury Tuck,
Elijah Smith, Roily Needham, James T. Thump*
son. William Wiley, John D. Wiley, Henry C.
Clay, mortally.
Nashvillb Ordered to be Evacuated.—
<7ir<cir/i.oti, Sept. 7 Important news’s expected
from Nashvil e. General Bueli hrs ordered tbe
city to be evai uated.- aV I’. Sept, 8.
Yellow Fever in Wilmington, N. C.—We
learn that the yellow fever is jrevailing in Wil
mington, N. C., the disease having been com
municated from the steamer Kate, vhicb arrited
there from Nassau a short time since. i
BY TBL EGR AP H/
CONFEDERATE-STATES CONGRESS.
Richmond, Va., Sept. 17-—ln the House, yes
terday, Mr. Foote, of Tennessee, introduced a
resolution proposing to send a Commissioner, or
Commissioners, to Washington City, empowered
to propose terms of a just and honorable peace.
Mr. Holt, pi Ga., submitted a substitute, dee
daring that the people of the Confederate States
have ardently desired peace from the beginning
of the war, and that whenever the United States
shall manifest a like anxiety, it shall be.(be duty
of tbe President to appoint CoQ.>miasioae p s to
treat and negotiate with that Government.
Both the resolution and tbe substitute were laid
on the table.
LATER FROM WESTERN VIRGINIA.
• Richmond, Va., Sept. 17. An o fficial dispatch
from General Loring, dated at Chat listen, Kana*
wha county, Va., says;
After incessant skirmishing, we took this place
at 3 o’clock P. M , to-day. The tnemy, six regi
ments strong, made a stout reeisiance, burning,
their stores and most of this town, in tbeir re
treat. Our loss was slight, tbe entmy’s heavy.
He is in full retreat, and Gen. Jenkins is in hit
rear.
FROM WESTERN VIRGINIA."
Richmond, Va., Sept. 17tb._Tbe Secretary of
War teceived a dispatch to-day from Maj. Brown,
commanding the post at Dublin, Western Vir
ginia, stating that Gen. Loring’s command entered
tbe Kanawha Salines last Saturday morning, and
took possession of the salt works,, ard was
closely pursuing the enemy, who were en route
for Charleston, Western Virginia. Tbe salt
works were not much irjured. A very large
quantity of salt was op hand, selling a> 35 cents
per bushel. An order has been issued urging the
farmers to send forward their wagons loaded
with forage, Ac., and return loaded with salt.
CONFEDERATE STATES CONGRESS.
Richmond, Va., Sept. 17.—1 n the Senate, to
day, the Exemption Bill was further considered.
The clause exempting Tanners, Shoemakers,
Millers, Ac., was agreed to; as was also the
clause exempting Quakers and Dunkards, and
another exempting Physicians. The clause ex
empting Theological Students was stricken out.
An amendment to exempt Overseers of plamas
tions is pending.
In the House, a resolution was adopted instructs
ing the Judiciary Committee to report a bill es»
tablishiug a Supreme Court of the Confederate
States.
Substitutes for- the Conscription bill were
offered by Messrs. Davis, of Mississippi, and
Bonham, of South Carolina, and both rejected.—
Tbe original House bill was then passed—yeas
49, nays 39.
Both Houses then adjourned until Friday.
MORE GOOD NEWS—THE OCCUPATION OF
IUKA, MISS., CONFIRMED—HARPER’S
FERRY’ CAP! URED BY STONEWALL JACK
SON.
Richmond, Va., Sept. 17th. —An official dispatch
from Chattanooga, Tenn., confirms tbe,occupation
<,f luka, Miss., by Gen. Price’s army, and the
capture ot several hundred thousand dollars worth
of army stores.
A private dispatch from Staunton, Va., re
ceived here to-de.y, says that the Federal force at
Harper’s Ferry was taken by Stonewall Jackson,
on the 15th inst. 8,000 Yankees and 1,000 ne
groes were captured.
Ths PrbSS AND THB CONSCRIPTION Law. —The
C‘>nfederate Constitution declares that ‘ (Jongresg
shall make no law abridging tbe freedom of the
Press.” We have no appiebension of ihe direct
violation of this clause of the Constitution by
Congress, as are the views of many
of its members. But it may do indirectly that
which it would not do directly. It may subject
printers and con - , uctors of tbe press to enroll
ment as conscripts, and therefore do more than
abridge the liberty of the pre-s—abolish it alto
gether; for it would be as impossible to continue
the publication of a paper if printers, editors and
reporters of the conscript age are to be forced
into the army, as it would to build a house with
out materials. We refer to the subject at this
time, as an Exemption Bill is pending in both
Houses of Congress, and a disposition is evinced
to go to an unreasonable extreme in restricting
exemptions ’rom the Conscript Act, If a majors
ity of Congress desires to suppress the news
papers, it can easily do so by exacting military
service from the printers and writers employed
in their publication ; but we have a better opin
ion of the body than to suppose that such a de
sire is seriously entertained in either branch.—
We admonish them, however, that they may,
without design, produce that result, by excluding
newspaper employees from exemption, as some of
them, we understand, have proposed to do.
The pending bill proposes to re-enact the clause
in the existing law, except printers actually em
ployed, etc., but as others than type>-setterß are
essential to tbe publication of a. daily paper, the
clausfe sbouid be extended so as no embrace edi
tors, pressmen, and other employees, whose ser
vices are indispensable. The Virginia law on
this subject exempts all persons < mployed in a
newspaper office whom the proprietor certifies,
upon honor, to be essential to the publication of
the paper. The same rule might be safely
adopted by Congress without detriment to tbe
military service, or some discretionarv power
might be vested in the Secretary of War. No
class of the community has contributed a larger
proportion of men to the army than the printing
fraternity, and, viewed in anv aspect, tbeirclaims
to exemption are entitled to tbe most favorable
consideiation.— Richmond ( Va.) Whig, Sept. 15.
Movements in Western Virginia —We have
some interesting particulars of. tbe movements of
the forces under Major General Loring, in Wes
ern Virginia. On Saturday week thb army broke
camp at their former beadquarters, (the Narrows
of New river, in Giles county,) moving in three
columns. These threfi columns formed a junction
on Tuesday morning at Shady Springs, in Raleigh
county, aud that evening encamped a Short dis
tance beyond Raleigh Court House. On Wednes
day they reached McCoy’s, in Fayette county,
nine miles Southeast of the Court House. On
Thursdav morning they continued tbeir march in
tine spirits.
The enemy were rapidly retreating before our
forces, and left Raleigh Court Home only a few
days before tbe entrance of our forces. They
numbered about 2,000. At that place they cut
portboles in nearly every house, declaring their
intention to make a stand against (he rebel
iorces. So suddenly did they leave on hearing
of the approach of our troops that a number of
Union men wbo were preparing to leave with
them were left behind to fall into tbe hands of
our soldiers. The whole of the Greenbrier Val
ley has been evacuated, the enemy moving in
tbe direction of the Kanawha Valley.
Our informant says that within the last' ten
days not leas than eight hundred loyal Western
7 rginians have passed through Greenbrier
county, en route to join tbe forces of Gens. Lor
ing and Floyd. These represent that thousands
of others will unite with our force* as opportu
nity affords.
a Cha lefton C'jurier Sept. 17.