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War is, indeed, sod 10 its mildest form, s greet
oslsmity ; sod no notion or people should engsge
in it, unless for the grsreet end moet potent res
•one. The people of the Confederate Stetee here
felt and acknowledged this great truth, and hare
sought, by all honorable means, to avoid the
present war, to which ther are, unwillingly, en
gaged. We say unwillingly, because it is not a
war of their choice; and they would bare infin
itely preferred peace, if they could hare obtained
an honorable peace; but failing in this, and driven
to the terrible alternative, they have not hesitated
to enter .he c mtesi, and to
"Strike for their aitars and the'.- S.-ea.
For the green graves of their s res.
God and tbei l native .ana.
And neither will they .cease thus to strike, until
they hire driven the enemy from their soil and
achieved their independence. But to do this,
they must pat forth everr energy thit they po*
se«*B, and resolve to sisnfiie everything, save
honor, for the great cause in which they are en»
gaged. They must forego ali ho >es of a short
war, and prepare, rather, fjr* long aod bloody
struggle, with cruel but determined foes. And,
banishing all ideas of foreign intervention, they
must look to their own stout hearts and strong
arms for their political redemption.
The New York Times, in*a recent editorial, has
declared that this war shall never cease until one
party or the other is whipped and forced to sue
for peace from the other. This is, we believe, the
spirit which actuates the people of the North.
Tney caooot atf>rd to lose their rich possessions j
of the Southern Confederacy; they cannot afford
to lose the honor and the profit, which this sec**
tion has given to them, as a part of the United
States; and they cannot, in their pride and self
conceit, willingly permit the South to become an
independent nation. With this feeling aud this
dogged determina’ion, they will resort to any
measure, any cruelty, any oppression, to secure
tne glittering prize which has slipped from their
grasp.
how are we to meet this Vandal spirit? Not
with a like spirit of demoniac hate aud fury; but
with a like spirit of dogged determination, and a
wise measure of retaliation for ail crimes com
muted against the laws and usages of civilized
nations and warlare, by our cruel and unsjtupu*
lous foes.
Emancipation proclamations must be met by
such penal lies as wll render them null and void ;
and any attempt to enforce them upon our sod,
dangerous and latal to the tools who engage in
the attempt. Threats.of retaliation by our Gov
ernment have already forced the enemy to aban
don many of his cruelties; and we hope that
mere threats may still have the same effect; but
it they do not, tbe Executive of the nation will
not hesitate to employ all tbe powar at his com
mand to compel a just observance of right and
justice on the part of the enemy.
Our coasts must be guarded and defended at all
hazards, as It is absolutely necessary that we
should have one or more ports in our possession,
to which vessels may enter from abroad and bring
us supplies of clothing, arms, and ammunition.
And not only for this reason, bat for the reasons
afforded us by the fall of New Orleans, should we
prefer to have our cities laid id ashes, rather than
surrender them to future Butlers, Mitchells, and
Phelps. *But if, unfortunately, some of them
should fall into the hands of the enemy, his vie
tory should be rendered an empty bubble and bis
conrpiest a barren waste, and any attempt on his
part to penetrate the country beyond the reach of
his gunboats should be met by a stern and un-
yielding re istance.
The winter is approaching, when our water
courses will be full, and the enemy’s gunboats will
be able to render them efficient service. This may
enable them to capture a few defenceless cities ana
towns, and prevent our troops from following up
great and important victories; but should these
things discourage a brave and independent peon
pie? I>id not the reverses of the past winter
teach us the wholesome lesson, that
*• Tla wiser ami better
Never give up, than once to Jf -pair'V
that, with proper exertions and a determined
spirit, we can, at least, keep the enemy at bay,
until more propitious seasons smile upon our vic
torious arms ? We should, then, be prepared to
expect reverses. It is not in the order of war that
successes should be unbroken by defeats; and we
must expect a small share of them, at leas' ; but
wuen they do come, let them be only as incentives
to renewed and greater exertions on our part.
Repining and reflecting upon them will not mend
the disasters, hut will serve only to make them
worse. While hoping, then, that we may be
spared the infliction ot disasters, let 11s prepare 10
meet them bravelv, and even cheerfuilv, and turn
them to good account, as wc did the full of New
Orleans und of Memphis.
Id short, what we want, to ensure success in our
present struggle, is an enlarged spirit of true pa
triotism—a virtuous patriotism—a brave and lib
eral patriotism. There should he no Bby locks iu
trade and Harpies on the wants of the people to
disgrace our country and sacrifice our cause. Hut
all uuited in the firm resolve to sacrifice every
thing, rather than submit to Yankee dominion
putting forth all the euergies which God has giv
en us iu behalf of our cause- streng'hening the !
hands of the Government in men and money—
clothing our Boldiers—feeding the poor—lending
a helping hand to each other in all our trials and
troubles—we must and will be free. This is the
history and philosophy of war—it is a terrible
scourge ; but to a virtuous people it must and
will bring freedom and honor. It brought these
things to our forefathers; it will biiug them to us,
if we follow their bright example. And follow
ing this course, we must drive our enemies to an
acknowledgment of our independence sooner tbau
they anticipate, and, at the same time, secure tor
our young Confederacy an honorable place among
the nations of the earth.
War Debt or tub North.— The N. Y. Herald
of the 30th, in an editorial upon Northern finances,
says:
••During the war with Napoleon the English
debt increased trorn one to eight hundred millions
of pounds sterling, and the outlay of the G >vern*
ment was about tour thousand millions of d tliars.
Our war debt is already two thousand millions,
and in two years more may rival that of England
Thus we a**e crowding into a tew years the expen
ditures of a quarter of a century When this war
ceases the collapse will be tearful. The machinery
of business will be again jarred out of kelter, as
it was when the war began; but much more dis
astrously, as we have more steam on and are
going at a more violent rate. The crisis of 1887
will be child’s play compared to that which will
follow the end of this war, unless our financial
framers are more fortunate than formerly.”
OtrNxw Commissionkr. —The “distinguished
American,” reported to have beeu sent to Europe
as the representative of our Government, is said
te be the Commander Maury, formerly of the Ob
servatory at Washington.
CharUston Courier, Oct. 16.
We are permitted to publish tbe following in*
teresting letter from a young soldier in Kentucky.
It gives a detailed account of the march of Bragg's
*»rmy into tbe State, and will be read with io«*
terest;
Camp near Babdstown, Kv., Sept. 29, 1862.
/)«»* Mother : I wrote you a brief note a day
or two ag% bui so unsatisfactory to myself that I
avail myself ol ibis opportunity of writing in de*<
tail:
We left camp near tbe “B g Springs,'’ Tennes
see, ,on Sa’urday, the 30th, and. marching about
twelve miles, camped for tbe night. We set out
early on the following morning, and marched
16 miles; which brought us to “Smith's Cross
Roads,” a ebon distance from the foot of Waal
dron’s Ridge.
On Monday morning, we commenced the as
cent of this mountain, the top of which we gamed
about Bor 9 o’clock at night. At 5 o'clock, Tues.
day morning, we took up the line of march down
the mountain. We accomplished this, and found
a camping place for the night at about 7 o’clock,
P. M. The ascent of the mountain referred to
above was veiy difficult, indeed; both to the*men,
as well as to the wagon train. A considerable
distance up the mountain having been accom
plished brings one to a point where a view of a
jSkO&t beautiful valley is afforded. The scenery is,
indeed, very pleasing, or I should say would be
pleasing to one on a pleasure excursion. Soldiers,
wearied by long and fatiguing marches, cannot
appreciate those scenes, however.
On Wednesday, the 3d September, we started
i up the Cumberland Mountains, having passed
| through Pikeviile at its base. We had hardly
’ g me a quarter >f a mile up the in /untaio, when I
1 saw Captain Gumming, of General Jacxeon’s staff',
ride up to the Genera:, who was in front, and an'
i uounce some news which, f at once concluded,
1 was not discouraging, as Major Merino gave a
] hearty che*r. In a lew moments, Lieut. Ja.k
non, Capt Barrett, and Capt Gumming came rid
j \.id down the lines aonouDCing tbe great victory
■j achieved by “Stonewall” Jackson over Pope and
' McClellan. Regiment alter regiment made the
I welkin ring wiih heart? cheers lor the g’orious
old hero. This good news gave us new lives, it
seemed. We travelled over ibe Cumberland
Mountains without much fatigue—making that
' day about twenty>two or twenty-three miles—
camping at Battle Creek
A short march biought us to Sparta—a c»n«
siderable little town situated on the Cuskiliar
River. Leaving this town, we inarched about
; twenty miles, camped, and cooked rations. Dur
ing the next two day?, we passed Bunker’s Hill
and Gainsboro’, arriving at the Cumberland
River, where it is fordable, at about six o’clock,
P. M. We crossed, and Camped on tbe Eastern
<bank* for the right.
About 3 o’clock the following morning, we
commenced the march again. About two miles
from the Cumber land Fold, we hailed to fill our
canteens with water. Here we t »und a spring—a
real curiosity. The water, gushing forth in a bold
stream, from a large rock, alter passing through
a trough about ten feet in length, enters the
ground, luroing a mill at that point, and is again
visible only at the lord of the river.
On tne 10th of Sep ember we passed through
Touipkinsville, Kv.; I2tb, passed Glasgow, a very
pretiy town, exceeded in its good looks only by
the exquisite beauty of its fair ones. These fair
Kemuckians, once more in the unrestrained en
joyment of their liberty, greeted our advent into
their State by their bewitching smiles, aud the
display of their C< nlederate banners. We camped
about two or three miles from Glasgow, uutil
Monday, the 15th inst., when we agaiu took up
the tine of march. We camped at night near a
church, aud early next morning set out. marching
until about 10 o’clock. P. M , when we baited aud
formed a line of battle in front of the enemy’s for
tifications. The line being formed, aud the
position for our artillery being chosen, we stacked
Irms, and retired lor the night, expecting to open
upon the Yank *a in the morning, at early dawn.
I slept as soundiv aud sweetly as if I had been at
home, and woke up in the morning as General
Jackson announced to Maj >r Cox, that there would
j be no tight, the enemy having surrendered. The
j force ot the enemy was, 1 believe, 4,200 or 4,300.
i There w«*r«* several pieces of cannon, besides muß
| kets ol improved pattern, and a large amount of
! Commissary and Quartet master's stores, captured.
i 1 should state, howerer, that, ou Suuday, tne 14 h
wist, Genera! Chalmers, of Withers’ division, at*
j lacked the enemy with his brigade, but did uot
accomplish much—bis force being too weak.
Tbe towns captured were Woodsvilte and M in*
. fordsvilte, Ky
Jackscn s (our) brigade entered the fort and
stockade, fin which cousist* d ihe enemy’s fortifi
cations,) on Thursday. On Fniay night, the
l'.Hh lUf't, we left the latter p aces, and reached
this place on the 22d ins'., having passed through
Hodgeusntle and New llaveu on tne route. The la
dies ut all these plac s welcomed us with that
degree of animation and feeling wuicu always
actuates those who desire t > he released from the
oppressive yoke of a tvranicaf despi.t. As we
were entering Hurdstown, I thought we wouid
certainly get into an engagement, us ihe cavalry
reported skirmishing going ou between a part ol
our cavalry and the enemy’s cavalry and infantry
forces, about 8 miles beyond the town. Suffice it
to say I was disappointed We are now encamp -
ed ou the “Hurdstown Pair Grounds”—having
been here, today, oue wetk Bung on duty to
day as “Sergeau' of he Guild,’ 1 I cannot, for
want of time and space, enter as lully into a de*
tat ed account of our marc o-s as I shoo'd wish
I have tried to give you s in* faint idea us to
what we have been doing and wbeie we are.
Since we commenced the inarch, as you will readi*
I? perceive, we have marched tnr ugfi Tennessee
ami are no* within 37 miles of L uusville. Ken
tu :ky. We huve able me ato lead os, and a just
a»d kind God to d rectaod preserve ua; with
these incentives, we hope to prove ourse ves wor
thy oi that liberty and freedom, for the exercise ol
which we have sacrificed the comforti and enj >y
menfs of home God bless and defend the right.
My health is excellent ; 1 have stood ihe marches
far better than 1 could have hoped lor. Our
compauy stood the fatigue very well. As wc have
no postal communication with you all at present,
you must try aud con'eat .yourself with bearing
horn me only when 1 -»u send a letter by some
oue going home. T « ill write at every opportuni
ty. I am, very affectionate!?, Birkk.
A gentleman of this place obtained a per*
mu from 001. McKinstrv, last week, to go over
into M'ddle Teouessee to purchase wheat for his
own use. both t" sow aud »o have uta e mto fl iur-
He went over and purchased enough for his own
use. near Murfreesbol*o v v at two dollars u bushel,
and brought it over with him. We mention this
faci to show dial individuals can obtain what they
need without relying upon spectators. Let all
who peed articles of this description, such as
wheat, fi *ur, bacon laid an i clothing, go over
iut * Middle Tenuessae uud buy for Jiemselves.
Thev will thus not only be benefit ting themselves,
I but will be doing good to the country by setting
*th-vS example It the quantity wan eJ is t<.o
small to justt'v each one in g ting over, let several
unite amt send one of their number to buy tor all.
We tre authoris'd to state that permits'will be
yiven to men who wish to purchase articles for
their own use and noi for speculation. Specula
tors ought n* • to be allowed to use the railroads
: for their uuvau'age This speculating mama
I must be stopped, either by civil ol military law,
or the country wi.l not be able to be"r it. It is :he
viuty o' all good cilix-ns to set their faces against
it. aud no matter how high the position or what
the standing of those engaged in it, let it be
frowned down by *u indignant public.
ChaUanoogr{Ttnn.) Rtbtl, Oct, 14.
Ii is time that a full agreement and concert
were established among tt.e planters of the South
a* to the next cop of cotton. If the war contin
ues mto January, as is more than probable, there
»h<»uld not be an acre of cotton planted. Let our
planting friends communicate promptly their
opinions iu the matter.
Chirleston Courier, Oct 16.
\
contributions to the Georgia Relief and Hospita. ;
Association from the Augusta Omnibus Company !
through 8. D. Williams, Esq., Superintendent.
The articles are a lot of unclaimed good 3 left by
soldiers passing through the city, and were packed
with perishable articles. If all the Railroad and
other companies would adopt the same plan, many
a poor soldier would be clad for the winder: i
b'ankets, 18 pair socks, 24 shirts, 14 drawers, 6 '
pair pants, 3 coats, and 2 round jackets.
Each package has been duiy noted and a memo**
randum of contents kept, so that the rightful
owner, or his representative, will, m each case, be
furnished with similar articles or taeir value, m
case the demand is ever made.
There is no doubt an immense amount of un
claimed baggage of this kiad, belonging to or in
tended for soldiers, in the hands of railroad, ex
press, stage line, aod ho-ie! companies, and other
parties, which could at once be made available if
sent to responsible Hospital Associations, has
been done in the present case. We recommend
that the example of the Augusta Omnibus Com
paDy be followed by all having such unclaimed
articles as would be useful to the army. The
Georgia Relief and Hospital Association will give
a receipt for the articles in each case, and will en
deavor, through its agents, to find the rightful
owner. Failing m this, it will dispense them
judiciously, and hold itself responsible to the
j roper parties.
♦
THE VERY LATEST FROM THE NORTH |
From the Richmond (. Va.) Diipatch, Oct. It.
We received last night, through the polite at- |
tentiou of friends, copies of the New Y'orx Herald
and Times of Wednesday, the 5 th, which came by
flag of truce boat last night. The fallowing dis
patch from Gen. Grant ;s tne latest official intelli
gence about the late battle at Co lath .
Hdq’rs of Gen. Grant.
Jackson. Tcnn , Oct. 6—12:20 P. M. •
To M .j »r-General Halleck, General-in-Chief;
Generals Oir and liurlbmt came upon the ene
my yesterday, and General H irlburt havmg driven
in small bodies of the rebels the day before, after
seven hours’ hard fighting drove the enemy five
miles back across :he Hatchie towards Corinth,
capturing two batteries, about three hundred pns- ■
oners, and many small arms.
I immediately apprised General Rusecrans of •
these facts, and* directed him to urge on the good
work. The following dispatch has just been re
ceived from him '
“Chsvalla, Oct. 6, 1562.
“To Ma'j or-G.neral Grant:
“The enemy are totally routed, throwing every- |
thing away. We are following sharply.
“W. 8. Roskcran.-. Mttj »r-General.”
Under previous instruct.OQ4 Gen Huribut is 1
also following. Gen. McPherson is in the lead of |
Gen. Roseerins’ column.
Tne rebel General Martin is said to be killed, j
U. 8. Grant,
Major General Commanding.
A dispatch from Cairo, dated the 7til, says: ,
As yet we can only state the general resuits |
of the fighting at Corinth. Skirmishing com- j
meuced on Sunday last, and there has been more
or less fighting every day since. The rebel loss
is about eight hundred killed and from one thou
sand five hundred to one thousand eight hundred j
wounded. We have one thousand five hundred
prisoners at Corinth aod three hundred on the
Hatchie river, and more constantly coming in.
We have taken several thousand stand of arms,
thrown away by the rebels in their U ght. They
are mostly new and of English make. Our loss,
it is believed, will be three hundred killed and
one thousand wounded. Many houses in the town
were badly shattered by shot and shell.
On Sunday General ,Orr drove the enemy five i
miles over hills and through wood- and vallevs, I
the rebe’s taking advantage of every wood for *
their infantry, and every bill for the«r artillery.
The tight lasted seven ho fra The rtjbel Genera*
R »gers was killed. General Og'eshy has died of
bis wounds. General Orr is slightly wounded.
Prisoners taken say their effective force in the
vicinity is 63,000 men. This is probably an over
estimate ; but it is certain that they have outnum
bered us two to one.
Gen. Grant in an official dispatch, dated the sth,
of course not so late as the oue published above,
says
Kosecruns telegraphs that the loss is serious on |
our side, particularly in officers, but bears no com
parison with that of the enemy
Gen. Hackleman fell while gallantly leading his :
brigade.
(»en. OgU sby is dangerously wounded.
Geu. McPherson, with his command, reached
Coriuth yesterday.
Gin Rosecrans pursued tne retreading enemy |
this morn.tig, and should they attempt to move j
towards B tiivar, wiii follow to that place.
Gen. Huribut is at the Hatchie river, with five
or six thousand men, and is, no doubt, with the '
pursuing column.
From <OO to I,o<*o prisoners, besides the wound
ed, are lett in our bands.
Gen. Orr, who followed Gen. Harlbnt, met the !
enemy to-day on the Sooth side of the Hatchie, as 1
1 understand from a despatch, and drove them
across the stieaui, and got possession of the
H.ights with our troops
GeueralOrr took two batteries and about 2*}o j
prisoners.
A large portion of Gen Rosceranzs forces
were at Cberalla
At this distance everything looks most favor
able, and l cannot see bow the enemy are to es
ctpe without losing everything but their small 1
arms.
I have strained everything to take into the I
tight an adequate force, and to get tnem to the
right place U. 8. Grant.
Major General Commanding.
THK EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION —M CLELLAV PR;,- j
HI BITS ITS DISCI SSION AMONG UIS SOLDIERS—LIN -
CULM S LIFK UNSAFE IN WASHINGTON.
Liocolu’s Proclamation is bear ug bitter fruit
and its effect m the army s greatly feared. Gen.
McClehao has issued the following orderjwuh re
lerence to its disciftaion by hts soldiers.
IIK ADOITA V K US ARMY OF THE PoToMAC, i
(jump near Sharpsburg, Md. t -
October 7th, 1562. )
The attention of the officers aud soldiers of the
Aruiy of the Potomac is called to General Ordeis
No. 189, War D -paitment, Sept. 24, 1562, pub
lishing to the army the President’s proclamation
ot Sept. 22.
A proclamation of such grave moment to the
nation, officaily communicated to the army, af
iords to the General commanding au opportunity
«>t detiuiug specifically to the officers uud soldiers I
under hts command the relation borne by all per j
sous lu tne military service of the Uutled Slates 1
towards the civil authorities of the Government. !
I he Constitution confides to the civu authorities, J
Legislative, Judtciul, and Executive, the power I
ami duty of making, expounding and executing
the Federal laws. Armed forces are raised and
-upported simply to sustain the civil authorities, - t
uml are to be he;d in strut subordination theieto .
m all respects. This fundamental rule of our po- 1
Plmcai system is essential to the security of our
republican institutions, and should be thoroughly
understood and observed by every soldier. The;
principle upon winch, aud the objects for which,
armies shall be employed in suppressing the re
bellion must be determined and declared bv the
civil authorities and the chief Executive, who is
charged with the administration of the national
affairs, is the proper and only soutce through !
wh.ch the views and orders of the Govern
ment can be made known to the armies of the ;
nation
D.ecussion by officers and soldiers concerning
public determined upon and declared by !
the Government, wnen carried at all beyond the !
urdiLarj temperate and respectful expression of !
opmu»n, tend greatly to impair and destroy the
utsciphoe aud efficiency of troops by substituting
the spirit ot political taction for that drm, steady,
aud earnest support of the authority of the Gov
ernment, which is the highest duty of the Ameri
can soldier. The remedy for political errors if
I lion of ibe people at tne pons.. .
In thus calling the attention of this arm. , X” ie
| true relation between the soldiers and the
eminent, the General commanding merely edn. rts
to an evil against which it has been thought aa ‘
visable during our whole history to guard the ar*
miesof the Repub ir, and in so doing he will h?ot
be considered by any rtgbt-mindeci person
casting any reflection upon that loyalty and good i
conduct which has been so fnilv illustrated upon I
so many battle balds. I» carrying out all meas« 1
] ures of p ibi c policy tb.s army w.ll, ot course,;
’ be gui led by tie same rules of mercy and Chris- ,
! nanny that nave ever controlled its conduct to- |
wards the defenceless.
By command of Maj-Gen. McClellan.
| James A. Hardee, Lieu\-C» loael Aid de-Camp, j
uud Acting Assistant Adjutant. General.
A dispatch in the New York Herald, f r. m
Washington on tbs 7 h. the heading ot j
i “The president's life considered in danger,” 1
! savs:
Tne PrtS dent’e life is considered unsafe bv i
many persons hare. As in ali great political and
social crises, there are now monomaniacs whose j
peculiar insanity points toward the assassination
of the person who wields the power of the Gov*
eminent. Muttering* have oeen heard in refer
ence to the President by persons who have this
form ot insanity la Washington, and the personal
safety of the Commander-in Chief ought to be
looked after wuh the utmost diligence.
Cassius M. Clay made a speecn in New York,
Tuesd iy night, in which hi said, if Bevmonr, the
Democratic candidate for Governor of New York,
aod some of his supporters, were hung, thousands
of good lives might be saved. Tats was re** ;
ceived with great applause.
ANOTHER EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION. |
Col Morgan, of the * th Regiment New York *
: vo.unteers, now commanding the military pogtatf
: K-y West, Florida, has, by our last news irom ,
; that point, seen ht to issue a j
| declaring all the Slaves on that is ana to be
: fee.
FROM M'CLELLAN'S ARMY—THE REBEL ARMY RAP- I
IDLY RETREATING ON RICHMOND - STATEMENT OF I
A DESERTER —CAPTCBE OK A TRAIN, AC , AC.
A dispatch from Cumberland, Md ~ on that day, i
‘ states that Co 1 . linbudec’s entile wagoD train, two i
' pieces of artillery, and fifty prisoners, bad been;
captured bv the Federal Col. Mcßeynoids, on the j
| Cacapon river. An explosion occurred >a a pow«
! der n.ag • c n-.* at Harper's Ferry,on the 6th,wound- ;
ing -ev, rai soldiers. The fallowing dispatches are |
aii from the Army of the Potomac that are of any
! interes :
Sandy Ho is, Md , Oct. 6, 1562.—A reconnois
-ance wa- made mis morning by the Sixth United
i States cavalry and a section of Robinson’s light
; battery. Tbev moved out on the Charlestown
road, and shortly alter come upon toe rebel
, mounted pickets, who fell back, rap’dly s<ir
: Tiishiog as they retreated, until they came up >n
the reserve, who were drawn up to receive them ’
with a battery ci'Dimanding tti® approach. Capt.
>anders, finding the enemy in lorje, fell back and j
I returned to camp.
During the advance we had two men killed and
| six wounded. The rebels lost six killed and teu !
1 wounded, and u Lieutenant of the Seventh Vir
ginia cavairv taken prisoner.
Aside from this everything ta quiet in this vis i
cinity.
t redbrick, Md, Oct. 7.—1 'earn from private)
sources that recent reconnoissances reveal thef-ct j
that Gen. Lee’s rebe; army is rapidly failing back I
op Richmond.
The chances of their escape from McClellan's j
clutches are hourly diminishing A detachment
from Sumner’s c *rp§ drove in the pickets of the !
enemy to Cbarest'>wn day before yesterday.
A dispatch from Washington, dated the 7ih,!
savs “there is no evidence of any enemy in grtat I
force immediately .a front of Wa.-hington. ’ It j
adds:
A deserter from the *2i Virginia cavalry, Mum- i
ford’s brigade, captured near Fairfax Court House, j
states tout Jo. Johnston is to supercede General |
Bragg in Kentucky. He says that he heard rebel |
officers admit the loss of the rebels at Antietam |
to be 16,000 killed and wounded, and 4,000 pri- |
soners. According to hts statement the rebel |
army is i-*cat a thus. Mumlora’s brigade, of from
y*Mo l." 0 1 cavairv, :s between Washington and
the springs. The force at Culpeper Court Houseg •
now commanded bv Gen. Jo. Johnston, consists
of tnree divisions, one of them commanded bv
Gen. Geo. W Smith, at other by Geo. H »rion; the
name of the division commander he did not
know. Tne force under Gen. Lee, at Wmches’er,
he savs, uumbers lS y)00 meu, and is being rein
forced, but this is evidently too high an estimaie.
FIGHTING IN TUB Wfc»r —THE CONFEDERATES ON TUB
« RETREAT
A telegram from Lou svillt 1 , on tne 7tb, states
that it was supposed ther* that the Confederates
were retreating to UailVGup, where a great bat.
tie would be fought. Thev had burnt the bndg*.*
behiad them. A later te egram, sent/it midnight, j
says t
Lexington is mostly evacuated by tne rebels, ;
there beiug only one hundred reuiaiting They
took aud carried to Camp Dick Robins >n 1
barrels of pork from Cheuauit A Co., packed on
their own account and lor other parties, mostly i
Recessionists. They also took |.*o,oc*o w**rth o! i
j j aus aud liuseys from Oda a in, 8co« X C 0.,;
which they have manufactured into clothing.— |
Tue rebels paid for these goods in Con federal * j
scrip, unless owners refused to receive it, m which j
event n > con6ideraiion was given. Reliable iu-1
dividuals from Lexiugtou, who have conver.-ed I
wi h rebel soldiers, are cortiient that a baule I
must eusue before the rebels leave Kentucky.—i
R-.bei soldiers tell them thev prefer being killed, i
or captured and paroled, rather than march over j
the mouutaias again. This se.-ms to be the con*
elusion of tUe whole rebel army.
A tight occurred at Newtoja, fiftyofour miles!
Bouth ot Springfield, Mo. f m wh-ch, claims a Bt. !
Loin.- teegram of tne7tn, Gen. Bchobe*d drove j
belore him 15. -oO Confederates, after a two h trs’ |
tight. Thtf slate of uffairs in K*iu ? uckv is bus •
dt-.-cribed m a letier dated Louisville, ihi 3 .: j
The army moves in three niaiu corps d artnee, I
i commanded respectively by Muj ir-Genefnis Crit*' *
uii ien, McCoak, uud Gilbert. M.j *r-General j
Thomas, the tiero m Mi*i Spring, is second iu I
i command undtr Huei l . A tew glimaieriugs ot!
w hat is to De can be discerned in ihe tuivemem
jot one corps which left this cityon W ednesday :
uHirniPg, and within twenty four hours was iu |
possession ot SheibwiUe, over thirty miles dis- i
taut. Tue rebels tied before them in confusion, j
forgetting, :u their haste, to get away large quan
tities of arms, ammunition uni other miutarv
stoles Tuis place had bt*eu occupied by a divi
sion of K thy Smith's at my, ab >ut 4,"00 strong,
commanded by Claiborne, ot Mississippi. Prea
tou Smith an I Hull held positi »ns as Brigadier-!
Generals under Claiborne. Col, Nixon, whilom
editor of the New O. leans Crescent, was the rebel
provost marshal of the town. Tne rebel rule at
thit place i& described as unusually gentle.
It is reported Irom the direction of Bardstown
tnat the rebels are failing back from that place,
j though Bragg's army :s, or has been, camped i
; ihcie. The Democrat, ot this city, has inforuia-i
j tion that Bragg is mussing his troops back ot j
Bardstowo, with a new of marching through >
Springfield and Danville to Camp Dick Robinson, 1
where he purposes fortifying and making a des- !
perate s T and.
THE CONFLICT COMMENCED IN BOSTON —Ct BORG e
FEANCIS TRAIN MOBBED BY SUMXEk’s SUPPORTERS'
—NO FREE M’EKCH.
A Republican meeting was held m Faneuil i
Ilaii Monday, which w.*.s addressed bv Senator I
Sumner, at which Geo-ge Francis Train, who at - 1
tempted to reply »o him, was mobbed. The Bos
ton Host savs :
Dum g his speech. Mr. >umner specially cha!» i
leuged criticism; but no sooner was this accented
on the part of some of his hearers, ihao the meet
ing irteny refused to near a response. Free I
speech, such as had been invited, was not per
mmed. The Inends of Mr. Geo. Francis Tram,
who with him bad remained quieily for two mor« i
tal hours iistemog t > Mr. Simmer, thought it only
fair that he should be heard; aud this too, after i
the Sumner oration had actually come to an end, j
But such a seemiuglv fair aud’ iu3t proceeding
was not to be allowed. Mr. Tram, 'after mocb
peril and difficulty, reached the platform, but was*
seized tn the roughest manner bv the police and !
others. He succeeded sereral times tn clearing I
himself from these encumbrances, but was at las'; :
overpowered and taken from the hall bvthe pas- j
sage in rear of the platform. From thence, with, {
Court Square, Mn, w m
ous demonstrations of approbation Th d C
to which he had been ;T® ™ugb
T **IcC*LLA»*OU3.
Lord Lynns is expected to returrr ta W- -n, n
,o Br o^r!n £ ?fi ,Bb S, I “ mw jf the Htb mst
Gen. listens has been nominatad r s » r c*
eroor by the Repun.icao, of
I he L oion Convention which nominated K »-
nan for Congress at L't ca Vt» Vr.t°, f 6 '’
endorse the Emancipation Proclamation ’
J:iZ -Ne“v ! c r ** !O,#3W h " e or,
Tha
,D Woia° COngre “
'll to o; ou t°o f' t n e'c oy 11 e xce p? °t h ‘°
br.ag.ng marketing' ’ 3
LATEST FROM THE NORTH.
GREAT 2 AID BY GENERAL ST (TART
as captures three Pennsylvania
TOWNS.
From the Riehmon<i Dispatch.
"We are indebted to the kindness of friends f, r
New 1 ork papers of Saturday, the lith, and Bui,
tmiore papers of the ermine of that day The
most inipimnt feature of the news is a raid in',
Pennsylvania by Gen. Smart with 3,000 cavalry
Gov. Curtin, ol Pennsylvania, at Himsbure Z'
ce.red the following dispatch frctn Chambers'"--,
on the 10th. dated 7 33 r. 51.; *
“Mercersburg was occupied by Stuart’s rebel
cavalry force to-day, and they are now aivanc-iig
on Cuatnbersbure- Taey to .k horses and allo h
er property they wanted at Mercers,urg and gave
rebel scrip for r.. They did no injury to indi.
vidua'.s that I beard of. The lorce :A estimated
at 3,0 .0. The rebels are cei tainly advancing on
€ha nbersburg. They have cut the Bedford w-re
They are reported as near as St. Thomas, sev-n
mites from here There is no doubt whatever of their
OelDg in Jlereersburg. They will certainly g-y,
us a call to-night. We had' the pumor ‘at t
r. clock, but it was not credited. We can m-ke
no resistance, as it would only exasperate them
and cause wanton destruction of life."
Col. s!cClcrs.
Chin rehab into, Oet. i,3 P. U About fir leen
men on horseback are in town, with carbines and
a hag of truce. They want to see .he principal
men of the town. They have a large lorce about
one mite from towu, wuo will eatir in an hour
Colonel McClure and Provost Marshal Kimmei
have just gone two miles from town to meet the
rebel commander. Nothing can be done ex-’-pt
surrender. We look for the whole force in half
an hour. They crossed the Potomac at Hancock
and came over the country to the Ptt sburg pike'
Thi deposits of the Ch’a nbersburg bauk hare
not been returned front New York stnce the last
raid.
Harrisdcrg, Oct. 10. 10 P. M.—Dispatches hist
received frum Shippensburg confirm the news of
the occupation of Cbambersburg. The advance
rebel force consists of 1,000 cavatrv aud six piece*
of artillery.
Governor Curtin is now pushing troops up tbe
Valley. r
, Tbe town of Cbambersburg is 45 miles souths
west of Harrisburg and 150 miles west of Phila
delphia, aud has a population of about 3,000 souls
It is a thriving place, and has eight churcnes and
hve newspaper offices, its business is chiefly tbe
mauutactute of floor, cotton, and iron
TMX LATEST —TUB Billin' PKNNSFLVANIA -Tag 3.VBHT
FALLING BACK.
Philadelphia, Ocf 11.—A dispatch from Govs
ernor Curtin to Mayor Henry states that no troops
are needed from this point, as th 9 rebels are als
ready reported to be ial tng back.
TBB LATEST FROM CORINTH.
The following dispatch, dated Cairo, Oct. »ih
is the latest intelligence from Corinth
We have chased Price as far as Ripley, and so
tar as we can ascertain the chase is stiil kept up-
Tbe reported Union occupationof Grand Junction
is not cootirmed. Gen. Oglesby, who was wouud
ed at CoriDlh, is not dead.
rCBTHER FROM TUB BATTE AT PBRRVVILLB-gl VK
FEDERAL GENERALS KILE BO —ANOTHER BATTLE AT
CHAPLIN'S CREEK.
The New York Herald, of the Ifth, of course
claims a victory at Perryville, and says the “rebel
army in Kentucky is entirely broken up bv the
defeat Ii publishes the followng dispatches ■
Cincinnati, Oct. 10. 1362-Laier intelligence
rom Buell's army is very encouraging General
Buell's forces drore Geo. Bragg’s nearly ten miles
ou Thursday wnb great slaugnter. The rebels
are rstreaiiog in disorder, and our forces are fol»
lowing Close yin pursuit. General Buell bis his
f >rc**s well iu h tod.
Loiisvillk, Oct. To.—Gen. Buell fought a great
outtle with Bragg s rebel army vesteraay at Per**
rvvtlle, gaining a .signal and decisive Tictorv
Bragg is used up.
i Lochtilli, Oct 14.—There are various rumors
j circulating relative to the tight which too* place
i yesterday, (Thursday,) which are said to be favor
! able to the Union aide; but they can he traced to
Ini authentic source, and headquarters, at U
I ’'clock, this (Friday) morning, have’receive! no
j authentic advices from the battle field later than
Wednesday evening. Our force in that tight was
I but 'A ‘”0 infantry, assisted by 3 bat’eries of are
j tilterv and ’2.500 cavalry, but this lorce was rein
j forced towards the close of the tiirht. The rebel
force has not been estimated.
Among the casualties at Perryville, on Weds
nesduv, are the following ; Oen. Jackson! killed
Gen. Terrill, killed, Acting Brig. Gen. Webster’
ktl'ed, Acting Brig. Gen. Lyttle, killed; Lt. Col’
•Sercet, killed; Maj. Campbell, of the Fifteenth
K •ntucky caralry, killed; Col. Pope, of the same
regiment, wounded. There is no confirmation of
the death of Oen. Sheridan. Gen. Rosseau is re»
poi f-d slighl'y wounded. Col. Woodford, of the
V rst Kentucky cayalry;after making fire charges,
took two Kentucky b tileries, and the enemy, us -r
very hard fighting, were driven tack eght' miles.
The foregoing re'ates to Wednesdiy’s tight. No
accounts have yet been recetv dos tue los-es on
either side; but ours is supposed to be Urge from
the mortality am mg the field '(filers. A large
ambulance train is now leaving Louisville to bring
the wounded hither.
Lortsmut, Oct 10, 4 P. M.—Early yesterday
morning Gen. Buell attacked G?n. Bragg’s forces
at Chaplin Creek, in the immediate vicinitr of
Perryville. A short but terrific fight ensued,
when the reoels broke and retreated raptdlv over
! three diverging roads Southward, ourforc-s.o
:] close pursuit. It is hoped that the lot will be
bagged.
At the last accounts (Jen. Gilbert’s forces were
j in the rear of the rebels and some d’stanee below
| (hem- Military evgeocies require the suppres
sion o( detat.s. N ■ lurther accounts of losses on
either side bare been received. Louisville is in
great excitement respecting thefate of our sold ,'-s
:n the pending battle Capt Oldershaw. Jackson's
Adjutant, is on the wav hither from Bardstown
with the remains of Generals Jacks on and Terrill
1 and Cut. Webster, of the SStb Oa.o regiment.
TUB FGDBBaL ÜB.MIKALS EILLKO.
Bnga her General James 8. Jackson, who was
killed, was a native of Kentucky and a Lieutenant
jof cavalry in the Mexican war. He fought a duel
| wu, ‘ 'be celebrated Thomas F. Marshall while in
that service. He was about forty rears of age.—
Genera! Win. K. Terrill was a na'tive ot Virginia
; and a graduate of West Point. He enter-d Ltn
, coins service as a Colonel of a Kentuckv regi-,
ment. Gen. Wm. H. Lvttle was a native of Ohio,
i ancl served to the Mexican war. Gen. Webster
j was also a native of Ohio. General Martin was a
; native of Maryland.