RURAL 
flying at the highest, speed to the south hank of 
the Rapidan. Gen. Kilpatrick, who came up in 
the rear of this flying force, is said to have cap¬ 
tured about 50 men before they reached the river. 
On the left Gen. Devens was equally successful. 
He met the old brigade of Gen. Lee. Theobject 
for which the reconnoisance was made having 
been successfully accomplished, Gen. Buford 
retired. 
On the 25tb, 110 prisoners captured recently 
south of the Rapidan, reached Washington from 
the Army of the Potomac. Some were captured 
at Madison Court House, but the most of them 
were captured at a point within seven miles of 
Gordonsville. Among them are Col. R. H. Lee, 
Inspector of the 2d Army Corps of the Army of 
Northern Virginia; Capt. P. A. Quin, 2d N. C. 
cavalry; Lieut. J. B. Moore, one of Moseby’s 
gang; Lieut. H. MormftD. 28th N. C.; H. B. 
Bradley. Assistant Surgeon of Cobb’s Legion, 
and U. B. Sbalds, Ans’t Surgeon. 
The N. Y. Tribune ’s Norfolk letter says :— 
Lee has been to Charleston within a few days, 
and the probabilities are that ha will superintend 
the final struggle for Chattanooga. Ewell’s 
corps is alone in front of Meade, and Richmond 
depends upon him and such a new force as can 
be hastily raised for its protection. Rebel sym¬ 
pathizers here admit that the capital is in immi¬ 
nent danger should Meade move againstiL Long- 
street and Hill’s corps were in the late fight, and 
further re-enforcements have been sent Bragg 
from Richmond. 
Gen. Graham, who commanded one of our 
brigades at Gettysburg, and was taken prisoner 
and conveyed to Richmond, has recently been 
exchanged, and reached Washington on the 22d 
ult. Gen. Graham communicated important in¬ 
formation to the Government, no is satisfied 
that only two divisions of General Longstreet’s 
corps, with all his artillery, have been sent to 
Bragg. Jn addition to that two brigades of Gen. 
Pickett and the Wise Legion were also detailed 
to re-enforce Bragg. Gen. Graham says he saw 
81 pieces of cannon moving across the bridge at 
Richmond, said to be going to Bragg. The news 
of the battle which was fought between Bragg 
and Rosecrans, was a disappointment to the rebel 
authorities at Richmond. They expected to hear 
that Rosecrans had been annihilated, and that 
Bragg had re-taken East Tennessee. Instead of 
that, Richmond was in a state of mourning for 
the heavy losses that Rosecrans had inflicted on 
Bragg. 
There has already been received as commuta¬ 
tion under the enrollment act. $5,000,000, and all 
monies hereafter realized from this source, are 
to be expended in bounties for enlistments. 
to have fought their vessels gallantly, and are 
unhurt The rebel steamers took the Clifton and 
Hacbem in tow within twenty minutes after their 
surrender. The extent of their damage is un¬ 
known. The arrival of the O wasco this morning, 
has given me the only reports from the rehel 
officers that I have received. The attack, which 
was to be a surprise and to be made on the morn¬ 
ing of the 27th, was not made till 3 P. M. on the 
2Hh. A reconnoisance had been made on the 
morning of the 2Sth. by Gens. Franklin and 
Weitzel and Lieut. Crocker, when they decided 
on a form of attack different from that recom¬ 
mended by myself. 
1 have the honor to be your ob’t scrv’t, 
H. H. Bell. 
STEAMER AR1ZO.VA, SaBI.NE BAR, > 
Sept.. 10.1803. 5 
Sir:— At G A. M. on the Btb the Clifton stood 
in-the bay and opened fire on the fort, to which 
no reply was made. At it A. M. the .-■achem, 
Arizona and Granite City, followed by the trans¬ 
ports, stood over the bar, and with much difficulty, 
owing to the shallowness of the water, reached 
anchorage two miles from the fort at 11 A. M., 
the gunboats covering the transport-. At 3:30 
p, M-. the Sachem, followed by the Arizona, ad¬ 
vanced up the eastern channel to draw the fire of 
the forts, while the Clifton advanced up the west¬ 
ern channel, followed by the Granite City, to 
cover the landing of a division of troops under 
Gen. Weitzel. No reply to the tire of the gun¬ 
boats was made until w<> were abreast ol tbe 
forts, when tliev opened with eight guns, three of 
which were rifled. Almost at the same moment 
the Clifton and Sachem were struck in their boil¬ 
ers, enveloping themselves in steam. There not 
being room to pass tbe ■sachem, this vessel was 
backed down the channel and a boat was sent to 
the Sachem, which returned with the engineer 
and fireman, badly scalded—since dead. 
The Arizona bad now ground'd by the stern, 
tbe ebb tide, catching her now and swinging her 
across the channel, She was with much difficulty 
extricated from tills posititlon, owing to the en¬ 
gine becoming beaded by the collection of mud 
in the boilers. 
The flags of th*- Clifton and Sachetn were run 
down, and white flags were flying at Ihe fore. 
The transports were now moving out of the 
bay. This vessel remained covering their move¬ 
ment until she grounded. She remained until 
midnight, when she kedged off, as no assistance 
Could be had from any of the tugs. 
There are now on board this vessel Wm, Low, 
Peter Benson. George W. Maker, John Howells. 
Samuel Smith and Geo. Horton, of the crew of 
the Sachem. 
Very respectfully, your ob’t serv’t, 
H. Tibbetts, 
Commanding Steamer Arizona. 
To Commander 1L II. Bell. 
The arrival of the steamship Cahawba from 
New Orleans brings intelligence that tbe troops 
which were engaged in the Sabine Pass expedi¬ 
tion have not disembarked, and are to comprise 
part of an expedition overland to Texas. The 
troops were, on the departure of the steamer, 
moving towards Brashcar City and Berwick Bay 
as rapidly as by railroad transportation. The 
force which originally was to go by that route 
will thus be so much strengthened as to render 
tbe expedition formidable. It Is said that our 
forces were crossing Berwick Bay with their 
trains, and that a part of' the troops are already 
on the march westward. The occupation of 
Texas by our troops is uded in New Orleans 
as a fixed fad. 
found him in force. The enemy did not resist 
the advance of our reconnoitering column, which 
returned to its quarters after having accomplished 
the object of the movement, which proved to be 
of considerable importance. 
The Richmond (Rebel) IITiip of the 23d, re¬ 
ceived, reports three days of hard fighting in 
Northern Georgia, with heavy loss on both sides. 
The Whig slates the rebel loss at 5,000, including 
man} - valuable officers. Among the killed are 
Brig. Gene. Preston, of Tennessee; Wolford, of 
Georgia: Walkhem. of Miss.: Helm and IteBCher. 
Among the wounded are Brig. Gene. Adams, 
Brown, Gregg, Bunn, Preston, Cleburn and 
Beming. Maj. Gen. Hood who was wounded, 
has since died. 
The Southern papers are not at all elated over 
tbe result of the recent contests between Bragg 
and Rosecrans. The Whvj^ while claiming a 
victory for the secesBion forces, says : 
“We suppress exultation at the thought of 
what yet remains to be done, and the possibility 
of losing all that has been gained by failing to 
complete the work. Situated as Rosecrans is, 
the victory that does not disperse or capture his 
whole army in a lost opportunity. If he is per¬ 
mitted to hold Chattanooga, then our victory will 
be without profit, and we have only to mourn 
that so many brave men have died in vain, and 
chiefly that the gallant Hood has sealed his faith 
with his blood. Rosecrans must not only be 
beaten in battle, but he must be destroyed or 
driven from East Tennessee, otherwise the battle 
had as well not been fought. If this stronghold 
is not wrenched from him now. it Will hardly be 
hereafter. If he boldsit. he holds a point d'appul 
from which he may at any moment strike at the 
very vitals of the Confederacy. He bolds a re¬ 
gion pestilent with disaffection Ihat needs only 
the presence of the Yankee army to ripen into 
full blown treason. He holds the country that 
must supply meat for our army, nitre for our 
powder mills, and coal and iron for many of our 
manufacturing establishments. The possession 
of this country is of indispensable necessity to 
to us. It is the prize for which Bragg is contend¬ 
ing until he has won it. We can but rejoice with 
fear and trembling over what he has done. 
Should he win, it will be the super best achieve¬ 
ment of the war.” 
A Nashville dispatch of the 2Cth, gives reports 
of rebel prisoners, that Maj. Gen. Joe Johnson 
was killed In the late battles. 
Fling out the old banner, let fold after fold, 
Enshrine a new glory as each is unfurled; 
Let it speak to our hearts still as sweet as of old, 
The herald of Freedom all over the world. 
Let it float out in triumph, let it wave over head, 
The noble old ensign, it* stripes and It* stars; 
It gave us onr freedom, o'ershadows our dead, 
Gave might to our heroea, made sacred their scars. 
Let it wave in the sunbeam, uufurl in the storm, 
Our guardian at morning, onr beacon at night, 
When peace shine* in splendor athwart her bright form, 
Or war's bloody hand holds the standard of might. 
Unfurl the old banner, its traitors crush down, 
Let it still be the banner tliat covers the brave, 
The Btar spangled banner, with glory we own, 
’Tin too noble a banner for tyrant and slave. 
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One Million Annie Seedling*— E. J. Pettibone & Son. 
Cancer Hospital. Babcock A Tobin. 
Hop and Hairy Farm—Sk R Hendrick. 
Apple Stock-—Binge. Curtiss A, Co. 
ROCHESTER, N. Y., OCTOBER 3, 1863. 
Speelul Notices. 
The Best Magazine—Ticknor & Fields, 
Movements in the West and South-West 
Kentucky. — A dispatch was received in 
Louisville on the 23d ult, from Quartermaster 
General Meigs, a passenger on the morning train 
to Nashville, announcing tbe burning of a rail¬ 
road bridge at Nolin, Kentucky, by the rebels. 
The down train went back to Elizabethtown and 
was detained there some four hours. A epecial 
train with Adams & Co.’s train coming north put 
out the tire, which enabled the upward trains to 
arrive nearly on their regular time. Tbe damage 
to the bridge was very slight Tbe number of 
guerillas causing this disturbance is estimated at 
from four to fourteen. 
Kansas.— A special dispatch contains advices 
from Gen. Blunt’« army to the tenth. General 
Blunt was In very poor health, and would leave 
for Fort Scott soon. 
AFFAIRS IN WASHINGTON. 
The President has considered and approved 
the revised trade regulations prescribed by the 
Secretary of the Treasury for commercial inter¬ 
course between the citizens of the loyal States 
and inhabitants of States or parts of States here¬ 
tofore declared to be in Insurrection. The Secre¬ 
tary has given the most careful consideration to 
Agents, now five in number, are 
®l)c News Condenser 
— Gen. Scott is writing, a history of his campaigns. 
— New cotton raised by free labor, is arriving at New 
Orleans. 
— Scurvy is reported to prevail to some extent in the 
Army of the Potomac. 
— Thus far 2,100 soldiers have been received by the 
draft in New York city. 
— Craintnond Kennedy, the “boy preacher,” has been 
elected Chaplain of the 79th Regiment. 
— The price of coal being now so high, many railroads 
have again commenced the u«e of wood. 
— The Kngli.-h have not got Nona Sahib after all. It’s 
another man they've been exulting over. 
— The Rebels had six Generals killed and seven woun¬ 
ded in the late battles before Chattanooga. 
— Connecticut has $46,000,000 invested in manufactu¬ 
ring, giving employment to 00,000 persons. 
— A man in Rockland, Maine, died lately from the bite 
of a cat, combined with fear lest he should die. 
— The twenty-one hundred prisoners recently taken at 
Cumberland Gap arrived at Louisville last week. 
_There are 357 public schools in Philadelphia, and the 
cost of maintaining them last year was $601,100. 
_Civil courts arc being re established in New Orleans, 
and the old order of things is being inaugurated. 
— Hon. Archibald Williams, a prominent Judge of the 
Illinois Courts, died at Quincy on Monday week. 
_There has already been received at the Treasury as 
commutation under the enrollment act $6,000,000. 
— Four (out of seven) candidates for office in Virginia 
City, Nevada Territory, are natives of New England. 
— The whole number of houses engaged In the dry- 
goods trade of Cincinnati is 67 wholesale and 129 retail. 
— It is suggested that all thieves In the country ought 
to wear crape thirty days for the death of John B, Floyd 
— The black stampede is worse and worse in the South. 
Slaves have now begun to skedaddle from Texas to Mex¬ 
ico. 
— The amount of land under flax cultivation in Ireland 
exceeds that of last year by more than sixty thousand 
acres. 
— Emancipation movements are very lively in Missouri. 
Slaves go into Kansas at the rate of one hundred and fifty 
a day. 
— A man in Jersey City insists upon it that be has in¬ 
vented a flying machine. The affair is now on exhi¬ 
bition. 
— The Picton (N. 8.) Chronicle says the potato blight 
has made rapid progress during the past few days in that 
country. 
— It appears that Gen. Morgan, the king of the rebel 
guerrillas, and his thieving band, stole 2,073 horses in 
Indiana. 
— The total number of deaths in Brooklyn last week 
was 206; of which 26 were men, 34 women, and 146 
children. 
— During the year ending on the 1st of September, 
the State debt of Pennsylvania was reduced by payments 
$954,720. 
— The Maine Wesleyan Seminary has sent 400 of its 
students to the war. One hundred and fifteen went du¬ 
ring one term. 
— The total number of bodies buried of the killed at 
Lawrence is 140; the number of persons made widows, 85; 
orphans, 200. 
— Efforts will be made to raise the U. S. iron clad gun¬ 
boat Keokuk, which was sunk at Charleston during Du¬ 
pont’s attack. 
— The American Bible Society it is said has recently 
sent twenty five thousand Bibles gratis to the Southern 
Sabbath Schools. 
— The President refuses to accept the resignation of 
Gen. Burnside, and desires him to remain in command in 
East Tennessee. 
— David L. Gray advertises in tbe Richmond papers 
that he has a boat load of ice, which ho will retail at eight 
dollars a bushel. 
— The Windsor, (Vt.) Journal says that potatoes are 
rutting to quite an extent in that vicinity and in some oth¬ 
er parts of the State. 
— Five million acres in France are devoted to the culti¬ 
vation of the vine. The product is said to be but two gal. 
lou* of wine per acre. 
— An unofficial estimate of the number of colored sea¬ 
men in the Navy shows that there are now about 5,000 in 
that branch of the public service. 
— Mrs. Clent. White, of Selma, a sister of Mrs. Abra- 
liam Lincoln, recently presented a Confederate Jack to 
the gunboat Huntsville, at Mobile. 
— Planters who briDg cotton to Memphis, to obtain 
family supplies, are required to pay the rebels one hun¬ 
dred dollars a hale for the privilege. 
_ A female spy was arrested within Gen. Meade's lines 
recently. A memorandum of the strength and position 
of our forces was found on her person. 
the Biibject 
required, al ter conference with the Generals com¬ 
manding Departments, when possible with their 
sanction, unless unavoidable circumstances pre¬ 
vent the obtaining of it, to designate by known 
geographical boundaries, or by the enumeration 
of counties, that portion of the territory included 
in their agencies respectively with which trade 
may be safely permitted and report such desig¬ 
nation to Ihe Secretary. 
The part of territory so designated shall be 
called the Trade District, and no transpor¬ 
tation of goods, except especially provided for, 
shall be permitted beyond the lines of such 
District If it shall appear that beyond tbe lines 
of National military occupation, there is some 
territory within which the supply of necessaries 
is required by humanity and sound policy, while 
trade cannot yet be safely re-established there, 
the supervising Special Agent, with tbe sanction 
of the General commanding the Department, but 
in no case without his sanction, and subject to 
revocation and modification by the Secretary, 
may. in like manner, designate the portion of 
territory in their respective agencies to which 
goods may be properly permitted for individual 
and family supply, but for no other purpose. 
The territory so designated shall be called the 
Supply District, and no goods shall be trans¬ 
ported thereto lor sale, except as provided by 
the regulation, by authorized traders, except in 
the cities of Memphis and Nashville, and such 
cities or towns as may be hereafter designated by 
the Secretary, with the concurrence and approval 
of the General commanding the Department, 
Khali not sell goods to others to be re-sold by 
them, but shall sell only to persons for their own 
individual family or plantation use. in Memphis. 
Nashville, and other cities after designation, au¬ 
thorized traders may sell goods to other traders 
for the purpose of re-sale, upon the certificate of 
the proper local special agent. Persons and 
families residing in those cities may purchase, 
supplies for their own consumption at any trade 
store therein, without any certificate or permit, 
but goods so sold shall not be transported out.of 
the said cities without ihe permit of the proper 
officer. Upon the request of the General com¬ 
manding the Department, the establishment of 
one or more trade stores in any city or town of a 
supply district may be authorized under the 
same regulations as the trade stores are estab¬ 
lished in the trade districts, and subject to mili¬ 
tary orders, but the authority to establish such 
stores may be revoked and such stores discon¬ 
tinued whenever the public interests may re¬ 
quire it. All proper and loyal persons may 
apply in the prescribed form for the authority to 
purchase;for money, other than gold or silver 
coin, of the products of tbe country within the 
lines of the national military occupation in the 
agency, except when prohibited by the General 
commanding the Department or other special 
military order, and to transport the same to mar¬ 
ket on executing a proper bond. Every permit 
to purchase or sell cotton, tobacco, or other mer¬ 
chandise within any place or section of the State 
heretofore declared in insurrection after commer¬ 
cial intercourse therewith shall have been per¬ 
mitted by the Secretary of tbe Treasury, and 
every permit to transport the same thereto, 
therein or therefrom, shall clearly define the 
character and quantity of the merchandise. 
Boats and vessels may be cleared, and merchan¬ 
dise not prohibited may be permitted from any 
part which has been blockaded, but opened by 
proclamation, upon the payment ol' such fees only 
as were chargeable therefor before the blockade 
was declared, but subject to prescribed regula¬ 
tions, and upon giving bonds not to land or dis¬ 
charge any of such merchandise at any interme¬ 
diate point, except under permit authorized by 
the regulations; but no goods, wareB or merchan¬ 
dise shall be shipped or transported from and 
out of such open port, except under permits 
granted upon compliance with the regulations 
aud local rules and the payment of prescribed 
lees. 
All was quiet in the vicinity 
of Fort Smith, except ihat a few bushwhackers 
were restless; but by the continual reconnoiter¬ 
ing of our cavalry, the guerrillas were kept at a 
respectful distance. The rebels were falling back 
on Shreveport, Louisiana. Kirby Smith was in 
command. 
About 100 soldiers were daily recruited at 
Smith. The enlistment of negroes was also brisk. 
Gen. Blunt has issued an address to the people 
of Arkansas, in which he assures them that the 
Federal occupation was permanent, the whole of 
the Indian Territory being under his control, and 
all the rebel Irnops being driven beyond the Rod 
River, followed by the most anxious rebel citi- 
Ho feels assured that love and attach- 
Department of the Gult 
We have files from New Orleans as late as 
tbe I7lh, via Cairo on the 27th. From these we 
gather tbe following items of interest; 
General Grant has recovered sufficiently to be 
removed to Vicksburg, and leaves for that place 
to-day, accompanied by Adjutant Gen. Thomas. 
It will be some time before he can resume active 
duty. The General was injured by his horse 
falling upon him. 
Several steamboats from St. Louis have ar¬ 
rived within a few days, laden with produce, and 
have greatly relieved the markets. 
Military matters are active. The expedition of 
General Heron has been heard from. He has 
cleared tbe country between Red River and Port 
Hudson of the guerrillas who have been firing 
on our transports, and driven Gen. Green west 
of the Atchafalya with considerable loss. Among 
the prisoners captured was a gentleman from the 
rebel government with Important papers. The 
officer in command states that General Heron is 
quite sick and will be brought to New Orleans. 
Gen. Banks' order removing restrictions on 
trade is received with great satisfaction. The 
health of the city is good. 
A formidable expedition against Mobile is be¬ 
ing inaugurated, and the feint against Texas will 
not interfere, with it. The iron-dads of the Mis¬ 
sissippi are to co-operate with the land force, 
under command of Farragut. 
Advices by the Cahawba from New Orleans, 
reports tbe capture off Shi]) Island of the rebel 
blockade runner steamer Alabama from Havana 
to Mobile, and the rebel blockade runuer steamer 
Montyoneeus; also the destruction by the guns 
of our fleet, of the rebel steamer Fox. This all 
occurred in one day, the 12th inst. 
The following was received at the War Depart¬ 
ment on the 21st nit: 
U. S. Si ham Sloop Pkxsacola, 1 
Nu vr Oki.kaxs, Sep. 4. ( 
Sin:—I have the honor to inform the Depart¬ 
ment that Major General Banks having organized 
a force of 4.000 men, under Ma j. Gen. Franklin, 
to effect a landing at Sabine Pass for military 
occupation, requested the co-operation of the 
navy, which I most gladly acceded to. I as¬ 
signed the command of the navy force to Acting 
Volunteer Lieutenant Fred. Crocker, command¬ 
ing the 1*. 8. steamer Clifton, accompanied by the 
steamer Sachem. Acting Volunteer Lieutenant 
Amos Johnson, U. S. steamer Arizona. Acting 
Master Howard Tibbetts. an&t T . S. steamer—-, 
Acting Master C. W. Clean, these being the only 
available vessels of sufficient light draft at mV 
disposal for that service, and as they have good 
pilots. I have no doubt the force is sufficient tor 
the object. 
The* defenses ashore and afloat are believed to 
consist of two S2-pounder Barbette aud a battery 
of field pieces, and two bag batteries converted 
into rams. 
A squadron of four gunboats, under command 
of Acting Volunteer Lieutenant Crocker, was to 
make the attack alone, assisted tty about 180 
sharpshooters from the tinny divided among the 
vessels, and having driven the enemy from his 
defences or driven off the rams, the'lransports 
are then to advance and land their troops. 
1 regret exceedingly ihat the officers and crews 
who have been on blockade ran not participate in 
ihe attack, in consequence of the excessive draft 
ol water drawn by their vessels. The Ne w Lon¬ 
don, drawing ’.'4 'feet, is the lightest of all the 
blockaders and has made repeated attempts to go 
in alone without success. 
J have the honor to be your obedient servant, 
n. H. Bell. 
Commanding W. G. Squadron, pro tem. 
To ihe Hon. GUUon Well#.— C. 8. Steamship 
Pensacola, Sept. 13th.—Sir:—My dispatch No. 
41, informed you of Ihe repulse of the expedition 
to Sabine Pass, the capture of the Clifton and 
the Sachem by the rebels, and the safe return of 
the troops and transports to the river, without 
loss. Lieuts. Johnson and Crocker are reported 
The Army in Virginia, 
There is but little news of importance that 
we are at liberty to publish from this Depart¬ 
ment Certain movements have occurred within 
the past few days (and these will probably be 
fully developed within a week,) which it is 
thought, will have a decided bearing upon the 
Conflict in Virginia, but the military authorities 
have forbidden their publication. We present 
below the transactions of the week past: 
The advance of Gea. Meade had been nearly 
on the same line as that of Gen. Pope last year. 
Gen. Buford with bis division of cavalry and 
that of Gen. Kilpatrick uccupied Madison Court 
House. Gen. Kilpatrick in person led the ad¬ 
vance and charged and drove the enemy through 
the streets, capturing nine pickets and killing 
one. The village was found to be deserted by 
nearly all its male inhabitants. But a few gray- 
haired old men were found. The force which 
Gen. Kilpatrick had compelled to fall back pre¬ 
cipitately to tbe south side of the Rapidan, was 
found to be the old brigade of Gen. Toombs, now 
tinder the command of Col. W. B. Lee. The 
prisoners taken confirm the reports of the south¬ 
ern march of Gen. Longstreet’s corps, but say 
that he will return in time for the approaching 
battle with Gen. Lee. 
On the 24th, three miles beyond Madison C. 
H., Gen. Buford encountered a strong body of 
the enemy’s cavalry. Alter a spirited fight he 
forced them across the Rapidan at a point where 
the. Gordonsville pike reaches the river. This 
action reflects the highest, credit on all our troops 
engaged. Our casualties were one killed and 
about twenty wounded. We took 45 prisoners, 
among them Lieut. Col. Delong, of Cobb’s Geor¬ 
gia Legion. Lieut. Hryco and two privates of a 
North Carolina regiment, who were wounded. 
On Tuesday a body of rebel cavalry crossed 
into Upper Maryland, about four miles from 
Rockville, and hud not proceeded far before they 
were met by a portion of Scon’s Hull and some 
infantry. A fight ensued, and thirty-four rebels 
were killed and wounded. Among the killed 
was ( apt. Frank Kilg.-r, commanding the rebels, 
who retreated on discovering that they were con¬ 
tending with superior numbers. The guerrilla 
chief, Kinoholoe, and fifteen of his men were 
captured on the southern side of the Potomac, 
and have been sent to the Old Capitol. 
Col. Chapman, whose command consisted of 
the Bill Ill., 3d Ind., and Sth N. Y.. moved down 
the Gordonsville road on the 24th, aud when 
within four miles of the Rapidan suddenly came 
in contact with the old brigades of Gens. Jones 
and Hampton. Col. Chapman determined to 
risk an engagement, trusting that Gen. Buford 
would come to bis aid. A series of brilliant 
charges were theu made, which lasted from 2 
o’clock tut til sunset. Col. Chapman whipped 
three old rebel brigades, killed between forty 
and fifty, captured 700 prisoners, among them 
several officers, one Lieutenant Colonel, one 
Major, and several Captains, and sent the rest 
zens. 
ment for the Union is now evinced in Western 
Arkansas. The joy manifested at (lie appearance 
of his troops, the reports of the delegations which 
have visited from the interior of Southern Arkan¬ 
sas, and the arrival of hundreds of refugees to 
enlist in the army, give assurance to the fact. He 
feelingly alludes to the persecution of Union men, 
and doses his address as follows: 
“Many applications have been made by citi¬ 
zens for safeguards; none will be issued. The 
best safeguard you can have will be the Ameri¬ 
can flag unfurled over your premises, and if you 
deport yourselves as becomes good and loyal 
citizens, your conduct will be your safeguard. If 
it be your desire to disenthral yourselves from 
the tyranny and oppression to which you have 
been subjected, organize a civil government un¬ 
der the authority of the United States. Every 
facility will be aflbrded you to accomplish that 
purpose. I leave the matter with you, trusting 
that wise counsel may prevail.” 
A dispatch from Little Rock, Ark., dated the 
2Iet, to the St. Louis Republican, says :—Colonel 
Cloud, with 100 of the 2d Kansas cavalry, bod 
arrived at Little Rock on the IDLlx. 
Between 
j Perryville,. in the Indian Territory, where Gen. 
Blunt defeated the xebels under Steele and 
Cooper, and Fort Smith. Col, Cloud, with 500 of 
the 2d Kansas cavalry aud Robb’s battery, at¬ 
tacked 2,000 rebels under General Cabell in a 
strongly fortified position, and routed them with 
considerable loss. The rebels retreated towards 
Arkadelpld. At Dardomelle, on the 0th, Cloud 
attached 1,000 rebels under Col. Stonnan, and 
defeated them, capturing their camp and a large 
amount of commissary stores. Over 2,000 Union¬ 
ists had joined Cloud’s command, anxious to 
serve iu the defence of their homes. The first 
train of the Memphis and Little Rock Railroad, 
J started on the 23d. From ten to fifty deserters 
reach Little Rock daily to take the oath of alle¬ 
giance, and are then released. 
Tenn essee.— Gen. Burnside was at Knoxville 
on the 25th nit. The military authorities in Lou¬ 
isville say that Burnside did not know of the 
impending battle between Rosecrans and Bragg, 
and could not have re-enforced Rosecrans if he 
had. The battle had been long concluded before 
the news reached Burnside. 
Gen. Hartsuff is at Knoxville. There is no 
rebels this side of Greenville. Burnside is en¬ 
tirely safe in his present position, and by concen¬ 
trating at Cumberland Gup can repel any force. 
1 {, His supplies are abundant and not liable to be 
*1 cut off. 
£|> The Washington Republican says the govern¬ 
ed ment has received glorious news from General 
n _ v..i a1. .. __ _a_ a _ j mt. . 
Rosecrans. but the details cannot be stated. Thc- 
a ebel army, from the latest telegrams, has not, it 
appears, molested Gen. Rosecrans in his present 
position. 
A telegram from Gen. Rosecrans, dated the 
24th ult., gays he made a reconnoissance in force 
along the enemy’s lines the day previous, and 
