Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-10-11

YEN, Cnuz, September II.
Eds Delta Gehtlemen- Since my last the pariie.
in the Quart rmasie Department have been k,pi IA
ef busy htte III sending up trans troops, e. nj on
TO clear the Track 'bh 10 keep clear between harrand
the National Bridge IN urdrr Ia prevent those ttrquaHl
and vcNnt1oNs aHnoyancfs " hch have constantly been
met with y our lr ifatns GOING ur. aul ,sprca IL hv
the reinforcement which was On way up. under con
nsad al CAPT Mills ior The purpose ot Gnf ling a tc
QUESTION made IN The 64yunm by MaJr lally la
hclp.
The first train lmcnliorcd as having l,l1 in my nj
vice srn luu pr the M,klu, the uail, (utnl,r com
maud # 1t Cd llghes) took comllc let, possession IL
bc National Bndge The great stilng hid T., lie sncffil
las and The ssene Of Father Jlauta, great gcneashp
IN the matler oi Capt Wells jawuu had 1000 men
and w els had not more than one cig'h that number.-
Col. llughes' coumlnd. winch camc up tool, pos
session 4 tlis lonl att, dnn. twenty fur nunds shot
and shtIl lnia lie enomj ranks. winch were nmcdl
aoly after scattered with confusion all dsmy Tho
minutes oi tins ltile sbirnsh have a. vet tratsp
hu they are such rs daubeSs " i'll uict honor On the
cpmnnni. al. Hughes command as cnmp,s d 4 the
mounted Nola1tefs and iirstuc's Rangers Ia al
hout 100 nleh.
The ntN lran which went up cousis ed Of t. WAGONS.
ono company ii ihn u Illinois volunteers and delaeh
mcn' q The mounted l:apeers IN command Of Captain
taltrhl; The, reached ihc National Bridge Ofalfehi
ding The ps oil commander If the advance guard all
thr May gons and comlng) N Perfect safety. Col.
Collins had the command Of this train and cam s,e
hins.iI laihef IN complimentary TENS of Capt. Far
chl'd conduct IN the occasion
The shtrd train Went up FRIDAY asst aud has not
yctfeluned II consisted oi 80 wagons and an escort u
about SOD o"ps thy went under the command If [ apt
u'n'2e'hau AMI have not yet returned
Ahuihof tram II Is expected, viii leave here 10 nof
row OF neal day, and II Is believed than the paarermas
Ter o'cads to establish depot for rage. nales. &c.
at San Juan aiolt slN a.n,s dslaut from sere and rep
resented as being most desirable sllua Ion " eli aal,rrd
aud extremely liby.
The contmdicnon 81 the report concerning Ilender
S1n, u Lieutenant OF farhld's Company Louisiana
kngcrs, and the detachment under him las been nll |,
sustained, MIST 81 The party hlvn! returned lonriher
with "a small PATTY OF Bcsancun's mcn
>. EnA [ NV, sept 10. lSl7.
Ems. DEIr.;-Ihr largest Train thai lets ere since
ncn Pierce l,ii camp Cero Gordo tod y, for the int
nor II weni under command Of Gen Lane and vii
be accompanied by about seventy five Wauars Tn
"o''rn2 moi having received any official rcron of III,
strength ol the command under Cen. Lane | learner
through the poenes, u the quarcrnas,cr that il VII
amount 10 about .oa men. and two pieces of artler,
90 Of the Louisiana Mounted Range the Ohio and
diana regiments, with about 2jO regulars chol, com
posed lie body. Col Hughes who is nuw stationed a
,lr Na''ooal bridge. with large force, viii transit,
lVo regulars h Gen ianc's command, and these vii
swell the latter ; 10 25u0 10 300.