Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-06
Affairs an wAsHgNGI
News, Gossip RumOrs. ana La
Northern Ssurces.

Northern Ssurces.
From the letter Of the Washington corr
of the New York Herald, dated the 2ssh, I
the following
THE CNE1SESEsS AT T745HTSGTOy.
To-day has been a day Of rurlors ~
/ the populsce have been Standing uponI
walks and grouped upon the house tops.
! 70 ear, listening for the sounds Of the co
was expected to take place in the vicinity
Cross Roads Every horse kick in tue
construed into the report of cannon.
carpenter hammer upon a board was 50
be the booming Of big gun. Bat all b
dence in General Mcclellan, and the vi
rested easy under the impression that
command all IS right. And there is no
apprehension. There is no doubt thar
forces are in close and threatening proxlra
lines. In addition TO the entrenchments
erected on MasOn's Hill and the battery
erected at Barcroft's Mil, on the Coluu
pike, between Bailey's Cross Roads and
tavern, they set up q battery on Mason
the LeesbuFg pike, al one also on the BID
between the Leesburg pike and hunting CT
Of which command Bailey's Cross Roads.
From the New York Tri51as's letter cf
ult we extract az follows:
TIE ENGLISH WAR NOyEHsSrs IN c1x
The British authorities in Canada, o5eyi
sent out from England, have bad a sur
the locks Of the Welland Canal. with the
determining whether the Engllsh gun boat
passed through them into Lake E-ie:
cumstGnee may serve to explain the b.
tone of our brethren in Canada since the
of Bull Run.
TIE CABISEr QCESrION.
Could anything be more patriotic ana n
nifieant than the reply Of the President
York gentleman who sought to discover d
with regard to the demand for a change
of his Cabinet "Tell your friends. sir,
war on the enemy, and not on each other.
sPECUIATIOSs.
Some think the recent activity Of the
feint to cover a retreat; others, an exercis
pickets others, the eagerness Of 6 yOurg
command Of the advance; and few not
more serious than reconnaissance IN fore
GEN. SHERMAN ORDERED TO KESTucKl
Gen. ". F. Sherman is ordered to Ksntuc
Porter relieves him, taking command Of
comprising Gen. Sherman's Brigade and Cd
ditiOnal regiments.
TIE EXPosED TR4IToHs.
Not all the disloyai persons reported by
ter Investigating Committee were clerks ID
partments. Of the thirteen reported to q
only one vas a clerk and on
ing engineer. The rest were lab0rerx In
Yard, where 1900 meH are employed.
DISMISSAL OF CAPTAIN.
Capt Gruder Chaplin Of the Virginia 9Th
having given proof Of dislOyalty, is dismis
he service Of the United States, TO take
TIE IgCKET ENCCCSTEE.
It il extremely difficult to obtain trustv
diligence respecting the result of the D
.Ounters on the other side Of the river.
Gems to be truth in the reports that se7era
rOOps were killed and others wounded a
ines yesterday and last night.
TIE "EEBELs II SIGHT OF wAsHMCrd
CorraPoadszce o. The Wasbingteu STA.
NEAR EUNTER's CHAPEL. Va, Aug. 81
i've you some particulars as to the positi0I
forces in this vicinity. FRO
ear S. B. Corbett's barn, not far from hera
lew Of Munson's hill can be obtained. Ie
D observers with good field glasses, great
vas noticeable there, a large force Of infa
avalry being visible, as If they were para
iur inspection. In the afternoon they ha
which, but for the damp fOggy weatha
ave been an interesting sight. As it "
marching, counter-marching. &C., could be
= seen. They are throwing up entrenchu
be slope Of the hll-apparently all arounl
large force was at work yesterday.
Most Of your readers are no doubt flmil
ae high, bold, open appearance OF the hili.
Nth few struggling trees. A tall pole
rected on the highest point, and on tn
ecessiOn aIg is flying at least 40 feet
BPS of the highest trees The three stri
lsInly seen. A smaller flag is visible t.
o doubt these flags can be seen from the
lie capital in Washington with 2 good
unsOz's hill is distinctly visible with Il
re from that pOiHt
There seems 10 be q great many Penn
lnk notes sh)at IN this community, and
cen informed that q paymastsr Of on
regiments changes the gold an
lin with which be Is furnished 70 pay OF q
Jtes which Is the cause of their appearance
J. These notes, it IS alleged, are paid on
ldiers, who are obliged to submit to g
citing them into currency.