Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-25


BALTIMORE. Oct ls.
A gentlemen direct from Harper's Ferry
announces that rebels again appeared on
Loudon and Barbour heights this morning
and renewed the attack on the Union forces
under Major Gould with artillery. Major
Gould fred upon them with canister from
the Columbiad which was captured on Tues
day and drove them back, but not until the
vanda1s had burned the mill of A. P. Poor,
ESQ, and took the miller prisoner, whom
they charged with giving information to
the Union troops
The firing there was progressing when
our informant left, and women and children
were fleeing to the Maryland shore in an
ticpation Of the town being burned, as Ma
jor Gould was throwing shot and shell from
the Maryland heights after the rebels, and
was confident he could keep them off until
reinforcements could reach him.
Col. Geary's wound is only slight cut in
the calf of the leg. caused from the explo
sion of shell.
The Fight at Harper,s Ferry.-Fed-
eral account Of it..The LincOln-
ties Grieved.
BALTIMORE, Oct. IL.
A gentleman who spent the whole yes
terday at Hsrper's Ferry, says that the &C
counts published there of the fight on w ed
nesday are in the main correct. The can
non captured is q fine new seige gun. well
mounted and in good order, with the ex-
ception of fracture above the axles, Du-
ring the night 1t was stationed near the
abutment of the bridge, and when it was
about to be retaken by the rebels, ten
penny nail was driven into it, which has
already been drawn out. The Rhode Is
land battery did not participate in the fight.
They were stationed on the Maryland
heights and found it impossible to discrimi
late in the d i-tance between friend and foe.
The fight lasted from A. NJ to P. NJ =
it was regular skirmish with varying re-
suits, the rebels when hard pressed retreat
ing TO the woods, and at other tunes drivin &
the Federal troops back into Bolivar. The
main fight was beyond that town on the
road to Charlestown. At 2 o'clock G lionel
Geary advanced with 8 pieces of calm n
which soon siienced the guns of the enemy
and putting his entire force to fight.
chaplain Of the rebels, who WAS taken
prisoner, says that, before he was cap, ured
81 killed and wounded had been carried
from the field. There was nothing positive
ly known as to Col. Ashley being killed. Ii
was not generelly credited. An officer. sup
posed to be him, was shot during the final
retreat of the enemy The Federal troops
remained on the field all Wednesday night
and yesterday morning, having broug ut
across the river the remainder of 10 600
bushels Of wheat captured from the rebel
military depot. which they were about trans
porting 10 Leesburg. An order was given
for the whole force to return to the Mary
land side.
There is no news from there this morning
as to whether the threat of the rebels was
oorr;ad NOT Tho rivor 10 sfit1 roo
high to ford, and the troops were conveyed
across in scows.
The prisoners admit that their force was
1000, while the Federal force was 40.
The change that has taken place at Har-
per's Ferry aud the thriving village of Boli-
var, is represented most sad and shocking.
Ruin is everywhere visible, and the inhab-
itants are bowed down with SORROW.
Col. McKing, State senator from Allegha-
ny county, who was arrested some time
since and carried to Ohio, and allowed the
liberty Of that State on his parole, arrived
here yesterday in violation of his pledge.
He was arrested last night at his hotel by
order of Gen. Dix.
Brigham Young Talks by Light
ming.
Fort BRIDGES, UTAH, Oct. Is.
The Pacific telegraph line was completed
to Salt Lake City at one o'clock to-day.
The line between Salt Lake City and San
Francisco viii be finished in few days.
CLEVELAND, Oct. Is.
The following being the first message over
the Pacific telegraph line, was received here
this evening:
GREAT SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 10.
To Hon. John j. Wade, President Pacific
Telegraph Company, CleUeIand:
Sir: Permit me to congratulate you upon
the compilation of the Overland Telegraph
Line westward to this city, to commend the
energy displayed by yourself and associates
in the rapid and successful prosecution of a
work SO beneficial, and to express the wish
that its use may ever tend to promote the
true interests Of the dwellers upon both the
Atlantic and Pacific slopes Of our continent.
Utah has not seeded, but is firm for the
constitution and laws Of our once happy
country, and is warmly Interested in such
enterprises as the one so far completed.
ISignedl BRIGHAM YOUNG.
The Ubiquitous Hardee.
SYRACUSE, Mo-, Oct. IL.
I'LL H. L.