The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-10-29
AFFAIRS st EgEE sDE-TEs,
From the Army Of the wha-Enter-
esting Correspondence Between Gems
Polk and Pensacola Affairs. Sc.

The latest items OF news from the South
which could DE gathered from cur exchanges.
viii be found balow;
FROM THE ARMY OF THE KASAwHA
From the Lynchburg Republican, OF the 18th
we gather the following in relation to the
army Of the kanawha
We ccuversad Saturday with a member @;
RusselI's Mississippi regiment direct from
SeWcli Mountain, ana also a gentleman
from Miihorough, who placed rs in posses
sion of some additional intelligence from our
army in the West.
Nothing dennite could be ascertained con
corning the movements of t@en. Floyd but il
was generally believed that ne has zone To
Kentucky, rs reported yesterday
Gen. Lorjng has certainly returned with his
forces 10 Green brier Bridge, near Hunters
Vile, where he viii remain for the winter
The health OF orr troops on SrWeii Noun
tam is erestly improving, but during the
past three or four weeks great mortality has
prevailed among the entire command Rus
sells regiment, which left I+ynchburg some
III re4 or four weeks since has lost one hun-
ured and sixty men ny death
Numerous reports prevail among our army
as 10 the whereabouts OF Rosencranz Thf
most general belief is that he hes returned ID
the valley below Cheat Noun tain, and it Is
supposed THAT he viii take possession of the
Big Spring Pass with part OF his forces
EXCHANGE OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES BIZ.
TWEEN aENs. GRANT AND POLK.
The Cairo CORES poudent OF the ST Ioui,
Republican, writing on the 18th inst, says thf
following note was delivered TO Gen. Gran
under 2 nag of truce:
HEADQUARTERS,
LIST Division Yves tern Department.
To Commanding tg9ceT nj Cairo aud Birds Paint
I have. In my ctlHD mum Der OF prisoners OF
the Federal army, and am informed there art
prisoners belonging 10 the Missouri St4te
troops IN yours. i propose an exchange o1
THESE pTi.oEers, ana Tor tiiat purpose send Capt
Polk, of the ARTILLERY, and Lieut. smith al
the infantry, h0tf OF the Confederate Sstat ties
army, with Il flag Of truce 10 deliver to you
this GONNA unlcation, and 10 know your plea
sure in regard TO my proposal
The principle recognized in the exchange OF
prisoners effected on the sd OF Septem Der b.
tween Brigddier General Pillow, of the Con
ledeTate Army, and Col. Wallace, OF the
United states Army, are these / propose as
the bass OF thar now contemplated.
Respectfully, your obed 1t serv't.
l.. POLK, Maj. Geu. Commanding.
The following was Gen Grants reply:
HgApo'Rs D!sF. SOUTHEAST MISSOURI,
Cairo, October Ii, ls6l
General: Yours of this date is lust received
In regard 10 the exchange proposed, / can OF
my own accord make none. | recognize no
southern Confederacy myself, but viii con-
fer with higher authority for their views
Should l not be sustained, / viii find
means OF communicating with you.
Respectfully, your ooed't serv't,
I. ). GRANT. Erig Gen, Comd'g
To Maj. Gen. Polk, Columbus, Ky.
AFFAIRS IN LOUISIANA
The Mount Lebanon (Bienviiie parsh) Bap-
tist, OF the 18th, reports another dry week,
suited to picking cotton
The West Baton Rouge Sugar Planter, of the
10th, says:
The weather, for Iae past week, has been
alternately cloudy ard clear, warm and cool.
so that one scarcely knew what wea Their TO
prepare for All this, however, did not inter
fers with sugar making 1t progresses stea.
Oily, the yield usually being fair, and in some
places excellent. All the sugar that we have
seen is excellent.
Mayor Elan, of Baton Rouge, requires ali
strangers visiting that city to call at his Office
and register their names, otherwise they will
be treated AS dangerous and suspicious cha :
raeters. No more than right and roper.
The Attakapas Rsgistv, of Wednesday, has
the following:
The vessel which Was reported as having
been captured last week In the Atchafaiaya
bay, by the U. >. steamer Hua'sy.!le of the
bleckading squadron, succeeded in making
good her escape-ha wing avoided the vigilance
Of the hl0ckaders-and Ia now on the way 10
her port Of destination. -
We hAvs now four gun. boats nearly ready