Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-10-11
war News ana Humors.

FROM the Richmoni Dispatsh, octoser7.
The only rumor That bias exercised the imagine
ton of ciz.ns for two days past relates to the
crossing of the Potomac by 10 900 Federal soders
at 0ccoquan, Prince William county. We have in
formation that our military started from Frederieks
burg, ami that Col Ransom, of North Carolina
marched thirteen mies with his command, with a
view of driving back the enemy, when courier
met them with the intelligence that there was no
enemy to attack; that small accommodating party
had crossed the river and retured after brief so
journ. On learning these facts. our forces relin-
quished the expedition. So much for the great De-
cOquan excitement.
The news of Gen. Jackson's victory on Green
briar river is CONFIRMED. The enemy had been
strongly entrenched and fortified the top of Cheat
Mountain and troops considering il hopeless to
attack such position, have tried every means to
get the Federas out but they persistently refused
to accept the challenge. IL is probable that Gen.
Reynolds designed to surprise Gen. Jackson's COM
mand when he made the attack on the 81 inst. At
daylight on the morning of that day, he came down
from the mountain with 600 men, and dro We In our
pickets. The battle commenced at O'Clock A. NJ.
and ragged four and half hours, when the enemy
retreated with reported loss of 500 in killed and
wounded. Our loss was four killed some ten or
twelve wounded. The enemy are said to have EN-.
ployed six pieces Of cannon but could not stand the
terrible fire of Shumal er's battery. The troops
engaged on our side, we informed, were the lst
and 18th Georgia and the 23l Virginia regiments;
but cannot vouch for the accuracy of ThiI state
ment. They numbered not more than 500 in all.
Our troops, flushed with victory, are said to have
pursued the retresting Federalists across Green
brier river, and We hope TO learn that there were
some substantial results in the way of captured
stores and munitions.
We haze intelligence from Gan Lees command
at Big SeweH Mountain, late As Friday last. The
Federals had, up 60 nat time, made attack upon
the position, though the pickets continued TO IRE
upon each other whenever they got chance. No
one had been killed side since Col. Spalding
lost his life. Dispatches FROM the RedeFki army
reported that in consequence Il freshet in Gaqley
river the troops had been cut of from their source
Of supply; that food becoming very scarce,
and the men had been placed On half rations. This,
hewever, was not deemed q permanent etUse Of
embarrassment, rs the waters have doubtless re-
ceded ere the present time.
Passengers from Fairfax yesterday report all
quiet on the Potomac. We received information
on Saturday, that our pckets on the Old POhick
road we're driven in last Friday night, and two of
the Black Horse Cavalry were m s.inr. Whether
they were killed o. captured could not be ascer-
tanned
FROM NORTH GarQHqa We Haye t4e cheering intel
igenee Of the capture Of the Federal gtssGer FaE>
ny, with II prisoners, and an abundance of oyer
coats, blankets sad useful stores and munitions
The value Of the prize and cargo is act down at
100000. This news is confirmed by information
received at the War Department.