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FROM MISSOURI.
Capture Of the Federal Ccuara n psr p;x.r
.sn. S Yen, fe.nont Challenges Adju
&c. S'~s'

ST Louis, Oct. 1.-The Rcpxbiicsn Of to-
Jay, announces The capture of the Federal
du@rd at the Big River Bridge, ON The S,
Louis and lronton Railway, and the burning
OF the Bridge by Gen. JEFF Thompson, thus
cutting off all Communication between 81.
Louis and Pilot Knob, and Ironton. This
information was given to the pu blisher of the
RfPHA'sea by Capt. Elliott, who com m anded
. e Federal Guard,and was released, with his
men, on parole AT last adviees, Gen Thomp-
son WAS marching towards lronton.
A dispatch in the Republican, dated at syria.
cuse, Mo-, on the 10th instant, SAYS il was
rumor,d tina; Adjutant General Thomas was
recently challenged by Gen Fremont at Tin
1oay because he believed that Thomas WAS ,he
source OF many OF the gross misrepresen,a-
lions against him. Adiutdnt General Thomas
declined the invitation to a duel, on the
groun! mat he belonged TO a church.
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TEIEGRxAPHIC.
LATxl T1en IuzesY
ARRIVAL OF THE ARABIA.
speech In Parliamsnt ID Ieyer Il laisi>~
the Bloekads-Ths Pope Il 1sns 1sfusss
all Conpromiss with his 0eswnnsut
Commareia1 Amin

HALIrAx. Oct. i3.--Ths steamship Arabia
has arrived. She left Liverpool on Saturday,
the 9Th. and brinss teiegraph,c dates via
Queenstown, of the eommerciA al business on
to the night of the 9th inst. Her intelligence
Is two days later than that brought by the
North American
Inc sales of cotton at Liverpool on Friday
were Il, 600. aud on Saturday Is 900 bales Tho
market closed fra at previous Quotatinns.
Breads'r ffs were firm. and provisions ouIr,.
Consols at Liverpool were quoted at %. ass
The Pope OF Rome repudiates all .omn-o.
mise with the enemies of his Government.
The expedition fitting out IN Spain ax.ln.,
Mexico Is progressing rapidly, and viii .si
a. an early day.
MT Lindsey. member of Parliament In q
recent speech at Sunderland, to his ,o.,,,,n
ents, gave i. as his opinion that ths Eny,i,h
Government ought TO urge the raising of the
American blockade, and that England aud
France should now consider the expe,iiencv
Of recognizing the Southern Confetl. racv
This opinion elected cheers and some hiss,
The financial depression con u.s in pux,~
aad there had been some agitation owing r.,
an advance ia the price OF read
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tAo.rd Boat .sae.a..

ss.... 'e'5 recently, We were not In pos
Bar, y! sufficient facts 10 Justify any re-
In - IL" enemy's loss in the recent affair
sss.-, ',0 'iiey succeeded in burning our little
K.,.tN~'' the Judah, near thu Pensacola
,... ia'd. We haye authentic informa-
k,lss themselves, that their loss was four
r,.' aad thirteen wounded-one of them
on, ihey reported nfty or sixty killed
va :, 'e' whereas the only damage done
u5..' turning our boaf, eps Iosnding
"''' @sa dignity.
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FGiUkE D/fyS.
By GODDLN s. .zPPERsON. FIN

's'WO HANDSOME BUILDING TOTS
ON BROAD STRFET, OPPOSITE The
kiCiIMDND CULLEGE, FOR SALE Ar
AtCIIoS.-Nii, be sold 1t auction on N, nre
n'ses, on TCESD y. IN 29th Oct, I,t;I. g, s
D CLOCK T. III, two Building Lots. located as sbcy.
each fronting - feet IN north side ci Broad 81
rum ng back i50 feet TO au alley
TERMS -One-third cash balance mt 4 .nd g
nion'ns' Tor negotiable notes, interest aided AND
title retained till lfst Tote be pail.
GODDiS * APPERSOy Aucts
r Sit Is probable that at the ams tim. and
place two other Lots, adjoining the above m To
so.d' on simiiar terms Toe 2ll GAA
THREE VALUABLE BRICK TENE
MENTS, ON FRANKLIN AND y3RD
STREETS, FOR SALE AT AUCTION.-A,
the request of Dir James Malone We shall cell AZ
public auction on the premises, on FRIDAY al
'er2o n, tie 18th October, le5t at O'Clock tbos.
three BRICK TENEM ENTsS located rs aboy.
occupied respectively by Messrs. Peter True heart
| Hord, MeCurdy.
IAese tenements are ably we'll built, and
are well suited for the accommodation cf large sam
| i1es- house hss ing about ten rooms
fERMs-One- fourth cas h; balance at o. - and ~
months for negotiable notes, interest ADDED secured
| by d truEt deed.
GODDIN & APPERSON.
oe<i AuctioaeurA
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EsoLE 70 IN III = no ,iiI " tHE C1Ta e

scSa TO THE VOTERS OF THE CITIES
.sG~OE RICHMOND AND WILLIAMS
BURG, AND OF TIE COUNTIES OF
HENR1CO, HANOVER, CHARLES CITY
NEW KENT. ELIZABETH CITY WAR
WICK, AAES CITY, AND YORK. 1t is
the duty OF every citizen at such janetare, tn
interpoie personal objections 20 a call OF lis feI
tOvg-citizens 10 any responsible position wherein
they may think be serve tie country. II was
WITH this conviction accepted the seat have now
tbs honor to hold in Congress, and with which l
have applied myself, and shall continue 70 apply
nysoG until the Close 10 its labors aad duties
Cae en'y distinction 10 which aspire is, tha, Fay
labors may degarye md obtain the pabic appro-
bgtioB.
cszlnoi be indiEeren: to the applications from
the District to offer Inysels G; the approaching
election, and now declare flyseh eendidssts.-
Should you, my fellow.ctizens, homer rae wish
your support. my best Efforts shall be devoted &c
the iabors aud duties OF the high position
&C tide WA II. AACFARLAND.
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From the Peninsula.

d member oftae third company OF How
~ arrived IN Richmond last evening. All
., ."r- Or the Peninsula when he left
''.'"n late Tuesday night He saw a
'.''-'-an VINO LETT yesterday ;q-rn,Da, at
..---., q 40 lad notning Of importance
+-4o,..sreg
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AUCTION SAsa,x
THIS DAY.
By ALEXANDER MOTT. Auet,~

1 ,onA AoRs SALE viii he soR al auc.
~ toa. at Day store on THURSDAY t,c, n,Sr
sata. comm eneirg at 10 O'Clock, ,uptr. colin
WATCH, SEAL and CHAM l Colts NAVY
PISTOL lot o: WEARING APPAREL. b,Ions,.
ing 20 tbs estate OF s. Hanus,ine. deed
BY or.'er OF r. SAnyAy rux.
ALEA, Eer3, Auctr
ALSO,
l ScotIs large size iron SAFE.
l Platform baiaaee SALE
l Coucter SCALE
/ CUPYIs q pREsS
! ST. CAEDLEBhf2. rr0CES
oc % 1iTy go, H. ~c.
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& 2aTRovs E.--The Woo6yiIla
miss Repattieaa has q correspondent w,th
ueii. McCGiioch's army, who was III the bal
Tie OF Oak Hills, and from whose last letter
We extract the following:
l. uesire TO mention IL I'll ,,os,.rrju, ono
lhct connected VIA the operations OF the
enemy }5tt2aI o.Sht to stamp then, not oniy
WIN lhIany, but coWaTGice, and co,y.r va.
names OF Gen. Lyon, zen. Seigie. Col. Tot
ten, ana capt. Sturges, OF the e s. ur;,,nns
WIN everlasting MANY. Ihraughtu ut ali
the pattie they dlspiaygq 40 coiurs OVER ;,,.v
position tiiit titsS} ACID in no line OF $,aItie
lofhleu} - 40 lime OF march, did the p,rh \,
, o,.s "fttehes ever unfuri their much p,.:uyad
Stars ana Stripes, while i'll every reg:,pr,'f
dno On every part Of the battle. Held wi,y,d
INC confederate iias, Nat ouce ala tn, cow
1IuS mug 70 me sGea2e Il banner tn at w,elid
inuif"ts tt-tH nationality, BAT, ON the con-
st"+J, ueoeifeu US Dy hoistilIg, ON one or ,su
V'eisions, "nei; we Pr essed them close, Il Cen
is1erate lag they had found ia Churci.1i,'s
otsfrted camp. They also, on every occ;;sio.l
as We approached them, cried, don't ure
We dle friends y THIS tney did as cur regI, !.
A-eht lrst advanced, and thel as soon as our
hAeh me" zip th'1I pieces, perndioUsly nsed
mo US. iAey also Aas, got hold -four Badge
"a req Que GA iAe left shoulder: they also
passed our men several times to eain a rev
position, crying, "hurra1 Tor .Jetf Dlyis .
ihis was remarked ali ever the held ana f
the5 itd not aGne il, tut few would hay.
escaped being pti$eaers. IL is opposed 10
All rules OF cIVillztd warfare anu wortb, .
ohiy OF the blackness OF Abotitlo. L,;rts:
anu Gen. Lyon r4cnly deservys, abe siesth ls
met anu his Inen Ne au cured fate that
ieaNts mem rGt{fnS GA many hills
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''s ''''f peul y. Kirby Smith, Of Florida,
. 's' promoted 10 the rank OF Major
- !" Jae Confederate array. Col. Geo.
es' '"Ns' o. South Carolina, who command.
~. '''1'~ Al Leesbnrg, was recently pro-
~ 'A' RANK OF Brig adler q eneral
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NOTICE.-The annual meeting of IA
- ST q OK H . LDERS OF THE irT'
M h1OND AND YORK kIYEG, XAiIkUAD
CohfANf viii hc ty,..l g, saa Office OF the
company IN t.:e s,,e .: Richmond Oh NEl,NFS.
"a u =, day OF November next. punct,al
. ,r-HJ,.le1 81 Stockholders is respectfully ~,
i'tos.el. A. w. XORTi,,x .,S,v
&c Is 'aHtc6
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NeW fgst-Ouies

tstsE,itst 'ha' d new Post-Oi1ce ha. been
bur. - ~ the Rich mond and Frederickg.
hon, p y. at "Gien- Allen" ten nilss
Bs Aond, ut Mountain Road Cro.siuv
@i'en, Postmaster.
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Seizure Of a New Orleans Shin.

New YORK, Oct. l,&The surve, or of ,hs
port on yesterday seized the snip Maid OF
orleans, which has just arrived from Liver
pool The vessel is partially owned in New
Orleans
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j DdetaI 1i.udac;,w

1iet.,,,.. 'Ae4H kilograms report "great
CT The ,,a 81 Col Aahby, at Harper's Ferry
yltb a. ~ aust This is perfectly in keeping
e-efai policy throughout.
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-. FOR CONGRESS
81 TIE
I'D VIRGINIA DISTRICT,
MAJ, WILLIAM LAMB,
TaE
FEARLESS DEFENDER OF
SOUTHERN RIGHTS. &C It'd

sNe,a TIE THE VOTERS OF THE SENA-
'sSs"TOkiAL DISTRICT CONFUSED OF
THE Z u n Els OF UENRIt AND
HANOE ER.--Ms. W:liieu;s G.. Wiekhain having
resigned his seat in the Senate, from the above
District, ut the solicitation OF many gent emen
heretofore of different political parties, I hereby
announce myself e candidate to nil the vacancy.
Entirely approving what seems to be the public
sentiment, ii opposition to q regular political can
gasa in tt@ present excited condition Of the public
ni1d. shall content myself with the ADORE siui-
ple announcement, pledg:ng 20 he voters OF the
district il t..ey s!.sh I'll TO elect me- 10 exert
whatever Of atiii.y | possess, beth CT mind and
heart, (eseilewiGg al party feeling or preiadice to
tha establishment of Seu .hern independence and
the promotion of the bes; Interests OF our noble
Did Commonwealth.
Sc 24-ts JNO. X. GAREETT
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tIeYiteR Commitment.

Major Gl1sx, O! the Northwestern Army
IN a letter 10 his paper, the Lynchturg kepu5-
lioaa, pa! the following tribute TO one of the
most promising young gentlemen of our
army, and son Of DIR. Woods, OF Albemarie
who, though not arrived at the fghtiag age OF
eighteen, has been doing gallant service as an
aid Of Gen. Floyd:
Our young friend Capt Micajah Woods, Of
Albemarie, one of our aids, left US this morn
Ing for home, to enter upon a course OF stu
my messmite, aud is the best and mast IA tel
ligent young man OF my ao.uaIp lance. We
shall al. !.iss him greatly
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New Hampshire's Qunta.

CONCORD, Oct lit is now definitely
known that New Hampshire is the only State
which has furnished her quota Of men under
the call OF the President
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OVER Tng FALLs.--A terrible casualty hap
peised at Niagara Falls on Sunday. a young
Ihan about ie years of age, clerk for I. I.
idnrray, started from the French landing on
the American side 10 go TO Chippewa and az
ter having uaysfsed IN safety nearly the
Whoie breadth OF the river until near Chip
pewa Creek was lost To the view OF those
who had watched his perils US passage. The
boat was seen shortly afterwards by persons
on the Canada shore, driving through the
rapids above the brink of the Falls, right
side up, and empty. tits, therefore, snppos.
sd tina, the occupant either leaped or tum.
bsd into the river above, aud was swept over
the cataract. His body has not yet been re-
covered; Pieces Of the boat were found bs-
low IN the afternoon.
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krGn llniYfaX.

''' latest HGyIces from Fairfax Court
mouse Ere Jpto Tuesday last. The enern "
"'eL adFstHce6 "p~,. tie ~ Ma.
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TAz4E ELECTIONS,

- HENRICO ELECTIONS
G~S 1HU;<SI.AT, OCT. ~, 1851
ToT tho C9n7@ption-jNO. 8. YOUNG is n
candidate, without opposition.
For the State Senate.--DR. JOHN Z GAR.
AEIF ana JOHN n. DAVIS are candida es.
&C l9-tde
- JAMES LYONS, ESQ, il candidate to
- represent the people CT the ID Disrict--eoai.
posed of the ccuntiesoi Hsurico, Hanover, Charles
City, New Kent, Elizabeth CRY. Wa1ni K. and
Yotk, and Axe cisies OF Richmond and Williams
burg-in the ConSroas Of tie Confederate States.
oc IS-tde*
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eeH TO THE VOTERS osyIIg SEVENTH
CONGRESSIONAL u S Il II ICT-Com-
posed of the counties of Campbell, Amherst, Mel
son, Albenafle, Fluvanna and Rockingham. AT
tie solictatloa of number CT esptlsnea OF dise,
eni parties throughout the District announce NY.
self candidate to represent ysra in the first Con
srees OF the Confederate States, under their Der
iaanent Constitution. l viii take early oppor-
tunity TO address the psepls at their respective
Court Houses.
DC lS--ts JAMES p. HOLCOMBE.
~ Wing ENQUIRER and Examiner please copv
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By e. b. COOK, AUCTION ssr.

- ECElVER'S SALE OF TEN HORSES.
IN ONE MULE, AND ONE WAGON, AR
AUCTION SA URDAv, 26sh instant, ~
10 o'e ock. VIII sell, on Cokncil Charser Eiu. ~
tae Horse lot
10 HORSES,
l MULE,
? hoi De WAGON.
TERNs.-Cash.
By order OF
THOMAS r. GILES.
Receiver Of the Eastern District Of va
sac conducted by Z Cook, Auct'r.
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~. TO TUE PEOPLE oFTHE CON.
~ G r T. ONAL DISTRICT, CON.
POSED OF THE COUNTIES OF CAMP.
BELL, AMHERST, NELSON. AIRE.
MARLE, FLUVANNA, AND BUCKINGf-
HAid.-FSLLow-C CITIZENS: ans candidate 70
represent You In tia Congress OF the Confederate
Stsses. The briefness OF the time Letw now and
tho election and the digGcnstes and anxieties Of
tbs tiass, alike forbid = eaavass Suffice Ii to say
tha. ii elected. my whole energies shall be devoted
TO the advancement of yeur Interests.
YoCr feilow citizen,
SHELTON l.. LEAEE.
ChariottesviIie Oct. 7th 1861 tse-dtGN.
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shot, cut looss from the vessels and literally
now up the stream. The crews aboard the
scnoonefs, perreiyfnE the purposes Of the
paisy, ostock themselves to their boats and
mA0e Tor the Maryland shore. The vesseIs
OF course, Were readily taken, and were found
70 oe the Fairfax, OF New York city, laden
WITH hay and cement, ard the vrginia
washington, laden with wood, from some
point down the river. Both were very &C
cept3bie prizes, and were at once conveyed 10
sale place under the cover CT our guns Sew
erai OF our balls were found iube .ded IN the
nay me gentleman giving MS this informa.
ton says that he has seen n Northern paper
which confirms the opinion OF our men that
the vessel struck last Wednesday morning
was the "Pawnee -
This paper stated that the first gun ffret
from our batteries being loaded with hot sh. {
struck the ship and fired il TO such an exte, {
as to require the closing of the powder maya
zine, and the services of all the men in extin.
gushing it and keeping the vessel from sink
ing, and further said thsstshe had gone ashore
on the Maryland side TO make temporary re-
pairs in order to leave the river.
Yesterday evening there were some Ave or
six war vessels and four or five transports w.
ing Off the creek, but they all quit and went
down the river just as the train was leaving
Tor town.
TENNESSEE ELECTORAL TICKET.
A large number of Sena tors and Representa-.
ttyes OF the Tennessee Legisla ture met at the
capitol In Nashville, on Saturday, and noIni-
mated the following electoral ticket:
For the State az LayRe.--Ro bert G. Foster, Sd,
OF DAVIDSON; William Wallace, of Blount.
For the Dtstricts--lst District--SimueI MILL
gan, of Greene. I'd Uistriet-Wm e. Me
Adco, OF Knox. 3rd Di4trict-A. s. Colyar,
OF Franklin. 4th District $ D. Rowan, Of
Warren. 9TH District. John r Doak, OF
wilson 9Th District.-Ci. W. Buchanan, of
Bedtord. 9Th ustrl :t.--Lucirs L. Pois OF
tiaury. sth.-G. a. Washing ton, of Rob
ertson. sth.-B y. Lamb. of Henry 10th
District.-RobertB IL. Hurt, of Madison nth
Distliet-Jos. r, Mosby, OF Fayette.
LANDLORD cowHIDED IN new ORLEANS
The New Orleans Bee has the following in
relation TO an affair which occurred in that
city on Wednesday last:
A certain landlord, who has probably more
money than VIII, received a severe castigatioB,
wednesday evening, at the hands OF tiir
tenant, whose husband is volunteer in Yir.
ginia. The story is that sha owed him an
amount for rent, which he wished to make the
grounds o. an ungenerous advantage After
pretending TO give her assent O his propos,-
ton tha he should call upon her in the even
ing, she procured the amount OF her indebted
ness and the assistance two male relatives
When h@ made his appearance she required
MN 10 receive the money aud sign a rrceipt
AFTER which she exhibited a CCwhie. vii
winch she considerably expedited ala d,par,
ture from the premises, ana taag at him a les
son he Will not he aps to forget
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s.1x> WE ARE REQ u ESTED TO announas
- that Hon. d. q. DnJARNkTTE, Of Caro-
lnc, Is candidate to represent tho District com,
gylsaoia, King George, STAFFORD, Orange. lsr.srs-
Madison and Calpspsr, in the frat Corsrsss II -
Ucnfadarats states. - NN-trs
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4 Ae W est leSstoh AtSHSt S@gdf TtdAttr, OF III Q
7th, says:
One Of the committee appointed to collect
tbs Blankets, &c. IN this parish, for the vol
un teers, says that in his ,our h received sew
eral from slaves, aad that, too, with cut hest
tatiou without being asked the new hIaa-
kets giren them by their masters for winter
use Are not such donations more patriotic
than those Of the riches. white moa? soon
as this fact became known, the ''poor, down
trodGen slaves Were doubiy compen satsd for
their temporary deprivation.
THE Saws PROM THa PoToxAc-ISJuRY TO THE
PAwxEE CONFIRMED.
The Fredericksburg Recorder. of the ed inst
says:
We have adyices from Transport covering
all that has happened since our last issue up
TO a late hour yesterday, As vet the river 10
not effectnaiiy closed against small crafts,
many of them being cfsuch light burthen as
To be able to pass the batteries safely by run
ming in shallow water close 10 the MARY land
shore. NO large vessel, war or merchantmen
has, however, attempted TO lift the bloc kade,
and we rather suspect they will hardly dare
10 do SO single handed. But the vigiiant eyes
four watehfui men neyor permit anything
10 pass without letting them understand that
tive are about" AT first the ''small fry''
passed without n,neh trouble, bat the prac-
tice OF our gunners il giving them much more
proficiency. And on Sunday morning several
shots passed between the fore and Inixxsn
mast OF schooner which was passing up
wards.
On Saturday morning last two schooners,
sooner in sight than The batteries opened IRE
upon them. Al the same tune Col. Wigfali,
OF Texas, aided by Captain Martin and Lieut..
CaIriugton, Of Arkansas. aud some others,
went out In small boat With view Of eject
Ing captures. The tng. aetnelashtns The last
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sEQUEsTRATIoN ARKANSAS.

The seGuestration act Will, 1t is said, oper-
ate 10 the extent or securing TO the South
more than one million of dollars in Arlsa nsas
Ike Democrat says that Mr.. Woodruff, OF Lit
lie Rock, has the largest land agency of any
person in that State. II has been estnia. ted
that he controls. or has charge of al least hall
Ii million dollars worth OF pr jperty owned by
PARTIES resident in the Northern States OF
course, all this will be sequestrated.
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HARTFORD, Oct. Is The State Senate, by Il
vote OF II yeas to nays, to-day passed a re-
solution ordering the remoya from the SEN
ate Chamber Of the or traits OF Hon. Isaac
Toucey and Elk Governor Thos. Il. Seymour,
on account of their alleged disloyalty to the
Federal Government.
PRESENTATION or SWORD TO GEN. ANDERSON
WAsHISaToY, Oct l6,-The sword voted by
the Philadeiphia City Councils 70 Gen. An
dsrson was privately presented to him to-
night.
rms ATTACK OK raR rIHx zouAvxs xEA2 SEW.
P0Rr NEWS.
The correspondent. Of the Phiiadelphia m
quirsr, writing from Fortress Monroe, gives
tho following account OF tbs attack upon.
and capture Of, numbsr Of the Fire zou-
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ST. JosErH, Oct l6-Eighty of Ma j. James,
cavalry, at Cameron, on Saturday, came upon
$50 311 rebels in a corn field, twenty miles
south OF Cameron, in Ray county, Mo. The
advance guard of our men routed them, the
rebels seeking refuge in the timber.
Our guard was then reinforced by thirty of
the cavalry, when they completely drove
them from that section. killing eight and
taking five prisoners. Four Federals were
wounded and one killed. Our cavalry were
at first fired on by rs men. One Lieutenant
had thirty-two bullet holes in his clothes
and six ofthe shots scratched his skin.
The Missouri State Couven ton Yesterday
passed an ordinance postpoDing the State
election till the ilrst Monday in Noven Der,
1862. The ordinance was passed by a vote of
AZ TO /.
1t is reported that Bog River Bridge, in
this State, haa been burned by a party of
rehela from 81. Francis county.
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Daniel Dechert, editor of the Hagerstown
fMd.) Mail whose arrest by Federal author
ity was announced about six weeks ago has
been reieared by tho Government, and re-
turned TO his home on Saturday evening last
THRsRW YORK HERALp's ACCOUNT OF THE Plight
AT HARPER's FRRRY.
The Washington corrs spondent of the New
York Hera I'd, OF the 18th, contains the follow
ing in regard TO the late light at Harpar's
Ferry, in which the Cenfederates were sue
ccssfui
"Tne brilliant achievement of Col Gsary
st Harper's Ferry appears almost incredible.
The first account received here was regarded
rs an exaegeration, but it is fully confirIaed
by dispatches received to-day. Bolivar
Heights is a very strong position. With the
exception of Turner Ashby's cavalry, the
rebel forces engaged Were exclusively of the
recently drafted virginians They were
armed with a promiseuous variety Of wea-
pons, from shotgun TO horse pistols.
There have been numerous repor Is 10 day Of
renewal OF the fight at Bolivar Heights, but
4 dispstnh was received here this afternoon
by Gen. Banks, who is In town, stating that
everything was perfectly quiet on the upper
Bolivar Hsights."
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-10-24

Two HORSES
One 2horse WAGON.
Sale pos tive, and without reserve
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RG The who's of the above stock cau be ss..n n,
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pabie auction, on FRIDAY, the 18th day Of Ortr.
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TERAs-Cash
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resseug, TO E. Y Cannon trustee far The ~ A. -
sn.hvsn dated - day OF August. ls6l. amt Of
record of tho Hns;ings Court Of ths Sasy al ksch.
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