The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-09-20

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WIN cargo of coffee. one
se; na| lo,h, Sept. 16.-Four .,.--
ros,e., Today, and seyoxvessels were
rested on boarauuIm Southerncrs ar.
w D'l'. the steamer City Of Man
Nothing reasonable was found,
and they were released.
McMasters, Editor of Freeman's Jour.
nal, has been arrested and sent to Fort
Lafayette.
Dedr"Stown, Md., Sept. lG.-Tho Con-
iederates attacked the pickets opposite
Pritchard's Mill, but were repulscd.-
Eight OF them are reported killed. Fed
eral loss, one killed.
Captain Morris, of the Royal Navy, is
at Port Royal He says, eve are ordered
to observe strict neutrality, and if the
sumter were to come tomorrow, she
would receive the same attention as if
she was United States ship"
Frenchman who deserted from the
Yorktown says she is iron plated to pro-
tect her sides and upper machinery.
LoyiseiRe, Sept. l6.--Gen. Zollicoifer is
u miles in Kentucky. strongly posted at
Cumberland Ferry and Log Mountain
heights.
llouston's bill is again postponed.
HchmonA Sept. l6.--The reported bat
tie between Floyd and Rosencrans on the
Gaulcy river on the 10th inst, is confirm
cd but not officially. The statement is
that six hundred of the enemy were kill.
cd, one thousand wounded, and u num-
Der taken prisoners. Gen. Floyd fell
back across the river to prevent being
surrounded.
Richmond, Sept. lG.-L. p. Walker.
Secretary of War; has resigned and il is
understood that Attorney General Benia-
min will temporarily attend to the du.
ties OF the War department.. Several
names are mentioned as successor to
Walker, among them Bishop Polk and
others.
Passengers by the cars report sharp
engagement Friday last. a detachment
OF the Washington Artillery and por-
ton OF Winder's Regiment, attacked
Hills house, and burned it. The FEEDER
al loss was 4 killed, prisoners, and
many wounded. None injured on the
Confederate side SO far as known.
The correspondent OF the Richmond
Dispatch, at Fairfax, the 18th, says an
action took place on Munson's Hill, in
which the Washington Artillery with
two rfled cannon and two howitzers. sup
ported by three companies of infantry,
did great execution. The Federals, in
strong force, were panic-stricken and
fed leaving their guns, hats, haversacks
and coats. The Confederates numbered
100 and the Fcderals near 1000. No Con-
federates were hurt, but the Federals
suffered severe loss.
The New York lerald of Friday gives
circumstantial account Of the total
wreck of the Privateer Sumter, on the
Island of Trinidad on the Goth of Au-
gust. One of the crew who deserted,
says the vessel was most probably inten-
tionally wrecked by the dissatisfied crew.
The Herald urgently calls on Gen. Dix
TO declare martial law throughout Mary
land.
The Norfolk Daybook of Saturday, re-
ports naval engagement on the James
River on the 18th. The Confederate
steamer steamer Patrick Henry dropped
down the river near Newport News, for
the purpose of using the Federal vessels
Savannah, a large sloop.ot-war, and the
gun-boat Daylight there, as tatet, to
try the range Of her guns. The Patrick
Henry opened fire, and Federals replied.
The Daylight advanced, when she receiv-
cd broadside, which forced her to re-
treat. Advancing again, she was met in
like manner, and again forced to retreat.
The engagement lasted half an hour and
only discontinued when too dark. The
Patrick Henry retired out of the james
River.
81. Louis, Sept. I7.-Blair Junior is or
dered to report himself under arrest on
the general charge of using disrespectiul
language, when abiding to superior ofli-
GERS.
jackson has probably announced his
intention to move the Capitol to Licking
ton, which is doubtless in the possession
of Price. Whether the Legislature which
adjourned in May last to meet again to-
day, be ready to proceed to business can
not be ascertaineu