The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-10-09
LATE NORTHERN NEWS.

Our Northern exchanges. by special EXPRESS,
have contributed SO heavily TO our columns
within the past few days. Jhat We HAY" nacos-
sariIy omitted great deal Of interesting mat
ter. We give below sundry items which may
be Of interest to our readers:
AFFAIRS On THE soUTH sInl: CT TRE P0Tui5tr.
WAsuIyarox, October There has been 40
change in the position OF the Federal troops
On the Virginia side since Yesterday.
The rebel pcke IS still occupy the lower eud
OF Fails Church, on the line Of the railroad.
The troops Of neither army are il possession
Of Lewiusvlle.
Our plckets extend only to Langley from
the Chain Bridge. Langley and LewiH>Yille
are three miles apart.
\ reconnaissance was made to-day By he
Mozart regiment to Pehicl; Church and the
vicinity, abont II miles from Alexandria,
to the left of Springfield station. They found
III" rebel enCam pmentS Ell tirPlN deserted, and
nothing indicating their presence in That
ucighbOrHOCd.
4 contra band came INTO our lines TINS morn
in, near Fails ilurCh, and was taken 10 the
heaGq uarters Uf tIen. Mcdowell At Uptoa'.
hill. He stattU that he vas I'll" servant OF
he Surgeon OF the 18th Georgia regiment
which was encamped, together with two otiter
regiments, four miles from Fails Church, on
III, road leading 10 Fairfax Court House. He
also said there are no rebel troops there eX-
cppting those Just men tioHrd. Mother were
th,re any l"ttlucationS TINS side OF Fairfax
Court IOusr.
he gave rs a reason for the recent precipi-
tate retreat Of the rebel army as mention by
I'll officer in his hCaring. that they were fear
full Of :. flank movement by the Fed raj urn.y
from the direction of LeNinsViiIr; that he
had heard his master the surgeon, say ON
Thursday last, that the Notifications on the
riy4r, below Washington, were very extern
sive: that B1aurrgaid had given orders 10
close the uaviga ton OF tue Potomac to our
vessels.
Information received tonight from Gen
Rank IS column represents ;.lt quiet the
Upper Potomac.
THE WAR IN KENTUCKY.
LorIsvILLE, Sept. 3O--Cfen. Buckner is said
to De at Greenvlle, Muhlenburg county,
with i've thousand two hundred men, and is
supposed 10 be on the road TO destroy the locks
on Green river.
Harder Helm has taken possession OF I;o-
chester, On Green river. The number of his
troops is estimated at ii ,oo0, including Il Misss
sipp regiment
The Glasgow turnpike bridge has been
burned.
Judge yentrees, OF Harden county, has
been arrested for aiding the rebels.
The rebel force under Hum phrey Marshau
have disbanded and gone home.
ACTIVE PREPARATIONS FOR GREAT BATTLE
JEFFERSON CRY, Mo, Get. l.--(ieneral FIRE.
mont preserves strict silence regarding his
plans, but is actively engaged preparing for
the struggle, and is determined to rest his
reputation upon the result of the coming con-
test, which Will decide the fate of Missouri -
No blow viii be struck till it can be made eff
tective. Gen. Prices pickets extend to wi III
in eight miles OF Georgetown, (67 miles from
Jefferson City,) keeping him Well posted re-
garding our movements.
The St. Louis Republican learns that a state
ment is forthcoming from Col. Harding, in
the absence of the General commanding this
department, which will show beyond ques-
ton the absolute impossibility of aid being
rendered by Gen. Fremont before the battle
of wilson Greek.
WARRINGTON ITEMS.
WAsHISGToS, Oct 1.-The kentucky cayal-
ry regiment is sIll without an officially re-
cogniZed Colonel. A petition is in eircula-
ton accompanying Lieut.. Colonel Owens tor
the command.
Prince Salm Sahm was sometime ago APP
pon ted, but at his own request a change has
been made, and he is now attached To General
Blenkerfs staff
Iii satisfactorily ascertained that the re bells
| have not lately sent any of their forces TO the
Upper Potomac. They have merely retired
further back into Virginia. Their lines ex-
tend from Occoquan ana Manassas to Fairfax
{. H, Manassa obviously being their base OF
| operations.
gone to New IorA purposing to reside there
during the continuance of the present trou-
bles.
Affairs AT NEW YORK.
New YvRK, Oct. lit is known that a
large quantity of cotton has arrived here
from the Eastern States recently for ship
ment TO Europe. 1t now appears that tile
brokers have been engaged in sending our
| fine staples abroad, receiving iii return, Tor
manufactured into heavy goods, the Indian cot
! ton from England The steamship Persia, on
her recent trip to this port, brought 25o bales
Of this cotton, consigned 10 this order. The
staple Is much shorter than American cot
ton, but the fibres are said to be as fine us
ours.
Capt. Chaisey, of the steam transport Al
bany, arrived there yesterday from Washing
ton, reports that he was stopped at Indian
Haad by the noulla to await the darkness oil
the night 10 pass rebel battery Of four guns
erected on high point OF lana on the ri.-
etns shore, known IS Cockpit point. TGis
battery was firing into every vessel thai AZ
tempted 10 pass.
The surveyor seised yesterday the ship arot
to. iast arrived from England, with q general
cargo, while lying or quarantine. One.
eighth OF this vessel Is owned by BriRharn &
Kelley, Savannah, Ga, and the remainder
by residents Of Maine.
The trial of the officers and crew OF thu
priyatecr Savannah will take place on Wed
nesday. The prisoners are still confined In
ths Tombs.