New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-09-23
Important Army Intelligence.
SHAFT skrEssHiae os THE perosAc.


From the Richmond Examiner Of the 18th we
extract the following interesting intelligence II
We learn that President Davis has nominated
and wilt continue the appointment, during the REL
cess Of Congress. of Bfigadier-G General Braxton
Bragg as full General (being the highest rank) in
the Confederate army. The reported transfer of
Gen. Bragg TO Virginia is, as We are advised, as
We haye the farther information that sex-seere-
.ary walker has been appointed by the President
70 brlgader Generalship. Gen. Walker will take
command in the West. f1!s f5f ~ s@a !ss -
Major g: W. Smith, of Kentucky, formerly Ma.
Jorof the Engineer Corpsin the United States ser
vice. resigned some years ago. has arrived In this
elty with 4. a view Of taking service in Virginia.
and has reputation at once brilliant and pofuIar
among army officers. 1t ia reported that he viii
be put in, command of the advance forces on the
Potomac. H
News continue to arrive here daily from Mapas.
sas of continued skirnishing. Inythe affair a. few
days ago at Falls Church we are said TO have taken
twelve prisoners, belonging to the Second Maine
Regiment, together with lieutenant, who had
gone out to post the party of pickets, which was
cut off by a detachment of our men. o 9.'@N sa
Gen. Beauregard has removed his Headquarters
from the Junction to, Fairfax Station. a day or
two ago the General met with violent fall from
his horse unattended, however, by serious acci.
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We have accounts of an engagement between a
detachment of South Carolina regiment and an.
other portion Of our forces with the outposts of
the enemy near Munsons Hill. It seems that the
enemy were annoying our piekets, when Colonel
Wiader, of the 9Th South Carolina Regiment sent
word TO Col. Stewart, commanding at Munson Is
Hill. The Colonel Immediately ordered up several
companies of infantry and one section OF the Wash
ington Artillery, under Capt. Rosser. The enemy
fired with some spirit while atlong range but fell
back as soon as our artillery to closer quar-
ters. Our sharp shooters advanced upon them, but
owing to the rapidy of their flight were not able
to do much execution The enemy's loss was one
killed and six prisoners taken. ~ - sErzsE,a,
The enemy made no rally whatever after being
driven from their position, but let behind them
coats blankets, canteens and haversacks in their
haste to get out OF our fire. Our men got also a
dinner which they were cooking. One thriftyfel-
low attempted to carry of pot OF potatoes which
were cooking, but Was forced to drop them in his
| flight '- L4-9} 2 tt7fs = = rs .-@.=. -
| The enemy sent up their balloon at Washington
| to observe our movements AS soon as We COM
menced firing. -.
/ Our forces are reported to have occupied another
| eHinence in the neighbDrheod of Munson's Hill,
heretofore used by the enemy as point of obser.
| yation OF our movements , r.r,t,--5 -. "a al y
| Information from Manassas Junction reports the
! utmost activity prevailing there within the past
few days. The only regular regiment left there is
the Sth Louisiana, and they were to break camp on
| Tuesday afternoon Regular and extra trains are
| constantly running and leaving Fairfax Station
fleighted with troops, ammunition and army stores
that point having become the great center of at
| traction since Gen. Beauregard removed his guar
ters there few days since. 4 great proportion o
the accession to his forces, during the past week
consisted of artillery-a number Of fine corps hav
ing passed through Manassas to the advanced lines
| Among those of the troops late in camp at the
Junction, and those passing through, the best spir
| preyas-the desire being universally expressed by
T them to be ordered on to winter in Baltimore.
The sklrmshing which daily takes place along
the river is resulting SO disastrously to the Yam
KEGS that their fright generally serves to defeat
them, as our scouts are, in most instances, com
PEELED to shoot them in their retreat, they being
decidedly ayerse to a close acquaintance, and will
ing to fight only at a very long range. ~ n. .asI
On last Tuesday, the enemy at Arlington Heights
were reported to have been reinforced by ten thou
| sand troops from across the Potomac. @7&E@89+&
We have information that fire was opened OF
yesterday and the evening before by stones col
umn on Ieesburg, from the opposite side. of tn
river. The positions taken by the enemy artller
were at Conrads and Edwards Fcrds The fire
were kept up briskly, at the rate of about shell
minute, and was being continued at intervals. On
of the shells had passed over the town, plungni
into the camp Of the 17th Virginia Regiment. An
other had been thrown into apcket camp near til
banks of the river, wounding several of our men
The fire was continued throughout the whole Q
Sunday afternoon, with a probability, of its re
newal yesterday. '7''