Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-10-20
NOREuERg DISPATCHES.


WAsHRGTOS, Oct l3.--In consequences of the re-
ports yeste day Of large rebel force West at Lew
.9Svile, under the circumstances induced the be-
lief that they meditated attack. The various d.
visions the Virginia side have been in position to
meet the enemy, Up TO noon to-day the exciteme Mt
vas intense in consequence Of rumOrs Of actual and
neditsted hOstihtics, but the alarm gradually
qriet-d
NEw ToEK Oct 1.-THE Hsrald,s special Wash
jnFJ1n despatch says Reports from Banks and
St0ues column state that the rebels do not sppesr
! 20 Be making any demonstration on the Virginia
side Of the river Il is repo ted that one OF our
men was killed his morning in scaBJiDg party
from Gen. smith 8 command near Fairfax o IL
Oae 81 the rebels WAS seen 70 fall from his horse
tnd re eTEl Others were picked up and carried
away 1s7riog the marks Of our shsrplshooters.
% diligence from our Hex'c4a Minister is to the
ut tha' the Mexican Government has asked for
'1sn frOTa our Government Of from s. 600 600 TO
$4,000 600. Mr.. CGTwin regards IL highly impOrt>
1 JUS; ~ THIS tim that Mexico shoGld have the
'Eey q pay the interest on her English debt and
.TtS release hsr from her present Embarrassment
the -Ta.d "a patch SAYS that our Government
. determined 20 stgui D, Mexico at ali hazards and
3.5t, Ct ner a.-in~r eHcFnscE mPnts by foreign DOW
-rs- Ga 9 " rumeut has addesscd communities
TiUns To E4g'snd France, and Spain 70 know what
.HrIr n;euG rs sre, 10 which no response has been
received
'opes Of letters from various Indian Chiefs to
GOV rnmsut agents has been received all of which
DO sth- loyal sentiments and q determination to
20 hpii c7nt-rt zee Or the Usage river with all
hlrtS 10 regard 10 their future policy. Rebel
sgsuts are very busy among them. but it is stated
hst all The ind who in arms sgainst US have
been uoerced Capt. D Bryant of the % Michis
su volunteers who was arrsigned End tried BY q
gener Al courtmSruiI upon the chara OF violating
he 42d article Of IN leaving his camp without
che c, INSET Of bis commanding cfhcer ad remaining
uuJ ali night found not guilty
The mother of jackson, who murdered Colonel
Ellsworth WG5 arrested on Sunday for keeping q
rendezvous Of rebel spies near PROSPECT Hill
Government is erecting permanent barracks in
Washington for 60 600 troops.
The troops in Western YirgiAia arc to be paid of
soo2 Officers axe hereafter to be paid st the same
time soldiers.
It is reported that Gen. Mitchell will be nut in
command Of expedition to drive the rebels out
OF Cumberland Gap, thence to carry she war into
Tennessee.
Z'lIiootter has withdrawn all his troops to and
beyond CHAMBERLAIN Gap.
The lanes despatch says that the rebels II con-
siderable force. showed themselves On Saturday
before danCOek'S headquarters with large Parrot
gun, Eanked on each side By brass hbwitzsrs with
cut firing. This morning they APPEARED in more 4
force On Prospect Hill, near Crest Fhs but retired /
after z short stay.
spscal DspassA 10 the Cincinnati Gsze.se
W4sHHGToS, Oct. IL AIsckievOQs c0nseQ uences |
f0w from the eS2ggerted estimate prevalent of the 1
numbers Of the Potomac army. Mcclellan has not /
TWO hundred and fifty or two hundred thousand 4
available troops. We have no right to be more |
specific. Probably TIE same tendeuby exists to ex-
aFgeratOG among the rebels, whose force ali the |
accounts Of prisoners deserteFs, and negroes rep
resent as very large, much larger than ours. By /
the cautious. gradually advancing pbIicy of McClsi-
Ian one line OF hills has been occupied within ten /
days and strongly fortified. THERE will be no !
second falling back to Washington.
LAT a company Of nstiOnsl soldiers, encamped /
en- the island opposite tldgards Very nov, but
near The Virginia sa0re, weys attacked, but drove
bacz large body Of rebels, who d ade good their
retreat
Only nineteen deaths have occurred in W0ol's
department in three months
The city ard the camps have bean the scenes of
more than usual exctement for the past thirty hours
tae prospects Of battle On Saturday evening aUa
pea.jng immileht and near. During an extended
en- Saturday afternoon the enemy
we're discovered drawn up in line as II fer battle
sad in numbers that showed recent great acces-
sion to their troops in that quarter
1t believed that it was their intention to en-
gage US at that point and Gen. Mcclellan at oEco
.Ga5e preparations to give them battle.
Though no battle resulted the army has carried
itself On what va believed a nigat before battle
with spirit and enthusiasm most gratifying and
auspIC0us Later in the evening, skirnshlns began
among the pickets, and of Ou is we're driven in
By superior numbers Of rebel cavklry. Numerous
shots were exchanged and one Of The rebel cavalry
y Is killed. Gen Mcclellan and mis- ofEcers were IN
the saddle ali the night, and the morning saw them
Offering an imposing line of battle with readiness
tor general engagement, shCulE such be the re-
III. wen it Vss found that th4 rebels had pru-
ie atiy retired having v.thSyawn their UiCkets two
mites beyond LeTinsyj.le- The sEtir, though with
Jut marked result. il stili mCs3 valEabG in the
proof IL gives fine effective mobility Of cur troops
y hi cannot be Tar distant frCm q mere brilliant
zId F-scIcal test.
GJy Yates hes eft this city, hdvnz, il is beliay-
20. Secdrc4 promising iYrwaTdtPss 10 The ustteT
't the needed supply OF arms tor lAigoi7 troops
"GcH aisA Pp-ninsnt as caused 10 parties arriving
isi7 wishing 20 Fis!t friends in be camps, by the
-'i- -'e'i~a.s sue order prolific ting such visits
q 90 Tl.gof5' AAe RUE has ncr7assd N strEgeGcy,
~ SLv1ls es.S9Gtrs'ood asr0aiI % says expense
.H ~ eAeVsulHe journey 10 the seat OF
SECOND Df>P4IuI-Li-tie more hsppeled last night
hau wase euOrsced in my former tsiegraE. The
my IN considerable fierce Of artillery infantry
md c2Tsiry- we're drawn Up IN line some two miles
rom 0ur advance st LswiEsvilie After driving in
r IoseE.oef r;cksts, they retired without friJg
in;. Gen A,CCloiiS8 cGEne III lnded his general
'lars Pa Sr-H the SIDE so iDlh hir for th2
o0ys ia Y. Ms - add zrlIs ard these here
, ia in szluu 10 march az an iustsnt's notice. 7
u h0Sever, sp-ut the night tbsre Tor the frat =,
ne T0t Hs tirli5g I'll afternoon. :,
SavsEaS oelteFis u artillery stkrted across, bat
stGFnsd before nOGn Some VI tie Cavalry GrgeE-
] Across remained ald some returned IL Il hot
Improbable that the disposition bt TIE rebels viii
la1 BE- tested Ni'hins ia seen or heard Of the I
Is, ~ tan-on'. Ill ]
.le Liverpool C5i ATE is sfIlrnfiied, IN spit3
IL -P5FIanoe rhs duties arc discharged By nc
ice Consul Il WIlding an EsgIishman.
Collins, the rcisl agent at the AMOR river .
all IN hnn haou 15g-i