Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-10-09

PrlceS army, stating that the latter WAS ueh-
med in, and occupying critical position,
and urging the immediate removal OF his /
troops to the South.
WAsuISGroS. Oct 5.-Gen. Wool return |
ned to day to fortress Monroe. to resume his |
old command, 1t having been decided not to /.
send him to ST. Louis. even temporarily.
The drafts of Gen Fremont, heretofore
cashed at the Treasury amounts to only one
million and half of dollars. They have
been reported at much higher figure.
a rebel lieutenant. named Sigler. was cap
:ured in the neighborhood OF Falls Church
Yesterday, brought to Washington and loig-
ed in in prison.
Washington Sept 29,-Early this forenoon
the pickets from Geu Smiths advanced to
and now ocupy Falls Church. Neither this
nor the proceeding movement met with any
opposition whatever, as the rebel army had
on Sunday night retreated from the whole line
of their positions fronting Washington, Up
toms hill. this side of Falls Church, is neces-
sarily included in the points now held by our
/ forces The works of the enemy, at the
| places they had evacuated. were nothing more
than rifle pits, of very common construction
The positions at Munson's and Murray's
! Hills afforded the rebels merely an unobstruc-
ted view of our Notifications and other de-
fences. The appearance of the ground occu-
pied by the rebels indicated that they
I deficient In those arrangements which serve
to make camp life comfortable, having no
tents, but merely shelters rudely constructed.
! There we're no signs to show that they ever
had mounted any guns there. Our troops
are now so employed as to show that they do
not merely intend to temporarily occupy their
present position.
&C Sp,;tb EalfS
! Church from the chain bridge was attended
by events of the most deplorable character
Having passed Vanderwecker's and Fande-
berg's houses, on their way to the former
place, and about half mile from it, by some
uuaccountable blunder, Col Ovens Phila
delphia Irish Regiment, In the darkness Of
the night, mistaking for the rebels, Captain
Motifs battery, which in the advance,
sustained by Gen. Bakers California regiment,
Col Bax ters Philadelphia Fire Z)uaves, and
Col Friedmau's Cavalry, fred full volley
into the troops last mentioned, killing and
woundiDg large number. The California
regiment not knowing whence the firing came,
returned 1t with marked effect. The horses
attached to Motifs battery became uumaugea-
Bile and the tongues of the caissous were bro
ken, owing TO the narrowness of the road.
Lieut.. Bryant having command of the first
cICN loiss pIttICu INT guns ~ OS A'oNSN WIN
grape and canDister, aud scon had them in
range to rake the supposed enemy, when word
was sent to him that he was iu the company
of his friends al was excitement, and 4
long time elapsed before the actual condition
of affairs was ascertainsd, and cJui1ence
tablished. Many confused stories prevail as
! to the parties on whom blame should rest.
The killed in Captain NJ Jtts battery is
Timothy Ray; wounded, Corp pral Bartlett
and Private Cillery. both of whom will die.
as they were not only run over by the gun
carriages, but trampled upon by the cavalry
horses. OF Gen. Bakers California reEi-
meut. the killed were Twin Morris. Co [
Joseph Paschall, Joseph White. Co II; Str-
gent Alexander Philison, Company n.
The wounded are Dairy Cliuton, company
L. slightly wounded in the knee; Sergent
Brands, same company, wounded il the head
| William Ogdon, company y, wounded in the
head Timothy Gregory, company d., shot
U the leg; Il. q. W. Blaker, company y,
shot through the thigh; William Smith COM
pany L; Harvey Warren. company n, G.
W Martin, company P Martin Gleunine,
company IL Luke Lutcbin and Atwood Nor
ris both of commpany l..
In Col. Baxter's Fire Zouaves none were
killed, but the following named were wound
ed Sergeant Gray, company ID. shot In the
head Lieut.. Shreeves, shot IN the legs and
head Benjamin Flood, company D, shot
in the head George Hargreaves, company
K. shot in the leg; John Dorance, company
I, first Pennsylvania Dragons, was mortaly
wounded. Ia Col. Owens Pennsylvania reg
iment, Sergeant Gilen company B, was
killed, and Seargent William b. McCaun and
Charles Shields. of company Z, were wounded
The killed were all buried to-day near their
encampmentS, with military houors, while
the wounded were removed to hospitals, prin-
cipally at Georgetown. They are receiving
the best attention. There are reports of 9TH
ers being killed but no positive information
has been so far obtained concerning them.
LOUISVILLE, Oct Ga reliable informant
from New Orleans says that the Federal for
ces occupy Ship Island and the Chandelier,
and that they have lumber on Ship Island sus-
hecient to build accommodations for from ten
to twelve thousand troops
Our informant thinks the announcement of
the capture Of New Orleans premature, but
says that the Federal forces can take New
Orleans In the rear and silence their batteries.
thus rendering it easy for the feet 10 come
up The river
Aivices from New Oreans 20 the 18th
say that the Governor of Louisiana had or
dered all the stores in New Orleans to be
closed at two o'clock each afternoon. and that
arms had been ordered to drill the balance of
the day, an attack from the Federal forces
being considered imminent. The Confeder-
ates had plan ted eo!umbiads at Ca-rolltown,
nine miles from above New Orleans, and at
English town below the city
1t Is conjectured that Buckner with five
thousand men has gone tojoin Polk and make
joint attack on Paducah
Hon. James F. BOckuer, leading man of
Christian County, endcavoring with twenty