Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-10-31
IN0FEICIAL,
FAYETTEVILLE, Oct.

FAYETTEVILLE, Oct. g, 1861.
 Two thousand Washington county men have turned out u9 to-day-othets still coming. Ex- citemlut higa. Are our friends coming 10 helpuS
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 RICHMOND, Oc.. 23d.-The Washington di-patch of the 7ta saNs, the Pawnec was stluch with SIX shots from the Potomac batteries on the lalh.- Northern telcerIms report great federal victory near uaraer's Ferry, over Col. Ashby, also that the Confederate States desire England and France to cxte them the.r protection for limited tlme Seward. letter tO the northern boYefnorS caused a decEe in stocks, although the New ork Herald firmly approves the letter.
 NoaroaK, Wednesday, Oct. 2l-EIeavy, rapid, and long continued firing wa7 heard below here last evening. The cause has not yet trAnspred
 RIcuNoND Oct. 2I-ln the Leesburg fight the fedcrts commenced crossing the Potomac on sun day night and continued during the night The fahtiua was terrible on both sides. The tederals were we'll protected by heavy forest, but were routed three times Ut the point O the bayonet a-d were re Il breed each time. The 0th Va reg InlehL clar.ea and captured a brass battery and put the enemy to i aut. The teierals made desperate stand ,t the river and were slaughtered there until panic struck, they attempted to cross-hundreds were davued. Tie battle field is thick with ie1' erals Killed ard wounded. Col. Burk of the 18th Mississippi r~aiment was badly wounded. The coule crate troops fought under great dtSauvantaSe They endured a heavy march on sunday, "llh only one or meals, slept unTcr arms, m &le open ar on Slu&ay l4ht, anl had .ly breakfast on Mon day. They fought all day without nourlshmeHt o: reinforcement.
 RicHvoxp, Oct. 24-No official Information re cpiyrl ot the lCGeral's occunaton Of Lccsburg. A gentleman who left there at o'clock "Wednesday afternoon, denies the statement. In official cir ccs the federal occupation ot Lcesburg is sregaried as very probable, even though notyet accomplished
 RlcHnoxp, Oct 24.-tive hundred and twenty five niisJners arrived this morning from Lccaburg barttc-4mona them are Col. ". R. Lee of the 20th Mas. Reg't. Col. Cogsvin of the l2th New York reoimcn{. Mai. Revere of the 20th Mass. re imcnt, Ad,t. Pearson and Asst. Surg Revere, both of the 2Oh Mass regiment, six captains, ee- ven lieutenants from the New iorK, Massachu- set California regiments. conSlaer&pie number more of prisoners VIII pc prouSnt lo-Ii1I TOW. Some report over thousand taken, ana the lowest estimate reports 650. No reliable details have vet been received of the killed and wounded on the confederate side l60 more prisoners reach ed hece safe this noon. Passengers report that Lce,burg is now in possession of %0'ouo leoeiais lle couledcratcs retired under orders 10 e'acuaie LccsDur5 if the feaertls appeared n large force Previous to the battle on Monday il is understood that similar orders were issued. but Evans fought the battle notWith- auding.
 T,e Confederate loss will not reach 2OO killed, wounded aud m sing. The federal t)sS killed, wounded, prisoners and missing, Is aioul %UOo Several hundred prisoners expected t.) morrow. Numerous incidents are related ot gallant deeaS performed by the Cone ierates. Men never fought with more daring chivalry.
 NASHVILLE. October 24.--A private dispatch from Pars, Tenn, says Mayfeld, Ky, was burned on the 22d by two thousand federal troops The Knoxville Regiserof the 23d repo ts that the tete- I'll forces at Camp Dick Robinson have advanced within eight miles of ZollicoT's camp. Some skirmshing has occurred between the pickets, re sultng in loss to the enemy of three killed and one prisoner. The prisoner states that the federal force Is three thous nd strong. That an early bat tie Is expected All the telegraph lines projecting from Richmond are down. Nothing new from New Orleans.
 NASHVILLE, October 24.--The legislature to- day elected Landon C. flames Senator in the Con- tederate Congress on the first ballot. For the second, the convention balloted six times without efleclng an election The vote on the final ballot stood as follows: G. A. Henry 34 Edwin Il. Ew- ing .53; k. l.. Caruthers 9. One of Lincon's gutboats ascended the Cumberland river to Line port, twenty miles below Fort Donelson, and car red off barge laden with 3G0 barrels of four
 BOWLING GaEEN, October 24-The Louisville Courier Of to-day says the federal pickets are at Bacon Creek, and the main body of their army is scattered between that point and Muldrough's bill to the number of 1000.
 ST. I ouis, October l9.--A dispatch to the Re. publican dated Syracuse October 18th reports that