Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-09-11
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Compiled from the Little Rock True Dcmocra
ANOTHER BATTLE In VIRGINIA!
Confede1.atcS Victorious!


LOUISVILLE, Aug. 28.-Adams, minister
to. England, states that the, independence OF
'Aie Confederates in question Of Time.
New YORK, Aug. 2S.-Anderson was ar
rested yesterday. He duplicates Ben. Wood
and Isaiah Rynders as southern. correspon.
dent dispatch says the Britiah ship
Simond has been lying at the port OF Quebec
} three weeks flying secession Gag.
| HA&sRsTowy, MD., Aug. 26,--lt is rcpor-
! ted that heavy firing has been heard near
Poolcsville. 1t is supposed an engage
mcnt has taken place between Gen. Stone 5
advance guard and some Of Gen. Johnston's
fo ces.
!. FORTRESS MONROE, Aug. 28-Thc cxpcc-
ted expedition has sailed Under command
Of Gen. Butler consisting Of the trigate
Minnesota, Wabash and Pawnee, and gun
! boats Monticello and Harriet Lane one
!! hundred guns, and 1000 destination
unknown.
/ LOUISVILLE, Aug. 29.-Rcports from Mis-
souri, are meagre aud OF no in crest. Wash.
ingson city was rife last night and this
morning with reports Of fight on the other
side OF the Potomac. Condicting iniorma
ton. Mcclellan returned thence at half
past eleven last night--nothing important
elected. Three cavalry and three iniuntry
companies, are lowering about, evidently
with intention to draw the fcderals into an
ambuscade in the vicinity OF Balls Cross
Roads.
New YORK, Aug. 28.-The Commercial
Advertiser says Mcclellan went over the
Potomac to inspect TIE troops with Russell,
no other correspondent allowed to accom-
pany him. Cotton adyanced--sales 2,4l9
bales.
WAsaryGToS, Aug. 2S.--The Philadelphia
has arrived from Fortress Monroe. She
reports aliquiet and navigation uninterup-
ted. Signal rockets from the Maryland
side We're shot, which evidently conveyed
.inte tgence OF her presence. She waited
till morning. The Confedcrate batteries
remained silent.
LoVlsvlLLE, Ang. 2s.-special dis eSrcHes
10 The bhioa papers say-il;etowing 10 una
yoidable el6a .nslaRees the federal forces
ander Col. IL erson Kanawha river have
suierei-tIis Herously. The secretary Of
VIZ has orjsred the superintendent OF IVES
itn Union telegraph line TO carry no mes
ss 10 ior from seeded States. The or
q paludes The Kentucky line running
thie gli Frankfort and Lexington, and does
not a3ect the line from Louisville South.
Herald says extreme measures have been
tnken TO suppress papers friendly TO the |
u-h. Detective officers are placed al every |
'lHn leaving the city to intercept packa-
scs- The British war steamer Rinalde is |
hoiw.
WAsnINoToS. aug. 2a-The Post saystlie |
snnfedcrases arc concentrating in large !
ambers between Chain bridge and Ices
barg:
FoRr MONROE, Aug. PA flag Of truce |
brought Capt. Harvey and the crew of the !
ship o. B. Thompson, captured off Savannah (
" the privaieer Lady Davis. There is a /
report from Norfolk that the confcderates 1
have large forces at Sewclrs point.
GALLiroLis, Aug. ZS-The battle at
Cross Lanes on the 26sh was bloody one.
Col Tyier's force of 800 men was sarroun-
ded at breakfast and after desperate fight I
299 vere found misrng.-Tbc fedeials cut /
their way through and we're hen scattered. /
The following fcderals are known to be
killed: Caps. Dyer, ShEsiiifand Sterling
sdiatantL. Deferress, Lieut.. Warren and
feret Major Ling. The other field officers
are safe. The ccnlc1or=tfs- reported to