New-York daily tribune., 1861-09-13
SOUTHERN NEWS.

LoUIsyILLH ThursdAy. Sept. IL, 1861
A special dispatch to The Journal, from Washing
ton, dated the llth, says that Gen. Mcclellan has
carried Halls Ill., with loss Of II killed, and that
Gen. Bankss command was within short distance
general battle tho dispatch states is expected to-
morrow.
Tie EraasrWc Journal says the steamer Lue
Eyaz under the command Of the gun squad from that
place had captured boat with 900 barrels Of sat
destined for the Confederate States.
The Southern papers say that Capt. w. Lynch,
late of the United States Navy, has been appointed
Chief of the Bureau of Detail and Equipments in the
Confederate army.
Col Jones of the 4th Alabama Regiment died at
the Orange Court-llouee, Va, the Goth, from
wounds received at tho battle of Bull Run.
W. Boyd, late Clerk in the Federal War Depart.
ment had arrived at Richmond with full information
respecting matters at Washington.
LOUISVILLE, Thus lay, Sept II, 1861.
special dispatch from Washington to The Journal
of the 18th says cannon roaring in the distance and
IA battle is going on.
Several guns recently in possession Of the State
Guard were taken from this city yesterday and nearly
a hundred more were found under n haystack in the
suburbs ofthe city.
The steamer Treadwater Bell, old and of little use
was seized by the Federal authorities Smitheld to-
day. She had been conveying provisions up the Ten
nessee River.
The Nashville Union and american congatulates
the Confederate States upon the election of Gen. Albert
Sydney Johnston TO the command OF the Western
Division Of the Confederate army.
The Richmond Enaqiner Of the 9th says that since
the battle at Gross Lanes, Western Virginia. Gen.
Floyd has been waiting for supplies On Saturday
there were brought down Is prisoners, who were
aken struggling through the woods snce the dispersion
Of Col. Tyler's command.
Gen. Floyd was at ast accounts about one mile and
half beyond Gauley Bridge. The enemy were in
full force at Gauley Bridge and were strongly posted
in the vicinity of Gauloy Road, occupying Hawks
Nest, above the Kanawha. The enemy had been out
ganked by Gen. Chapman, who held his position with
600 militia.
The same paper lays before many hours the Potomac
viii be ofectualIy closed by batteries. Tho Chief
of Ordnance in Virginia, in responding to the call
for all the field artillery says that ten batteries are
now ready for immediate duty, and eight or ten more
could be ready soon.
Among the above Is prisoners who have arrived IN
Richmond, were w. Ii. Raynor OF Rhode Island, ana
Lieut. e. j. Murphy.
The Examiner also saws that Jefl. DAVIS mas 80 Iaf
recovered from his recent severe illness as " take All
airing on Saturday in a carriage.
H. Kelly, claiming to be a Baltimorean, WAS ar
rested on Friday suspicion of being spy. & soc,
FKiSxVoKT, Thursday, Sept H. 1867;
The Senate passed the joint resolution from the
House yesterday, directing the Governor to demand
the withdrawal of the Confederate troops from the
State, by vote of &c to8
Senator Cissell to-day offered joint resolution re-
questng the Governor TO urge upon both the Federal
and Confederate authorities tls immediate apd pscon'