Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-26

children were slso burned % death as they canno
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The hre Is supposed tohsvs occurred accidentally
Northorn News, Runners ana Ises.
MATTERS IN WASHINGTON
WAsHNGroN, Sept l9.-Gen. Mcclellan and sew
eraI Of his staff this afternoon went to examine /
i norton of our earth works. RErrisOned By 4 nor
| ton Of Gen Franklin's command. While viewinI
the enemys position. General Mcclellan discovered
/ I've or ak hundred Of the enemy approaching abou
/ two miles Distant He immediately ordered sewers
rifed cGnnen put In position and sent his eOmph
ments 70 the rebels in the shape Of twenty pounC
skelI that exploded IN their very midst, producing
the widest copsternation. The rebel force seer
| to scatter and fy. There is no doubt large mum
Der we're killed. The enemy aid not return the fire
Gen. Mcclellan, after dspOsing of this advancing
foros Of rebels directed his attention to new bat
terry recently thrown up By The enemy E short dis
s4nca aonth Of Mans0n's Hill. known as Mason'I
Hin he threw several shells and shot into their
works, causing some Of the hands to knock Oh
work
They were evidently surprised BY the sudden
opening Of our batteries on them They suddenly
disappeared and did not return the FIRE. Ges. Nc
ClellGhl returned TO thu city 40 tut O'Clock TO
night A deserter from the rebel camp at hunson's
Hill came into our lines to day and was Immediately
conveyed 70 Gen. Mcclellan.
He states mat Gems Besuregard and Johnston
were both at Munssnis Hill yesterday and made a
thorough Reconnaissance of eur position He says
there only about 900 soldiers at Munsons Hill,
and that the main body OF the troops at Fairfax
and CentreVille. BE says that JED Gavis was at
these two points on Saturday and reviewed the
troops in person. He saw JEFF Davis at Munson's
Hill yesterday examine our WORKS with glass
BE does not think from al he has seen and could
learn, as private, that there were over 100000
men at these poiuts-15 600 were reported to have
been sent from Manassas a few day ago to North
western Virginia. When asked if he thought the
rebels were going TO make an attack on our lines.
he replied that they were daily expecting attack
from Onr forces. BE says disrnctiy he never heard
the intention expressed by the rebels Of making az
attack on our entertainments
WASHINGTON, Sept 20.-The picket guard Of the
rebels near the Chain Bridge have beIa strength
ened by additional forces -
detachment Of rebel troops yesterday eonis-
Gated 40 head Of cattle belonging to the rebels
The proprietors Of the National Hotel in this city
have been arrested for selling liquor 70 Colonel in
the army. ~ 1t irsH
The arress Of the secessiOuists of Maryland con
tinue. Yesterday .he Speaker Of the lower House
of the Maryland Legislature was taken into Gus
tody G
Work has been recommended here on the new
Treasury building and on the dome of the Cap
itol. a.,.s-. ...-s ...-. ---
Mr.. Kennedy, Superintendent of the census, who
has recently visited Virginia expresses the opinion
that the enemys force in front of Washington does
not exceed 100 900. -tl-- r
1t is understood that Gen. Fremont will not be
removed from his command, but possibly his move
ments may be 30 far imPeded that he will feel e0m-
PEELED 70 reBign
u FR0x lnssOURa-THE BATTLE OF LEXINGTON.
ST. LOUIS, Sep. 2O-A gentleman named King,
who left point on the Missouri river opposite Lex
iugton on Wednesday night arrived here this morn
ing and reports that ser ere Eight took place on
Tuesday far the possession OF three ferry boats
which lay at the leFee Prices forces advanced on
he hs1af IN krrfrl- and
other from below the town, and after very shsrp
engagement, they we're captured.
The boatH were not in fair range of Mulligan's
guus. his forttheanons being situated as 20 pre-
vent him from eannonsding them completely, and
bis force was too small to admit Of his making
Eortie asainst Prices overwhelming numbers, but
Mr. King says be raw twelve wagon loads OF killed
and wounded rebels taken OF after the fight.
he also says that Price assaulted Muliigaas for
tdeatiOus four or five times on Wednesday, but was
repulsed each time with loss. Reinforcement Of |
between three and four thousand from the North, |
probably under Gen. Sturgis wers expected 20 ar
rive on Wednesday night, but as Price had posses
sion Of the ferry boats, they would not be able to
crosa the river and Of conrse could be Of little or
no service to Aulliasn-
ST.. LOUIS, Sept. 20. The following additional /
particulars in reference TO the aair at Lexington
have been eseertsined. The first attack upon the |
is said to have been made Thursday
Of last week, but this is certainly mistake, az |
Price did not leave Warrensburg 40 miles south Of
Lexington, until Wednesday night. The attack was /
probably made on Friday, per previous advices |
with about 500 men. The engagement lasted two !
hours, when the rebela were repulsed with q loss
Of one hundred wounded Our loss is reported at 4
ave killed and several wounded. seal l
The Notifications are situated On the edge Of the
town, on bluff overlooking the river. The works /
are Of earth, feet high and twelve feet thick
with ditch six feet deep. and twelve feet broad \
surrounding them. Another and q smaller work is /
erected inside, defended by ditch, the whsle capa
bic Of holding ten Thousand troops. - /
The attack on Wednesday WAS a determi ned one |
and the bsttle lated all day. Tne endorsements
from The North under Gen Sturgis, probably num.
Der {, 900, but should they be unable to cross the
river, which il quite likely, the only aid they can
render viii be to sweep with their artillery hill
,ecupisd by the rebels
IL u confidently told, however, that 5000 troops
which les Jefferson City Wednesday noon by steam
,r will be able 10 land st Lexington and cut
heir way through the enemy's lines and join Multi
ran. Il ia said that kulligan expressed confidence
n being able 70 hold hs position against any force
sOt more than ten times greater than his OWE
JEFRERsO2 CITY, No, Sept. pa special TO the
g. Louis Republican Of this morning states that
Mccullough, with probably 20 900 men, was on the
Usage seYtny miles henee date not given, marching
IN Jefferson City. The commanding officer here is
Inclined to credit the report Col Richardson took
position to day with his regiments Of Home
Guards at Usage bridge, where the first attack will
u doubt be made. He says he will not desert his
post until the last msn falls.
Lieut. Montgomery, of General Fremonts clyal-
,, has just arrived from Geogetown. and says heavy
iring was heard az Bonneville on Wednesday and
ate in the night at Lexington, dsproviug the story
bat that place bad surrendered On Tuesday. Il is
elisved that Lane had reinforced at Lexington 1t
beled that Price could not take Lexington, but if
e should, only with terrible slaughter
Jackson, il is said has no mora than 9 500 men
nd is surrounded on every side. He cannot escape
defeated nor hold Lexington if he takes it.
in Pettis county all the rebels have gone off il |
quads to join Jackson. Nearly all the Unionists |
ave left also in fear The county is perfectly des
late Fine crops are standing, ungathered, every
Shere. No boat has arrived from ABOVE yet. but
ne is hourly expected. The secessioaists are
realty alarmed about Lexington.
The St. Louis papers Of the 10Th contain the fol
owing paragraphs:
CoxDITIOS OF THE NORTHWEST.
Adyicea from Northwestern Missouri repre-
ent that the rete,s il that section are
Exceedingly numerous, are armed aud organ
zsd and severely harrassing the Union men
a Gentry and he adjoining counties. ,CO,Onel
'FaynoF, at the head Of some fifteen hundred Home
Iuards is entrenched near the line of Nodaway and
Worth counties. few miles from the Iowa border
lieut. Colonel Edwards is in command of six hun
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