Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-09-17
From Washington.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 15.-Three spies were
arrested to day.
F. W. Walker, correspondent of the New
York Express, was dangerously wounded by
a prisoner, who afterwards escaped.
Commodore Porter is assigned an impor-
tant command on fhe Mississippi.
The Tribune says the Potomac dotilla re-
ports new batteries five miles below Aqua
Greek; also number of soldiers at Matthias
Point. The Pensacola will not pass the Point
without a severe fight.
Mcclellan visited Gen. Banks.
WARRINGTON, Sept. 16.-The Cuban Cap
tain Generals proclamation regarding Con-
.tederate flag bearing ships occupies the Cabi-
net to-day.
A schooner run the blockade at Galveston
and arrived at Vera Cruz. She returns with
a cargo of coffee.
From New York.
New YORK, Sept. 15.-The Z. 5. Steamer
Sumter has arrived. Most OF the African
Squadron homeward bound.
New York, Sept l6-Four vessels were
seized to-day, and seven Southerners arrest
ed on board the steamer City of Manchester.
Nothing reasonable was found, and they
were released.
McMasters, Editor of Freemsn's Journal,
has been arrested and sent TO Fort l. fay
cite.
Fortress Monroe.
FORTRESS MONROE, Sept. l5.-The York
town ran within three miles and opened fire
on the blOckadIng squadron. Sawyer's gun
drove her back. The Yorktown mounts II
guns broadside, and two pivot guns.
The Confederate steamer Curtis appeared
this morning above Newport News. A stea-
mer from Norfolk made a reconnoisa nee. An
attack is Immediately expected on Newport
News.
From Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 15.-W. A. Glenn, Editor
of the Exchange, has been arrested. The
City is unusually quiet.
From Maryland.
DEARNsTowN, Nd, Sept. l6.-The Confed-
crates attacked the pickets opposite Pritch-
ards Mill, but were repulsed. Eight of them
are reported killed. Federal loss. one killed
Captain Morris, of the Royal Navy is at
Port Royal. He says, ''we are ordered to OBJ
serve strict neutrality, and if the Sumter
were to come tomorrow, she would receive
States Ship
A Frenchman who deserted from iheYork-
town says she is rOn-plated TO protect her
sides aud upper machinery.
From Missouri.
JEFFERSON OIff, SepI. l0.-lI reported
that 5000 MissOurians attacked BOonville
and were repulsed, with II killed and thirty
wounded.
ST. LouIs. Sept. 17.-Blsir Junior. is Or
dered to report himself under arrest on the
general charge of using disrespectful lau-
guage. when abiding to superior officers.
Jackson has probably announced his in
tention to move the Capitol to Lexington,
which is doubtless in the possession of Price.
Whether the Legislature which adjourned in
May last to meet again to-day, be ready to
proceed to business cannot be ascertained.
From l. ouisville.
LOUISVILLE Sept. 16.-Gen. Zollicoffer is
IA miles i'll Kentucky, strongly posted at
Cumberland Ferry and Log Mountain
heights.
Houston's bill is again postponed.
Foreign.
ST.. JOINS, Sept. 15.-The Steamer Kanga-
roo, from Queenstown the fifth, has arrived.
Political news unimportant. England is a
bout to send two more regiments to Canada
A Railroad accident occurred near London.
by which Is were killed and SO wounded.
Cotton sales of 2 days 81 900 bales, closing
unchanged.