The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-10-15

cFaHS Is ~ NouHtaln CONc, otIohS Po-
silion twenty five miles beyond Gauley.
He had advanced ten miles further TO
Little SewalI. The enemy are too well
entrenched and too strong at Big Sewall,
! five miles further on, to be attacked, and
Rosencrans fell back as an invitation TO
the enemy to come out and have a fair
fight. There was expectation Of an at.
tempt by the enemy to force his posi-.
ton.
The weather in the Gauley region is
terribly bad, rain falls almost incessant-
ly.
Rosencrans' troops are well clothed,
having plenty of overcoats and blank
cts.
The fight at Chapmanvile was sharp
and bloody affair. Five Of Pratt's Zou.
ayes were killed. The rebels lost 81
killed.
| A dispatch from Gen. Reynolds to
Gov. Morton, dated Huttonville, 9th
says: The enemy in our front, on Hun.
terville road, has been driven to Green
Brier Springs. twenty miles beyond theil
late rendezvous. They are about sc
miles from Elk Water and l2 from Cheat
Mountain. The roads towards Hunter.
vile are imyassable for wheels.
The enemy destroyed hundreds o.
muskets, tents, camp equipagc, DC
Several wagons fell into our hands.
New York, Oct. lO-It was Colone
Braisled, Of the lst Georgia regiment
who was killed near Hatteras Inlet
Col. Brown, Of the Goth Indiana. states
his loss in killed and wounded. DC, no,
less than TO-. In retrealing the enemy
captured tn military stores and consid.
cradle number Of arms, knapsacks and
tents. The reg iment had no other wea
pons than muskets. The rebels rcndez.
vous is Roanoke Island, about twelve
miles from the scene 0! action, and vel
fortified.
Advices received at the Department oil
State from England and France, ar,
highly encouraging. The tone of pub
lie sentiment in those countries. is great
ly improved in reference TO the situation
of affairs in this country.
More than 10000 horses have been
brought to Washington since the com
mencement of the campaign, and have
been been purchased for the army at +;
cost Of more than five hundred thousand
dollars.
Special to Commercial A dispatch
from Gen. Wool to the War Department
confirms the statement that the rebel:
met with heavy loss in the engagement
Of the Monticello off Hatteras Inlet. The
fortress will be made perfectly secure by
the immediate dispatch Of reinforce
ments.
New YORK. Oct. IA dispatch from
New Orleans Of the 18th inst, to the
! Richmond Examiner, tells Of one Of the
most important achievements Of the war
so far. This information is that the Uni
ted States blockading squadron have dug
passage through the mud Of one Of the
five mouths Of the Mississippi river to
the Sand Spit. which commands tie
whole five of them, and now have the
Vincennes, Water Witch and two other
vessels of the squadron to protect the
Spit. The erecting of our works will
command five Of the mouths, passes or
entrances TO and from the Mississippi
river Once perfectly built this work
alone will absolutely control the commu.
nica,ion of New Orleans with the sea As
completely As a blockadins squadron Of
twenty ships of war could accomplish
that object.
The Post says troops are rapidly con
centra,ing at Annapolis to proceed on
tie coast expedition.
The steamship Asia from Liverpool
2Sth, Via Queenstown 29lh, arrived here
this morning with two days later advi.
ces than received
a. the American vessels in the Chi.
nese waters had sailed for the United
States, with the exception of one small
vessel, which was left at the earnest re.
quest Of the American Minister. and
which proceeded suddenly to Shanghai,
owing to a report that schooner was be.
ing fitted out there for p,ivateer under
the Confederate flag.
Reli.i ous services were celebrated at
one af the Presbyterian churches in Liv
erpool, on the 26h ult.. in sympath,
with the day of fasting. humiliation anG
prayer IN America.
JEFFERSON CITY, Oct 10. A scou
has just arrived here from Sprins field
and reports at headquarters that Their,
were lily 10000 rebels at that place
an that Ben McCulloch was at Cam
jackson with only l50 men. waiting 70,
reiniorcements from Arkansas. A large
number OF Nc Culloch' s forces who were
with him at Wilson's Creek were viii
Price AT Lexington and the rest are with
Hardee. McCulloch expected to join
Price al Sac River. which will be abou
the 2Jlh inst, and the combined forces
expect to march on Jefferson City. Thi
information is believed to be reliable.
WAsnISGToN, Oct. 1.-THE male por
ton Of the State Of New York between
the ages of Is and 45, capable Of bearing
arme is 766. 344 that Of Pennsylvania il
100000
Brokers and bankers say that the mon
ey market is easier NOW than il has beer
at any other time within the last ten
years.
All is auiat dawn tho po,omac Thor.