Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-23

ulrect tEssn that territory. Previous 10 hi,
deParufe an the principal men OF the Ma
sajoe Indians came to Santa Fe and mad e s
treaty of peace with the Government. win
tne exception of these of Arizona. vhicha
snail force of Texans have possession Of
through the treachery of Col Boring.
Inc Fed eral force there under Col Cam
Dy, who commands that military depot, is
from 200 to 500, while the citizens have
raised three fun regiments. Mr. STARK re.
| ports the people as loyal to a man The
object of the rebels is represented Is being
10 seize Government stores rather than
conquer the country. There were no dis
turbances on the plains, and when Mfr.
stark was passing over the Indians were in
the best possible humor, from the fact that
they were receiving presents and annuities.
alter j. Smith, son of the Secretary of
the interior, has been appointed Chief
Clerk of that Department
| THE PoToMAc Batteries. officer of
the Jacob Bell, who has carefully reconnoi-
tered the Shipping Point battery ON the Po-
tomac, says that there are six guns in posi-
ton, apparently of heavy ordnance The
river there is about mile wide. IntelE-
gent officers say that the statement to the
effect that there are six miles of batteries
below Shipping Point, is all nonsense
vessels might be annoyed by batteries from
the shore Cor mile below this, as far az
Edwards Point; but below that point the
virginia shores recedes from the channel
and the river widehs so that batteries would
be useless if planted there; Is or Is guns
are about the extent of their armament
Whereabouts 1t is believed by competent
Judges that the Harriet Lane, Pawnee and
Yankee weHt down the river last night.
After the Nash Ile..Vesset Sefze5
NBw York, Oct. Is.
Early this morning an U. s. gunboat left
this port in pursuit of the Nashville, which
IS reported to have run the blockade at |
Charleston on the 18th inst.
The surveyor seized this morning the shin |
Maid of Orleans just arrived from Liver |
pool The vessel is partially owned in New |
Orleans.zss
The bremen, which arrived last evening. |
swords for the Government.
Things ira Observation-Disclosures Rebel
Success.
PoTosI. Mo-, Oct I6.
We have the following account of the at
tack on the Big river bridge yesterday
morning The enemy was discovered ap-
preaching the bridge about o'clock yes
terday morning by German picket who
gave the alarm. Our troops, numbering
between 40 and so, instantly prepared for
action, and although the force against them
numbered somewhere about 600, under the
cad of JEFF. Thompson himself, they stood
heir ground, and from stone piles and other
places of shelter, did good execution They
Sere finally surrounded, however, and OBJ
iged to surrender. Their loss is l killed
Ind wounded. The rebel loss is killed
Ind wounded
immediately after the surrender the Fed
'ral prisoners were sworn by JEFF Thomp- |
ION not to bear arms against the Southern | .
;onfederacy and released.
The rebels then burned the bridge and
peedily retreated i.
JEFF. Thompson said he had 500 mounted /,
nen IN the vicinity; that he intended to
urn other bridges on the road; and that Pr :
ot Knob and Ironton would soon be attack :
d and captured.
All the troops along the road have been q
rdered to Ironton by Col. Corling, Com 3
landant at THAT port, in anticipation of an d
tack. r
strong force of rebels is said to be in a
he vicinity threatening our forces at the II
srrninus of the road. Corlins's forces con p
ISIS of the SD and 3Sth Illinois, the 2lst | o
indiana, and detachment of indiana cav ii
Try, which, with our strong Notifications, \
considered sufficient to repel any force the Il
sbeis have in that section until reinfor ce- C
ents now en- the way, can reach there. n
Boston, Oct I6. -
John e. Thayer & Co. subscribed $780, "
10 to the National loan The gunboat a
arbiehead was launched at NeTburvport =
day. .