Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-10-18
southern News by Richmond Papers.
From copy of the Richmond Enquirer, Of
the 7th inst, we obtain the following extracts:

southern News by Richmond Papers
From copy Of the Richmond Enquirer, Of
the 7th inst, we obtain the following extracts:
VICTORY IN THE WEST.
Additional intelligence received at the War
Department gives full confirmation of the vic
tory gained by General Jackson on the Green.
brier river. The following is the official dis.
patch Of General Jackson himself, addressed Ia
the Secretary Of War:
f.a GREENBRIER RIVER, Oct. 3, 1861.
The enemy attacked US OF eight o'clock this
morning in considerable force, estimated at five
thousand, and with six pieces Of artillery, o.
longer range than any we have. After ho
fire Of -four and half hours, and heavy at
tempts to charge our lines, he was repulsed
evidently with considerable loss. We had n,
cavalry to pursue him on his retreat. The los
on our side has been inconsderable. A fulle
report will be given through the regular chan
nels. For several days my correspondence will
Gen. Loring has been uninterrupted. The enc
my's force was much superior to ours, but w
had the advantage of position. rsa
H. A. JACKSON,
| Brig General Commanding.
Further private accounts Of the battle OBJ
tanned last night, state that the fight was prn
cipally between the artillery, our artillerymer
shooting well and fighting gallantly. We hat
only Eve or six killed and eight wounded. The
loss of picket guard, who were stationed be
tween our camp and that of the enemy, wa:
not precisely known. The loss of the enemy
was estimated at q hundred killed. The most
remarkable circumstance of the action is that
of the part taken by our pckets, about two
hundred of whom held the enemy In check for
II a koI L. r Al
was on the pike leading from Beverly to Staun.
ton. On their retreat the enemy had fallen
back about six or seven miles, to tho neighbor-
hood of what was known as Sabin's Cabin. II
was not known under whose command the enc
my we're. Among the killed was Surgeon
Graves, of Captain Rice's artillery company
Capt. Rice was badly wounded, having had one
of his feet shot of by a cannon ball.
ay. THE War IN KENTUCKY. 1,i..u
NASHVILLE, Oct. 4, 1861 gentleman, who
arrived this evening from Eastern Kentucky,
says that the Federals. four thousand strong,
advanced from Camp Dick Robinson to Big
Hill, sixty miles nearer the Tennessee line,
with the view of fortifying themselves so as to
prevent Zollicoifer's march into Kentucky
Our troops have not advanced beyond Green
river. 4, r,lsesaa Ta3Q aiiiLs Nj
The Federsls are fortifying Elizabethtown,
where they are encamped, eight thousAnd strong !,
with eight cannon, but necessariea only sufi :.
cient to last them but few days. . "A
The Kentuckians are redeeming Kentucky,
and predict that the Southern winter quarters
will be at st. Louis, Louisville, Washington
and Baltimore. aas ~ f, dHGG|
II" THE WAR IN MISSOURI 20 ~
MEMrffIa, Oct, A Isei ovi' uardee is az
Gen. JEFF. Thompson's force is now at New
Madrid, bound to st. Louis for the purpose of
dining Gen. Price and Gen. McCulloch.
Gen. Clarke is moving hence in the same di-
,ection, with twenty cannon. ttf i, d
Gen. Fremont's safety is endangered, and
hight thousand of his troops have moved Padu,
,ah.ward from Columbus.
,oneREssnfkN ELY PRKsEETED WITH A WOODEN
SWORD BY his FELLOW PRISONERS.
Hon. Alfred B. Ely, M. c., Of the Rochester,
N. W district, In Lincoln's Congress, who |
vas captured on the field Of Manassas on the
memorable 2lst Of July, and who has since |
been imprisoned in one Of the Richmond tobao /
70 factories, was the recipient, few days since,
If valuable token Of the regard and esteem
q which he 10 held BY his fellow prisoners. An
Ingenious artisan among the number fabricated
! wooden sword Of considerable dimensions and
lonely shape, together with rope sash, which
vas presented to the belligerent' Congressman
" 0 commitice,in an address, which was re-
,lied to BY the recipient Of the honor in excel. L
ent style, followed by an accepsaiice OF the
lift. The prisoners, Of which Mr.. EIy il one.
eem to get along very well under the care Of
,apt. g.. G. Gibbs, who has them in charge. Il
dr. Ely himself certainly has not suffered In
esb, however he may have done In thes spirit.
5, (, & surrLrrs GIVING CUT. " !, Y
ID the rapid exhaustion Of all sorts Of sup. \,
lies 10 the South, we must look for an alter.
atiye of relief either In the raiaing Of the
Iockade, or Ia the prompt and sntsrprisiDg
ID Of Southern capital In the production and 4,
Of various articles Of prime me- /,
sssity. We have plenty Of corn and -FOUR
ce, snds tobacco, and cotton, but very little Il
anything else, s;As winter approaches, I