Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-10-10


We hsFs selispis iafsrzsstloa sisi col Gosssslsh.
With s0rce 0s' Leap rebels. has tsksA pessaseleh
Of = se196ore, ABOUT forty miles aboFs 4sdueab,
tlps cutting of oEE wateR con,AEa lsion with
LduisviEo. The gEnboats Lexington and Conestoga
went NC yesterday, probably with The intention of
dislodging them.
Yesterday made a flying visit to Norfolk, and
spent an hour in the camps. Col Oglesby antici-
pstes an stack at any moment Thursday night
the rebel gunboat Yankee approached within q mile
Of the camp. Capt. Tayl0r's artillery company was
dispatched to distance down the river with orders
TO engage her. but she hauled of. From Union men
who came in next morning, it was daco-ersd that
3 body of 400 infantry had, the same night, Ap-
preached within three miles of the rear of the camp
evidently with the design Of supporting the Yankee
Whatever prevented the attack it is liable to be
peated at any moment, and / think the eommandsnt
realizes it.
Just as we were embarking to return, q company
of cavalry, who had been out q scouting exsedi
| ton dashea into camp triumphant and jubilant
Capt Stewart had that morning gone out with sew.
enty five cavalry on an important scouting expedi-
| ton. Nine miles below Norfolk he had met 10C
cavalry of the enemy, chased them nearly opposite
the Chalk Bluffs, killed seven crptured four and re
turned loaded with the arms which they threw
away In the hight-shot guns rifles and revolvers
| The gallant captain reports his career rather alb
ruptly checked by finding himself on the pickets Of
| the enemys camp and within sight of the gunboa
Yankee, which was lying on the Missouri side. The
/ PRISONERS tuaS thompson Is AZ ksimOnt VIII
| $500 men. Johnston is in command at Columbus
and has superseded Pillow.
CAIRO, Sept. 2S.-Both armies seem to be watch,
ing Price with equal interest and waiting for hi
fate, and there will, in all present probability b
no decisive demonstration in any Quarter until the
/ condition Of Missouri has been decided By grea
| battle.
/ Late Wednesday night Colonel Logan, with foul
/ companies of his regiment, was dispatched to Z
point fifteen or twenty miles up the river, where
the enemy were said to have msdeltheir appearance
/ in some force. but he returned the next day with
out having been able to discover them. Yesterday
several companies Of cavalry and infantry, under
/ the command of Col DJugherty. returned 10 the
scene of Captain Stewards exploits, but failed tC
provoke the rebels to battle.
/ Gen. Grant, at the same time, sent several com
| panes to scour the Kentucky shore opposite Mound
| City, where scouts Of the enemy are reported tC
have been seen The expedition has not been heard
FROM but it is evident that sufficient force should
| be kept in the vicinity to prevent the enemy from
| planning Gn ambush on the thickly wooded shore
opposite, from which point they could shell the city
an attempt which they wen d be greatly tempted tC
make by the prospects Of destroying the three gun
| boats now in process of construction there.
| Gen. Grant informed me yesterday that the enemy
| had retired from 0 Greensboro, on the approach Of
our gunboats, and one of them was now before the
| city. The other had proceeded up the river. The
A o. Tyler will be taken off the docks tO>day, and
| will be ready for service on Monday. The tire e
boats contracted for Mound City are approaching
completion but will not be ready for service by the
| tenth Of October, the time agreed upon.
At Birds Point night before last five mounted
scouts Of the enemy were brought IN. The zane
night Capt. DelsnO's cavalry arrested three Doto
rious secessionists at Blsndville-one of them the
clerk of the county court and another rebel cap
tain, who was raising company fer the COME de-
rate army. These with the four taken at Norfol X
make collection Of q dozen beautiful specimens
taken in one night. have not learned what dispo
sition has been made of them.