Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-09-06
BLACK REPUBLICAN DISPATCHES
TO TIE NORTHERN PRESS.
Special to the New York Post.

Special to the New E0iE Post.
WASHINGTON, September 3.-Most trust
worthy advices received from Virginia place
the number of the rebel tTooYs Of that State
now in the field at $1,000. The enemy are con-
centrating large force South Of Alexandria,
and are also erecting batteries near the mouth
Of the Occoquan river.
Some skirmishiug took place this morning
in the vicinity Of the Chain Bridge, over the
Potomac. L is not believed to have been Of a
serious character.
The Navy Department is more active than
ever. From the preparations making It is evil
dent the affair at HatteTas is to be followed up
by other attacks.
There has been a report in circulation in
this city this morning of the death of jeff
Davis. Inquiries have been made by the re-
poTteTs Of the Associated Press, but nothing
tending to confirmation Of such a rumor has
been ELECTED. The statement may have arisen
from the fact that a rebel fsg was seen iyiag
at nalf-mast over an encamPment Of the
enemy.
The Secretary Of the Navy addressed con-
gTatuat0Ty letter to Commodore Stringham
and his officers and men on receipt Of the vic
tory al HatteTas.
President Lincoln has appointed a number
of new Bugadisr Generals, among them Dan
iel z. Sickels.
The government has teIegraphic adviccs
from Gen. Rosencraaz. This is dated since
the Richmond papers published alleged ac-
counts Of bis surrender to Gen. Lee.
The firing across the Potomac heretofore re-
ported, was occa:ioned by exercising men at
the guns. The enemy also fred several shots
from their rifed cannon at our pickets. Nobody
was hurt.
The Washing on Star says nearly twenty
vessels have arrived within the last twenty
four hours. With one exception the crews all
report everything quiet on he Potomac, with
no batteries OF men on the banks visible.
When opposite Matthias Point a shell was fred
at the vessel, when she left. The rebels SEEM
ed to be moving at Potomac creek, below Aqua
creek.
JEFFERSON CITY, Sept. 3.-L4ter informa-
ton from Lexington confirms the safety Of
that place and the withdrawal of the rebels.
There is much disafection in McCulloch's
army and it is perfect wreck.
This is reliable.
An expedition crossed into Galloway county
last night destined for Columbia.
BALTMoRE, Sept. 3.-The Baltimore Amer
lean of to day says that no rebel troops were
at Winchester except few who were sick.
At Leesburg there are three OF four regiments,
one at Waterford, above the Point Of Rocks,
and one at Goose Creek.
Letters from rebel soldiers at Richmond
sJotc ludg tuc LIOOl dIe III d sdu sLdJ6 VI uen-
titution, being barefooted and in want Of suita-
bic clothing. The skins in tannery at Hills
boro' had been taken dripping from the watts,
to convert into shoes. All the horses Of the
union and disunion farmers had been seized,
which act had created the greatest dissatisfac-
tiOn. The want of confidence is increasing
daily, the hopes of the rebels being kept up by
reports that the general government had only
thirty thousand troops around Washington and
find it impossible to recruit any more.
SPRINGFIELD, Sept 3-Thirty-eight of Dart
county home guards were surprised early Tues
day morning at Burnett's Mills by $50 rebels,
and two of hem kilielan eight wounded, one
The killed and wounded Of the
rebels filled large wagons, but their numbers
could no. be asCertained. Tue guards re-
treated.
Eighteen Secession prisoners taken bv the
guards the day before were confined. Mistak-
ing the house in which they were confined, and
them for Unionists, the rebels fred upon them
several.
CAPE GIRARDEAU, September 3.-Gen.
Prentiss' little army, which left Ironton some
DAYS since, arrived at Jackson, ten miles west
Of here, yesterday morning, Gen. Prentiss and