Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-09-10
Tue COnfederates within Three Miles
of Arlington Heights.

WASHINGTON, Sept. The rebels are now
but FIVE miles below, from the Presidents
house, and miles from Arlington Heights
At daylight this morning the relief guard of
Federal troops was fired upon by q concerted
body of the enemy near Hunters Chapel, on
the Virginia side of the Potomac. At sunrise
two companies of our troops were sent out to
reconnoitre, and discovered that the Rebels
bad taken position at Balls Cross Roads, and
had thrown forward two regiments during
the night. These regiments are now posted
along little creek, in the woods near Hun
ter's Chapel. They have four brass howitzers
drawn by men, but have no other artillery.
The Rebels are now digging rifle pits west of
Hunters Chapel.
The enemy's force on Munson's Hill is
| briskly engaged in drilling. Occasional
shots are fired from the hill at the Federal
pickets.
Especial to the n. Y. Post
slaves Shot.
Three slaves who attempted to desert TO
the Federal lines have been shot by the Reb-
els on Munson's Hill.
The Baltimore rioters, of the 18th of April,
are now on trial at Towpsendstown, Mary
land, but it is found difficult to prove a YER
dict of guilty.
The report of the narrow escape of Capt.
Strong, of the Second Wisconsin Regiment,
from an attack by the Rebels, issconfirmed
AFTER Ne WAS capt. SIrOnR euOl three
of his captors with his revolver, and escaped.
Remember the Sabbath Day TO Keep
IL Holy.
WASHINGTON, Aug THE following or
der has just been promulgated:
CGENERAL ORDER No.7.l
HEADQUARTERS
ARMY OF THE PoToNAC
WASHINGTON, Sept. z, 1861.
The Major-General commanding desires
and requests that in the future there may be
q more perfect respect for the Sabbath, on
the part of this command. We are fighting
in holy cause, and should endeavor TO de-
serve the benign favor of the Creator.
Unless in case of an-attack by the enemy,
or some other extreme military necessity, 1T
is commended to commanding officers that all
work shall be suspended on the Sabbath; that
no unnecessary movements shall be made on
that day; that the men, as far as possible.
shall be permitted to rest from their labors;
that they shall attend divine service after the
customary inspection, and that officers and
men alike use their influence to insure the
utmost decorum and quiet on that day. The
General commanding regards this as no idle
form. One days rest is necessary for man
and animals More than this, the Observance
of the holy day of the God of Mercy and
Battles is our sacred duty.
(Signed) G.. MCCLELLAN,
Maj Gen. Commanding.
s. WILLIAMS, AdJt. Gen.
From GEN. Rosecran,s Division.
The War Department to-day received a
dispatch from Gen. Rosecrans, in camp near
Sultan, Virginia, dated the 9th, from which
it is inferred that all is we'll with his CON-
mand.
More Military Appointments.
The President to-day made the following
military appointments
Charles w. Thurston, of In diana, Willis
German, of Minnesota, and ID aniel Butter
field, to be Brigadier Generals. John Clark,
of Massachusetts,, N. J. Sappingham, of Indi-
ana, James N. Saunderson, of California,
Joseph NJ. Lucas, of District of Columbia,
Alexander NJ. Floyd, of Perma. Samuel GA
mage, of California, J. n. Sherman. of New
York, Benjamin P. Walker, of Indiana, JAS
p. Federicks, of N. York, and E. T. Schenck,
of Ohio. to be Commissions of Subsistence OF
Volunteers, with the rank of Captain.
Generals PILLOW and Polk I'm Ken
CAIRO, Sept. Generals Pillow and Polk
are at Columbus, KY, with 1000 Rebels
JEFF. Thompson is on the Missouri side; di-
rectly opposite, with the balance of the
forces.
500 Federal troops left to-day to reinforce
Paducsh. and another regiment follows i'm
mediately.