Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-10-10

RICHMOND, Otpt. oO.~OH IAr
day, the enemy came out from
their entertainments near Airing
ton Heights, with 1000 or 5000,
prepared to occupy and fortify a
position not far from Falls Church.
By the time they had got fairly to
work, our boys were upon them.
The Yankees, Of the genuine Bull
Run breed, at once took to their
heels, leaving all their entrenching
tools, and sustaining considerable
loss in killed and wounded.
MEMPHIS, Oct. 1.-The Appeal
has a letter from Columbus, KY,
under date of the Goth, which says
that information had been received
from Cairo, which was deemed re-
liable, giving further particulars of
the brilliant Southern victory at
Lexington, Missouri. 1t was to
the effet that the Federal loss, in
killed and wounded, was 1880,
prisoners 2,400, and four steamers
freighted with supplies and dmmu-
milton. Cur loss was triflihg.
From the same source, intelli-
gence was also received that Gen.
Prentiss, while ON his way with a
reinforcement of /, 800 strong, was
captured, together with his entire
command, hy a force CT 5000,
thrown out by Gen. Price, to III
tercept them.
We further learn that the whole
of Northern Missouri is arousedI
that men are focking in thousands
to Gen. Prices standard, and that
there is command of 600 Iowans
who marched into Missouri, bear.
ing a standard inscribed with the
words, 1--WE come to the relief Of
the oppressed"
! LYNCHBURG. Va. Oct. 1.-1ntel-
ligence from Manassas this eve
ring. indicates the most important
movements at an early moment.
President Davis arrived there
yesterday, and was received by the
Mississippi Regiment in short
address, to whom he said he would
not order them to go and do, but
would lead them in person. The
President was most entlllsiastical-
ly received, but immediately left
for the advanced outposts of the
army.
MEMPHIS, Oct. 4.-Gen. Hardee
and his troops are at Columbus,
Ky. Jeff Thompson's force is at
New Madrid bound for st. Louis,
conforming with Price and McCul-
loch. Gen. Clark is moving hence
in the same direction with 20 can-
non. Fremont is endangered
5000 troops moved from Column
bus towards Paducah. Kentuck-
ians are redeening Kentucky, and
predict that the Southern winter
quarters will be at St. Louis, Lou
isville, Washington, and Baltimore.
RICHMOND, Oct. A reliable
dispatch states that the Lincoln
ties have crossed the Potomac in
strong force at Occoquan, for the
purpose of capturing one of our
batteries. No particulars are Civ
en-, but it is believed they will be
cut off, as they don't know the pre-
else Location of our batteries.
RICHMOND, Oct. 5th.-The bat
tie on Greenbriar River common
ced on Tuesday morning. The
enemy, commanded by Gen. Rey-
nolds, coming out of their en-
trenchments at Cheat Mountain,
opened the attack.
The Confederate forces consis-
ted of two Georgia regiments, three
Virginia and one Arkansas regi-
ment, under Gen Jackson, of Geor-
gia.
When the express left, the en-
envy had been. repulsed with heavy
loss.
The reports yesterday of the
landing of large force at the
mouth of Occoquan, below Alex.
andria, are ascertained to be false.
President Davis returned to Rich
mond last night.
The gunboat Fanny, employed
in the Carolina Sounds, mounting
two rifed cannon, was captured at
Roanoke island last Tuesday by
Confederate forces under flag Off
Ger Lynch.
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