The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-09-13

battle In Western YIrginis-that v, IL W'se
and Floyd are M anxious to meet Gen. no
sencrans ~ they have pretended. a 'e,esrni
has recently been received by TOE oo''n
ment from Gen. Rosencrans, when .inoun-
ces that he had advanced with eohs'uefao,e
portion Of OF his Command 20 point hlu-
way between Bulltown and flatwOods, on
his way 90 attack the enemy IN the vicinity
of Summersville or Galley Bridge.
lie lef, an ample force behind to protect
the Cheat Mountain PAS. in front OF Lees
position, and is ready for any attempt the
latter may make to penetrate West Of the
mountains
Gen. RoscncTans VAS expected to Join his
forces With tboso Of Gen. Cox. and thus be
able to drive both W Use and Floyd To despe-
rate straits, in the way either Of fighting or
running.
A special dispatch received in New York
on Sunday, dated Camp Smith, Va, sept. s,
says that
"Gen. Rcsencran left camp Yesterday and
swept over the Mountains in full force. The
rebels are reported as being in full force a
few miles ahead. Our advanced pickets were
fired upon this morning. There will be a
fight soon. All the inhabitants arc fright
ened and running away"
XESTucKY.
We have very important news from Ken
lucky, via Carlo. On Friday, General Grant,
commanding the National forces at Carlo.
with two regiments Of infantry, one CON-
psny OF light artillery and two gunbOats,
took possCrsion Of Paducah, Ky.,a town on
The Ohio river. a short distance above Carlo,
which has for sometime been notorious as
the rendezvous Cor Secessionists. lie found
secession Gags flying in different parts Of the
city, in anticipation Of the rebel army which
was reported 10 10 only sixteen miles distant.
I.SOO strong. When General Grant entered
the place. however. the loyal citizens tore
down those Gags. Our men then took pos
sersiOn ofthe telegraph Office, the railroad
depot, and the Marine Hospital, no found
large quantities OF ratiOns and leather in
tended for the rebel army. General Grant
Immediately issued a proclamation. in which
he assured the citizens that he had not come
among them as an enemy, but to insure the
protection OF loyal citizens Generals Pillow
and Polk are reported 10 be at Columbus,
n.y.. ION the Mississippi, twenty miles below
Cario) with n force Of Z 900 men the balance
of the rebel army being ON the other side of
the river in Missouri. Strong achievements
have been sent to General Grant from Carlo.
MISSOURI.
We have 10 record one Of the most horrible
episodes that ever disgraced modern warfare,
Al l.. At =. l.. Nfs.-......
On the ID inst, the passenger express train
bouud W IT on the Hannibal and st. Joseph
railroad. when it had reached Little Platte
River bridge, nine miles east Of 81. Joseph,
was prccipitated into the river, the whole
train going down with terrible crash, hurl-
ing nearly one hundred men, women and
children into the chasm. The scene was
what might be expected-tOo horrible TO al
low even an attempt at description. The
cause Of this catastrophe would hardly be
believed, did we not all know the deyilish
brutality of the fends who now rayage that
State. They had deliberately burned the
timbers Of the bridge to that the weight of
the locomotive must carry away the whole
structure. A list of the killed and wounded
has not yet reached VA, but the destruction
ol lie and limb was awful. Ii was suhse-
uuently discovered that some other bridges
on the route 10 st. Joseph were similarly
and the track obstructcd with logs
in order TO prevent assistance being conveyed
from the town TO the wounded victims Of this
outrage. The distractions, how
ever, were removed, and a large number OF
and Others proceeded 20 the scene
Of the disaster. II anything were wanted to
show that the stern edict ct Gen. Fremont
was needed in Missouri, this deed OF the
rebel miscreants would remove all doubt.
The war, since the great battle near Spring
field, seems TO have assumed more of quo
rilla character. The only collision Of mo-
ment which has occurred since, was the one
at Lexington, few days ago, in which a
small body of National troops repulsed a
body Of rebels ten timos their number. Al
most every dispatch received announces some
Petty outrage by the rebels. They have torn
up the railroad track and cut down the tele-
graph poles between Ilannewel and Shelbina,
where Green, failing in his demonstration
upon Athens, was operating with force of
900 men and two pieces of artillery.
A recent report was that the Kansas regi-
ment was attacked aud defeated by the reb-
els az She b,na-
A dispatch from Missouri. saying that Gen.
Fremont had ordered the eight regiments at
to march sOithward forth
with, seems TO indicate business sumo where
below Cairo. All was quiet around Wash
ingtoa.
St. Louis papers state that deplorable
condition Of affairs prevails all through
Northern Missouri, and particularly along
the line OF the Hannibal and St. Joseph rail
road Since the battle of Springfield. the
seccssionists have become enbolClencd and in
creased the Number VI their Outragcs, and the
Union mon are subjected 60 all sorts, and IL
the present state Of things continues much
longer the Union sentiment u Completely de-
moralized. A much larger military force Is
needed Tor the protection and support Of the
loyal Inhabitants
TIE SOUTHERN COAST.
The latest intelligence from Hatteras Inlet
Represents that the people OF that part OF y.
Carolina are coming into the fort in consid-
cradle numbers and taking the oath Of allie
glance TO the Unitcd States. The enemy
have abandoned their Qualifications at 0cra-
coke Inlet. where they have nad battery Of
III 32-pounccrs
Oricrs have been sent 10 Gen. Wool 10
take measnrs 10 bold the captured forts at
Hatter,,s. This inlet, which * not marked
out on most atlases, lies about twelve miller
northeast OF OcracOkc, and an equal dis
lance nearly southwest OF Cape Hatteras
slight.
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