The Shasta courier., 1861-10-05
PONY NEWS.
Dates to Sept. 23d.
From our Extra of Saturday last.

Pony arrived at Ruby Valley at O'Clock
thh morning; with dates to the 23d.
Advices from Richmond, Sept. 18th, state
that i is conceded that Slidell goes to France
soon. Gen. Floyd had an engagement with
the Federals on the 10th, and routed them,
killing 600 and wounding 100.
Things are universally quiet on the Vir.
ginia side of the Potomac. There is no re.
cognition of the rebel flag in Spain or any
other ports. Notwithstanding the sxplana'
ton made by the Spanish Minister to Secre.
tary Seward on Thursday, a reported procla-
nation of the Captain General occupies the
State Department.
Subscriptions to the Federal national loan
exceed nine million dollars
The Spanish Minister called to assure the
Secretary of State that the reports from
Charleston, that the Captain General of Gu
ba had issued a proclamation recognizing
the rebel 1ng, was untrue.
Owing to information received at the Post
Office Department, that the Hannibal and St.
Jo. Railroad was entirely unprotected from
the rebels, and that St. Jo. was in their
hands, it has been ordered that California
mails be carried by the way of Davenport
and Council Bluffs. The Department also
received information that all officers and
employees of the Overland Company are
rebels.
WASHINGTON, Sept l6th.-On the 18th
inst, the army made an advance on Elk
Water, Va, with a force of $4,000, having
driven back the detachments of the 18th In
DIANA and Sd and 9Th Ohio regiments. A
shell from one Of Loonis' guns fred into
the enemy's camp at a distance of two miles,
killed 10 and wounded 4. The 18th 1ndiania
regiment had several skirmishes with superi.
r. numbers on the evening of the 18th, and
Elled IL, with only triHing loss on our
side.
1t was reported on the 18th that Sterling
Price, with II 900 men had surrounded Lex.
iagton, No., and sent a summons to Col
Mulligan to surrender. He refused, where
upon Price gave him till Monday morning,
4 o'clock to surrender, and if he did not he
would march on him un er the black flag.
1t is confidently thought in military quar-
ters that Gen. Sturgis. Federal, has reach.
ed Lexington from st. Joseph, and that Price
will be cut off or forced to retreat.
The steamer Sunshine was seized by reb-
els, at Glasgow, Missouri. The steamer
Scio was attacked, but escaped.
All the banks at New Orleans have sus
pended specie payment on the 18th inst =
Treasury notes were at par.
The gun boat Conastoga captured the reb,
ell steamer Stephenson, on the Cumberland
river, on the 10th. which contained 100 tons
of iron.
Reliable news from Lexington, to Satur.
day evening, shows that there has been no
fight up to that time, though the Federal
troops had been summoned to surrender by
Price, whose army was II 900 strong. Gen.
Pope was to reinforce Lexington on the 10th.
with 1900 men.
The Union men in both houses of the Mary
land Legislature refused to meet on the NOR.
ming of the 10Th.
Latest advices from Lexington, No., on
Monday afternoon, say that Price sent word
to Mulligan, commanding his surrender
Mulligan replied. "Go to Hell!n An at.
tack was Immediately made, opening with
artillery, and nndes its cover making sortis
on the town. They were repulsed with heavy
loss by Mulligan's force. with but little loss
of Federal troops. Price was said to be
around Lexington.
Still Later.
Price commenced an attack on our en-.
at Lexington, on Monday
Tne fight was very severe all day. Price as
saulted the works. but was repulsed with se-
we're loss. 1t was renewed in the morning,
but feebiy.
LEAyESWaRsH, Sept. 22nd.-A citizen of
this place who was at Lexington at the time
Of the surrender of the Fedsrals, states that
the troops had been thirty -six hours without
water. The surrender was unconditional.
The rebels claimed to have 81 900 men, but
we're poorly armed and without organization,
as many had joined but day or to before.
The United States Marshal seized the Office
Of the Louisville Courier, and also arrested
Morehsad and Reuben Durand,
The transmission of telegraphic news
south of Louisville has been interdicted. Ths
lines are still interrupted.
Later from Lexington say the Federals,
after fighting two days, were compelled to
being cut of from water. The
Fshsls we're successfully repulsed three times
on the 18th, BY the Irish Brigade, At the
point Of the bayonet. and had not water be-
rome exhausted, would doubtless have held
.ha YAbels at bav until reinforced Every