The national Republican., 1861-10-11
BY TELE G R APH.
INFORMANT SOUTHERN NEWS.

Louisville, OCT. s.--Richmond papers of the
LIST, and Charleston Of the Sd instant, are re.
ceived.
General Lee is to take command of the forces
heretofore under the command Of Generals
Wise and Floyd.
A statement in the Galveston Ne,cs makes
the number OF Texan troops now in the field
10000, of which 5000 are In Virginia, 1000 in
Western Missouri and Arkansas, and 1000 in
Arizona and New Mexico.
Robert Scott announces himselfa candidate
for the Confederate Congress Of Fauquier Dis.
trict, Va. Communication over the East Ten.
nessee railroad has been interrupted for some
days In consequence Of the washing away OF
the track by foods. .'.
There is great rejoicing throughout the South
over the capture Of Lexington, and the diflicul.
ties Of Gen. Fremont.
Mansfield Lowell, late Of the city of New York, +,
to duty In Louisiana.
N. Porter, of the Drst Michigan regiment,
died at Castle Pinckney, on the I'd instant, of
typhoid fever. Tho health Of the other prison.
ers Is said to be coed.
Governor Moore, of Louisiana, has issued
orders, on the 29th ult., to compel all persons
subject to the militia laws to drill every even.
ing-their refusing or evading to be recorded
on the black list AS suspicious, and enemies to
the South. No Home Guard allowed, unless
foreigners or over age. Full authority to en-.
force discipline by court.martial is given-men
to bring such arms rs they have.
Colonel Mckee, late editor Of the Louisville
Courier, will take command of regiment under
General Buckner.
The Citizens Bank of New Orleans are cir.
culating fves" cut In two, each piece to rep.
resent two and a half dollars.
Thirteen hundred Indian warriors crossed
the Arkansas river, near Plymouth, on the 18th
of September, en- route for Ben. McCulloch's S
army.
Gen. WhitReld, of Kansas, is also moving
toward Southern Missouri, ut the head Of n
number of Texas troops.
The Federal prisoners sent to New Orleans
were escorted to their quarters in that city by
a colored company.
An exchange of shot and shell took place on
the 10th ultimo, between a Federal man.ofwar
and the rebel steamer jay, without any dam.
age being done to either side.
a boat from the Water Witch had landed some
men at the telegraph station at the head of the
Passes, who carried off the telegraph instru.
mems.
The rebel steamer South Carolina had cap.
turod Mexican steamer off Galveston.
George Davis and W. 7. Dortch have been
elected senators from North Carolina to the
rebel Congress.
The pending congressional election is public
throughout the rebel States. Inave States only
electoral tickets are thus far put up.
II Is evident, from the tone OF Southern
papers, that the rebel army of the Potomac
will act strictly on the defensive.
KENTUCKY.
1t is represented that Is 900 Confederate
troops are between Green river and Nashville
and about regiment per day wore arriving al
Nashville, from Southern points.
The rebels claim to have 40, 900 men in Ken
lucky.
Tomorrow the Louisville journal will con
| tain the correspondence between General An
derson and Mr. Haldeman, late editor of the
Courier, relative to the suppression of the
| Courier, aud his exodus into rebeldom.
| Ex-Governor Heme has taken the oath of ale
| glance to the United States and returned home
| The Green River bridge is mined and ready
to be blown up by the rebels.