Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-09-11
THE LATEST NEWS.
From the Richmond Examiner. Sent q

S~KIRMIsHING OF THE ARMY OF THE PoToH
9Ac-A stirring skirmish took place yester-
gay IN advance OF the army of the Potomac
For over ten days our forces have been grad
ualiy driving In the pickets of the enemy and
closing up our lines, Selling and fortifying
strong positions. Having possession of Nun
sons, Mason's and Upton's Hills, and strenth-
ened them by suitable entertainments, it was
thought advisable to push on still further
In the direction of Arlington and occupy
Halls Hill, a mile further in the adj
vance, where the enemy was posted in some
force. Col. Corse's Alexandra regiment and
a detachment of the Washington Artillery
were dispatched for this purpose. The enc
my ael1nded the position at first with some
SPIRIT out soon retired, after a loss of be-
tween one and two bundled killed and woun.
oed. The Confederate loss is estimated at
about twenty.
The day before, Col. jenkins, COMMANDING
one OF tae South Carolina regiments attached
10 General Bonham's brigade, was sent. with
kemper's battery, to look after two regiments
reported to be encamped on the other sid of
the Potomac, in the vicinity of the Grast
Falls. Colonel Jenkins marched eighteen
miles, starting at eight in the morning. and
reaching his destination the next morning
about two hours before day. Waiting for
the grey of early dawn, he opened fire on the
enemy, which were posted as reported, lust
as they were preparing for their morning
drill. They made no resistance, but fled pre-
clpltately, leaving, it is believed, two or three
hundred killed and wounded. There was no
pursuit, as the river was too deep to ford.
FOR more than a week the glove of battle
has been thrown Town to Mcclellan by the
Confederate Generals, and as yet he has not
dared to pick it up. Five thousand Confed-
crate troops have for ten days been in SIGHT
OF Washington. The Confederate flag has
been flying in full view of the Lincoln Cab
net. Dixie" has been discoursed mornino
and evening by our regimental bands in ear
shot of the Federal troops; still they keen
%closely in their lines, and dare not venture
out in force. What, indeed, has become of
the Grand Army?
LOUISVILLE, September "a letter dated
at Maysville, August 31st, states that a boat
just landed fron Charleston, Va, reports that
den. Tyler hid 1000 men, of whom only
200 escaped.
THE WISH FATHER TO THE THoUGHTn-
The Northern papers record the o6ttuarv
OF President Davis A general rumor nre,
vailed TO this effect throughout the North. The
New York Herald publishes a dispatch from
Washington announcing that intelligence of
the death of President Davis had been re.
celved from Richmond, via Louisville. Also.
that the Confederate flags were displayed at
half-mast near Washington.
We are glad to be able to inform the good
people of the North, that they have wasted
their sympathies. President Davis "stiU
lives, aad they may have occasion to hear
from him before long.
Later Richmond papers bring further ac-
counts from the feet and of the lombard
ment of Forts Clark and Hatteras. The New
York Times contains a list of ali the officers
aud the number of privatcs t .ken prisoners.
Col. Bradford is among them. We have not
room to-day to copy the interesting details
given.