New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-17
FURTHER SOUTHERN NEWS.
The Richmond DiSpdtch Of Oct. 10 contains inc
following additional i,ems of Southern LEWIS

The theeteF st Richmond, TIE DiSp0t1' S'inouue l
lie undergoing repairs, and WI sh9lt{ ~ III
under The management Of Professor y. H. he~i',:
The FOLLOWING also appears under the head OF amen
eDfInies: Suce our last publication OF the NJ 'Ne
following persons having declared tbeus ao
have received passports TO leave ine
States: Henrietta Fellows, Henry k9sseli, miss L
+. Loyelgpd T. j. Look x, vie aud cbidj W NJ
p. Wontagne and wife, Wm. Speeden, wife snd two
daughteTs Mre. Jane Sprague, o. W. Nsn9ersrl I,
Miss Sarah Wordsworth. and Ms. Mary n. Ieiger.
TIE manufactures of Fredericksburg Tor the war
IN tie way Of ootoDs, woolen', grape Shq canister
harness leather, swords, sabers, Shots clothing ~c
are reported greater than any OF er place OF the same
size in the Southern COnfederacy.
REBEL ACCOUNT OF THE ENGAGEMENT ON THE
POTOMAC.
The Dispotck publi,hes letter from its cOrIes-
pondent with the Hampton Legion on the Potomac,
under date OF Oc5. T. lie Legion is stationed on the
Lower Potomac, and were the troops that recently
fired upon our steamers, The correspondent says:
Since last wrote yon we have adN8'ce considr
ably towardthe eDeoly, 90 what precise point will
not inform You, though think that The LncOluit e
could, ss they nyelt wide birth in passing. Sdt-
fee II TO sly that we built, working night and day.
a battery in double quick tine, aud that one besut
ful morning last week the Stars and bars waved
free ant loaTle sly from jutting IOiut Of tie Poio
msc, where htlle DRAINED the Toe the night before
SOut5srneT was nigh. Sc seTsl war vesses AID ~
Vulnerable sal Vetsels were lowering around, and
Immediately opened upon our their little battery Of
three guns OF l2-pouLder Iitts, Of tue Legion ana
one 81. The compliment was not returned by Capt
Lea until tie tig "a shel fell around as, when we
replied slowly and deliberately. our gups, es-
pecially the l2-pCunders made IN Hchnond, sur
passed Il expect aim OF the otcers Cpmuelllng the
Yankee VET sslt 10 withdraw en,ey out OF range In
about hall IA hour firing. However, with NOR
tars they kept up az irregular fnng for TWO days,
bu; without doing the slightest INJURY to sny body OF
any thing.
"Havinq bivouacked nearly q week on The banks
of the lovely river, in hopes mat the enemy might
be TENTED 10 hand end offer Uattle, and finding tbat
they have no such idea, We have returned 10 g n
WINTER QUARTERS OF THE REBEL ARMY.
This correspondent further adds that the most
di iiriting news which has ever reached our camp
IL that we may probally 10 into Winter quaIters
this tide Of the POtouActhan WI irh nothing Cculd
be Il ore Disappointing ard Unsatisfactory 10 the
Southern SOLDIERS, with the unDmmuring ranence
with ich they have endured ito disesses trat Eare
decimat-d their numbers, aud sill The privaion and
wants OF a fret CAM sigr; and now that benign
Providence has rebuked tis disease and health and
vigor again returned 10 cur ia-ks they cauuoi ap-
precate the policy which would keep 25O,0oO South
ern men-a number sufi, lent 20 do almost a0y uung
-inclOsed Ia Ice and snow five or FIX months 60 de
fend Virpiuia alone. We have always bad the ut
mos. confidence in generals, but If 81 inactivity
here shall encourage the North TO invade tie Cotton
States las it will when frost sbu have made II safe
iHDd along our COAST bIlu II lit
shall fad Us doing over ell that has been don't
when brilliant simultaneous movement into Mary
land and thence 10 Washington ana Baltimore,
would secure our recognition abroad, aud enable Us
70 eat our New-Years dianer 10 peace at home, we
will begin 10 think that somebody somewhere Is not
the right mau in the right place.
Captain SPANS c0mpaI yUt Germans ron ChaT-
lestOi has Joined tie Legion, and the South Caro-
Ira Zouayes are daily expected, when the Legion
will consist OF nine corps, the Cavalry four, while
the Artillery has been increased TO l15 meInbers
The rebel papers announce the Important news
that the Federal Government has stopped AL tom
muuication between Washington and Baltimore.
They snrmiss that this has teen done to prevent any
news Of the NOV emenls about Munson hill being
known III Baltimore.
FROM PENSACOLA.
Pensacola correspondent mentions rumor hat
20u 00J pounds OF gunPOwder would Re received by
Gen. Bfag on the 7th instant.
ATTACK or BILLY WILSON'S REGIMENT.
The following dispatch also appeared in TIE
DispatcA:
PIEsACoLA October Am engagement took
place on Santa Rosa leland this morning early.
Auoug the killed were two Of tie Clinch Rifles, one
of tie Irish Volunteers, natives Of WaIreUion,
Georgia. There sfe several wounded and missing.
Fol- particulars have not been received
ALABAMA LEGISLATURE,
MoNreoMERY, Oct. Gov. Moore ins istued
calling TIE Legislature together on the
28th met, in advance Of the utu4l tine.
REBEL ACCOUNT OF THE MOVEMENTS OF ROSE
GRAMS.
A report reached the uty 'Riohmopd) yesterday,
Oct 8, that Gen. Rosecrans bad fallen back from
Big Sewsll Mountain, ana was 10 full retrea', par.
sutd by Gen. LAnng. This was believed by reliable
gentlemen who arrived on tie Central train. There
!, nothing new from the Potomac. The enemy has
retired from FALLS Church. after refusing offer OF
battle
IN fall
die Mounisin, aud in their kssty retreat were COM
pell % dest Oy their wagons tents, baggage, pro-
Visions, aud otlsr articles ana the regiment Il now
Ia destitute condition.
SUPPOSED PRIZE OPP CHARLESTON.
Tie Charieston ne. cury Of the 9Th states that
scbooler was Teen in TOW Of the feet on Saturday
previous off the bar. The schooner was fret AZ
anchor and siterward moving, rs though she intend
ed 70 enter StOuo Inlet. steamer approached from
the northeast but wac uD4ble ~ reach her on 40.
count OF shoal water, when the steamer manned four
boats With thirty men each, and took possession Of
tie schooner.
THE EXPLOIT AT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
AL PARTICULARS.
A private letter, dated Elizabeth City, North Car
dina Oct. ), 10 gentleman resi.iDg IN KiclmOHd
gives somo further particulars Of Col. Wrghte eK-
petition to CLicsmacOnica and it, results, which Ne
TL1zIgrTH CIrY, II. c., Oct. 5.-Coi. Wright,
with the Georgia re- imebt aud a portion OF Col.
Shave, amounting in al 70 fifteen hundred men,
went down on yesterday, fh iusL TO Chicaniaco-
moo to attack a regu ent Of abod eight hundred OF
Line Olu's Hessiaue, stationed, or very recently
sent there, which resulted lii tie capture Of Thirty
two Of the COwardy dogs, with several Hundred
musketg, many pistols two large pieces VI artillery,
a LARGE quantity OF spmuuiliJn blankets, &C., ana
provisions sufficient to feed regiment Tor thirty days.
There WAS not siDgle man Killed on either side,
as the cowardy rtcals did not stand long enough 10
ire their viecet--exceyt ole, who stepped out and
shot, and killed Col. Wrigbts boise from under
him. lie was one Of the troop. Our men could
have captured every Of them II they Jour troopsl
could have succeeded IN lanaing nom the steamer.