The Des Arc weekly citizen., 1861-10-02

Federals surrendered = Tennessee called
 on for thirty thousand iroops-Foyd
 fakes commend of Western Virginia.
 etc.
 FROM KENTUCKY.
 BOWLING GREEN, Sept. 26.-- Dr. Johnson, Senator from Paducah, left Frankfort on Fri day night, and made his way to this place un- der great difficulties He states that Senators Irwin and Silvertooth, and MT. Ewing, Repre- sentative from Logan county, with several others, arrested at Frankfort.
 Gov. Magoffin is not allowed to go outside the city limits. Guards have been stationed around Frankfort to prevent his escape.
 Dr. Johnson says the feeling at Frankfort is almost unanimous in favor of the South.
 Federals committing all manner of depre- dations in that portion of the State. They have about five regiments at aud near Null droughs Hill, and about three thousand Home Guards at Camp Dick, Robinson. But few Kentuckians enlsting-ncarly all the troops from Indiana and Ohio.
 Advices from Green River to-day state, af- ter meeting held in Louisville, Gen. Ander- son, c. w. Anderson, Penbaker and other prominent Union men-Anderson tclegraphed to Gov. Dennison, of Ohio, to send immcdi- ately all the troops.
 A fight is reported to have taken place to- day upon Muddy Fork River.
 Two regiments of federals, under Colonels Hawkins and Nc Henry, retreated from Muddy Fork River to Owensboro, and passed over to Evansville.
 A boy sixteen years old was shot in Frank fort for cheering for Jeff. Davis. The mur- derer was not arrested.
 The traitor, Andy Johnson, Is reported to have been arrested by Confederates in Ken- lucky.
 FROM VIRGINIA. RICHMOND, Sept. 24.--Lady arrived to-day reports Baltimore Exchange, South, and Re- publican suppressed. The Sunssoon will be. Peabody Institute fitting up as a prison for Secession ladies.
 Central train brought forty Yankee prison CTS.
 Nothing new from camp.
 Examiner of this morning intimates long Cabinet session yesterday, on policy pushing war beyond Confectionery, says Cabinet divided, some prefering ordering army into winter quarters, others favor onward movement
 We'll informed gentleman recently from New York gives it his decided opinion from facts communicated, well understood in inter- ested circles there, that Yankee proprietors Of large interests in Brunswick, Georgia, have induced Lincoln to fit out expensive expedi- tion, with about twenty thousand men to take Brunswick, establish navy yard and open port for shipment of cotton, naval stores and live |oak Sagacious men here, think they have much reason to believe this, as Federal Gov ernment is almost wholly controlled by schem- CTS and spectators.
 LYNcHBuRG, Sept. 26.--Positiye informa- ton received that Lee has left Valley Moun- tain and is on his way to join Gen. Floyd, who is now encamped at Meadow Bluff, sixteen miles beyond Leesburg, and who is seriously AI L,vr c J n
 Wise is on Big Sewell Mountain.
 Messenger who left White Sulphur Springs on Thursday says 1t is believed Wise was fighting, and Floyd was in expectation of im- mediate attack. .s
 Accounts received of arrest by Lincoln, of Senator Pearce and Kennedy, of Maryland.
 The Louisville Journal of the 20th, contains telegraphic despatches from St. Louis report inc hard fought battle at Lexington, Mis- solri, between Missouri forces, under Price, and Lincoln forces, under Gen. Mulligan, on the 17th. The last despatchTeports that Gen. Price occupied Lexington. Achievements from Gen. Jim Lane expected during the bat tie. but did not arrive. s&
 The Richmond Examiner says Major Gen GGstayus w. Smith is to take command of the Division of Potomac army, heretofore under Gen. Jos. E. Johnston. Gen. Johnston will assume general command of both columns FROM MEMPHIS. MEMPHIS, Sept. Passengers from Col umbus this morning bring intelligence from Missouri of encouraging character. We learn from J. ". Polk, who left there at 12 o'clock last night, as bearer of despatches to the Com- mander at this point, that Gen. Johnston had just received by special express from Padu- cah late copy of the St. Louis Republican, giving full account of battle at Lexington on the 18th. fine Republican says: !" Gen. Price, with 25,000 men, attacked Lexington on the 18th; where Col. Mulligan was posted with between four and five thousand men. Af- ter three days fighting, or rather siege of that time, Federal army surrendered, with all their arms, ammunition and artillery, including, also, 250,000 in specie, which Mulligan had stolen from the bank, giving receipt of Fed- eral Government for same.'' Price is alleged | to have used hemp bales as moving battery, and thus succeeded in cutting the enemy off from retreat by the river. Loss, which of course cannot be accurate, is stated at 60 kill ed on part of federals and 100 wounded. Price's floss is put down at several hundred. It is fur ther asserted that privates of captured army I had all been released on parole, but officers 1 retained, doubtless to retaiiate, m case Ere mont attempts to carry ont his threats. Des-