Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-10-17
TIE BLOCKADE BROKEN !
RIcnNorD, Oct. 8.-The CgnfeG

macomack bank, thirty miles North
Of Of Gaze f;ottgraS, last Saturday.
and pursued . pattref theenemy
They captured tlliffGY}-5he prs;
oners, one tBgq lp I. ,gluskets, sig
field pieces, tents tsn1 provisions, shoes,
and stdckinas. I. ~ -A''''f
Our Lose was one killed. Col.
lWfights horse was shot from ul-
ldethin. i.'5las at'3e v
tuo REeImoFD, Oct, lQ.-7Col. Clarke,
Of Gen. ,Eofing's staff, has just
arrived here from, Cen. Lees camp
IN Western Yirgiinie, With dis
patches announcing the retfeat Of
Roscnerans across theGauIeyon the
th,lsupposad to be out Ct supplies,
The iillpcs<ibility Of cur transport
ing our. troops and munitions over
the horfid reads prevents Gen.
Lees pursuing the Hcssians..
& The War Department has re-
ceiyed a dispatch from Gen. E:agg,
dated yesterday, announcing 4
NEST brilliant exploit eff his for
ces under Gen. Robert II. Ander-
sen on Santa Rosa Island, who
crossed the Bay en- tl:e.Iliglit Of
the 9Th, with one thousand men
consisting OF, three ooohlpanies Of
Louisiana regulars, attachments
from Aississippi, Georgia, and A;a-
bana regiments, with naval Oil
GERS and marines, >totmed ISiil5
Nv ilson's Zouaves, burning every
!, building except the Eo$pitai. aist
immense quality of rations, stores,
equipments Authorizations. spiking
many cannon; and efecting the
complete destruction ef4he ene1ay S
camp. The loss Of the. Ccnfeder-
ates {vas forty killed and wound
ed, while The Eedera!s' was very
great. Capt. ErensioTd Of Ilofi-
Ga, and Lieut.. Nelms of Georgia
killed. Gen. Anderson and Lieut..
Sayre, wannded. Maj. Eogds OF
Z. s. Artillery was taken prisontr
among q large number OF others:
: URfo2s d, hmeyicoa. ~a.
WASHINGTON, Get. G.-The pub-
licity given 10 the violation of the
Savannah blockade by the British
steamer Bermuda is said to have
proceeded fIom Lord Lyons dinner
table. information from the vii
lagc OF Thompson, Conn, gives
reason to believe that.a pam OF tie
freight OF this vessel was 10 tons
powder, I Geo Enfield rites, 10 II
fled cannon, 60,000 shoes. a large
quantity Of blankets, clothing. and
an extraordinary quantity OF qui-
nine and morphine. Relnmlstran-
yes against fierisa ling and compile
ting her5cargo we've made by Chas.
Francis AGaias. in Tendon. but the
Foreign Office did lot feel 1T liber-
~, Or would not see its obligation
to arrest the unlawful yoyage.a
Bovine GREEN. Oct. ] l-15
Confederate tToOyl.4 xl,iDnod Is Of
the enemy, east of CAKE City, kill
ing three men and taking so hor-
ses.1 One Of 0urmen was 1nortaIly /
wounded Our boys fought like t. I
gers. |
New ORLEANS, Oct. 12.-An at
tack was made or tie blcckading
this morning We came
off victorious, sinking the PTeble,
and running the other vessels (!
ashore. {
/. RICHMOND, Oct l2.-Ihe Navy
Department has Just received the
'oIlOwing dispatch from command
II ltolllns, o. 5. n. at New Orleans:
Il have driven all the biocka-
lerse aground, except the sloop-oi-
var Freble, which | sunk. After
securing the prizes to the sand, |
them. The expedition !.
5 complete success. There were
10 casualties"
Mansfield Lowell has been pro
noted to be Major General, and as
lgned 60 the entire command Of
louisiana and Mississippi, rice Gen. ,
}. e. T'wiggs, who retires.
Among the arrestsin Louisville t
or ''aidihg the Southern rebel =
on, were three negroes. There ;
nothing singular to us in that. ;
ut such things must occasionally
stonish. the Yankees. -
Old Abe's government has con- :
scatedproperty belonging to little !
9ys and girls. because the chill [