Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-09-25

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ssloss Saturday afternoon, their asjoe' not
developed.
coipAsps, KT., Sept. lO.-The Loaming
OF cannon announced an engagement 90,
nay pe'Neea two calrO gnnbials and JET,
ihohlps0n forces on the Missouri share,
ava miles above hene. The gnnbeals had
DR.. helowells battery on bosr,l; ahaut
one hnndTed shots were exchanged. 1homp-
son followed the gunbOals up tho river
when tho confederate steamer "iankee' ar
rlfed-ihe Cairoiles returned and engaged
Jeh. Thompson again. Gen. PILLOW has
gone Ia person 10 reinforce Thompson with
portion OF iiankheals battery. The fe-
suit yet nnknown. Several thousand Ere
monIeIs are NJ Smllhland aud Padueah,--
ureat reaction is manifested among the
kenluekians. They are no longer neutral.
WAsWSGT0N, Sept. il,-lR a skirmish
near The Chain Bridge the foisrals took two
prisoners Who refuse 10 glrs their names.
The confederate pickles oap.arel two ( d.
erals near Dra,ers Chapel. A heavy force
Of eoriedoiates camped near Falls Church
;IllAla- -ha lasi lAToc days. AS far aSheerl
from everything eyond the Potomac was
quiet up io noon to-day.
CAIRO, Sept ll.-lesterday the guRboais
ConesIoga aud Lexington while reeOnno,.
e'ine down the Mississippi river cneoun-
tered masked battery of sixteen guns at
Lucas Bend, ON the Missouri shore and two
confederate gunboals. We silcnecd the
battery, on land and the gunboats Withdrew
under the guns at Columbus. There are no
less than $4,000 rebels in camp at Colum-
bus. They were largely reinforced yesier-
day.
fRAyGroRr, Ky, Sept. 1i.-Thc House
. .hya vote OF u to o2Gadopicd a resolution direct
y z the governor to issue his proclamation
ordering the con fcderntc forces to withdraw
from the soil of Kentucky. The House re-
fused TO suspend the rules to allow the in
Production of resolution embracing both
federal and confederate troops in the order
of evacuation.
BALTIMORE, Sept. ll.-Marshal Kane has
been ordered to be sent to TT. Lafayette.
NEw loRK, Sept lI.-John Anderson, of
Providence, has been Imprisoned in TT. La
Faycttc The special correspondent of the
Post says 1t is expected the Maryland leg
islature will pass an ordinance of secession
next week. Sac.
Ngw ORLEANS, Sept. 1!.-Richmond,
Sept, lO.-Thc Enquirer tomorrow will
publish n letter from Wiscs camp, detail
ing sharp engagement on the % instant
near Hawks Nest in Kanawha Valley, in
which the federals were routed and run,
their loss is unrcported, leaving knapsacks,
etc. The coniederates had one slightly
wounded. A rumor here says, there was
probably severe battle abou Sunday, be-
tween Wise's, Floyds and Chapmans con-
federato forces, and federals under Cox.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 1.-Lcslie Combs has
written strong coercion Letter to the Syra-
cuso convention. .
MONTREAL, Sept. ll.-The North Britain
has arrived. Palmerston has been install
cd as warden Of the Cinquc Ports. In his
speech he alluded to the battle Of Bulls
Run, as furnishing evidence of the power
lcssncss of brave but undiscip ined men
against an organized enemy. The London
Times concl udes an article on American af-
fairs by saying, the subjugat;on fthc South
is hopeless. Russells last letter says, the
issue is narrowing down to the question of
slavery and abolitionsm. He thinks the
president will soon declare the slaves with
in the limits of the old Union free.
LOUISVILLE, Sept 12.-Capt. Newman of
the rig Ocean Bird reports that the SUM
ttf tuhh lVii iuiiy iuuSH hHeiiOun' ohipo |
from Trinidad,
ment caused by arrest of Joel s. Wall, for
many years leading man of this commu-
nifty.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.-At o'clock a
large party of N. Y. Highlanders left the
Chain Bridge MS skirmishers The confed-
crate pickets fell back seven miles and
retreatng, when confederates
opened fire with shell which was replied to
by Grif6ns battery. The federals ceased
20 minutes to give the confcderates an OPP
portunity to meet them on the olen field
On resun,ng, the fire, the federals opened
with n 81 FOUNDER, the shells from which
drove the confederatcs off.
PLEASANT HIIL, Mn, Sept. 12-Thcre-- +
was firing on Sunday in the direction IT
Conrad's Ferry. The Rhode Island batte1y
threw twenty shells at some cavalry CAMP
ed two miles from the river. Every d.
is made to give the confederatEs
, warm reception, should they attempt 10
cross between Great Falls and Point RocBe.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12-The Tribute
says of sixty-two prisoners at Ft. LaFay-
,tte, all but three are guilty of trcason.t
Capt Dove, of Pocahonas has been arrestt
ID on q charge of reasonable correspon-
lence. H.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 12--Mrs. Welton q free
,olored woman, has been arrested for sell
ng poisoned pies to the soldiers.
RIcuMoyD, Sept. II, 1861.
To. r. II. JoHysoS.-Eone all lean. Ere
mont will be met. Gen. Sidney johnson
axes command Of Missouri.
WAR.-All news good for us. Telegraph
ines to be extended to AlcCulloch and Har-
lee
R. W. JOHNSON.
MEXICO, Mo-, Sept. IA timber bridge {
his side of Sturgeon was nearly burned
trough A train of troops examined the
ridge before passing, and returned hero
hey are waiting repairs
JEFFERSON Cry, Sept. 12-Pricc camped q
II Saturday night near Clinton, in Henry t
ounty, en- route for Jefferson City. t
LOUISVILLE, Sept 12.-The Judge of the 2
ounty court has ordered the sheriff to take E
he guns of several companies of the State a
yards 1t is stated that many Of the guns A
ave been spirited away. The Hon. John
ellis boat Treadway, has been seized at a
C
Sr. LOUIS, Sept. 12-Thc Pacific and Iron p
railroads have been connected b
ere toenable transportation without change
cars or marching through the city. The u
rculation of the Dubuque Herald is inter- t,
cted. h
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 12.-Wm II. Wind "
: brother of the confederate General has S
zen arrested, charged with reasonable Il
WASHINGTON Sept. 12.-The general OPP N
ion here, is that general engagement IL
nuot be long delayed. Good military F
itics however declare they expect no se- n
Gus fighting for two or three weeks. All
liet at Chain Bridge last night. u
REcHsoSD VIA NEW ORLEAxs, Sept. "a Ia
ne correspondent of the Charleston Mer- g
nv gives the proclamation Of the Captain pl