Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-29
I From the Richmond Examiner, Goth.
Army Intelligence.

The War Department has determined some
new assignments of commands in the De-
partment Of Virginia.
The command Of Gen. LEE is divided
He will have command of the Northwestern
portion of Virginia-Gen. JACKSON taking
command Of the Valley. 20
General HOLMES will have command OF
the army on the Lower Potomac.
The Indian Frontier. faN
Advices from Southwestern Missouri state
that number of Indian warriors were in
arms against the South, near the Greek
Agency. Their force was numbered at some
200 men; and that they had taken down
the Confederate flag, raised by Col. MoIN-
TosH's Creek Regiment, and substituted the
ssstars and stripes" An expedition, under
the command of Col. COOPER, was being
fitted out to quell the emeute.
FROM TIE POTOMAC.
The intelligence from the lines of the
Potomac is that Leesburg is still in occu-
patton of our forces, and that none of the
enemy are on the Virginia side of the Po-
tomac near the position Of our lines. The
lines Of the enemy opposite Leesburg had
fallen back. The intelligence is that posi-
lively there were no indications of any ao-
ton on the upper Potomac. The enemy
still hold Louisville and Viena.
CABINET RUNOUR.
We hear, from general report in this city,
that it has been determined by President
DAVIS to invite Mr.. BREcKINRIDoE to a seat
in his Cabinet, and that it is generally un-
derstood that he will be placed in the Cab
met as Secretary of War-Mr. BERJAMIS,
the acting Secretary at present, retiring to
take control Of the Department Of Justice.
The Leesburs Battle.
We have received letter from cores
pondent at Upperville, under date Of the af
ternoon of the oath, giving some details Of
an eyewitness of the fight of the 2lst. He
represents the, heroism Of our troops as
above all praise. He says the final charge
was made at about five o'clock. s'The enc
my was completely routed and driven into
the river. A boat of the wounded and 9TH
ers who were fleeing sunk In the river,
containing, as subsequently st sted by some
of the prisoners, 3o0 men, nearly all OF
whom were drowned In this last chsrge
alone the enemy had go killed, while our
loss wat six. In the whole eng cement the
loss of the enemy was about 100 killed and
200 to 800 wounded. Most of the latter
were conveyed across the river or drowned.
One of the field pieces captured was seized
by air. Joseph Calvert, Of the 9th Virginia
regiment. Our loss is variously stated and
pretty heavy-perhaps 80 killed and about
100 wounded. The enemy the next day
crossed the river in large bodies, estimated
from &c, 900 down to 10000. Is was report
ed last night that they were. ct Leesburg,
but this morning. it is eontradicted, and our
troops are said to have gone back to their
at Leesburg, with portion
of the Washington Artillery and other rein
It is also said that it is Evans
purpose to march out and artack the enemy.
Richmond Enquirer, 26th.
Latest Official Intelligence.
Official information has been received here
to the effect that in the battle of Leesburg
on Monday last the Confederate loss was "a
killed and 120 wounded. ss-zss
The Potomac is efectually closed at last
No vessel has passed up or down for the last
NO or three days.-Riehmond Eag., 2efh.