Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-10-24

ion. Among the killed on the federal side was Gen. B ,ker, late Senator from Oregon; Col. CJgs- hill and ten commissioned officers, among the federal prisoners captured. (>igned) 'D.xIr.'
 RICHMOND, Oct. 22.-Passengers by this after noon's train from Manassas report all quiet, but active operations apprehenied at any hour It IS reported that H rptr's Ferry is in posses sion ot the Conederates who had dri, ,cn of the edtr- als. Seventeen prisoners from Western Virginia, arrived ill this evenings ctrs, iourteei of whom were ,leseiters from the 18th Indiana regiment, and were union men from Pendleton and Harly coun- ties. Gen. Lee had fallen .ck to Ne ,dow Bluii. Loring is at Big Sewell, Floyd Is at F,yette C. H., and Jackson k at Green Briar. Breck nridge, Marshal and Pres arrived here yesterday, and were gre ted by hundreds 1t the depot. Brec1in- ridge made vey short speech at the cars. He returned thank, Tor the com, ments ot the large crowd in cllng for him. He said this IS not d time for speakins, but for action-tthough he had been driven from his home in Kentucky, he was proud to breathe the tree air Of Virgili
 There IS d large concourSe to niShta the Spotss- wood hotel Humphrey Marshall, Col. Christy, Breckiniidge and others speaknS. News from the pennin>ua indicates an e'rls action there Gen. M gruder has Sert dispetch to the Secretary of W ar stating that portion ot BriS. Gen. McLean's division had an engavement With he federal forces this morning. at lounY's Mills, which IS n, ar Newport News.
 RICHMOND, Oct. 22-New Orleans papers of the l6th cont n dispatches from Washington to the l4th, report ng unprecedented activity day and light in the navy department Two hundred ole- ralives employed i'll casting cannon shot and shells. All the cannon are rfied--no'hnS later at o'clock this afternoon from the Peninsula
 FoaTREss MONROE, Oct. l4.-The loss of the 2Jth Indiana rea ment n the affair at ChickOmo- co ko was AZ.
 WASHINGTON. Oct Is Fifty seven confederate prisoners at New York anI Washington We're re- leased on taking the oath not to engage fnrhtrl lu the war against the U 5. These prisoners will be sent to Norfolk.
 AUGUSTA, GA., Oct. 22.-The Savannah Repnb- lcan of this morning has special spaFch from Richmond 2st, which says, hat a dispatch has been received from M J. T Brown from York town, announcing fight on Tuesday near that place. The ederals lost sixty killed and twelve taken D is .ners. The con.edcrttes had eleven k ed and three wounded Two federal schooners were injured and captured by the confederate but teIies on the Potomac. Their cargo wood, hay and cement.
 AUGUSTA, Oct. 22-The Charleston Courier of this morning says two gentlemen who escaped from Key Vest have arrived there and report 10, ,O00 re- derals at Key West and Fort Jefferson; among those compelled to take the oath of allegiance IS F. J. Monroe, brother-in law to Sec etary Mallory. In port were two English and one French rigate. The yatch Wanderer is now used aS ttrol guard boat. It IS reported that the En5ll anl French naval officers wer- to nave meeting to draw up a report that the ockae is t)ta l in fficient. Capt Depont wno is to comm tnd the southern coast h 8 not yet arrived. There is cau>e to believe that the schooner recently captured b. the blockaiels off St no was the British schooner A lert from the West Indies with q cargo ot molasses, fruit, etc.
 NASHVILLE, Oct. 22.-The St. Louis Republican, of the l7.h announces the capture of the federal -uir1 at Big River Bridge, on the St. Louis anu irnnton rair ad, and the burning Of the bridge by Gen. Jeff Thomp.on, thus cutting of communi- cation between St Louis, Pilot Knob and llonton. Info, nation was given 10 the Republican 'h 1t Capt. Elliott who commanded the guard, le ,,ed with his men on parole. At last auyices Thompson Tn ,rching toward lronton.
 Dispatches to the Republican from Sytacuse, NJ .. l6h say: It was rumoreI thtt al, utant C enl. Tho mas Was recently challenged by Fremont at 1'ipton because he (tremunt) bel eyed Thomas was the source of many gross misrepresrntatlons against him, but Thomas declined the duel on ground of belonging to the church. It Was officially an nounctd in Washington that the feuert govern mcnt had ceased granting passports to go Souh through the United states ines. diSp itch rom Washington sd. the following has been issued rom the army head qu ,rters: hcn Un.teI States soldiers taken prisoners by the rebe.s are reelsel on taking oath not to take up arms against the Souh the gov ernment has ordered all equal number of prisoners now confined in thls city and else where to be ree;,s ed taking the prescribed "at of legiance, an oath not 10 bear arms aoainSt the United tates
 The surve, or of New York seized, on the l6th the ship Maid oi New Orleans, just arrvei from Liverpool, which vessel was owned in New Or leInS. New Hampshire Is the Only State winch has furnished her quota of troops.
 FARTHER POINT, October i5.-The Canadi n com ,any's steamship North American, wh ch tiled from Liverpool on the I'd and londonderry on ihe 4th, pissed here safely thi+ noon Tor que be. The shipments of cotton tr m Llv'rpo I to tie Unlted States, amount dur z tht last three months t. 37i0 b,les The whOe ot winch Was American, except 32i bales from the East Indies. The Dub in Evening Post rei>orlteS the assetloh that ag-nts of the American Government i'll Ire anu We're looking for recruits, but W Is unable to say how they had succeeded. IC thinks they wi meet vi h little encouragement Mir. Lindsay M. P, m ,de d speech to hi> constituents, giving hi> opni that the English Government ought to urge the rais ng of the Americ til blockade. that both England and France should now consider the expedencs of recognizing the Southern Conlede ract. There were cheers and some hi,seS.
 NEW ORLEA.s, October 23.-Special di. patches from Maua,s,s ol inc 22d, say the federal loss at the battle on the Pot mac, Monday, near Lee burg, vas from four to i've hundred killed and wounded and three hundred drowned Ill the Potp- mic Tn attempting to re cr & the river. The Confederate loss was three hundred killed and wounded
 It was triumphant victory for the Con! !edcrates. Nothing later rom the Peninsula or other camps.
 MEMPHIS OctoDe , d A gelIt.eman who ar rived from New Madrid yesterday ys Jeff. homp- son caught the Llnculnites mapping in 'he vicint of Iron Mountain. lie attacked q force ot seve- ra hundred Iederals at the bridge over blne river, killed a large number ami cap ured one hundred and eighty pris, ners and two pieces ot cannon.- Alter Duln.n+ the bridge and two others on the me of the Iron M untain railroad and tearing up d cons der.b.e po ton of tack, he dis ppetred, no one knows whther. All qmet at Columbus.
 NASHVILLE, Oct 23d. A special dispatch dated Bowing Green, 22J sa g, Rosseau With o,OO0 or I0,0 ,00J men has advanced to Beacon Creek, mi es from the Green River bridge
 Letter from Western Virginia.
 CAMP Barrow, Poo lHovrAs Co.,, VA.,
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