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moEed on Sunday evening. Full preparations
had been made to receive them at the Hos
pltal, and they sre now comfortably provided
for, and under the most careful nursing and
the best medical ATTENDANCE Everything is
dcne for them that can minister to their com
fort and insure their speedy recovery. Two
Of the number that left Lexingt ton diei before
reaching Jefferson City. Their names we're
Thomas Sullivan, resident of Kansas City,
and J. Meyers, who lived In Jefferson City.
Meyers had been wounded In the leg and was
supposed to be doing very well, bnt was taken
with 1ockjaw, which soon resulted fatally.
Sullivan lad been struck by cannon bali,
ore leg being severed from his body.
The physicians who Eefe in attendance on
tbe wounded at the hospital at Lexington, aud
Who accompanied them to the city, are Dr..
Parker and his assistant, Dr.. Bluthafdt, Of the
First Illinois ca1alry regiment; d.. Winer Of
the Irish Brigade, and Dr.. BuTgof Of the
Thirteenth regiment of infantry.
DR.. Parker states that after the release Of
the prisoners By Price, nearly al1 who had been
employed az nurses left Lexington, and the
wounded and sick suffered ! good deal in con-
Eeque1ee-
Col. White, who received desperate wound
during the engagement at Lexington, q rifle
ball entering bis back just below the shoulder,
and grazing the spinal column, passing
through his neck, is lying at Jefferson City,
and Is expected to recover.
, 1861-10-09
Grand Review of Our Troops.
coRFEDERaTEs MOVING WEST.
Gen. Scott vs.. Napoleon Bonaparte,
1HEuc7CBER ELECTIONS ALL UNION
FROM WASHINGTON.

Especial Dispatch TO the Chicago Trihune.1
WAsn1aGroN, October s, 1861.
4 grand review Has had tc-day, On the plain
east of tie Capitol, Of all that portion of our
forces on this side Of the Potomac Beside
Gen. Mcclellan and staff, tie. President, Sec
rotary Seward, Prince de Joinville, Generals
B1erker, Mcdowell, siekles and Hooker, with
q large crowd on foot, horseback and In car
riagcs were present. It was x.ccnp1ete ho1i-
day In eo1ne Of the Departments
UAitah Valley, which Brigham Young meant
to settle with his saints, hiss besn made an In
dian reservation. It is the most fertile valley
in Utah.
Joseph E. strseter has been appointed As
eoeia1e Justice Of the Nebraska Supreme
Court.
It has been ascertained that not more than
5000 rebels have been detachad fer sergice
In the West from the Potomac army.
Gen. Mcclellan has lorg been desirous OF
having the army organized into large corps de
a,mfe, ard has decided upon the commanders,
Of + hon Mcdowell and franklin are two.
But Gen. Scott opposes the plan, saying thst
ne Lad not any such thing in Mexico. Napo-
leon, and au great European commanders
have SO divided their armies to facilitate trans
mission Of orders and make 1.rge bodies O.
troops more manageable.
Tie Irivateer McRae, lately from New Or
1sane, commanded by Lieut.. Hingher, late O
cur navy, has probably gone to the Aediter
Ianear.
4 rebel Lieutenant, with thirteen horses Hi
! s. 1as:e quantity OF fc1age, was captured by
detachment Of Gen. Ke5es's Brigade, to-day
He run The underground mail Between M1-5
] 1a1G aid Virginia.
, 1861-10-09
FROM ST. LOUIS.

lspeciai Dispatch to the Chicago Ttdbune-]
ST. LOUIS, October 8, 1s6t.
Henry LaughIin, arrested in Chfcsgo for
srp1opristipg portion Of The Farmers Bank
bills entrusted to Col Mulligao, arrived here
to-day, and Was handed over to the Provost
Ma1Ehal.
4 negro servant attached to the Seventh
Missouri Regiment WIS arrested to-day for
rspe On white woman, on the Arsenal
grounds.
The Provost Marshal is arresting keepers Of
disreputable houses, and breaking thom up as
public nuisances.
Several officers have been arrested for fall
Irg to return to their regiments, By Gen. Ere
mout'e order.
Work has been suspended on several con.
tracts for army supplies ordered for this De.
partment, OF account Of report from Wash.
iDgton ttat Fremont's contracts will not be
recoxpized.
, 1861-10-09
FROM QUINCY.

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago T1ibnne-1
QuNcT, October 5, 1861.
Tie detention Of the st. Joseph train, last
night, was not caused by rebels, but by
Ieshet in The Platte River, which injured the
new bridge ard caused 3 detention Of nine
hours. The train arrived here ct four O'Clock
this morning The liver here 1as raised about
five fee. siIce the late 1a:ua. This makes
fist rate depth fer boats, but the business
GOES not keep pace with the Increased faclli-
ties. f.
Colonel Philip st. George Cooke, Of the
2nd Z. S. Dragons, direct f1's24 Salt Lake
CITY. errived hcn st. Joseph this morning,
accompanied By lis wife aud daughter. He
left Ills force Of Fix hua dred regulars at Fort
Leayenworth.
The 50th regiment, Gel Bane, is still in
camp here. There is q hitch Of some sort
about its movements, though the base is not
made public. To-day runner gained credence
that its organization had fallen through, and
that it was to be parcelled ont by the State
authorities to fill up other skeleton regiments,
but this is denied this evening.
The train from the Hest is again behind
time. tonight, but probably On account Of
further repairs at the Platte River bridge.
, 1861-10-09

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Ttibune.]
CA1no, October s, 1851.
4 dese1ter from Gen. Pillows forces at
Columbus, KY, arrived here this morning.
He reports the total rebel force there as
commanded by Gen. A. S. johnson.
They are fortifyng the town On all sides, in
anticigation Of an attack from our troops.
They have large quantity Of cannon Of all
sizes. Gems. Polk, Pillow and Cheatham are
there in command Of divisions. They are
planning an attack On Paducah.
TIE gunboat New Era reached here to-dny
from st. Louis. She goes to Mound City to
receive her armor.
The expedition which left Birds Point, yes.
terday, went only to Charleston, and will
probably return tomorrow.
A member Of Company Z, uth Illinois,
Was killed to-day while attempting to break
guard.
TIE Grand Jury, today, refused to find ,
bill against Kelly, the correspondent Of the
st. Louis Democrat, who shot DR.. Patterson IN
an atIyav at this place some weeks ago,
, 1861-10-09
From Jefferson City,

Correspondence OF the Mo. RapuEncan.l,
JEFFERSON C1TY, Oct. Z.
The Grand Army Of the West :" has gone,
aud this city is for the time icing left to its
Providenee-not forgetting Brigadier General
Thomas L Price.
Generals Fremont and McKinstry, together
with one regiment Of cavalry and the body
guard, took up their line Of march at noon to
DAY, and will join tie advance guard as rapidly
as possible.
General Fremont, although not prepared as
he wished, will 60 forward rapidly, and. if pos
sible, will push on after Price and his fol.
lowers, nor stop until he drives him into the
Mississippi river, or bring him to bay and
fight 1t out.
The men are all enthusiasm, aud have but
one fear, and that is that Price will not show
fight, but scatter; and in this both men and
officers agree. There is hope, however, that
the high stage Of water in all the streams In
Prices line Of march will impede his move.
ments to such an extent as to allow Fremont's
command to come up to them, and then settle
the matter by apitched battle.
From the best Information, Fremont Will be
able to concentrate at SedR1ia not less than
IS 900 men, together with one hundred pieces
OF artillery. With this large quantity Of big
guts, aud the large number Of cavalry ia com-
maud; Prlce's movements mnst be rapid in
deed if he is not caught.
Many peTsonB believe the movements Of
Price are peculiar and significant, and think
then. aseociated with some rebel scheme that
embraces an attack Of Pillow on Cairo and
Cape G:rafdeau.
Intelligence has been received that Prices
| army has been greatly reduced by the depart
| ure Of numberless squads Of rebels to their
| homes; that various bands hare dispersed
through the State and are now at Tuscumbia,
RusaeIlyile, B1assito, Versailles, stringtown,
California, Lookout, Jimtown, Adams Mill,
| and othtr places. They are scattered all
through the woods, and many Of them who
t we're st Lexington have crossed the river and
are in Boone and Ca'laWay3counties.
A letter received here from the Southwest
STATES that large number Of slaves are being
constantly forwarded by their masters into
Arkansas and Texas, as they have recently
bet in the Northern and Western part Of this
Staie, and It is said that there are not noW
much more than han as many slaves In Mis-
souri, as there were at the time Of South Caro-
1iDa's secession.
In Stone county, one Thomas Mllikin, I
violent rebel, who had been with McCuuocl
at the battle Of Wilson's Greek, on the oh ulk
murdered his wife, because he suspected he
Of giving information Of secession movements
to Union men, and that in fit Of frenzy, b.
afterwards killed two Of his children, and the,
escaped to Arkansas.
, 1861-10-09

T. Splen did q achievement of the Ohio
Zonarea--'s Wood up, the EaltIe Cry.

{TEe following letter is exclusively devoted
to the fight which the Piatt Zounyes Ind with
the rebels neaT Chapmans1ile, Va. It Is dis
tirct from the victorious fight which the com-
maid 81 Lieut. Gel. Enyalt had with another
bcdy Of rebeie, IN tie eame vicinity.-EDs.
CNCISNATI COM
CANT ESEAaT, KANAwnA, Oct. 2, 1851.
. EDS. CoM.:-TLe Zousve Thirty fourth Reg
linens, Ohio, have uad q chance to show their
metal This was on Wednesday, on Kanawha
Gap, near ChapmansvIlle, Va, AfleE march
sps'a2 miles, they came upon the enemy, Who
Wt1e tthind bfeastWpTkF, but could not stand
our boys .7eady fire, 1:or tbsy rstFsased n
Greenbl1er, Va, {but the traitor Is native Of
Portsmouth, Ohic,) being mortally wounded.
We 4illed 20, took prisoners, asecesh flag, 20
feet long with FIFTEEN STARS, 1 horses, l
wag On, 10 rifles lone Of which claim) 12
nauekets, and co1missary stores {very low
We lest killed. Q wounded, one since died.
The route Of the enemy Tas complete, al-
the ugh they had a brave, Ekillfol commander,
aud strong position, with two days informa'
ton Of our Intentions. They fled the moment
their commander fell. The fight lasted ebout
10 niIutes opposite the b1eastworks, but q
the Baataehdckers and rebel cavalry for tTo
hcn1s. at every turn Of the road over the
mountains, they would fire upon OUT advance
meD, wheel round, and gnllop away. This
kind Of fight Was kept up till We came sud.
deuly upon their b1eastworks, Immediately in
line Of our entire column Il Was made On
the side Of knoll, between two mountain
sides, the read running between the mountain
and knoll On our right, and q small ravlne run
nirg between the knoll aad the mountain on
cur left. The willy rebel commander had
ad1oitly cut down the brush on the right, plae
I ipg force Of 100 men On the mountain toI
On onr right, who raked cur column from tAe
!, front to the center. This Was to draw our at
I tention from their hreastWcTks. Onr mel
| naturally fred upon the rebels On their right
steadily advancing up the road, until within
20 feet of the enem3's works, when the rebel
suddenly opened fire, from their right, lef
and ceEter- The order from Col Piatt AMI
Lieut.. Col. Toland, to flank right ant
left was Immediately responded to b.
the ZouayeB with hurrah, q Zouaye yell, ant
| czy Of "wood up'' from Little Red; dasl
By our boys upon the enemy's breastworks
above which about 800 rebel heads suddenl.
| appeared, unknown by our men till that mo
nent- They sent q perfect storm Of bullet
around, over, under, and into our men- Afe7
| minutes more and our boys We're inside tn
breastworls, chasing them over the mou1
tairE, the enemy running away Ike coward
IS they proved TO be. They left % dead b.
bind. Their force WAS $50 infantry and
cavalry. Our force Tas $50.
We buried OUT three brave dead comrade
thst night, carried our wounded to the hous
wherein the rebel Colonel lay, mortally wouns
ed, deserted by all his men but one o.
whole column finally marched into the litt
town Of CbapmansviAe, formerly headquartel
Of the enemy, aud camped for the night.
, 1861-10-09
Interesting from the South.
rCollated from Louisville, Oct. II

There was fire at the corner Of Washington
street and Center Alley, Memphis, on Sunday,
September 29tb, which destroyed $4,000
Eeat1 Eortf pa[ Of property. 1t extended round to
The Memphis Avazaneae has absorbed the
Bul71tin.
Memphis papers Of the 30th say 80 cases Of
Enfield rifles, part Of the $1,000 which came
into Southern port some time since, had ar
rived at Memphis, and are Oh their way to
Columbus. Memphis Was literally alive with
soldiers.
On the 10Th, Southern Commercial Con
vention assembled at Macon, Ga On the 14th
the University Of Mississippi will be closed
for want Of patronage
Jacob Thompson Is nominated for Governor
Of Mississippi. The Poeahontas Advcrtissf
says ]. G. Hlndman has obtained three thou
Eand more men from Arkansas for Hardee's
command.
Ex Governor E. Lewis Lowe of Maryland
has escaped to Richmond.
Ieaac Davenport, Richmond, Of the firm of
!. g. B. Davenport, gave check FOR ten tho1-
eand dollars, owing to Northern creditors, to
the Commissioner.
The Northern Bank Of Alabama has sus-
pended specie payment, at the instance Of
Gov. Moore.
The Nashville merchants have agreed to
receive treasury notes at par for debts and
goods.
Hardee'e command has fallen back to Pitt.
| mans Ferry On the Arkansas line
]. B. Jonee, formerly editor Of PhEadel-
phia paper, is Secretary in the War Depart
lnent 1T Richmond.
Goyernor Moore, Of Louisiana, has ordered
| the seizure Of all the pork from the New Or
| leans spectators, who had advanced It to $50
| per barrel. The estimated Yankee property
| in l1e State Of Virginia, under the ban Of the
sequest1atlon act, amounts to $50, ,00o, 900:
The Mobile papers say the defense Of the
approaches to that city Is vigorously going
on. The municipal authorities Of Mobile are
| Issuing shinp1asters in small amounts.
vessel with q thousand bushels Of salt
from Laguayra, had Its cargo taken from Bra
zos to Richmond.
4 Prize schooner was captured near Gal
weston, recently, Fith two hundred sacks q
coffee and one hundred and fifty Thousand
cigars.
Nashville papers OF the I'd say the heav,
rains have carried away the bridges on th'
East Tennessee Railroad, and delayed mail
from Richmond three days.
ABowIlrg Green correspondent ofthe Nash
vile L71ion and american eays Buckner is ad
yanc;pg toward the Ohio Rirer, driving th
Home Guards before him.
III. J. Wicks, Chairman of the Military Con
1nittte Of Memphis, says it is desirable tho
10 uoFe cotton or tobao:y be shipped ther
Until further orders, -: that If planters d
rot stop shipping, tls: military authoritie
will send the cotton back into the country 8
the oEners' expense.
The Fort Smith Herald says the Cherokee.
will furnish three regiments, the Greeks tn
regiments, and the seminoles one battalion
; Humphrey Marshall has escaped to th
Southern ConftGeracy.
TIE CorfedeFote Geven11sa.. aas aath3i
I. lied Gen. Winter to arrest all Yankees VII
may venture there In concern for their formf
rights Of property in the South.
; There is the reported arrival Of James Fe
gueon, member Of Parliament, and Hon. Wn
; BnrDlee, Of England, at Nashville, Sept. BOT
en- route for Richmond.
, 1861-10-09
The Civil War in Kentucky.

ffTCm the Loul8T1Ne DeuQcl&Is OCt% f.I
There can be no doubt that the redoubtab1e
Zollicofter has retreated again to the Gap.
His only object In entering the State WAS to
obtain supplies for his army. He took salt
from the Clay County Works, and paid for it
In Confederate Scrip. From the farm Of
Judge Murphy, near Manchester, he took all
the beef cattle fit to butcher, and shot the
COWS. In various nejghborhoods his rips"
entered houses, ripped up feather beds, aud
carried off blankets, quilts, &c.
The death Of Jas. 8. Cheismanfis confirmed
BY news from Lexington. He invaded his
native county, Wayne, at the head Of COM
papy he had rec1uItedfin Tennessee. He was
met near Pulaski by detachment OF Colonel
Hoskins' company, and routed, being shot in
the shoulder and right breast His law part
ner was among tie killed. Several rebels
were Killed
On the Sd, one hundred and sixty refugee
Union men, representing various Home Guard
organizations in Christian county, KY, ar
rived in Evansville, having effected their es-
cnpe from proWling bands Of rebels by going
through bride paths. On their arrival, hav
ing had nothing to eat for thirty six hours,
thty were provided with abundant food by
the citizens, supper being set for them In
the market house They will all enlist in
mediate1y in the United Stares serTice.
Hardin Helm has only two or three hundred
| NTH In his command, instead Of SO many
| thousand; and the thieviug squads sent ou1
By Buckner to forage upon G1een7i]1e, Spots
| Vile and Mndieonvllle, have not exceeded two
! or three hundred in number. Buckner hsf
no means Of transportation, not having more
than dozen wagons In his train.
, 1861-10-09
THE CHEAT mOUNTAIN BATTLE,
10fefehkfDK PAfklcu1arA-BF1ve Of
tho Indiana and Ohio Boys.
Correspondence Cincinnati Comnercial.l
CANT K1NBA1l, CHEAT MorSTA1N SuA4Ir, l


lcor1espondcnce cincinnati commercial
CANT K1NRA1l, CHEAT MoEHTAGS SuA4Ir,
OCTOBER "a, 1851.
After twenty-four hours dry weather, 1t Is
again rainirg ard growing cold The fact is,
tLis Is the most wretched and miserable
country extant. During the past two months
/. has ra:ned twenty five out Of thirty days,
and when We consider that the majority OF
our men are ragged, and still without their
winter clothing, It is not at all strange that
our hospitals are crowded to excess. Many
Of the men sze sick from exposure to the
weather.
In reference to the recent action in this VI
cinity, afttr Gfligent inquiry, have learned
that the number of our forces engaged did not
exceed 800, al told, being detachmeuts from
the 14'h Indiana, Col. Kimball; 24th Ohio, Col.
Ammon; and 25:h Ohio, Col. Jones; while the
cur c5mp with ten thousand men, including
ten pieces Of artillery troops being
from Tennessee, Arkanaas, GeoIgia aud Viz
ginia, under Lee, Rust, Toliver, Anderson,
Jackson, HepningseD, and other noted mi 1ita-
y 1eaee1f. Their plans were perfect-two for
midable columns advancing On OUT rear and
front at the same time. They cut off all tele-
graphic communication, and the column in
the rear OF Camp kimban lad been
co-ct a1ed in the thick timber aud
lsu1e1 for some time, it having been
definitely ascertained they contemplated
oTtrpo"er1pg Col Ammon's command with
desperate payonet charge. unfortunately
~ me enemy, portion OF tne1z advance
aItackeo our wagon ga4n, which gave the
aa1m u nme 10 fepnlse me enemy. -Four
palnes o1 seoa.s, aosent Mom ouf camp at
sne tIas, ortanase3s' VIII slmultaneoas M
MosemeEI, a1Eaekea me % enemy n tne
fear OF Ihelr coinnnt. LUIS unexpected
movement On our part eon1ounded the
enel1y, leaalng mem 10 suppose teat We
had pce9 eirongly Te1n1orced, with VleW to
5SuiIcuId them: they oeat Nasty fetreat,
i;eavang Many OF taelr deao ana wounded 6er
htnd, while tne ps.h thy took through the
WOODS vas Atetany stfeFn Win the1r arms,
elackess, oVsfcoa1s, letters, cartridge boxes,
e. &C; 9sef e,sht @ hu9dred ? nlanGess alone were
pickeo up As1ng h4e1r lran Capta!n Coons,
VI Nl1uPdu U. ltLU 111l1Q1s M1L1 ElEEY mR1,
, 1861-10-09
TEX FOOD AEQUIREnENTS OF
EEKHFEs

fEs II IN cXteIuGu aid lnCT0n43l report
lul,is1 in lie leading agricultural jour
,lal # Franco We learn TINT considerable
aia.:. is ie.t il u-t country c3nccrDiag the
s6ricus faiiue Of the wheat and other
crcrs. Will q knowledge Of the facts, the
Furch Government ara well aware
TIA: empty stcmachs produce revolutions
have opened their ports to the importation
Of gram, and it Is expected that an edict
+ i. evoz lo4.w, to1bidclng its exporta:ion~
TLi= latter has already becn done by tue
Pay.ul Government and owing to the
slo1,Iess Of tie crops throughout Italy,
The example is likely to be followed BY the
othcr ToEers Of at country.
Bit il is not France and Italy only who
arc tie sufferers in this respect. Spain,
Por ugal, and Germany complain; and the
c!o,,s On the shores Ct the Baltic are infe-
rio* both as respects quality and quantity.
In England, according to the most re-
cent ard authentic reports, the wheat crop
w!li,e it is excellent in quality, is Light and
does not cone up to an average yield
This is admitted on all hands to he Ger
lsirty. With an average crop, her re-
ouiremcnts are five million quarters annu-
ally, OF 100000 bushels. Last year she
Imported ten and q half million quarters
-qual 10 100000 bushels. This yea1
she starts with g smaller stock On hand
than usual, a light crop, and with France
Us Il tu5e- instead Of seller.
Taking France and England together
their requirements for the next year arr
Estimated at eighteen million quarters
e.eut 144 000,0oo bushels, Where the,
are 10 get t1is vast amount Of wheat Is
question which begins to trouble and ve'
them. Both countries look to the Cnite'
S;a:cs 10 make up q. large proportion
uefr deficiency; but they had not Tie
heard that our crops were also compare
lively light, and that We will have no sue
1uo1tity to ezpoz: as during the pas
twelve months.
Ey rcfartnce to the exports OF Breae
SUITS TO Europe from this country durin
liz ,ast twelve months, we find that r
lave sent to Great Britain and lrelan
ais ea6 Ibis four End ,819 bIshe
ot Eleat, ari 70 The Continent, 49, Il
Ibis nf fonr, and 3, ,452, ,496 bushels whea
THIS, however, was entirely due to the in
mc1sc crops Of 1860. Usually our surp!1
docs not exceed twelve to fifteen m:l1lo
bushels of wheat; and unless price
1u1e exceedingly high, there is not muc
prospect at present CT even that ca
cunt being drawn from this count1.
II is probable, however, that our va
resorrces in corn Will be drawn upon to
large extent TO supply the deficiency
France and Germany-and that owing
the high price OF wheat, its consumptit
will lie less in England, and that OF co
greater. 1t is fortunate for Europe, the
fore, .lat although the supply Of wheat
Gu. short, We vii be able to supply it ri
co.n 81 a reasonable price
, 1861-10-09
FROM KENTUCKY,

EDS. CoMaERcIAI:-A detachment Of the
Fo,ty-pintb Ohio regiment, Col, Glbson, con-
Eieting cf twsntF-iour privates, under COM
mand Of Major Drake, hare just returned from
scouting expedition, with twelve secession
prisoners. Three Of them we're brothers. and
fb.y hed teken an oath never to be captured
tTe os,f NJ allegiance. aud under the gutse of
an Uniopiet, had been admitted to the Federal
csmp, and thence carried intelligence Of our
s,feneth to the retel camp.
Nine Of the number were taken together
while th1eshtpg wheat among them the T,;es tire
Drake Is to be commented for the sdflfu!
mauner WITT which be conducted the eater
Drike
, 1861-10-09
TIE OCTOBER ELECTIONS.

OHIO.
CLEVELAND, Oct. Sth.-Returns Of the cleo
ton are coming in very slowly, but all re-
cei1ed show heavy Union majority. It Is
impossible, however, to give anything decls-
i've till to MORROW.
ZAsKsv1IIE, O., Oct s.-JewetSs {dem-)
msjority in the city is 81, a loss Of 164 IS CON-
psred NTH his vote for Congress Last fall
IOWA.
MrscArEE, Oct s:h-B1oo1nington town.
ship, including Museatine city, gives Repnb-
licau majority es fellows: ktkWood for
Governor, II; Eeedham, Lieut. Governor, 50; !;
Love, Supreme Judge, 4s; Township "sev-
euty liz" gives 19 Democratic majority on
Stale ticket, Kukwood's majority IN Musca-
line county estimated at ]. .25o.
PENNSYLVANIA
pmtDP1pHIA, Oct. Sth.-Returns of the
elecfiors % ~ to-day arc incomplete, but If reports
from Washington and elsewhere are correct,
the uPeople's" candidates are elected.