Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-05
The President at Manassas.

RICHMoND, Oct 5, 1861.
The President, escorted by Adams's troop
of Mississippians, made. day before yester-
day, reconnoisances from Fairfax Court
House towards the enemy's outposts. He is
still with the army. The enemy holds Falls
Church.
RICHMOND, Oct. 4, 1861.
President Davis reviewed, yesterday, the
troops at Fairfax Court House, consisting of
the brigades of Gems. Walker, Longstreet,
Cooke and Jones, and the Washington Artil
lery of New Orleans. The review lasted
three hours and half, and was a brilliant
affair. President Davis then left for Rich
mond.
The enemy have made no further ad-
yances
Colonel o. G. Blanchard, of Louisiana,
has been promoted to brigadier general
ship.
rcS's carriage was overturned yesterday, and
both ladies sustained severe injury.
LYNCHBURG, Oct. 1, 1861.
Intelligence from Manassas this evening
indicates the most important movements at
an early moment.
President Davis arrived there yesterday,
and was received by the Mississippi Regiment
in short address to whom he said he would
not order them to go and do, but would lead
them in person.
The President was most enthusiastically re
ceived. but Immediately left for the most ad
vanced outposts of the army.
No late intelligence has been received
from Northwestern Virginia.
From Richmond.
RICHMOND, Oct. 2.
Everyihingi is quiet in the camps. Passen-
gers by The afternoon train report the burn
ing of Falls Church by the Federalists,
who advanced to that point after the Con-
federates had fallen back. With that excep-
ton, there is no news of interest.
JEFFERSON CITY, Sept. %
Capt. Walters, of Col. Marshall's regiment
has arrived from Lexington, having left there
on Friday at noon. He says the main body
ofPrice's force is at Lexington. When he left
all the Federal officers were released on pa
role except Mulligan, who refused to give his
for private reasons
Price has probably 30 900 men. The rebels
confidently expected, on Thursday, eight or
nine thousand more.
Ten thousand rebels went across the Mis-
souri, on Thursday with the ayowed intention
OF ATTACKING Lane.
The Federals had no cartridges, grape or
other shot left at the time of the surrender,
but loss two or three hundred kegs of pow
der.
The rebels were casting all kinds of ball
at the Lexington foundry, running it day and
night
They are greatly encouraged, and de-
clare that St. Louis will soon be in their pos
session.
Gen. Prices official report of the battle of
Lexington is received. The following is the
closing paragraph:
Our entire loss in this series of engage
ments amount to 25 killed and ~ wounded
The enemy's loss was much greater. The yisi- |
bic fruits of this almost bloodless victory are
great. There were about $500 prisoners,
among whom were Coils Mulligan, Marshall, |
Redding, White, Grover, Maj. Van Horn, and |
lis other commissioned officers; 5 pieces ar |
tillery, and mortars, over 5000 stand of |
about $50 horses, many sets of cavalry |
equipments, teams, ammunition, more than |
500, $50 worth of cOmmissary stores. and q |
large amount of other property.
In addition to all this, we have obtained |
the restoration of the great seal of the State |
and the public records, which were stolen /
from their proper custodians, and about |
5000 900 in money, which the bank at this |
place had been robbed of, and which we have |
caused to be returned.
Federal officers from Lexington say that a |
few members of Gov. Jackson's legislature
assembled there and passed the ordinance of |
When the informant left they
were discussing an act confiscating the prop
erty of persons opposed to the Southern