Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-10-10

Gen. Mansfield has left for Fortress Monroe this afternoon to supersede Wool. Gen. Wool has left 1 the Fortress and is on his way westward. The re- be's hereabouts are acting on the defensive fear in5 an assault from some quarter where they are most available. Affairs along the Potomac are l quiet. The rebels have number of masked bat teries at the principal points. At the Potomac creek eleven merchant vessels were fired upon by a Rebel battery, the shots however fell short. ! WASHINGTON, Oct. 3--Gen. Wool was super. seded by Mansfield, has been assigned to no other 1 post.
 l JEFFERSON ClTY, Mo-. Oct. 3.--Eight hundred rebels parted from the main body for George town. 1 They intend to make demonstrations in vast num- bers upon Georgetown. Jefferson City and St. Louis, and feel confident of their ability to take them The report of the removal of Fremont has created intense indignation among the Union men. There 1 is great rejoicing among the secessionists gen. teman who visited Benton Barracks this afternoon reports the greatest excitement among the troope, amounting almost to a mutiny. Gen. McKinstry has been ordered to the department of the Cum berland in Kentucky.
 Dr. White of Mulgan's $ brigade brings informa- 1 ton from Lexington to Monday ;ght. Price left Lexington with the main body of bis army moving southward to effect junction with McCuiloch, and to give Fremont battle. Price anticipates an easy victory over Fremont at this point. then he will move to St. Louis, where the twenty -four thousand secessionists will welcome him with arms in their hands.
 1 LouIrvlILr October 4.-Special appeals have been made to the young men of Louisville, Jeffer- son county and the adjoining counties, every in' ducement Is offered but the work goes on slowly. Patriotism, State pride, love of country and all the influences that urge men to gallant and gl0r- 1 Ous deeds are insufficient to awaken them. Not twenty recruits from the home guards of this city are now in camp. The Journal thinks it very strange indeed.
 NASHVILLE, October 5-The Cumberland Ford 1 correspondent of the Union and American of Sep tember 30, says: Zoilicofer has broken up the 1 my's encampment at Laurel bridge, Laurel county, thirty six miles distant, capturing three prisoners, l lot of baggage, arms and ammunition The ene- 1 my fled. He also broke up their encampment at Goose Creek Salt Works, Clay county, capturing two prisoners.
 1 BAxER-From the Memphis Avalanche of to. days date:
 It appears that Hon. J. c. Brecknridge and other prominent Kentuckians are refugees at Knoxville, l Tenn. Mir. Breckinrdge's presence at that p ace was the occasion of great demonstration by its citizens. In response to numerous and loud calls, Mir. Breckinridge addressed the citizens briefly, in which he declined to discuss the question which had led to the disruption of the old Union, because of the peculiar circumstances in which he found himself which forbade the expressioh of his feel
 
 which he was now a fugitive without crime. But he assured the people of Tennessee that Kentuck ians would yet preserve the liberties Of that State and repe the Lincoln invaders who outraged her soil, and would yet embrace Tennessee as sister who had to her assistance in the hour of deep est need. When MT. Breckinridge paused bou- | uuet was thrown him from one of the windows of l the house, for whicn he returned his thanks in few elouuent words, and retired amid the cheers of the multitude. The same paper has the following l taken from an extra of the Norfolk Day Book on 1 the 2d inst:
 l "We are informed by Mir. Henry D. Crockett, one of the prisoners taken at the battle of Rich l Mountain, who came up from Old Point yesterday | afternoon in the flag of truce steamer, that se- were battle had been fought in the western part of the State, at the Big Swell Mountain, between Gen. Lee and Rosencrantz's forces, and that the latter had been defeated and was at Wheeling, Va, l on Saturday last mortally wounded, and that the whole federal army was then on its retreat from the soil of Western Virginia. Mir. Crockett was 1 formerly from Washington, D. C., where he held the position in one of the departments as clerk. On the breaking out of the war he left the federal service and made his way into Virginia. where he joined the 20th Virginia regiment, and was made prisoner at the battle of Rich Mountain. He in- forms us that on his way from Columbus, Ohio, and while at ellsvile, in this State, Saturday last he had the news from the editor of paper in that place. that the federal army was then retreat ing from Western Virginia; that Rosencrantz had attacked Gen. Lee in his entrenehments on the Big Sewell Mountain on Thursday last, and after a severe fight was repulsed, and that he (Rosen- crantz) renewed the attack again on Friday and fought all day long.
 The loss on the federal side was reported to him as very heavy ndeed whilst the Confederate loss was but trihing, owing to their being behind their entrenehments. The federal army was reported as retreating to Wheeling, at that time on their 1 oT o;p:o On about four miles from Wheeling on the opposite side of the Ohio river on Saturday night, Mr. | Crockett and the returning Southerners heard confirmation of this news, together with the ad- Gtional particulars, that Gen. Rosencrantz was then at Wheeling mortaly wounded This was told | him by gentleman in Bellair in whom he thinks | he can place perfect confidence, and whom he thinks was with our side. Mr. Crockett also states he saw all account of this fight in the Pittsburg Dispatch of Monday morning. in which it was sta- ted that the fight had commenced by Rosencrantz attacking Lee. That Rosencrantz had been re- pulsed, and that they were fighting again the next day. achievements were then coming up for Lee, and would reach him before the fight was over =
 He was not at liberty to bring paper through
 NASHVILLE, Oct. 7.-The Tennessee legislature met to-day, Edward s. Cheatham m elected spea- 1 kcr of the Senate-Edwin A. Keeble was elected speaker of the House. John C. Brecknridge and
 Wm Preston arrived here yesterday. The Ken lucky legislature on the I'd inst, passed resolutions instructing Breckinrdge and Powell to resign their seits in the United States Senate.
 The following is from the Memphis Appeal of to -day (sth) special dispatch to the Charleston Courier from Richmond bearing date the 4th inst, 1 says 10000 United States troops have landed at 1 Occauuon on the Potomac. This indicates ge- l neral advance of McC ellan on our lines
 The New York Times of Monday received here reports the United States forces occupying the points abandoned by the Confederates. It thinks these movements of the Confede,ates very myste- rious, and fears an advance into Maryland.
 Two regiments of United States troops, by mis- take, fired into each other on Sunday, killing ten and wounding sixteen. Gov. Morgan of New York has been made Major Gen'l of volunteers: The Times fears that A. Sidney Johnston will triumph in Kentucky, and winter in Cincinnati or Louisville. It com plains that recruiting in the North is dead failure Prince Napoleon has de- parted for Europe.
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