Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-17

The tolioWlng dispatches to the GOTcrRof Of In<
diana, which are published in an extra Of the N
dianapOlis Journal Of the afternoon of the l4th
showz that Gen. LES has The Hessians in critical
position at Elk Water:
CaMP Elk W4rER, Sept. Ito Gov. o. P. NOR
TON: Yours is received i am with Gen. Reynolds
and four regiments at this place. The enemy are
10 force double our own numbers, in front. They
have been advancing on rs for two days, and are
now within two miles
/ am Just leaving with 6ag of truce for the enc
my's camp, with the body Of Col. John A. Wash
ington, killed by my regiment while skirmishlng
yesterday in front Of the enemy.
MILO A. HAscrL,
Colonel 18th Indian Volunteers.
ELE MATER Carr, Sept l3.-To Gov. NoRToS: Ne
are not cut Of, AID don't intend to be. Roseerans
is long way from rs; 1t will take him five days to
connect. We viii hold our position at all hazards,
but we want reintoFsements 20 crush the enemy IN
our front and keep open communication.
J. J. REYNOLDS, Brig. Gen
The CINCINNATI GassIts has the foIlswing special
dispatch, giving an account Of the fight between
FLOYD and RosENcR6Sz. ~
CARAUx FERRx, Sept. ls.-Ths battle Of Last Tues
day at this place was BY far the greatest and Sc
Yerest yet fought in Western Virginia Ez-Secre-
tRry Of War, Floyd, commanded the rebels in per-
son, and received severe wound in the arm during
the engagement
The Rebels had accurate advics Of our approach
and exact atreRgth, a. appears from the papers
found in their camp, and had made every prepare
tion to resist an attack. They had six regiments
beside their sntrsnchments, with artillery sweeping
all approach.
r During the whole engagement lasting nearly four
hours, we brought into scton only five regiments,
hut parts Of three were long engaged. The Rebels
stationed expert rhsmen 70 pick officers. aud fired
spelter from their cannon-a missile unknown to
civilized warfare Experienced military men saw
no ~ md alrafzu for
waa the heaviest they heard but the rebels fred
mostly too high with their artillery Their squirrel
lies did the most execution. Floyd should be sur
ounded, and his retreat to LsWisburg cut of.
An immense amount Of personal property was
found IN the rebel camp, but only some fifty wag~
on load were thought worthy of transportation,
and in this'cOuntry the whole amount Is hardly
worth ten thousand dollars.
Fears have been entertained that Floyd might make
a rapid march. to GauleylBridge, and concentrate
with Wise in attack on Cox, but he is now in no
condition for fight anywhere. He has over five
hundred sick, and strong detachment spent an
hour and twenty minutes carrying of his killed and
wounded, after the fight, past the house where he
had eur prisoners confined. Wise has been skirm-
ishing With Cox, md has uniformly been beaten of
with heavy lOsA Cox 10 regarded as perfectly
safe. rssi-.
Lea attacked Reynolds, a Cheat Mountain Gap
yesterday. Reynolds i strongly posted and belieT-
ed able TO defend himself.
Floyd's scouts are still infOsiing The mountains
on the oppoGie side Of Gsulsy and guerrilla firing
is frequent on our messengers frsm here to Sutton.
Appended to this dispatch is list Of the killed =
eighteen, including the COlOnsl Of the twelfth Ohio
regiment.
AFFAIRS n BAIlTIHORH AzD NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OBJ
JRcTHe TO VRBNoNr's PROCLAMATION.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE skirmiah Of piekets
yesterday near Balls Gross Roads IN Virginia, was
not serious STAIR: The accounts Of it have been
greatly exaggerated.
Mr.. Sickles Yesterday aFFOsted two Rebel officers
at point two miles down the Potomac.
The militia Of the District Of ColumbiaI are pre-
pairing for active service. A regiment Is now or
gained, and will soon Be sworn in.
The Baltimore South, the rabid secession journal
whose editor was arrested yesterday, has stopped
publication. The Baltimore Exchange, the leading
secession paper in that city, is more violent than
ever. This morning its principal editor arrested
PrOminent citizens of BALTIMORE now in this city
declare that the effect Of the arrests will be salts
factory. The secession fever in Baltimore is likely
to be checked by such summary proceedings as
those which the Government felt compelled to ADOPT
The President transmitted a letter to General
Fremont on the 18th inst. on the subject Of Ere
mOnt's recent proclamation. He says Assuming
that you, being the ground, could better judge Of
the necessities Of your position than could. this
distance On seeing your proclamation of the 30th
of August perceive several objections to il, the
particular objection being the clauses relative to the
cOnnscauon OF properly ana the nOera0n OF slaves.
III Objectionable on account Of its non-conformity
to the act Of Congress On the 9th Of August last
wrote you expressing wish that that clause should
be modified Your answer expressed preference
that should make open order for the mOdifca-
ton, which l cheeFfully do.
IL is therefore ordered, that the said clause be
modified, held and construed to conform to and not
transcend the provisions in the acs Of Congress- en-
titled, act to eon6scsie property used for nsur
FectOnsry purposes, and that said act be published
at length, with this order. A. LINCOLN"
A dispatch has been received Of the Navy De-
partment from Commander Rowan. of the steamer
Pswnee at Hatteras Inlet giving the particulars of
the capture of the prize schooner, Susan Jane with
valuable cargo. She entered Hstteras Inlet sup
posing it to be still in possession of the Confederate
States. She has been sent 70 Philsdelphain charge
of Lieut. Crosby. This is the third vessel captured
since the taking Of the forts here.
There was heavy firing at Chain Bridge this
morning, supposed to have been artillery prac-
tce.
At ten O'Clock THE morning the Rebels moved in
force to Balls Cross Roads, burning the houses
there used by our piekets, who fell back unable to
resist the overwhelming numbers. Four of our
pickets were captured. There were 4 few dis
charges Of musketry on each side, and two Of the
Massachusetts, 9th we're wounded.