Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-10-24

was heard the Mon,lav follow inr in the dlre;- on of Hatterls, which began da wight, anI con tlnued until o'clock, but reports oi the expedi tion ad reached the island when the Roanoke left The captain further states that it reported tn |, two federal steamers were cruising i'll Pamlico .oand previous 10 the departure of the expedition but that they we chase out by our steamers.
 COLUMBIA. 5. c October l6.-The convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church Of the Coned erdcy met here to-day. shops of all the Con le'rate States were present, except Bishop Polk of Louis ,na.
 AUGUSTA, GA, October IT, The Charleston Courier of to-day says the ship Thomas Watson whi h got ashore on Tues lay was burned by the bio kaders. She VI bIle vessel loaded with salt, two litaographic presses anu a lithographic s.0ne.
 MEMPHIS, October 2l.-The Confederate Gov ernment wants Sl 0O0, ,G0J to pay off volunteers be ng unable to get their treasury notes ready ill time Tie banks ill Char cston have taken $50 ; 00O of this loin Tine b inks ot Augusta wi ake from S200,00J to S}00 ono. On. bank wing ta- ken $30,000, another Sa0,00n or $4 ,,U00 The rate ct interest ch ngel is five per cent.
 Sale of the new confederate postage stamps will commence on Wednesday at the Richmond post office, 50 says the Exam Ter. They are quite hand somely gotten up-ue of green color an are oriiamentel with the likeness of President Davis.
 The Hon. John C. Bteckmilge. II ,n. Wm. P eSton, Hon. Humphrey Marshall and A. Keene Richards, q., have gone to Richmond. The fol- lowing is from the Lo ,vile Courier ol Saturday
 A correspondent at Hopknsvillc informs us { 'at q gentleman direct from Hen erson learns ih tt Gen. Ihos. l. Crittendeu argi ed there on Monday llst, had taken command If Ihe federal troop- numbering bout 3,000-lad proclaime.i ma tial law. Nothing heard of Rousseau this side of No in, where advance had arrived week ago The feltr'ls are certainly making no advance movements vet.
 MsMpHis, Oct 2l-Co Cockrill has purchased on he p,ra oi ,pt. Jno D. Ad ms "i L ttle Rock, a beautiful gelding to be rre>elted to Gen. A. 5. hnSton by Capt. Jno. D. A ams. Gen. T. C, Hinman passed through ths city en route for Bow in. c cen last SaiuIday.
 MEMPHIS, Oct. 2l 9 d. m.-W have no further parti uar, of the battle near B'wing Green, but are expecting some eve, y moment. The blttle IS fiIiy conf med, however, both from Nashville anu Bowling Green.
 NORTHERN DISPATCHES.
 The fo'lowing is from the St. L us Renublican of the l2th Washn Lton Oct. l2.-Ihe Star contends that the fs i'm ,te ot the army Of the Po.omac has an injurious effect upon the North di ninishing the number of cnlistment>. It ys , tGOO more trnoIs are wanted immedatel y.- IuGia ma already has iortv regiments III the field. Several c t zens of Baltimore, who were secession ists one month ago, urS ing the departments for offce.'
 FORTRESS MONROE, Oct. PA party of New York Zouaves, cutting fuel, were attacked by a rebel scouting party, and driven in with the loss of one wagon. steam tug appeared at the same time in James, river.
 WASHINGTON, Oct. I2-Durng the day the re- bels advanced in large force in the rection of Prospect II H. rlving in pick cts to that point. div si in of Gen McC tll's formed in line of bat tie with orders t1 advauce-sever shots were fred ly a rebel btt,erv without injury. Gen. Mcclellan WIS on the Virginia side the greater part of the day
 BALTIMORE, Oct. l2-Reugees from N r.ok, VI o arft,cd 10 day on the Louisiana, pre-, us to ie ving there had been closely searched to prevent them bringing any newsp m rS-but one ra>Seigrr ,c. rttcd Il Norfolk Day Book, which hal dis p.rch F ,m New Q lean. of an aitr.l on Wilson Louaves ,n Santa Rosa Island. The rebels, ,0O0 strong, haI spike all the guns which were m po- ,itOn and lest el a the tents but the splta and captured ammunition, rdtions and stores. Mag 10 lges. ol the U $. SeconI Ariii!ery recently at Fortress Monroe, was taken lrsoner.
 NEw YORK Oct 2-Tne II -ril's Washington special di pach says new repel but cry k build ing on the PO5omac between the mOu h Of Y fotn- ties Creek an Cock pit Point, "here the channel | ne IT the Virginia shore. dsp itch 10 the Tim say. d portion of d Germin regiment fired into the D cket, oI the New York a5th esiment yesterday. The mistake was discovered before any damage wi> done Tne HerlId's Forre>s Monroe Ires- prndcnt says the sh.p J Inn Clark put into Ne" Haven on the 10th, in consequence of stress ot weather. and fled on by rebel battery. She was rescued by the steam'r D VI eht, mu to the chagr.n of the rebes mho expected an easy prize
 WASHINGTON, Oct PA seizure of concealed muS<ets Wa mlde this afternoon in Baltimore. A | pt>se to cross the Potomac now denied bl Me Clellan, except -pnndentS of the lres. The steamer Baltimore arrived from Fortress Monroe. An attack of he confederate, on Ntwp IT News | daiv expected. Tnesteimer plssed n W b uteiy forty eight miles below w l>h igton--, stroI z force was aJ work on iI-r;ver quite narrow there. Tine Ch mpjon ar vel at New Y rk from ASpn wal on he 18th, bringing Sl ,00O,n 70 in specie. Several slave stampede. reported in Wo. ceste. ( uny, Maryland.
 SYRACUSE, Mo, Oct 13-The letters from re- bes in PrIces ca rp, dtted the yth, have been in terceptPd and brought hrre-they represent fr ce and army within mi es of OSage, ner Pas snvil.e-he h IS 20 0 wagons, l 600 horses and fram eighteen to 20,00O men-they also state that the rebels undergo g.eAt privation and hdtdShlps RICHMOND, October 2l.-fions. John C. Breck- inri,lge. Humphrey Marshall and Wm. Preston ar ri, ed here to-day from rhe vest large crowd con. re- ated at the rai.road depot and extend q thcm a m 't en husa-t reception M' Bfeckin- ridge made an apIorrte speech to the nearly g,eeJnt of the multt,de
 NASHVILLE, Oc'ober 2i.-The reported skirmi,h at ',rccnshurg, Ky, was p ematue The Bow ing G. cen caIresp lhdent of the Cnon and Amerl- can says: Hardce's command did not req h tlere till the ali elnoon of the l~th-t sudden rise m Little Barren river h wing dea, ed 1t. The Lin colniteS fled several hOur- Lefoie HArdee ar wed. Tine town was m0-t deserted by the citizens. Gen. Ward retired to Muldr ugh's hill, where, rom Shernan's manoue, re ug, 1t is supposed a stand will te made
 Rousseau stii occupies Nolin with several thou san men. He does not seem either able or des rous to make an advance. The entire Lincoln fNce between Louisville and Nom is supposed not to exceed la, UO.
 RICHMOND, Oct. 2l.-One federal vessel was burned the Potomac river ,estert ay and TWO more to- la, by hot sIo thrown from the conlede- rate batteries, near Transport.
 CHARLESTON, Oct. 2l.-The Mercury of day says hit am 'ng other recent captures by our pr- vt, CTS l. Ihe brig Grenada, Capt Petteagell, ot Port nd, Maine, with a cargo o! sugar, mo'asses, etc It is reportel that there is addition to the block lding fleet of large steamer. transport with Yankee troops is lowering on the Carolina ] C ast.
 MEMPHIS, Oct. 22.-The Rolla correspondent of the M issouri Democrat learns that Ben. McCuoch was sD severely wounded at the battle al Spring held to have sine die of hs wounds. Hi, body was placed in d metallic coffin, and sent by hIs com mmand back to Texas. Ills son put in comm ,nd deception to his own men-thiS is reliable (mirable dictu.. The bridge 1t P.,du- cah has been repl tced. A rumor stys there are forty thousand tedtrai troops al Puiucah Hirdee eXpectS tU have the Green river bridge repare III tn dl,s-one thousand men wo king on it. nt.l Af.l