The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1862-10-16
GENERAL NEWS.

through with before the Adjournment and many im-
Pottsnt bills passed during the session.
! Among others, are soms which, we trust will re-
sun N Increasing The efficiency and augmenng the
iSutehgth 81 the army The CONSUMPTION bill vi pro-
oaDy cal lnto service large additional free all OF
Whlch we shall ltainly need in rider to enable us
to make head ain The formidable armies which
Inc enemy are preparing to hurl aganst US.
q very dic'us act is the one requiring that here
aer clothing, il kind and not money, sha be Issued
TO the army
The Exemption Bill, which passed both Houses IF
congress Sumo days since, still remains IN the hands
/ d me Presli ut 1t may become 3 law without the
l1Tuail y OF express executive sanction.
lie Dl 10 iucroase tie ray al the soldiers did not
pass. Nor has auy tax bill been sdoptedi the only
PROVISION Tor reveLu being embraced in the authority
COZ i7rfed On HE Government tn Issue treasury notes
20 me amount Of the appropriations.
Inc Senats. passed he House bill authorthizing
casss.
a message from thu President vas received yetoDg
he Oll' to make the Confederate Bible Snciety the
c'plent Of properly IN the oa!ederste States be-
ques'hed to the American Bible Society The b il
was 'hen rtje;ted Tao Senate incurred in the
| House smrndneRts to the bill 10 hang Yankee sol
des or Others, who bring counterfeit Treasury notes
or ponds inro Inc Confederate Staes Also concur
req 10 tho House ndments 10 the Dill r awarding
u, dals or yes to soldiers for gsantry, etc. I'm
6i's nave b,en approved by thi President Tn, bill
TX n The seal Of tho CHf d5rats ates was not
passed by reasou Of The inability OF the two Houses
IT, concur IN the device.
Ia the House a message from the President was re-
celyed Announcing his dsapprOval OF the bill re.or
gaGz NJ the Medical Department Of the army The
OIL !" as postponed until ths next session.
THE REVERSE At C0aIxTu ITS EFFECT IN KEN
TrcNV The battle Of Codnth was most bioGdy-
0lr frees gained repeated successes Friday snd
Saturday, occupying the enem;s br-astTorNH, and
slss gaining the town The enemy hed on: stub
DC iv is left anti re f,rcem eats arrival, when
on Sunday they FL upon Vaa Dnrn with OyerWh ln!-
log npmbsrs, f'rcng u 20 relinqlish oEr positions
and r"tTeGt
The fight continued almost uninterruptedly during
Friday, tTrdsy and Sunday Tho slaus h.er on both
sides Is represented az unparalleled
Augusta, COu thus SavSuu5h and Mobile eIch ang3s,
nie the 9th, have been ceived, bat lhev bcIog
no further int lIgence Of ths lat battles at G rlh
and Pucshon,as than that already recsv we'd 10y le.
graph The telegraph too, continues silcas.
There is one ehec 10 b3 ap9rcheni-d from our re-
vorse Mt Cnrnth viii n is deeply ID BE- gres6i.-
We f,sr it hs ssrou'ly inerEe oil with n. Bcsgg's
plans in kentucky 1t Is stated in lre than ons OF
our uthcrn exchanges, that the design OF the adj
vance Of cur Generals upon ruth. was ID nope
rat with the p'a2 of G-neral B'sgg t. drive The Ia
vsdsrs out Of tennessee and KENTUCKY, aud re.take
Nashyi 10 aid po'sibiy in Bragg ai,anc3 towards
the Ohm Paiuc IA. The failure of our arms 10 the
stack upon Corinth materially mteTfsr with tho
taking and holding # Nashville, and thls leaves Gen.
Brgg's rear cXp9sed
GREAT RAID BY GENERAL sTUAgT-New York
papers o. SGusd y, tao lth give account Of raid
into Pennsrlyanis by Gen. Stuart with 5000 cavalry.
Gov Curtin, # PEN sylvan,, at Harris urg, received
the following dispach from Chambersourg On tho ION,
dated 1877 Z. NJ;
Mrrcersburg was occupied by Ssuarts rebel cayal-
~ f re to-day aud they are now advancing Oh Cham.
b-rs6urg. They ok horses and all other properly
they wanted Mt Asrcersburg and give rebel scrip FIR
it. Tley did NJ Injury to individuals that have
heard o. 7 he fJrc' is e. mat d st 000
CH4MBEESBrRG. Oct. 10. p. NJ \bout fifteen
men on horseback ave il town, with carb!nes aud a
i4g Of truss They want to sea the princip men Of
the town. Taey have large free about one mile
from town. who viii enter in en- hoIr.
HARRISBURG Oct lO-lO p M.-Dispstches Just
received from Shppsnsburg Confirms the news o. tho
occup ton of Cnambe sburg. Tne alvmae rebel
force consists IF 1000 cavalry AMI six pieces OF
i!lery.
Governor Curtin is now pushing troops up the
Valley.
FROM TIE ARMY IN NORTHERN VIaGTNIA.-The
main body If frces 10 the Valley sill rs main Mt
their old position from which it would there is
no DISPOSE ion the part Of Mcclellan to attempt to
disludge them
Gen. Stu4r,, an accoun, ofwh,se raid has been pub
listed from rtheru surce has ssCely returned 70
Virginia, rf will be en- by the following dispatch
from Gen. ee to the Secretary Of War.
WINCHESTER, Va Oct II 1852.
Hon G. " -.aa9o'ph:
Toe eavary expedition to Pennsy lvans Las return
cd ssie. = 'ey passed through Mereers,uTg Cham
bertblrg, 'utsburg, Liberty, New Market, IL ats.
town and urnczvle The expedition crossed tho
Pntor4c al ,vp viii usPort eU -cr:oS5ed 81 ~ lbe
For5 IN ki5 tn entire circuit, cussing the eneny's
communications destroying arms SC, and Obtaining
mauy recruits. r. H. LEE, General
THE CoYrEDERATE SEAL.-A writer ia the Col.
umbia, g. g } Guardian, suggests the plough As our
nationaI emblem. Among other reasons the fJllswing
en- fOrcble:
1t is omnsntly Characteristic of our Southern
States where ob1ccn, wheat, ric3. srgtr ard cotton
--th great w4rld stapes-sre chieay produced
Il has the advantage over the rose. {E1EiaDd;) the
lily, (F5n~e,) th' thistle (ScOand;) or any o. hs
veg table kngdnm iuGsmuch, it 10 the emblem of
incustry aud utility.
l. is better hgn the eagle birds OF psyi inasmuch
as nest acquisition is better than rapacious cor.
q1e'ts
1t beter than an OK, or h7rse. any Of the ami
mql tib- as IL ia indicative # human Invention aud
enterprise IF m2rGL rather than brute force
1t is scriptural enrique, classic and modern in It's
associations. Reminding us If the pru-val curse it
is associated tn mans best eiF,r;s II an7craIe his
c milton, to lessen the sweat Of his brow It
carries Us back tn tho days Gf Cnonnatus and the
stern virtues Of the Roman republic. IL will embam
FIR futur4 generations the strkog feature of this
war - FIR humos and fresides where our armies
been mainly conpos1 I'd Of farmers and the plough
has furnished the Crntedtrscy with ia best soldiers
F.r Motto, l would suggest he well knowl words
iamilr to cry nstGn, "Gratta Dei,' Through the
/ blessing If God''-"by the grace of Grd."
It is peculiarly true of The abars of the plough
that they depend upon Gods gif s-is rain and sun
shine geaia asous
> il is strkingiy characteristic Of this s.rug lie
that we based it upOu the Dvn3 uccOr and ever re-
pese our hopes cf success there.
). The phrase HIS besn used by mos. o. our psner-
ais in announcing their Victories; and it conveys
dec tie alusion to the stereotype form in which our
most SUGGEST General, jackson, herads his success
1t IS already associ ted with national f,rmu ie in
thu recurring phrases Del Graa Guiielmus Rer -
Del Gratia MarmI.ianns hnPeratOr"
PRISONERS Ono hundred and fifty pri-
soners have arrived from the Valley. They
were captured at tbs Paw paw tunnel, on
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, in Morgan
county, by Capt. Imbodens cavalry, few
days ago.
IMPORTANT FROM KENTUCKY!-By n ORTIZ
ern papers Of the 10Th inst we have i'm
portant news from Kentucky. A battle
took place near Perryylle, on the Sth inst,
between portion of Braggs army and
two divisions of General McCook's corps
darm6.. The fighting was desperate.-
General James j. Jackson. exCOngress-
man from Kentucky, commanding division,
was killed, and General Terrell MORALLY
sounded General Rosseau is reported
killed also, General Sheridan. The Yam
kee loss is suited at ? GOO killed and
wounded. The Confederate loss was not
ascertained-a fact which sustains the re-
port mentioned as a doubtful rumor' that
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