The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-07


To rhcck The progress Of any lnrces MAX.
ing sucIa attempt Tie weak points
Of defense have been of Aie boing con- I
sidcrahly strengthened.
il b reported to-day that firing has
been beard 10 She vicinity Of Leesburg.
but there IS 30 means nf ascertaining the !
truth Of iht rumor
Secretary stanton was Al the Depart
meut to-day attending 10 business. This
fact j. mentioned As a refuiaiion Of the
report that he yesterday retired from the
conduct Of ihe War Department
WAsmsorov, sept 3--Aaans wear a
more hopeful aspect to-day. and much
greater conildence IS telt
There has been no battle since Mon
daY
The light was a desperate one, and iook
place IN drenchiog rain, resulting in
substantial success. The mevement Of
ihe enemy was repnlsed L was thcir
old game Of Getting between pope and
Washington. which utterly failed. and
She enemy has NOT been heard from Of
fensiyelF since.
Our loss ia Mondays battle. fourteen
miles from Washington, was about one
thousand killed and wounded. Including
a heavy loss OF officers. Kcarnrv and
stevens heading the LIST.
Sergeant Burnham, Of the metropolitan
police, who went to the battlefield. re-
turned this morning From hini We learn
that one hundred and fifty wagons, driy-
en- by negrnes, were sent 20 the Geld I'M
der q flag Of truce, to bring away the
wounded The rebels consented 10 The
removal OF the wounded, but not the ne
grucs Burnham noticed that many Of
oug dead and wounded were stripped Of
their clothing. The dead were stripped,
violating Gen. Lees orders who saws
that those who did ID should De shot
Burnham says he did not see the rebel
/ cavalry bciW cen Bull Run and The rorti-
/ fcatiOns
The Rotunda of the Capitol, the Halls
! Of the Senate and House Of Representa-
lives, and corridors, have been hastily
/ converted into hospitals, cots and beds
being placed in every availacle place.
| No patients have yet been admitted.
Major Mcclellan has to-day,
re- established bis headquarters IN The
building in Pennsylvania Avenue, oppo-
site the State Department, occupied by
him for the same purpose, before the de-
parture Of the Army Of the Potomac.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 2.-Lieut. Colonel
Farau, Of the 18th Indiana, arrived here
this evening, with 225 Of his men, who
were recently captured at Uniontown,
kentucky, by r. johnson, the guerrilla
They were attacked by $50 men, and,
after fight of about an hour and a-half,
were surrounded and forced TO surrender.
They were Immediately paroled and al
lowed to depart
The following is list Of their casual
ties All ;he wounded were collected
and brought TO Evansville, where thew
were left in hospitals. Company c.
killed-Captain Howard wounded -
Corporal j. NJ. Cox, privates A. S. Cay
lord, ). G. Young, John Greek; missing
Corporal j. r. Johnson, privates w II.
Bawling and Frank Elan. Company u :
wounded Thomas Back, seriously: Alb
ner Sands, slightly; Jacob Ernst slight
ly. Company + :--wounded-John Hem
~, face; n. NJ. Black, leg; O. Orr, thigh:
s. T. Gilmore, slightly; N. Dye, serious
~: II. Cowgirl, ankle; J. Daniels. leg
j. ). Dix, abdomen; r. Hamley leg: J.
j. Seryis, knee; A. kennett. arm j 4.
Barnd, leg r.. A. Matthews, slightly.
Col. Shackcliord, who was at Morgan
fold, learning OF the attack, immediately
started in pursuit, but Johnson abandon
ed Union. and his forces scattered inevery
direction We Killed several and wound
ed few Parties Of our cavalry are
still m,li0rt wherever We can hear oi
them
VIM Mitchell has been re-nominated
for Congress in the tenth Congressional
District.
Nav York, Sept T.
The steam figate Adirondack was TO.
tally losto August 23d, of ApOrco. The
crew was saved, and sheltered ON a small
island near the wreck. The gun boat
Canandaigua has gone from Hilton Head
10 bring thcmo or
HALIFAX, Sept. B.
It's reported that two British wal
steamers have been ordered from here Il
Fortress Monroe
WAsHNGToN, Sept. T.
Information has been received here thai
4 number Of persons from this city were
yesterday on thc late battle field, attend
ing the burial Of the dead, and the CON.
fort and removal Of the wounded About
twenty surgeons were among the num-
ber
IL is stated that a number OF them. in.
. GLIDING the Government clerks. were IN.
doubleday captured on Monday bv Ia,
enemy, who We're engaged in harrassina
General Banks retreat from Warrcnton
Their going 10 the battle. field 10 perform
The duty assigned them without Gag o
truce was an unsafe proceeding.
The paroled prisoners who have arriv.
ed here say that they were well treated
by the rebels.
PRoymEScE, Il. l., Sept, 4,-The Gov.
ernOrs Of Maine, New Hampshire. Massa-
chusetis aud Rhode Island are in session
here to-day with a delegation from III,
New York National War Committee.
MuwArEEE Sept THE State De-
mocratic Committee met here yesterday
aud declared unanimously 10 sustain On,
President in all strictly constitutional
duties. About one thousand persons are
said 10 have been in attendance
CNcDNAu, Sept 4. II. M.-The Even.
ing Times was suppressed this afternoon
for publishing an article censuring the
Administration on the conduct OF The
war.
The preparations for defence are una
hated. The city was lively al the after
noon with marching troops
There is no alarm here now Prohers
of armed men have been received and ac-
cepied from a large number Of towns in
Ohio and Indiana Troops will arrive in
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