The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1862-10-30
GENERAL NEWS.

From GEN. LEES Acknowledgements from Win
chester report thing quiet along the lines OF The
Potomac.
BATTLE BETWEEN FLOYD AND THE ENEMY IN
KENTUCKY -Cspt Stephen Hals.y, ~ FOyd's cou-
mand arrived az ynchburg Un Sunday evening and
reports th,t fsht occurred between portion of
FLiyd's comm4n1 about 800 AMI free Cf IN enemy,
supposed t. bs abOu 400 ut Wsf id, Lowrenc6 c.,
X on Sunda. the 18th inst. This enemy was driven
through the town AID pursued about hres mi es We
captured 20 hOrse, 100 besi If cattle aud six prsol.
egs. Captain H,lsey represents Floyds cpmmanf Ss
being well clad, we'll armed, with plenty provisions,
and IN good spirits
The folloAing Major-G,nsrals have been appointed
Iete aut Generals by the Presid mt; Jackson Loog
srse', Polk, Hardee, Penlberton. Kirby Smith AID
Holmes.
GEN LcRING This officer has been ORDERED TO re-
port at Richmond His comma has been TUNED
over tn Gen Echols.
WILMINGTON, n. The number ofcases Of fever
is d, dediy on the decrease. There are fifteen or
sixteen ply scians now on duty there; seven trOn
Chlrleson, o.e Naval surgeon and eight OF the town
practitioners who have been down snI recovered.
ADVANCE OF Property Il he Fredericks burg pa
pes state that nous and wu lots are selling well
Tue rlner Presbyterian parsonage was sold few
DAYS luce for $4,000, Gn advance # $4,000 upon
former sale
TIE PoC0TALlGo FrGHT-Tle force of the enemy
tina, landed At Marseys pint S G last week, con-
std o. SIX regiments 18th battery of ten p"uni
riGa Guns aud two boat witzers. This large rec
,ygs s;gaaiy f-atsd by inferior number, aud
driven back their gunooas, leaving thor dead un
Lurled on the led
An ad ress to President Lincoln, in favor ofa truce
preliminary TO negotiations peace, has been signed
Al Brussels by eminent men al almost every Eur Pc
nation attending the Social Science Convention
THE KENTUCKY TRAINS SAFE-A letter from
sold er in General Smiths army known in this city.
written the end, states that all the trains are
SAT " through the CUNT erand Gap This makes the
valuable stores brought from Kentucky safe be- ond
al peradgrnture. Among them are 40 miles OF wa
CONS full If plumber 00OOUO wards of good Kentucky
4ans; othing boots shoes GOO barrels OF picked
pork 200 wagon la1s at bac"li l5,OJ' goOd mules
and horses 8 600 bseSesi besides hogs &c
FROM THE Wrsr-Tbe Memphis Blu le'in'' of
the 25,h contains the foilowing:-A comm rcal news
letter f. m New York says that strong Impression
prevails among the leading merchants that termi-
rstion E he war will ultimately occur from finan-
ciaI crisrs and confusion IN the N"rth.
Iousville dates of the 23d en- ain the following
Moroan made successful raid on Lexington on the
0,st csntu ing a regiment of OhI cavalry, whom lie
nar,lsd kepping their horses and equipments on the
52d he overt"ok train of Is wag hs on the Bards'
ty,n nike which he destrOyed captured another
train late in the evening lie MADE IN" entire circuit
round Blers army aud joined Bragg again
CLOTHING FOR THE ARMY.-A gentleman of Bed.
ford Of great cd sense well as patriotism, has
smgg,sred that the best way to cOthe army this
winter is for tie County Courts to take hold of the
matter His idea is that ea county appropriate
spm su ent to provide c thes and shoes for Its own
tronrs and appoint Commissioners to tuy the mate
riss have them manufactured, and send hem at once
TO the soldiers. The suggestion We think an ezcelent
one. TIE peopl would pay more cbeerflly county
tax levied for such purpose than ii were assessed
in any other way.
ELECTIONS YET TO DE HFLO-Nnn States will
hold their annual elections on thu AIN 81 November
- viT.-Ney York New jersey, Massachusetts,,
Michigan. 1 iaoiS Wisconsin, M.ss0ui, Minnesota
a,d delaware.