The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-09-26
NEWS.

1uKA, Mes, Sept. Goth, via MOBILE.
der Rosencranz, 5000 strong, were found
advancing about four o'clock Yesterday
afternoon on the Jacinto road, driving h,
our pickets. Gen. Price immediately or.
dered Gen. Hebert to move with his own
and Gen. Martins brigade against them.
and went himself upon the field, accom-.
panied by Gen. Little.
!hey met the enemy advancing in line
OF battle, about mile south of the town.
Uur line was Immediately formed and
the Rattle opened. Discovering the EN-.
envy to be in force, Gen. Price sent back
Tor the other brigades of Titles division.
Ihey came forward at doubl.uuick. but
did not reach the field till the enemy
were driven back from every position
more than 600 yards, with the loss Of over
oO prisoners and nine pieces of artillery.
darkness prevented further pursuit, and
Little's division bivouaced on the field.
Our loss in killed and wounded aud
missing reached $50. Gen. Little was
killed. Coils. Whitfield, Gilmore, and
Mabry, were wounded.
The enemy having received heavy re-
Inducements during the night, Gen.
Price determined to carry out the orders
OF the previous morning; and the army
left Iuka between 7 aud o'clock in the
morning, bearing off the captured stores.
An attack which the enemy made on
our rear guard was repulsed with severe
loss to them. Our loss only one man.
The Sd Louisiana, (Whitfeld's Legion)
and the 3D. Texas Cavalry, behaved with
distinguished gallantry, and were the
greatest sufferers in the fight on Friday.
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RICHMOND, Sept. Cool. Lindsay
Walker arrived here to-day from Har.
per's Ferry, which he left on Wednesday
evening. The cannon and stores had
been removed. There had been no fight
ing since the capture of Harper's Ferry.
On Monday our army was in fine spir-
its. Mcclellan, with his army, was in
our front near Sharpsburg, and general
battle was expected. Gen. Reno, (Yan.
keel was killed in the fight near Boons.
6oro'.
Jackson's official report of the capture
of Harper's Ferry, dated the 10th, SAYS
God crowned our arms with another bril-
liant success in the surrender at Harper's
Ferry yesterday, Of Brig. Gen. White and
1000 troops and an equal number of
small arms, 70 pieces of artillery, and
about two hundred wagons, in addition
to other stores. There is large amount
of camp and garrison equipage. Our loss
very small.
KNoxvILsE, Sept. 20.-A courier from
Cumberland Gap reports that Morgan's
Yankee troops obtained but three hours
start of our forces when they evacuated
the Gap. The pursuit is led by General
Stevenson. and there is every prospect of
capturing large portion Of, if not the
entire Yankee army. Three hundred
have already been taken.
Large numbers Of persons formerly OF.
tached to the Tennessee tory regiments.
are dispersed through the mountains.
RIcuxoND, Sept 2l.--The Enquirer has
dispatch from Warrenton the Goth, an.
nouncing terrific fight at Sharpsburg on
Wednesday-the advantage on our side.
Great loss OH both sides. Gems. Stark,
Manning and Branch were killed; and
D. r. Jones, r. R. Jones, Ripley and Law
ton, wounded. The whole strength of
both armies was engaged in the fight
Report says the fight was renewed on
Thursday. and the enemy routed and
driven nine miles.
SECOND DISPATCH.
The New York Herald of the 18th,
(Thursday,) claims victory at Sharps-
burg Wednesday. It's dispatches are
: contradictory, but concur in stating that
the Confederates were defeated.
Letters from Louisville claim victory
over Duncan and Scott at Munfordsville,
Kentucky.
A Bermuda correspondent Of the Her
aid says five steamers are lying at Port st.
George, awaiting an opportunity TO run
the blockade.
The. U. s. Arsenal at Pittsburg was
blown up on Wednesday, killing rs or 80
boys and girls.
In New York Wednesday, gold opened
at III, and advanced to III.
RICHMOND, Sept. 22-The accounts of
the battle at Sharpsburg are yet maegre
and somewhat contradictory, but agree
in representing this to have been the
most bloody and desperately contested
engagements of the war. The Confed.
crate army though opposed by largely
superior numbers, again illustrated its
valor and invincibility by successfully re-
polling the repeated onsloughts of the
enemy.
Officers have arrived here who state
that they went over the battle field on
Thursday and they assert that the adj
vantage remained on our side, the enc
my having falling back.
The city papers Of this morning report
on the authority Of passengers who ar
rived last night that Gen. Lee has re.
crossed the Potomac, on Friday at Shep-
herdstown.
SECOND DISPATCH.
In the Senate to-day, bill was passed
providing that all persons who may here
after furnish substitute. shall guaran-
tee his fidelity.
The remainder of the day was occupied
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