Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-10-21
ENGAGEMENT IN DI.ACKWAIhI. RIVER.
TIL HATTLE OF PERRYNIl.L F..
WHAT TUEI: 81 l. or GEh, :%TiIR.
ANOTHER FLEET FIIrlNir OFT,
N,'., &c, NC..

We are Ind"b;rd 10 The kindness Of several
friends for 4 copy Of the NEw Yn.k .rlM%,"
also a copy of the BAlTlMonE ".AMEErAx" Of
the EvENrSG Of that date. We make room
this morning for the following selections:
The following summary OF the news is from
the New York "TimeS:'
Our adviceS from the Army Of rho Polo
mac, this morning, indicate unrnistakaoIy iha;
Gen. Mcclellan is again ahont to measure
strength with the Rebel hosts under Lee
There appears to be M doubt That the latter
intends TO give battle al or near their present
location, which is now well known To ouI ':cr-
erals through The thorough reconnaissance rv-
Gently made. Simultaneous with thu Increment
of Gen. Hlncock's Division to Cnarles,own. on
Thursday, another movement WAS lna'ir:
across The Potomac. ut Sncphrrd>tGwn Ford,
by Gen. Wopdbrrry's Division, Which l"ok
the road leading 10 SmithIicIt, Il small village
halfway between Charlestown and Bankers
Hill. This division cncalupc'i, on Thursday
night, between L.rcrnwn and k~-n,ncyayitlc.
having net with Int slight rrs',laiCr during
the advance. Yesterday morrlng the cavalry
attached to the division advanced Ioxard
Smitntield, and formed 4 junction with Han
cock cavalry having meantime discovered
the enemy in very heavy fnrce. The object
Of the reconnaissance HaS thus attained wllh-
out loss. To-day may bring us the new: %
another great baile.
Official dispatches, received in Louisville
| from Nashville, state that the rebels were III
considerable force near the latter city On the
llth irSt., and that they sent n Tag If t:Gc"
demanding a surrender. Ini; modest dcuIaiId
General Negley declined to accedr IL. AS hr
had a National lorce ample Tor delencs.
We nave Il funior from FORTRESS Monroe
that an engagement took place at BIackwAtri
river, beyond Suffolk, on tuesday Inst, fne
result oil which Is yet unknown. 4 Lienteil-
ant ana three lhen belonging 10 the Eleventh
Pennsylvania Cavalry are said |" haze been
killed.
Within the last three nr four days, IN" Re-
bells have run two trains CT cars from the
other side uf The kfppahaInock 80 BrI>"rw-
They selected their opportunities imhrdiatrsJ
after Union recon offering parties had passed.
thTougiI ard about the intervening country.
| These trains dtillI!es:. carried cattle III hIr>r>
for the use of Lees army, winch con.d
| he rapidly driven up from hristuw, through
Thoroughiare tap a"t Front E'yat, /" Lees;
| position.
The subjoinc'! extract Of a letter from All
| officer on the stall IF General lerrlll. VII"
was killed IN the late hattie Of PcrryvlIi", wiil
correct some errors committed by newspaper
accounts:
The papers are IN error lii regard i" Flag:
attacking McCook; it was the combined
iorces Of Hsrlee and Polk, ar two OF ilir ~
bel army divisions against """ NJ cn:s. l"c
rebels are IN retreat toward llar1Gi,'"fr io'
the purpose of forming a ~jnncii'h win kir-
ny Smith. and cutting eli 'ita sill, wh" ha>
the flower Of the Western army. oar army
fought after being Lw" day. wIlhTu, air-
slate supplies ul waller 81, pr""I>l"r;' aud
all Of them green tr""rs, never before III 30
ton nevertheless, they withstand the COLI
bInrd attack, and were able L" follow The re
treating rebels twenty hours attcrwaTd.
The Washington correspondent 81 ma