The New York herald., 1862-09-02
INTERESTING FROM The SOUTH
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The Rebel Movements ON the
RappahannOck.
AGGRESSIVE WAR POLICY ADOPTED.
The Northwestern States to be offered
the Free Navigation Of the
Mississippi and Ohio,

The Rehlnond Dispatch OF Tuesday last 2oth ult con
tains the following ntsIigencs.-
Tho news from Rappahannook represented as con.
fused and the reports conflicting. On last Saturday
heavy artillery duel tosk place at the junction Of the
Hedgoman md Eastman rgers between nineteen guns OF
me w,snnseon ana soSu. sOssy eSSs Of ins eds
wounded. Among tho killed are Lieutenant j. w. Brewer
and prvatss Taylor Marshall (son OF A. hsrshai OF
Fauquief), Walker Chambers and II. Ross. tho enemy
driven tho Rappahannock as Borkeleys and
In full retreat Ia the direction Of Alexandria The
federals burned the bridge over the Rappahannock.
Passengers who arrived In Richmond Monday evening
reported that the Coucderates had entered Warrencu
without firing gum and captured large quantsies Of
cavalry had burned the railroad bridge over Cedar run
cutting Of the retreat Of the fsderas in the direction c
and artillery had marched down from wsrrsnton snz
taken position between the sderals and the point where
the bridge was destroyed. 58'.8h Y58saa
The Dasch does NOT consider this latter statement
positively correct. t'-t''t
letter had been received in Richmond dated Camp On
Rappahannock river, August a. which stated that
order had been received from General jackson at warra
ton "to hurry UP tie remainder o. Ae array, and net 70
day prspa.s q snSos zoe cs.n cdpssrsa Al
Several hundred federal prisoners had bson captured
the Rappahannock, and expected in Richmond.
Advices from Stanton state that some I've hundred
fugses had arrived there during last week, principally
from Barbour and Randolph counties.
In the Confederate States Senate Monday, Mr.. Clay
introduced bin providing that any "federal ocer, SOL
dier adherent who may fall into hands with
tsre Confederate notes In his possessienof who may
be proved 70 have passed on any suchshau be court
martiaed and punished with DEATH"
resolution onsred by Mr.. semmss, OF La., was
adopted, directing inquiry into the necessity OF egsa-
on TO restrain military officers from the exercise Of power
assumed under color Of the act suspendny the privilege
VI the writ Of habeas corpus.
In the House Of Representative hr. Foote offered .
series Of resolutions fdpong doue ,Oar also asr
ing proclaim alton to the tnhdbants Of s NorthWsstrn
States Offering to tayanee Ms free navigation Of e MI
ssipri and Ohio rivers to their nsoss II ey wu desia
the Judiciary instructed TO inquire into the
odency Of regulating by law the impressment OF private
property. Resolutions wore adopted calling FOR the In
etruoons given the Commanders Of Norfolk and New
Orleans the correspondence between the Executive
and the Governors Of Virginia and Louisiana In reference
70 those cities.
despatch TO the Mobile Advertiser, dated the asth
Gays tet
Authentic information has been resolved here ths
Bayou Sara has been destroyed by the Yankees
Baton Rouge yesterday TO have been occupied BY
Confederate force under General Rugges. Much damage
atng na8# 9tE. M esMw
Capt Waters, Of the Rapides Rangers, has notissA
General Butler Of . determination, to retaass. Hs
says
We are neither pirates nor murderers, ~ you have
t to denounce US; fight for our homes, our r.
than by the rules Of civilized warfare will be revsnged
BY hanging every claiming allegiance TO the UAted
States government who may fal into our hands
despatch, dated Jackson August a. says that sevs.
raj gunboas have gone up the Yazoo river number
Of negroes been from the Louisiana planters
and that General Tghman on his way 70 vicksburg %
receive the exchanged prisoners.
The Dspatch in bitter and sarcastic editorial con.
demns the defensive policy Of the Confederate govern
msnt, and calls for the raisino Of half million d
invade tie NORTH