The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-09-09

tinued. resulting In the rebels being driven. back
apd retiring to parts unknown
Onr loss during the spirited engagement " III not
exceed one Lundre.l and 6i,y in all, while that OF
the rebels was much greater.
THE YANKEES ARMY FALLING BacEs
We copy the following from ths Philadelphia
fa9nirsf, Of the 4tb:
WASHINGTON Sept AT 4 o'clock this InorL.
Ing a train Of 100 wagons, With commissary stcres
was intercep pied by the enemy bstw~sn Fairfax and
Centrevie, snd driven off towards Manassas be-
fore the party could bs ovsrtak@n. They secured
the entire train.
. So soon a. this raid in the rear Of army at
Gvntraville was known, tho hecessity Ut guarding
thai direction became Hpparent. aud at noon the
whee aEmy Of Virginia had abandoned ,'sntravilr.
and wss fnassed this side of Fairfax s6Hrt HOUSE
This evening they again took up the litls of march,
and the advance is in sight Of Munson's Hill The
eaelny cavalry followed them III the dstsnee. but
made no at ack, and the entire movement was be
ing accomplished in excellent order
All noon to iav Gen. Mcclellan rode cut to meet
the returning column, and was received with de.
monsirstions of qualification and pleasure.
The works for the defence Of Washington are all
IN excellent condition and are strongly manned by
experie need artillerists
The gnnboats now lining The Potomac are doubt
less designed To prevent any StteInp! Ia interrupt
the rayig alton OF tiie river
FRON HARRISBURG.
that Gov. Curtin had seesraphsd ths Secretary 6
War that he insistea upon the Faanay yaaia rhans
being placed under the command of Gen tEtCiet
Ian only has gained considerable circulation both
in Washington aud this city. There il the best
reason for asserting thai there is no truth in the
statement. The intelligence from Washington thar
army has fallen back on the forth ,alions and
anafcnehmenls of that city has given rise 10 the
preston of many opinions with regard Ia tha pro
priery of sending away from Pennsylvania her
thousands cf soldiers, 81 il is thought they tay ali
be CURED at home. Over 30 900 haY- already
gone, and many Others are preparing.
The surgeons aud p,iTseR seat by Panusy ytYania
to Washington have nearly all returned owing to
the fact hat they eonid not lie assigned to duty,
our arJ6nasd saars 9at a1dtafN Rass. Many of
these gentlemen lstt their homes a sacrifice,
and entitled 10 great credit for the prompt
in which they responded TO the cali ef Coy
ern0r.
FROM FORTRESS MONRoF--fHF FAMILY OF kA
PRESIDENT JOHN TYLER COMING NORTH
FORTRESS MONROE Sent o-The steamship
Vanderbilt eh here Tor New York al = clock tha
afternoon. She has Oh board the 9Th New York
regiment. They would have left this morning, but
detained in loading heir horses, consequent
ly they will arrive III Se~ York Thursday
morning.
The fag Of truce has ast arrived from Aikens
landing. tsieainDoat May Benton) She look up
Capt MeCorri'k, The Loted pr,vaieer. who cap
tured the propeller Fanny al Haterss Inlet. nearly
time during he war, and an iuiornied Le LAS been
twice captured and lai"ed. Ito WAS ias captured
al Ne"bern, N &.
The Mary Benton i,rnas,t down The family Of
Ez President John Tyler. consisting Of Mrs. Tyler
and six small children. They are heir way
North from City Point.
lady from Richmond yesterday also
down and SAYS that there is much Sickness al Rich
niond that the city is Inr deserted, aud she heard
nothing said ii The late battles and he rebels
very confident OF doing great execution with their
,Ion- clad gunboats, when sal,p pletsd There were
papsTa brought down.
GEN MCIEILAN'5 CuMMAaD
Tie following ID The correct i"rm III ~ ii,h he
order with reference 10 Gen. Mcclellan has been
issued
WAR DEPARTMENT ApJ'I gems OFFICE,
Washington. Sept. : IcU2.
Gensral Orffys, No. IL.
Major,aeneral MeClelan " Ill have command of
ti.r ioriificatinns OF Washington and 81 al. the
troops for the i~ieEce oi the Capital
h, command Of Maj. Gen. fialleck.
r.. d. TOWNSEND, A. a. q.
The LAfFsr fHo1 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. uC.
CUPIED Ef fHE CoNFfpERATFs
CIstINNsrI Sept. RE sn1eafs from ea.apa
aud companies from the interior taW las hsYo BEEN
Arriying al this afternoon
The military authorities se,y active. Al .is
clock on Tuesday evening the CoH.edorates ocel
Railroad and teleg graphic communication has been
ie established with Paris.
Al :, o'clock this afternoon reconnoit ering par
y prse eei.ed W tn au engine within ion miles Of
Lexington, where they found The bridge burned
1t is no: known whether he Conetieraies still oc
cupy Lexington or NOT.
iran of twelve wagons was captlrea within
twelve miles OF Cincinnati this morning.
Large numbers of negroes are being sent across
the river 20 work on the fortiHcations.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 5.--in view al the prepars-
tions hat have been made and are in progress to
resist the threatened attack OF The Confederates
the excitement here has considerably aba,ed.
The cotton faf has been stored iu he warehouses
here is being rapidly transport I'd the Ohio
river.
Purchase ) refuse 10 pay for iha Cotton IA store
here, but orter 81 cents Per pound for it when land
ei til, Indiana shore This nd ance OF tive
cents on the price of yesterday.
Authenticated rulnors say that the ConteJrrates
burning all the cotton they an their
march through Tennessee and Kentucky.
Col Shackleford, Of the 9Th Kentucky Cavalry
overlook A. r. johnson at Morganfield Union co ,
yesterday, killing AMI capturing number oi John
sons band. he is still in pursn o. he remainder
THE ENEMY WITHIN TWELVE MILES oF oTNClN
NATI--IHEY NUMBER FIFTEEN THOUSAND
CINCINSATI, Sept. 3-2 J.. M.-NeWs has Just
been received here that the advancing Confrderates
have seized a railroad train at Inie pendenee, KY
II miles from this city. They are said To be 10000
strong The excitement with lis Is increasing -
New regiments have crossed over INTO Kentucky.
j.. CINCrsNATI Sept 3-l0 o'clock y. M.--The eH-
element has been high all the afternoon. The cit
izens enrolling themselves rapidly Ia The differ
ant wards. aud a large number are working 0u ihe
tortihcat ons on the Kentucky hills.
Governor Todd arrived this afternoon sud il ia
communication with the military Anthorit-s and
ihe utmost easriions sTe being made Ia defend the
city.
The enalny is reported 10 lie from "a Goa 10
t0.0Jo strong, and is reported Al Boyie's Station,
thirty nine miies from the eiiy. They
peeted to arrive nppasits thr t,ititic aliona on
Thursday
?he Forty ,GI,h aud Ninety ninth Ohio are fall
lug back Ia C0yinEton Uns pieketn afs ten miles
out.
All the stealaboars Are ordered 10 remain on the
Ohio side Of the river.
General Uilbeft's command which fell back from
Lexington, reached Frankfort tonight, relieving
iLe anxiety for their safety. No elegraph!c com
n,nnsaiion south Of Falmouth.
The following private dispatch WAS received yes
tsrday by gentleman oI Washington city
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 3-Norhing is know a uf the
losses in the 6oth lndiana Our iorces have fallen
back to Govington Kentucky. The most terrible
anxiety Is felt for the safety of kentucky. Nothing
but the vigorous efforts " Ill her lnois
has sent only regiment to the asid, and Ohio
only eight, 10 twenty sani by Indiana
las NoRrHERa faPERs ON Tat MOVEMENTS al
The WEST.
The Federal victories ia the West aud eonse
qaenr panic among tho federals is the subject OF
u long editorial ia the New York Herald, OF The ID
1t says:
The cbiect of the rebels may possibly be to ere
ate q diversion in the West, in order tn detain AS
many Union troops aA possible thsfa, aud prevent
their reinforcement OF cur army III Virginia. But
no doubt ii they can they Intend to capture Gin
cinnati Louisville. or both Though it woaid Not
be possible Tor them TO retain posse ssion of those