True Democrat., 1862-10-29


 TIE Naws.--Ahout the 18th inst, 9pigol, with 70 900 men mostly new leyies was advancing by way cf Manassas towards GordonsviiIe. On that day the federal pic!leo at Catletts StaiioD. Lncoln's emancipation proclamation created some Stir in Me Cellan's army and the Baboon visited Me. where hc made promises and explanations. The result was that an order was issued forbidding tho discussion ot the question in the northern army, and enforcing strict suborlination to the laid down D. Lincoln Northern dispatches state that there was heavy artillery ekr1nishing at Charleston On the Po- tomac The Confederate army was posted in a posi- ton extending from Bunker Hill to the shenandoah. Quite panic was creai ed in Washington on the l4ch, by a report that Jo. Johnston, at the head of Q00o cavalry was at Loesburg, ready to dash into Wash ingt0n.
 From Kentucky our dates are to the l7th. Bragg army ya- re+reating on tic Crab Orchard road to- ward the Cumberland river. ncll was seventeen miles behind him on the 5th The slerals say that th le was q severe battle at Big Hll on Wednesday the 18th, between Kirby smith ana the abolition General Thomas in which they claim 8 great victory Big Hill is eighteen miles from Richmond in Madi son county. They also claim to J3ave Humphrey Marshall and his command su1loundcd at ESje Springs. Of course these Stories are cAa Aaggcratcd N they have any foundation in truth. Breckenridge with three or four thousand men, is on bis way from Knoxville to join Bragg.
 In Tennessee Mai. Gen. J. IT. Andersen vas n commar of small force at a4erEne fifteen miles east of Nashville Ie suffered himseifto be surrounded by federal force ro Nashville, and defeated the 9th inst Loss ahou 200 with all his ammunition etc There H fedor al dispatch the effect that on the Huh inst flag truce was sent in to Gen Negley in command at Nashville demanding surrender of that place. It doa5 no sy bl whom the demand made but that it rcfused Prohs bv h has taken place as the noedOrates would hard " demand surrender une.s they thought themselves ab 10 enforce the demand Prlc, # Holly Springs th Ith Rosencrans Cornh Both armies recruiting an' gathering in stragglers
 northern dispatch says that Saturday, the 1lth th 1ud Wisconsin cavalry went ont rom Helena Ark on L s Francis rod L1yrang where they attacked b the 2-th rxas rangers and driven back t4n miles whe they were reinforced ani captured twelve rebels cne them being Iieu Col. Gidiings This story is douhful No doubt they ran there great doubt flat the. took any prisoners
 discovery has been maio in Denmarl, ani tested i Copenhagen which may be of immense service to Ii ,ad to be a very simple and cheap apparatus consisting glass reservoir flied with powder and atng n water .
  i- made explode Upon trials it found shatter lunboa throwing some Of tht plank Height of hun dred feet and in another instance threw vas column a water to that height.
 Election returns show vast gains fir he democrats n Ohio Indiana and Pennsy lyaua; nevertheless 'ho abolition i.t scheuck has beaten Ysahiing1am, bya fw hundr' votes In ndiania the abolihui-s nave the ssratc an the democrats the House The n.crac majority on tA state ticket will be U00 The Corgressmen nearly elua lvled In Ohio the democrats carry the State by elo major ty and have ected least twelve M the nneae Congressmen In Pennsylvania fir heard from, tl democrats are gaining Those two Tadia4l aaolitonat- G,lusba A. Grow and Russell Tbayer are toth deitatei
 The latest telegraph being from Col Parsons nay r. fr to the fght between Gen Kirby smith and Thomas could not be between Bragg and Buel b4cu,e nue Crab Orchard on the 18th and Brasg thy vicinity on lcn
 The Mo. Repubioan of tho 17lh says that sohoall's headquarters are Keasv No, ani that ms scouts ha' advanced as far as Cross Follows. the 10th, but wer driven back
 Gen. Curtis has ordered .n advance by WY " rooahor tas.
 Gen Carr is in command a Helena and sends wori t Curtis that Holmes Hlndman anl McCulloch on Whit river preparing attack him.
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 CorIvrH PRrsosnRs From list of tho Confederate Al cers captured at Corinth which Gaa in tha Caonnat Com1nercisl. of the 18th inst compile tie following If prisoners of tho Aransg and Texas regiments: First Art But tion of S,arp &oofsrS-Ias Imhoden Capt. and l. Dub 2nl Lieut. B, Pete Quinn ist { and " F Tue CT. Zi L'eut % CG Nurrv captain. WI L Rains st Lieut.. and Jas pean 2d L'eat co D; ! Hale "ni Lieut.. co. F: $ F. C2opwoo' capt. e.. q.
 Wrn Bennett 1st Lieut. CD. q lst Ark.
 Eirgt 4ft CIrafry.--S A Thomp3on. 2i Lieut. co ani | ] r stout oapt. G.
 Third Acl. . C,raiy --Th)s neKah. lst Lrut oo. D. Marrett, 2d L,ut |; Cha- II Leske 2nd Lieut. co II; l. nrv VI Harden, lst Li Ut co. N.
 Ransom capt. 10th Ark; q Crump 2i Lieut. co II trth Ark.
 Eigtteen 1irlanms.-Tas 5 Thompson oapt co 4, \ N Thraehe captain and >teTh instead 2l Lieut. co E. ffenry Dixon Lieut. C; T Bent, 2d Idcut cn Y; n \ Parish capt and John ? Walker, 1s Lieut. c1- II.
 Hirefrsat 4riuuS4s- l. Marshall 2t irnt. V; ' ! Larrv i cut CO., 4 ana V Thompson. 3t Leht cf |! 7u ntefh 4rIanS0S l | Stewart, capt co A. L Baker. i4t Lielt 60 K Nm Moore let Lieut II.
 tas ! Nlriiu. 2nd Lieut. K, Zist trE
 Wm II Vii 2a Lrrt. co C. llst Ark.
 TeraSS Norv-l 2d Lieut. l. lst rexa7 Legion; C " L fly capt I; and Wm . Golf capt co- K -i }eXa- II NJ Morrison. Ist Lieut. L. and lewis T Graves 1t Ii rt co., K 6h Texas: J Jewett Fl Lieut.. E 9th Texas.
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