The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-10-03
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NEWS.

NOME, Sept. 28.---via Senatobia, Sept.
N.-The Chicago Times of the Odd con.
tains dispatch from Louisville the 23d.
Braggs forces, $4,000 strong. are reported
at Hodgensville, Laura county en- route \
they would reach that evening. Mon !
day, 22d) Mayor DELPHI, (of Louisvilley
had ordered all business suspended
Gen. Nelson had ordered the women and
children 10 prepare to leave. Gen. Rob.
inson had issued proclamation calling.
the citizens to arms under Nelson. The
latter had issued an address to his troops
exhorting them to give ready welcome
to the rebel hordes now invading Ken
lucky.
Cincinnati dates to the Odd report that
city again in blaze of excitement. Bragg
was doubtless within ten miles OF Loud
vile.
Buell. had not reached Munfordsville.
Ills movements were severely comment
ed upon. Gen. Wright had just return
ed from Louisville. He regards the Fed
eral force there as sufficient to defend
the city, and credits the report that
Bragg will make dash on Louisville.
The Secessionists are confident that
Bragg will break through the Federal
column and take the city, and that he
has not less than $4,000 old troops. He
holds Muldrough's Hill, Is miles from
louisville, and can check BuelPs route.
and delay him four days. Meantime,
Bragg expects to capture the city. The
attack was expected to be made on
Wednesday last. LA
Intelligence has been received that
Gen. Harry Heth with $1,000 men and
80 cannon are at Eagle Creek, near Cyns
thiana. Humphrey Marshall, with II; =
900 men and 40 cannon, were moving.
North from Paris, and Kirby Smith, with
10000 men and 16 cannon are moving
North from Lexington. John Morgan
with $500 cavalry is scouting from
Bridges Station to within ten miles of
the Notifications.
IT'S believed that simultaneously with
Bragg's attack on Louisville, Kirby Smith
with 10000 men and over 100 cannon,
will attack Cincinnati, Covington, and
| Newport. &c.
Washington dates to the 21st, says,
nothing official has been received to-day
! from the army in Maryland. A private
dispatch says there is no doubt that on
Thursday and Friday, the 18th and 10Th!
large portion of the rebel army crossed
into Virginia, and Immediately COM
menced certifying with view to cover
their retreat. Another authority says
that considerable body of rebels yet re-
main on the Maryland side, and are busy
entrenching.
RICHMOND. Sept. 28.--Northern dates
to the 25th have been received. Lincoln
has issued a proclamation declaring that
all aiders and abetters of the rebellion,
and all persons discouraging enlistments
shall be subject to Martial Law, and IL
able to be tried by Court Martial, without
benfit of the writ of Habeds Corpus.
Lincoln was serenaded on Wednesday
night. and made speech, declaring that
he had issued his emancipation procla.
nation after full deliberation, and under
solemn sense of its heavy responsibility.
A convention of Northern Governors
sixteen present--held at Altoona, Blair,
CO., Pa, on Wednesday, the rejection OF
the proposition for the removal of Nc
Clellan was finally decided on. An APP
prevail of the Presidents proclamation
and urging more vigorous prosecution
of the war, was agreed to.
In New York on Wednesday, exchange
was 13l. Gold l19, Cotton 81.
MURrREEsBoRo' Sept. ga gentleman
from Gen. Bragg's army reported that
j Braga and Smith had formed junction
and were within twenty miles OF KtuIs
Vile. =.
Gen. Marshall was at Rising Sun, on
the Ohio river, twenty miles below Gin.
cinnati, and has stopped the navigation
of the Ohio river.
Buell. was on Green river.
The fifty third Kentucky regiment had
been mustered into the Confederate SER
vice.
The enemy's forces at Louisville are
said to be sixty thousand-new levies.
CHATTANOOGA. Sept. 27.-Yankee cav
airy captured and paroled four hundred
of our sick soldiers on the 25th inst, at
Glasgow, Ky. They had been left in the
hospital by Gen. Briggs army.
The people of Nashville, both citizens
and soldiers, are near starvation. No
stores or provisions can reach them. from
the North.
The place is completely invested by our
cavalry. The Yankees are still fortify'
ing.
PoRT HUDSON, La, Sept. 30.-Gentle.
men arrived to-day from New Orleans
says it was reported there that the Con-
federate steamer 1890" was off the mouth
of the Mississippi river, and had captur
ed an outward bound vessel, having as
passengers General Phelps and Commo
dore Porter. They were transferred tc
the 1890" and placed in confinement.
RICHMOND, Sept. 30.-In the Senate the
House bill repeating the law authorizing
the Communication of soldiers clothing
and requiring the Secretary of War tc
furnish clothing in kind, was passed; al
so, Senate bill to organize Military Court,
to attend the army in the field.
The bill relative to Partisan Rangers
which was passed yesterday, was recon
sidered and amended so as to auth orizt
the President to receive regiments, &c.
embracing ..conscripts organized in tn,
States West of the Mississippi.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Oct l.-rTh,
Baltimore Sun, of Sept. 80. quotes gold il
New York on Saturday at 1911; excbapg,
1924 to 1881. 1t says Buell. is in Loa(s
vile, terrifying, and Bragg's ,pickets ars
twelve miles off. p ~
A MILD BUT EFFEcTUAL RRMEDy.-Tht
Richmond Dispatch makes suggestion tc
tha ladias of tho Sauth Uorfhv IF th ri,