New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-04
Latest from the South.

Tie Richmond Dispatch Of the 26ih contains the
following intelligence:
The news from the Rappahsnnock isrepresented
MS confused and the reports conflicting. Tn Ilst
Saturday q heavy artillery duel took llace Mt the
junction Of the liedpenen and Easina Rivers, be.
tween 10 guns Of tie Washington artillery and
about 40 guns Of the Uuions,.. In the engagement
we lost "A killed and wounded. Among the Killed
are Lieut. j. W. Brewer md priyGtes Taylor Mar
shGll lson Of a. j. Marshall OF Fsuquierl, Walter
Chambers, and II. Ross. The enemy were driven
across the RappaiGInoek al Burkeleys, aud were IN
full retreat in the direction OF ALEXANDRIA. I1e
Unionirts burned the bridge over the Rappahsnnocs
Passengers who arrived IN Richmond on Monday
evening reported that the Coniedersies bad entered
Warrenton without firing gun, and captured large
quantities Of oommissary and other stores. Aiso,
that the Confederate cavalry had burned tie railroad
bridge over Cedar Run, eating oil the retroa, OF tie
UnoDists in the direction OF Manassas, and that q
large body If Confederate infantry and artillery had
marched down from WareDton and taken POSITION
between The Uuioni-is and the point where the
bridge was destroyed. me Dispateh does not con-
siler this latter statement potiiyely correct.
letter had been received in Richmond, dated
Camp on Rsppshannock River, Aug. "a. which
stated that an order had been received from Gen.
jackson at Wsuenion I" to hurry mp tie remainder
Of the ARMY and not 10 delay To prepare provisions,
I'D enough Lad been capture At Ihai point 10 iced
the whole force for rome time"
Several hundred Union prisoners had been cap.
tured on the RsppshaInock, aud wero expected in
Richmond
Adyices from S'sun'on state that some 900 refl-
rees lad arrived there during lss week, principally
from Barbour and Randolph. Couni's
In the Conf, dcIatc State Senate, on Monday Dir.
CLAW introduced bill providing that any Federal
officer, soldier or adh,rent who may fall into our
hands with counterfeit Confederate notes IN his
posse.siou--or who may lie proved to have passed
oil any sueh-shall be oOurt-nartiaed and pun
ifhed with death
In The !ouso Of representatives, Mr. Foots offered
a series Of resolutions favouug an sggrosaiye war
also iavoIing proclamation TO the inhati iaIts OF
the Northwestern Statcs, Offering IN guarantee tho
free navigation Of The hssisppi and Ohio MYERS 10
her mouths ii Lhey viii d.sis from tho further pros
ecution Of the war. Tho Committee on the Judiciary
were instructed 10 Inc IRE into the e1pediency Of
regulating by Law the impressmen. OF private Prop
erty.
18th ult., fays:
tina, Bayon sara has been Destroyed by te Yankees.
Baton Rouge was yesterday to nave been occu'
pled by Conicierate force under Gen. kueele
Much DAMAGE was done ~ tie lower portion Vi the
city before eyacusting."
i dispatch dated jackson, August a. 'ays that
several gsnboets have gone up the fnzoo River
that number OF negroes have been taken from the
Louisiana plsn,ers and that Gen. iii Imam Ia on
bis way 10 NickfbuIg 10 receive tie exchanged prs-
oners.
the Dspateh, in bitter and sarcastic edi.o ial,
condemns the defensive policy Of the Confederate
Government and calls for tie raisiog Of tilf nil
lion men TO invade the North.
Capt. j. A. Barnet gives notice that Thomas
Waine who represented himself as coming from
Alexandria Va, entered bis company Il substitute
ON tie 10Th Of August lie received on that day
al 400, and died on The same day The money Is IN
tho hands Of Captain Is.
The Eth Virginia Regiment has not disbanded,
but i. with the army On the kappshanHock.