The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-08-15
The 9ust.
Athens, Friday, August Is, isoa.
Telegraphic Reports.

RICHMOND, Aug. 6.-Generals Buckner,
Tilghman and Mackall; Commodore Bar
ron, and Lieut.. Bev. Kennon and other
officers, and a large number of privates,
exchanged Confederate prisoners of war,
have arrived in this city. Gen. Petit
grew has arrived within our lines and
will reach the city to day.
RICHMOND, Aug. 6.-The enemy wrest.
ed Malvern Hill from us on yesterday,
owing to the smallness of our picket
force, This brings them ten miles up
Che river
The Confederate prisoners confined in
the East, including Bucknof and Thigh
man, have returned South, and are now
in Richmond. The political prisoners at
Fort Warren still remain as prisoners.
The prisoners state that the North has
given up all hope of success, and prose-
cute the war only from pride and re-
venge.
Recruiting, they say, is dead failure
at the North. A draft is the only remedy,
and the government is afraid Of that
There are many sympathizers with the
South, who begin to oppose any further
prosecution of the war.
Thurlow Weed considers the prospect
hopeless. Z. w. A.
SECOND DISPATCH.
RICHMOND, Aug. 6.-Among the prison
ers returned are those captured at Fort
Pulaski, and Captain Harlow's company,
captured in the Valley; also, Lieut.. Col.
Towers, Of the Sth Georgia. P. w. A.
MOBILE, Aug. 6.-The Advertiser has
the following from jackson to-day:
81 am permitted by Gen. Van Dorm to
send the following
''ONE MILE AND A-BALF FROM
BATON ROUGE, Aug. S.
ITO Gen. Vun Dorm;
Receiving dispatch that the Arkan-
sas would cooperate, attacked Baton
Rouge this morning at daylight, with
less than 1900 men. After a struggle OF
five hours, we drove the enemy from all
points to the arsenal, and lower down to
the cover of their gunboats, taking a
number of prisoners, several flags, and a
considerable quantity of property.
"My diminished and exhausted forces
could not take the Arsenal, and the
troops were almost perishing for water
We have withdrawn one mile and half
from the city, but hope to resume the
attack i'll hasf All hour.
81 think our loss has been as heavy as
that of the enemy. Gen. Clarke is NOR
tally wounded. Col. Hunt, 5th KY, Col.
Thompson, Sd KY, Col. Allen, 4th La,
and others, are severely wounded.
"rhe effective force of the enemy, ex-
elusive of his gun and mortar boats, is re-
ported to as at 5000.
(Signed,) "JoHN c. BRECKENRIDGE.
"Major-General."
1t seems that the arkansas did not ar
rive in time to take part with our land
forces, as was intended, although she
passed Bayou Sara, which is about thirty
miles above Baton Rouge, at II o'clock
on Monday night.
Four gunboats are at Baton Rouge,
and the Ram Essex. Orders have been
received here (Jackson) to receive 300
wounded. Gen. Van Dorm has removed
his headquarters to this place.
Better Late Than Mover.
We notice in our Chattanooga cotem
porary, the Rebel, the following "Specia'
Order:"
HEADQRs, CHATTANOOGA, Tenn,
August |, 1862.
Special Order: No hotel or boarding house
keeper or citizen, within the lines of th
Army, will be permitted to receive an!
traveller or visitor, until such visitor o
traveller shall produce permit for sucl
: visit, which permit shall Immediately b.
delivered by such hotel or boarding hous
keeper, or citizen to the Provost Marshal
The traveller or visitor shall thereupol
:, call upon the Provost Marshal and hav
. such permit vised by him, or new pei
), nit granted to remain in, or leave thi
J city, and no hotel or boarding hous
. keeper, or citizen, shall permit such tray
ellor or visitor to take away his or he
! baggage, without having permit vise'
by thesprovost Marshal or his permit T.
), leave the city. Each hotel or boarding
house keeper or citizen, receiving travel
lers or visitors shall return daily at
= o'clock, "A. M, the names of such travel
lers or visitors received by them with tn
permit before named, to the Provost Maj
! shall. GEO. Nancy,
Brig Gen'l. Commanding.
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