The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-05
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CNoNNATG Sep. 20 The ex-
citement has been high all the afternoon.
Citizens are enrolling themselves rapidly
in the different wards. Large numbers
are working on the Notifications on The
Kentucky hills.
Governor Tod arrived this afternoon
and is in consultation with the military
authorities. The utmost exertions are
/ being made.
The enemy is estimated at twenty to
thirty thousand men, and is reported TO
be at Boyd's Station, thirty miles
from this city.
The enemy is expected TO arrive op-
| pOsite the Notifications on Thursday.
The Forty Eth and Ninety ninth Ohio
are falling back slowly to Covington
Our piokets extend ten miles out
All steamboats, arc ordered TO remain
on the Ohio side of the river.
Gen. Gilbert's command, which fell
back from Lexington, reached Frankfort
tonight. Some apprehension was felt
for its safety
There is no Geographic communication
south of Boyd's Station on the Kentucky
Central Railroad.
| WAsHIEGToN, Sept. 2-Some brighten
ed drivers imagined that Gen. Stuarts
rebel cavalry was dashing up, and, ac-
cOrdingly gave the alarm. The panic
spread almost with the speed of electric
ity, and doubtless there would have been
serious consequences, had not the guards
on the roads rushed forth with guns and
threatened TO shoot the drivers, when
they returned TO the field. This conduct
on the part Of the guard had the desired
effect, as after a while the ambulances
again reached the field and performed
their appropriate duty in bringing away
the wounded. There seems TO be no
doubt that the piekets of the enemy were
lowering around the persons engaged in
their humane work on the field. but up
TO an early hour this morning thew had
not been interrupted AmbuIances are
constantly arriving here with the wound
ed and small proportion Of the sick.
From all that can be gathered, we have
suffered severely. Our men are confident
Of retrieving our loss of Saturday. II
was owing to their impetuosity and dar-
ing in charging the enemy in the woods
that they suffered so many casualties.
A large number of stragglers on their
way to Washington and Alexandra
were picked up by the rebels during
last night
There was no fighting Of consequence
on Sunday-ony occasional skirmishes
or few shots poured into the wood.
from time TO time on the enemy, as If 10
try tho range of our guns From The se-
we're conflicts previously, il was evident
that both armies were engaged in repair
ing damages.
About one O'Clock yesterday afternoon
several trains Of cars at Manassas June
ton, with ammunition and stores. were
burned by the military authorities, tC
prevent their falling into the hands Of
the rehels, which scanned e BE- imminent
tile bridge over Bull Run having beer
destroyed by the rebels, and the pro-
perty therefore being cut off from rctir.
+ ing 10 place Of safety.
FoRrREss MONROE, Aug. 81. All Of
Porter's mortar fleet and gunboais hay,
come down James river, and are now al
, anchor in Hampton Roads, and part Of
the fleet that has been up the river is Ia
go immediately 20 the Potomac so SAYS
Commodore Wilkes. This morning IN,
Norfolk boat, which has heretofore run
regularly between Norfolk and this place
came over with troops and discharged
them on the steamship Baltic lying in
the Roads, and returned for more troops
10 dispose of in the same way.
There is evidently much secret excite.
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! place, and the secessionists are rejoicing
over what they claim TO be a defeat il
the late army movements under Genera
Pope.
A part Of the James river hotilla has
left this evening and proceeded in IA,
direction OF the Potomac.
b The Ironsides left Fort Monroe To-day
at noon for Philadelphia Her trip ha,
been successful
A ilag of truce was sent up james
river TO Aiken's Landing to-day anC
carried up Colonel Forney, of Alabama
who was found and taken prisoner anC
/ paroled some time ago. They also tool
up some women and children.
The steamship Baltic is being loadeC
with troops to-day.
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10 meet a requisiton from the President
has issued orders for the formation Of
three cavalry regiments within twenty
days. Advance pay and bounty TO b,
: paid.
Three immense rifed cannon, seven
and half eight and eight and halt
inch bore, have already been found ia
the hold Of the prize steamer Bermuda
Other cases not yet opened are supposed
to contain small cannon or rifles.
-Four city regiments left yesterday for
Washington.
MEmms, August 29--The Union APP
peal, Of to- day, has information from one
Of the superior officers of the expedition
up the Yazoo which was under the able
command OF Captain S. S. Phelps, Of the
ilag-ship Benton. The little armada
consisted Of the Benton, the Mound City
and the Bragg They came across The
Fair Play on the 18th, and took and
searched her, finding her 10 contain 1920