Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-09-09

--latest wasliagton Gossip.
Special TO the Cincinnati eommercisLl
WASHINGTON, Sep,ember 3.-Afsirs wear a
more hopeful aspect to-day, and much greater
confidence is felt
There has been no battles since Monday.
/ The fight was s. desperate one, and took place
IN a drenehiBg rain, resulting il a substantial
SUCCESS. The movement Of the enemy was re-
pulsed. It was theLr Old game OF getting be-
tween Pope aud Washington, which utterly
failed, and the enemy has not been heard from
Extensively since.
Oar loss in Mondays battle, fourteen miles
from Washington, was about one thousand
killed and wounded, including = heavy loss of
officers, Kearney and Stevens heading the list.
Sergeant Burnham, Of the Hssrop0lital police,
who went to the battle field Of Saturday re-
turned this morning. From him We learn thst
one hundred snd fifty wagons, driven BY
negroes. were sent to the held under a flag of
truce, to bring away the wounded. The rebels
consented to the removal Of the wounded by
he neyroes. Burnham noticed that many Of
our dead aud wounded were stripped, violating
General Lee's orders, who says thai those who
did it should be shot. Durham says be aid not
see the rebel cavalry between Bull hun and the
Notifications.
Amid the exciteuent there arises a rumor
Of the resignation Of Secretary Stanton, with
the addition that General Halleck has been
called By the President to act as Secretary Of
War. Secretary Stanton has not resigned, nor
has General Halleek or any one else, been as
signed to his position.
The rotunda Of the capitol, the halls OF the
Senate and House Of Representatives, and cor
ridors, have been hastily converted into hospl-
tsls, cots and beds being placed in every availa-
bic place. No patients have yet been admitted.
Major General Mcclellan has, to-day, Te-es-
tabhshed his headquarters IN the building IN
Pennsylvania avenue, opposite the State Depart
ment occupied by him for the game purpose, be-
fore the departure ofthe army Of the Potomac.
To the Associated Press Northl
THE BATTLE FIELD.
A Tribune correspondent, who went over the
field of battle on Sunday, says; " Our dead lay
untouched as they fell in battle, with the excep-
ton of their caps and shoes. De did not see a
single instance auong the whole $50 dead where
( the shoes had nst been LiAsd Many OF the reb-
els were barefooted. The rebel dead and wouAd-
ed had ali been disposed of, and NOS 3 single
vestige OF their sick, killed, or wounded, remain
ed on the field. Even struggling soldiers did
not know where they had been aiken to. They
were evidently buried secretly in the night BY
negroes, for occasionally, in a deep rsVine, l
came across mounds sometimes ten or fifteen
feet square, where their victims had been secre-
LC4 nom Ll6 4ao % LurL OHA m5A.
a BATTLE ON MONDAY.
"On Monday morning intelligence was re-
ceived at headquarters that the divisions Of Hill
and Longstreet intended TO appear on our right
In force and cut ofour supply trains. To prevent
this c-ousumuation the division Of Gsn Reno
! was dispatched by Pope to FAirfsz Court House.
Ii was also deemed prudent to the
evacuation Of Centerville to cover our base OF
operations, inasHuch as Generals Sill and Long
street were known to be in force some distance
toward Washington from the battle field Of
Saturday, and, as G reconnaissance TO the front
had revealed an anticipated movement IN the
same direction by the enemy, the Army OF Viz
ginia commesced retiring toward Fairfax Court
House on Monday at 9 o'clock, Rsns's division
leading, and MeDOWeIls corps following
AS Reno's division was pursuing its Inns of
march, and when within one and q half miles OF
Fairfax Court House, q heavy VOley tom 8
a force Of rifemen came pouring upon-them from
the weeds to the right Of the road. This &C
Cured at 4 P. 81. The rebel force was a 6etach-
ment from General Hills division, and was com
manded byGeneral STUART. The vollsy WIS al
most entirely received By General Stevens
brigade, composed Of The 2S.h Massachusetts,,
Ga Michigan, 10Th and I05.h Pennsylvania, snd
/ 46th New York.
Reno and Stevens Immediately formed their
! commands ia line of battle to-Tepel the attack
General Stevens rode up and down his line, gal
lantly raliyIHg his men, intimid2ted by repeated
Yoleys rom an unseen enemy, snd unable to
cops with them ia the position they then held
General Stevens ordered his men 20 fix bayoness
and charge them out of the woods. This order
was CALAMITY responded TO by bis men, who
pressed the enemy aad drove them before them
vita great slaughter.
''YThile thus charging, General Stevens was
hit with @ Mimic ball and instantly killed, but
not until The enemy Lad been routed Captain
Stevens, the sen Of the general was also wounded
IN the hand
"Kearney's batteries now openad on the rebel
forces, causing great havoc among them. Ssirm-
ishing was kept up for about thTee hours, when
the enemy retired and the train passed on. The
enemy's loss was heavy"
M~'cLELLAX's STATUS.
WASHINGTON, September 3-The following
is the correct form IN which the order in refer
sace to General Mcclellan has been issued:
WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJuTAEr-GENEBALs OFFICE. Z
WAsHISGfok, September 2 l9o@ )
General Orders l22.
MajoT-GeBsral McClellan viii have command
Of the notifications Of Washington and all the
troops for the defense of the capital.
By command Of Major-Geueral Halleck.
D. T0wNSEND, AdjutantGeneraL
E&CAGtl1tMA az GAACAALaAeG "a AGaAaFAaANa
To the Associated Press North
CINCINNATI, September 2-1 P. M-Business
is entirely suspended The street railroad cars
have stopped running. There is q good deal of
excitement, bat no panic4 The people are
quietly but actively. organizing for defense. NO
male citizen is allowed to leave the city.
Our troops are preparing to evacuste Cynthi-
ana. Humphrey Marshali is represented as sp-
preaching that place from PiketOn.
CNCtNSATI, September 2-I0 P. M-The OK
eitemenb has been nigh all afternoon. The citi-
zens are enrolling themselves rapidly IA the diff
~feIenbwards. Large numbers are working on
Notifications on the Kentucky hills.
Gov. Todd arrived this afternoon, and Is in
consultation with the military authorities, and
the utmost e~Xerti0ns are being made.
The enemy are estimated at twenty to thirty
thousand. They are reported at Boyd's Station,
thirty-nine miles from this city. They are eX,
pected to arrive opposite the Publications on
Thursday.
The l5th aud 90.h Ohio are falling back
slowly 10 C%ovington.
Oar piekets are ten miles out.
ell steamboats, are ordered to remain on the
Ohio side Of the river.
General Gilbert's command, which fell back
from Lexington, reached Frankfort tonight
Some apprehension was felt for its safety There
is no telegraphe communication south OF Fal
mouth.
The public archives, removed from Frankfort,
and one million in treasure from the banks at
Richmond, Lexington and Frankfort, arrived
ere to-day.
General John W. Finnell, al jatant-g general of
Kentucky, has established his headquarters at
Louisville.
The city IS in a blaze Of excitement tonight
The citizens are enrolling themselves and max
ing great preparations.
The correspondent of the J0nyHGL writes that
the rebel Morgan and bis band lett Glasgow al
4 O'Clock, Saturday. While there they destroyed
all the indictments for treason returned by the
grand jury at tho last torn OF court, over 100 IN
number. they mutilsted the records Of the court,
SO that no traces Of the indictments are left
They also stole horses mules, and other proper