New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-20
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR.

THE WAR.
We have some facts Of interest from Gen. Nc
Oiellan's army. On Saturday Gen. Stahl, with
detachment Of cavalry met largo force Of Rebel
cavalry and one battery of artillery near Thorough
fare Gap, and attacked them, capturing 80 prisoners
and one caisson filled with ammunition. The enemy
was routed, and Gen. Stshl followed in hot pursuit.
A our troops, under Gen. Humphreys, were retura-
ing from the reconnaissance Of Thursday the Rebels
followed with cavalry and artillery to within short
distance of Sbepherdstown, opening with the latter
whenever they could get within range. Our loss
was one man killed and six wounded. The troops
safely rscrossed at Shepherdstown ford, bringing u
number of prisoners. The Rebel wounded, number.
ing 100, left at CharlestoSn. were brought within
our lines, where they will be paroled. The Rebels
lad between forty aud fifty killed and wounded on
Thursday night, in dsruing the advance of Gen.
Humphreys troops. dispatch from Headquarters
dated Saturday evening says that one hundred and
City Of the cavalry, including several officers, en-
gagged liz the recent raid into Pennsylvania have
been captured on this sile of the river. They are
stragglers from the main body
There sre countless rumors from the South
West concerning matters. As, for Instance:
u Bragg Tuesday, with 10000 mon, WAS at Camp
Orchard, intending to camp few miles below. He
10 rapidly retreatng toward Mount Vernon. Kirby
Smith was going ont of Kentucky on the road to
Manchester, Clay County; thence by tie road
whereon Bragg Is retreating, toward Cumberland
Gap. In Mississippi County, No., the Rebels are
very active, aud the Secesh in the surrounding neigh
borhoods are lockipg iuto the Rebel camp, twenty
miles from New-Madrid, in large numbers. The
Oh for, in hat ia I 70 I rl0
On Thursday the steamer Emile was taken posses
sion of at Portland by 200 guerrillas. They passed
Linn, Osage County GA the following morning, on
their way north. Gen. Price is said to be gathering
large number of troops at Holly Springs, with the
view Of attacking some point on the Mobile aud
Ohio Ra;lioa There is rumor at Cairo that
an attack bse been made by tie Rebels on the Union
troops ct Island No1O No boat has arrived at Cairo
from Memphis in three days, and trouble is feared
on the river.
The Rebel rougfi-rider, John Morgan, made 4
dash into Lexington, KY, on Saturday morning, but
did not say. Our men fought awhile, but be was
too etrong for Them bad Fix killed, and I25
taken prisoners, but Immediately paroled. On Sun
day. when between Versailles and Frankfort Nor
gan was met by $500 of Gen. Dumont's cavalry,
who, after "a short fight, routed and dispersed the
Rebels. Lexington 10 now in possession of Union
troops.
This is about az cool as the weather will
rant: A Rebel newspaper in Maryland growls at the
inequality and injustice Of fixing tue quota for draft
ing upon The basis Of thIee- tbs Of the slaves ia ad
dition TO the whises, while at the same time the
slaves arc not reckoaed iu tie militia, and not
subject TO draft themselves. Did this fellow ever
object to slave representation in Congress- or fail TO
whine at the enormity OF armlpg ''nisgers' on the
part Of the North
Gen Pren,iss rays that the effect of the Emanci-
patton Proclamation upon the South was unnlistaaa.
bic. The Rebels in all their conversation, alluded
TO it in manner indicating that il the one thing
they dreaded The negroes were being driven into
the interior for safety. At Petersburg large numbers
were coDgregated "a thousand in one pen, crowded
together like cattle in the shambes.
--Erom East Arkansas, intelligence is received
that the Rebel force, about 1000, has been
trated under Mcbride, at Pocahontas. Gen. Carr
in command at Helena, reports Holmes and Hindman
with q considerable force on the Yves. side Of the
river, threatening TO attack him, their object being
TO do 80 before he conld he REINFORCED
An the Rebel infantry and artillery have left
Western Virginia. after having secured large guam
titles of salt from the wells in the valley. Ii is con-
jsctured that they have gone East Tennessee to re-
enforce Bragg. There are no Rebels now ia tue
Kanawha Valley, except Col. Jenkins's guerras