The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-08-22

2u,UoU rebels. Gen. Pope was not pres
ent.
They acknowledge loss of from two
To three thousand. among them Generals
Anger and Gesry wounded. and General
Prince missing; also. three Colonies, three
Lieutenant Colonels. four Majors. and a
large number of company officers wound.
ed and killed. They say their forces re-
tired from the field when overpowered
by numbers. Their infantry were badly
cut up. Culpepper is one vast hospital.
Gen. Geary's brigade, 1000 strong, lost
l,500 in charging a Confederate battery.
The 5th Ohio were nearly annihilated.--
The 63d Wisconsin stampeded from the
battlefield.
The reception of the news in New York
caused gold to go up and stocks to de-
cline.
The. Chicago Tribune says jackson evil
IDENTIFY .outgeneraled and defeated Pope.
The Memphis correspondent of the
Chicago Tribune has been arrested for die
loyalty.
The difficulty on the negro question
between an Illinois and an Indiana. and
two Ohio regiments, at Memphis, is re-
ported to have resulted IN an issue Of
arms with loss of fifteen men.
A number of deserters from Sherman's
army arrived here (Grenada) this evening
and report that great dissatisfaction ex
lists in that army.
Curtis is reported to have landed large
portion Of his army on this side Of the
river again.
A special TO the advertiser d, Register
from Knoxville. 10Th, says that informa-
ton from Cumberland Gap states that
Morgan (Federal) was retreating will. his
forces, leaving only the Tory Tennessee
Regiments.
McCook's body has arrived at Louis
vile. Seventeen guerillas have been
hung by McCook's forces. Houses have
been burned and the country laid waste
around Salem, where he was killed.
A dispatch dated jackson, 10th, says
that advices from Memphis state that on
authority of orders from Washington.
Gen. Grant has issued an order stating
that every possible facility will be afford
ed for getting cotton TO market.
1t is reported that Gen. Alcorn has
been seized IS a hostage for the traitor
Powell. The enemy continue their course
of devastation wherever an opportunity
offers.
Richmond, Aug. l8.-The Petersburg
Express of to-day says that there is not a
Yankee soldier left on the South side of
James River, noe.is there vessel of any
kind to be seen at Berkeley.
If this be 30, Mcclellan has certainly
evacuated James River, and gone to
unite with Pope or Burnside on the Rap
pahannock.
Mobile, Aug. ia special to the AID
vertiser & Register from jackson 18th,
states that on the 10th inst, the Federal
gunboat Sumter, in attempting to make
the landing at Bayou Sara, ran aground,
when a demand for her surrender was
made by the mayor of Bayou Sara on be-
half of the military of Parish West Fe-
lciana, and volunteers from Wilkinson
county. Capt. Erwin, commanding the
Sumter, asked an hour to consider. which
was granted. Meanwhile. the Federal
transport Ceres arrived, and the Confeder-
ates having no artillery to keep her off,
she ran along side Of the Sumter when
the officers and crew hastily abandoned
her and escaped on the transport. Nu-
merous arms, and large amount of
stores we're found aboard, which were re-
moved, and the Sumter then fred and de.
stroyed. The flames unfortunately de-
stroyed tho depot Of the West FAliciana
railroad, which stood near the river bank
with $50 hogsheads Of sugar. Part of
this sugar had been seized and left there
under claim of the Federal gunboat Is.
ser. Next morning the gunbost No. 7
and transports arrived at Bayou Sara and
landed small force, which was allowed
to march half mile inland. when they
were attacked by the Confederstes, who
MORALLY wounded and captured one of
the invaders, wounded three others bad
ly, and ran the balance back to their
boats. Our loss none.
|. The gunboats then threw four shells
into town without dsing any damage
They then retired with their transports,
threatening TO return and destroy the
town.
Among the spoils captured from the
Sumter were two U. S. flags. one pennant
and one chest Of signal flags.
The following dispatch has beon re-
coived here (Mobile.)
"BAYoU SARA, Aug. 1.-THE iron.clad
gunboat Essen is now lying opposite our
town.
Heavy and continuous firing was heard
at Port Hudson last night.
Richmond. Aug, l9.-The Glasgow has
arrived at New York with four days la
ter advices from Europe.
The Queen Of England, in her speech
proroguing Parliament, says the civil war
which has for some time been raging in
America has unfortunately continued
with undated intensity, and tho evils
with which it has been attended hes not
been confined to the American continent.
But Her Majesty, having from the outset
declined to take any part in the contest,
has seen no reason TO depart from the
neutrality which she has steadily adj.
hercd to.
Lincoln had boon waited upon by a
deputation Of negroes, asking employ.
ment as soldiers in the army; and Lin
coin had created great sensation by his
speech 10 the negroes on the occasion, in
which he proclaimed that tho difference
between the black and white races in
the United States ia 80 broad that il is
impossible that the inferior race can
aver possess equality with tho superior.
He also announced the disbandment OF
Gen. Hunters negro Brigade.
The Maryland News Sheet at Balti-
more has been suppressed By Gen. Wool,
and its editors sent TO Fort McHenry.
The editor Of the Duqnesne Herald
(Alleghany county, Penn, has also been
arrested for disoouraging enlistment.
A collision occurred on the Potomac
on Wednesday night between the steam
ers Geo Peabody and Wet Point; the for.
uer, loaded With troops, was sunk, and
rs persons were drowned, including three
ladies', the wives Of officers Of BurnSidO's