, 1862-10-18
LATEST EASTERN NEWS.
Dates to September 29th.


ardson Mills. Grant is moving at Corinth, and
will probably attempt to intercept and crush those
divisions.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Sept. 29-Tbree hundred
Sioux, under Lttle-C Grow, were attacked by COL
Sibley's command, Sept. 23d The battle lasted
two hours The result was the defeat of the In
dians with loss of 80 killed and large number
of wounded Four whites killed and 80 or 40
wounded.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept pa special Washing
ton dispatch to the North American, says a rumor
is in circulation to the effect that Union fleet
had commenced an attack upon Fort Morgan,
near Mobile.
The army corps of Sigel has been largely rein
forced within fortnight
Union prisoners, paroled at Harper's Ferry,
will be sent to Gen. Pope to fight the Indians.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. pa gentleman from
Frankfort says that on Friday there were 400
rebels there. Hdmphrey Marshall was expected
to take charge of that post.
LOUISVILLE Sept. 29.-Brigader Gen. jeff C.
Davis shot Major Gen. Nelson, at the Gait House
to-day. A difficulty had existed between them
for some time. This morning Davis demanded
an apology for the language Nelson used towards
him few days since, when Nelson slapped him
in the face, and denounced him as a coward
Davis turned away, borrowed pistol from a
friend and followed Nelson, who was then going
up stairs. Davis told him to defend himself, and
shot him. He died in twenty minutes.
CINCINNATI, Sept 29-Details of the fight at
Augu ewas attacked by $40
mounted men Union force numbering 100, took
refuge in the houses and fred from the windows,
killing and woupding 90 Among the killed are
three captains, one of them young brother of
john Morgan. Among the mortally wounded
was Lieut.. Col. Prentice, son of Geo. D. Prentice.
Two squares of the town were burned.
Dates to Sept. 3Oth.
FORTRESS MONROE, Sept 29-The Charleston
Mercury, of the 25th. says there are grounds for
believing that the enemy are sending heavy rein
forcements to Hilton Head, aud along the shore
of Broad river. Pinkney Island is now occupied
by large bodies of troops.
The Richmond Examiner of the 26th, says that
Bragg, with 1000 men, is at Glasgow Junction,
and that Rosseau has gone to meet him.
The Nashville Union regards the defeat of
Bragg as certain, and says there are 100000 fed
era troops between Nashville and Louisville.
A bill passed the Confederate Congress author
izing the Secretary of the Treasury to issue cop
per coin of the denomination of five, ten and
twenty-five cents, to the amount of S5000,000.
WASHINGTON, Sept 30.-The following official
I6pOTI Has Deeu rtCelNeu UN OeU. I1dlleCk:
AT South Mountain our loss was 443 killed.
l $50 wounded, and 76 missing. At Antietam
our killed numbered 2,610; wounded, 9,4l6
missing, l,O44. The loss of rebels at South
Mountain cannot be ascertaned with accuracy
but as our troops drove them from the commence
ment of the action, and as a much greater num-
Der of their dead were seen on tbe field than our
own, it is not unreasonable to suppose their loss
was greater than ours. Estimating their killed
at 800 in that fight, the total number of rebels
killed in the two battles would be 1000. Accord
ing to the rates of our own killed and wounded,
this would make their loss in wounded l3,7O0.-
AS nearly as can be determined, the number of
prisoners taken by our troops in the two battles
was at least 5000; of these 200 were wounded.
This makes rebel loss in killed. wounded and
prisoners, 25,542. 1t may be safely concluded
that the rebel army lost at least 10000 of their
best troops from the time our troops first encoun-
tered the enemy in Maryland until they were
driven back into Virginia. We have not lost
single gun or color. We captured Is guns,
caissons, besides 80 colors and one signal flag.
On the battle field of Antietam $4,000 small
arms were collected. At South Mountain no
collection of small arms was made owing to the
haste of pursuit from that point.
MCCLELLAN.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 30.-Harper's Ferry is now
held in large force by our troops, and is evidently
regarded an important point.
New YORK, Sept. 30.-Twenty-s thousand
troops have left the city, but their destination is
not stated. A Washington letter doubts the ru-
NOR about Lee making a serious movement
Says 10000 troops left Washington last night in
one direction, and another body in another direc-
ton.
Dates to the 7th.
WASHINGTON, Oct 2d.-Gen. Sgel, within the
last day or two, has succeeded in capturing near
Warrentown Brislow and other railroad points,
several hundred prisoners and large quantity of
war material
The Government is organizing commission
whose object will be to proceed to the northwest
to examine into the present Indian difficulties,
with special reference to ascertaining the exact
causes which have led to the outbreak.
Gen. Morgan, with his whole force from Cum
berland Gap, has arrived on the Ohio river, oppo-
site Portsmouth.
The rebels evacuated Shelbyville last night,
first compelling the merchants to receive confed
crate notes for whatever they wanted.
Gov Vance of North Carolina delivered his
inaugural address on the 6th of Sept. 1t is gen
orally moderate in its tone.
A Washington special dispatch says that Eli
Thayer has received application from a thousand
persons desiring to join his Florida expedition.
New YORK, Oct. 3d-A dispatch from the
headquarters of the army of the Potomac, the
I'd, says President Lincoln arrived at Harper's
Ferry on a special train from Washington yester-
day afternoon, and was escorted by Summers di-
vision to headquarters. After cordial interview
with Mcclellan and Sumner, brilliant cavalcade
composed of the Division and Brigade Generals,
with the members of their stats, reviewed Sum-
ners corps on Bolivar Heights. The troops
greeted the President and Gen. Mcclellan with
great enthusiasm.
This morning he visited Maryland Heights at
noon rode over to McClellans headquarters, and
during the afternoon was conducted over the An
tietam battlefield. The President manifested the
greatest interest in all matters concerning our re-
cent victories. In the evening he returned to
McClellan's headquarters. Tomorrow he will
review the other troops, and return to Washing
ton on Saturday.
WAsHNGT6S, est 9d-Gen. Hooker has SO
far recovered that he is ready to resume his COM
mand whenever ordered.
Gen. Harvey is said to be assigned to the com
mand of the west
CHICAGO Oct. 3d.-It has been ascertained by
reconnaissance that the enemy still held their po~
sition in the vicinity of Winchester
Major Medill, with three squadrons, took the
road leading from Shepardstown to Martinsburg;
met one regiment of the enemys cavalry, four
miles from the former place. The enemy had
two pieces of artillery and fred a few shells, but
without effect. The rebel videttes, which were at
Shepardstown and along the roads in the morn
ing, retired as our cavalry advanced
Farnsworth, of the 18TH Illinois, took the road
to Winchester. In the houses along the way he
took prisoners over twenty of the enemy's woun-
ded, including Col Nigel of Georgia. Ali were
paroled at Shepardstown. Gen. Peasonton's
Proyost-Marshal paroled nearly 400 rebels who
had been wounded. Our artillery was not brought