Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-09-10

, in that State.
: General Kings division was in the engage
ments Of Thursday, Friday and Saturday. o
twelve field officers, nine are killed OF wounded
He estimates the loss at thirty to forty per cent
He brought Of all MS wagons and supplies
He lost one gun by an axle breaking, but left
] spiked.
Colonel Sol. Meredith, of Indiana was bruise,
by falling of his horse-nOt wounded.
The order arming the clerks in the depart
rnents is regarded generally as iDjudicious an,
unnecessary.
There is no panic in the city It's safety seem
assured fully
SECOND DISPATCH.
! Special Dispatch to tbs Chicago Timesl
WAsHINGTON, September affairs seen
settled as usual No startling rumors have beer
ahost, nor sensation news published in th.
evening papers. The city is fast thinning on
It's surplus population, and all but five hundred
of the wounded having come in, no special in
terest continues & be attached to them
Secretary Seward left the city few days ago
to be absent a month, but was summoned back
reaching here last night, which he spent with
the President at his country residence. He viii
not return, but continue in bis Office
General Mcclellan visited his new command
to-day, aud was received with much satisfaction
Lest there should be some misapprehension il
should be understood that be has command OF
all the troops in Virginia and those on this side
OF the Potomac engaged in the defense of the
capital.
Generals Banks and Sigel were at Wilard's a
short time to-day, but returned to their commands
afterwards.
Soon after our evacuation Of Fredericksburg,
the secessiouists among the people of the town
arrested and confined in Jail all the remaining
citizens who had eyinced any sympathy for our
forces, even slight coUrtesies. They also arrest
ed and confined all free negroes.
While the rebels held psroled prisoners it is
! worthy Of note that they took especial pains to
withhold fTOn them opportunities for estimating
| their force, marching them always as far as pos
! sible round and cut Of sight of theif several
! bodies OF troops
Twas generally said by the rebels with whom
| the prisoners cOnversed, that it WAS the purpose
| Of Lee to get ever the river to Maryland, though
Of course those saying so then had really no
means OF knowing what Lees intentions were.
Eleven hundred psrOled Union prisoners ar
| rived here last night from Fairfax Court House,
whither they were brought yesterday by a de
/ tachment Of Stuart's cavalry and turned loose
to find their way ino our lines as best they
| could.
Colonel Bsodhaad of the lst Michigan c4val-
y, died of his wounds, near the battle field, on
Tuesday afternoon. Two bullets had passed en-
brought to Alexandra. In the last letter be
wrote, gil stained with his blood, be says Il
fought mantully and now die fearlessly The
old flag viii triumph yet The soldiers viii
purify its folds, polluted by imbecility and
! treason
All prisoners Of war taken by the United
States forces and paTOled, and now within the
militdry department Of Washington, are re-
quired TO report Immediately al General Wsds-
rOrt 10 . n.
with view to their exchange.
To the Associated Press North
WASHINGTON, September Yesterday after
! noon at 4 O'Clock, there was considerable fight
ing between Fairfax Court House and the inter-
/ mediate space toward Washington. The rear
guard consisted, it is said, of H5oker's and Fiiz
j ohm Porters divisions, who did effectual ser
vice in keeping the enemy in check as our
troops were moving into the fjrti6cations protect
ing this city on the Virginia side.
As to the report of the chain bridge being de-
stroyed it is sufficient to say that several days
ago the planks were removed by our authorities
as a preventive measure, aud the city is COM
psrstively free today from excitement.
The reports of rebels having crossed into
Maryland fad believers, but nothisg to-day
was reliably known Of it. It does not seem
probable, as the troops lining the Upper Potomac
shores are sufficient to check the progress of
! any forces making such an attempt. The weak
points Of defense are being considerably
strengthened.
1t is reported today that firing has been heard
in the vicinity of Leesburg, but there is no
means Of ascertaining the truth of the rumor
Secretary Stanton was at the department to-
day, attending to business. The fact is men-
toned as reiutation Of the report that he yes
teTday retired from the conduct Of tho War De-
partment
LATER has reached here that
the rebels are making demonstrations on the riv-
er, and have already reached Leesburg, spread
ing between there and the chain bridge, as if de-
signing to cross in the Deighborhood OF Pools
Vile Cavalry and artillery have left for there
to assist in guarding the foris.
Il is reported that Winchester has heen evacu-
ated, and that the rebels have appeared in force
in the valley.
Our troops, though much damaged by the late
severe service, are being recruited and improved
fast.
The Iri5aHe's correspondence says There
is high authority for saying that the govern
ment will Immediately institute inquiries into
the causes of certain recent events. 1t is be-
lieved that whoever IS found to blame, whether
a msjorg general or brigadier, will be punished.
Hon, James Holt, of Kentucky, has been
appointed Judge advocate general, an Office crea-
ted at the last session of Congress.
Gen. Hooker commands his own and Gen.
COueh's divisions.
The Heraids Washington correspondent says:
60 Immediately after accepting the chief com
mand of ell the Union forces Of Virginia and in
the neighbolhood of Washington, General
Mcclellan proceeded 70 inspect the troops and
Notifications on the other side of the river This
duty occupied him until after midnight last
night. His reception by the officers and soldiers
was marked by the most unbounded enthusiasm
The rebel forces are under FIVE generals
Jackson, Longsneet, Ewell, Hill and Smith
who have no! less than 2I5,000 men at the pres
ent time.
A gentleman Just from the rebel camp states
that Jackson, Longstreet, Ewell and Hill are
now consolidated at Manassas while Smith is
marching with column thirty thousand strong
on FredeFcksburg.
Colonel Weeks, of the 18th New York, who
commanded General Batterdeld's brigade, was
shot through both legs. Colonel ,bertS, Of the
ID Maine, who commanded General Martindale's
brigade, had his horse shot under him. All the
regiments engaged fought gallantly The loss
is ssid to reach forty per cent. OF those engaged
Captain Ryder, of General Butterhsld's staff,
was shot in the head, and Captain Spear, of
General Martindale's staff, tn the right hand.
Mr. Dennis, military agent here for the State
of Indiana, hss received q letter from Colonel
Meredith of the 18Th Indiana, which, with the
ID, 6 h and yth Wisconsin regiments, forms
General Glib blns brigade On Thursday even
| ing they encountered Hills rebel division, from
whom they took battery, which they are re-
ported as still possessing. They held the field,
| but Colonel Meredith was the only field officer
who was not hurt-he had three horses shot un-
der him Our entire loss in this brigade, killed,
wounded aud missing, was seven hundred and
seventy eight The Indiana l9.h lost two hun
dred and twenty-seven. The brigade was not
in The fight on Friday, but was ia on Saturday,
and held out to the close Of the day. Loss un-
known.
The rebel mortality has been enormous, and
their own captured officers and surgeons admit a
loss of from 10000 to 1900 in killed and
wounded up to Saturday night last.
When General Franklin's corps arrived at the
battle ground on Saturday P. NJ, the fortunes Of
the day had been decided, and the command
was halted near Cub Run Msior-Gensral Slo-