Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-10-02
From the Richmond Dispatch
From our Arnly--The Victory OF Saturday

AS far as we were able to ascertain at late hour
last night not word of official information had been
received from our army during yesterday. OF the
whereabouts operations of forces under General
Lee nothing later is known. 1t is true that the public
has been abundany supplied with run0rs of every hue
and CASTE but Of reliable information there seems
complete deartb We not of that class-whch is
numerOus-who believe that the Government has
ceived, and is Withholding important news. TO enter
tain such idea, implies the belief that unavorable
news has been received in official quarters We are
satisfied from Investigations, that no such
news has been received The latest intelligence we have,
dates back far Sunday but in this find
nothing to satisfy positively whether Gen. Lee oc-
cupes the northern southern bank Of the Potomac
Why later information has not been received part
of our duty to explain, bat in the absence of we
have no right to infer that our have suffered any
reverse.
Of the great battle Of Saturday, of which there are
various versions, have only learned that triumph
complete, and the slaughter of the enemy terrible
One statement is that Gen. Jackson, still holding the
north bank of the river, apprised that heavy col
of the enemy had arrived the opposite side, pre-
pared to give him battle Gen. j. so conceaad bis
corps to show only o small portion Of bis force. a
battery OF field pieces was placed hill near the RI
ver and the gunners ordered to fire but round and
leave their pieces The eminently successful
Several brgades of the enemy fastened the river
when forces thrown upon them with reSIsess
power and most destructive eject Nearly the entire
force OF the enemy annihIaed the slaughter being
perhaps the most terrific known in the space
of time. Many of the deluded creatures slain n
the attempt to recross the river and it is stated that the
number of dead great that the stream was liter
ally damned by their bodies
Some fifteen hundred prisoners were taken, and Of
the ten thousand OF the boaSting Toe it is believed that
not over two thousand escaped Our own loss is said
to have been very slight gentleman who left Shep-
derds after the fight says that captured some thr
ty or forty pieces of splendid artillery in this fight.
We think are justified in saying that the situation
of army S encouraging and such to warrCDt the
conviction that our prospects decidedly more cheer
ing than before the great battle at SharpsbuTg.-
Mcclellan will probably not be anxious to renew tbs
contest.
From, Chattanooga, Tenn.
| CHATTANOOGA, Sept. 23.-IntelligeDCe from Nash
vile states that Gen Bragg las captured Munfords
vile, KY, with 5400 prisoners besides large mum
Der of ngros and several pieces Of artillery, without
firing a gun.
SECOND DISPATCH.
CHATTANOOGA, Sept. 24.-Tbe Nashville Union Of
the 2Qth inst, received says: Eight. hundred rebel
cavalry attacked the Federals at Green River Bridge
on Saturday, but repused." 1t also reports Gen
Bragg with ten thousand men at Glasgow junction
Gen. Rousseau had gone to meet him. The Union re-
CARDS the defeat Of Braggs army as certain, and says
there two hundred thousand Federals between
Louisville and Nashville.
The Union reports several skirmishes near Nashville
On the 9Th inst, with the loss of Federal train d
Andy johnson was still at Nashville.
A TRIBUTE TO LEA young Virginan, who is in
Jacksons corps, writes to his mother the 9th inst
and after giving detailed report Of Jacksons move
mens under Lee preparing for crossing the Potomac
adds
| ain proud to have borne lny humble part in these
great operations-to have he ped even SO little, to con
s1mmate the grand plan, whose history will be text
book to all young soldiers and whose magnificent sue
cess places Lee at the side Of the greatest Captains
Hannibal, Caesar, Eugene Napoleon. | hope you
have preserved my letters in which | have spoken O
my faith in Lee. He and bis round table Generals are
worthy the immortality Of Napoleon end hs Marshas
He moves bis agencies like God-secret, complicated
vast resistesg, complete.
SUDDEN DEATH.-The Rev. II. e. Lake OF North
Carolina, OF the Universali8t persuaslon died suddenly
on the streets of Richmond, last Monday afternoon
from hemorrhage of the lungs Deceased had been il
declining health for sometime past, but was able tc
oisate in the pulpit up to few days previous to h
DEATH which he did in the UHiversalst Church a
Richmond on Sunday week ast--Petersbxrg Express
From THE BAR-At daylight on Tuesday, the 23t
instant ten steamers and schooner were in sight
apparently in the position occupied on Monday even
ing
} About eight o'clock on Monday, the 22d, gun wa
fired from one of the ships near the Mafitt Channel
and soon after second gun. In few minutes tht
blockaders further South opened fire, and OF then
showed red light. One of our batteries on Sullivan
Island then opened. The light gradually faded away
as if the ship bearing it was going out to sea.
| Charleston Courier, 25th 7as'