The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-12
skirmish Near Martinsburg
General s B. Bueker Major General

Captains Grant and Anderson. with q
small party Of infantry and cavalry, were
attacked BY $50 sAyagcs, rs miles from
Fort Ridgely. During the engagement
the whites managed % throw MP breast
works Of dead horses aud earth and held
ont until Sibley came 20 their relief and
drove the Indians back. I3 whites were
killed aud Az wounded Most of the
killed are from ST. Paul Before theyn-
gagemeui Captain Grants party buried
81 Of The massacred; n woman had lain
in the woods two weeks unburied.
Capt fanderhooB, commanding az
Fort Abercr0mbic, writes, saying a large
number Of Indiana had appeared aronnd
the fort and carried Off all the Govern.
ment mules and cattle belonging to the
post. lie was compelled to keep his en-
tire force on guard all night. he also
saws unless achievements appear soon
he will be compelled 20 abandon the fort.
MEMPHIS, Sept 6-Late arrivals from
Helena report all quiet Our pickets
stationed back in the country are fire.
q%uently troubled by struggling bands Of
guerrillas. The expedition down the
river has taken and brought TO Helena
the W~harf-boats from Eunice and Nspo-
leon. Prisoners captured say a large
number Of Texas troops, fully armed and
equipped, arrived at Little Rock a few
days before. Il was reported at Helena
that Rosecrans made an attack on the
Confederates at Tupelo and was decisively
repulsed.
The people Of Commerce, Miss, have
determined to prevent guerrillas from
firing on boats passing that place.
The Grenada Agpeql of the Sd, contains
Richmond advices Of the I'd. The Con-
federate Senate, on the I'd, rejected the
bill concerning partisan rangers by a
vote of 8 TO 10.
The Society of Friends in North Caro-
lima had memoralized Congress for a
modification Of the new conscript act in
their favor.
New Orleans dates of the 10th say
Butler issued an order requiring the Mer-
chants and the Crescent City Banks TO
go into liquidation.
CTNcINNATL Sept. 9,-On the Sd inst
the steamer w. b. Terry, with two Dahl
gren bowitzers aboard, while aground on
Tennessee river, at Duck river shoals.
100 miles above its mouth, was captured
by guerrillas. The enemy were in posi-
ton on an adjacent hill, and fred 80
rapidly as TO drive the g%unners away from
their guns. The rebels removed the guns
from the boat, captured IL Government
officers and men, and burned the boat
The officers of the boat were liberated.
They also captured three free negroes
and sold them on the spot.
lspscial 70 the 81. Y. rubunel
OAKLAND, Nh, Sept. S.-There is no
communication with Baltimore from here
direct. The latest news was brought hy
an engineer from Harper's Ferry 10 Cum
berland, thence westward by the accom-
mediation train this morning.
A cavalry skirmish occurred yesterday
p. NJ near Martinburg, with what is sup
posed 20 have been arebel reconnoiiering
party from Winchester. The rebels are
said 10 have been driven back 10 Win
chester with a loss of forty men killed
and captured. Our force at Martinsburg
is mostly from the West. This is by
trustworthy passengers.
NEW York, Sept 8.-The steamer Boz
russia has arrived. Adyices anticipated
The steamer Mcclellan arrived from
Hilton Head. Among her passengers are
Gen. Hunter and staff.
Ia consequence Of the notice given by
the New York and Manhattan Gas. Com
pany that the war tax on gas would be
charged TO the customers, the Board Of
COuncilmen have passed a resolution di-
recting the Council TO take measures 10
transfer the rights and privileges Of that
company TO the city, in compliance with
certain provisions of their charter.
A Washington correspondent says the
order for a court Of inquiry into recent
disasters on the battle field has not been
countermanded, but only suspended. Ii
met yesterday and adjourned for a week
without doing anything.
The Washington correspondent Of a
morning journal says, under yesterdays
date, an officer who has ridden along the
line from Chain Bridge TO Fairfax to-day
says that small bodies of mounted rebels
are continually prowling about our front.
An intelligent surgeon just returned
from Centreyille with wounded says that
only one regiment of rebel cavalry from
North Carolina, Col. Hannerty, is visible at
Centreyille, and It's scouts and pickets
occupy the country TO the eastern slope
of Fairfax. II was reported there and
believed that Bull Run was held by rebel
artillery in some force. All the hospital
stores left at Centreville on Tuesday
morning for the benefit of the Union
wounded were taken by the rebels on
their occupancy and distributed largely
10 their own hungry troops. Hence
much Of the suffering on the battle. field
by our famished wounded.
The surgeon in charge states that had
he not been informed by General Pope
that no evacuation OF that point was in
he should have devoted the am-
pie supplies 10 their original purpose by
them, under a flag of truce, to
the field. All reports agree that the rebel
officers as a rule, treated our wounded
humanely, and our prisoners according
TO the laws Of war.
HARRIsBURG, Sept. 8-The latest in
formation from the border, received al 6
this evening, says the rebel pick
cts we're within twelve miles Of Hanover,
York county.
The rumor circulating in Baltimore
that the rebels are at Emmeishurg and
Gettysburg is unlomded. EHN
Those who have seen McDoWelps let
Ter 10 the President, asking Cor a court OF
speak Of il as a frank, manly,
and honest document lie refers 10 the
alleged 10 have been made by
Col. Broadhead, Of Michigan, when at
he point Of death, 70 the effect that he
died a victim 10 the imbecility of Pope
and the treachery Of Mcdowell.
Gen, Banks is in command Of the de-