The New York herald., 1862-09-21


Kentucky.
General Rosecrans had brilliant engagement
with large rebel force. fifteen thousand strong,
under General Price. near Iuks. Miss. on Friday,
in which he completely routed the enemy, and
was pursuing them at last accounts. Ex-Governor
Little, Of Mississippi, was killed and General
whitefeld wounded and made prisoner. Our loss
WAS only five hundred killed and wounded. That
of the enemy was much greater
The steamship Roanoke arrived at this port yes.
terday with advices from New Orleans to the 18th
of September. Our special correspondence is in
teresting, but not of very great importance, as,
under the firm rule of General Butler. affairs
progressed evenly and steadily. The Union troops
had regular expeditions on all sides OF the city, in
order TO hunt up and chase rebel guerillas. The
duty was regarded as a sort of amusement. al
though now and then dangerous. Acting Briga-
der General Paine had just ran up the river with
q considerable force, and dsembarking at the
proper place, he surprised some six or seven hun
dred Texan cavalry. Our men fell on them
like an avalanche, and in a short time
they ran for the swamps, leaving the
arms, horses, ammunition and commissariat be-
hind them. number Of prisoners were taken
during the pursuit. The most absurd stories of
rebel victories around and in Washington were
circulated 10y THEN leaders in Louisiana, and be-
ieved by the masses. Ex-Governor Wicklife, of
Louisiana had an interview with Gen. Butler under
of the Union troops outside Of the city and
threaten retaliation by the hanging of Union
prisoners in the hands Of the rebel officers. Gene
raj Butler replied that the rebel General Taylor
had only one hundred and thirty.six of our men as
prisoners. but that we had five times as many of
his; So II hanging were commenced. the rebels
would lose heavily in men. Released rebels were
to be organized again under General Tilghman.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
The London Gazette Of the I'd instant contains
an order in council enabling MIR. Horatio Nelson
Lay and Captain Sherard Osborn, r. NJ, to enter
into the naval and military service Of the Emperor
of China, to acquire and equip ships and to enlist
British subjects for the said service. This permis-
sion to be in force for two years.
The Scottish Fo,ner publishes forty reports
regarding the state Of the crops in twenty-five of
the counties Of Scotland. The harvest generally
is late, and in wheat especially, unusually unpro
ductve. On heavy lands barley and oats are also
generally poor. Potatoes are showing symptoms
of disease, and in many places are very deficient.
There is evidence that this will be a bad year for
the farmers ill Scotland generally
The radical revolutionary journals of Italy are
in bad way under the new system of rules of
Victor Emanuel The C,sid Laliana, the MAJ
ziniaD organ OF Milan, has announced that hence
forth it will cease to appear. The D6'itto, of
Turin. and the Popolo d'Halia, Of Naples, have
been seized by order of the government-the one
for revolutionary article, the other for publish
ing the protest of the Emancipation Society of
Genoa. now suppressed
The following are the names of general officers
commanding Braxton Bragg's ragamuAins in Ten
nessee:-
Commander-in- Chef-MaJ. Gen. B. Bragg.
First Corps a d'Armee-Maj. Gen. VIM. j. Hardee,
commanding
First Diyision-Brig. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buck.
ner.
Second Division-Brig. Gen. Hilliard.
Third Division-Brig. Gen. Slaughter.
Second Corps d'Armee-Maj. Gen. Bishop Leo.
midas Polk, commanding.
Fourth Division-Msj. Cen. Benz. F. Cheatham.
Fifth Diyision-Brig. Gen. r. II. Anderson.
Sixth Divsion-Brg. Gen. George Many.
The Mayor OF New Bedford, accompanied by
the Hon. Thomas D. Eliot, NJ. c., have just return
cd from visit to Washington, and report that
"all will be right in the matter Of the draft"
Governor Letcher has issued his third proclama.
ion, calling upon the people Of Virginia between
the ages Of thirty five and fortyfve to enroll them
selves under the command Of that notorious thief,
John B. Floyd. These proclamstions were based
upon a law Of the rebel Legislature Of Eastern
Virginia, passed on the l7th Of May. which author
ized the executive to commission John p. Floyd a
major general of the State after he had been
kicked out Of the Confederate service, and en-
powering him to raise an independent force Of ten
thousand men. Four months have passed, and the
men arc not enrolled. Hence the Governors third
proclamation.
A great number Of substitutes are advertised for
In the Richmond papers, all to be over forty-fve
years OF age.
The Common Council Of Troy, tired Of waiting
for the government postage stamp currency, on
uutHoikeu VIC Sohhmittcu w
issue twenty.fv thousand dollars in shinplasters
Hon. Thomas Ewing, Jr., Chief Justice Of the
Supreme Court of Kansas, has resigned his place
and Joined the Eleventh regiment Of that State.
At meeting of the Board Of Aldermen ycster-
day o communication was received from the
Corporation Counsel giving his opinion that the
Board has the power Of removing. by two.
thirds vote, the head Of department for dere-
LECTION of duty and that the party go removed has
not the right to hold over until successor is
appointed. The resolution proposed by Alderman
Walsh, 20 present sword and sash to Brgadier
General Corcoran, and TO appropriate the sum of
81 900 for that purpose, met with some good
natured opposition, on the ground of an unneces-
sary outlay, and was for the nsnce defeated,
though the proposer (Alderman Walsh) offered TO