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From Virginia
MOBILE, August 30.-A special dispatch to
the Advertiser and Register, dated G~ordOnsville'
August 29th, says: 1 have arrived here, and
am off instsnter for Manassas. I cannot be
more definite or explicit in this dispatch, as the
bridges and telegraph wires are all down beyond
the Rapidan. Letters and dispatches will be
uncertain for a while.
(Signed) ?. VA
RAPPAHANxocK STATION, August 2l.-A
cavalry skirmish took place yesterday. The
Federsls lost three wounded and FIVE prisoners
Earthworks have been thrown up and bridges
constructed to enable the batteries to cross the
river.
The LIST New Jersey regiment was surrounded
by the rebels and half of them captured.
skirmish AT Rienzi.
TUPELo, August 29th-Fourteen prisoners
captured at Rienzi, have arrived.
Three hundred Ct cur guerrillss moved IN
two parties, against the Yankee camp, with the
intention of attacking it en- both sides. One
party captured the pickets and took the Yankees
completely by surprise, rushing h~eadlong into
their camp. which consisted of FIVE regiments Of
cavalry and eight of infantry. The other party
failed in attacking, and their small force was re-
pulsed and pursued by the Yankees, but sue.
ceeded in bringing off a number Of prisoners
Our loss will not exceed fifteen.
The attack was a reckless one, and the escape
of our force a miracle, A deserter in from Ri
emf to night, having left the camp on Monday
estimates the Federal force there at 1000. Con
slant discord prevails in their camp, which il
overrun with stolen and runaway negroes.
Later frOa General Marshall.
Gen. Marshall is reported at head of Big
Sandy river, with $4,000 men. The railroad is
in full possession of the rebels. No trains cal
pass to Nashville.
Later from Missouri.
In Adair county, Missouri, Colonel Mel
Of Porter's gueTTiIlss, was sentenced to death a
a traitor, snd shot-slso fifteen guerrillas, &C
cused of breaking their parole,
Governor Gamble, in a speech at st, Louis
declared that guerrilas are robbers and murdeTeTi
and be would treat them as such.
No Geographic communication is had south o
RussellYille.
Twelve hundred and forty MississippianS lel
Camp Morton, Indiana, for YickSburg on TIT
23d. Eight hundred Kentuckians and Tennes
seeans also have been released.
The draft viii be enforced on the FIRST Of Sep
tember.
Foreigners who have voted on their first pa
pers, claiming exemption from draft, are arrested
and pressed into service.
Northern Intelligence.
RICHMOND, August S.-The New York Times
Of the 23d instant has been received. Ten col
umns of the paper are occupied with IN &C
count of the ovation to Corcoran.
No later news from the seat of war in Viz
ginia, all correspondents being excluded from
the lines.
A telegram, dated Philadelphia, 22l, says pTi
vate intelligence, received in this city, confirm:
the JUNCTION Of our armies. It also announces
the death Of Colonel Coulter, of the 1Ith Penn.
sylvania regiment, on the battlefield.
Congregational.
In the Senate, to-day, a resolution Of thanks
to Commodore Montgomery and command was
concurred in. Also, after considerable debate,
the House resolution for a joint committee to in
vestigate the complaints against the Secretary Of
the Navy-yeas, Is; nays, Z.
The consideration of the bill amending the
,,--o~;,1o,. l,u was rasv,roa1 epveraI amaDd-
ments were adopted, and the bill finally passed
In the House several resolutions of inquiry
were adopted and bills introduced. A bill was
passed increasing the corps of artillery officers,