Washington telegraph. [volume] (Washington, Ark.) 1839-1871, 1862-08-20

well miles from Cumberland Gap-i One
brigade Of Gen. Stevenson's force was
ENGAGED on our side The design was 70
gain the enemy's rear and cnt them Of
from the Gap.
Artillery firing was very heavy Sew
cral prisoners have been brought in from
1azewell No particulars of this hight
yet.
Gen. Rains at latest account was max
Ing forced march 70 gain the nemy
rear.
Brig. Gen. W. r Casswell was this
afternoon assassinated by an unknown a.
sassin. near his residence, miles from
Knoxville.
A special displtch to the Advertiser
dated Knoxville 9Th. says dispatch this
morning from Brig. Gen Stevenson
states that after gallant action NJ hours
yesterday near Tazewell, the enemy was
repulsed with great slaughter aud Is m
full retreat
The Courier reports that battery OF 4
guns was taken after being twice repuised,
with loss Of 900.
Gen. Burton has succeeded 10 gaining
the enemy's rear
Gen. Stevenson being reinforced Hank
I'd Bowen's cOmman /, aud ciptured the
Federal army of East Tennessee.
The murderer Of Gen. Casswcl was ar
rested last night.
The Caddo Gazette Ezra, Of The 18th
says;
CJl Wilkes, who arrived this morning
by stage, states that dispatches were re-
ceived IN Vicksburg announcing a COM
plete Con federate victory at Cumberland
Gap, and the capture of 1900 federal
prisoners.
For an account Of the battle at Baton
Rouge, we refer TO Gen. Breckinri1ges'
report in another column. The Semi
Weekly News Of the 18th, says:
Breckenridge is reinforced, but as tho
Arkansas was de>toyed and the enemy
were under their gunboats, it was thought
that a renewal IF the contest would u o.
layed for artillery force
The Southwestern Of the 18Th, has
the following:
KUN ia ION IADLbE - llE tLh III Dli ~
Wing Of the 9Th lust, says, nothing adj
diti1uul has been heard from Baton Rouge.
Everything seems 10 be quict. for rhe
present. Many of our wounded have ar
rived in J1ckson We regret I'd learn
that OIL. Felix Hughes. commanding .
Mississippi regiment, VS. killed Our
los ID killed and wounded amIun's rn
about FIVE hundred.
We have the hunriliating task to pom
form this morning Of recording the hrs
ut the Arkansas. the Ajax Df the Mi-si--
sippi-she was blown up to prevent her
being taken by the fe1crrl-.
According 10 thu Dslt1 the number y
deaths III New Orleans, FIR the week ~
in July 9th, VS. l7G. Ot;heSe - were
from fevcrs
Savannah. July 30-''ive @uuL ,nf-
attacked our batteries at Jenc5is Point .n
Great Agachic River, yesterday morning.
The gunb0afs were reruised. No los w
our side The off .erS quarters were d,r-
aged w the cucuy'> shrt aud shell!
-. L,di~, JAY 2I'l Hundred, NJ
foreigners. mostly Irish. have clnl.med
protection of th5ir c1n-n'z from rh, Il t-
culn draft, occasionin- great excite .it.
Nm attempt was made by Yankees VI u
them The Provost gurrd was ca!i. p
upon nv suppress the r.y-.
wi ClarkSoE anu seventy private have
been captured II Missouri.
Petersburg Aur. IA large f,rc- MI
artillery, intending mary heIry ~ :,
having been placed in position aid and d :
low Cnggin's Point yesterday and GIFTED
opened on McClellan's fleet aud snIp fhi-
\ morning ~ o'clock. The iirin. crnii =
urd ticrceIy fur three hours The euemy's
-unboats replied very freely, doing no
damage At the first round from uur
guns every light in the fleet was rxrin-
rni-ei. Heavy damage i supposed d .
nave been done. Crest crl>hIH- " -
heard in the river. auA WI ether from W..
balls ur THE VESSELS c,ililiug j. unyn IS J.
The enemy we're evidcHtIy greatly alarm
81. TIE entire Aec; had disappeared thi-
morning al daylight. and such OF Melee
an's camp as was visible in apparent con-
fusion One killed on our side and six
wounded .
.cgscJgE 70 Tie Vix.o,yi JJemerr4f