The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-22
NC enemy Is

vent flank movement. The enemy is
expected 10 be reinforced.
We learn from the people that JEFF.
Davis has issued proclamation TO the
effect that all Union officers held and
captured shall be put to hard labor IL The
/ Lincoln proclamation is carried out
There is furious storm raging.
WAsHINaTcy, Oct 1--we have des-
patches from the Times correspondent
dated at Centreville and Green Springs.
/ The rebel General Stuart was at Lees
( burg on Monday, our correspondent hav-
/ ing been within sight Of their camp fires.
He attempted TO cut off Captain Ayers
/ detachment, but was foiled by informa-
tion given by a negro who had heard his
master detail the rebel plan of operations.
There is no doubt that Stuart is now in
front of our advanced guard, and threat
ening an attack General Stahl has ad
vanced 10 meet him, and our correspon-
dent is confident that Stuart will be
compelled TO fight or run.
Stuart encampcd yesterday between
! Bull Run Mountain and the Blue Ridge.
Oar pickets were driven in last night
from the direction of Leesburg. Lieut..
Koning returned on Tuesday evening
from reconnaissance and reports force
of 400 rebel cavalry at Bristow's Station
and that rebels are running trains be-
tween Warrenton aud Warrenton juno
ton. A small rebel force appeared yes
terday on the Stone Bridge at the Bull
Run battle-ground.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF PoToWAc,l
October II.
Yesterday morning when General Ham
cock advanced his division to Charles
town, Gen. Woodbmys division crossed
the Potomac at Shepardstown ford, taking
the road leading TO Smithfeld a small
village half way between Charlestown
and Bunker Hill. Gen. Woodbury. en-
camped last night between Leestown and
! Kearneysville, about seven miles from
Smithlield His troops met with but
slight resistance during the day from the
enemy's mounted pickets. This morn
ing he advanced his cavalry toward
Smithiield, three miles from Bunker Hill,
when he met the cavalry of Hancock's
division.
Before reaching this point the enemy
was found to be in very large force, The
Reconnaissance, here ended, its object being
te ascertain where the main body Of the
rebel army was.
There is no doubt that the rebel GEN
erals intend to give battle at or near
,heir present location. The indications
are that they will not have TO wait long
before they again encounter the army Of
the Potomac.
WAsHINGToN, oct l7-Accounts re-
ceived from other than newspaper sour
ces show that since the battle of Antie-
tam there are less indications in Europe
than formerly 10 recognize the Southern
COnlederacy, and that the result of that
engagement, so far as the government OF
the United States is concerned, has had
a decided beneficial influence.
Military indications and partly known
facts are entirely at variance with the
current reports that the army of the Po-
tomac is preparing to 90 into winter
quarters.
The agricultural department has re-
ceiyed gratifying intelligence from va.
rious sections of the country of the sue.
cess attending the culture of cotton
Those from Southern Illinois are cspeci.
ally encouraging.
Secretary Chase has been detained a
home for a week by physical iniirmlty
but to-day he attended the Cabinet meet.
ing, and also resumed the transaction o
business at the Treasury Department.
The Department ofthe Tennessee will
include Cairo, Fort Henry, and Fort
DOnelson, Southern Missouri, and In,
portions Of Kentucky and TennesseC
West Of the Tennessee river. According
to the official order just issued, Maj. Gen
Grant is assigned 10 the command of tn,
department.
Seventeen field officers, including Gen.
erals Prentiss and Crittenden, and two
hundred line officers, recently released
prisoners of war from the South, have
been granted leave of absence fOr thirty
days.