The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-09-05

.yt&n>1hR. no sacrifices on that Of ,nv or.
ON and men will prevent our eIvine "a
- an account Of the enemy a. our
numbers will admit Of.
Imye the honor to be, &c.,
" >&our most obedient servant,
81, M JOHN II. MoRoAN,
SQi. yommanding Cavalry, q. s. A.
This morning received posi-.
TIVE intoimation % TO Gen. Nelson's in.
tentions and movements. 1Ie l. retresf.
ing from NAshv51s to tsitfotce Ho~iinr
Green, at the head Of 1 500 ihfshtrv. pO,)
cavstyy, and IL cannon. Il = vvissnsiv
the itatvhitsa Of t,ss fedsFaS - rfsssrrs,
the defence Of tho line Of Bowlinr Green
and Lebanon. j. Id. nj
Capture Of q HAtlseAd Train BE.
tween winchester ana Harpef,
Ferry. -i..
On Wednesday week CAPT. Baylor's
company Of cavalry, under the command
of Lieut.. Rouse, was ordered from camp.
at Harrisonburg, TO Mount jackson. hi
Shenandoah, forethe purpose Of perform.
Ing picket duty att bat point. Leaving a
sufficient picket force for the post, under
the command Of q .SsrEaiit, tiik balai}ce
Of the company; thirty n6en, Under Jieuf
Rouse and Baylor, pfbeeefAd down the
Valley road, Thursday night tiYey stayy
cd at Woodstock, and at noon the next
day they left that place and went down
as far as Newtown, eight miles from VIM
chester, which they reached about 10
o'olocks. They travelled all that night.
and encampcd near the line of Jefferson
and Clarke counties, between Summit
Point and Vaudeville. At each of these
points-the distance between which ia
only four miles-there was a Federal
force from seventy.five to one hundred.
The object was the capture Of the rassen.
ger train on the Winchester and Poto.
mac Railroad, and was eminently sue
cessful. On Saturday afternoon, about 4
o'clock, they ventured to the railroad,
and in few minutes the sound of the
engine was heard. A quick disposition
was made of the forces, and Instructions
were at once placed on the track to bring
the train to halt. When the train had
reached within one hundred Yards of tho
| distractions the command was given TO
halt, but the frightened engineer took
no heed Of the command. A fire was
then opened upon the train from some
dozen or more revolvers, and very soon
the distractions were reached and the
train brought to stand still. The cars
were at once entered, and the Yankee
soldiers on board, eight in number. on
their way 10 join their companies in Win.
chester, was secured. The agent. of
Adams Express Company, who attempted
to effect his escape was shot at and badly
wounded in the thigh. The express car
was opened, and baskets of champagne
and boxes of delicious fruit found. and
partaken Of by our troops. The express
safe was opened, and United States mon.
ey, to the amount OF some four thousand
dollars, consigned to Federal payman in
Winchester, was extracted, with q num-
Der Of other valuable articles. The U.
s. mail was also secured, containing,
amongst other documents, official dis
patches from General Pope to Brig. Gen.
White, at Winchester. These dispatch
es have been forwarded to Gen. jackson.
Fires were then built in the two passen-
ger cars, and firewood piled on to facili.
tate the burning. A full head of steam
was put on the engine, and the machine
started in the direction of Winchester.
The prisoners captured on the trsin
were placed under Lieut.. Roland and
thirteen men, whilst the remaining sew
enteen, under Lieut.. Rouse and Baylor,
proceeded to Smithtield, in Jefferson
county, Is miles below Winchester,--
Within half mile of the town they cap.
tured the Yankee pockets, who mistook
our forces tor a scouting party of their
own men. On questioning these pickets
1t was ascertained that the force in town
consisted of fourteen men. A charge
was ordered, and the Yankees taken
completely by surprise, and surrendered
without firing shot. The spoils at this
point were u horses. (some Of them very
line ones,) 20 Colts navy fevolvers, five
Sharp's carbines, in fine condition, l8
Yankee saddles, and trappings, and
kets, Co. R;ehm0nd Dispatch, soA vi.
Riot in the N. r. Hmpire Brigade.
NEW York, Aug. 24.-Owing to some
disaffection among the Empire Brigade,
a riot occurred on Saturday afternoon.--
Their barracks were torn down, hotel
Quilted, and several officers beaten, and
many soldiers badly hurt. A militia
company and one hundred marines went
to aid the police. One Of the militia fred
into the crowd, killing the sergeant-ma.
jor of one of the regiments. Police IT,
spector Folk, from brooklyn, was badly
cut in the head with stones, many OF the
police were injured.
The troops generally stampeded to
Brooklyn and New York cities, and in
the evening only about 100 of the 1000
men were in their camps. Many have
been arrested and returned by the po-
lice. The whole affair was primarily
caused BY thenon.reception of the prom
ised bounties.