The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-12

Then hrst acts was 20 send a force 10 emf
the telegraph wire and seiEe the bridm,
over the Monocracy The ropiment
guarding This point evacuated their no.
sition on Friday.
Great numbers OF persons were leav.
ing Frederick to-day and Yesterday. and
proceeding towards Pennsylvania.
Accounts from Hagcrstown aay that
many Union refugees from Virginia have
arrived there.
W~AsuNGToS, sept, S. Information
from various SQUIRE leads 10 The general
belief that the rebels have moved slowly
some distance from Frederick. norihward
towards the Pennsylvania line, but not
10 such force as 30 excite general alarm.
iinmors here prevailed that the enemy
had actually crossed the Pennsylvania
iiney but intelligence from the front. aa
well as dispatches from Harrisburg, rive
an emphatic contradiction.
Aside from This, no offensive movement
OF The enemy toward Baltimore and
Washington has been made.
There are those who adhere 10 ibe idea
that this is a raid Of rebels, in immense
numbers, for the purpose of capturing
supplies Tor their army, which is known
to be quite destitute.
The provisional army movement ON
foot il is understood, has neither the
e-ountenance nor approval Of military
men, or OF the Government and is made
without any conference with the Cover
nors Of all loyal States.
General Pope was on Saturday ordered
10 the command of the new Northwestern
Department against The hostile Indians
oil Minnesota, at present with h~ead9uar-
iers at ST. Paul He left WASHINGTON
yesterday 70 take charge of il.
General Mcdowell also left yesterday.
to visit his family at West Point. on fife
teen Jays leave Of absence.
teral Hooker has been assigned 10
command what has been recently Gem
eral McDowclPs corps daymee.
Twelve prisoners, charged with dis.
couraging enlistments, arrived here from
Illinois, and have been placed in the old
Capitol prison. They are to have imme-
ulate trlai. at
Two refugees, who left Leesburg )
nrday night, reported at the Provost Mar
shals Office This morning, that they saw
large bodies Of Confederates on the Mary
land side, near Point Of Rocks. Long
streets and Jackson's divisions had got
over.
Secretary stanton and General McClel-
lan are on such terms that the latter took
tea with the former on Saturday eye-
ming.
Lieutenant-Col Kane, Of the BucktanI
Rifles, has been appointed a Brigadier-
General.
NAsmSGIoy, September 6.-Litle II
ally perfectly reliable information has
been received here regarding affairs ON
the Upper Potomac, and in the vicinity
OF fredericksburg since Yesterday.
Accounts are given from time 10 time
by citizens who have left there or by re-
turning soldiers. They, however. dead in
gcneralities.
IL is said to-day hat the rebel pickets
extend about fourteen miles from Fred
erick towards HagarstOWn. Il cannot be
ascertained that the rebels have adyanc-
ed in and force below Frederick june
ton. Their future movements are mat
ters Of conjecture.
BosroE, Sept S.-SiXty-thre townsin
Maine give the Republicans a majority of
2tS2, against 50i7 last year.
MENrnIs, Sept. Gth.-The following
items are from the Grenada an
Buckner is created Major o. and
assigned command Of Sd gr sion
Of the army.
Beauregard and staff a..I,, .o-
bile, Saturday last, health fully restored
A joint committed has been appointed
by tho rebel Congress to Investigate The
charges against Secretary Mallory, who
is said TO be very unpopular with seces-
s%ionists. The armed rebel steamer York
town, from Mobile to Havana, was total
ly lost on the 2Gth. The crew was saw
ed.
The Appeal glorihes exceedingly over
late rebel successes.
The New Orleans Delta. of The 2stb.
says the Bederals are perfectly confident
Of their ability 10 hold the city against
Breckenridge and Van Dorm, whom il
invites TO another contest.