Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1862-09-25

IS-AN-SLA NesS tAO~bAS.
Our troops captured Is wagons
laden with medicines near Centre
vile, Va.
Gen. Mcdowell Is In New York
Under arrest under q charge OF
treason. Banks has command of
the defences Of Washington City.
BY two railroad accidents ID IL
liaois soldiers were killed the other
day and 100 wounded.
The Confederate Gueriilas under
QuantrilI have entered Kansas in
large force, 5000. The Indians
are threatening the settlers in
both Kansas and Nebraska.
The n. Y. Tribune bitterly COM
plains that the rebe3s have not SO
much men, cannon, provisions,
transportation, baggage, &C., bat
'he has outgereraled US from
Slaughter Mountain to Edwards
Ferry, and God knows but he viii
do so hereaFter" I'VE have been
whipped by an inferior force Of
inferior men, better handled than
our own" It says the Federal
troops were sacrificed by the in
competency Of Pope and Mellow
! ell, and they will net be led to bat
tie again by them.
A letter from AIcxandria, Va,
says: "I'he wounded (Federais)
have already all been brought in.
More than 5000 sick and wom-
ded were sent to Washington and
the North by steamboat alone,
while nearly as many have been
isent railroad" There is nearly
IA brigade Of officer loaiers in
town they cannot find their regi-
ements."
By a gentleman just from be-
! You'd Nashville, We learn that the
/ ConfedeIates last week burnt q
bridge across Salt river, in Ken
lucky, captured train with Gov.
! W. b. Campbell anl;another no;ed
! Tennessee Lincoinite-that Gen,
I ofrest had skirmiSh With the
Eenemy at Tyree's Springs and set
them to ditching-that Bragg was
at the mouth Of Stones river and
that Cheathavn was approaching
Nashville from the lower Cumber-
land. Forrest burnt zoo wagons
and took l25 prisoners.
RIoHsoSD, Aug. 30.--The
Lyncilburg Republican says that
.Joha S. Carlisle, who represented
the Pierpons u.tirpation IN tie
Lincoln Senate, is stamping the
Western part Of Virginia sg..in.t
the war and for the South. at
IClarksville, Va, he said he wss
no longer in favor Of the war bat
with the South against the anti
slavery party. 1t was folly, be
said, to talk Of suajusating the
South.
Citizens Of Northwestern Vir-
ginia are lockins Eastward TO join
the Confederate army.
RIcRxoND, Sept. 17th.-Omcial
dispatches from Chattanooga con-
firm the news Of the occupation
eff Iuka by Gen. Prices army, who
captured several hundred thousand
dollars worth Of stores.
Reliable dispatches from Stsun-
ton to-day say that the Federal
force at Harper. Ferry was taken
by Jackson on the 10Th. Eleven
thousand and ninety privstes, four
hundred and twenty-five officers,
and three thousand negroes were
captured. Also. 900 guns and
10 cannon were taken.
The Secretary of War has re-
ceived a dispatch to-day from Ma
jor Brown commanding the post
Ut Dublin, stating that Gen. Lor-
ing's command had entered Kama
wha SaIine., On last Saturday
morning, and took possession Of
he salt works, and was closely
pursuing tn. enemy enronte for
Charleston. The salt works are
not much injured. A very large
quantity Of salt is On hand, and
selling at thirty-fve cents per
bushel. An order has been issued
urging the farmers to send forward
their wagons, loaded with forage,
etc, and return with salt.
An Official dispatch from Gen.
Loring, dated at Charleston, Kan
awha county, says: CATER an IN
cessant skirmishing We took this
place at 3 P. II. The enemy (six
regiments strong) made . stout re-