Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-08-15
Inur 3vIp 4vU STuEE NEWS. =;

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1ypdor the above caption, The News
Sheet" gives the following summary o. ia'0
news: .--- : ,
Adrices from Knoxville represent tna'
fifteen thousand Confederate infantry, WIN
a due proportion of cavalry anu ari'iie'5
we're at that place, expecting TO 'iar'h NV"
| Kentucky at all early day.
AZ POINT Pleasant, Missouri, The citize''S
had combined to resist the enro liiheht ac''
,nI q skirmish took place on Wednesday
Tss, hptween them and the State troops III
which several were killed OH both sideS---
dd;tional troops were subsequently, sent
f-on New Madrid to enforce the law. Al
G, Iouis. the merchants connected with the
-sw Union Exchange, passed series OF RES
buttons agreeing to close the business
bnmsrs Al / o'cIock, ?. NJ, for tie pnrPdS':
Il drilling aud organizing the loyal 'ltIAeh"
,or military service. ll!r authorities were
slsn requested {" order ErnrraI SUE
n.rs;cn Of business after that hour i'.r 4
similar purpose. Those persons. however.
whose sympathies are With the South, are
exsmpted from military dur on condition
that they report themselves 10 The nearest
military station. surrender 'hrlr aims and
r,turn to their hnmr@, where they vii! br
permittrd Ia re:;IlInc unnihirItrt tlir,r lrsIii-
mate business.
According 10 The New York "ExPreaS, .
i;,n.rul burnside, with hl- division Consider
ably reinforced: il at AcqHla Greet Witch IL
to form one OF the points III the cvnrcmpla-
ted advance or Richmond. General Pope iS
said to be on the old Virginia Central road,
whilst General Mcclellan; We arc assured, Is
keeping the Confederatcs busy Oh both banks
CT the James river and around Richmond.
Since the order has been issued calling for
draft oil the militia, volunteering Iii the
Northern and Eastern States Is reported l."
have rapidly improved. \ telegram rom
HARRISBURG states thnt ID, Saturday 10
day, the number OF volunteers throughout
The State thai have enrolled their nslnrs viii
he sufficient for fifteen regiments. which. With
the regiments III Philadelphia, will c"mPsts
the States quota nj volunteers.
General Crawl1rd'a expedition 10 urangt
Court House encountered superior force [
that point, but we are told that che remained
there long enough IL accomplish the object
of his visit" v he'll compelled I" fall back.
lie is described a. retiring iii good order BIZ
hind the i2apldan ",!"=rij followed hV ia"
enemy, who continually hlru&&r hi; rGGT. '
He succeeded, however. III bringing on Win
him lifty~tw0 Pr""rr,, whilst hiH ";'l loss
l. sci dawn AT hnl rs" Killed ard ~av'ral
wounded.
The report is agail. ciiIrent thai tie Ion
fcderatcs are graduating Rchmoni ANA NOV
ing Southwark; but although these reports
arc said 10 receive "a certain degree OF Gre
dcnce in high quarters" more direct infnr-
nation, derived from persons who have re-
Gently left Richmond, and wejae Statements
are published in the New York papers, Is Il
the effect that, instead OF abandoning thai
city, the Conirierates are receiving dali: fresh
rsinforcements from the South.
j telegram from the headquarters 81 the
Army oil the Pororpsc arnouncrs irat tH.
forces under Geusrsl Hooker; which had t.
Ken possession 1f Malvern Hill, had hren
compelled TO abandon that position AMI 'ali
back to their old encampnleut, under The
pressure Of three columns of Conederates
which moved down from Richmond. What
was reported to be IAN offensive movement"
On The part OF General Mcclellan is nov de
scriE,ed a. having been merely rrc9nn1,-
san.r." The gnnho4t SsrsGeld. which Vas
aground fCr sone Lay- abcve City Point
finally got off and came down the river OF
Thursday last. She reports the enemy as
being in considerable force, but as making no
further demonstration 'siian ~ drive elk
u.eH short distance