The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-10-08
A Double Victory in Tenn.
PRICE, VAN DORM AND Lowell
TWICE ROUTED.
Two Batteries and Thousands Of
Small Arms Captured.
JEFF. Thompson's Sword and Spurs.
UNION STAR IN THE AsCENDEN'
Specials to the n. Y.Press.

WASHINGTON, October 6.-The coun-
try has yet to hear of one resignation in
the army in consequence of, or under the
excuse of the Presidents proclamation
of freedom. On the contrary several of
our Generals belonging to that class,
whose resignation was most loudly
threatened, have declared that it is time
for the President to give slavery its death
blow
Gen. Sigel's scouts Just returned from
Thoroughfare Gap, report no enemy in
sight this side the mountain.
They further learn that the enemy
main force was at Winchester.
The rebel wagon trains had all been
sent to Stanton, and their cattle to Mt
/ Jackson
Longstreet's column was reported to
have commenced retreating to Rich
Z mond This last statement is doubted
at Sigers headquarters.
The President returned from the Up
per Potomac, thoroughly gratifed with
the condition of the soldiers of the Ma
tional Army. He found them we'll fed.
well disciplined, and in the best of spir-
its, eager to be led to battle and full of
enthusiasm.
A dispatch to the New York Times
from BuelPs army, dated Floyd's S. Fork,
Oct. 2, says we had a fierce slirmish
with the enemy last evening. The Fourth
Indiana Cavalry attacked the enemy
advance at Floyd's Fork last evening.
The fight lasted forty minutes. Our
cavalry drove the rebels before them.
The rebels then turned their artillery
upon the position from which they had
been driven, thinking our men occupied
| it; but our artillery had taken a more
secure position. The rebels finally re-
tired, with the loss of nine killed and
three wounded. We lost six men killed.
The Colonel of the Fourth Indiana
Cavalry is shot in the head, and is NOR
tally wounded. This last paragraph is
, incorrect. Col Shuler is not danger
ously wounded-Ed. Jour,
The Times correspondent says dis
patch Just received from a special cor
respondent at Sandy Hook, near Har-
per's Ferry, states that the Eighth Cav
airy (regulars) and two batteries have
| Just returned from reconnaissance tc-
wards Charleston. They found the ene-
my there, and captured rebel captain.
Citizens of Loudon county, are fleeing
to escape the last rebel CONSUMPTION in
that quarter . On this occasion every
person capable of bearing arms inclu-
ding Quakers and boys over sixteen
years, are forced into the ranks They
have also taken every horse left in the
country for Lees army, also everything
else they could lay hands upon.
The Government is about to send a
Commissioner to the West to investigate
the present Indian difficulties.
r 1t is asserted that there can be no
doubt Of the fact that arms have been
furnished the Indians, by persons engag-
ed in British interests.
Judge Smith of Wisconsin and two
well known jurists will leave tomorrow
for Beaufort South Carolina, as a com.
mission to carry into effect the confsca.
tionsact. u
Bonds of the Rebel government have
been secretly sold in Baltimore, within
the last few days, at Is cents ON the dol
lar, or a 81 900 bond for $3.50, payable
in Baltimore in United States currency
Capt Barrett of McLean's brigade, or
Saturday, made a dash into the village Of
Haymarket and succeeded in capturing
eight rebel soldiers, including Lieu
tenant, who went there enforcing the
Confederate CONSUMPTION law.