The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-01-24
NEWS.

was received here to-day from passengers
on the Virginia and Tennessee train, Of a
fight few miles beyond Prestonsburg.
KY, between the forces under General
nuniphrey Marshall. numbering $500,
and fbody Of federals about 8 900 strong.
Marshall was falling back when he was
attacked by the enemy. He was posted
in a narrow gorge when they came upon
him, and the enlightenment that ensued is
represented ~ one Of the most desperate
OF the war.
Col. Moore's regiment charged the enc
my. when a hand 10 hand conflict ensued,
which lasted half an hour. The federals
fought calamity, but finally broke under
the desperate charges Of the Kentucaians
and ran in Bull Run style.
MarshalPs force was completely ex-
nausted and fell back to Prestousburg. -
The Confederate loss Is twenty-five killed
and fifteen wounded. The ehemy's loss
amounts TO over two hundred killed.
Thu information was brought to Abing-
don, Va. by parties who participated in
the battle.
Richmond, Jan. 19.-The New York
Herald OF the 10th ia received. Its Wash
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ahg'1n aispa'cr say tae f"1e VI
cue noa,u " e' .h n....,,'s v. In
Iie'ce, 'nc Dannhs iu'.'u..o"I. auu 'ne
Iihancc Vouini''eeee y, 'ne wv noases VI
congress hase agreed 70 u,e eene'e VIEW
the banks shall pay out the Federal
treasury notes freely. and sustain their
credit; and the Secretary agrees, within
ont ~ n,;llion anJ a b,lT of dollars hy
,bs sovernmen, ~ nav the further snn
nj ,yen,y millions r oi TS.lo ner cent
bonds 10 ,ha nuhl;c creditors desirin, be.
reca;oa the,n
Tho Un;,ed States "Demandp Notes AVA
N he Increased hevond the f;rtv millions
no,y ou,hor;yed ;f,hopybt m be desira.
bic and Congress Ia 10 enact a general
law relating 10 currency and banking as
sociations.
1t is believed this action and the legis-
lation will render the demand" notes o
legal tender.
A correspondent Of the Tribune says
Pamaco Sound is the field OF operations
of the Burnside feet.
illumination Ian. 10 The following WAS
received from Coldsboro.i Saturday night
Mt one o'clock, "'rbere are "a small steam.
srs and I6 sailing vessels inside the bar.
and seven steamers outside nj Hatteras.
and more a re- renorted in Pamlico Sound y
The Above ia from AN officer in HYDE
county, and may be relied on.
NosL,,Ls Ian. oO.--The Federal move
mani nm the Tennessee and Cumberland
r;rars ns,st have heen n fe;nt They fred
n fsy sbell from, their ounboats into the
woods halow Fort Harry Int did not
coma within the range Of orr guns. The
latest intelligence is that no federals are
near. The federal gunboats came within
three or four miles of Fort Donelson on
Saturday. but returned after firing o few
shots in the woods.
p,.bnonJ Tan % The Martinsburp
IVA "Rnnrb,;capD s,vs II ia renorted
,bai 00O federals are Mt Green Springs
sc,a a. 'Y ,n;,as fron, Romnsv and that en-
n,,acL was mada an then, an Thursday
Inv The OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES result is not
Inown
Further intelligence from prestonsburc
Kentucky. of the late engagement con
firms the favorable report first published
here.
The Northern papers of the 18th have
been received here. Wall Street con.
dennis the recent financial project con-
cluded in Washington,
Wilniuotoa. N. c., Jan. 2l.-A dispatch
from Goldsboro', N. C. at four o'clock this
afternoon saws large crowd Of women
and children arrived there from Newbern
by the train to-day. A fight was expected
-at-Newbern. No other news has been re-
oe'veu' o, M, wuu,;a..on
sna mS exnres o" has arrived from Colds.
boro, and brings intelligence that there
were at Hatteras, at four o'clock Sunday
afternoon, the 10Th inst, one hundred
and twenty-five Federal vessels one nun
dred inside and twenty-five large steamers
outside the bar
Private information says the enemy IN