The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-10-03
NEWS S.

MOBILE Sept. 2s.-via Senatobia, sept
27.-The Chicago Tones Of the 2Sd con
tains dispatch from Louisville the I'D.
Dragg's forces. $4,000 strong. are reported
at Ho,tsensyille, laura county eli route
for Blrdstown, Nelson county, which
they would reach that evening. Non
dav. bod. MayJf DELPHI, lof LOUISVILLE
had ordered alb business suspended -
Gen. Nelson had ordered the women opd
-chiidrei 10 prepare 10 leave. Gen. Rob,
iuson had issued proclamation calling
the citizens to arms under Nelson. The
latter had issued an address to his troop.
eXhorIine them to giyea ready welcome
10 the rebel hordes now invading Ken
lucky.
Cincinnati dates to the 22l report tina;
city again in blaze of excitement. Bragg
was doubtless within ten miles OF Louis.
vile.
Buell. had not reached Munfordsvllle
Ills movements were severely comment,
ed upon. Gen. Wright had just return,
ed from Louisville. He regards the Fed
eral force there rs sufficient to defend
the city, and credits the report that
Bragg will make dash on Louisville.
The Secessionists are confident that
Bragg will break through the Federal
column and take the city, and that he
has not less than $4,000 old troops. He
holds Muldrough's Hill, p miles frop
Louisville and can check Buolls route,
and delay him four days. Meantime,
Bragg expects to capture the city. Tbs
attack was expected to be made on
"Wednesday last.
Intelligence has been received that
Gen. Harry Heth, with $4,000 men and
3g-eeaBofl are at Eagle Greek, near Gyh-
thiana. Humphrey Marshall, with H.
600 men and 10 cannon, were moving
North from Paris and Kirby Smith, with
10000 men and l6 cannon are moving
North from Lexington. John Morgaa
with $500 cavalry is scouting from
Bridges Station to within ten miles OF
the Notifications.
IT'S believed that simultaneously with
Bragg's attack on Louisville, Kirby Smith
with 10000 men and over 100 cannon,
will attack Cincinnati, Covington, and
Newport.
Washington dates to the Dist says,
nothing official has been received to-day
from the army in Maryland A private
dispatch says there is no doubt that on
Thursday and Friday the 18th and 18th.
large portion Of the rebel army crossed
into Virginia, and immediately com
menced terrifying with view to cover
their retreat. Another authority says
that a considerable body Of rebels yet re-
main on the Maryland side, and are busy
entrenching.
RIcHMoND, Sept. 2S.--Northern dates
to the 25th have been received. Lincoln
has issued proclamation declaring that
all aiders and abetters of the rebellion,
and all persons discouraging cnlistments
shall be subject to Martial Law. and Ii.
able to be tried by Court Martial, without
benfit of the writ of HaJels Corpus
Lincoln was serenaded on Wednesday
night, and made speech, declaring that
he had issued his emancipation procla
nation after full deliberation, and under
a solemn sense of its heavy responsibility.
\ convention of Northern Governors
sixteen present-held at Altoona, Blair,
CO., Pa, on Wednesday, the rejection o.
the proposition for the removal of Nc
Clellan was finally decided on. An APP
proval Of the Presidents proclamation
and urging more vigorous prosecution
Of the war, WAS agreed TO-
In. New York on "Wednesday. exchange
was l31. Gold ll9, Cotton 81.
MURFREEsDoRo' Sept. ga gentleman
from Gep, Bragg's. army repoI ted seat.
Bragg and Smith had formed junction.
and were within twenty miles of Louis,
vile.
Gen. Marshall was at Rising Sun, on
the Ohio river, twenty miles below Gin
cinnati, and has stopped the navigation
of the Ohio river.
Buell. was on Green river.
The fifty-third Kentucky regiment had
been mustered into the Confederate SER
vice.
The enemys forces at Louisville are
said to be sixty thousand--new levies.
CHATTANOOGA. Sept. 27-Yankee cav
airy captured and paroled four hundred
Of our sick soldiers on the 25th inst, at
Glasgow, Ky. They had been left in the
hospital by Gen. Briggs army.
The people OF Nashville, both citizens
and soldiers, are near starvation. No
stores or provisions can reach them from
the North.
The place is completely invested by our
cavalry. The Yankees are still fortify-
ing.
PoRr HUDSON, La, Sept. 3G.-Gentle-
men arrived to-day from New Orleans
says it was reported there that the Con-
federatc steamer 900" was off the mouth
of the Mississippi river, and had captur-
ed an outward bound vessel, having o.
passengers General Phelps and Commo-
dore Porter. They We're transferred to
the 900" and placed in confinement,
RICHMOND, Sept. 3O.-In the Senate the
House bill repeating the law authorizing
the Communication Of soldiers clothing.
and requiring the Secretary Of War 10
furnish clothing in kind was passed. al.
SO, Senate bill to organize Military Courts
to attend the army in the field.
The bill relative to Partisan Rangers
which was passed yesterday, was recon-
sidered and amended so as to authorize
the President to receive regiments, &c,
embracing .conscripts organized in the
States West Of the Mississippi.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Oct. 1.-The
Sga, Of Sept. %, quotes gold "a
New York on Saturday at t2la; exchange
1922 TO 1884 II says Buell. is in Louis
vile, terrifying, and Bragg's pickets are
Twelve miles off.
A MILD BUT ErFEcTUAL REMEDY.-The
Richmond Dispatch makes suggestion TO