, 1863-10-20
FROM FORTRESS monroe,


OF tug B. T. White has Just arrived ut For
trcse Monroe, and reports that yesterday,
while. passing through the Currftuek Canal
from Norfolk, bound 10 North Carollna, bis
the Email propeller FaWn, which Tas In com
pany with him. The tug was burned. bnt
while the guerillas were busy dividing the
spollf, tie Crew Of the Fawnes esregained posseE-
sion Of her nrd escaped. The crew Of the
The s. K. 6pau}ding from Morris Island is
hotr]y e1rected-
We mike tae following extracts from
boat to. day:
in regard to the Texas election, Pendleton
Chambers By about Geo votes. 3. Staekpole
il elected Lieutenant Governor.
The Richmond Examiner, October u, says
sharp correspondence has occurred between
MI. 00ld and Gen. s. 4. Meredith, Commts-
s1oners for khe exchange Of prisoners, from
between the parties as to the number Of prison.
ers with which zach should he credited, aad
that all err7Dgements 1or the present are
knocked In ths head
The E4onine'; of the 10th has the following
CHAR1Es1os, Oct. 15,-The firing from our
batteries continue as usual. Tne enemy
makes no reply, but co.tiunes working.
An additional number Of transports is re-
ported at Folly Inlet.
arrived of the bar.
rhe following It is bald that Ewelrs corps
fought the enemy ut Bristo ~ Station, On the
Ornree AID Ale1andria Railroad four miles
this Side Of Mac s1tas Junction We have no
particulars of this fight except that We took
1000 prisoners and forty wagons.
0A.3C- 311-t T. t. .t-l %s.1 1nrr
cut of from the min body Of Msaae's army,
aud to be row surrounded and hemmcd In by
Bill on Oceoquan Creek.
With this exception, Meade is believed. to
have succeeded In escaping to Bull Run With
1sr hls a1ey sGme ot%d 6eisys ts th1t hs wil
tight this side OF Washington Heights.
GoRDoSsy111E, Oct. lG-A severe battle is
reported to have taken place near Catletes
Stntion, on Wednesday. The enemy retreat.
ed towards the Occoquan, where 10 900 of
Sedgyick's corps we're suddenly attacked by
ers were captured. Further particulars ara
ret yet received.
The following is from the Examiner Of the
18th:
has jutt been received from Brig. Gen. Chal
meTs:
RYnA11A, Oct. 12.-We have torn up the
| railroad in four places, and attacked Collier.
| yille Jeste1day morning.
GEE. Sherman, with part of Smiths brigade
| et route for Corlnth, arrived Us ne did. We
| drove the enemy into their Notifications,
burned their camp, with considerably stores,
] md thirty wagons. We brought of twenty
I wagons, took i've colors and 104 prisoners.
| Our lors!s about City killed and wounded.
Prisoners report that Gen. Smith md 9
CcloGtl nere killed. Reintorcemenes com
ing from Germantown and Lafayette, W
refrea.ed. Signed J. G. Chalmers to J: E
| is Cus}cr'f, station on the Memphis and
Charleston RTailroad, about t#eaty mile.
CnAnIEs1os, Oct. l4-There was heav,
aid rapid firing yesterday forenoon aud dur
i.g TIT ng9t ebie2 en ff9% H. our no1;s4s ys%s
Tbs statement from prisoners Of new bat
te1y, between Gregg and Wagner, il believed
to be false.
SECOND DISPATCH.
There has been but little firing to-day.
The Chattanooga Rebe{ announces the at
rival Of JEFF. Davis In Bragg's army, to settl'
Roeecrars has fortified Chattanooga to per
fection.
| It ID confidently believed that Longstree
OF Johnston will be put In command.
The less Of tie cavalry, not yet reported
will mako the GRIND aggregate about 17,0Q0
l $rt1 S$xr7 MD nj yYFAt I'D
-. ..o1 p'ees' - - t4'4e's "ele 4oa'' Ill"
111 1s.S.a msg1ns' ,roxs of ~. oth ,-o ~..,,,oa
it, u teir eMe wo1 XII IT. IT,
e@xcsed @ 1ao0o. but rartiai retnrps u ppbIishs. t
by item Indicate t6at It is greater Hind
mans di7isiun alone lost 2,i00 out of 5. 4O
men.
The tone Of their editorials continue yer
| debpordeut over the failure Of Bragg to TAX
Chattanooga. Joe Johnston Is proved t.
have been all the time IN Mississippi, and IA
not with Bragg's army.
Their reports from Mississippi say tn
corps from CHANTS army are moving to s1c
cor rRosec1ans-one overland ffom Memphis
the other by water.
JEFF Davis Is reported to have arrived i
BEa2g's army on the 10th.
| . Ali Las been quiet a1ong our front for th
Las. two Days.
I The vote Of the Ohio regiments belonging
| to the army at this point, a5 tar as rceeiTe
| up to this morning. are 9,43 for .Brough t
o53 for Va11aratgham. Fifteen regiments an
sight batteries arc to be heard from, Whtc
| Hlll swell Brough'a majority to over L, 900.
l Torrents Of rain have continually fallen an
kept both sides quiet for threa days. AL tn
| wnfar,roDrses are YfAiur. and the roads ar