Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-10-20
LATEST FROM THE UNITED STATES.

| lhrouSn the polltenesS OF Capt. Hatch, OF
the Exchange Bureau, we have been placed
in possession Of Northern papers, hearing da:c
as late as the l4th inst
The New York "Times"s scontaiIls long
account Of the fight in thu vicinity of Kappa
hammock Station on Monday last, and says
the retrcgrale movement Of Meade was one
| previously decided upon in case OF certain
contingencies" The Washington Evening
Star" thus chronicles Meadcs skillru change
OF base :"
The skillful manIuvre by which General
| Alcade chcckmGted his astute adversary, and,
J without l''Ss ot any sort 10 ary arprrrlahlc
'"ztent, placed himself on the other side Of
j rdan, a IN position where he preferred
to accept battle, seems t. have considerably
to" hcrcd the rebels. who do not seem inclined
& tight unless with the lndian.like advan
! tage> ofa surprise and an am',usrade The
change OF position made by our army was eff
Tested without the slightest confusion, and the
amount, If stores destroyed or let behind be-
y'.rd Culreper would not make car load, I'll
! told"
One hundred wounded from Kilratrick's
diylsi n reached Washington on Tuesday
morning. One hundred and thirty sick from
the same command arrived with the wounded
The loss in the Yankee Gregg's division is also
suid t" be large
The "Timcs" says "some rebel symnathi-
| sers" set fire to q train Of cars on the night of
the 18th, near WGrrcnton Junction, containing
grain and hay.
| The account in the "Timcs" closes with the
following modest announcement: "Mrade has
brought off ccc'y wagon, and aU his stores 20
lis new line"
FROM CHARLESTON HARBoR.
The news from Charleston is totally devoid
of interest. The special correspondent of the
"Times," writing from Morris Island on the
9Th, says:
| 1t is thought the rebels may possibly make
! q demonstration on the fleet with their rams
| within o sh rt time. This will doubtless ic
| the case if the lr"nsides is drawn off for re
pairs. Three monitors are away from the fleet
. for What purpose it does not seem clear-ard
, unless the Admiral keeps a sharp look ous the
! rebels will gain entire possession OF the har-
Dor.
! Two devils" recently towcd from the
North, are lying "ff Morris Island They are
intended to be used against the Instructions
: in the channel.
| fits intended to give the rebels blow in
thiS vicinity. something must be d"ne imme
dately. What is wanted is u naval c, IN
mauder, and the sooner government sends
, Charleston harhor q man fitted for the post,
the better it will be for the country.
TIE ELECTIONS.
| Tho Times" says:
! Though there was nothing definite as to the
result OF the elections yesterday in Ol:o aud
Pennsylvania up to the tim" of our going t.,
press. yet the indications promised success
for the Union candidates. The returns from
Pennsv 'vania almust all show slight Rrruhlis
can gains over the v"te OF last year, and in
Ohio, so far as heard from, the gains are still
more marked.
/ Mcclellan has written letter in which he
says that ''he regards the election of judge
Woodward rs Governor of Pennsylvania to he
called for by the interests uf the nati"n." The
"Times" says the letter is Irregular slap
dash, and IA political venture has failed
wrechedly."
ORDERED SOUTH.
NlrS. ElZlnctn Name, SiSteT-I1i-la" OF tcn
p Kane, was arrested by the military author
iuies upon the charge IF corresponding with par
t;e- ri-iding in the South The evidence showed
that she ha- Sun in the Confederate army
and that in n letter ta him, which was inter.
c-pted. she expressed reasonable snnt;m nts
and very str ny language in oppusitron to the
vernment Shs was sent off under mi itar,
gu ,rd t. be conveyed beyond the Yankee
Ines.
YANKEE LOSS IN TIE LATE BATTLE,
\ Col. Buynton furnishes the Cincinnati
sGnzct'e" with the annexed M nstrous lie in
regard to the losses of the Yankees in tie
battle Of Chickamauga:
With reference to the battles, the only |
GROUND the rebels have for claiming victory |
Is the possession Of the battle field Bt tiny |
did not driceus from 1t On SUNDAY aitern""n |
General Thomas rrpuiscd the enemy ut cre,y
poin: he fired the last shot and retired in |
g"ud order.
III is not true hat hags Of truce sent out
by General Rospcrans had been reius,d.-l
They were received, and our wounded pnrnlrd |
and brought in by our ambulance train to |
Chatta n0rga. The men VIII went out for the |
wounded report gloomy feeling in the rebel
army. The rebels admit their loss to haze |
been very severe. They claim that our dead |
must have been removed from the field as the |
number they buried would not ACCOUNT for |
Their own losses. There had been no removal |
of our deal, hOweve'.
Our loss in killed and wounded and miss |
ing was near fourteen thousand. Only Il small |
proportion we're killed, and Il small mn"rIt. |
only OF the wounded were severely inj!red -
Many Of those wounded on Saturday rel lined |
thor regiments on Sunday. Our loss in Il = |
sill,ry did not exceed twenty pieces. Bragg !
took about tcenty flee hqadred prisoners, ex-
cus;v"nf the wounded left on the field, sup |
posed to number one thousand. Gen. Ru>e- |
Grams toUk over fifteen hundred prisoners, and |
sCarran Boyntnn thinks the number may |
reach two thousand.
TIE REAL POSITION.
A correspondent Of the Philadelphia In |
ouircr," writing from RoRecrans' army, thus
peaks of the situation:
Although there is no use denying the fact |
that matters in this department are almost |
critically precarious in appearance to those
who are far removed from the scene OF action |
vet if could really and ,ruthfully write Of
the vast preparations making to bring order |
cut uf chaos, the confidence of the people IN |!
our ability to defeat the rebels in the coming |
crntest would be greatly enhanced. For in |
stance, boats have beea impressed by govern |
ment on all our rivers for the rapid trauspnr-
tation OF store s, and railroads are being put !
into gnod condition.
MIunred infantry regiments are securing !
the country in quest OF gnerrllas and often /,
hanging them without letting folks know it. |!
Troops are gathering everywhere; and 90 !
which way v,u WILL you can see REINFORCE /
ments ior R,secrans." 1t would he manifest !
" wrong to partcularize these cases, but |
am permitted to speak of them in a general !:
wav. 50 as to let you know that we arc doing !:
all we can to save Gen. Rosecrans' army, and |
to ENABLE him to win substantial victory !