The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer., 1863-09-11

u New Orleans dates to the 29th alt. state that
information, was receivedsin that city on the
2fth that the Confederates in the Attakapas coun-
try had crossed Grand Lake to the number ol
eight thousand. It was not known what their
designs were, butit was thought that a descent
upon Brashear' City, for the purpose Of obtaining
supplies, was tht principal object of this sudden
movement. G $rie Laisa;ya n bsN s1ea4
% Intelligence from the Army of the Potomac on
Sunday gives no intimation lof any movements
of special interest taking place. The ~Confede-
rates were likewise quiet On Friday, a small
skirmish was hadlwith the. Confederate cavalry
opposite White Sulphur Springs, resulting in a
small loss on both sides and the retreat of the
Southerners. ,lsd ,a. ~. ~ = -e; .r'.st
tits stated Chat Gems Grant and Thomas have
gone to New Orleans, the former to take COM
nand ofall the Mississippi region. Cen. Banks,
1T is rumored, will head an expedition to Texas.
a.. The Confederate army, under Gen. Joe Johns
ton, has moved from Enterprise, Miss, but in
what direction is not known it
A despatch from Louisville, KY, says that a
uOuy VI phA uuuuiCU SOuiCuCIotSo uhN0 cAtcTcu
and occupied Columbia and that force of three
hundred more are marching on Glasgow.
A portion Of Gen. Burnsids's cavalry reached
and occupied Knoxville Tenn, on Friday last.
Other towns to the northeast and southwest Of
Knoxville were also occnpied.
A despatch from Memphis states that General
Davidson, with cavalry and artillery, coustitu-
ting the advance of Gen. Steele's army, on the
2sth Of August drove the Confederates, seven
thousand strong, across Bayou Matere bridge,
killing ard wounding about one hundred, and
capturing two hundred, with loss of but thirty
ON the Federal side. The Confederates burned
the bridge after crossing. Gen. Steele was at
Duvalps Bluff on the 3lst.
A despatch from Gen. Rosecrans's army, dated
the Sd inst, states that the army was then well
across the Tennessee, and occupied a strong po-
siton several miles south of the river, no resist
ance to the crossing having been shown by the
Confederates. RecUneissances to Trenton, Ga,
had failed discover any Confederates, and the
report was that they were intrepched to the east
ward Of Chattanooga. =. ''s9f ...sa.
Letters from the Army of the Potomac states
thatla scouting party of the Sixth Ohio cavalry,
on Friday while returning from reconnaissance
across the tRappahannoek,4 fel into an ambns-
sade, when some thirty wers killed, wounded. Or
captured Major Pryor, commencing the de-
tachmentwas severely wounded. On Sunday,
owingito, the, earelessness Of "a Yidette Eho left
his station, the Confederates made a dash on, the
Federal lines, weunding and capturing FIVE men,
a number Of horses and mules, and killing Lieu
tenant Lyon, Of the First Pennsylvania cavalry.
A skirmish took place 1T Aldie Between Moseby's
cavalry and the Fist Indiana cavalry, I'M which
the former wereFroased and eight prisoners taken.
II isreported that Gen. Lees headquarters aarse
at steVensbaFg, ands chat instead or ireeeiviag
reinforcements, q large portion Of his army
has gone lsSathwatd, tcomprising I Inboden's
aud Jones cavalry, ana sa force of infantry De
longing to Longtreets corrs.s' on s''o' l,ia'
pRichmond papers ofMonday received in Wash
ipgton, contain dispatches from Charleston; 'ada-
ted snndAy,, stating that furious bombafdment
Of Forts Wagnef aha Gregg had beeh egoingS Oh
for thirty-two hours, and ftwas expected that an
other assault on Wagner by the lard forces would
be made at night. "a fsderaf force landed IN bar
ses near Camnidgs Point .ahd attacked Fort
Gregg, but were repuiseds sah $40 90 -, s'ia'
Late SbSihefn papers report . battle 1nsAf Lit
de Rock, AtkAnsas, iti which the Federal fdress
We're deisated. s'On Saturday last Ah artillery
hght occsrred heaff Chattanooga, But witho0t
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