The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-09-12
wEEKLY SUMMARY OF NEWS.


say the armies OF Davidson and Price
are approaching each other and a collision
is soon expected.
A dispatch to the New York Herald says
prisoners deny that Lee has been reinforced.
and report his army being rapidly depleted
by desertion. The enemy has no troops
except cavalry pickets between the Kappa
hammock and Rapidan.
A New Orleans dispatch says the move
ment on Mobile is undoubtedly abandoned.
Dispatches received in Cincinnati. on the
Gth. say Burnside holds Knoxville. No
particulars given.
Reports of scouts say Johnston's army is
scattered along the road from Jackson to
Mobile, it being found impossible to SUD-
sist so large number in one place Great
suffering exists in the interior of Mississippi
for want Of food.
General Grant and Adjutant General
Thomas have gone to New Orleans to see
Banks. Burnside and Banks go west and
Grant east of the Mississippi river.
Gen. sigel has been assigned to the com
mand of district in Pennsylvania, with his
headquarters at Reading.
A San Francisco dispatch of September
4th, says: The steamer Constitution sailed
o-day, carrying one hundred passengers,
$273, 900 in treasure for New York, $675,
600 for England. and S5O5.OOO for Panama.
The latter sum is supposed to be forwarded
from the Sub Treasury on Govern ment &C.
counts, but the Treasurer denies it. An
other story is that the shipment has some
thing to do with the purchase OF the
Almaden quicksilver mines.
Three cheers for California The follow
ing dispatch has been received from San
francisco, dated Sept. Sd: To abraham
LincOln-C California sends greeting. The
Union State and Congressional tickets are
elected By majority of 95, 900 to $4,000
-BR1G. GEN. F. F. Low.
A Morris Island letter of the 1st, to the
Herald, says: Four monitors, the Passaic
Patapsco, Nahant and Montauk, came in
yesterday afternoon and engaged the batter
les on Sullivan's Island, and Fort Moutrie,
firing an occasional shot at Sumter and
Wagner. The engagement opened at about
half-past three p. M, and a TWO hours fire
was maintained with great intensity, par
uicularly on the rebel side. The firing from
Moultrie and Battery B was terrific. Many
shots struck the monitors, but did little
damage. The heavy rifed and fifteen inc h
shells burst with effect over aud iu FUrt
Moultrie, and sent the earth whirling in all
directions. Fort Wagner was repeatedly
struck by exploding shells. and was some
what damaged. She fred but few shots at
the monitors during the contest. Battery
Gregg was exceedingly active, her heavy
guns being in play from the first to the
last of the engagement and making some
excellent shots. After two or three hours
! lighting the monitors withdrew. The OBJ
ject of the fighting has not yet been devel-
oPed.
Some days since the enemy made an eff
fort to blow mp and destroy the gunboats
and transports in Stono Inlet, by means of
torpedoes. Fortunately no serious damage
was inflicted on any of the vessels by these
Internal machines, but the escape was quite
narrow enough for comfort. One torpedo
exploded little astern of the Pawnee, and
blew her launch, which was towing, into
fragments. few minutes later, tremen-
dOus explosion occurred on Bird Key, few
rods below the Pawnee, occasioned by an
other torpedo sent down at the same time.
From facts since developed, it is ascertain
ed the rebels sent down that night at least
ten of these inventions. Three or four ex-
ploded, and four were picked up. One
driited through the fleet aud up Folly river.
and exploded under the bows of the mortar
schooner G. P. Williams, but occasioned
no damage. The torpedoes were princi-
pally like those that were found in Light
House creek, and exploded on the slightest
conclusion.
The Tribune's Morris Island letter says
Wagner will be held to the last moment,
and nothing. it is said, will compel it to
surrender but the want of water. The dead
lie so thickly around It's walls that the water
from shallow wells cannot be drank II
compelled by thirst, some of the soldiers are
50 imprudent as to swallow it dowU.-
The next they are in hospital, AMI before
the close of the week many of them are in
their graves. Brave attempts have been
made to supply the garrison from Charles