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The paper does not th go .to press until after the.arrival of the mail. fe It is delivered by Carrierfor $8 per year or rii $4 for six months.s s cr ýTELEGORAPHIC. c bi Washington Sept. 12.-The opin ion here is that a general enga- at gementrcannot be long delayed-good re military -critics, however, declare they le expect no serious fighting for two or ai three weeks. All was quiet at Chain ti Bridge last night. s Firing was re-commenced this ,moruingin direction of Chain Bridge. g: The cause is not yet known. ee The New York Tribune says, of 1E sixty two prisoners at Fort Lafayette, u all but three are guilty of treason. SCapt. Done, of the Pocahontas, has o been arrested, charged with treaso- , nable corresdondence o The Herald says the Goverment t, has a dispactb from Rosencrantz. stat ing "-that he drove Gen. Floyd to his n earthworks, and will fight him again ; to-morrow." ' At seven oclock a large party of t New York Highlandersleft the Chain i, Bridge as skirmishers. the Confeder- a ate pickets fell-backseven miles, when f the Federals commenced retreating. f the Confederates then opened fire with j / shell, which was replied to by Giffin's battery. The Federals ceased firing , for twenty minutes to give the (onfed crates anopportunity to meet themon open field. On resuming fire the Fed- ( erals opened with a 32-pounder, the shells of which drove the Confeder ates oft: I i New York, Sept. 12.-M. C. Stan 1ev has been sent to Fort Lafayette I for tampering with soldiers. Captain Newman, of the brig Ocean Bird, reports that th# priva teer Sumter took feaur fully laden d American ships frem TI'rinidad. Burlington, Sept. .2.-lntense ux citement has been produced her,, bv the arrest of Col. J. W. Wall. for many years a leading man in this community. ) Syracuse, Sept-.,12.--The Peoples' d convention passed strong resolutions offering to amnalgariaite with the t. Peoples' conventioi4 lies over. Syracuse. Sept. 12.-The( Gerianan 0 Republican Convention were invited to take seats in the regular Republi can convention. The ticket of the V'eopl,e's Untio Convention, was read and raee r vedmi with mingled apllause and hisses. m'inallv the people's ticket was ad.p ted. with the exception ,,f 'anal Coi:, ' missioner, the lRepublicans susti - tinr Bruce for '':ahna~. iBoth con P. vetrtilns then adjivrned sine die. ,Louisville, Sept. 12. -'Th' ,enuate ipa ,ssed the House resolutio,n iustruc M tiatg the t(oveunr ito nrder tlhet Cont all fiderates off Kentucky soiil 41 ''lThe Judge 1f thl, county court, has " ordered the Sheriff to take tile gum,, , from several companies of Sta tT guards. It is stated that many ot the guns have been spirited away. lion. John Bell's poat, Treadwa ter, has been seized at Smithland. Philadelphia, Spot. 12.-Wm. H. its Winter, brother of the Confederate: general of that name, has been arres ted, charged with treasonable corres pondence. .Stockbridge, Mass., Sep*. 12.--Ex - overnor Briggs, who was acciden to tally shot sometime since, has died. Clarksville, Va., Sept. 12.-A bat y tle occurred at 3 o'clock on Tuesday, u. afternoon,near Sommerville. Rosen crantz, after making a reconnoisance, found Floyd's army, 5,000 strong, Swith sixteen field pieces, entrenched in a powerful position, on the top of a mountain, at Cornix Ferry, west , side of Gayley river. 'I'he rear and extreme of both flanks was inacces sible. The fort was masked by hea Svy jungle. in A strong detachment of Confeder the ates were discovered out of camp on s to this side of the river. Shortly after P wards the scouts discovered them h2i selves in the face of a parapet bat tory and a long line of palasa E les til when the battle opened fiercely, and the Confederates poured upon the m4 federals a terrible fire of nnsketry, be rifles, cannister and shell, causing some casualties. Col. Settle led sev- an eral companies, and his wish was to aI charge 'the batteries, when he was so brought down by a shot in the leg. Col. Smith -engaged the Confeder- St ates •on the left, and Col. Lowe di rectly in front. Col Lowe was kil- ri led. McMullen's howitzer battery, rii and Snyder's two field pieces, got in Wt the best position possible, and soon silenced two Couf'derate guns. bi The fire slackened at intervals, but grew more furious as -night approach- S4 ed, when the German brigade were T. led into the action by Col. MeCook, in under the direction of Adjutant Gen- te eral Hortzuff. After a furious -fight h of three hours night compelled the t} recall of the troops. The men lay N on their arms ready to renew the con test in the morning. tl Gen. Floyd fell back during the st night, sinking Ioasts and destroying sf the temporary bridge over the river. w The depth of the river and exhaus- s( tion of the troops rendered pursuit' t" impossible. Our loss is fifteen killed fi and seventeen wounded. The Con federate loss is unknown, as they o carried off their dead and' wounded. b It is, however, certaiuly serious. o: ' Richmond, Sept. 12.--The war b market is dull. Rumors have all ex- re ploded in regard to war matters. LIHon. J. P. Benjamin, Attorney I General, publishes a law to-morrow, u which was not appre'ved by the Pre- f, -sident. but becamra a law by not be ing roturued to Congress within ten t - days. The law provides that all c . umailable matters address to officers of the several State Governments. for the payment of postage, and on which the said novernment 1o resp.,n- 1 n sible, in the adjustment of the ac counts of the parties mailing the same, may be transmittted without v the preplaynlent of postage ; provi r dled, the ipetrs(,s mailing t'he same s shall t.ndorse his official title, nature of matters mailed, and the amount of postage to be collected of said Gov is ernment at the office of delivery. e Washington, .:,,pt. !).---Advices frtom Point of Rocks report the Con n iifderates are taking up the Balti d( inre and Ohio Railroad, and using i- tie in:atrials to extend the track of the Alexandria and Loudon road. Louisville, Sept. I13.-hloselcrantz'si d 1,ttiicial report is similar to that sent s. l.st. night. He says about 20 were - illed and 10u wounded. lHe foutnd - tw, -talnd of colors, ar . fw prisouere, a- nud souwe camp etqitipagz,-, wh'lich Floyd - hald lehft. mlnntr those mintioned for zlallant t, rv and soldiery hbearilu, are (bens. L- 1 tsencrantz, Benhamu. ('oi. MlcC(ouk, '- Lvthe Lowe, (Captain-. IHortzuff, Sivder. 31cMullen, and Major Burk. I L, ouisvillc, Sept.l3 .-F-ronm I'rank i.-. fort we learn that luston, fromn the to committee to revie tilt statutes of of the of the State, reports a bill to prohibit and punish relbellion in the a- State. It was made the special or der for to day The bill makes the L. waging of war on the United States, Ste the enlistment of troops for the Con fs- federate States or inducing others to e- do so joining or parading with a company with the intention of joining x- the Conf'ederates, a felony, and pun n- isliable by from one to ten years im . prisonment. Lt- The invasion of Kentucky by any v, of her cititizens as Confederate sol n- diers, is punishable with death. The e, law is to go into effettct in ten days. ug, Louisville, Sept. 13.--Gov. Magof ed fin has vetoed the resolutions order of ing him to instruct the Confederates est to leave Kentucky soil. The reso nd lutions were passed over the veto. 's- New York, Sept. 13.---The police :a- have seized the blank notes of the P'ittsylvauia Bank of Virginia, ,and er- arrested the engraver. on The National Zeitung, a (;rman or- paper, has been interdicted. m-- Louisville, Sept. 13.--Ipouston 's at- rebellion bill has been postponed un til Monidtay. - New York, Seq. 13.- The Com mercial A'dveriser says Fiemont will be succeeded by Gen. eigs. St. Louis, Sept. 12-Mrs Welton, and a free colored woman, has been arrested for selling poisoned pies to soldiers. The pony express -has arrived with San Francisco dates to the 28th niult. Thesteamer J. A.McClelland, ruin riing to Red Bluffs on the Sacramentf river, exploded, killing fifteen and wounding many. Jie politiaal canvas was gowing bitter. ' SThe North Putting PorkA Her Strength. The Yankees are splitting their. itroat in exultant shouts over the Cape Hat teras affair. The New York Herald has an editorial headed "Opening of the Campaign against the South-t-ht North Putting Forth its Strength." If remarks the Richmond Enquirer. ' the North, by putting forth her strength; has captured a sand bank several miles from tera firmae, -ha~t will she have put forth in order to : seized and possess the ten hundredl thousand square miles of idJd row firmly held by the Confederates. Mexico, Mo, sept. 12.--Thetimbers of a bridge this side of Sturgeon has been nearly burned through. A train of cars With troops examined t'he bridge before attempting to pass, and. returned to this place to await repairs. Jefferson City, Mo., Sept. 12--Goen. Price encamped on Saturday night near Clinton, Henry county, en rout, for Jefferson City. Boston, Sept. 12 -The Nahant Hno I tel has been destoyed by fire. L-ss I one hundred thousand dollars. 6RECEIVED THIS MORNINTG, St. Louis. Sept 14-Rains is r,. ported forty miles from .Lexingtto with 15,000 men. Tom Harris captured the Federal govt.rnment "agent in Boone county. and took a number of horses. SIudson and Martin (Green crosse.d the 1Missouri at Glosgow with 25,000 fnl r . They seized the steamer Sun shine and used her for .transporting troops.. They captured -a squad of fourteen federalists, amd released .t number of secession prisoners. The Sulshfinle was laden with bacon, su gar. etc., and 600 stand of arnns. .Jeffe'-rson C(ity, Sept 14--Pricc's I:dvance- guard is at Warrenubutg. 'trice clains to have a force of 1600t'. I lis main b ,lvy is approaching Lex t, igtun. h"l',i messenger who brough, l this news. also brings Price's officia.. •ac:cmnt of the battle of Fort Sceo:. on the 4th inst. The forces unde" Lane, Montgoumry, and Junson r Strea:d :fter a skirnmish of an hu:" rand a half. Price's loss was thr, kilb 1 amnd twenty-seven woundedl. f, lThie Kansatls abandoned Fort Sco:t. k ani cortiamucd the retreat towars k- Kans:a. l V: .himn{tonn. Se-tt 14. - Intelil of geneel has been rtce, led to-night that the (Conifedrates are moving in lar bodies from Fairfax Court-house t.' - Fall Church. Heavy picket skir c mishrng is reported. Clarksburg. Va., Sept. 14.--Th Confederates commenced advancinm to yesterday morning, on both turr, t pikes, towards Elk Water and Chenm Mountain summit. They surroundec the fort on the summit, and cut thr n-telegraph wires They continued rt advance on Elk Water until withi. two miles, when shells from Loon-, ho battery checked them. he Skirmishing was kept up all nigth,. Two Confederate officers, .who wti-, spying around the Federal carmd .were: surprised by the Federal pik Sets, who shot one-supposed to be John A. Washington, of Mount VWr non. • ' Ice ANOTHER VICTIR. he New Orlean, -Sept. 14th.--Th' nd Richmond E 'xamiuer BUmlrtin Boar' has the following, post marked :: anLewisburg, wi~itten to the post-ma - ter at Richmond: •'s 'Gen. Floyd.had another engagt n ( ontinued on the last paoge.