rillas mounting their horses and making off. Hamilton, who was recognized, rode boldly up to within one hundred and fifty yards of the Union advance, and delivered his fire, then turned and dashed into the bush. He was followed by a volley and retreated to the hills. The morning report of their Adjutant was captured, showing four hundred and eighty men for duty. Four of the guerrillas were killed and found in the brush. Two prisoners were taken, who acknowledged that seven were wounded. The rebels, who had bushwhackers in the hills assisting them, so completely blockaded the road by felling trees, that it was found impossible to pursue them. Colonel Love withdrew, and under orders from Colonel Harney, halted at Ray's Cross Roads. The following proclamation was found posted on a tree at Tompkinsville, given literally: HEAD QRS HAMILTONS BATTALION proprietors of the Republican were frequently warned by the authorities against the publication of disloyal sentiments in their paper. September 11.-The steamer Sir William Peel was captured at the mouth of the Rio Grande, by the United States steamer Seminole. September 12.-About three o'clock to-day, a prowling band of guerrillas, some three hundred strong, supposed to be a part of the rebel Colonel Freeman's men, at Salem, Mo., attacked the Union forces, consisting of one company of the Fifth M. S. M., under command of Captain Whyback, resulting in the greatest confusion and slaughter among the rebels. The rebels had laid their plans to surround the soldiers, and in attempting to carry out their projects-the strong wind blowing the dust in thick clouds round about-they became literally entangled among themselves, and supposing a part of their own men to be Nationals, commenced a most deadly engagement, resulting in great slaughter. In the mean time the militia were "keeping cool," I Now Give Notice to Citizens and Soldiers to all Concerned that the principle of Burning and Pilaging must be Stopt as I am ordered to retali-watching the sport, and at the proper time ate in Every respect Let us fight and not make war on the Women and Children I am Roundly opposed to Burning and Plundering But I am Compelled to Retaliate tharefore I am Desireous that the Burning and Pilaging may be stopt if it Does not stop I will Certainly Retaliate I will Certainly Regard Citizens if the Citizens of the South is Regarded. I am your Humble Servt O. P. HAMILTON Col. Comdg The Cavalry! --MATHEW F. MAURY addressed a letter to the London Times, on the reports and war-plans of the National Government.-A FIGHT occurred at Ringgold, Ga., between the National forces under Colonel Wilder and General Van Cleve, and a portion of the rebel army which was retreating from Chattanooga, resulting in the expulsion of the latter from the town, with a loss of three killed and eighteen taken prisoners. The Union loss was three men wounded of the Ninety-third Illinois regiment.--MAJOR-GENERAL ROSECRANS entered Chattanooga. charged upon the confused foe, raking them down in every direction, putting their vastly superior number to flight, hotly pursued by the undaunted boys of the gallant Fifth, who scattered death and terror to the rebels in their hasty retreat, a distance of eighteen miles. Their loss was not less than twenty killed in the chase. There was not a man of the Fifth killed, and only three wounded. A more complete victory over guerrillas has not been accomplished in Missouri for many months.-Rollo Express, September 19. -THE blockade-runner Alabama was chased ashore on the Chandeleur Islands, Mississippi, and captured, by the United States flag-ship San Jacinto; during the afternoon the rebel steamer Fox was driven ashore by the United States steamers Genesee, Calhoun, and Jackson, and afterward burned by the rebels.-FITZ-HUGH LEE, a brigadier-general in the rebel service, relinquished the command of his brigade, having received promotion to a major-generalship.—As the second battalion of the Sixty-third Indiana regiment -B. H. RICHARDSON and his son, Frank A. was returning from Terre Haute to Indianapolis, Richardson, and Stephen J. Joyce, proprietors of this day, an attempt was made to hang D. W. the Baltimore, Md., Republican, were to-day ar- Voorhees, who was reëlected to Congress from rested by order of General Schenck, for publish- Indiana at the last election. Mr. Voorhees was ing in their paper of yesterday evening a piece of travelling as a passenger in the same train with poetry entitled the "Southern Cross." The three the soldiers. He was rescued by the officers, were sent across our lines this morning. The but compelled by the soldiers to leave the train at Greencastle.-THE national salute was fired believed, disabled. One large gun in particular at noon to-day from the Fort at Sandy Hook, was knocked completely end over end, as could Fort Lafayette, Castle William, and Fort Schuy-be plainly seen from the vessels, and the achieveler, New-York, in honor of the Union victories at Morris Island, Knoxville, and Chattanooga.-THE schooner Flying Scud was captured by the National steamer Princess Royal. She was from Brazos, Texas, and was loaded with cotton. ment drew forth hearty cheers from the gallant tars.-AN expedition composed of sailors and marines from the Navy-Yard and frigate Potomac, was organized at Pensacola, Florida, and sent up the Blackwater River to destroy a ferry September 13.-A portion of rebel guerrillas and bridges used by the rebel troops in passing belonging to the band of the Chief Biffles, amount- from Alabama into Florida, for the purpose of ing in number to over one hundred and ten, was annoying our garrisons and stealing supplies. surrounded by a detachment of Missouri cavalry Lieutenant Houston, United States Marine corps, and a company of mounted infantry from Pa- employed the captured steamer Bloomer, and ducah, Ky., near Paris, Tenn., and six of them accomplished his mission with a loss of two killed, twenty-one wounded, and the rest cap-men, namely, Corporal Enderly, marine guard, killed; private tured.—THE Clyde-built side-wheel steamer JupiPotomac guard, wounded. ter, a noted blockade-runner, one hundred and September 14.-This evening three squadrons eighty-four feet long, nineteen feet beam, former- of the First Maryland cavalry, commanded by ly a passenger-boat on the Clyde, was captured Major Russell, were ordered to the front to relieve by the United States steamer Cimarron, at half- the Sixth Ohio, then engaged with the rebels at past three o'clock this morning, in attempting to Rapidan Station. When it reached the battlerun the blockade into Savannah, by the way of ground the enemy was forming for a charge. Warsaw Sound. She had for passengers four One squadron was immediately dismounted and officers of the Royal Navy, an agent of the Con- deployed as skirmishers, and the other two formed federacy named Weaver, and a commercial agent. in line of battle. Scarcely were they formed when Also Nassau and Savannah pilots.-A CAVALRY the enemy charged with a full regiment upon the fight took place near Culpeper Court-House, line of skirmishers. These two squadrons promptVa., between the Nationals, under General Kil-ly charged the enemy and drove him back. The patrick, and the rebels, under General Lomas enemy soon rallied and charged again; but Major and Colonel Beale, of the Ninth Virginia cav- Russell had his men well in hand, and met the alry, resulting in a complete rout of the rebels, enemy the second time and drove him back again, with considerable loss in killed, wounded, and capturing one officer and one private. The eneprisoners.-(Doc. 169.) my was satisfied with charging. All this time the rebels had four batteries playing at cross-fires upon the Unionists, and yet, strange to say, the only casualties in the regiment of First Maryland cavalry are Captain Joseph Cook, company D, slightly wounded; Corporal Jno. McCowhen, company G, killed; private John Otto, company F, wounded; private John Schmits, company A, wounded, and three privates missing. Never did men charge more gallantly, or behave better than did these sqadrons. They met more than double their number, and twice drove them back and held the field. Lieutenant Bankard, company A, distinguished himself by his cool and gallant conduct. -THE National troops stationed at Salem, Dent County, Mo., were attacked by four hundred rebels, who were repulsed, with a loss of twenty killed and a number wounded.-THE expedition against the Sioux Indians, commanded by General H. H. Sibley, returned to Fort Snelling. THE United States steamer Genesee, and gunboats Calhoun and Jackson, shelled the rebel iron-clad Gaines near the fort at Grant's Pass, below Mobile, and compelled her to retire behind the fort, together with another vessel belonging to the rebel fleet. After the retreat of the rebel iron-clad and the transport steamer behind the fort, the shelling was directed solely against the latter. Twenty-two shells from the Genesee alone, fell inside the fort, and the firing from the other boats was remarkably accurate. Sand, stones, logs of wood, etc., were sent flying upward in great quantities, and before the action terminated every gun was dismounted, and, it is -THE following circular was issued this day from the headquarters of the army of the Potomac, by command of Major-General Meade : I. Newspaper correspondents will be admonished to hold no communication with prisoners of war, whether on their way to headquarters or temporarily detained in the custody of any guard, or to seek any information from guides, scouts, or refugees, coming from beyond the lines. II. No newspaper correspondent or civilian, not connected with the army, will be permitted to accompany or remain with cavalry serving in the front, or on the flank of the army. -THE cavalry advance of the army of the Potomac, under the command of General Pleasanton, reached the Rapid Ann River, at Raccoon Ford, after considerable heavy skirmishing between Culpeper and that point. No rebel infantry had been met with, though a strong force of rebel cavalry had been constantly driven back by the National forces. —THIS morning, at about six o'clock, a regiment of Texas Rangers, the Second Texas cavalry, two hundred and fifty strong, under command of Colonel George Madison, charged on the Union picket stationed about one mile south of the town of Vidalia, La., on the road leading along the levee, near the river. The picket-only one lieutenant and six men strong-had to fall back against such an overwhelming power. The musketry firing was distinctly heard in town, where only two companies of the Thirtieth Missouri regiment were stationed. Colonel Farrar, who happened to be present, at once ordered all his men to "fall in," and was in a few minutes at the place of attack, having only about twenty men, who were first under arms, along with him, the whole force at Vidalia who were fit for duty consisting only of about fifty men. In the doublequick he rushed forward, and was received by a heavy fire of the enemy, who had taken possession of a pontoon train encamped in the southern part of the town, and were just preparing to burn up the wagons loaded with the pontoons. The Union skirmishers opened a brisk fire on the enemy, who was covered by a five hedge, and could not be seen by the men, though the distance was only about twenty yards. Colonel Farrar seeing that the object of the enemy's attack was the destroying of the pontoon trains, ordered a charge at once, and with cheers his men rushed to the guard, where a lively skirmish for about fifteen minutes took place, and he succeeded in driving the enemy back. The Unionists lost two men killed and four wounded. The enemy lost six killed, eleven wounded, and twe prisoners, among whom was a Lieutenant Skinner, of the Twenty-sixth Tennessee cavalry, who stated that the strength of his regiment was two hundred and fifty, and that Brigadier-General Majors, with a body-guard of thirty men from a Louisiana cavalry regiment, was near, but did not take part in the charge; that his regiment had crossed Black River near Trinity City, La., on the evening of the thirteenth, to charge on Vidalia for the purpose of burning down the pontoon train; that besides his regiment there were two Texas cavalry regiments, under command of Colonels Stone and Lane, at Black River, seventeen miles distant, and also one Louisiana and one Arkansas cavalry regiment, all under command of Brigadier-General Majors. Colonel Farrar, who had sent notice to Natchez about the attack, åt once prepared to have his men mounted to follow up the enemy as quick as reënforcements came. At about eight o'clock two regiments of infantry and a few companies of cavalry had crossed the river and come to his assistance. The enemy was followed up closely and overtaken at Black River, where another skirmish took place, lasting until dark. The enemy was forced to cross the river, and the National forces returned to camp, where they arrived at eleven o'clock P.M. September 15.-Rear-Admiral D. D. Porter, writing to the Navy Department from Cairo, Ill., under this date, says: "The river below seems quiet. There has been but one attempt made to obstruct commerce or transportation. A party of guerrillas attacked the gunboat Champion from behind the levee while she was convoying a body of troops below. The troops passed on safely, and the Champion stopped and fought the rebels until she made them retire, losing some of their men-report says fifty-seven. They have not been heard of since, excepting that they were falling back on Alexandria, General Herron having given them a chase with his division. As I came up, I overtook a part of the Marine Brigade under Colonel Curry. He reported to me that he had just captured at Bolivar three rebel paymasters with two million two hundred thousand dollars in confederate money to pay off the soldiers at Little Rock. He also captured the escort consisting of thirtyfive men. This will not improve the dissatisfaction now existing General Price's army, and the next news we hear will be that General Steele has possession of Little Rock. The gunboats pick up deserters every day, who say the rebels do not intend to fight in Arkansas, and that with proper steps she will be in the Union again in |