SEPTEMBER 8.] and a baser betrayal of trust on the part of continuing all day, the rebels constantly falling back, the Trigpicta following until the rebels river and commenced skirmishing with them, ing the substitute business in Maryland and in VOL. VII-DIARY 4 and a baser betrayal of trust on the part of continuing all day, the rebels constantly falling Congress." -THE United States troops encamped within the city of New-York for the preservation of order during the draft, were removed by order of Brigadier-General Canby.-R. R. Belshaw, in a letter to Earl Russell, sets forth a series of outrages committed upon himself and other British subjects, by the rebel government in the States of Alabama and Tennessee, and asks for redress.—Six privates and one of the telegraph operators, belonging to the army of General Rosecrans, were captured at Running Water Bridge, near Chattanooga.—A FIGHT occurred in Dacotah Territory, near the battle-ground of White Stone Hill, between a party of hostile Indians and the Second regiment of Nebraska volunteers, belonging to the command of General Sully. (Doc. 161.) September 6.-A fight took place at Brandy Station, Va., in which the rebel cavalry, under General Stuart, were driven back four miles beyond Culpeper Court-House, on the road to Richmond, and two pieces of horse artillery were captured from the rebels by the Union forces, under the command, in person, of General Custar, who was slightly wounded. ---THE bombardment of Forts Wagner and Gregg, in Charleston harbor, was continued during the day. Last night battery Gregg was assaulted by the National forces, who were repulsed. -FORTS Wagner and battery Gregg were evacuated by the rebels in accordance with the orders of General Beauregard, and seventy-five men and twenty-one guns were left in the hands of the National forces.-(See Supplement.) back, the Unionists following until the rebels had crossed the Atchafalaya River, twelve miles from the position where the skirmishing commenced. Here the rebels made a stand, and crossing the river being impracticable, the Unionists fell back and encamped for the night, with a loss of one killed and eight wounded.—THIS evening the monitor Weehawken went aground midway between Forts Sumter and Moultrie, in Charleston harbor. Several attempts were made to get her off, but each proved ineffectual. ToWard evening the Ironsides, with the monitors Nahant, Montauk, Patapsco, and Lehigh commenced a vigorous bombardment of Fort Moultrie, withdrawing at dark. September 8.-The United States gunboats Clifton and Sachem were captured by the rebels at Sabine Pass, La., being disabled by the fire from the fortifications on shore. They were operating for the landing of a column of United States troops under Major-General Franklin, to be employed in a movement against Louisiana and Texas. In consequence of the failure at this point, the movement was abandoned.—(Docs. 125 and 165.) -CHATTANOOGA was evacuated by the rebels, who retreated to the south.-THE bombardment of Fort Moultrie, by the monitors Nahant, Montauk, Patapsco, and Lehigh, was renewed and continued during the first half of the day. A house on Sullivan's Island was set on fire by the shells.-THE Washita River expedition, consisting of the greater part of General Logan's old brigade, a regiment of cavalry, and a battery of artillery, returned to Vicksburgh from the portion of Louisiana lying adjacent to Washita River. No organized force of the rebels could be found. September 7.—Cumberland Gap, Tenn., which The detour was made to the north-west, in direchad been well fortified and occupied by the rebels tion of the village of El Dorado, Ark. A large for the year past, surrendered to the Union forces number of rebel soldiers came voluntarily into under the command of General Shackelford, with- the Union lines and surrendered.—A FORCE of out firing a gun. The garrison consisted of four National troops assaulted Fort Sumter, but were regiments, namely, Fifty-fifth Georgia, Sixty-repulsed, leaving in the hands of the rebels a fourth Virginia, Sixty-second and Sixty-fourth large number of prisoners.-(See Supplement.) North-Carolina, a portion of Leyden's artillery, -THE National forces at Bath, Va., composed Captain Barnes's company, of Georgia; also Fain's of a portion of two companies of Colonel WynTennessee battery, commanded by Lieutenant Conner.-A CAVALRY force belonging to General Herron's army, under Major Montgomery, on a reconnoissance from Morgan's Bend, La., met a party of rebel pickets about three miles from the river and commenced skirmishing with them, VOL. VII.-DIARY 4 koop's Seventieth Pennsylvania cavalry, were attacked this morning at three o'clock by a party of rebels, numbering over two hundred, who were repulsed and driven off.-Ar Baltimore, Md., General Schenck issued an order suppressing the substitute business in Maryland and in his department, it having been found that the agencies for procuring substitutes to go out of the State and department interfered with the operation of the draft and recruiting. September 9.-Chattanooga, Ga., was occupied by the National forces belonging to the army of General Rosecrans.-COLONEL CLOUD, with his division, belonging to the army of General Blunt, attacked a body of over one thousand rebels at Dardanelle, Ark., and defeated them, capturing their entire camp and a large amount of stores. LIEUTENANT-COLONEL HAYS, with companies A, B, H, and parts of E and F, of the One Hundredth Ohio regiment, was attacked near Telford, Tenn., ninety-three miles up the railroad, by one thousand eight hundred rebels, un der Jackson, and fought them gallantly for two hours, losing heavily in killed and wounded, but was finally compelled to surrender to overpowering numbers. National loss by the affair was about three hundred-killed, wounded, and prisoners of which an undue proportion were commissioned officers.-THE bombardment of Fort Moultrie, S. C., was continued. September 10.-Major-General S. A. Hurlbut, from his headquarters at Memphis, Tenn., issued general orders causing reprisals to be made for all rebel outrages committed within his lines, by levying assessments upon the wealthiest and most notorious sympathizers with the rebellion, adding fifty per cent to the amount of damages proven.-LAST night a party of soldiers, belonging to General Benning's rebel brigade, robbed the office of the Standard newspaper, at Raleigh, N. C., and this morning a crowd of citizens 'gathered and rushed upon the office of the State Journal, in the same place, and totally destroyed the furniture and printing materials."(Doc. 166.) 66 —LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, was captured by the National forces under the command of General Steele. (Docs. 124 and 145.) —Major-General JAMES G. BLUNT, from his headquarters at Fort Smith, issued the following address to the people of Arkansas: inquiries made, "Is the occupation of this post by Federal troops to be permanent ?" I answer yes. The flag that floats from yonder staff, shall continue to wave its folds to the breeze, never again to be desecrated by treason's foul pollution. The whole of the Indian Territories and Western Arkansas are now in my possession, and under my control. All the rebel hordes, except a few guerrillas, have been driven beyond the Red River. The most obnoxious of the rebel citizens have followed the army with their families to seek the 'last ditch.' It is for you, who have chosen to remain at your homes, to elect whether you will have peace or war. "From the unfeigned joy manifested by thousands of your citizens upon the occupation of this city and the neighboring city of Van Burenfrom the reports of delegations who have visited me from over one hundred miles in the interior, south of the Arkansas River, as also from the fact that hundreds of true men have come from the mountains to swell the Union ranks in the last few days, and still continue to come from whither they have been driven and hunted like beasts of prey by confederate soldiers-gives assurance that the love and attachment for the Union is not yet extinct in Western Arkansas. Moreover, the bleached and crumbling bones of hundreds of Arkansians who, in this locality, have recently been hung upon the gibbet, by a fiendish and merciless crew of confederate murderers, for no other reason than that they loved the old flag, and would not bow their necks to the behests of treason, is evidence that they were true and devoted heroes, worthy a better fate. "Many applications have been made by citizens for safeguards. None will be issued. The best safeguard you can have is the American flag suspended over your premises, and to deport yourselves as becomes good and loyal citizens. Your conduct must be your safeguard. If it shall be your desire to disenthral yourselves from the tyranny and oppression to which you have been the auspices of the United States authority, every subjected, and organize a civil government, under facility will be afforded you to accomplish this purpose. I leave the matter with you, trusting that wise counsels may prevail." "The flag that two and a half years ago was struck, when a weak garrison of United States troops were compelled to abandon this post, be- -THE Eleventh regiment of Kentucky mountfore a superior number of maddened and infuri- ed infantry, commanded by Colonel Love, in purated men, who had resolved upon the overthrow suit of the rebel guerrillas under Colonel O. P. of the best Government upon earth, now floats in Hamilton, overtook them at Brimstone Creek, triumph over Fort Smith. In reply to the many | Tenn., where a brisk skirmish occurred, the guer 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 I Now Give Notice to Citizens and Soldiers to 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. 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," watching the sport, and at the proper time 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 reelected 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 |