ed in pursuit, but were unable to come up with October 10.-Early this morning one of Genthe rebels. THE following order was issued at eral Kilpatrick's cavalry brigades, consisting of Richmond, Va., by the rebel Adjutant-General four regiments, attempted a reconnoissance on Cooper: "The Chief of the Nitre and Mining the south side of Robertson's River, when they Bureau is directed, through the officers of his were met by a large body of Stuart's rebel caval· bureau, to impress copper, coal, and such other ry. A fight ensued, which lasted about an hour, minerals as may be needed for the use of the when the Union cavalry fell back upon the ingovernment."—A FIGHT occurred near Salem, fantry reserves. Another severe conflict ensued, Miss., between four thousand rebels, under Gen- which resulted in the giving way of the Union eral S. D. Lee, and five thousand Nationals, un- infantry and the capture of a considerable numder McCullis and Phillips, resulting in the defeat ber of them. A detachment of the cavalry afterof the rebels with a loss of fifteen killed and ward made a dash upon the rebels and recapwounded. A MOB at Jackson, N. H., burned the tured all, excepting fifteen or twenty, of the inhotel where the Deputy Provost-Marshal was fantry. The entire National force were then stopping while serving notices on drafted men.-pushed back toward Culpeper, skirmishing all CARTHAGE, Mo., was burned by the rebel troops. -A PARTY of one hundred guerrillas, under command of Captain Richardson, at two o'clock this afternoon, placed obstructions on the track of the Lebanon Branch Railroad, at New-Hope, Ky., twenty miles from the junction, threw the train off the track, and fired into it, but did no damage to the passengers. They then captured the train, burned two passenger-cars, baggage and express cars, destroyed the locomotive, robbed the passengers of money and clothing, and decamped.

the way.—(Doc. 196.)

-ZOLLICOFFER, Tenn., was captured by the Union forces under General Shackelford.(Doc. 198.)

-LIEUTENANT-COLONEL G. W. LEE has recentthe mountains of North-Carolina. He has caply returned from his deserter-hunting trip into tured between three hundred and four hundred deserters and tories. Their leader, Colonel Busty, notorious for his daring outrages, was said to have about six hundred men under him. They were not, however, in a body, but scattered through the country, engaged in their treasonable work of stealing and destroying the property of the people, and carrying off cattle fattening for the army. With two hundred men, Colonel Lee pursued and drove him to Loudon, and captured fifty prisoners, among them two Yankee recruiting officers, and about seventy-five fine beef cattle.-Richmond Whig, October 10.

October 9.—Two iron-plated rams, built on the Mersey, England, by the Lairds for the use of the rebel government, were seized by order of the British government, upon a charge of an intention to evade the neutrality laws.-MAJOR-GENERAL J. G. FOSTER sent the following despatch to the National War Department: "I have the honor to report that the expedition sent out on Sunday, under General Wistar, to break up or capture the guerrillas and boats' crews organized by the enemy in Matthews County, has returned, having in the main accomplished its object. Four rebel naval officers, twenty-five men, and twentyResolved, That, awakened to a sense of the five head of cattle belonging to the Confederacy, together with horses, mules, and arms, are the abject posture to which labor and we who labor have been reduced, and to the privileges which results. A large number of rebel boats were deas citizens and people the institutions of our stroyed. Our loss was one man killed. General Wistar reports the Fourth United States in-country rest in us, we will not sleep again until fantry (colored) making thirty miles in one day; with no stragglers."

-FORT JOHNSON, in Charleston harbor, S. C., was again silenced. A well-directed shot from the Union batteries entered an embrasure and dismounted the gun.-ONE of the two-hundred pounder batteries on Morris Island, that had been silent for a week, opened on Fort Sumter and the other rebel forts.

-A LARGE and enthusiastic meeting of mechanics was held in Richmond, Va., at which the following resolution, among others, was adopted:

munities which are ours as Americans and men, our grasp has firmly clenched the rights and im

until our just demands have been met by the concessions of all opposing elements.

-THE National forces under General Burnside

defeated the rebels at Blue Springs, Tenn.(Doc. 192.)

October 11.-The English steamer Spaulding was captured by the steam transport Union

Fifteen dead rebels were found and buried. Colonel Hatch captured seventy-five prisoners, among whom was a rebel chief of artillery.

whilst attempting to run the blockade of Charles-all of their wounded and many of their dead. ton, S. C.--THE blockade-running steamer Douro was run ashore and afterward burned by the National gunboat Nansemond, under the command of Lieutenant Lamson.-A BATTLE Occurred near Culpeper, Va., the rebels losing four hundred, and the Nationals one hundred and fifty in killed, wounded, and missing.--(Doc. 196.)

-A REBEL force, under the command of Col-. onel William L. Jackson, attacked the outpost of General B. F. Kelley's army, at Bulltown, Braxton County, Va., this morning, and after a October 12.-Jefferson Davis, accompanied by severe fight were compelled to retreat with General Bragg and staff, visited the battle-field heavy loss. They were pursued by the Union of Chickamauga. He complimented the General cavalry. The Union force in the engagement in the highest terms, remarking that "his sol- consisted of detachments of the Sixth and Elevdiers were entitled to the gratitude of the coun-enth Virginia regiments, numbering about four try for their heroism, and promising them that hundred, commanded by Captain William H. the green fields of Tennessee would shortly Mattingly, of the former regiment. He was danagain be theirs."- THE Union cavalry, under gerously wounded. The other casualties were Colonel Hatch, in pursuit of the rebels, who slight. The rebel loss was sixty wounded and were retreating from the battle-field of Colliers- nine killed.--General Kelley's Despatch. ville, overtook them at Ingham's Mills, a point on Coldwater River, three miles from Byhalia, Miss. The rebels were posted in a strong position, but were compelled to retreat after a fight of two hours, with a loss of over fifty in killed and wounded.

October 13.-A fight took place at Wyatts, a town on the Tallahatchie River, Miss., between a party of rebels retreating from Colliersville, Tenn., and the National cavalry under Colonel Hatch. The place had previously been fortified and was surrounded by a deep trench. By the aid of pontoon-bridges the rebels had succeeded in crossing their horses and stores, so that their whole force was rendered available for repelling the Union troops. They had upward of three thousand men, with nine pieces of artillery, and were sheltered by the log-houses of which the town was composed; the Union force was less than two thousand five hundred, with eight pieces of artillery. The fight commenced at three o'clock in the afternoon, by the enemy attempting to force back the Union left. In this they failed. They next massed their forces to break the centre, but were driven back. Slowly Colonel Hatch advanced his line, driving the enemy back step by step. Thus the afternoon wore away, till night, dark and rainy, closed the scene. The rebels, taking advantage of the darkness, succeeded in crossing by means of their bridges, though many of them were killed by the artillery. The Union loss in the engagement was less than forty in killed and wounded. It was impossible correctly to estimate the loss of the confederates, as they succeeded in carrying off

-A FIGHT took place near Merrill's Crossing, Mo., between the Union troops under General Brown and the rebels under Shelby, in which the latter was defeated.--(Doc. 195.)

October 14.-Jefferson Davis issued an address to the soldiers of the army of Tennessee, thanking them for the "glorious victory on the field of Chickamauga."-A FIGHT took place at Salt Lick, Va., between the rebels under Colonel William M. Jackson, who were retreating from the battle-field of Bulltown, and a party of Virginia cavalry under Major Howe and Captain Harrison, resulting in a complete rout of the rebels.-AN expedition to the interior of Mississippi left Vicksburgh, under the command of General McPherson.

-THE battle of Bristoe Station, Va., was fought this day.-(Doc. 188.)

October 15.-A fight took place at McLean's Ford, on Bull Run, Va., between the rebels and the New-Jersey brigade of the Third corps of the army of the Potomac, in which the former lost sixty in killed and wounded, and the latter two killed and twenty-five wounded.-Philadelphia Inquirer, October 22.

-CANTON, Miss., was captured by the Union forces under General McPherson, after a severe engagement, in which the rebels lost two hundred in killed, wounded, and prisoners.

-Ar a special meeting of the Richmond, Va., City Council this evening, a report was adopted appointing a board, consisting of five members of the Council and three citizens, to purchase articles for sale at cost, under their direction, at