The Daily Dispatch: September 28, 1861., [Electronic resource]

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News and rumors.

The most eager anxiety is now manifested by the public to hear from our army in the west, but the fact that there was no railway connection beyond Staunton yesterday prevented the receipt of any news by the Central route. The engagement on Tuesday was doubtless an outpost skirmish, and one report says that the enemy was driven back. Heavy firing was heard on Wednesday at Jackson a river in the direction of the Ganley and it is not improvable that a battle place on that day. We have information that eight regiments are ordered forward from different points to reinforce the Western army.

There were no passengers from Manager yesterday, the trains having failed to contact in consequence of the breaking down of a small bridge at Rappabannock station by a passing freight train, on Wednesday night. No person was injured by the accident, but the cars were considerably smashed up. We learn from a gentleman who arrived from at 11 o'clock on Thursday night, that Gen. Beauregard was at Fairfax Court-House, and Generals Johnston and Smith were a mile or two below. The health of the troops was rapidly improving, and systematic measures had been adopted to prevent disease in the camps. Lowe's balloon was seen from Manson's Hill on Tuesday afternoon. The pickets continued to fire upon each other at intervals.

A painful rumor prevailed at Winchester a Wednesday that the gallant Capt. Turner Ashby was killed the night before, between Hallown and Harper's Ferry.

The York river train yesterday brought up an individual under arrest, supposed to be a spy.