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ttle of Chickamauga. We find in the Washington Star and National Republican, of the 22d inst., very meagre accounts, in which the Federals estimate their loss at 2,000 prisoners. The latest news the New York papers have is dated at Cincinnati, the 24th. The telegram says: Mr. Shanks, the correspondent of the Herald, has arrived here from the battle-field of Chattanooga, where he witnessed the fighting of Saturday and Sunday. He says that the reports of the battle received from Washington are in the main incorrect, and that really the Army of the Cumberland has met with a defeat which must put it on a defensive position for some time to come. Gen. Thomas's corps is really the only one which did any fighting. On the first day it defeated Longstreet with horrible slaughter, driving him in great confusion for over a mile from the Chickamauga river. Longstreet, in a two hours fight, lost one thousand men, and double that number wounded. McCook's and Crittenden's corps o
Late European news. The steamer China has arrived at New York with Liverpool dates of the 13th inst. The extracts from the English papers relative to the steam rams detained at Liverpool leave some doubt as to whether the detention is official, though Washington letters say that the Lincoln Government has received official intelligence that they are detained by order of the British Government: [from the London morning Post.] Some doubt has been cast upon the statement which we made a few days ago with reference to the steamer rams in course of construction at Mr. Laird's yard. We can only repeat our certainty of its accuracy. The Government have given notice to the builder that the ships will not be allowed to leave the Mersey; and if it is found that their construction is contrary to the terms of the foreign enlistment act they will be seized as violating its provisions. [from the Shipping Gazette, Sept.10.] We have reason to believe the announcement is premat