The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-12-05

The cargo Of the captured British schr. Marble,
consisted Of seven bales Of blankets, cases of
cloth boxes of starch, % boxes of tin, l2O bales
coffee 20 barrels potatoes, $50 pigs lead, 30 bags
hot, box shoes, & bags arrow root ] case PTS
! tolls lreYolvcrs), > cases of cavalry swords and
! cases OF stores. The Marble was formerly named
me JnO w. Anderson. Of Baltimore, and there is
strong presumption of her intention to the
adjudication,
The reportAof Major Boger, quarsermaster at
Baltimore, Is satisfactory to the Department show.
ing that he has dispatched the forage Of two hun.
dred ana three vessels by railroad to " ashington
within the last thirty days, being an average of
| two Thousand tons daily, besides Il large amount
| of stores to the Subsistence Department.
Nov. 2S.-Adjutant General Thomas sent Ont
instructions to-day to Gen. Sherman in Beaufort,
rake possession of all the crops on the Island,
cotton corn rice, &c as military act, and to
ship Jhecott0n, and such other crops as were not
wanted tor the army TO New York to be sold there
for account of the Government Gen Sherman
was also directed 10 the negro slaves to gather
and secure the crops of cotton and corn, and to
erect his detenses at Port Royal and other places
on the Island.
! Gen Sumner division consists Of Zen How.
ards and the Irish Brigade, two more New York
and one Pennsylvania regiments. with suitable
contingent of cavalry and artillery 1t marched
last night to its position, which is between the di-
visions of Gems. Heintzelman and Franklin, the
former having been pushed some distance further
down the river.
There is a report here today that the rebel
steamer Nashville has the blockade off Charles
ton. and entered that port with valuable cargo,
consisting of woolens, ms, wires for Geographic
use, salt etc. While this report comes only thro'
rebel channels there is reason to believe it,as one
of our COnsuls notified the Government some time
SINCE that the Nashville loaded in certain
preTn port, and was intending to run the block
ade.
Government is expecting news TO arrive from
Fort Pickens in about two days.
The War Department is hourly expecting the
the announcement from Gen. Sherman that he has
taken possession of the rebel Notifications com
manding the entrance to NJ. Helena Sound about
fifteen miles north Of Port Royal, and commanding
the outlet of the CoosaW and C0mbahee rivers
thus securing the entire control of all the approach
es from the Ocean to the cluster of islands and
ahOrdlng another avenue for movement towards
the interior of the Palmetto kingdom.
The rebels are already falling back from the
Potomac before the slow but certain advance of
the Union forces. They hardly offer resistance to
the passing of our vessels. Many have come up
within the last few days loaded with coal to such
extent as to lower the price Of that article from
$40 to 81.
The Reliance came up to the navy yard from
Indian Head last evening Capt. Hammond re-
ports that just before he left at half-past one o.
clock, heavy fire opened from the rebel
batteries at Shipping Point Three OF four shots
fired while the Reliance was III sight or hear
ing. Nothing can be asGertaine1 in regard to the
object the rebels were firing at No vessel APP
peared beyond Stump Neck consequently the
superstition is that the batteries opened on the
Maryland shore -..
Nov. IS. Thanksgiving was very generally OBJ
served in the camps to-day. The soldiers were
amply provided with everything for the purpose.
An order has been issued to the Provost Mar.
shat to investigate the subject OF passes, with
view OF establishing more uniform system, to at
lord greater security to the public service.
There was a reconnaissance from Gena Fitz
John Porters and Smiths Divisions to-day in the
IneighbOrhood Of Vienna.
SEincheiI.-The inimitabe imitator Winchel