Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-09-09

wounded in the hospital in this place were
discharged to-day, and will leave for home
as soon as the anbulances sent from Rolla
arrive here. The remainder of the wounded
in the hospital are doing well. All of the
rebel wounded have been sent 10 Bentons.
vile, few miles below the Arkansas line.
One of their surgeons informs me that the
typhoid fever has broken out in their hospital
and their deaths amount to fifteen OF twenty
per day. General McCuloch is reported to
be at Mount Vernon recruiting and organ.
izing for bold and vigorous effort north
ward. There are various rumors about Price
and Rains having taken Fort Scott, de-
feated Colonel Montgomery and captured
all his stores, arms, &C., and taken nearly all
of his command, himself among the rest, as
prisoners; but they need confirmation.
Governor jackson arrived here to. day, but
his future movements are unknown"
ST. LOUIS, September S.-Mr. Murphy, a
member of the firm of Torbert & Co, at Linn
Greek, Camden County, now in this city, re-
ceived advices last night that his store was
robbed on Thursday by band of one hun
dred and fifty Secessionists, headed by
preacher named johnson, of Lanes Prairie,
and property to the amount Of $4,000 car
ried Of. Colonel McClung another member
of the firm, is at Jefferson City, in command
of regiment of United States troops. The
firm also own two steamers running on the
Usage River, one Of which the robbers seized,
but as the river is too low for navigation, it
is thought they will destroy her.
The Postmaster at Oscoela, St. Clair County,
reports that when he left the news had just
reached there of fight between General
Lanes Kansas Brigade and body of rebels
under General Rains, in which the latter was
completely defeated, with heavy loss, and
Rains taken prisoner. General Price, who
was at Osceola, credited the report.
INDIANAPOLIS, September s.-Hon. Joseph
A. Wright, Elk Minister TO Berlin, arrived at
home on Saturday. He was greeted at the
depot by large crowd of citizens, and
escorted to the State-house square, where he
was welcomed in a patriotic speech by Cen
eral Dumont.
Mr.. Wright, in response, said he did not
| come home to talk about parties or political
| platforms. When the institutions of his
country were assailed he had nothing to do
| with them. The Constitution must be pre-
served and this great rebellion put down.
He would sustain Mr.. Lincoln and the Ad-
ministration in every effort to sustain the
Government. He would never agree to a
division of this country; we must be one pee,
pie. He was for this country, first, last and
| all the time, and for the prosecution of the
wer to successful termination, and for such
purpose would put forth every exertion.
LOUISVILLE, September The Charleston
Mercury OF the fifth says that Captain Cox
eta, of the, brig JEFF Davis, had arrived there,
and was presented with a watch, &c. The
| Captain says, for two weeks he was cruising
for the yacht RebeccG, Captain j. G. Bennett,
IT,, without success,
The Charleston Courier of the tenth saws
that the whole coast of st, Augustine is
blockaded. 1t reports that vessels loaded
with coffee and fruits run the blockade on
| fba nj Hra frop,
the feet.
The Florida people think their batteries
will effectually protect them against Federal
invasion.
The planters have unanimously resolved
not to ship Sea Island cotton either North or
South, the entire crop being pledged to the
| Confederacy.
The Nashville Union and American of the
| fifth says that three thousand five hun
| dred Federal troops occupied Paducah on
| Friday, taking possession of the telegraph,
Marine Hospital, and the Branch Bank of
Louisville, the coin from which having been
removed before their arrival. The editor
thinks the movement indicative of an at.
tempt to invade Tennessee from that direc-
ton.
The Charleston Nercury's Goldsboro IN. c.
correspondent of the 9Th says thatall is quiet
No signs and, no expectations of an attack,
to beat off the invaders from their present
position.
The Fredericksburg (Va) Recorder of the
Sd says the mast of a schooner is sticking
out of the water near the Maryland shore,
sunk by the Confederate batteries.
Richmond advices of the 4th say that ur-
gent requests have been made to place Cap
tain Bragg in command of the threatened
district of North Carolina.
Ibo
that the Confederates killed three hundred
Federals and losing twenty, in sharp skir-
mish on the l4th, taking possession of an i'm
| portant hill near Arlington Hights.
| A special to the Knoxville Register, from
| Lynchburg, on the 9th, says:
| sour forces are pushing forward toward
| Washington. Halls Hill, which the Con
federates took yesterday, after sharp fight,
brings US three miles nearer Washington
than heretofore, and our posts and camp are
now in full sight of the camp, court and
Capital of the Lincoln Government
The Clarksville JeferSoniGn says the cars
southwark have been crowded for the pas
ten days with Southerners, who had been re-
siding North, who were compelled to flee to
avoid being pressed into the Federal service
Quite number of them are from Missouri.
A special Richmond dispatch of the 9Th
says that General Sidney Johnson, senior
| Otu6Idl III lu6 OOnleueEhJe army, arrived
there, and will be assigned to duty at NJ an
| assas.
The Richmond Dispatch learns that Gen
eral Lee was at Valley Mountain on the 27tI
ult, waiting for fair weather and good road
to commence operations. The Federals wer
strongly posted at Stalnaker's, about twelv
miles distant, and between there and Hut
louisville.
Louisville is full of contradictory and uu
I reliable rumors, among which is one that
, dispatch from JEFF. Davis to friend was ex
hibited to Johnson, Chairman of the Senat
Committee, to visit the Federal and Oonfed
I crate military authorities in Western Ken
lucky, saying that he Davis approved c
Z the Confederate occupation of Hickman an
= Columbus
f Some excitement was created by Rou!
? seau's Brigade being drawn up in line on th
> Indiana shore to receive Colonel Whitake
, which gave rise to reports that the briRad
!. was or its march to Mulbrough's Hill an
various other places in Kentucky.
There is an immense stampede of Jew
Southwark, who have been engaged in ruI
. ming goods into the Southern Confederac.
u caused by report that the trains on ii
: Louisville and Nashville Railroad woul
: probably be stopped to morrow.
WASHINGTON, September e.-The Ru ssia
Minister had an audience with the PresideI
on Saturday, and read to him letter frol
his Government on American affairs, n
q GREETING the present difficulties, and sayin
q the Emperor is animated by the mo
: friendly feelings toward the America
Union. The letter is signed by Gortsch
kof.
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