New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-10-19


agance he condemns.
WAsnIsGToS, Oct 1O.-Col. D. villiers, who has
just arrived from Richmond, where he has been a
prisoner, is to be appointed Brigadier-General,
and Capt. Ayerell of the army, Colonel of Ken
lucky cavalry The Bank of Washington refuses
to take Treasury notes. This bank has not re-
deemed its own issue since last fall, and Congress
will probably close the disloyal institution next
winter.
A Union newspaper has just been established in
Alexandria,
Several Government contractors for army blan-
kets have failed to comply with their agreements.
Special to the New York Herad.l
WAsHNGToS, Oct. 1O.-Whe the river continues
at its present height there is no probability OF an
attack on our lines advance from the rebels.
The news from Kentucky is cheering. John }.
CriteDden, in spite of his advanced age, is the first
private in the Frankfort home guard, and has de-
clared his intention to go into camp and remain in
service until every rebel is driven from the soil of
Kentucky.
The resolution of the Kentucky Legislature,
giving the command of the State home guard to
Thos. l.. Crittenden, the gallant son of the old eX-
Senator, has completely broken up the State guaro
into which the traitor Buckner and Gov Magotfin
had infused treason. There is doubt that Gen.
Crtienden will be offered the position Of Briga-
dier-General Of volunteers.
Special to the New York Tribune,l 4
WASHINGTON, October 10.--Bv the occupation of
session of the line of hills running almost due north
and south from the river near Great F alIs. This
second line, which is about two miles from the
first, is more properly line of operation than OF
defence. Being straight, it is shorter than the
first, so the advance corps can be easily strength
| ened. We now threaten the communication of the
rebels Immediately upon the upper Potomac,
which slight advance will entirely cut Off Re-
cent investigations show that there are not, and
have not been, rebel fortifcations on the Potomac
at any other place than Aqua Creek. There are
three batteries of twenty guns which are designed
to defend the terminus of the Great Southern Rail-
road, RjphmODu EreQerIckS-
burg not to hinder navigation. The guns at Free
stone Point which fortnight ago fred upon our
| vessels, causing fear that navigation was i'm
peded, was a field battery on its way South. Yes
! sells can pass three miles beyond the Aqua bat
| terry, which cannot harm them.
| FROM NEW YoRK.-Ne1o I0rB, Oct. 1l.--Gen,
| McClellans division left Tenallytown last night,
| crossed the Potomac and to-day occupied Lang
ley's, five miles from Chain Bridge. Mccall 8 and
| Smiths headquarters are now at Longley's.
Smith division occupies the position taken yes.
terday. His plckets have advanced further into
| Virginia. There are no indications of the enemy
except some cavalry pickets.
| The military authorities believe there are no
| rebels in considerable numbers on the whole line
of our army or within six miles of its entire front
| Col. de Filliers was yesterday made Brigadier-
| General and will be assigned command under
| Rosencrantz.
| Much excitement was produced to-day by a re-
port that Smiths division was engaged by large
rebel force. 1t was caused by artillery practice.
dispatch to the Times says that accounts have
| been received by the Government, which are CON
| sdered reliable and which represent the cotton
| crop of the Southern States as about an average
| yield. Much has been successfully housed, but
owing to the want of bagging, it cannot be. baled
| nor Transported until supply of wrapping is OBJ
tanned. The crop is almost useless, being too
bulky for shipment.
Our Consul-General to Egypt, Mr.. Thayer writes
| home that the British Government is making ex-
traordinary ezertions to procure supplies of cotton
| through aud from Egypt.
| A new commercial treaty has been lately nego-
tated between the Egyptian and British Govern
ment6 which gives the latter additional facilities in
exporting the staple. Mr.. Thayer at once request
ed that the same provisions should be granted to
| the Government of the United States, and his re-
quested was granted
| The Leesburg turnpike from the Chain Bridge
to Langley's has been crowded with Government
| wagons all day. Our troops have been engaged
| in strengthening their outpOsts. A son of Com
Patterson Jones, of the Navy, has remained loyal
| another IS a rebel officer.
The position Of Matthias Hill commands
Barretts Hill, where the rebels have a picket
| squad stationed. Large numbers of our men have
been engaged to-day in telling timber, to give
command Of the surrounding country. In several
instances the rebel pickets have been observed
about a hall mile beyond our lines, but no dem
| onstration attempted.
Yesterday cavalry scouting party of 400 went
up the Leesburg turnpike three miles above Pros
pect Hill, and but few miles below Great Falls
They learned from trustworthy sources that the
rebel picket force was withdrawn from there early
in the morning.
The Tribune says Dr.. Alfred Powell, Surgeon OF
the Second New York Regiment, was at the battle
Of Bull Run and was one of the prisoners captured
and taken to Richmond He states that the rebels
wounded amounted to nearly 5000 men and their
| killed to 5000.
Especial the Louisville Journal
From CAIRO.-CdiO October l0.-Some pickets
some six in number of the Fourth Cavalry Regi
ment stationed four Or five miles from Paducah
were attacked by large body of rebels this morn
ing Two were mortally wounded, and two
were taken prisoners with all their horses and
equipments. The enemy had divided their forces
and, in their excitement, they fired upon each
other agd then fed, each party taking the Other
for our cavalry.
A deserter from the rebel camp at Columbus
arrived here to-day and reported the force there
at 10000 men.
Especial Dispatch to the New York World
, TENNESSEE SCuooL TEACHER. - Washington
DC. S.--A young lady, named Harriet Morrison
lately school-teacher in Tennessee, has arrived
near lines, having been six weeks escaping
She is intelligent and possessed of valuable in
formation The fortiticatons at Manassas have
three lines of intrenchments, one behind the other
On Monday last she saw Davis, Beauregard an(
Smith.
This information comes from her guide, as sh
was unable to get through the rebel pickets. Ii
| the morning General Smith will send out severa
companies of infantry and battery, to drive il
the rebel pickets and capture the young lady
provided the rebels have not already carried he
away.