Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-09-15

bam and jenkins; Lieutenants Quay,
Twenty. fifth New York, Hamblin, (son Of
the actor of that nancy Thirty-eighth New
York, Underhill, Eleventh New York, Wor-
cester, Eighty first New York, Dempsey,
Second New York, Wilcox, Seventh Ohio,
Gordon, Second Dragons, u. s. A., Caleff,
Eleventh Massachusetts,, and Oonelly, Sixty
ninth New York"
Captain Ricketts,, of the United States
Army, was to have accompanied the party,
but he is not sufficiently recovered from his
wounds to undertake the journey.
Serious fears are entertained for the crops
of the South. The rains OF August are re-
ported as the heaviest and the most general
ever known in the South, and have been
very disastrous.
The Savannah Republican claims fair rice
crop, but admits that the continuous rains
have damaged It somewhat.
The Baton Rouge AdUocdte says that the
cotton crops in that vicinity are literally COW
cred with the army worm, and that the fate
of the crop will be sealed in few days, for
the rain and heavy atmosphere is favorable
to the worm.
Governor Rector, of Arkansas, has called
an extra session Of the Legislature for the
4th of November.
H Kelly, claiming to be Baltimoresn,
wes arrested as a spy at Manassas on the 9Th.
A. 7 Bledsoe, Assistant Secretary OF War
The Richmond shoe merchants urge the
discharge OF all shoe-makers from the army
and their employ at making shoes, they
being made Of canvass.
The Richmond Wing of the 10th is very
bitter against speculating contractors for
Winter clothing supplies for the army, and
urges the impressment of cotton and woolen
mills into the public service, to avoid specu-
lating contracts. 1t states positively that the
n IL el,
all operatives to be employed in the cloth
factories
JEFF Thompson has issued a proclamation
in which, as a retaliation measure for Ere.
mont's proclamation he threatens, for every
Southern soldier and citizen executed to
hang draw and quarter q minion of Abra-
ham Lincoln's soldiers.
The Charleston Courier says, preparations
are making in that city for manufacturing
locomotives on large scale.
FRAEKFoRT, KY September 14-Governor
Msgoffin has issued the following proclsma-
ton:
"In obedience to the subioined resolution
adopted by the General Assembly of the
Commonwealth of Kentucky, the Govern
ment of the Confederate States, the State of
Tennessee and all others concerned, are
hereby informed that Kentucky expects the
Confederate or Secession troops to be with
drawn from her soil uDconditionally.'
LOUISVILLE, September 14--A lot of med
icine and soldier buttons, amounting to
$6,OOO were seized yesterday. They were
being smuggled into the Southern Confed-
eIacy.
FRANKFORT, KY, September 14-In the
Senate Mr.. Whitaker introduced q resolu-
ton authorizing the Military Board to seize
the State arms, wherever found, and to en-
ploy sufficient police force to protect the
railroads.
JEFFERSON CITY, No.. September IA
special dispatch to the St. Louis Republican
says: "The steamer Siour CIty, Just arrived
from above. brings the intelligence that the
fight at BoonEille yesterday morning termi-
mated in victory to the Home Guards,
under Major Eppstein, who held their en-
trenchments.
"The rebels, one thousand strong, were
driven back and were in the neighborhood
Of Boonville when the Siour City passed.
The Home Guards lost one killed and four
wounded. The rebels lost twelve killed and
thirty wounded. Among the rebels killed
were Colonel Brown and Captain Brown.
A small detachment of Federal troops on
the Sioux City had an engagement with
Green's force, at Glasgow, of half an hours
duration, when a battery of three guns
opened on the boat, and they retired with
out loss"
WASHINGTON, September 1.-THE Presi-
dent transmitted letter to General Free
mont on the l2th inst on the subject of Fre-
mont's recent proclamation. He says "As-
sumiDg you, being on the ground, could
better judge of the necessities of your posi-
tion than | could, at this distance, on seeing
your proclamation of the 30th of August, l
! perceived no general objection 10 it.
"Tbe particular objection being the clause
relative 10 the confscation of property and
the liberation of slaves Objectionable for its
non conformity to the act of Congress,
passed on the 9Th of last August, l wrote
expressing the wish that that clause should
be modified. Your answer expresses the
preference that l should make an open order
for this modification, which ! cheerfully do.
at It's therefore ordered that the said clause
be modified, held and construed to conform
| with and not transcend the provisions con-
tanned in the Act of Congress, entitled Fan
Act to confiscate property used for insur-
rectionary purposes and that said act be
published at length with this order.
[Signed] A LINC0LN.n
A dispatch has been received at the Navy
Department from Commander Raven of the
steamer PdlCnee, at Hatteras Inlet, giving
the particulars Ot the capture of the prize
schooner Susan Jane, with valuable cargo
She entered Hatteras Inlet, supposing it wa!
still in the possession of the Confederates
She has been sent to Philadelphia in charge
of Lieutenant Crosby. This is the third yes
gel captured since the taking off the fort
there.