Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-11-02

tired of inuloricos case In Russia, and has
written 10 The Goyerumeut for permission
to come home and enter upon the steruer
. work Of putting down rebellion. we
hope the report may prove true There ere
! many who can surpass him in rounding d.
:. plonstic periods, but few who would prove
so effective in tho camp. Entering the
\ service at this critical juncture, he would
proye tower of strength to the loyal.
There arc thousands Of brave men who
would gladly follow him to the field OF elo-
Nv and If need be the field of deOth. just
now. too Kentucky needs the sustaining
arm of every loyal son-and there are few
who could do, aud none who would dare,
more for her, than Cassius M Clay,
II is limited that the Southern Expedition
is not to conGne its operations to a single
point, but to strike with force aud rapidty
at various parts along the rebel coast, 10
mnnrer to carry CONSERVATION to The very |
heart Of the rebel army. n .,.l estT
We hear from 9 Gen. Fremont that he was
on Saturday OF Bolivar, in Missouri,
whence he was pushing on for Spring |
field as rapidly as possible. Gems. Pope
and Hunter were also fastening in the di.
rection, and everything indicated that a
battle on a large scale was determined on,
provided the enemy could be induced to
make the stand which Price has so long
been threatening.
On Saturday, scouting party OF our
troops, l3 miles from Cairo. met body Of
Rebel cavalry and infantry, with whom
they had a sharp engagement. The enemy
was entirely routed, with the loss of a
Captain and Lieutenant r3 I''t
On the same day, three companies Of the
9th Illinois Regiment went to Saratoga,
KY, on the Cumberland River. and attack
ed body ofrebels. whom they routed
X illirg l3, taking "a prisoners, aud cap
turing 50 horses. They had two wound
ed on their side. These affairs, though no
import ant 10 their results, in one sense, dC
nevertheless shcw in clear light the spiri
aud bravery of the National troops, anC
add new proof to the evidence alread.
gathered that tho rebels are sure to be de
feated in fair 6ght with equal nun berF
or with numbers not greatly inferior tc
, theirs. .... ........
r We have cheering news from Missouri
/. On Friday, Gen Fremont's body-guard
D 800 strong, attacked 1900 Rebels i
: Springfield, drove them from the town
raised the National flag on the Court
= House, then retired upon their reinforce
e ments. They expected to fully occupy th
: town on Saturday. This splendid das
!. will awake enthusiasm everywhere, bu
;. especially among the friends Of Gen. Ere
mont and his brave. men. Trustworthy
4 information from Missouri is 10 the effect
that the Rebels in that State are scattering
and really feeble at all points. Hardet
4 gives no support to JET. Thomson, aud
Ben. McCulloch docs as little for Price, who
is retreating, aud, as it is thought, endeav
oriDg to draw Fremont into the Ozar
Mountains. @ -9Iuf
An attempt was made TO run the block
ade at Charleston, by the ship ThOnld
+ Watson, 400 tons In her ehdeayor /
avoid our steamer Flag, she grounded, an
= was taken by our bodIs Her officers an
crew had abondoned bcr, torn up tbei
> log book" and escaped. Finding il in
possible TO get her float, she was burned
Her cargo was salt, cloth and blanket
The Cbarlestonians we're in sight when th
ship was taken and destroyed.
1t win be remembered that Capt. Scott
in command Of tbc Key Stone State. re
Gently captured rbe Salvor, alias IA. S
Perry, with large cargo of arms aut
military stores, in attempting to euter
Florida port. AT Key West the vesse
was claimed by the civil officers for hearing
and adjudication as prize. But Capt
Scott, knowing the secession influences
there, disregnrded the order, put the De
putty Marshal on shore, and proceeded with
his prize to New York, where he has sur
rendered them to the proper tribunals.
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