Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-07
Prospects in Kentucky Cheering.
A Naval Engagement at Hat
teras Inlet.
FURIOUS GALE ALONG THE COAST,
Capture of Another Southern Schooner
REPORTED CAPTURE OF THE MAIL
STEAMER CALIFORNIA AND sEv-
ERAL OTHER VESSELS.

Especial Dispatch to tho New York Tribuuel
WASHINGTON, Decembe 7.-General Pat
terson has called for Court of Inquiry Of
his conduct in the campaign of last spring
and summer.
Commander Poor, tried for allowing the
Sumter to escape from New Orleans, when he
was in command of the Brooklyn, blockading
that port, was acquitted by the Court, and
the sentence has been approved by the Sec
retary of the Navy.
The high military crime of sleeping on the
post in front of the enemy has brought au-
other officer into peril of his life by Court
martial. Lieutenant Hare, of the New York
Thirty. first, was brought over today and
placed in close confinement, charged with
this offense while on picket duty.
General Sedgewick, who commands brig
ade in General Heintzleman's division,
marched with infantry, cavalry and artillery,
amounting to three or four regiments, as far
as Bone Hill, on Accotink Creek, where
three hundred of the rebel cavalry have been
posted for the last three or four days
General Hancock, Of General Smiths d.
vision, with three or four regiments, marched
toward Fairfax Courthouse, aud then
marched back again. They found indica-
tions that the enemy had been over the road
within twenty four hours.
Especial to the New York Times
An officer of General Burns Brigade, who
| left his camp to. day, reports that the enemy
| appear to be Withdrawing their forces, espe-
cially those near Monocacy. The pickets
have diminished, and appear afraid to show
| themselves. 1t is thought the whole rebel
force on the Upper Potomac is preparing to
retire.
General Wool held a council with bis off.
GERS, and they unanimously came to the con-
clusion that a demonstration ought to be
made on Richmond from that point General
! Wool was very anxious that the Government
should give him the requisite number of men
and means for that purpose. The subject is
before the Government.
General Robert Wilson, President of the
Missouri State Convention arrived here last
evening. He says the Federal troops still
occupy Sedalis, Rola and Upton. So far
from General McCulloch surrounding SigeI
at Sedalia, General Sigel is now in command
in place of General Sherman, whose disorders
have removed him, perhaps permanently,
| from his command
Mr.. Wilson says the loyal citizens of Mis-
souri have perfect confidence in General
Halleck.
New York Herald's Special Dispatch.I
II is the intention of General Mcclellan to
consolidate the different companies of each
regiment of the regular army. The exigen-
cies hitherto had made Unnecessary TO scatter
that force, so that hardly whole regiment
of the old army was together. To effect this
consolidation, a number of companies of in
fantry are to be sent to Fort Pickens, where
the rest of their regiment are stationed, and
other companies are to be brought from Fort
Pckens here to fill up the regiments to
which they belong, thus in a little while
each of the regiments will be all together for
the first time since the Mexican War, and in
many instances for the first time since they
were organized.
Recent arrivals from Kentucky bring
cheering news of the prospects Of the Union
forces. 1t is stated positively, that the rebel
Buckner has much smaller force than has
heen generally estimated. His army a.
Bowling Green is less than 90 900 strong, snG
arrangements are already perfected which
will compel him to surrender or retres
rapidly into Tennessee.
Governor Morton, of Indiana, is in the
city, looking after the health and comfort o.
the Indiana volunteers.
FORTRESS MONROE, December 6.-Tht
steamer Spdulding arrived here early th!
morning from Hatteras Inlet, and brings in
telligence of a naval engagement betweel
, the United States gun-boats Stars and Stripe
} UEdei WTiter, Putnam and Ceres and tw
rebel gun. boats. Between twenty an
, thirty Shot ard shell were fred on each sid
without doing any damage. Several shot
came close TO the SpGuldiag from the rebe
boats, TO which Captain Howes replied from
! his guns.
} BY this steamer we also learn that on tn
I'd inst. q furious gale prevailed at the inlet
but the fortifcations remained uniujured b,
the tide, which was not as high as that G
= the previous month.
f The troops were all in good health.
A flag of truce has just come down fror
q Norfolk, bringing Horatio Eagles and fv
ladies and children. Mr.. Eagles was release
on his parole. The passengers report moth
ing new.
According to a dispatch dated Augustf
> Tybee Island was evacuated by our troop
= and the light-h house burned by the re0els.f
Nav YobK, December 7-Port Royal lei
!. " tiers state that the dispatch from jeff, Davi
y announcing the destination of the fleet wa
found in Fort Walker, after its capture, ha
nofoun dation. No such dispatch was brougt
to any officer of rank in our army or navI
. nor if it had been sent could it have bee
y any thing more than Jeit's conjecture.
a The stories about the betrayal of the obje
a of the expedition were all false. The b
J, DefoTd returned from Tybee Island on Il
q LIST, having captured a rebel schooner
. about 200 tuns, the E. Wilmington, CAPITA
e Hawes, Of Charleston, with l,5OO bags
coffee and quartity of cigars.
The schooner was run ashore in the e
IS deavor 70 escape, and the crew succeeded
10 getting off in small boats.
le No troops were left behind. So much
4, the stone feet from New York as was De
d tined for the Savannah River may turn l
is attention elsewhere, the blockading beiu
of perfect. ...
" NEW YoRK, December From the Nj
II bile AdVeytissT's private dispatches fro
n. Hapdsboro, il is stated that the steau,
'n OREGON put in there last evening, and T
s, ported the capture of the steamers CdLtorni
r. of the mail line, the Lsleis the John BrIgs
Ia and one other vessel. We hope the reIC
ID Gays the AdVertissr) is not well four ded, b
IL fear il is, as the Gulf was known to be fill
to with Lincoln gun boats.
rs WAsHIEGToN, D eember 7.-The death
Senator Baker viii be announced on Tul