The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-11-15

WASHINGTON. Nov. l3.-The report that
the rebel forces on the lower foton,ir ilave
diminished proves untrue: they have proba
bly, been increased. On Monday Gen. Hook
er estimated their number opposite his head
quarters az nine thousand
The 9TH Alabama Is cncsmped al shipping
Point still: they manifest rather a dread OF
an attack. than an intention 10 make one
Almost every night the long roll is beaten
along their lines.
Eleven schooners and two schooner pass
e. the rebel batteries in one night On sun
day they were nj work strengthening their
principal batteries. On Monday they threw
Two dozen shells nj a small schooner, not one
Of which touched her.
Our PARROT guns az Budd's Ferry, man
ned by a squad of the lst artillery, opened
in reply. This battery commands Quantico
creek, and prevents the exit of the George
P.ige. whose smoke stack is visible f. IN the
MARYLAND shore.
Although all the boats on the MARYLAND
shore have beSn seized, and our piekeis cx
tend 70 Brdd's Ferry and far below, the
mails between Washington and Virginia are
still believed TO be regular. women serving
A. mail carriers:
HERAIp's DISPATCH.
4 scouting party. sent ont by Gen. Smith
Yesterday. reports the enemy had advanced
their lines 10 Hunters Mills, two miles be
yond Niena, which place they now hold in
force
The rebels have burned two bridges over
Difficult creek, on the Alexandria and Lees
burg turnpike, three miles this side of
Drainesville. IL Is believed their move
ments in this direction are made 10 cover an
intended retreat on their part in case Of an
advance Of Gen. Mcclellan. Gen. Denver
l. ordered to report to Gen. Hunter az Fort
Leayenworth.
Gen. ". L. Sherman has been ordered.
when relieved By Gen. Buell., 70 report for
duty To Major General Hailack .at Sc. Louis.
Gens Halleck and Buell. left Washington
for their commands this morning. Both are
fully possessed Of the plans and policy of the
Administration and of the COMMANDMENT
Chief. Henceforth il is believed there will
he thorough unity of action among the
Generals commanding the several depart
merits. and all their actions will be parts OF
one campaign.
The Associated Press Reporters account
Of the recent victory and movements of our
feet i substantially the same as Others, hut
gives a few more particulars.
rendezvous on the evening Of the Sd with the
loss of masts and bow stove in She threw
over her three rifed cannon, all her freight,
the muskets and equipments of he FIVE hun
dred men, and everything but her rations, 10
keep her from sinking. and but for the labor
Of the soldiers in baiiing, her fires would
have heen put out and nothing then could
have saved her. The steamer Bienvilie uenf
10 her lefief, when her chief engineer, his
assistant and thirteen seafnen jumped aboard
the Bienviile. leaving the Scott 10 her fate.
Their action nearly created n panic among
the soldiers. who gave up all for lost. but the
Captain of the SCOTT put the chief engineer
in irons and brought him and the recresnt
crew hack, wien things went on better.
Col Clark, of the 9Th Pennsylvania Regi
ment, 800 Of whom we're aboard the Scott,
decribcs the night one of horror The
gale was terrible and the vessel a mere she'll.
The Scott WIS taken in tow BY the Van
derbilt. which had cut clear from the Great
Republic in the gale The steamer Cover
nor went down with tvs nty mon. The Pen
bina taking Of all who could escaTe. The
Seminole had FIVE shots in her hull The
Wabash had her machinery disabled
Five of the twenty guns Of the Fort on
Hilton Head, were dismounted. There were
500 rebels on Hilton Head and 500 on
Ray Bay Point. We have captured 30 can
non. 500 muskets. any quantity OF ammuni
ton. The road by which the rebels escaped
IL covered with rihed muskets. knspsacks,
| &c. We have taken AZ least 2.5'p blankets
and tents for 5000 men. The rebel guns
we're all B. FOUNDERS. four being rihei, and
cast this year at Richmond. The others
were from Norfolk. including an English gun
| ca ptnred IN the last war The maskct am
munition il English
The Chief Engineer of the Susqoehanna
was killed. Thirty dead rebels have been
found and more are being fonnd-having
been hastily buried in the sand.
The Georgia troops ran first and the South
Caroline last. A German artillery company
/ who served the guns, stayed til the last.