Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-28
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70 NOON DISPATCHES.
THE WAR FOR THE sUNIONI
Indignation at the White House.
ERECTION OF IMMENSE WAR PRIs-
ONs ORDERED.
enforcement of the Confisca-
r. @ tion Law.
DIVISION OF THE REBEL ARMY,
ADVANCE OF coNFEDERATHs.
GEL LANEOUs MATTER g.
DIVISION or THE REBEL ARMY,
ADVANCE OF ooNFEDERATns
mIsOELLANEOUs MATTERS.


was arrested this morning by our pickets
this side OF Fairfax, with an unsold quantity
of New York Times Of Saturday, which was
going to market among the rebels.
Secretary Cameron has authorized the es-
tsblishment of depot for prisoners of war
at Johnson's Island in Sandusky Bay, Lake
Erie. An experiep ced builder of Sandusky
has contracted to erect seventeen buildings
capable of accommodating 1000 prisoners.
They are to be finished by December 10, at
a cost not to exceed $25 900.
The battery of eighteen guns discovered a
week since ON .AIathas Point is a myth. II
must have been field pieces which fired upon
the Freedom and Island Belle. The steamer
Union, a few days since, thoroughly examined
the place and found neither guns, intrench-
ments nor rebels.
The Assistant Secretary of the Navy on
his return from Hampton Roads, where he
delivered sealed orders to the commander of
the great naval {. pedition, passed, without
molestatiou, by Matthias Point in the Balti
more.
Three or four days before the false news,
that Mason and Slidell had sailed from
Charleston for Europe IN the Nashville,
reached here, a letter from one rebel in
Richmond TO another was intercepted con.
tanning this passage:
81 have just hidden farewell to SlidelI, who
is about starting for Europe with Mason
sail from Mexican port"
Recent intelligence leads to the conclusion
that they went by this route.
Captain Duanes company OF Sappersl aud
Miners has been ordered to this city from
West Point.
The New York Forty. fourth, Ellsworth,
has been attached to General Butterfield's
brigade.
The rebels are fortifyiug Ceuterville. They
have no force this side of Fairfax Court.
house.
Our troops occupy Vienna and our pickets
are a mile beyond Anandsle.
Orders were sent with the officers COM
manding the naval expedition to govern
themselves, SO far as persons held to service
are concerned, by the principles of the letters
addressed to General Butler, but discretion
ary power is given to the commander for
special circumstances; but instructions are
given to avail themselves of the services Of
! any persons, whether fugitives from labor or
| not who may offer themselves to be en-
| ployed, in such manner as is deemed most
| beneficial to the service; also, to assure all
loyal masters that Congress will provide just
compensation to them for the loss of the
| seIvices of persons so employed.
Lieutenant Porter, of the Poechdtdn, re-
| ports that he arrived at Maranham on Sep
tember "a, only five days after the Sumter
left. The latter had cruised two or three
day s at the mouth of the harbor TO overhaul
the brig Karia, expected from New York.
The Governor of Maranham treated the
officers of the Sumter with every courtesy,
promising them they might sell the Maria
there if she was captured; supplied her with
coal, but was unwilling to do the same for
the PoWhdtdn.
In entering Maranham the Sumter got
ashore, lost her false keel, and when she left
was leaking. She left under sail, having
housed her smoke.stack. She had taken nc
prizes since the ABBY Bradford, and it was
understood her motto was: BURN, sink and
Destroy" particularly Boston and Eastern
vessels.
Lieutenant Porter left on September %
and put into St. Thomas October Q, whert
his last dispatch is dated.
Especial to the New York Timesl
The Government is rapidly preparing fol
enforcing the CODfscation law passed by las
Congress. Yesterday attachments were
served against some furniture belonging to 6
man named Shields, who is Captain in the
rebel army, and owning number of houses
and lots in Washington. This is to be {
special case. If the law is sustained Gov
eminent will at once proceed to confscat
the property of every known rebel as fast a
it comes within the Jurisdiction of our arms
Especial to the New York Herald
Positive information is received that re
cent occurrences have occasioned a division
of the rebel army of the Potomac
Large reinforcements have been sent Il
Leesburg with the expectation of renewa
of the attack on that point; also, immense
forces have been congregated at Norfolk un
der the impression that the expedition fitting
cut in the Chesapeake Bay was intended L
make a demonstration there.
The center of the rebel army rests a
Centerville, and has been much weakene
by the Withdrawal OF the forces on the righ
and left. Johnston is the commanding Gen
eral. Beauregsrd commands the forces OF
posite Washington, and Gustavus W. Smit
commands the forces at Leesburg.
1t was stated rumor was current at Rich
mond few days that an important adVanc
movement of the whole rebel army was t.
be made before the first of November, bu
perhaps the fight at Balls Bluff and the sail
ing of the great naval expedition have rem
dered change of programme necessary.
, BALTIMORE, October 2s-The following
from a refugee from Leesburg: When ii
, intention of throwing the Federal trooI
4 across the Potomac River first became al
parent, the rebel force in the neighborhoo
was so small that it was almost decided nj
Z to offer any resistance. Reinforcement
= however, coming up from back of Leesburl
I and with the force thus gathered, not alt(
I gether exceeding three thousand, it was rt
n solved to make a stand. Both parties,
. was admitted at Leesburg, fought desp'
q rately.
. The Confederates feared they would b
: surrounded by large force which had bee
. anticipated General Banks would thro
a across the Ferry just above where the ba
q tie was fought, and thus the most desperR
a efforts were made to defeat General Bbk
\ before the expected reinforcements Of Gel
- eral Banks could come to his relief.
"a Our informant saw over one hundred rebe
: dead. Numerous farm houses in the neig
!. borhOod were occupied as temporary he
II pitfalls. The number of Federal soldiers ca
4 tuTed, our informant did not know. He SO
!, one party of one hundred and ten taken o
of but understood that two other squads h
q. previously been sent away.
n- The expectation at first prevailed that q
1r National troops would be able TO advance
h overwhelming numbers to Leesburg, al
se created the utmost excitement among I
~ Unionists, of whom there are large nuI
'g ber in the vicinity, who were prepared
ps receive and welcome the army, while ma
A of the prominent Secessionists made p
se parations to leave. After the battle
~ rebels hurried up reinforcements. 1t is n
II estimated they had from ten to f(u
nj thousand men at Leesburg and Waterford
FoRTREss MoNRoE, October 2s.-The gI
expedition has been delayed by the prevail