Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-10-26
Great Mortality Among the Rebel
-, Troops in Kentucky? Z 4 f;,5d 5F
&c. &c. &c.
From washingtonyvlH

+ WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-It ia reported that
about two hundred Of the Maryland rebels seiz
ed a schooner in the Potaxeut river, and forced
the owner to take them to st. Msrys, whence
they expect to make their way across into Vir'
ginia. 'o %,
[ The feet Of transports that was delayed be.
low by the blockade has gone to. Annapolis to
unload.
Hon. D. Davis, Of Illinois, and Hon. Joseph
Holt are appointed on the Commission to exam
inc and audit claims against the Government
created In Gen. Fremont's department. frr
.d (TimeI Dispatch)
An evidence that the falling back of the Con.
federates at Fairfax was sudden and unexpect-
ed, is furnished in the fact that they set up tel
egrsgh poles and stretched the wire upon them
from Fairfax to Falls Church, and only COM
pleted the work on the Thursday previous to
the Sunday when our troops advanced. They
removed the wire, but had not time to remove
the poles. 't' ',fts 1-<
! It is alleged that. even now letters aud papers
are regularly received In Alexandria from
Richmond and other points South. Doubtless
the arrest of spies recently will make these
mails less regular. EE ff gFft
4 The election in Alexandra to day for mem.
ber Of Congress to represent the 7th District
took place on the theory that there was no
election on the 23d Of May. Nearly all the
votes we're given for s. A. Beach, who will be
declared elected. Congress- will, of course, de-
cide-upon the validity of the election. -
Worlds Correspondence
The appearance of the rebel steamer Page
In the Potomac has given origin to reports, that
the rebels had crossed into Maryland, but l
learn from point directly opposite the rebel
batteries, that all is quiet go for as respects an
attempt to cross. '-' - i-'---4
Now that it seems to be settled question
that Gen. Fremont is to be superseded specula-
ton Is naturally rife as to his successor. Gen.
Hunter and Cen Wool have been named, but
It 10 more possible that Maj. Gen. Halleck, who
is on his way here from San Francisco, will be
ordered to that department. 1T
adA Especial to the Tribunerl.. mn
An impression Is being created that Col,
Baker exceeded his instructions, and did not
retreat as ordered, when he found the enemy
in overwhelming strength.
CAPT, Young, of his regiment, says there
was no possible retreatIsaye by swimming the
Potomac The only fat, by which they got
over, had been sunk. The disaster is attributa
BILE to the want Of transportation. "+
The order given by Gen. Stone to Col. Baker
was pick ed up with his hat out of which it had
fallen, covered with blood and brains. 1t is in
The horses and mules Of the army around
Washington are on short allowance. 1t s not
possible for the railroad. to keep the forage de-
partfnent euppleds ga 0fa ~ Ss.Ibni s.Gr ID.
+ For, the construction of a railroad from here
Ito Nottingham, on the. .Potaxeut river, twenty
miles Of rails and sills borrowed from some
unused road would lay the track speedily. =
Col. Craig has been detailed as President OF
the Army Retiring Board, instead Of Col. Cook,
who can be more useful In the field. q Q /. -
1 ,-cs y Il ITO the Associated Press.l ~ - ~,
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.-frivate accounts from
the upper Potomac, this morning, report that
our troops, reported as missing, are coming in
from time to time, while others, carried down
by the current OF the river, are known to be now
under shelter in tenements on its banks, ~
| "A, letter from Edwards's Ferry, from gen
tleman Of the Sanitary Commission, says that
there are one hundred and seventy -eightwoun
ed on our hands; forty seven dead were buried
| yesterday by permission OF the rebels; proba-
| bly fifty were drowned in attempting to cross
the river, and four or FIVE hundred are prison
ers.s ssalia. y es ye.gi..l. ...,s 49,.
| ,e'otr' Especial to the Post.l T. l .-.., rs.
sThs War Department is preparing an official
| list of our losses at the Leesburg battle. II
| will be published as soon az possible, but a
great deal of difficulty is experienced In obtains
| Ing complete records Of the killed, wounded and
| missing. . lsf6 aae lsaie - .sZt. r.s.a. !.
| The latest reports received from Edwards's
Ferry state that all our forces which were en-.
| gagged at Leesburg are now on the Maryland
| side of the Potomac, and in excellent condi'
| tion. ,. sf9Pt llt- t'.f
| The check encountered at Leesburg has not
dsheartened the Government in the least, but
| ID is believed that some bad blunders were