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Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-08
Second Dispatch.
PARTICULARS OF THE BATTLE.
THE FIGHTING DESPERATE
MATTERS AT WASHINGTON.
Rumored Advance of the
..r Rebel Pickets. n
effectiveness OF THE CHARLES
TON BLOCKADE.
Mysterious Movements OF the
Rebels on the Potomac.
Active Preparations Now Making for
Driving the Rebels from the Potomac.
The GREAT NAVAL EXPEDITION
The Fleet Bombarding
Port Royal

CH1cAGo, November ga special Cairo
dispatch to the Chicago Tribune gives the
following particulars of the fight at Belmont
yesterday;
"Our force consisted of the following Ilu-
nois regiments Twenty. second, Colonel
Dougherty; Twenty-seyenth, Colonel Bu-
ford; Thirtieth, Colonel Fouke; Thirty first,
Colonel Logan; Seventh Iowa Regiment,
Colonel Lamon; Taylor's Chicago Artillery,
and Dollen's and Delauo's Cavalry"
They left Cairo on the steamers Alexander
Scott, Chancellor, Memphis and Keystone
State, accompanied by the gun.boats Lea
inqton and Tgler After landing, they were
formed in line of battle, General McClernand
in command of the Cairo troops, and Colonel
Dougherty in command of the Birds Point
| troops.
They were encountered by the rebels,
seven thousand strong, and fought every
inch of the way to the enemy's camp, making
sad havoc in the enemy's ranks.
Colonel Buford was the first to plant the
Stars and Stripes in the enemys camp.
Colonel Do1gherty' regiment captured the
rebel battery of twelve pieces, two of which
were brought away.
Colonel Fouke's men suffered greatly, as
they were in front of the batteries before they
were taken.
After taking possession Of the rebels camp
| it was discovered that the rebels were cross
| ;no nvar from Kentuckv for the nurnoze of
s aistacIs;no ms in the rear Orders were given
to return 10 the boats. when our men were
attacked by q reinforcement of several thou
sand from Columbus.
Another severe engagement took place, in
which our troops suffered severely.
The losses, as far as ascertained at a late
hour last night, were as follows: ThiTtieth
Regiment, one hundred and sixty missing
Major McClerken was wounded and taken
prisoner; The Iwenty'hrst had one nun
Colonel Butord regiment returned toe
late to obtain any particulars.
Colonel Dougherty Is reported TO have
been taken prisoner:
colonel Lanan Is reporteu uahgerousl.
wounded; ,-..--- ..H
Ieylors battery loSI one gun,
we have taken TWO nunorea ana NIT
prisoners NUMBER OF wHom en are are w@O1nGeG @
-, Inc reDeis kllleu anoun' W tn[ee nuuo[sG 81
The ground was completely strewn wit
their dead podles: Inc reDel Oolonel MIlgn,
OF the tnIr,esntn Gt iennesseeI WIS .h LnIl AinIu
5enerA CneStlSI ~ Hnih,,n ~ !. ste,aS ~ =
rf roIh osiIt lsoe az ~. .Uomrded ''1 WI"
"gneiei bnats 5aroJ icSant sarv;ca :,
S;'. J az 1otrast mowing 60wp tb
covering the IeueSt M!HnMnE uoHn VI VI
repeis WIN grape, pu' AiliinR sonie VI W
own men. IN .l,. 9,
nag OF trItS it i1is fo.tH HaU ~ 'IiS sfU nngde m
rebels.
Especial TO the rr'onne.l
WASHINGTON, November 1.-The troops |
all the camps are industriously drilled D
brlgades and regiments.
2 There were rumors in Alexandra ina! "a
rebel plckets nau auVdhceu 80 Inab tue
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-08

The prices paid for advertising space in
England are remarkable. Three weeks ago
the British Commissioners for the Exhioi-
ton of 1862 received offers for the use of the
wrappers of the two shilling catalogues.
Bennett, the matchmaker, was a successful
bidder for the back page of each of the cata-
logue wrappers, having paid for the two tho
sum OF one thousand guiness. The Acoi-
dental Death Assurance Company obtained
the last page but one, at the price Of f600,
and Messrs. Chappell & Co., of Bond street,
get page at back of the title in each CATS
logue, having also paid f600.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-08

The South Sea Islands are rapidly UNDER
going reclamation from barbarian. The last
enterprise of civilization in that direction
comes from Belgium. The SalamOn Islands,
lying TO the east of New Guinea, a few hum
dIed miles north Of the New Hebrides, are to
be settled by Belgian COLONY. These
islands are little known in Europe, but their
they spontaneously produce in the greatest
quantities all those fruits and spices which
have rendered TIE Philippine Island SO en-
viable settlement.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-08
LAW RRPORT.
SUPERIOR COURT.

George Shillito Us. The Merchants and
Manufacturers Insurance Company. Before
the Judges in general term on error to reverse
judgment rendered at Special Term in
favor Of the Insurance Company, the action
being on a policy of insurance taken out on
a cargo of tsllow and red oil, which on a
voyage between New York and Baltimore
was thrown into the sea. The question is
principally as to the custom of shippers in
placing goods on deck.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-08
COMMON PLEAS.

In room No. 2, the case Of Louder and
McHueh Us. The City and others, (tried be-
fore Judge Mallon,) went to the Jury, who
had not agreed to verdict at noon.
Room No. L. Josephine Artos Vs. F. Artos.
The petition in this case was for a divorce,
on the ground Of fraud in the marriage con
tract--the defendant having it was alleged,
had another wife at the time of his marriage
with petitioner.
Testimony was introduced proving the
fact, and Judge Collins told the parties to
draw up their decree; and also directed the
witnesses to 60 before the Grand Jury for
the purpose of having the defendant crimi.
nally prosecuted.
GRAND jury WITNESSES The number oi
witnesses sworn in Room No. is enc hun
dred and dseventy-fve.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-08

Dreadful Accident-WOman Killed.
A woman employed in a tent manufacture
ing establishment, was killed on Broad way,
near Third, when returning from dinner, to
day, by runaway horse and buggy. Owing
to the lateness Of the hour we could not learn
her name
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-08

CONVICTED OF PRTFY LAROhNY.-Jamss
Nike was this morning found guilty in the
Police Court of stealing one dress, two pairs
Of pants and one iron pot, valued in all at
So, and sent TO jail for the term Of three
months.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-08

STEALING A HARNESS Albeyer
was yesterday arrested on Main. street. haY-
ing in his possession harness worth SIT,
which was afterward identified as the prop
erty of Sylvanus Miller, taken at the Bevis
House. Albeyer was sent to jail for four
months, t'i
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-08
River News.

PITTsBURG, November = Noon.-River
twelve feet by the pier-mark and falling.
Weather cloudy and damp.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-08
AUCTION SALES.

A UCTION RALR-BY W. W. WhRr-I54
IN Main,st., two doora above Fourth Hotel Bag
gage at Apotion.-0n MONDAY MORNING, Nov.
II. at O'clock, will be sold, all unclaimed BAggage,
up 70 this date, ffOm the Calf House, William x
Marsh, ar.. prOpBietori Gibson House, q. II Go0f-
1IOY, proprietor, com pfiaing two hundred Trunks,
VAlises and Carpet Sacks with contents. ool1.x
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-08

They tell good story of one of our eoun-
try constables wEO was directed to serve, an
execution. He was told that the property to
be levied upon consisted of three heifers,
and after taking charge of the same he must
indorse a return describing the property. +.
With view to be entirely correct, aud not
finding saul heifers," he specified as follows:
81 went too level on the hefers butt they
want aul hefers oneley wun was A shee
heier the uther was a mooley bull and the
uther Wun was bulley mulen yre-frr
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-08

A lawyer being sick made his viii and
testament, and gave all bis property TO fools
and madmen. Being asked the reason of so
return il" "A 10
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-08

A large iron foundery lately existed at
West Bromwich, in England. ImmediHtely
adjoining it was an old coal shaft long dis
used and covered over. Two weeks ego the
engineer entered the foundery TO start ms
machinery one morning, when he felt the
ground treuble beneath his feAte aud had
hardly escaped into the open alriwh hen the
sides of the neighboring abyss cAYed IN ana
the VbOle foundery, engines, stack chlmney"
and all was swallowed bodily. ~ .bosI
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-08

Ella II. Flu ters, minor, was discharged
on hdbeds corpus from Colonel Sullivan's
regiment.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-08
FOUND.

UNOUND-Last Tuesday morning, on Fifth-st.,
E during market hours, Memorandum BooS, /,
Containing 50 bill. The loser may have the same
by calling at the Cheap Boot aud Shce Store, 20
Fifthst. tno7.b"1 ]. W. LAWSON & co.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-08

Ths.marriaee of The celebrated composer,
IisZf Win the Princess Wittgenstein was
eIpected TO take place at Rome about the
ena 81 We past MONTH I. r-1i, a,'FsW
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-08
PERSONAL.

nER SONAI,-M NJ, E P.--There 10 some mis-,
tnke You have MT received my notes, win
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-08
INHLINGB.

Captain William II H. Bowen has been
chosen Lieutenant Colonel of the Fifty
second Regiment. MIR, James Eshelby, of
this city, has been appointed Sutler.
The Board of Trustees of the Water-works
yesterday ordered thefollowing payments to
be made: Weekly wages, 1889 SO; sundry
claims, $2,OOl ID. Total, $3,34l II.
A little girl, two years of age, daughter of
WV. Higbee, No. so Water-street, died
Yesterday afternoon from burns, occasioned
by her clothes taking fire in the morning.
There are about thirty-fve hundred men
now at Camp Dernison
The Lecture Committee of the Young
Mems Mercantile Library Association have
offered DR.. Russell, Of the London Times,
$2G0for two lectures.
Lieutenant Daniel Sayres, OF the Fifth
Ohio Cavalry, Colonel Taylor, Camp Dick
Corwine, has been appointed Adjutant of the
regiment.
Charles G. Perkins, late of the Adams
| Express Company, has been appointed Third
| Master in the Western gun.boat service.
Governor Dennison left Columbus yester-
| day afternoon for Washington. He goes on
| business connected with the military De-
pertinent of our State.
Doctor j. B. Wright recently the Medical
| Director of the Department of Ohio, located
| in this city, has been transferred to the De-
partment of the West and is now located in
st, Louis. ...r-. -.....r. az
A lad named John Mccormick was
drowned early this morning near the foot Of
Butler-street, while catching drift wood. He
leaves widowed mother, and was her only
son. " ..ac n.-
| Only three arrests have been made in al
many days, at the Bremen. street Station
house.
The Board Of County Commissioners haG
transacted no business at late hour thil
morning.
o. BOARD OF CITY IMPRovEMKNTs.-Ths Boari
of City improvements met this morning
and transacted the following business;
The Clerk was directed to advertise fo
proposals to MacAdamize Browne street
from S. ]. Browns east to his west line; Il
pave the unpaved side walks en- Buckeye
street, from Main TO LOcust-street; TO Mac
Adamize Auburn-street, from the north lin,
OF Central avenue to point one thousanC
seven hundred and forty feet south Of tn
Incorporation line.
To MacAdamisel Auburn street from tht
DoTth corporation line to the north line o
Central avenue. Dr. L' su 90
To pave with limestone, Charlotte stree
from Central. avenue to Miami Canal.
The Clerk was directed 10 send a resolu
ton 10 the City Council, authorizing tn
Board to pave the wing Of Balance ale,
ard Dunlap. street. ~
Contract for repairing the powdered pave
ment on Pearson, from Fifth TO Sixth-streei
) was awarded TO Jas. Dalton. -'o"'
Adjourned. ......-....
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-08
LOST.

n OST-OR 81 OLEN-A Prayer. book, at party
II given last Tuesday evening, at No, dS7 West
Fifthst. The person returning it will be we'll re-
warded noS.b%
THE DAILY PRESS.
FRlDAY.""................. ..........NOVEMBEH 8
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-08
NEWS FROM VIRGINIA.

Midshipman Francis Olmstead Davenport,
graduate of the present year, has been pro-
moted to be Acting Sailing master of the
Portsmouth Mr.. Davenport is a brother of
Charles Davenport, Superintendent Of the
Northern. Division of the Western Union
Telegraph Company.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-03-13
John J. Crittenden.

rte resolution Of the Convention, adopted almost
unanimously. Offering the tribute OF Virgaias gratitude
90 the noble ola patriot and satesman Of Kentucky, vii
.,-ss responsive CHORD in all hearts that can be moved
, acts Of heroic devotion TO country. Nouuprcudiced
mind can have contemplated tae recent course OF t6c
venerable Senator battling against sectional strife and
hatred and begging for his couutrys peace without be
mi, sli with sentiments Of ardent affection for the big
,,g,d glorious old man. otering betEiSt time and
the crave Day after day has bis bowed form stood in
the Senate surveying the sad prospect of nations de-
CIV and besseehug reckless ijers TO avert the impend
ing ruin With trembling hand aud Quiycrius lips and
broken u.teraucc has lie appealed for an undivided coun-
NV and for tLe restoration OF Estruli harmony No
sei.lness. no ambition We convinced could have
r,ed such iuteiadgable efforts, AID cannot believe
tbat snv hope Of personal reward would have added
,-l, thrill OF energy to bis sublime and brilliant endea-
VOC He is no longer public man, in the sense in which
-, commonly use the term. IT, at any time he has as
-I 10 more prominent place than be has been per
tt8 d, occrpv political ycissitudes must have loc &
since satisfied hi.s OF is being uuatiusble. lie retiIcs
from b stage therefore with expectation, az his tine
OF life Of ever again returning AID there Il no STANDARD
rom xh,h 20 Judge Of bis conspicuous part n me Con
-ess.oaa iou-s OF the past session, lut that Of tie
rss, pstriotsm and The trues statesmausap his name
viii 20 down 20 posterity linked with honor and fame.
Waen the events OF the memorable struggle OF the 'st
les months for compromise and peace, shall have been
written BY the pea Of the historian, Invested OF pirEa
has and unuixed with personal prejudice, he viii lake
hil place in tie most distinguished niche Of American
pir0s The voice Of eu.ogy viii associate bis heroism
with the undying deeds Of CtAT and WEBsrER, and
grateful hearts accord to him the trophy OF untadirg
mani -rucp.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-03-13
Plain Talk.

John Stclel delivers himself as follows in his last let
ter from Paris 10 to Charleston Mercury John has
evidently been unable arrange matters to his satsfac
SION.
On the whole, would beg mos: earnestly to impress
7oa YOU the conviction that in Europe generally, butn
England particularly, you have no chance, no locus
,a9 no preteusion to be considered Christian men,
or perhaps human beings except the cotton hed alone
P for that and the interests hanging upon that you
nud be hunted from the face OF the earth and erased
rom cre,.'cn by the indignant voice Of an outraged
-ineeenth century 1t falls to yOu--i; devolves upon
you-esDeciay, you Southern men of America, to bring
hack mems minds to the manly Straightforward DAYS
Of ed-days when there were no poor bCuse and when
Srs and mothers did not strangle their children for
-lc sake OF the burial fees.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-03-13

Some Of the students 10 Dickin,on College a, C,,r.
Pa, have got themselves into bad scrsps. VAR,
burgaries Of ewelry shops. stationery stores "a, h,
recently been committed ia the town. and for lon, -,
the efforts to the culprits unsuccessfal Ra
lately student suspected and search OF hi. roo,
while absent resulted 10 the discovery OF large oa,n
ty Of vauables hid under the floor. complete set at
burglars tools were also found. Already son of %,
pectable citizen of Carlisle has been arrested az an
complete and is probable that others will be impa,sd
The Charleston Courier Gays there have been but .n
postmasters in that city since the days Of Warrington
General Washington appointed kr. Ballot 10 1891, .ho
served until his death, when the present incumbent NJ
Huger, pronounced Uger,) who Gas appointed b. N,
Monroe-Mr. Huger is now over S0.years-oi Hugueno,
blood gentleman of commanding and venerable -,
pearance about six feet bigh well proporoned 6ne r.
man face full head Of bair aud white a. sno. a..
black eye, heavy eyebrows, very erect and one Of tho
most heightened gentlemen in the city, There have .so
been but four Collectors Of the Customs since the form
ton of the United States and Of these Collector,
died soon after being appointed
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-03-13

ted TO be dangerous The resolution proposed 70 censue
n member for expression Of opinion. The Scna-
tor from Texas had done nothing than declare bis
belief in the doctrine Of secession and that his State has
seceded But until be had the evidence Of this he would
sit here With other State-rgh,s men, he avowed that
he owes obedience to the Constitution aud laws but not
allegiance.
All then he said was, he believed, what q majority
In all the Southern States who held the right Of
sion held If the right exercised the State placed
itself in foreign relation with the Of the Union II
this was cause for expulsion why might not Senator
be xpeed for other differences declarstions OF opn
ion How long might be before il would be obnoxious
to defend slavery and perhaps two-tbird vote be OBJ
tanned for uprooting that institution The power OF
pelpg member was never given for such purposes.
Members could be punished, according to the Cons-
tuition, only for dsorderly conduct and according TO all
writer's on parliamentary law is always be exercised
with great caution and care. If was to be pun
shed for the expression oil mere abstract OPINION
where was the usage to endg
He maintained, as the Senator from Texas had eI-
pressed no opinion that had been expressed by all
the Senators of the seeded States if be be pun
shed then they too must be expelled, for they have
given practical proof that they foreigners from the
fact that they have gone of and established another gov
ernment He agreed with his colleague (Mr. Mason) that
thew owe allegiance to their State and obedience to the
Constitution.
Mr.. Clark here moved that the Senate 60 into
tive session.
Mr.. Mason submitted whether the resolution pending
was not privileged question:
The Chair replied that it was but it in the power
Of majority to change the order Of business
The question was then TAKEN and the Senate went into
time spent therein the doors opened and the SEN
adj
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-03-13
ConcIn.lon or VIC. Summers, Speeeh.

Mr. SUMMERS concluded his great speech, on yester
day. occupying about three hours Of the sitting in ats de-
Every Il was indeed mastery and glorious effort
worthy OF the best minds Of the best days oil the Repu0
lie, Oh that the intellect the craftsmanship the patr
Osm and the elOquence OF such should not always
sioru and bless the councils of the country After
closing his powerful argument in behalf of the Peace
Conference adjustment he took up the question OF Sc
cessou and for than hour, discussed it in re-
ference to its effects on Virginia especially, and on the
whole Union, in strain Of lofty reasoning and impas-
stoned eoquence which has rarely if ever been sur
passed The members and the audience listened IN
brsahess attention throughout while numbers OF brave
men and beautiful women wept Ike children
Il we're needless to add that immediate secession re-
ceved its death-blow yesterday, while it was delight
f and amusing to behold the terrible elongaton OF the
ysages Of the leading PrecpatOrs and their deuded fol-
DIVERS We shall publish Mr. SUMMERS noble and bril-
liant speech in full at the earliest possible moment CT
which due notice viii be gwen and we express the carr
est hope that it will be scattered broadcast over the
STATE in unnumbered thousands Let the Conservative
members Of the Convention and Of the Legislature and
an Others disposed aid the Of truth justice and
patriotism leave their orders at the Counting Room Of
the Wing Office, without moments dey. We hope
that not less than hundred thousand copies Of this
grsa and unauswerable speech will be spread over the
Commonwealth
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-03-13

We ind the following important announcement in the
National Republican Of Yesterday journal which is the
organ of the Republican party in this city, and which we
presume to be well informed in ai that relates to the
purposes and policy of the new Administration:
'Late last evening learned that in Cabinet meet
inc on saturday it was determined 20 eyacuae Fort Sum
er II the news Is authentic of which we have no rea-
son to doubt this measure has been taken one OF con-
ation 10 the Border States The fort has no strategic
importance, AID it NAV have been supposed that the
Welding point of pride TO South Caroin' could very
well be aRordedby great Government aud would satisfy
the country generally Of the pacific policy OF the Admin
.tra,ion'
We need not say that receive this intelligence with
Great satisfaction which is enhanced by the reason as
signed in explanation Of the decision TO which the Ad-
minstrltoa Is said to have come in the premises. In
making such concession 10 the cause OF Cancellation
aud the preservation Of the public peace the Federal
Government will strengthen itself in the hearts of the
people throughout all the States in which spirit of ap-
p-ehersioa now prevlils.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-03-13

The National Itlsligeacsr denies the report of the
Charleston Courier that Mr., Lincoln has selected it for
ais organ:
For ourselves, not being in the habit Of declining invi
ons until they are received We have only 70 see That
be EisNigrpcrr has never been asked 10 assume any
icaI rcs tioas toward the administration of Nr Lincoln
! our regular readers need no assurance 10 convince
hon. That 10 vii bear no relations toward the new exc
tlvc dHsreut IRON those 10 has borne toward his pre-
I.,,.-r-s Whether we shall Sud in the administration
1sNr Lucen woIe OF less 10 praise than we have found
A., the latter viii depend entirely upon our candid con
-sg,on % bis acfs--ac whth n shat be a. free to
urge az De originate.
Mr. Lacola caaao: do better hau oplbsh bis oicia
announcements in the Ls'-Hgpcsr, and for the rest
.cr,ro Organs. The5 ere d mocretic institution, and
harld perish with the party which ceated them. Free
dom Of the press or independence is impossible TO such
prints aud aaftt 5v. pi-yisaai-aueuce q1ie beyond
heir reach Besides, The conduct a. Ar. Bochsuan5 or
,,a has made the name and thing Infamous.