The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-10-05

SCAAAkY o. LATkSY TELEGRAPuc K.wx
uen. Hunter. Who has gone fron Rolla 4
Jefferson City, being the only oiEeer Of u,
rank Of Major-Geser within he State
besides Fremont, vili probsbly have :,
important command in the forward nova
nent now being made in Missouri.
Five Thousand Of cur soldiers uovei
from Caain Bridge to LewinsviiIs on sh,
18th uls., and after taking large quantity
OF forsgs from under the noses Of the rebel
waited for them to come and take it back,
rebel force, whose strength il not stated
ultimately appeared and commenced -
attack. They were quickly dispersed, and
our men returned quietly to their camp with
the booty.
A Dag Of truce crossed the Potomac for
some trifirg object as Edwards Perry, bu,
the sensinels discovered that one man in the
boat was sounding the river. The rebels
we're placed under arrest.
Cairo, Sept. os.- Capt. Stewards cavalry
Numbering - men, to-day encountered 40
secession cavalry - Lucas Bend, whom they
pursued into JEFF. Thomson's camp q. Bel
mont. Four Of the secsssionists we're killed
and i've captured, and many wounded. The
remainder escaped to the woods.
Our troops captured all the guns and pis.
sols they could bring away with them. None
Of the FederaIs were injured.
The report of the rebels crossing below
last night, originated from their gunto,t
JEFF. Davis landing mile and half below
Norfolk to recaanoisre.
Thsmson's force 10 two thousand Eve
hundred.
Pillow is ct Columbus.
A New Yorker who deserted from the rebel
army at Frees.one Point, says the enemy is
10000 strong ut Freestone, 10000 between
there add Manassas, and large number
along the shore to Matthias. They have
plenty Of cannon and food. lie believes
the purpose is to cross above or below
Washington and circuitously attack in front
and rear.
Washington, Sept. 27.-The rebels have
declared their intention to obstruct the par
sage of the Potomac river, and have erected
batteries and cleared the woods from the
Virginia shore so as to command full
sweep on that stream. So eEectualiy have
their measures been taken, that vessels can
no longer pass up or down the stream with
out undergoing q destructive FIRE, and the
navigation is actually closed. The s.oppass
will probably be temporary, for the govern
ment will doubtless take immediate meas
ures for reopening navigation.
Sherman's expedition to the Southern
Coast will sail within three weeks. Fifteen
or twenty Regiments will have the privilege
Of going to Charleston, as the principle off,
Gers in the command believe, orto Mobile,
or to New Orleans, as others conjecture.
The Charleston papers publish the fol.
lowing order from Brig. Gen. Ripley.
Citizens residing on Sullivan's Island will
hold themselves in readiness to proceed to
the city on short notice. Circumstances
only can determine when or ut what IN oment
it may be absolute necessary to order are
moval from the island.
That is to say they are expectinga visit
from the Federal feet.
The Commissioner Of the General Land
Office has decided that settlers, upon the
public lands, who may enlist for the war,
will not forfeit their pre- emption claim in
consequence Of their absence, if notice Of
the time of entry into the service is filed
with the Register and Receiver and such steps
are taken as show bona fds intention to
return after the war.