, 1861-10-10
LATEST EASTERN NEWS.

alIy conceded that Slidell goes to France soon.
Gen. Floyd had an engagement with the Fed
erals on the 10th, and routed them, killing 900
and woundirg 100.
Things are generally quiet on the Potomac.
There is no recognition Of the rebel flag, in
Spain, or other ports, notwithstanding tho ex.
pjanation made BY the Spanish Minister to Sc
cretary Seward, on Thursday. The reported
proclamatiOn Of the Captain General occupies
the attention Of the State Department.
Subscriptions to the Federal national loan ex-
ceed nine millions.
Secretary Of State that the reports from Charles
ton that the Captain General Of Cuba had issued
q proclamation recognizing the rebel flag, was
untrue.
Two schOOners were seized at New York, on
the 9Th.
Owing to information received at the Post.
Office depa tment, that the Hannibal and St JO-
seph railroad waS entirely unprotected from the
rebels, and that St Joseph Is in their hands, II
has been ordered that the California mails be
carried via Davenport to Council Bluffs. The
department also received information that all
officers and employees Of the overland company
are rebels.
On the 18th inst the army made an advance
on Elk Water. Va, with force Of 1900 men,
having driven back q detachment Of 18th lndi.
ana, Sd and 9Th Ohio giments. A shell from
one Of LOomis' guns. fipd into the enemy's camp
q distance Of two miles, killed ten and wounded
fur. The 18th Indiana regiment had several
skirmiShes with superior numbers on the even.
ing Of the 18th and, killed ,lwelve-only tri-
flng loss On our side.
Il was reported on the nth that General Price
with 1900 surrounded Lexington, Missouri,
and sent summons to Col. Mu.ligan tn surTen.
der. He refused, wherenpOn Gen. Price gave
him till Monday morning at 1 O'Clock to surren-
der, II he did not he would march on him uud,r
the black flag. No news since.
Il Is coniidcntially thought In military quar-.
terS that Gen. Sturgis, federal. has reached Lex
ingtOn from 81. Joseph, aud that Price will be
cut OF or forced to retreat
The steamer Sunshine was seized by rebels at
Glasgow, Missouri The steamer Sour was at.
taehed At Glasgow, but escaped.
All the banks Of New Orleans have suspended
specie payment
Treasury notes were all at par.
The gun boat COnestoga captured the rebel
steamers SeremoR and GdselIe on Cumberland
FiVsrOn the 10th. Une contained one hundred
tons of iron.
Reliable news from Lexington to Saturday
evening shows that there had be, N no fight up
~ that hour, th0ugh the Federal troops had been
summoned to surrender BY Price, whose army
was 1900 strong.
Gen. Pope was to reinforce Lexington on tie
18th, with 5000 men.
Tae Union men in both houses Of the Mary
land Legislature refused to meet on the morning
Of the lVlh.
The latest advIccs from Lexington, Missouri.
on Monday afternoon, say that Price sent word
to Mulligan, demanding his surrender. Null.
gan replied, go TO hell" An attack was i'm
mediatsly made, opening with artillery, and under
It's cover . sOrtie waS made on the town. They
were repulsed with heavy loss, by MullganS
forces, with little loss Of U. s. troops. Prizes
was said 70 be around Lexington still.
Price commenced on attack on our entrench.
ments at Lexington on Monday. The fight was
very severe oil day. Price assailed the works
but was repulsed with severe loss. The fight
was renewed by Price, on Tuesday morning, but
feebly.
LEAvENwoRTH, Sept go.
A citizen of this place, who was at Lexington
at the time Of the surrender Of the federAlS,
states that the trnOps had been thirty-Eix hours
without water The surrender was Unconditional.
The reb,ls claim to have $1,000 men, but were
badly armed and with'ut organization, o. many
had Joined but q day or two beiore. Our in.
formant escaped to the town after the surrender.
The U. s. Marshal seized the Office Of the
Louisville Courier, secession, and also arrested
Ex-Governor MoOrhead and Reuben Donnell, one
Of the prOprietOrA
Tha frnnaminaion of taleOranhic uaura aonfh of