Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-06-13

WARRINGTON, June III A. MA spe-
cial messenger arrived an hour since from
Fortress Monroe, bringing the intelligence
that General Butler this morning proceeded
with large re enforcement to Great Bethel,
and after a severe fight captured their bat
teries-one of seven, the balance of fourteen
guns, and also took one thousand rebels
prisoners.
New York Tmes's Speoial.l
General Blair says General Butler last
night assaulted the enemys works at Bethel,
where Pierce was repulsed, and carried them
by storm.
Within the limits of the Capital there are
now encamped and quartered seventeen
regiments of volunteers, numbering fully
eighteen thousand picked men, thoroughly
armed, equipped and provisioned, under the
supervision of General Mansfield.
In addition there are stationed on Arling-
| ton Hights, surrounding the city Of Alex.
andria and beyond the bridges, ten other
| full regiments, amounting TO over twenty
| two thousand soldiers, including regulars,
under the command of General Mcdowell
| making forty thousand men, besides those
sent forward yesterday and those stationed
at the Relay House and at Annapolis. They
are competent for any present emergency in
this quarter, ready and anxious for business.
The newly arrived Michigan Second went
into camp this morning, above Georgetown.
Professor Lowe, the balloonist, is here, and
| has proposed to Government a system of
reconnoitering that will be tested to- morrow.
Lowe will be accompanied by telegraph
operator, the balloon be held to the proper
hight by a cord, and also be connected with
the earth by insulated wires, which will be
attached to the recording machine in the
War Department.
The operator in the balloon win thus COM
municate directly with the War Department
Of course the same experiment will be prac-
ticable in the field, the operator and balloon,
above the smoke of the contest giving in
formation of all that transpires in the enc.
mys camp.
There is another movement of troops to
take place in the morning. Five Regiments
are under orders to leave, and will do so at
once.
u am authorized to state that the Govern
ment will receive any regiments that will
come 10 Washington. If regiments come
on their own responsibility, they will be re-
ceived, whether they have the State author
ity or not
General Sanford sent back some fugitive
slaves to Virginia masters, which caused q
good deal of dissatisfaction.
The propeller Resolute arrived last night
She had seized two schooners down the river,
which had been carrying provisions for the
enemy, and burned them both.
New York Tribuue's Dspatch.l
The columns of General Patterson march.
ing forward will add SO much strength to the
defense of Washington, that to assail it with
any force at the command of BeauregarC
| will be madness.
J The Convention at Wheeling will give 6
, fresh impetus to the Union sentiment in the
/ border States, and the reopening of the Bal
J timore and Ohio Railroad will supply facili
I. ties of transportation from the West, anC
will bind commercial Baltimore to her cor
5 respondents.
Letters are received in this city almos
: every day from Kentucky, full of the strong
est Union sentiments. They ask for arms
and say that companies of true Union mel
! are forming, particularly in the central coun
!; ties of the southern tier.
New York Heralds CorrespondenceI
Our informant, who was in the first en-
= gagement at Bethel, states positively that th
' report that the cannon belonging to the Fed
eral forces were taken, is false.
I They were moved back with the troops
: and the latter retired in good order, onl,
q regrettiDg the want of ammunition, and tn
= fall of Lieutenant CREDIBLE, who inspire
e them more than any other officer.
= ! have no doubt that at least one hundre
= = were killed on our side, when the detaile
: report is received. No doubt that the heav
e loss of life was due to the fact that th
!, troops had literally to act withouta leader
y The general opinion is that the ignoranC
= of General Pierce calls for prompt cour
u martial. On the receipt of the news froI
. Fortress Monroe, a special meeting of th
y Cabinet was called together, and remained
- session nearly two hours.
3 Marshal Kane, of Baltimore, has sworn
: one thousand Secessionist as special patr,
y men for special duty on election day. Tn
y is six hundred more than have ever bee
r. sworn before, and it looks bad.
If There is reported to be a secret band
of ot three thousand FIVE hundred men, with arm
u who are ready to rise against the Govern
the first defeat. 1t is said that United Stat
Marshal Bonifant, of Maryland, will absel
himself froD Baltimore on election day. ar
:, leave his department in charge of his deputy.
- - some say for want of nerve; if 80, these a
ii signs Of trouble.
r. WASHINGTON, June ll.-Assurances ha'
been received that Belgium will not reco
l. nize the Confederates. The statement by Il
l. rebels of supplies Of arms from Belgium,
greatly exaggerated.
es The President, To-day, called on the Go
ly ernor Of Indiana for six additional res
n. ments. The forces under Colonel Stone ha
ce concentrated four miles from Washingto
n The cavalry went ten miles further.
A regiment of mounted riflemen and 70
tn companies of dragons in New Mexico hs
IS been ordered thence, and will probably col
a. here.
I'M 1t is reliably ascertained that the Confe
nd crate troops have been moving from Harpe
1s. Ferry to Winchester, and will go thence
Manassas as speedily as wagons can be pl
a., cured.
BALTIMORE, June 1.-THE corresponds
of the American says that the fight W
Transport between the Home Guards a
r. rebels continued all day. Several reb
N were wounded and one killed.
'ur HAsRRsTowN, Nd, June 1.-THE Cove
val ment has evidently taken possession Of {
wa Franklin County Railroad. The Unioni
at Williamsport are fearful the rebels v
ter cross the river and burn the town 70 night
lad The guards along the whole line of
ri Potomac have been doubled to day.
) 8 Reliable information gives thirteen tn
ed, sand rebels at Harpers Ferry.
mo ST. Louis, No, June IL 2-Auother conl
lcn ence between the State aud Federal authC
Iue ties was held in this city yesterday. Z
zen State was represented by Governor jack
on and Major. General Price, and the Gen'
~ Government by General Lyon and Colo
sue Blair.
Ion The State authorities demanded the
lor moval or disbandipg of the Federal tro
l. from Missouri soil, and the State would
OF band the militia.
ern General Lyon refused this, and the c
~, ference, after four. hours session, broke
80, MllhOuL coming W any phCliC COnOiustOu
try Governor jackson and General Price
IN IN turned to Jefferson City by special trai
ors LOUISVILLE, KY, June l2.-The New
IN leans Ricdytns of the 9th inst. says; ~
nh United States transports, one supposed Il
pnr the Empire Oily, aud said to have fiji
an hundred men aboard, arrived off the bar
v;th terday afternoon. General Twiggs hai
Low sued an order prohibiting all kinds of vei
hsts to pass by Fort jackson, without the
rery ernor's written permissiOnS
not CHICAGO, ILL.,, June I2.-The Tfibl
defy Cairo correspondent says A band of
T. els were captured At Norfolk, Missouri