Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-09
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LOUISVILLE, October 8.-Richmond papers
of the lst and Charleston of the Sd inst are
received. On the evening of the 26th, Cen
ersl Lee Joined General Floyd with four reg
imepts and two pieces Of artillery, at Meadow
Bluff. Floyd's forces are represented to be
greatly demoralized since the battle of Carni- |
tex Ferry, and Wise's generalship is severely |
criticised by the Richmond papers.
The Enquirer says the relations between
Generals Floyd and Wise are painful enough
to explain all our reverses in Western Vir-
ginia. General Wise, accompanied by Cen
eral Henningsen, has arrived in Richmond.
The former will probably be court martialed
Lee takes command Of the forces under him
self and Floyd.
A statement in the Galveston New8 makes
the number of Texan troops now in the field
at twenty thousand, of which three thousand
are in Virginia, four thousand in Western
Missouri and Arkansas, and four thousand in
Arizona and New Mexico.
lsRobelt Scott announces himself candidate
for the Confederate Congress for Fadquier
District.
Communication over the East Tennessee
Railroad was interrupted for some days in
consequence of the washing away of the
track by floods.
President Davis left for Manassas on the
Both ult.
There is great rejoicing throughout the
South over the capture of Lexington and the
Fremont difficulty.
General A. H. Brisbane died at Summer
vile, S. c., on the 23d ult.
a South Carolina regiment had left for
Suffolk, Va.
A Richmond dispatch to the Charleston
| Courier says that President Davis was re
| ceiTed at Fairfax Courthouse with great
| enthusiasm.
General Van Dorm is assigned to duty in
| the army of the Potomac.
Mansfield Lowell, late of New York, is ap-
| pointed Brigadier. General, and assigned to
| duty in Louisiana,
There is a general growl throughout the
| Confederacy at the inetficiency Of the mail
| arrangements.
n. Porter, of the First Michigan Regiment,
died at Castle Pinckney on the I'd instant, Of
| typhoid fever. The health of the other pris-
| oners is said TO be good.
Some French naval officers from the cor
vette Lavoisier, lying at the mouth of the
Mississippi, visited New Orleans on the 2lst
| ultimo.
A dispatch dated New Orleans, September
20, says the steamship Niagara and a slooD-
of war were off Pass fOutre Bar. A sloop-
oEwar was off the Southeast Bar, and a
|
| of war PincenHeS and steam guu-bOat Water
! Hitch were inside the South west Bar.
| The Governor of North Carolina has issued
| a proclamation forbidding any bacon or
| leather being sent out OF the STATE.
The Memphis argus of the Sd contains the
| following proclamation:
"Concurrng entirely in the views ex-
pressed by the cotton factors of New Or
| leans in the annexed communication, q Pc
| - =, frr, b,,p hat
cotton be sent to New Orleans during the
| existence of the blockade, | have determined
to take the most decided means to prevent
the landing Of any cotton in this city. No.
tice is therefore hereby given to all masters
| and owners of steamboats, and other water
craft, that from and after the 10th of Octo-
Der, no cotton must be brought to New Or
leans or within the lines embracing that Sec
ton of the country between the fOrtifica-
tions above Carrollton and those below the
city, and extending back to the lake; all
steamboats, or other water craft arriving
within the presented limits will be forth with
placed in charge of an armed force aud es.
corted above the point indicated. This
course will be adopted in all cases, whether
the quantity of cotton brought be large OF
small.
"The railroad companies have already is
sued orders in furtherance of the object oi
this proclamation, and no violation Of them
will be permitted
"[Signedl THOS. o. MOORE, =,
"Governor of Louisiana"
81 shall cooperate with Governor Moor
in the enforcement Of the above order.
"[Signed1 D. E. TWIGGS,
''Major- General Commanding"
Colonel Mckee, late editor of the Loui;
Vile Courier, will take command of q reg
ment under General Buckner.
The Citizens Bank of New Orleans is Gil
culating SIS cut in two, each piece to repre-
, sent 50 so.
Thirteen hundred Indian warriors crosse
the A Arkansas River, near Fort Smith, on tn
20lh ult, en- route for McOullochs army.
Gen. Whitfield, late of Kansas also NOV
ing toward Southern Missouri, at the head {
, Texan troops.
Federal prisoners sent to New Orlesn
were escorted to their quarters in that cit
by colored company.
An exchange of shots and shells took plac
f on the Goth ult., between the Federal man
; of war Water Witch and the Confederate
steamer joy, without damage on either side
A boat from the Water Witch landed som
/ men al the telegraph station at the head Q
/ the passes, who carried off the instruments
The Confederate steamer South Carolina cap
tured Mexicsn steamer OFF Galveston.
George Davis and W. I. Dorteh are electe
: Senators from North Carolina to the Conted