Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-06

beVenteen keRlmentb, Wnlle bno lhILer mas
thirty-six; and Tennessee, witha white pop.
ulation Of eight hundred and sixty thou
sand, has thirty-three regiments, against
forty-six from all New England, with white
population Of more than three millionsl This
same Massachusetts,, during the war of 1912,
sent some of her troops toward Canada, but
they refused to cross the line TO fight the
British, and left this work on foreign soil to
be done by Southern troops. But she claimed
pay for these same militia, and we believe
was still claiming it at the hands of the Gov
ernment when the old Union was broken
up-thus showing that Yankee greed was
much stronger than Yankee valor. The
truth is, Pennsylvania, New York and the
Northwestern States are bearing the brunt
of this war against the South The New
England States are willing enough to profit
by the war, which they were largely instru-
mental in bringing on, but they will do but
little Of the fighting"
zoLLIcoFFER's VICTORY.
The Knoxville Register of the 25th reports
q fight between Zollicofier and the Lincoln
ties from Camp Dick Robinson. The latter
were intrencbed near Rock Castle Ford.
Zollicoffer attacked and drove the enemy
from his intrenchments. He had five killed
and twenty three wounded.
He took forty prisoners. The loss OF the
enemy in killed and wounded is not known.
ZoIhcofer fell back to prevent his supply
trains from being cut of.
CINCINNATI, LOOK OUT
A letter from Bowling Green, KY, dated
the 2lst, furnishes satisfactory information of
the number and condition of the troops at
that and other points on the line of opera.
tions. Our friends need have no fears for
the success of the Southern cause in Ken
tucBy. The preparations are ample. In
short time the Confederate troops will sweep
like an avalanche in the direction of Louis
vile and Cincinnati, and the State be relieved
from the thralldom which some of its deluded
and degenerate sons were trying to bring
upon it.
The following abstract of news is from
the Memphis Appeal of the 26th ult;
General Hardee has been commissioned as
Major. General in the rebel army.
The Union prisoners captured at the Santa
Rosa fight are in confinement at Montgomery,
Alabama.
Lieutenant Hale of the troops at Fortress
Monroe, was captured while drifting in a
boat off Pig Point battery, on the morning
of the 2lst ult.
A petition to the Legislature is being cir
culated in Pamela County, Tenn, praying
that body to pass a law for the purchase of
the cotton crop of the State, and that pay
| ment in whole or in part be made by treas
ury notes; that the cotton be pledged for the
redemption of the notes, The petitioners
further ask that, if this can not be done for
the State at large, that it be done for the
| county of Pamela.
| A Secession newspaper has been started in
| Columbus, Kentucky, under the auspices oI
| Pillow and his troops. Its title is The DAILY
Confederate NeVS.
Another Georgia regiment, Under com
mand of Colonel David j. Bailey, was mus.
tered into service on the 2lst ult.
General A. S. Johnston has been placed il
command of all the rebel forces in Missouri
and has issued a proclamation forbidding any
property leaving the State.
When General Lowell arrived in New Or
leans, by his own request, he was not saluted
He said Gentlemen, keep your powder
dry, and spend it on the enemy"
The Houston (Texas) Telegraph of the 16tt
ultimo says:
! We understand the first two regiments o
| Sibley's brigade are now full. The third il
| forming. All companies that offer, up tt
| five thousand men, will probably be accepted
Tie appeal contains the following dis
patches in reference to the battle and thu
disposition of the prisoners:
RICHMOND, October 24.-Five hundred anC
ffty-two prisoners arrived this morning from
the Leesburg battle. Among them are Col
onel W R. Lee, of the Twentieth Massachu
sets Regiment. "a /
Colonel Cogswell, Twelfth New York Regi
ment.
Major Revere, of the Twentieth Massachu.
| setts Regiment.
Adjutant Pearson, of the Twentieth Mas
sachusetts Regiment.
Assistant Surgeon Revere, of the Twen
tieth Massachusetts Regiment.
Six Captains and eleven Lieutenauts from
the New York, Massachusetts and Calitornii
Regiments.
Considerable additional number of prison
ers will be brought down tomorrow. Some
report the number of prisoners at over ON
thousand. The lowest estimate is six hun
dred. No reliable details yet received il
regard to the killed and wounded among tn
Confederates.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
| IFrom the Memphis Appeal, Oct. 90
OPINION ON sEoUEsTRATIoN.
AUGUSTA, GA, Oct. 25, 1861.
In the Confederate States Court, now i
session at Charleston, Judge Msgrath yesteI
day delivered his opinion in favor of th
constitutiOnality of the Sequestration Ac
thus refusing to sustain the demurrers
Messrs. Pettigrew, Mitchell and Whaley.
LEVY OF FIREARMS.
Wanted Immediately. - All serviceabl
double barreed shot guns, Sharpes carbine
and Maynard rifles, Colts navy pistols, @
the siDRle-bsrreled dragoon pistol or CON
mon rifle. Persons knowing the where
sbouts of the above description of arms ar
earnestly requested to assist me in collecting
Terms, cash on the spot
W. P. PRoUDFGT,
Agent for Confed States, SO Front row
LINCOLN FORCES AT WASHINGTON.
RIoHMoNr October %, 1861.
An intelligent gentleman just from Wast
iDgtoD says that LiDcOln's forces in Mary
| land VIRGINIA and the District of Columbi