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and importance the public; second that the sums al
.nady received by Mccormack, and the that he Is
entitled to receive from heterogeneous together amount
10 an adequate remuneration and therefore tho patent
should not be extended.
COURT OF INQUIRY RELATIVE TO THE ESCAPE or TUE
PRIvATEER SUMTER FROM NEW ORLEANS.
Commander c. H. Pape having asked inquiry into
his conduct, while in command of the Brooklyn re-
spect the escape Of the rebel steamer sumter from the
Mississippi river IN June last court Of inquiry upon the
has been ordered TO this city on wedncs
day. Tho court consists OF CAPTAINS shubrck Striking
and Sands; Judge Advocate, George NJ Weston.
ARREST OF AN ATTORNEY BY THE PROVOST MAR
An attorney named Dennis Foley attempted to arrest
the Provost Marshal to-day writ OF habeas corpus
when the latter ordered Of his officers TO
arrest the former The attorney, in attempting 70 dis
charge his duty informed General Porter that he had an
obligation to perform to his client eyes sir respond.
cd General Porter "and have one to perform to my
country" The attorney accordingly locked up.
AWARD OF BEEF CONTRACT.
The bids for the beef contract opened this morn
ing nj Major Beckwhs headquarters, and the contract
awarded to tho lowest bidder the parties bcing Fen
jamin s. Kunkle and John L. Metzger Of Harrisburg Pa
at three dollars and forty mine cents gross per hundred
The competition was very spirited, there being altogether
ninety eight BIDS and the bidders were present at the
opening except one who bid ihree dollars and thirty
four cents but as he was not required the
tract given to the lowest The contract is FOR
four thousand cattle, with the privilege OF sixteen thou
sand TO be delivered at either Chambersburg or Harris
burg, the government may order The price is con-
sidered as very lew
OUR RELATIONS WITH COLONIAL POWERS
j. II. Young, Esq, formerly United States Consul to
the Netherlands and West Indies s here relative 10 our
relations with colonial Powers. II appears that large
shipments OF merchandise conraband or war arc con
tnualy shipped from the British provinces and the West
India Islands irrespective of neutral rights Vigorous
are being adopted by the government TO put
stop to this traffic.
THE FLOATING STEAM BATTERtEs.
From information received here it is believed that the
armed steamship or floating battery now building after
the Ericsson PLAN will be completed long before the
other two finished, the wok upon ii being of less
magnitude. large surplus from the sum appropriated
by Congress for the purpose remains
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NEWS FROM GEN. BANKS ARMY.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS OF THE BATTLE AT
BOLIVAR HEIGHTS.
DARsRsrows, Oct. 10, 1861.

DARSRsrows Oct. 10, 1861.
General Banks, who paid n vis. to Washington on
Wednesday evening 10 hold consultation with the mill
,ary authorities returned To his headquarters yesterday
afternoon.
Captain lloyd United States Army chief Of the Quarter
masters Department Of this division has been detached
goes 1t is understood to take charge Of the Ihasl
plia station. Captain Bingham Of the regular army,
succeeds him.
III. details Of the affair between Colonel Geary forces
and the rebels Harpcrs Ferry Wednesday
not publicly dvuged here until the arrival Of tho
papers yesterday The military telegraph from Washing
ton extend north Of Poolcsve eye witness
OF tho affair states that the rebels. not loss than
1000 Ia number out Of the woods north OF
Bolivar hour after sunrise, drove in our
pckcts and compelled tho company to which they be-
longed to retreat the Ferry. Here cover,
and by well directed vceys of musketry checked the
assaans and held them at bay uuH assistance reached
them from the Hook. They then out and charging
upon the rebels drove them back ing possession Of
two guns--ons field piece and tho other thrtytwo
FOUNDER. subsequent rally gave possession Of the
smaller gun back TO tho rebels, but the thirty two
FOUNDER having been crippled during the action, could
not be removed. n.y.. -
Colonel Geary, with rciaforcements then joined tho
little band and drove Tho rebel forces back beyond Eo
While the contest progressing two of the one
mys guns were playing upon us from Loudon Heights,
south Of the Shenandoah Colonel Gcary had only gum
riHed one, the Virginia SIDE the other remaining TO
shell the enemy battery on Loudcn Heights.
lnrng the ght tho enemys cavalry thrce hundred In
number attempted to flank us but Gcary percevng their
| intention, charged them the head Of detachment,
and at the first fire omped at least twenty saddles
During the night following the battle Colonel Geary
| withdrew his forces from the Virginia side
James Llis OF IOckpor one of the New York Twenty
eighth regiment, died here yesterday, and buried in
| the Presbyterian churchyard.
Colonel Stiles, of the Ninth regiment OF New York
Militia is at present in New York. with permission to
| raise brigade to be called after the regiment A full
company has recently been added tho regiment
Lieutenant Wckham is reported 10 be at Washington
with hundred and fifteen recruits. This regiment is
now in highly efficient state.
Lieutenant William r. Murphy, of the Twenty ninth
Pennsylvania regiment has been detached from his reg
mont and promoted to the Subsistence Department OF this
| division
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ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.

WASHINGTON, Oct 81, 1851.
The following despatch from General stones command
has been received at headquarters here.-
EDWARDS FERRY, Oct. 81, 1851
Fifteenth Massachusetts crossed the river at Harrsons
Island. Al daybresk they had proceeded to within a
mile and half OF Ieesburg without meeting the enemy
They still hold on supported by the remainder of the
regiment and part Of the Twentieth.
by Major Mix of Van Aliens cavalry and Capt Stewart,
Assistant Adutan General, from Edwards Ferry 10.
wards Lcesburg with thirty cavalry. Thoy came on tho
Fourteenth Mississippi regiment received sr fro At
thirty yards and returned it with their pistols and fell
back in order, bringing in prisoner We have pos
session Of the Virginia side Of Edwards Ferry
Additional accounts say that up hroe O'Clock 20 day
General Stone had held his satisfactorily there
though his comparatively small force upon tho island are
engaged with some 1000 OF the enemy
subsequent despatch, received late this Afternoon,
says General Evans rebe has four field pieces and three
pieces masked ard about 600 men.
prisoner who was taken mentions that 10 has LOCO
rebel troops, and expects rsinforccments
General Stone that time believed he could occupy
Loesburg today and hold il. The despash is dated Ell
wards Ferry
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cient toors in the Union service. Many OF their
encanpments, too neater and are provided
with more comforts than generally found In the
camps across the Potomac One article that | saw
to-day al the camp Of Colonel WarreDs Fifth New York
2o deserves especial notice because its great merits
viii undoubtedly bring 1t into general in the whole
army this winter. IL IL nothing nor less than NJ
lary tent, made Of planned boards instead Of canvas
II Of the army regulation size, perfectly water M,
and what OF greater in the winter can 90
Kept warm. The boards OF which II Is made, tnougn
thn very strong It's cost does not exceed that OF
the canvas tent and when made Of larger size the ST
liz considerably less than the tent. ANY number
o. them be joined together they can be put up and
taken four minutes and they be transported
with convenience than the canvas tent Above
ALL IL Is moro durable has ample provision TOT heating,
has door on hinges, and can have glass window
la &c number the chief officers OF this department say
It is far every respect to the canvas tent It
is q Baltimore invention.
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INTERESTING From KENTUCKY.

LotsvLLE, 0ct. q, 1901
Tho re,or of the occupation Of Grecburg by tn rebels
is premature. A small number went there aud took
twenty mules which lad been placed ms coLtrab IA! in
care Of General Ward II reported that General ward
fell back twelve mics Greenburg to Campo evile.
T,e dispatched enc hundred AMI Gy cavalry recon.
nore intending that tbsy should return yesterday.
Tbey had not returned when our informant oit Gen.
erai Ward has about three Thousand troops.
TIE advance gard Of tho robes at Little Barren on
the south side OF Green rye is estimated thee ou
sand The river Is very high and impossible by ordng
for several days.
private des iaich to the Journal says Garrard hAs
not fallen back reported.
2olicoler has beef superseded by Lee.
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Passage Of the Upper Potomac by the
Union Troops.
The Enemy Encountered Near
Edwards Ferry.
Death Of General Baker, Senator from
Oregon, while Bravely Leading
His Brigade into Action.
TIE TROOPS ENGAGED In THE BATTLE,
&C., &C., &c.

WAsnNGToN, Oct. 81, 1861.
There has been battle the Upper Potomac to-day
few miles above Edwards Ferry between some OF or
troops under General stone rebels who appeared
in considerable force. II commenced about ten O'Clock
this forenoon, and in progress two O'Clock this
afternoon, when General stone tclegraphed that the
brgades OF Gen. Baker and Gen. German had the
river, engaging the enemy aud that our men were
behaving well.
Late this afternoon General Stone telegraphed again
that he had moved tho whole OF his division up to the
river, probably with the intention Of reinforcing our
troops on the Virginia side, if they needed il.
Up to eight O'Clock tonight nothing definite OF the
details IL stated.
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SKETCH OF GENERAL f. D. BAKER.


Con- Edward n. Baker who killed yesterday the
head Of his brigade in the charge upon the enemy
Ieesburg was native Of the State Of Illinois, and q
great personal friend of President Lincoln wno in the
behalf of Mr. Baker resisted the attack upon him by tho
California delegation shortly after tho inauguration
These doubtless fresh in the minds ooar read
ers and therefore need not be repeated here they
pearcd full in the HERALD at the time General Baker
was a representative in Congress from Illinois during
the years 1916 and 1s47 and subsequently Senator
for the State Of Oregon Cen Bakers military career
shows that this is his first campaign. for we find that
in July 1916 he Colonel Of the Fourth regiment OF
twelve months Illinois Volunteers in the Mexican war,
and commanded the brigade of General Shields after his
fall He well distinguished in tho battle of Cerro
Gordo. He received his discharge in May, 1s47. In
military capacity he not again known until the pre-
sent troubles commenced, wren at the monster meeting
in Union square, he ascoaded the principal platform
and boldly announced that IL he could get only
few followers he would ms boldly go forth
md battle for the Union How the words Of the white
haired told upon the loyal Of the North
time has already proven. He organized the California
regiment and led it to tine Geld When offered Brgadfer,
and even Major Generalshp he refused both prererrng
to be the head Of the regiment he had organized
although acting in this battle General. he simply
the Colonel of the First California regiment which started
from this city
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NEWS FROM FORTRESS McRHoE.
FoarREss MONROE, Oct. 20,

FORTRESS MONROE, Oct. 20, I
Wa BALTIMORE, Oct. u, 1901. (
Some twenty prisoners who lave been waiting here for
several days to go to Norfolk by fas Of truce will 70
turn to Baltimore night Nejlber tho General nor Flag
officer will allow any communication with the rebels for
number Of days at least.
The released rebel prisoners from Fort lafayette
rived this morning, and sent tnpo ary to the
storeshp.
Colonel Dimmck, who has been Post Commanla1t at
Old Point for nearly yea :, left last ah for tort
warren Boston hlrbor. The garrison paraded the oc-
casion and the turnout hi bly, atterng to the be-
loved Colonel,
MAJOR Jones. of General woo's staff hss been apDons'
oil Provost Marshal at Old Point ...,..z
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GENERAL PRICES REBEL ARMY STILL RE-
TREATING.

SYRACUSE, Mo-, Oct. 81 1861
Major Scott Of General Sieges staff from Warsaw yes
tcry says that definite and satisfactory information
had received at General scgeis camp that General
Price had broken up his camp in Cedar county whcre he
arrived Sunday week and where II said be would
stand and give battc and continued his retreat towards
the Arkansas line.
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KANSAS WAR NEWS.

LEAvENwORTH, Uct Il, 1861.
The Ceas5ratire newspaper OF this city has advces
that the Of Humboldt, Kansas, has been totally
burned by the rebels from the indian country II is
thought probable that the records Of the United States
land oGice destroyed.
Two hundred wagons and thousand yoke of have
been to General Frcmonts command within the past
week from this place
The steamer Florence arrived here this morning from
St Louis having come through unmoested by the rebels
There are four feet of water in the river
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RECON NolssANCE Up THE TENNESSEE
= w. RIVER

The eunbaat Conestoga made reconnaissance up the
Tennessee river as far the state line. She =
thai there vas Song tesxz r1,zs near the Tonnes
two barges iond With -FOUR dts moi for a rebe camn
i is reported that the rebels were in strong 10 &c at
Haries torce Is 5000 strong Of lelmoat, Mo-
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REPORTED CAPTURE OF THE PRIvATEER
SUMTER.

BosToS, Oct 81 1851.
The Bangor Tyres publishes an extract from letter,
dated sai SEPTEMBER q s!slins ths, hs privaeor
Sumter had been CAPTURED TO the leeward by the Vnea
e,s ea,msb,n pov,hatu,n Letters from well Informed
nartcs IN Earbadoes however, Of September Is, received
IN his CIV make no mention Of the report,
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IMPORTANT FROM MISSOURI.
CAPTURE OF UNION TROOPS BY THE
REBELS.

HUDSON, No, Oct q, 1861.
messenger reports that scouting party from
Cameron county, numbering one hundred have been
taken prisoners by six hundred rebels at McCabe,
Caldwell county -Four hundred Of the Union troops at
Cameron ready to march to their when the
train left
Another party Of from four to Ave hundred rebels
in Carroll county and had captured seventeen Of Colonel
Morgans Colonel Morgan had started in pursuit.
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THE MISSOURI REBEL LEGISLATURE IN
SESSION.

ST. LOUIS, OCT It 1901.
Union report the total number Of armed rebel
in Southeast at 5000.
A man direct from General Prices army says thai
Caib Jacksons rebel Legislature is in session at Stock
ton the county of Cedar county, which place McCu
loch was approaching with from 5000 TO IL 900 rein
forca,nenta for Price
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THE UNION TROOPS ENGAGED-ouR MAE.

We this day give map showing the locality OF tho
engagement between Gen stones forces and the rebels In
the ncighborhood Of Edwards Ferry and Lecsburg Tho
headquarters or the Union troops Of this division wa
stationed at Poolesve, and their command located
between that place and the river The advance was
doubtless made BY way Of Edwards Ferry, following
the road to Leesburg, as shown on the map.
The following probably the officers engaged in this
contest -
COMMANDING GENERAL.
Erigadier General. ........ CHARLES y. STONE,
Colonel Fourteenth u S. Infantry.
STAFF.
Adjutant General ......... Capt. Stewart
Assistant Adjutant General. Capt. John Murray
Aid. ..................... James s. Mlekic.
Captain Stewart is otherwise known az Lord Erncss
yane Tempest and served in the Crimea. He has often
been mistaken for Lord Adophus vane Tempest, who
has recently returned TO England.
ACTING aaIGADigN GENERALS.
Colone-E II. Rsker, Senator of Oregon.
Colone--willis y. German, Of St Paul, Minnesota.
~ 81, ,, sfr --rssss srlrr'- :
rrVade Quar- erm.s Ter ~ Francis Young.
Surgeon .................+. J. a. SitolL
GES GoRMAss sTAtt.
Assistant Alt. Gene. al. 49,. eul W. - lfach
Quartermaster,,..,. L1euI' T. NJ woods.
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THE sKIRMIsH NEAR LEBANON, MO.


In the skirrnish near Lebanon the 18th instant be-
tween two companies of Major wrsht's cavalry and
about hundred rebels previously reported the latter
lost sxty-two killed, twelve wounded -four mortality,
and ,hrtysx taken prisoners The loss Of Major Wright
was one.
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Captain Wikin has he APPOINTED Major Of the Second
Minnesota Volunteers, ant Il he as assumed that
maud the company would then in tho charge OF Lieu.
tenant II. C. Coates Of 81. Paul.
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THE REBEL TROOPS ENGAGED.

The commanding officer Of the rebel in tho en-
gagenent was Brgadicr General Evans, whose brigade
few months consisted of the three following rcgi
ments and is probably composed at the present
time
SEVENTH REGIMENT LOUISIANA VOLUNTEERS.
Colonel ................. Harry I. Hays.
Lieutenant Colonel. ...... CHARLES pcthoiseuf.
Ma or Observation-Disclosures. y. y. Penn.
Ctmfan,.s.
Baton Rouge Fenciblcs ..... Captain A. S. Heron.
Livingston Riles.......... captain I, u. furry.
Cor tiueltal Guard. ........ Captain George ark.
Crescent Rites, Company D.. Captain II. l. Jet.
Crescent Rifles, Company G.. CAPTAIN J. H. Gilman.
Sars8cld RaDgers....... Car tain J. Moore Wilson.
irish Volunteers. Captain W. II. RatoliE.
yirgni, Guard. Captain Robcrl H. Scott.
Virginia Blues ............. Captain y. A. Wilson.
American Riii,s....,....... Captain W j. Ricasby.
wngAr's BATTALION QorTsrASA)
This organization is commanded by Colonel Wheat,
who its formation, held only tho rank OF Major:
WASHINGTON ARTILLERY QoCmIANA).
Major Observation-Disclosures. J. y. Walton.
Adu1tant ................ w. NJ owen.
Qua ter master .............. " II. ShchHb
Surgeon. DIR. r. S. Drew.
Cnppany A............... Captain II. NJ. lsaacson.
COMPANY b.. ............. aaPta " =. 1--WE
Company C................ Captain Is. NJ. Miller
Comiany D........,...... Captain d. f. Eshlernan.
(oncoraa Artillery. Captain LcbIoi YORK.
Jefferson Artillery ......... Captain -.
jackson Artillery .... Company A. fnpt. MitcbelIs
No. .......... Contrary y, Capt. Holmes.
Ponlc Coupec Artillery 80. Captain stewart
Watson FLYING Artiiery.... Captain Allen BlrRiey.
The Fourteenth Mississippi regiment was also engaged
in the battle The following are its field officers
FOURTEENTH REGIMEsT MISSISSIPPI VOLUNTEERS
Colonel. r. W. lAldWln.
lieutenant Colonel ......... ~ \. MOTIFS.
MAJOR ....,............'... VI. LOSE.
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BROADER GENERAL CHARLES r. STONE.

BROADER GENERAL CHARLES r. STONE.
Charles r. Stone is native Of the state Of Massachu-
setts and his first military bears atc 1871 when
he entered West Point a cadet Ia 1915 hs stood
seventh in class numbering forty I've In July n that
year he brey cited Second Lieutenant or Ordnace and
from August 1913 10 January 1915 he acting assistant
Professor Of Ethics, &c, at the Military Aca envy. on
the sh OF September ls47 he breyeted First Lieu
for gallant and mertoriops conduct In the battle OF
II Moline del Rcy, and the 18th OF the Same month
breed Captain for the conduct Charutepoc.
He made First Lieutenant III army IN February 1853
and resigned on tho 18th day VI November, 1855.
TN the breaking out OF the present trouble
h took command OF the District Of Colombia
Militia and moved them up in the ,hhorhood Of his
recent station On the Formation Of the regiments
of tho regular army lie appointed from the District
Of Columbia 70 thu Oonecy Of the Fourteenth United
States infantry His commission hears date May Il,
1861 On the 18th Of the month he was appointed
by Congress- Brjsadcr General Of Volunteers and held
the command Of the Third brigade under Genera Ranks
His command then temporarily separated from that
OF the Major General commanding the department of tho
shenandoah and he held the position in The
Of Edwards Ferry with moderate force, with his head
quarters Pooesvi1c He has always oen spoken of as
go.d soldier, but this IS the opportunity that be
has had to exhibit his generalship although his bravery
fairly tested in Mexico.
SKETCH OF THE REBEL GENERAL EVANS.
Brlgader General Nathan George Evans is native Of
South Carolina ind graduated at West Point in 1874 He
was appointed to acce nd Icutcnany In the Frat hite
states Dragons in july 1913, ard transferred
Second nrogoons in September, 1s49 In March, 1856 e
became First Lieutenant Of the second cavalry aud
promoted to Capalncy in the following yenr, which
position he held under Major Van Dorm, when the
latter commanded the expedition against the Camanclrs
in 1853, winning little distinction for his
bravery in the scvercst battle of the campaign,
wichita village in Texas His connection with tho
rebels is ootcmporaneous with the secession Of South
Carolina by whose Governor he arp inted irtant
General the regular forces Of tho state. He sub
sequonty appointed Brigader General and in Injunction
with Generals jackson ind Cooke, commanded the left
wing the rebel forces the battle Of Bull run which
engagement he in immediate and &c the b ig "a
Composed Of Wheats battalion, Colonel Hay Seventh
louisiana Volunteers and tho Washington Artillery.
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H7CKH.
GENERAL GoRHANs BRfGArE.
General Germans brigade is comps OF the follow.
ing
First Minnesota Volunteers 49,. Co'0Bci Hana
Ninth New York state Militia. Lieut. Colonel Halleck
MINNESOTA NrrrRs.
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ctrases. II is found TO I've the only certain
preservation of bodily strength during
period when the atmosphere is calculated
to induce feeling uf lassitnle and indi-
gestiOn The worst cases of Diarrhei,
and DySentrry give way to lis potent in
funnce lnnumcrtble persons, who ara
now alive aud well, must thank the discov-
rrcr of this propagation that they have not
been swept away in the harvest of death.
The Bittrs is Recommended by the best
physicians in the land. This is the best
evidence of its real value, because, as q
general thing, they will no; speak word
in favor of advertised preparations. They
haye been compelled To ack4Ssledge the
CLAIMS of the Bitter+ upon the community.
Sold 10y al druggists.