Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-09-13
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"A general Ddttle is expected JO-mOIToWs
The Evansville Journal says the steamer
Sue Edves, under command Of a gun squad
from that place, captured boat with thou
sand barrels of salt for the Confederacy.
Southern papers say that Captain W. Y.
Lynch, late of the United States Navy, has
been appointed Chief of the Bureau of Detail
and Equipment in the Confederate army.
Colonel Jones, of the Fourth Alabama,
died at Orange Court house on the 26th ult,
from wounds received at Bull Run.
W. Boyd, late Clerk OF the Federal war
Department, had arrived at Richmond with
full information respecting matters at wash
ington. 4
BURLINGTON, Iowa, September IL. Six
Secessionists from Memphis, Mo-, some of
whom are identified as having served under
Mart Green, were arrested yesterday near
Salem, Iowa. They had with them drove
of one hundred and eighty cattle, said to be
for Chicago. The men are held at Mount
Pleasant. The cattle will be confiscated.
WASHINGTON, September l3.-The firing
in the direction of the Chain Bridge this
morning was from artillery practice.
Two dead bodies were recovered from the
Lewinsville field, by detachment of the
Nineteenth Indiana Regiment, to. day. No
further tidings have been heard of Lieuten-
ant Hancock, who is reported killed; the
ton is that he was taken prisoner.
A man, supposed to be spy, was arrested
to-day in the neighborhood OF the Chain
Bridge. r.
LOUISVILLE, September l2.--Several guns
recently in possession of the State Guard
were taken from this city yesterday, and
nearly one hundred more were found to-day
under hay stack in the suburbs.
The steamer Tread,uater Belle, old and of
little value, was seized by the Federal author
tiles at Smithlsnd. She had been conveying
provisions up the Tennessee River.
The Nashville Union and american con-
graduates the Confederate States upon the
elevation of General Albert Sydney john
son to the command of the Western Division
of the Confederate army.
The Richmond Examiner of the 9th says
since the battle of Cross Lanes, Western
Virginia, Floyd has been waiting for sup
plies.
On Saturday train brought down fifteen
prisoners, taken, struggling through the
woods, at the dispersion OF Tylers COM
mand.
FLOYD, at last accounts, was about mile
and half beyond the Gauley River.
The enemy, in full force, was at Gauley
Bridge.
Wise was strongly posted in the vicinity
of Gauley-road, occupying Hawks Nest,
above the Kanawha. The enemy had been
outflanked by General Chapman, who held
his position with two thousand militia.
The same paper says that, before many
hours, the Potomac will be ettectually closed
| by powerful batteries.
The Chief of Ordinance in Virginia, re.
spending to call for all the field artillery
says ten batteries are nearly ready for i'm.
| mediate duty, and eight or ten more could
be got ready shortly. Among the fifteer
above mentioned prisoners were Lieutenant
| W. II. Raynor Off. l., and @. G. Murphy
of N. Y. The Examiner also says JEFF. Davis
has so far recovered from his recent severe
| illness as to take an airing on Saturday in 6
carriage.
H, Kelly, claiming to be Baltimoreau
| was arrested on Friday, on suspicion Of being
a spy.
New YORK, September 12.-Letters dated
Curacao, August %, state that the Sumtel
was seen off Porto Cabello, on the l4th witt
a new prize, supposed to be the bark Theresa
from Maracaibo for New York, with coffee
On the 18th, steamer, flying the Ameri
can flag, passed the harbor, reporting hersel
as the Keystone State. The pilot who wen
out to her reports that she was new steamer
whereas the keystone State is five years old
1t is surmised the vessel assumed the sale
name for peculiar reasons.
ST. LOUIS, September l2-Provost Mar
shall McKinstry will issue the following
proclamation to morrow:
"The Mejor. General commanding tht
Western Department having satisfactory eV
idence that Thomas L. Snead, of the city ant
county of st. Louis, and State of Missouri
has been taking an active part with the en-
emies of the United States in the presen
insurrectiopary movement against its Gov
eminent, and the Military Commission nov
| in session at the Arsenal in this city having
| reported the facts to these head quarters a
the result ofits deliberations the Major Gen
eral Commanding has executed and ordered
to be published the following deeds of manu-.
mission. Here follow two deeds, declaring
by authority of the law and power invested
in the Commanding General ] Frank Lewis
and Hiram Reed heretofore held to service
or labor by said Thomas L. Snead, to be fret
and forever discharged from the bonds o
servitude, giving them full rightand author
ity to have use and control their own labo
or service, as to them may seem proper
without any accountability whatever to said
Thomas L. Snead, or any one to claim by
through or under him."
A party of Secessionists went to the houst
of Judge Birch, a member of the State Con
vention, few days since, with the intention
of killing him and his son, but they wer
|
to ST. Louis and to-day returned to hi
home, in Clinton County, with arms for tn
Union men of that county.
The life Of Judge Ryland, late of the Su
preme Court, who is in the hands of tn
rebels, has been threatened if Captain Ma
coffin, lately sentenced in Lexington, b
hanged or executed.
POINT OF Rocks, Nd, September lire
ported by Unionists from Martinsbur
Saturday that the rebels had taken up tn
entire track of the Baltimore and Ohio road
from from there to North Mountain, distanc
Of nine miles, and transferred the rails t
Winchester for the extension of the Alexau
dria, Hampshire and Louden road. Tn
track torn up was lately re-laid by the Com
pany. AT Duffields' Station the rebels wer
taking to pieces eight now locomotives fo
transporting to Winchester.
PHILADELPHIA, September l2.--The sui
scriptions for the National Loan amounte
to 100000 to-day.
ROCKVILLE, Nd, September lO.--Abou
sixty Secession delegates from Montgomer
County, held primary meeting here I
| elect delegates to the Baltimore Convention
to nominate State officers. The meeting ws
secret.
Resolutions Of strong Secession charac
ter were passed.
J 1t is stated that the Secessionists in tn
place are well armed, and have plenty
| ammunition.
. WASHINGTON, September IL. - Gener
: Scott has received a dispatch from Gener
Rosecrans, giving a few particulars of h
: action with General Floyd, and stating tn
: the enemy was driven from his entrencI
n ments across Gauley River. Floyd's 10