Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-15
PARTICULARS OF THE LATE BATTLE
.. AT SHANGHAI.
COMPLETE ROUT OF THE REBELS.
LATEST FROM THE SOUTH.
A NAVAL BATTLE BELOW
NEW ORLEANS.

WASHINGTON, October IA special dis
patch to the New York Herald says this after
noon, soon after five o'clock, small detach.
ment of rebel infantry and squad of rebel
cavaly appeared in view around house oc.
cupied by widow Childs, about three miles
from Minors Hill. A body of our troops
who were out on foraging expedition, ad
vanced upon them, when sharp skirmish
Immediately took place, and for a time firing
was constant on both sides, when the rebels
were driven from the house.
One of our men was wounded. 1t is i'm
possible to learn the rebel loss.
1t is believed that number had secreted
themselves in the outbuildings, but after the
firing of the first shell from Minors Hill
they left.
Especial Dispatch to the New York Times
| am satisfied that for the present our
troops will remain where they are-not
moving forward or falling back, but quietly
awaiting the action of the rebels.
The weather is extremely cold, with heavy
white frost this morning. .F
Especial Dispatch to the New York Tribune.1
Before leaving st. Louis this morning, the
Secretary of War, by letter, ordered General
Fremont to discontinue, as unnecessary, his
field works around the city, and that which
he js erecting at Jefferson City to suspend
work on the barracks he is building near
his residence for his bodysguard of three
hundred cavalry; and ordered him to employ
all the money in the hands of the disbursing
officers to the payment of the current expen-
ses of his army in Missouri, and to let all his
debts in st. Louis, amounting to ST. 500, 900,
remain unpaid until they can be properly
examined and GENT to Washington for settle
ment He also ordered that the disbursing
officers should disburse their funds, and not
transfer them to Irresponsible persons, who
do not hold commissions from the President,
and are not under bonds and he further
orders that hereafter all contracts necessary
to be made be made by the regular disburs-
ipg officer of the army.
General Fremont was also informed that
payment would not be made by officers ap-
pointed by him. 1t is said there are two
hundred of them whose commissions do not
bear the Presidents signature, and that Pay
master Andrews had been verbally instructed
not TO make such payments. Special excep
tioDs were made in favor of officers of vol
uDteers.
The number of forts planned by General
Fremont for the defense of st. Louis is
eleven.
An intelligent contraband, who came into
General McCalps camp this morning, reports
| that when he left Fairfax Court house yes,
terday at two P. NJ, no movement Of rebels
| was on foot.
The rebel troops are destitute of nearly
every thing except fresh beef. They had
plenty of blankets, but great scarcity of
Shoes They were tearing up the railroad
tracks to Vienna and hauling them to Fair
fax Courthouse. Should there be battle
to. morrow, no sufficient accommodations
could be had for the wounded. At present
the hospitals are filled with sick soldiers.
The number discharged because physically
unfit for duty at the time of enlistment was
very large, Colonels and Captains having
shown themselves too anxious to raise men
to see that they are good men. New build
| ings are, however, in process of erection suf-
fcient for all contingencies.
RoLLA, No., October Ii. - The report
brought here day or two ago that battle
took place on the 9th ult between body
of Kansas troops under Montgomery and
| JenDison and the advance guard of McCul-
! loch's army and some State Guards under
Judge Cheneault, is confirmed by parties
just arrived from Springfield.
The battle commenced near Shanghai, in
| Boston County, and the rebels were driven
back with considerable loss, and pursued
some forty miles. Montgomery then fell
| back on Greenfield.
| Great alarm was felt in Springfield, lest
Montgomery should attack that place, and
the troops there had rested on their arms
! several nights.
Montgomery is said to have had three
! thousand men, and the rebels twenty -four
! hundred. This statement can hardly be re-
| lied upon, as we have had no previous
advices that such force of Kansas troops
was in that vicinity.
A band of three hundred marauding rebels
encamp ped at Wilson's Mill, on Bryant's Forl
of the White River, in Douglas County, wert
attacked some days since By body Of Homt
Guards, and fifteen of them killed and twenty
wounded.
1t is reported here that the Thirteenth Hi
nois Regiment, under General Wyman, had
surprised and taken Lebanon, in Laclede
County, with all the stores and provisions ol
the rebels; but this needs confirmation.
BALTIMoRE, October 15.-The Norfolk Ee.
Gminer of Monday, which has been received
by a flag Of truce, containing dispatch
dated New Orleans II, stating that naval
engagement had taken place at the head o
the passes on the night Of the llth, lasting
one hour, and was afterWaTd renewed. Also
the following dispatch:
'FoRT JACKSON, October l2.-Last nigh
| attacked the blockaders with my little
feet. / succeeded after very shor
struggle, in driving them all aground on th'
southwest pass bar, except the Prebie whici
after they were fast in sand peppered then
we'll. There weIpnO casualties on our side
IL was complete success. 49,.
"[Sigued,l H0LLlNs"
New ORLEANS, October l3.-The force o
the Federal feet was forty guns and nearly
one thousand men; while the little Conted
crate musketo feet was sixteen guns AM
three hundred men.
1t is reported that our iron steamer sum
the Prebie with her iron plow.
Commander Hollins arrived last night.
The names of eighteen wounded rebels {
Santa Rosa are also given.
DARNEsTowN, October l3.-Every thin
was quiet along the river line yesterda
nothing transpired of general interest
camp.
Captain Stone, Provost. Marshal, has seiz,
J and coDfiscated vast amount of liquors, al
. | arrested many sel.eIs.