The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-10-14
TELEGRAPHlC NEWS.
Noon Dispatches.


"Assi.cTo>, Oct 1.-The army Of the
Potomac will probably soon be divided into
several corps de rfpee according Co tho prac
tice "a European comma ders This plan
has met ~ith strong opposition from nilitar,
men Of the old school, but Mcclellan has iu
sisted upon il. and il will probably be adopt
Ell. Should it be done. Generals Mcdowell.
franklin and Porter will be amongth com
mAnders of these divisions which will be
from thirty 70 ttty thousand strcag
Muir the British Consul al New Orleans.
Is nov IN Washington. having been twenty
four DAYS on his journey He was much cd
strucied by the transportation OF rebel troops
over the railways He states that the same
determination and enthusiasm continued 10
be shown throughout the south
2 Tie rebels are subjected 20 ser 4us iepri-
vEtssns. Al luxurles had dissp' cared and
many OF the nece>sarie- OF life. We becom-
ing scarce
Mr. Muir will probabl, soon return to
Ia land.
A squad Of the Van Allen Cavalry. under
Major Max. captured a rebel captain from
F Richmond yesterday, above Pooesville
John Palmer OF Philadelphia. delivered 10
day one thousand Mimic rifles which arrived
from Belgium IN the Bavaria.
Earl, this morning the steamer Union sent
from Acquia Creek. 10 burn n rebel schoon.
-r. The expedition succeeded Thev were
fired upon from field battery but were not
injured
The Post Master General returned 10 Ia,
SPECIAL TO urRAtp.
,'ov- Ramsey. oil Mainnes0ta. vino has
been here Tor some weeks attending 10 the
Affairs OF that State in connection with mill
lagI matters, has appointed Napoleaa Dana.
a graduate OF West Point. Colonel OF the
isi Minnesota regiment in the place OF Col
Willis A. CORNISH. promoted 20 Brig. Gen.
ersl
Gov. Yates and Hon wm. Kellogg. Of Ill.
have appointed from theGovernment TOR the
armament of that State. 81 .O0O, 900. fourteen
batteries OF James rited cannon. six thous
and mu-kets and ave hundred rifles.
The last news from the Gulf squadron left
tom. Mexican. who succeeded Com Mer-
vine. on board the Msgraw. which is now the
fiag ship, of Pass Loulre. he was making &C.
tive preparations for the complete closing up
Of the Mississippi and would then move from
that position Ia Pensacola Com. Mcrwine.
wh.se departure was much regretted by the
whole fleet Intends % ask n court Of enquiry.
but there was apparently no disposition to
grant a.
The coast from Galveston 20 the Florida
Reefs was completely blockaded.
Foft Picken- j. prepared TO attack Pen-a
cola. McRea and Barrancas and hold them.
There = no doubt IN the opinion OF the
officers there, that the place can he taken with
out serious difficulty.
The Richmond papers are trying to cover,
not only their own losses in the recent Skin
mishes. but also the forces that retired be
fore our advance on Lewinsville. but their
deserted camps there hetrays the fact that
they had been recently occupied by 10000
TO 90 900 men.
SPECIAL TO THE woELD.
The Government has caused the arrest Of
certain parties west. who had large quantities
OF goods intended To be taken out on the
plains. and through the Indian Territory into
the rebel States Contraband trade, OF an
extensive Characters Thus presented
IL j. the opinion in high military quarters,
that unless the enemy attack our Ines within
ten DAYS. no hattie Is imminent The traces
of their camps. found BY our forces, rs they
advance, show conclusiveiy that the enemy
until recently. had force OF az least 20 600
men, in a direct line from Munson's Hill 10
Lewinsylle.
Brig Gen Stcenson, Chief of cavalry on
Gen. McClellan's Staff. has been appointed
Major General of volunteers, that he may
personally superintend and control the large
cav Try forces now ia the field.
The Maryland postmaster, who was arrest
ed for sending bags Of letters 20 the rebels,
has been brought here. together with his
packages.
The Government ha. gained much reliable
information from them. He ia in Jail
SPECIAL TO TINES
Uo, Morgan arrived here this morning. -
He brings the assurance that New York will
have 100 900 troops in the field before the
close OF this month. aud that the Empire
State is prepared 20 furnish a quarter of a
million of men. and material all necessary
10 equip and maintain them