Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-06-13
NUMBER SO.


Sunday; were examined yesterday, before
Genefal Prentiss, and finally discharged,
after taking an oath of allegiance and sub.
scribipg to an obligation to be ready, at all
times, to defend the Stars and Stripes against
all foes. r
every thing is quiet here.
Zone thousand rebel troops were added 10
the camp at Union City to day. There are
now about seven thousand rebels at that
place. The town is in no way protected by
batteries.
The Memphis appeal, this morning, con-
tains the election returns from quite num-
Der of precincts, but no full counties.
Knoxville gave but Secession majority;
Cleveland, 100 Union majority; Piney, Dis
trict AZ Union majority; Jonesboro', e5
Union majority.
The Western part of the State is almost
unanimous for Secession vote small.
Six hundred Arkansas troops, from Hind
man, arrived at Memphis in one day, on their
way to Virginia.
BALTIMORE, June 12.-The steamer from
Old Point has arrived. The account of yes
terday, Of the battle at Great Bethel, en-
braces all the intelligence received at head
quarters up to the departure of the steamer.
No further military movements have taken
place.
The rebel cavalry and infantry followed
ss far as New Market Bridge, this side of
Little Bethel, inhumanly charging, in one
instance, upon those bearing the dead and
wounded. The bridge was burned.
The enemy had in the action six guns,
besides battery. There were about twenty
Federal troops killed, and it is said the num-
ber wounded is not so great as at first re-
ported.
PHILADELPHIA, June ia young man
bO Iaff nr1anne L.
reports that steam tow. boats were preparing
for privateers, and large fioatilla was
| getting ready to 90 down with the floating
battery, and capture the Brooklyn.
ltwas asserted at New Orleans that forty
thousand Confederate troops were encamped
in the neighborhood of that city.
HAGERsTowN, Nh, June 1.-Two reasons
are assigned for the non. advance of General
| PattersoD's division.
First: That the Legislature is in session
| at Frederick, and that column from Wash
ington must come by that route.
They hope that the Legislature will ad-
journ this week, and the Government desire
TO keep the troops out of Maryland till after
the Congressional election tomorrow.
The action of the Maryland House of Del
egates, instructing their United States Sem
ators to vote for the recognition of the
Southern Confederacy, has excited deep
ton Of Maryland. Many say that the Fed
eIal Government ought to disperse the Leg
islature. -
WASHINGTON, June 12.-Nothing heard at
the War Department up to a late hour last
night of the defeat of the rebel forces at Great
Bethel, by General Butler. There is no truth
in the report.
Postal communications with Mexico, uid
New Orleans, having been intercepted, the
| nanarfVnapf hoe IiraotnI he a hot
country to be made up at New York, and
sent by every steamer to Havana, care Of the
American Consul, who will forward them
to Vera Cruz.
BALTIMORE, June ia gentleman who
came passenger from Old Point this morning
and spent some time at the fortress during
yesterday, says the passengers were greatly
sstonished on reaching here to learn of the
greatly. exaggerated accounts relative to the
repulse at Great Bethel.
Up to the time the boat left, last evening
he was in conversation with both officers anC
privates, who were in the engagement.
Some modification was expressed at tn,
! bad management of General Pierce, but non
as to the extent of the loss, which wa
thought to be less than at first supposed, o
of the temporary advantage gained Dy tn
rebels.
WHEELING, Va, June l2.-The Westerl
] | N1TRluld OOONtuIlOu U1tJ III luis CITY HtsIeI
day, ard after affecting a temporary organic
alton, adjourned.
, The Convention met this morning at tel
o'clock.
About forty counties are represented.
; The delegates were appointed TO eac
4 county on basis of its Representatives i
the Legislature.
Arthur ]. Boreman, of Wood County, wa
chosen permanent Chairman, and delivered
: patriotic address on taking the Chair, review
Q ing the action of the Richmond Conventio
: and Ordinance of Secession, and exhortin
members to take firm, decided and tnUroug
J, action.
y The delegations from the different countit
g were sworn in by the following:
d 1--WE solemnly declare that we will sur
port the Constitution of the United StaIC
d and the laws made in pursuance thereof &
d the supreme law of the land, any thing i
y the ordinance Of the Convention that assen
e bled in Richmond on the 18th day of Fet
r. Iuary last, to the contrary, Notwithstanding
% SO help us God"
/. The taking of the oath by each delegatio
n was very impressive, and convinced a
le spectators that the Convention meant bus
n ness.
The programme marked out by the Coz
IN vention seems to be Provisional Cover
oil ment for the whole State, the deposition
is the present State authorities, who are in r
n bellion, and an entire reorganization OF Il
municipal government. .-.
Of No diversity of sentiment on this pr
s, gramme has been heard among the member
n Mr.. Carlisle offered a resolution, whi
III was unanimously adopted, of thanks to Ge
es eIal Mcclellan, for sending Federal troo
ut into Western Virginia, commencing the g
Id liant conduct of the troops at Phillippi, a
- complimenting the bravery of Colonel B.
re Kelley, of the First Virginia Regiment.