The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-10-16


gar.
The Zouaves of Col Wilson are credited
with having fought with great bravery, and
the rebels admit loss of about 40 killed and
so wounded
The rebels claim to have spiked the guns
of the Zouaves and destroyed all their camp
equipage
They also claim to have committed great
slaughter among the Zouaves, bat gave no
number of the killed. They also say that
they carried off namber Of prisoners.
..
WASHINGTON, Oct. ll.-gur pickets sta
toned near Prospect Hillwcye driven in last
nj sht by the Rebels in force, their object be-
ing doubtless to ascertain the position of our
advance. All our troops are in comfort
al |. condition.
Unfounded sentiments Of character pre-
judicial to the public interests frequently ap-
pear ia the telegraphic news ofjournals pub
lshed at d stance from the Capital The
ChtuhS - NlSch piauG, why tiiS po$eih-
ment permits such dispatches tor pass over
the wires II is therefore proper to say by
request that these statements really go by
mail and not by telegraph or prepared at the
points where they appear.
Colonel IIecker, who came here on bust
ness connected with the troubles i'm his
Regiment now in Kentucky, has left Wash
ington.
The Star complains that the over estimate
Of the army ofthe Potomac has an injurious
effect upon the people of the North, diminish
ing the number. of enlstments II says
$4,000 more troops are wanted hereimmedi-
ately.
Indiana :has,AQ regiments in the field al
ready.
WASHINGTON, Oct l4.-Mr. Harry Kee.
nal, a citizen of Fairfax county, Virginia has
just arrived here from Richmond. He has
been in prison for several weeks in Rich
mond for the crime of giving shelter to des
titute Federal soldiers who we're taken pris.
oners by the enemy's forces and applied to
him for assistance. His humanity was not
to be tolerated among the Rebels and he was
made to pay severe penalty. He reports
that the Rebels at Richmanda lad, INDUCED
in extrayagant rejoicing over the attack upon
the Wilson Zouaves of New York. at Santa
Rosa Island, and claimed that their troops
bad won great victory on that occasion.
The government authorities IF the rebel
camp have had great trouble. Their officers
had given offense in various ways, and Elk.
secretary Floyd and Elk Governor Wise were
fairly in disgrace.
Rngcr \. Pryor is rannIg for, the Rebel
Congress, forsak,np the army, on the ground
that there will be suspension Of hostlities
during the winter
A meeting. of Rairoadroffcers took place
to-day at the General Post Office, at which
views were freely interchanged with Post
Master General Blair.
1t is proposed to serd night mail from
this city to New York, leaving at 6 o'clock
and arriving in New York ate o'clock next
morning.
The Richmond Enquirer of the 18th inst,
just received, has an account of the confisca-
tioh of estates and property in Virginia,
which have occurred under the terms of the
recent Sequestraton Act of the Rebel Con-
gress since the 3oth of sept. The aggregate
value of the property thus confiscated, own
ed by Northern citizens or loyal Virginians
is estimate saeo,ooo. Among the sufferers
are the following persons wi1o-are n AIMED in
the Enquirer's list
August Belmont, of New York, loses 500
hogsheads Of tobacco. valued at $3.50, 0OO.-
Roads, Slavery & Farant. of Norfolk, Va, c.
Menfey & Co., of n Y, and Chickcring &
Son. Of Boston. the last. named house losing
n large stock Of pianos in the hands of agents
in Richmond. Also an estate owned by
VIM. G. Rives. Jr., OF Boston. offs, 900 acres
of fine land fully stocked with negroes, live
stock and improvements, and another estate
owned by Francis Rives of N. Y, also con-
tanning 5000 acres, and stocked with slaves.
Also another large estate Of 500 acres, belon.
gins to VIM. Sigourney, of New York city,
with its negroes and live stock, have been
confscatea
The Rebel authorities have appointed ae en- .
to take charge Of these estates and to pay the
revenue arising therefrcus, into the Rebel
treasury
1t is reported that Ex- Gov. Wise Inns been
attacked by an ilRess of 50 serious a nature
that his life is endangered
From New Mexico.
SANTA FE, New Mexico, Sept. 22.-New
Mexico is still free from invasion by Tex
a MS
On sse 18th inst, a. Fort Fauntleroy. 400
Navajoes made an, attack on that post and
were rePulsed with. a loss. of 20 killed and A.
taken' prisoners. The troops on the fort had
but one man wounded
Col St. Vran has resigned and it is pn-