Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-12-07
Three Batteries Taken Twenty
Miles from Charleston.
NEW ORLEANS GETTING SCARED.
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From Washington.

WARRINGTON, Dec. 5.-Col. Leonard, of th
Thirteenth Massachusetts, telegraphed to Gen
Banks yesterday that his men at Hancocl
shelled and dispersed q party passing westward
too small for attack, but large enough fol
trouble.
For some time past the enemy has sent ou
daily from Fairfax Court House scouting par
ty Of one or two thousand men. 1t breaks "
into squads Of fifty or one hundred, who attack
our picket guards.
| Lieut.. knight, of the Third New jersey
went with fifty FIVE men as far as Burkss Station
on the Usage and Alexandria Railroad. They
stretched two telegraph wires across Old Brad
dock road, one ae high as the forehead of man
on horseback; the other lower, and awaited The
result on this side. Presently half O company
of rebel cavalry dashed up on charge The
wires unseated Two or three, and threw the rest
into confusion Our men rushed up, emptied
ak saddles and took one prisoner. Eight Of
the party who were in ambush completed the
| route and emptied two more saddles. Eight
horses gallopped within our lines.
One horseman taken prisoner, was orderly
| sergeant I. H. Durham of the 9th Georgia
Hussars. He gives information respecting the
enemy's scouting expeditions. He says that
the postofice hitherto at Fairfax has been re-
moved to Manassas.
A letter from Port Royal states that recent.
ly taken prisoner there says that the ship Fin.
gal from Glasgow wish seventy riAed cannon
and a cargo of rifles and munitions of war, run
up Satoush river in fog since our feet captur.
ed Forts Walker and Beauregard, and that
| there are six thousand soldiers atISavannab.-
This information is discredited at the Navy De.
partment. Letters found on prisoners, recently
| taken, however, speak of the arrival of q yes
al La nc l.. IL
part of November. She is probably the last
| that will reach that port.
WARRINGTON, Dec. 6--The President avows
his purpose to adhere to cautious and prudent
policy in relation to foreign affairs. There need
be no spprebensions of a recurrence of hostili.
ties between the United States and Great Brit.
ain, for unless the British government should
seek O pretext for war there is no ground for
serious difficulties. The Government feels no
anxiety on this subject, believing that temper.
ate policy will stay excited feeling and tend to
cement the friendly relations between the tive
countries.
The work on the new military bridge across
the Potomac is progressing rapidly. The bridge
will soon be ready for use.
A caucus of the Republican members of Con
gress will be held tomorrow night, for the pur
pose of agreeing upon line of policy in refer
euce 70 Tue blaVe quesuOu
A letter was received yesterday from Capt
Lsnning, of the Federal army, who was captur
ed fortnight ago while out with foraging
party. He is In Jail at Richmond
All the New York regiments on this side oil
the Potomac will be reviewed to-day north ol
the Capitol
Secretary Cameron left to-day for Harris.
burg.
1t expected that the House Investigating
Committee will report on Monday.
Lieut.. Col Reynolds has been appointed Re.
sident Agent at Port Royal, under the general
regulations, relative to securing and disposing
of the property found or brought within the ter.
ritory now or hereafter occupied by the United
States forces in the disloyal States. He has
been ordered to report to the Secretary Of the
Treasury.
A bill will soon be introduced In Congress
authorizing the organization of a steam FIRE en-.
gine brigade, as a large amount of government
property has recently been destroyed for the
want Of such organization.
There can scarcely be doubt Of the passage
Of the measure.
There are forty elk persons from Maryland
and Virginia in the county Jail, arrested by con
stables on the presumption that they are fugi
tive slaves. A difficulty exists in the way o.
their discharge from the fact that it cannot ye
be aseertained whether they are all contra
bands, and loyal citizens have right to claim
a surrender of their property,