Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-09-20


the Louisville Courier ISeized-AyTea of
En- Governor MOrehead and Il. T. Dwreu
at LOaisviIle-Au TeIegrGphic Communica-
ton SOUthwdrd from Louisville Stepped
Mutiniss Reported Among the Rebel Camps
in Eastern Virginia.
JEFFERSON Cry, September is. - Two
couriers have just arrived from Lexington.
The following intelligence is believed by the
commanding officer here to be in the main
part reliable.
General Price commenced the attack on the
intrenchments at Lexington, commanded by
Colonel Mulligan, on Monday. The fight was
very severe. All day long Price assaulted
the works, but was repulsed with severe
loss.
The fight was renewed on Tuesday morn.
ing, but feebly sustained.
When the courier left, General Lane was
at Johnstown, Bates County, with a force of
between two and three thousand, marching
to the relief of Lexington.
The rebel loss on Monday is reported at
four thousand, and that of the Federal
troops at eight hundred, which is probably
exaggerated.
WASHINGTON, September l9.-R. F. Nor
ley, of Pennsylvania, has been appointed
General Manager of the military railroad
routes, in place of Colonel Thomas A.
Scott.
Corporal Hougland, of Niles, Mich Com
pany y, Second Michigan Regiment, was
shot this morning, while on picket duty, to
the left of Bailey's Cross Roads.
The ball penetrated one shoulder, and
passed out of the other, striking a private,
who stood by him, in the arm. Houghland's 5
injury, though severe, is not likely to prove
fatal.
The rebels of Alexandria have fine oppor-
tUnities to communicate with their Virginia
friends, by passing down the river in boats
beyond our lines.
Especial to the New York Herald !
BALTIMORE, September lS-All reports
about General Johnston crossing the Poto-
mac are unfounded.
There is much alarm at Martinsburg and
Winchester about General Banks crossing
the Potomac with twenty-one thousand
men. The rebels had sent to Johnston for
assistance.
Reliable accounts from Winchester state
that the railroad between Strasburg and that
place is not being built, as reported, and that
the rails taken up near Washington are to
be used for laying line from Richmond to
Manassas. 1t has hitherto required three
days for the transportation Of troops between
those places.
L
dispatch from Washington SAYS the difficulty
relative to General Fremont is interference
of the Blair family--the Postmaster General
and Colonel Frank P. Blair, jr. 1t is from
them that the charges have emanated.
understand the real secret of the hostil-
ity of the Blairs is that Fremont would not
permit them to dictate to him, and would
not lend himself to combination of con-
tractors from New York, Philadelphia, Gin
ofY aafs aud 1oIn 1.
age of the Postmaster. General.
| am assured, some ten days ago Frank
T. Blair demanded that three millions of
dollars worth of contracts should be given
to that combination, and that General Fre-
monts response was, that his duty was to
oppose all enemies of the Government,
whether Southern traitors or Northern
schemers.
Upon inquiry at the headquarters of the
Army of the Potomac, l ascertained posi-
lively that no orders, general or special
have yet been issued by General Mcclellan
relative to the fugitive slaves, so that all the
reports and comments on that subject, which
have appeared in the papers, are, to say the
least premature; nothing has yet occurred
requiring action on his part on that subject.
JEFFERSON Cry, September 1s.-Monday
afternoon General Price sent word to Colo
mel Mulligan at Lexington, demanding sur
AOhhSl. OOlOhOl MulllRdH reply was, 10
to hell" An attack was Immediately made
by first opening with artillery and making
an advance under its cover on the town.
Price was repulsed with heavy loss. Lane
with an estimated force of FIVE thousand
Kansas troops is reported to be within forty
miles of Lexington, rapidly advancing to re
inforce Colonel Mulligan. Other Fedora
troops are converging from st. Joseph anC
other points to reinforce Colonel Mulligan.
Es,LN
Twenty sixth Indiana Regiments have gone
Uia steamer to Lexington, also the forces
sent from st. Louis, per the Desmoines and
| White Cloud. These re-enforcements mum
! ber about six thousand effective troops, and
will reach Lexington tomorrow morning
| the 10th.
Every confidence is felt here that Colone
Mulligan will be able to hold Lexington til
| the re. endorsements arrive.
| The Usage bridge. eleven miles east of here
| on the Pacific road, is said to be the frs
| point threatened by Ben. McCulloch's forces
now believed to be advancing rapidly from
the southwest.
LOUISVILLE, September l9.-Early thi:
morning the United States Marshal seized
| the Office of the Louisville Courier, and ar
rested Ex-Governor Morehead, Reuben T
| Durrett, one of the proprietors of the Courier
and Martin W. Barr, telegraphic news re
| porter Of the New Orleans Associated Press
on charges Of treason, or completely will
| traitors.
The prisoners were carried to Jefferson
| vile, and will be transferred to the custody
| of the Marshal of the Indiana District.
| The transmission of telegTaphic new
Southwark has been interdieted, and the line
are still interrupted.
| DARNEsTowN, Nd, September l9.-It wa
understood to-day that General Mcclellan
| would arrive here tomorrow, on his way Il
review the army of the Upper Potomac.
On Saturday last scouting party crosse,
the Potomac at the mouth of Seneca Greek
and penetrated the country in the vicinit
| of Leesburg.
They saw three regiments of infantr
drilling on the Leesburg fair grounds. Thes
regiments, they were informed by a negro
were Mississippians, while a fourth reg
ment from that State had mutinied and dis
| banded.
Information has also been received tina
there were other large bodies of rebels IN
that section, and if salt, coffee, &c, were mol
shortly received, general distress would en-
sue, both to the army and families.
The scouts saw not living being, excepi
the negro, in the country. The wheat haC
been harvested, but the corn-helds were dry
From the best information obtained, Their
is little doubt that General Johnston's army
now apparently moving in detail from oppo
site Washington toward this section, full,
reaches, If it does not exceed, the highest es
| innate given by rumor, neither is il impossi
BILE that Johnston will endeaVOr to cross tn