Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-12
IMPORTANT MILITARY
APPOINTMENTS.
LATEST FROM FORT PICKRNS.

PHILADELPHIA, October ll.-W. J. Packard
was arrested here to-day on an order from
the State Department, as being an alleged
emissary from Richmond, where he was con-
nected with Sloat & Co. Packard has rep
resented himself in Cincinnati and other
cities as refugee from the South, and lately
vitited WashingtoD,it is said, on the pretense
of giving valuable information to the Federal
authorities, and had, while there, ample op.
portunities to discover the position and
strength Of our forces. He was sent to Fort
Lafay ette this evening.
PHILADELPHIA, October 1.-THE schooners
Ocean Wave, Harriet, Ryan and Mecca have
been brought as prizes from Hatteras Inlet
to the Navy-yard.
Especial Dispatch to the New York Tribune.I
WASHINGTON, October IL The Army of
the Potomac will probably soon be divided
into several corps d'drmee, according TO the
practice of European commanders. This plan
has met with strong opposition from military
men of the old school, but Mcclellan has in
sisted upon it and it will probably be adopted.
Should it be done, Generals Mcdowell,
Franklin and Porter will be among the COM
manders of these divisions, which will be
from thirty to fifty thousand strong.
Dir. MuIe, British Consul at New Orleans,
is now in Washington, having been twenty
four days en- route. His Journey was much
troops over the railways. He states that the
same determination and enthusiasm contiu-
ued to be shown throughout the South. The
rebels are subjected to serious deprivations.
All luxuries had disappeared, and many of
the necessaries of life were becoming scarce.
Mr.. Mure will probably soon return to En-
gland.
A squad of the vanallen Cavalry, under
Major Max, captured a rebel captain, from
Richmond, yesterday, above Poolesville.
John Ponner, Of Philadelphia, delivered
to-day. one thousand Mimic rides which
arrived from Belgium in the Bavaria.
Early this morning the steamer Union sent
two launches into a creek, about seven miles
from Acquia Greek, to burn rebel schooner.
The expedition succeeded. They were fred
upon from a field battery, but not injured.
The Postmaster General returned to-day
Especial to the Herald
WASHINGTON, October ll-Governor RAM
say, of Minnesota, who has been here for
some weeks attending to the affairs of that
State, in connection with military matters,
has appointed Napoleon J. Dana, graduate
of West Point, Colonel of the First Mime
sofa Regiment in the place of Colonel Will
lis, German, promoted to Brigadier Cen
eral.
Governor Yates and Hon. VIM. Kellogg,
of Illinois, have appointed from the Govern
u
| O00 fourteen batteries of James's rifled can
non, six thousand muskets and five hundred
! rifles.
The last news from the Gulf Squadron left
| Commodore Mexican, who succeeded Com
modore Mervine, on board the Niagara which
is now the flag ship off Pass L'Outre. He
was making active preparations for the com
plete closing up Of the Mississippi; he woulC
then move from that position to Pensacola
Commodore Mervine, whose departure was
much regretted by the whole feet intended
| to ask Court of Inquiry, but there was ap.
| parently no disposition to grant it.
The whole coast from Galveston to the
! Florida reefs was completely blockaded.
Fort Pickens is prepared to attack Pensacola,
Forts McRae and Barrancss and hold them
There is no doubt in the opinion of the best
officers there that the place can be take1
without serious difficulty.
The Richmond papers are trying to cover
not only their own losses in the recent skir
mishes but also the forces that retired before
our advance on Lewinsvile, but their de
serted camps there betray the fact that they
had been recently occupied by ten 10 twenty
Thousand men.
The Ntw York Worlds special SAYS the
| Government has caused the arrest of certain
parties West who had large quantities oI
goods intended to be taken out on the plain;
and through the Indian Territory into the
rebel States. Contraband trade of an exten
siye character is thus prevented. II is thu
opinion in high military quarters that unless
the enemy attack our lines within ten days
no battle is imminent. The traces of thei
camps, found by our forces as they advance
show conclusively that the enemy, until re
Gently, had force of at least twenty thou
sand men in direct line from Munson's Hill
to Lewinsville.
Brigadier General Stouemau, chief of cav
airy on General McClelans staff, has bee
appointed a Major General of Volunteer
that he may personally superintend and cor
troll the large cavalry forces now in the fell
The Maryland Postmaster who was a
rested for sending bags of letters to IL
rebels, has been brought here together wit
his packages. The Government has game
! much valuable information from them. II
is in jail.
Special to the New York Times
Governor Morgan arrived here this moro
ing. He brings the assurance that Ne'
York will have one hundred thousand 10 th
field before the close of this month, and tha
the Empire State is prepared to furnish
quarter Of million of men and material al
necessary to equip and maintain them.
NEW York, October IL AT the yard
Edward f. Williams, Williamsburg, tn
past month, fourteen schooners have bee
service.
FORTRESS MoNRoE, October ll.-Th
steamer Spaulding returned to HStteras II
let this morning bringing dates of the receu
, engagement, which differs little from th
accounts already telegraphed.
The Indiana Regiment lost tents, provi'
ions and many knapsacks. Colonel Brow
I states his loss at about fifty. None wei
I killed. The Inhabitants along the beac
came in with the regiment.
. The rebel loss has been Overstated, but
was undoubtedly large.
. (Oorrespon6ence st. Louis Republican,
a SANTA FE, NEw Mexico, September %
s New Mexico is still free from invasion
|. Texans. On the 18th inst, at Fort Fount
o roy, four hundred Navsjoes made an alta
b on that post and were repulsed, with a Il
e of twenty killed and forty.iour taken pl
e ers. The troops in the fort had but {
d man woun2ed. Colonel st. Vrain has
! sigped, and ii is understood that Kit Car