Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-29
The Loss Of the California Regiment at
Balls Bluff SO Killed.
PENSACOLA EVACUATED.
The eNavy-yardDeStroyed

of Major Belger, Quarter. master at Baltimore |
s satisfactory to the Department, showing |
that he has dispatched the forage of 2O3 |
vessels by railroad to Washington, within the |
last thirty days, being an average of two |
thousand tuns daily, besides large amount
of stores to the Subsistence Department.
Especial Dispatch to the New York Tribune.1
! WASHINGTON, November 28-Adiutaut-
! General Thomas sent out instructions to-
| day to General Sherman, in Beaufort, to take
| possession of all the crops on the island cot
! ton, rice, &C., as a military act, and to ship
the cotton and such other crops as were not
wanted for the army, to New York, TO be
sold there for account of the Government
! General Sherman was also directed to use
the negro slaves to gather and secure tho
! crots of cotton and corn, and to erect his de-
tenses at Port Royal and other places on the
! island.
General Summers division consists of
General Howards and the Irish brigade, two
more New York, and one Pennsylvania regi-
ment, with a suitable contingent of cavalry
ard artillery. 1t marched last night to its
position, which is between the divisions of
Generals Heintzelman and Franklin, the
former having been pushed some distance
further down the river.
Especial Dispatch to the New York Heraldl
WASHINGTON, November 2S-There is a
report here to-day that The rebel steamer
NUSNUttLG ud5 Tuu IUb DlOChhuB IldTleS-
ton, and entered that port with valuable
cargo, consisting of woolens, arms, wires for
telegrapbic use, salt, &c. While this report
comes only through rebel channels, there is
reason to believe it, as one of our Consuls
notified the Government some time since,
that the NashUilte was loaded in certain
foreign port, and was intending to run the
blockade.
Government is expecting news to arrive
from Pickens in about two days.
The War Department is hourly expecting
the announcement from General Sherman,
that he has taken possession of the rebel for.
tihcations commanding the entrance to st.
Helena Sound, about fifteen miles north of
Port Royal, and commanding the outlet of
the Coosam and Combabee Rivers thus se-
curing entire control of all the approaches
from the ocean to the cluster of sea islands
and affording another avenue for a move
ment toward the interior of the Palmetto
Kingdom.
The rebels are already falling back from
the Potomac before the slow but certain
advance of the Union forces. They hardly
offer resistance to the passing of our ves
sels Many have come up within the last
, few days. loaded with coal to such an extent
as to lower the price of that article from ten
dollars to seven.
!, The Reliance came up to the Navy-yard
, from Indian Head last evening. Captain
f half past one o'clock, a heavy fire was opened
from the rebel batteries at Shipping Point.
Three or four shots were fred while the
, Reliance was in sight and hearing. Nothing
, could be ascertained in regard to the object
the rebels were firing at. No vessel appeared
beyond Stump Neck; consequently the sup.
! position is that the batteries opened on the
, Maryland shore.
| New York, November 29-The Constitu-
Q tion, with the advance guard of General
/, Buffers expedition, left Hampton Roads on
t Wednesday P. N. for her destination South
Q ward.
Especial Dispatch to the Times.l
s WASHINGTON, November 28.-Letters re-
I ceived from prisoners of the California Regi.
8 ment, now in Richmond, show that but few
were killed at the battle of Balls Bluf
Many whom it was supposed had been killed
are now prisoners there, and it is confidently
asserted by the officers that fifty will include
d the whole number Of dead from that regi-
ment.
;, New YORK, November 29.-General Ere
, mont arrived here last night.
d ST. JOSEPH, November 2S-A band o
IS rebels under the notorious Sy. Gordon cap
a tuled Captain Robb, Captain White ant
Y Lieutenant Moonlight, three United State
l. officers from the railroad train at Westol
!. to-day. The rebel Stein, with fifty of his fol
!. lowers, is reported to be near Weston.
!. PHILADELPHIA, November 29.-The In
j. 9liTsT's Fortress Monroe letter says rebel re
IS ports state that Pensacola has been evacuated
}, and the navy-yard entirely destroyed by the
fire of Fort Pickens.
General Bragg had sent for reinforce
Z. ments.
The five Federal vessels assisting Colone
Brown are said to have been riddled will
z shots.
it BALTIMORE, November 29.-The Old Poin
i boat has arrived. A flag of truce brough
l, some ladies from Norfolk, but no news. Tn
u . rebels are evidently endeaVOring to keel
.' back Southern news.
II New York, NorenNSer 29-Edwin James
AZ the distinguished English lawyer, now resi-
as dent here, in published letter, in regard
N the Mason and Sidell case, says when tn
NJ question is submitted by the Cabinet of Eng
N land to the law officers or the responsible
a. advisers of the crown, those authorities, bC
n. fore giving their opinion, will, in all pre-
1e liability, require from the officer in comman
he of the Trent distinct answers to the follow
ID ing questions;
a. 81. Were you acquainted with the tern
r of Her Msjesty's proclamation, commando
4. strict neutrality on the part of all her SUI
N. jects during the term of hostilities betwee
Ii the Northern and Southern States?
n. SO. Did you know that the two gentlemen
re when they became passengers, not refugee
on on board your vessel, were employing tnen
To-. selves, OF were employed, in an enterprise
,sss direct hostility to the Constitutional Cover
he ment of the United StateS2 -,
as "The answer to these two questions In tn
'Ls affirmative. and consistently with truth the
'h he can not be answered otherwise, will reduC
w me question to very narrow dimension
Should any doubt exist upon the secou
iIv proposition, the message recently sent /
its Mr.. JEFF. Davis to his parliament at Ricl
Of mond will much facilitate its solution.
- Wv ~ am. air faithfully yours.