The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-10-29


the Departments and at the White House.
the utmost astonishment aud indignalop are
expressed at the publication. in New y ork.
of the details of the great Naval Expedition.
Ii will surprise no one 10 hear that snews
boy Was arrested. this morning. by our pix
cts. this side OF Fairfax. with an untold ina
tity OF the New York Times. Of Sat pm
which was going 20 market among the fr0ek.
Sec Cameron has authorized the estab-
lshment OF depot for prisoners of war. az
Johnson's Island in Sandusky Bay, l. 20
Erie. experienced builder of SandusA
has contracted To erect seventeen buildings,
capable OF accommodating one thousand pri.
soners. They are TO be finished bv Dec. 10,
At a cost not TO exceed S25 900.
The battery OF eighteen guns discovered
week since. on Matthias Point i myth. IL
Iausi have been field pieces which fired on
the Freedom and Island Belle The steam
er Union few DAYS since. thoroughly ex.
amned the place. and found neither guns.
entertainments nor rebels.
The Asst Secretary OF the Navy, on his
return from Hampton Roads. wae.e be de
lvered scaled orders To the Commander OF
the great Naval Expedition, passed without
molestation by Matthias Point. in the Balti-
more, three or four DAYS before the false
news that Mason and SIidell had sailed from
Charleston for Europe in the Nashville,
reached here
A letter from one rebel in Richmond 10
another was intercepted, containing this pas
SAGE.
F" have just hidden farewell to Sidell,
who is about starting for Europe with Ma
son. They are going through Texas and will
sail from Mexican port
Recent intelligence leads 10 the conclusion
that they went las this route
Cap Duane's Company of Sappcrs AMI
Miners has been ordered 20 this city from
West Point
The New York 18th regiment. Els
worths. has been attached to Gen. Butter
fields Brigade.
The rebels are iortifying Centrey lie.
They have no force this side Of Fairfax C..
H.
Our troops occupy Vienna and our pickets
are n mile beyond Avondac.
0deIs were sent ia the commanGilg Of
fcers OF the Naval ex, e { IN 10 govern
themselves so lar as tersoDs held TO service
are concerned by the principles of the letters
addressed 20 Gen. Butler, but discretionary
power is given to the commander for special
circumstances. bu, instructions are given to
avail themselves Of the services of any per
sons, whether fugitives from labor or not,
Who NAV offer themselves e be employed.
in such manner "a is deemed most beneficial
70 the service. also 10 assure all loyal mas
tiers that Congress will provide just compen-
satioH 10 them .or the loss of the services of
persons so employed.
Lieut. Porter of the Powhattan, reports
that he arrived at Mammalian Sept. 9th on
" five DAYS after the Sumter. The latter
had cruised two or three DAYS at the mouth
of the barber To overhaul the brig Maria. ex-
pected % arrive srom New York. The Gov
ernor of Marananam treated the officers of
the Sumter with every courtesy, promising
them they might sell the Maria there it she
was captured. supplied her with coal. but was
unwilling TO do the same for the Powhattan.
In entering Mammalian, the Sumter lost
her false keel. got ashore and when she lett
was leaking. She left under sail. having
lost her smoke stack She had taken no
prizes since the Abby Brnd;ord, and il was
understood her motto was, burn sink and de
stroy, particularly Boston and eastern YES
sells Lieut.. Porter lett Sept 2s,h. put into
1t Thomas Oct. 9th. where his last dispatch
is dated
TINES DISPATCH.
The Government Is rapidly for enforcing
the confiscatiou law passed by last Congress.
Yesterday attachments were served against
some furniture belonging 10 a man named
Shields. who j. Captain in the sebcl army
and owning a number o, houses and lots In
Washington. This j. 20 be n special case
Ii the law Is sustained. Government will ut
once proceed 20 conhscatc property of every
known rebel as fast as IL comes within the
jurisdiction Of our arms.
SPECIAL To THK HERALD.
Positive information Is received that recent
occurrences have occasioned division OF the
rebel army Of the Potomac
Large reinforcements have been sent 70
Leesburg with expectations Of renewal of
the attack on that point Also immense
forces have been congregated az Norfolk.
under the impression that the expedition fit
ting out in the Ches ipeake Bay was inteadcd
10 make a demonstration there. The centre
Of the rebel army rests at Centervili and has
the forces 81: the right and left; Johnston =
the commanding Geuernl Beauregari com
mands the forces opposite Washington. and
Cusiavis " Smith commands the forces ut
Lees5grg.
IL was stated n rumor wa current M Rich
mond a few lays ago that an important az
vance mov enient OF the whole rebel army
was 20 be IN dc before the first OF Novem
Der. bat perhaps the fgat NJ Balls Rluils AMI
the sailing OF the great Naval Expedition
have rendered change OF programme nee
e-sary.