The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-06-29


.sniNofON. June "A = a..n here
SAYS tie way Uhionist= are sss-se a Virginia
i Incredible
A man Who arrived At Ales uiria from
Manassas Junction today SAWS ise strongest
fortihcat ons Of the rebels are four miles this
side Of the Junction, nj Union Mills, where
the railroad crosses a large stream called
Bull Run. and higher up on the stream where
the road from Fairfax Court House crosses.
On Sunday night last. most OF tue disunion
troops who were ~ those two places novel
forward into the vicinity OF Fairfax. aud
other took their places from Manassas juno
ton
Persons holding confidential relations Ni.h
the Administration insist that an immediate
advance will be ordered towards Manassas
Junction.
Letter, from southern Kentucky received
70 Ias say that cattle and mules in droFe.
aud loads 81 bacon are daily passing through
Cumberland Gap 10 the rebels.
The writer adds that if the people OF tina,
section were armed With legal authority TO
DO 80 they would soon put a stop 10 the
business
A regiment % 80 could be easily formed
IN the neighborh0Od.
We believe steps are being taken 70 carry
out the popular wish
SPECIAL IL iHr tIsns
The Times dispatches says no more p,sses
into Virginia viii be granted
The Garibaldi guard and two other Reg.
ments 40 into Virginia TO night.
Rewards OF S25 900 for the head Of JED
DAVIS, sl5.000 for Beauregarls, $40 for
Mason's and i've cents Cor Wigf.ll aud Prsor's
have been offered.
The Tribune has extracts from letter
| from John NJ Bolts 20 that louraal dated
Washington. June 9th. he SAYS
With great danger arrived here va liz
guise:" aud states that he - there rs a mem
Der OF Congress, A. he announced himself As
a candidate from the Richmond District and
received l73 votes. which there being nc op.
position. elects him.
The letter states that the Southern insur
reetion Is at its iasI gasp, while negro insur-
| rections are everywhere threatened
Mr. Bolts saws Beauegard has sent ciT
cular South saving that II the Cotton States
| do not raise and equip one hundred thousand
/ men in six weeks 1--WE are lost. Our troops
in Virginia are busy suppre>sing Instructions
among the blacks aud but for this the desire
70 see Washington in ruins would len., since
have been gratified
| " AsulxaroS. june o--1he pawnee ar
rived at the navy yard this morning. bringing
| intelligence from Matthias Point. Accord
INK 10 the statement Of persons in the expe
diiion. Cap, Ward Of the Freedom. yester
day obtained from the Pawnee reinforce
meDts OF about twenty men. united with 9th
err from hi own vessel comprising he
tween thirty and font, men la all The,
started in several cutter. for Matthias Point
taking with them about two hundred and iif
| " bags. which we're filed with sand with
which brea-twork- were soon erected.
While returning to the Freedom % oblair
cannon for the battery. force OF Conteder
ate troops. vsriously estimated a. from .2JI
TO | SEQ suddenly emerged from the thick
| woods where they were concealed, and pour
ed sollss Of shot into the party who made
hhsty retreat
Several OF the men Jumped into the ~ater
swimming TO the freebogn
Capt Ward protected the ulen "a. iar a.
posslble. firing twelve or tftseu shots among
the rebels bat the effect could NOT be asccr
tanned
Capt Ward while firing a gun was STRUCK
Ia the breast BY bullet and died Ia th'
course ofan hour.
sailor Was wouudei IN iout place, i ]
thought moftsly. and several Others wer,
wounded. The har carried by the Con
swain was completely riddled The mel
all reached the se>.el silhon, further dam
age
! Ia /. said thar a. roon - the treetofn lot
from Matthias Point the broAaiWogks wcr
Immediately occupied BY the Confers,e-