Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-30


Captain Coxsetter, late of the pirate Jeff
Davis, lately came to Havana, and remained
there.
We hear Of the arrival in Cuban ports Of
Several vessels from blockaded ports, name-
lw Charleston, New Orleans, Mobile and
Wilmington.
KANSAS CRY, October 29-The Santa Fer
hall and Canon City Express reached here
on Saturday, in advance Of schedule time.
Business is dull throughout the Territory.
The volunteer force in New Mexico numbers
now over three thousand Eve hundred men.
three thousand Of whom are in marching
order, and expect soon 10 be employed i1
active service. Their destination is toward
Messilla, where they expect additional REIN
forcements.
The Indians report large body Of troops
marching from the West, and many think il
may be the California force so anxiously
expected.
If so, they design, on their arrival, attack
ing the force in that region from Texas.
The Camanches and Utahs have been lock-
ing horns together, near Maxwelps Rancho,
originating from theft committed by the
Utahs, in which they obtained hundred
head of Csmanche horses The Oamanches
followed to obtain their property, aud in the
struggle one of their number was killed.
The Indians on the plains are now peacea--
bly, disposed to the whites, having received
their annuities at the hands fthe Agent.
Survey General Clark arrived safely,
coming through the States by way of Omaha.
Judge Watts came in as passenger by the
stage. All quiet here.
Especial to the st. Louis psmocratI
JEFFERSON CRY, October 29.-General
Prentiss, who left st. Louis Sunday last with
force of infantry, to surprise aud capture
| the rebels at Fulton, in Galloway County,
oud ragnrual rappVta fhof hafora ba raorboH
Fulton, General John B. Henderson, of the
| State militia, had made q compromise with
| the rebels at Dyer's Mills, near Concord, by
| which he commanded the United States
troops not to make any arrests If the rebels
would lay down their arms and return to
| their homes.
Pfentiss acquiesced in the compromise,
but on the first violation of it will visit Sc
we're vengeance upon the offenders. The
rebels were four hundred strong, aud Hem
derson's force numbered fifteen hundred.
The proposition for compromise came from
| the rebels.
ST Leuls, October 3O.-The Congressional
| Committee closed their labors last night. 1t
| is understood they made a searching inves-
| tiRation into all alleged frauds aud irregu-
| larties Of Government officers in this mill
tsry department. The result of their examin-
atiors will be made public il few days.
WASHINGTON, October 3O-The case of the
suspension OF the writ of ha6euS corpus, by Or
! der of the President, in regard to soldiers of
| the army, more particularly the case of
| Provost Marshal Porter, came up in court
| to- day. Chief Justice Dunlap delivered al
| opiniun-the substance is that he respectfully
| protests against the right claimed by the
President to interrupt proceedings in the
csse.
| PHILADELPHIA, October 3O-Thos. Quig-
ley, David Mullins aud Edward Rockford
were convicted of piracy last evening.
The schooner Specie captured off Sa-
vaunah bound for Havana, arrived at the
| Navy-yard.
A brother of Alexander McKinstry, Phil
adelpbian and private Secretary to COmmo-
dore Dupont, publishes a card emphstically
contradicting that he Nick had abSconded
with the sealed orders, maps and charts of
the great naval expedition, and saying that
| he has taken measures to hold accountable
all who have contributed to the defamation
| of an innocent man.