The Placer herald., 1861-11-02
EASTERN NEWS

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EASTERN NEWS,
WASHINGTON, October 26.-It is ronou..,
about 200 Maryland rebels seized a schoo mat
ratuXent river and forced the owner ~ - III
them to ST. Mary's where they expected r. " '|he
their way across into Virginia. make
Inc Meet OF transport that was detained ho,.-
by inc blockade, has gone TO Annapolis 70 0, ,.'
load. p0''' 10 UNI
An evidence that the falling back IF ro
at Fairfax was sudden and unexpected s ,eoeis
ed In the fact that they set up teeoronb .a .sn-
ana stretched The wire upon them from Ia sr
TO rails Church, and only completed the worr ga
Thursday previous to the Sunday wbon vi
troops advanced; they removed the wire. but baa
not time to remove the poles 1t is alleped , Iaa
even now papers are regularly served in Alor sna'
dra and other points South. Doubtless tbo an
rest Of spies, recently, will make these mails a.
regular. '''s IT.
dispatch to the N. Y World SAYS: A, =,
preston is being created that Gen Baker nxoon1
eI MS Instructions, ana did not retreat as ordered
when ne found the enemy in overwbelm;n'.
strength. Capt. Young of Bakers Reo;mon.s
says there was no possible retreat save NV s,r''
ming the Potomac The only fiat by which thn..
got over had sunk. This disaster is attributaiiss
to the want of transportation. The order a;vnn
by Gen Stone to Gen Baker was picked up with
his hat out of which it had fallen covered ";.
blood and brains. 1t is in the city. Will"
The horses and mules of the armv ororn,
Washington are on short allowance II is me-
possible for the railroad to keep the Forage d.
partmcnt supplied. The construction of n raiJ
road from here to Nottingham on the Patuyont
20 miles Of rails and stills borrowed from cow
unused road would lay this track speedlv";.
contemplated !"
WASHINGTON, October 25.-Privutn occonrts
from the Upper Potomac this afternoon renre-
sent that our soldiers reported missing, are com.
ing in from time to time, while those carrinJ
down by the current of the river, are known r.
be now under shelter in tenements on it's h,nks
A letter from Edwards Ferry. from n rpntlo'
man o. the Sanitary Commission says there ora
10 wounded and that some Al dead were blrind
yesterday by permission OF the rebels Probably
90 were drowned in attempting to cross the riv
er, and 400 or 800 are prisoners
special dispatch to the N. Y. Post says that
the War Department are preparing an of1cio, lief
Of the losses at the Lcesburgh battle 1t will he
published as soon as possible. but great deal
OF difficulty is experienced in Obtaining com
plcte records Of the killed, wounded and miss
ing.
WASHINGTON. October 2d-Since the encounter
at Balls Bluffs the rebels have been embroidered
and are again reported to be at Fairfax in full
force. The object Of the Government is to he in
position to protect their army towards Lees.
burg. Several prominent Congressman are here
consulting with the Cabinet as to the condition
Of the war among them.
WASHINGTON, October 3O-It is reported Gen.
Scott will resign his command in a few DAYS
owing to bodily infrmity.
THE BATTLE NEAR LEESBURGu.- Richmond pa-
pers contain accounts of the battle near Lees.
burgh which was on the 23d inst. They say they
had fifteen regiments on the ground. but only a
part were engaged. They claim IL decisive vic
tory, with four hundred prisoners three pieces of
artillery. two flags, and several hundred muskets.
ThpV limit IngS Of bpno hmm
now fifty thousand rebels at lie sburg
The Committee who have been investigating
the financial operat ions Of Fremont in the West
ern Department. it is said have made Il search
ing Investigation. report is expected in few
days.
The ST. Louis Democrats special from jeff r
son City. October 18th. says General Pr"ihiss
who let st. Louis Sunday night last with Il
large force. to surprise and capture the rebels at
Fulton. Galloway county. returned. and reports
thai before he reached The pl tcc Gen raj John b..
Henderson Of the Stlc Militia. had made a
compromise with the r'b"ls al Dijons Mills, by
which he commanded the United States troops
not to m Ike any arrests if the rebels would lay
down their arms. ami return TO thrir homes.
Prrnii>> agreed TO this compromise. but on the
first violation Of it VIII visit severe vengeance
ON the rebels o1en lag. The proposition for
compromise came from the rebels us Henderson
could have easily captured them
PHILADELPHIA. October 80. Thomas Qugly,
David Miours and Edward Rodomcn con-
viccd of piracy last evening, having been tried
before the United States Court They are three
prisoners of the Southern Coniederacy.
SAILING or THE GREAT NAVAL EXpEDITIoN.-The
great fleet sailed from Fortress Monroe this morn
ing. the Wabash taking the lead at daylight,
when Il gun WAS fired as IA signal the Camwba
bringing up the rear. The vessels, about fifty IN
number formed line few miles down the
Roads, and went ont between the Capes in SPLEEN
did style. The Baltic and Ocean Express nave
in tow the Vanderbilt Great Republic, Illinois
and Golden Eagle. The morning was most beau
tiful. and the scene the finest ever witnessed OH
the continent.
THE PRESIDENT AND THE HABEAs CORPUS ACT
The case Of the suspension Of habeas corpus
Ivy order of the President, in regard to Inc SUI
ders of the Army more particularly came up
in Court to-day. Chief Justice Dunlap delvereu
an opinion, the substance OF which is that ne re-
specially protests against the right claimed ny
the President to intercept the proceedings In shls
case.
WASHINGTON, October 3rd.
Matters are quiet along the lines of the arh,les
near us. The Federal troops now advanceu ~
Falls Church expect. it is said, attack from 'no
enemy now at Fairfax Courthouse at IN e'r''
day
The fort on Munsons Hill find to be per-
haps 500 yards long, in the circuit OF its paiape'
the whole being nothing more than inan,Iy
breastw olks, having, however, arather fornuab
Quaker" gun, in the shape of an ash log W., u1
dab ofback paint at the butt to represent inc 4hoy
zle. Such other and more valuable guns 10 'no oa
may have had here had been carefully reni a1ats
by the Conleds when they withdrew thelr po pun Of
previously. At the earthwork to the rear lad %
Munsons Hill the retreatiug Conteder,fcs IS 1 ,he
left six sections of stove pipe mounted ,a ~
embrasures; and some rather formdaole io' IiilI
Cat distance) earthworks upon Mason Mason Iv mr.
proved on the occupation of that pon' ' ~
troops, to be just about OF the same posu ,,rm tr-
The Richmond Enquirer contains WV. Vernon.
butte to John A. Washington, of Mount 'erno"'
who was killed in Western Virginia