The weekly Butte record., 1861-10-12

October Sth, 1861.
The Pony Express arrived at Ruby Vale,
at II o'clock A. NJ. on the 9Th inst will
adgices to the Union, from which we extrac
the following items
CAIRO September 26th.-Capt Stewart
with seventyfve cavalry, to day encountered
forty Secession cavalry at Lucas Bend, whom
they pursued into JEFF Thompsons camp at
Belmont. -Four Of the Secessionists were Killed,
FIVE captured and many wounded. The re-
mainder escaped to the woods. Our troops
captured all the guns and pistols they could
bring away with them. None of the Federals
were injured.
JEFFERSON CRY, Sept 26th.-A special
dispatch to the Missouri Democrat says !:
General SigeI arrived here very early this
morning. and has gone forward, via railroad,
with his forces The information is now that
McCulloch has formed junction with Price
between WarreGsburg and Georgetown, and
their forces are now 10000 strong. Their
force Is rapidly swelling from Secessionists
along their line of march. Mulligans defeat
had given them great confidence.
General Hunter is here. Great confidence
is expressed in him and Sigel.
Eight thousand rebel troops joined the rebel
army last night on the other side of George
town.
Reports from the twenty-ffth Illinois Regi-
ment last night report an attack by rebels at
Laramie Railroad bridge, and a repulse.-
Forces are moving rapidly forward.
The rebels have not got the money from the
Lexington Bank, as reported it was safely
secured before the fight.
Colonel Mulligans loss was thirty killed and
thirty wounded. The rebel loss in killed and
wounded was from one to two thousand. Our
cavalry could do nothing for want of arms
We had only fifteen hundred effective men
fighting in the battle
JEFFERSON CRY, Sept 27th.-The maraud-
ing rebel chief, Martin Green, had been send
ing large number of horses across the river
to the north supposed to be the horses he
impressed when compelled SO hastily to leave
Northwestern Missouri.
All the troops which were at Bonneville
have left for Ottervie and Georgetown Only
two hundred Home Guards, under Major Ep-
penstein remain in the intrenchments, and it is
reported he too will have to leave if not rein
forced in two or three days.
General Fremont and Staff have Just arrived,
he is accompanied by detachment of his
body guard and several companies of various
regiments. He was received at the depot by
Brgader General Thomas L. Price
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26th.-The advance
movement yesterday is regarded by the highest
military authorities here as one of considerable
Importance at least the results are visibly
important Our army is supplied with excel
lent forage, and we believe the rebels were as
anxionus not to fight as our men were to pitch
in. The Twenty-ninth New Y ork went right
into Lewinsville, and occupied position with
in two hundred and fifty feet of where the rebel
batteries were. The Highlanders behaved
with great gallantry, and with the rest of the
command were greatly chagrined because they
were not permitted to follow the enemy
Griifins battery was worked with great effect,
and it is believed caused great disaster in the
enemy's camp. 1t was thought possible the
enemy would make some demonstration to day
upon our lines, but nothing indicating an ap-
proach has been noticed.
Last evening the United States steamer
Planet was fired at several times while passing
Occoquan, but sustained no damage Later
in the evening, near Freestone Point, she was
accidently run into and cut in two by the
steamer Delaware coming up with three hun
dred soldiers, and quickly sunk. All on board
escaped. The Delaware anchored until morn
ing, when, on running up the river, she was
fired upon at o distance of over two miles, from
a rebel battery, the shots passing over her.
4 New Yorker who deserted from the rebel
army at Frecstone Point, says the enemy is
10000 strong at Freestone and 10000 between
there and Manassas and a large number along
the shore to Matthias. They have plenty of
cannon and food. He believes the rebels pur
pose crossing above or below Washington and
simultaneously attack in front and rear.
Twelve men recruiting for jeff. were Davis
arrested day, by General Sickles, in Mary
land They had list of Marylanders pledging
their money to equip cavalry regiment.
A special to the New York World says A
flag of truce crossed the Potomac on some
trihing object, at Edwards Ferry but the SEN
tinels discovered that one man in the boat was
sounding the river The rebels were placed
under arrest
Yesterday a lieutenant from one of our regi-
ments deserted on the Upper Potomac, and
went over to the rebels, giving them, it is sup
posed, full information.
A special to the New York Tribune says ::
Sbermans expedition to the Southern coast
viii sail within three weeks. Fifteen or twenty
remiments will have the privilege of going to
Charleston, as the principal officers in the
command believe or learn.
WASHINGTON, September 26.-A special to
the New York Post says the rebels have de-
clared their intention to obstruct the passage
of the Potomac river and have erected bate
ries and cleared the woods from the Virginia
shore so as to command full sweep of that
stream. So effectively have their measures
been taken that vessels can no longer pass up
or down the stream without endangerng a de-
Structive fire, and the navigation is actually
closed. The stoppage will probably be tempo
rary, for the Government will doubtless take
Immediate measures for reopening navigation.
Information has been received here to the ef-
feet that the enemy declare their intention to
destroy the large war steamer Pensacola, now
at the Washington Navy Yard, when she at
tempts to go 10 sea.
A citizen of Charleston and his son have ar
rived here via Nashville, bringing important
news. They were robbed of all their specie in
Tennessee. Before they left South Carolina
the people were panic-stricken over the news
of the defeat at Hatteras Inlet They declared
that the number of rebel troops has been
greatly exaggerated.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 3oth.-The Bulletin
has special from Washington, which saws the
rebels appeared in force on the Potomac. op.
posite Great Falls, to-day, and opened with q
battery of six pieces Oh McClellan's division.
Both sides have been reinforced. Our bate