Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-22
Ths Rebel Force Of 5000
Badly Whipped
Their Less in Killed Very Heavy!
TIE FnDzRA1 LOSS TR1F11NG.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM FORT
REsS MONROE.
Union Troops Attacked by
the Rebels!

WASHINGTON, October Ala Court of IN |
quiry has been ordered at the request Of |
Commander Pope, of the Brooklyn, for the
escape of the privateer Sumter while he was
blockadipg the Mississippi.
A special to the New York Tribune says
that writ of habeaS corpus was served yes
terday by city lawyer on behalf of a pris-
oner, upon Provost Marshal Porter. The
President having instructed the Marshal of
the District not to serve such writs, the Dis
trict being practically under martial law, the
lawyer was promptly arrested, and District
Judge Merrick, before whom the writ was
returnable, bad been placed under the sur
veillance of the authorities sad his pay
stopped.
A dispatch to the New York Herald says
that the Government sent down the Potomac
tonight two steam-tugs for the purpose of
bringing up number of vessels loaded with
Government stores. They intend to pass the
rebel batteries in the night.
The Navy Department to-day notified the
War Department, and also a number Of gen.
tlemen who have vessels now below the bat
teries and are afraid to venture up, that after
to morrow they will be able to bring up all
the vessels How it is to be done, The De.
partment does not state. ..
A dispatch was received to-day from Gen
ersl Rosecrans, dated Camp Torpkins, near
Gauley Bridge, where he has been encamped
| for some time. He reports every thing quiet.
! The rebels it appears, are falling back from
! their position, and from the best information
which can be obtained of their movements,
! they are concentrating in very large force
below to cooperate with General Johnston,
who has separated from Beauregard.
Especial Dispatch to the New York world.I
Rumors have prevailed that Fairfax has
! been evacuated, and it is so announced in
this evenings Star, but information from the
advanced lines shows it to be incorrect. On
the contrary, the indications are that the
rebels are in large force in the rear Of Fair
fax, and are reinforcing the rebel army at
Leesburg.
Especial Dispatch to tho New York Times.l
1t was enormously reported to-day that
five hundred rebels crossed from their bat
teries to the Maryland shore between Ship.
ping Point and Evansport made a recon
Doissance, and returned. The fact is, there
was only a small party of forty or fifty, who
were hasty in their movements. There is no
possibility of the rebels effecting footing on
the Maryland shore.
General Mcclellan will move his head
quarters tomorrow to Bartlett's house, near
Falls Church. 1t is pointswhence easy
communication can be had with the two ex.
tremes OF our lines.
The Cameron Rifles Colonel Dele, moved
out to Avondale, on the Little River turn
pike, nearly ten miles west of Alexandria,
| huu tOOh pOSStSSlOu Vi Iu6 pldC6s
Our pickets have been stationed there for
two days, and during the time had encoun-
tered none of the rebels.
WAsHiEGToN, October 21.-It is stated that
the Thompson Brothers, bankers, of New
York, have made arrangements through their
agents here to dispose of large amount of
Treasury notes for the Government.
General Stone crossed the Potomac this
morning with one portion of his command al
] ~ aiC nd thn NhaH at HaN unnlc
Island. Skirmishing began between the
enemy, in uncertain numbers, and part o
General Stones command, as early as nine
o'clock in the morning, and continued with
out much effect until FIVE o'clock P. NJ, wheu
large reinfOrcements of the enemy appeared
upon our right, which was commanded by
Colonel Baker. The United States forces
} engaged were about eighteen hundred, and
were attacked by force supposed to be from
five to six thousand.
/ At this iuncture Colonel Baker fell at the
head of his brigade, while galantly cheering
on his men TO the conflict.
: Immediately before he fell he dispatches
I Major Young to General Stone TO appris
him at Leesburg of the condition of affairs
9 and General Stone Immediately proceeded
4 in person toward the right to take command
e but in the confusion created by the fall o
3 Colonel Baker, the right wing sustained
5 repulse with considerable loss
Q General Stone reports that the LETT wlni
Q ret.ved in good order. He will hold the ap
prosCNes thereto. Strong reintorcements vii
!, be sen forward to General Stone during tn
i night.
IS The remains of Colonel Baker were re
n moved to Poolesville aud will be brought b
= this city on Wednesday.
PILoT KNOB, Mo-, October 22.-The folio v
- ing dispatch was received here this mornin
1 and forwarded to headquarters, st. Loui
a FIELD OF BATTLE,
~ "FREDERIcKTOwN, October %.
i DIN conjunction with Colonel Plummer
a command we have routed the rebels
II Thompson and Lowe, estimated at five thoI
sr sand. Their loss was heavy; ours small, an
it confined principally to the First Indian
ID Cavalry.
IN 1--WE captured four heavy guns Low'
IA rebel leader, was killed.
as "Maor Gavitt and Captain Hyman, In
or diana cavalry, we're killed in charge on
n battery" -.-L..-
r. The command of Colonel PluWmer n
" ~ ferred 10 above was on Friday morning la
ta ordered forward by General Grant fro
hs Cane Girardeau, with Instructions to mo-
az toward FredericktOwn and cut off the =
%. treat of Thompson's and Lowe army. Tt
y force consisted of Marshs Eighteenth II
nois Regiment, a section OF Taylor's Batter
ge and Stewart and Lohrman's companies
O. cavslry-all from Cairo; also, q part
Ok Piummer's Eleventh Missouri, a part