Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-09-15
President LinooIn's Letter TO General
Fremont.
Fremont's Proclamation to be
modified.

Modified.
NEW YoRK, September l4-The steamship
Columbia arrived here this morning with
Havana dates of the 10th inst.
The British Mail steamer Solent arrived
from st. Thomas on the 7th, and had gone
into dock for repairs Two vessels arrived
at Havana from New Orleans. after running
the blockade there. A British schooner had
arrived at Havana from Newberne, North
Carolina, with rice and naval stores. YES
sells under the flag of the Confederate States
were admitted into the ports of Cuba to dis
charge and receive cargoes. under the same
privileges as vessels of all civilized nations,
without the recognition of their nationality.
The New York Posts special says tue
skirmish which took place yesterday near
Balls Cross Roads, in Virginia. was not
serious affair. The accounts of it have been
greatly exaggerated.
Mr.. Sickles yesterday arrested two rebel
officers at point twenty miles down the
Potomac. The militia of the District of
Columbia is preparing for active service. A
full regiment is now organized, and will soon
be sworn in.
The Baltimore South, the rabid Secession
journal whose editor was arrested yesterday,
has stopped publication. The Baltimore
Exchange, the leading Secession paper in
that city, is more violent than ever this
morning; its principal editor was arrested.
Prominent citizens of Baltimore are now in
this city, and declare that the effect of the
arrests will be salutary.
The Secession fever in Baltimore and
Maryland is likely to be checked by such
| summary proceedings as those which the
Government felt compelled to adopt.
NEW YORK, September 14.-The Governor
to. day approved and confirmed the order of
the War Department, authorizing General
Scraggs to raise and organize brigade of
| four regiments.
Hon Daniel Ullman will command the
| first regiment. Active measures will at once
be taken to bring this body, to be called the
Eagle Brigade, into the field. The Fifth
Rhode Island Battery arrived and left for
Washington during the day. General But
Ter and staff are at the Metropolitan Hotel
The steamer Columbia was seized soon
after her arrival from Havana. She is al.
most wholly owned in Charleston. Seven
thousand dollars in gold has also been seizsd.
destined South.
| Especial to the New York Commercial Advertiser
WAsHBGToN, September 14-TheHe wa:
heavy firing at the Chain Bridge this morn.
ing. supposed TO have been artillery practice
The New York Posts dispatch at ter
O'clock this morning says that the rebels
moved in force to Balls Gross Roads, burn.
ing the house there used by our pickets, who
fell back, unable to resist the overwhelming
numbers. Four of our pickets were cap
tured there, when few discharges of mus
kerry on each side ensued, in which two o
the Massachusetts Ninth were wounded.
New YORK, September l4-0ne hundred
guns are now being fired in the Park, il
honor of the late Legislative vote in Ken
lucky.
ST. LOUIS, September l4.-Advices from
Northwest Missouri state that since tht
withdrawal of the Federal troops from st
Joseph, the Secessionists of that region arr
aTming again. Some two thousand are con
centrated in Andrew County, under Majol
Potter, and about the same number O
Unionists composed of Missourians and
lowans under Colonels Craner and An.
drews, are stationed in the same region, auG
both are preparing for battle, which ii
shortly expected.
Tom Harris, with one thousand men
crossed Missouri River at Arrow Rock, or
Tuesday last, bound for Prices army.
Six hundred Secessionists, under Colone
Hull, were marching toward Glasgow, or
Wednesday, to cross the river and join Mar.
tin Green.
The rebel camp at Lick Creek, in Monroe
County, was broken up by the Federals, on
Sunday last, and it is reported three hun
dred rebels were captured.
Another rebel camp was broken up a
Spencerburg, Pike County, on Monday, anC
sixteen prisoners taken.
HANNIBAL, No., September l2.-The fol
lowing appears in the Messenger of thi
morning:
"All we can hear confirms previous report
that the Secessionists have full possession @
st. Joseph, and are doing pretty much G
they please in that city. 1t is represente
that they have taken control of the munic
pal affairs Of the corporation, preventin
egress and ingress of both mails and trsve
/ | eTs. They have also levied heavy coutribI
! tions on several stores, taking just what the
: want.
"The steamer Omaha has been seized al
appropriated to their purposes, and we lea
> that an effort was made TO send the mail o
: by hand. car, but it was intercepted a.
" taken back, hence a complete blockade e
20 lists, which accounts for our getting no m
u matter"
n The strsight-out Union men have cross
.d the river TO Elwood for safety, and took
q ferry. boat with them.
o. At Iatan and at Weston, it is said [
: rebels permit no one TO 60 into the town
Z | out without passes.
y" From all we can learn, the Union men a
their property in st. Joseph and the 8
NJ | rounding country are completely at
sr mercy Of the rebels, and demand the imu
diate interposition of Federal arms to 81
re them from annihilation.
ty LOUISVILLE, September 1.-THE Ri
'se mond E1aminer Of the 1lth says: sc
nd hundred and ffty.six Yankee prisoners W
he sent to Castle Pinckney, s. @. Among tn,
all Colonel Wilcox, Michigan First; Colo
C. Corcoran, New York Sixty-ninth; Lieut.
ant-Colonel Neh, Second Kentucky; Ma
in Jno. W. Potter, Thirty. eighth New Yo
IN Rev. G. W. Dodge. Chaplain Eleventh n
K necticut; Surgeons Griswall, Thirty-eig
,h New York, Grey, U. S.A., Stone, o. S.
n- Connally, Second New York, Harris, Sec,
Ps Rhode Island; Captains Danney, Eleve
n New York, Fish, Thirty-secoud New YC
70 Farueh, Seventy ninth Nsw York, DE
ar Second Vermont, Shurtliff, Seventh Ol
Gordon, Eleventh Massachusetts, Whitti