Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-11
Interesting southern News.
ESCAPE OF CONFEDERATE PRISONERS FROM FORT
HATTERAs.
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The Petersburg Express, Of last Thursday,
furnishes long and interesting account of the
etcape Of two Of the Hatteras prisoners Of the
company of Washington "Grsys," their names
being given as VIM. II. Parvin and VIM. B.
Willis,
While on board the steamer on the way from
Fort Lafayette to Fort Warren, they formed
and executed the following plsn; They sup
piled themselves with bread and water, and
candles matches, &c. Justsbefore their names
were called, upon their arrival in Boston, Par
vim and Willis left their company, descended
from the deck and found their wsy into the
extra coal room of the steamer. Here they
concealed Themselves and in little while had
wall Of coal built up around them. They
remained concealed in that manner until the
arrival of the steamer back 20 New York.
where, after waiting on board for two days.
they contIived to make their escape, landing
at Jersey City. From there the road was open
to Baltimore Here they obtained employ ment
on q wood schooner ~ good Union sailors, aud
for sixteen days carried a good Union face
when an opportunity avsiled one dark night,
and they stole the schooper's small boat aud
landed on the Virginia side of the Potomac,
below Acquis Creek. Hence they were fur
risbed with free passes, after proper ideutid
cation by the Confederate military authorities,
to their homes in North Carolina.
From the Charleston Courier, November 29.l
BURNING PROPERTY.
The plantation of John Raven Matthews,
ESQ siiustsd on Bear Island, near the mouth
of Athepoo River, was visited by ths Lincoln
ties On Wednesd7y last. On their approach
the proprietor, with noble patriotism, sst fire to
his entire crop, and was about placiog the
match TO hiS residence, wben detacbmeDt Of
our cavalry arrived, and he spared the house
for the troops to ouBrttr ia. Mr.. MaHheTs is
most extensive rice and cotton planter, and
we learn hos made splendid crop this year,
which he has sacrificed 10 tue cause of his
country.
Tbe large increase of soldiers in this State
has created a heavy demand for provisions OF
every kind. II is 70 be hoped that the p'aos'
ers will forward, with litle delay as possible,
bacon, -four, whea 4, lard, rice, corn, DE.
coNGREssMEN FROM MISSOURI.
The Confederate Congress has passed, and The
President approved, bill to enable the people
of Missouri TO elect members of Congress. This
was necessary since Missouri but recently be-
came member Of the COnfederacy. The bill
provides for the election OF thirteen members
Of the House Of Representatives,.
PRICES CURRENT.
Cottop-Warket quiet, 80 bales Of Upland
sold at &c., being a decline Of 15c. since the 14tb.
Rice-Receipts l $50 tieroes. Sales Of part
at from So 25@4 per hundred.
Bacou-Nope in first hands; small lot of
Sides sold az SIC, and 1900 Hams at 32c. per
pound.
Butter-Prices range from 85@45c,, as to
quality.
Lsrd-Prices range from 22@26c., as to
quality.
Flour-Demapd light at s1O@11. Stock on
tte increase and prices will probably decline.
Receipts for the week, 062 brls.
Corp-Receipts of flint Corn from the neigh
boring islands have been considerable-5,0 900
bushels; sales at 9Oc. to 81.
Hay-Sales have been made at So so per 100
pounds.
Begging and Rope Holders ask 25c. for
former and Csc for latter.
Ccffee-None in frat hand-(retails at 50c.)
Salt-S1O per sack.
sugar-Raw and clarified Louisiana at &c.
to 12c.
ExcbsDgs-0n England 60 day bills at 125
per cent. (Latter item furnished by my in-
fo1mant who paid the same)
BURN THE COTTON.
report having been circulated in Charleston
that orders had been issued prohibiting the dc
stIuction of cotton or rice in danger of falling
into the hands of the enemy, the Courier con-
tradicts it, and says:
The commanding officers at all of the ex
posed points on our coast have received pasi
tive instructions to burn or destroy all property
which can not be- cOnvt nisntlv taken away, and
is likely TO be seized by the enemy.
New Orleans paper contains this paragraph:
There has been some talk of entirely prefer.
mittiug the planting Of cotton seed The next
season; that i, will be the wisest policy for cot
ton fields 10 be lurned into corn, whea: aud DO.
tatots. Then We chan have a large over pro-
0uctiOn, ard complete surfsit of prsdu,ts
petishabIe III their ra'uTe, while cotton will
msiDralD its own without deterioration di.
vision of planting OF raising can be sue :essfuliy
carried ou'-thst il, much less than usual can
be planted, and cereals and esculents in general
be largely ipcrt ased, also beaus and peas.
Amorg he most unreasonable and unwise
sUegestiOrs recently broachsd is that bsfJre
The Legislature Of Mississippi TO prohibit, by
statute, any cot,cn seed from being planted
until the present crop is sold. This reminds
us of fudge and fdoles,icks.
WHERE THE NEXT BATTLE on THE POTOMAC WILL
BE FOUGHT.
The Richmond Enquirer says: The signs in.
dicate, we think, that the next battle on the
line of the Potomsc will be fought in the vicin'
i,y Of 0ccoquan and Dumfriss. 1t is of great
consequences to the enemy that the batteries OF
EvapspoTt should he siienced, and they seem
accordingly, to be directing their forces toward
that point. TIE plan seems TO be a move men
by land from the direction of Alexandria, TO he
supported by feet on the river, and beside
these, Sickles' Brigade, on rbe opposite side OF
the river, and the batteries which be has erected
Oh the NsryloI6 shore, are to have part il
the combined attack. Our Information from
battle at an tatiy DAY.
NAVAL EXPEDITIONS.
The New Orleans Delta publishes an elabor
ate account Of former maritime expeditions
modern Rnd apcent, with view to exhibiting
the danger the South has TO apprebeod frou
such Snder'akiDgs on the part of the North.
arrives at this conclusion:
While the enemy has powerful war navy, ant
abundant maritime uanspOrtatious, his boun
daIy-bis suaegicai base Of operatiops-mR
be said 10 extend 10 the whole stretch of on
stscOBst
But cur boundaries, on the other hard, 0 sin
TO cur naval d. heisIcy are limited to IN
water. lire Of our senbosrd, aud is there iibl
Ia be impiDged upon arc broken. While ou
sua,egicsl hOrder on The Wa,er eide is thu
pushed 90 far away from any vulnerable poiI
Of the eptmy's ierIi'oIy, our stfategical borde
on the lard side is drawn upon a pTincipl
which seems scarcely lees adapted 10 sscur
immunity 10 tbe eUtmy's domain, and expos
cur OVB TO stsEuls, Mil. airy occupation an
devastation Iussmpcb as We sieadfastiy ab
stsID from an Cfsusive policy on lard aud ar
Incapable Of attacking the enemy by sea, b
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