Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-19

FoRr MoxRoE, December ls, Via Bk1g1HoHH
l9.-The steamship 5. r. SPauldtng. wnlcn
left Port Royal last Sunday, arrived At an
early hour this morning.
She stopped at Hstterss, leaving thlt
place yesterday, aad brings mail and pas
sengers.
Every thing is quiet at Hatteras nothing
has happened TO disturb the usual mono
tony there, except the usual storms.
The schooner Charity said 10 be owned by
Senator Simmons, of Rhode Island, arrived
az Hatterss on the 10Th inst, with an as
sorted cargo, including a proportion of
whisky. She also took collector to Hat
teras, and on arriving he procured build
ing from the C0mmissary which he proposed
using as a Custom house.
The ChdTitys papers, however, were very
irregular, and on the Itch inst. Captain
Warden, of the steamer Stars and Stripes,
took the Chdrityas a prize to New York.
There is little news of interest from Port
Royal. The Federal troops have fully occu.
pied the town Of Beaufort. -glJ
Large quantities of cotton continued TO
be gathered and brought to the coast.
By flag of truce to-day we have Richs
mond paper of this morning. We extract
rom 1t the following news:
"NGshUiUe, Tenn, December l6, Uia New
Orleans, December 1.-THE Bowling Green
correspondent of the Union and American
seys the Yankees advance force of from
FIVE thousand to six thousand are at Green
River with some artillery, but have shown
DO disposition to cross the river. Tlsy are
repairing the bridge, r.r..,
"PADUcAH, KY. December l9.--Adyices
| represent Humphrey Marshall is steadily ad-
vancing toward Lexington, and meeting
with little or no opposition. Gentlemen
who left Paducsh on the 18th inst, state that
the Federals bad only 5000 men there; 10000
at Cairo and Birds Point, and 700 at Smith
land, Ky.
"a dispatch from Frankfort dated the 9th
inst. says that General Crittenden was at
Cumberland Gap on Saturday with a large
force, and that 5000 men az MorristoWn
would join him.
Tits feared General Crittenden will invade
| Kentucky from that point"
The Brownsville (Texas) Flag, of the 2lst
| ult gives an account of an attack on the
| city of MatamoTss, by General Oarsvajal.
he commenced the attack on the goth. Great
carnage took place, and at the hour that the
Ftdg went to press both parties claimed
| success.
General Floyd's army has been ordered to
Bowling Green, Kentucky. The removal of
this army TO the far West says the Richmond
Dispatch, leaves a very large portion of VIr-
einia exposed The effect upon the temper
of the people in the exposed counties will be
extremely untoward.
BALTIMORE December 10 The Richmond
Examiner Of the 10th says we are assured
that resolutions have been introduced into
Congress offering sympathy to the people OF
MuIy land, and urging such policy in the
prosecution of the war as to open the way for
her admission into the Southern Confed.
eracy.
On Saturday last the Hastings Court en-.
tered an order directing that all free negroe!
be sold who do not pay their taxes by the
January term of the Court.
The Confederate State bonds of the SIS,
100000 issue are quoted at 98 to 98H.
NEw YoRK, December 19-The British
ship Cheshire, from Liverpool, in attempting
TO run the blockade at Savannah, was cap.
turtd by the gun boat augusta, and has beer
sent here in charge of piize crew.