Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-09
IMPORTANT FROM MISSOURI.
Prob able Fight at
Ell erzn ann
Highly Important from Hatteras
FIGHT WITH
THE REBELS.
The Rebels are Defeated with
Heavy Loss.

WASHINGTON, October 9.-A dispatch to
the New York Tribune says that the report
OF large rebel force having been dispatched
from the Potomac army westward is un-
founded.
Detachments from the Sickles Brigade
which have been securing Lower Maryland
report the dominant sentiment as violently
rebellious. Not more than three Union flags
were seen.
General Scott's order issued ten days ago
for the release of Colonel Blair is not yet
carried into effect. He is still confined in
the barracks at st. Louis.
G. W. Cole, type founder, formerly of
Brooklyn, lately of Richmond, left the latter
city two weeks since, under JEFF Davis's
proclamation ordering off foreigners, and has
arrived here. He left seven thousand troops
in Richmond, but only three guns mounted.
Three or four hundred negroes were building
numerous forts. Twenty.one hospitals were
full. Of Florida regiment eleven hundred
strong, only three hundred and twenty an
swered at roll call.
There are regular mails to and from Balti-
timore, New York, and other places North.
Three hundred pounds of agate type had
lust arrived from the North, and passed as
stereotype plates from the Methodist Book
Concern.
Jno. H. Lester, native of Connecticut, and
recently citizen of Brooklyn, one Sloat, and
other Northerners, were engaged in altering
four hundred muskets week, and manuiac-
turing sewing. machines.
A number of Internal machines had been
placed on the James River. There is COM
pany manufacturing them in Richmond.
Joseph E. Streeter has been appointed
Associate Judge of the Superior Court of
Nebraska.
Especial Dispatch to the New York Herald
Doctors Horniston and Swain, of the
Fourteenth Brooklyn Regiment, who were
taken prisoners at Bull Run, arrived here
this evening, Via Fortress Monroe, from
Richmond. They were released on parole
and came with the fifty. seven wounded pris-
oners. They give most deplorable account
of the condition of our wounded, and the
manner they have been treated by the rebels.
According TO their account our prisoners have
| suffered the torments of the damned, and the
wonder is that any of them are now alive.
1t now appears that the ffty.seven
wounded whom they released were cases
which the rebel doctors could not cure, there.
fore were permitted to return home. The
rebel government had learned something re.
| garding the probable expedition South,
| which produced the greatest excitement
throughout the Gulf and Cotton States. 1t
| was believed that vast numbers of the troops
| now in Virginia would be called to the
respective States where these attacks were
apprehended.
There was a great scarcity of provisions
and also of medicines.
Our wounded frequently had to go with
out in many critical cases tea, coffee and
sugar were almost impossible to procure for
| love or money.
The question of successor to jeff Davis
wss being agitated throughout the South
and the general belief was Alex. H. Stephens
would be agreed upon. The feeble state OF
Davis's health was used as an argument
against him. In the event, however, of q
permanent restoration, it is the intention OF
the rebel government to make him Lieu
tensnt-General. --
The heavy rains of the last twenty-four
hours have swollen the river to such an ex
tent as to preclude a passage by the rebe
force. 1t can now be crossed only by th'
bridges, all of which are in the possession 0
our army.
The official record of charges against Ere
mont have not yet reached headquarters
and the case remains in stdtu quo.
On Saturday last, by order of Commodore
Craven, Lieutenant Cash, United States
Navy, with a detachment Of ten men
accompanied by two detective officers, pre-
ceeded to st. Mary's River, in the Jacob Bel
and on Sunday arrested John Thomas Tri
vese of st. Mary's County, who was charge
, with aiding the transportation of men al
land TO the rebels in Virginia.
Z While on the expedition landing ws
I made at Great Mills, eleven miles from Pine
l Point and fifteen miles from Leonardtowl
r a rendezvous of The St. Mary County rebell
4 The mails were seized, as well as tue ma
Just arrived from Baltimore. The Postmai
. ter stated that there were number OF lei
! tiers in the mailfrom Virginia.
: The party arrested here to night IS comm
e up the river.
This morning no signs of rebels in cam
or battery were discoVsrable at Matthii
Q Point.
\ AT Evansport, at the mouth of the Quar-
4 tico, camp fires of the rebels were seen thrC
Q miles along shore.
t NEW YoRK, October 9.-The balloon whiC
l was seen over Washington a few days ae
, proved TO be La Noun taip's, which safe
7 landed in Maryland. 1t appears that aft
rising to a certain distance, and finding u
D current right, he cut the rope, and rose
p the hight of three miles, obtaining couple
n views of rebel encampments and movement
3 which important news he has communicate
P to the War Department.
JEFFERSON CTY, October s.-Colon
J. Matthews telegraphed Governor Gamble Il
d morning from Hermann that he had te
n compelled 10 surrender his camp, with thl
le cannon, 10 9 superior force. Colonel M
le ! theWs's camp was twenty miles from H
3 mann, and is said to have contained abb
d four hundred Home Guards. The reb
es numbered some two thousand, and th
al design is TO burn the Gasconade Bridge,
| that Vicinity,