The Van Buren press., 1861-10-24
DEraorr, Oct. 7.

a special dispatch to the Free Press.
,ro" y A0rontos says that Col. Rankin. mem.
,.er o. Parliament. lately authorized by the
seueA' government to raise regiment of
.a"cefs' was arrested yesterday for acting
In violation of the neutrality law.
MENPass. Oct. Is.
Inc following is from the Avalanche Of
'o-aay. For somo reason. which we cam
not divine, we failed to receive direct from
New orleans yesterday. further particulars
o. tae naval engagement at Head Passes
on Oea.nrday. gentleman. however,
whose iacflities for obtaining information,
are aneqnsiied. arrived from Grand juno
ton yesterday. and furnishes MS further
pafucn'ar IN regard to the engagement at
the heAd OF the passes. The force on our
sre consisted of tho " Fsag, ard The uew
Fcrstt caIldEf the Turtle RAN or Manassas.
together numbering l6 guns. and about
three hundred men. The force of the ene-
my was from forty to sixty guns. and one
thousand men. We have no means of as.
certaining the names of the enemy's ves-
sells. but know that the sloop- Of war Preble
the Richmond and Vincennes were three Of
the hive. all of which were captured. Gov.
Moore. en- Saturday night, teleyraphed to
Gov. Harris. the following copy of q dis
patch from Commolor Hollins. and which
. friend furnished to us:
FoRr JAcRsoN, Oct. IL.
10 Oov. MOORE, New Orleans: Last
night attacked the blockaders with my
little heet. and succeeded. after very short
i rnsgie' in driving them aground on the
South west Pass bar-except the aloop- of
war treble. which sunk. have captur-
ea pf'ze from them. and after got them
last ON the sand. peppered them well-no
CASUALTIES on our side. A complete success
particulars by mail.
g. N. HOLLINS, Conn.,
Our informant in conversal lion with
the telegraphic operator al Gran.l Junction,
learned that the Richmond that was run on
the bar and crippled, succeeded in getting
| OH. and made the best Of her way out 10
sea. II was while pursuing her that some
OF the Turtles machinery OF out Of order
and she was obliged to return. The Others
are in range OF the guns OF the steam frg-
ate Nicaragua. anchored outside the bar. bu,
will have to remain where they are, and
cannot iaii Of falling INFO our hands. The
Turile. it is said. did all the execution, and
ha, proved complete success. Most OF
our readers are acquainted with her peculia,
c"nsrruction, but as the enemy has seer
and felt her, there is no impropriety
in describing her. She is cncased with
iron an inch thick. ami is shell and sbol
proof Her const'u tion is very stroas and
symmetrical. In front. several feat under
water, projecting from her bow, is a ma
chine like scythe that bursts anything
wide open that ii comes in contact with
1 ii tue water, tho Turtle locks like the hal
"i Steamboat. bottom-siie up of an oya
shape. From the water-linc up, evely
ball or she'll would glance harmlessly oil.
II has but one ape ture, and that conceals
= ten-ineh howitzer in front; when in
range. this, which is just large enough for
the muzzie OF the gun. is opened AMI how.
't1er Is discharged. The recoil is sutfi len,
to permit the dor or hatch to fail. which
!; does % It's own weight. and presents the
same inpervion>ne,s to shot AMI shell as
the remain ier OF the novel structure. Ii.
complete success demonstrates the fact t,,a,
1t Is only Necessary to turn her loose TO de
inoiisa tne whole o; Lincoln's navy.
New ORLEANS, Oct. II.
We sunk the PGeble or the Vincennes
Ihe RIchmont ani another ship are on the
bar still. The balance OF the Heat went
to Sea.
RICHMOND. Oct. 13, via New Orleans.
There is report mere ON the authority
OF gentleman just from Baltimore. that
Lord Lyons and Secretary Seward had had
Iupture III their relations. and Lyons had
left Washington. The total amount OF
contributions to the soldiers fund, to the
I'd OF October. as reported at the passport
Office. is one hundred and eighty nine DOL
lars.
NASHVILLE. Oct. a.
Passengers by to-day's train, report
large additions to the Lincoln forces in
Kentucky. The Louisville Cour,er, issue,;
at Bowling Green. to day. says Rosseau,
with 600 men and eight pieces Of artillery
occupied Nelms' bridge. eighteen miles
from MunIordsville on the tenth. The
Courier learns that large force is conceu-
trating at Lexington. with the view of a
speedy advance on ZolIicoffer's DIVISION
Gen. Sherman is in Louisville. actively en-
gagged in pushing forward the forces there
Mach enthusiasm exists in The North in re-
gard to Kentucky. and determination to
make her the battle ground. and Sher-
mans column is reinforced Ly one or two
regiments from the North daily.
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