Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-06-08
NUMBER 81.
By TELEGR.APH.
subjugation of the Rebels.

Appointment Of Psynsasters IN ths Army--
Probable Preparations Of he Rebels at
v,Ra1per's Ferry 10 Retreaf-- Provisions Fur
aistsd 10 Virginia By Bd1timOrs-40 Our Hin
ister to Portugal Proved % Do a Traitor
TIE Steam FlO6tla at Acgaid 0rsek Re.
eNfTeed-The Oily of Frederick, Nd, Disa
loyaI-Ldrgs Reported DesertiOns from ths
Rebel Troops UnpopHldity Of General
JOhnson- One Hundred and Fifty Millions
Of Dellcrs Wanted to Conduct hs War
s'Wreteked Condition Of Affairs at hs
sdSovfh--The GovsTnmeHfs Plan Of Opera
tens at Harpsr's FeTys % aH
WlsHINeros, June 6.-The Secretary of
War has appointed the following Paymasters
in the Army: Thomas Ballew and Chas. n
Larned, Missouri; John II. Kinsly, James
W. Penney and j. D. Webster, Illinois; Nr.
Cumback and Mr.. P. Gould, Indiana: David
Taylor, John q. Groesbeck, Robert o. Kirk
and Dwight Bannester, Ohio; Joshua How
ard, Michigan; Thomas J. Mexican, Iowa
and E. G, Paulding, Minnesota.
The President has appointed Jonas A.
Clark, District Attorney, and James d, Sit.
ten, Marshal for the Western District Of Mis-
souri,. ...-.l =.
n from hnOXyllln.
four miles from Harper's Ferry, saws the
rebels have withdrawn all the batteries from
the Maryland side opposite the ferry 'ap.
parently with view of concentrating their
artillery, and having it in position TO be
moved when they retreat. .
At Point of Rocks they have about one
hundred cavalry and Eve hundred infantry.
and four pieces of artillery. The main forces
are az Bolivar, a mile south of Harper's
I DwsA .a-.t
ening their line from Bolivar to Winchester
as If preparing for retreat in that direc-
ton.
On Monday a squad wentto williamsport
and obtained possession Of thirteen loeomo-
tives, which they run down to the ferry, and
switched off on the Winchester Railroad.
They also secured the country, getting about
one hundred large four. horse wagons The
principal portion of their provisions is re-
Geived through Maryland, and mainly from
Large loads pass over into Virginia, the
Union men Of the border being powerlesS to
stop them. ti N E'sg 81 1l
It win be recollected that some weeks ago
the Government seized the dispatches on file
at the telegraph Offices. The examination of
these dispatches is now progressing. on
Some curious developments are being
made. Among them is found dispatch
from MI. aarVey our lately. appointed
Minister to Portugal, notifying the Govern
ment of South Carolina of the fitting out of
the, expedition tor the reinforcement of
Fort Sumter, and its destination. Mr.. Har-
vey's dispatch was the. first reliable informa-
tion the rebels had of the magnitude and
destination of the expedition. .sf > - I
Mr.. Harvey is native of South Carolina,
but for years was a resident Of philadelphia,
and an editor Of the Philadelphia North
American. For many years he was the
Washington correspondents of the New York
Tribune, BE was appointed to the Portugal
Mission because of his protessed devotion to
the Free Soil Party. he must be recalled.
1t is ascertained from an eyewitness that
at the late fight at Fairfax Oourt-house. ten
Of the, enemy We're killed, and, probably,
two or three more. ei
Reliable information put the loss Of the
enemy, in the affair at Acquia Greek, at
twenty killed. sst;s,t 4 3,5,gC, - 4