, 1861-10-09
Afternoon plspatc hes.
RH0N WASHINGTON.

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WAsHnGroH, Oct "a ski5m3sh is report,
Timer Potomac, between Banks and portion
II Enetsyna Smiths rebel troops. The rebels
are eaid TO have suffered severely, and VIC haa
Nv Informant states positively that the mate
ct the Bermuda informed alm aatsa sasd 1n 9t1,-,,
England on the Southern coast By the lata oa
Tie Bermuda is owned in South Carolina
While sAe was loading sid at the ume sne
aupply-ship for tfe Royal Navy, although
Downing street knew much better. She
c1eared for West India port
The main body Of the rebels is at Fairfax
Court House, whence broad belt OF camps,
almost unbrokeu, are seen from our balloon
| s'retehing noIthWard towards Leesburg,
TheFo there are nearly $1,000 men; On the
| lower Potomac about II GOO; back Of Evans
| port, or neaz Manassas, there are comparative
| " few troops. Al tie information received
t It headquarters shows that the enemy Is pro
| digtously strong, numbering nearly 100000
! men, ard that no offensive movement is at
Trssent Intended. johnson and Smith favor
IN actiys policy, but Besureggard insists Oh
standing on the deflnFiTe.
Brigsdier General ". Z, Strong Was this
day assigned to duty On the staH Of Major-
General Fremont, and ordered to report to
him iu person. He will be chief Of staff
The Commissioner OF Indian Affairs return
ed to The city this morning after brief visit
| the tribes north Of the Osage, and held many
councils with them He found them all loyal,
eyincing strong attachment to the Federal
Government. It appears that only three
Of the Government, are disloyal He is Of
cpi1,ion that troops ought to be dispatched
Immediately to the Indian country to reclaim
. | than. ....
a gentleman who arrived from Fortress
Monroe this evening, Gays the Merrimac hay
ing been put in order, after being raised by
: the rebels, steamed cnt Of Norfolk harbor late
yesterday afternoon, and came withia sight
from Fortress Monroe. She SCENE Thoroughly
steelplated. The1e is ssid to be = fnl1 COM
| plenent ef meu On board, and she evidently
: ready fer service, and making slial trip
, She will prove hard customer to our 1eet.
; The Richmond Examiner, Of Friday publishes
J te1egraphzc news from Lynehburg to the II,
that John c. Brt ckin grid Sc and otA:r kentucs-
, | JAMS we're at Arlington yesterday. It is UNDER
2 in the q. 8. Senate, issue IN address to the
, people Of Kentucky, and actively engage in
tbc war. It i. believed t3at LIS VII b. IN
! Richmond in few days:
7 A young lady named Harrison, Lately
! school.tescher il Tennessee, arrived near ouE
; | Lines, having been six weeks in escaping. She
is Intelligent and is possessed Of valuable IL
! formation. She states that the fortifca-tosz
: at Manassss had three Lines Of ntreachm3at5,
! one behind the other.
e or Mo1dby last, she sa# Davis, Beauregard
! ! and Smith The information comes from Le1
e | eride. as she was unable to get through the
u rsbel pickets. In the morning Gen. Smith vii
e | se1d cut several companies Of Infantry and
+ battery to drive in the rebel piekets and cap
1 tura the young lady, provided the rebels aaT'
t not a1readY taken ksr away.
d CAIRO, Oct. 8-Wm- Ha1y, ct Whltesldt
8 | County, IL, arrived here 3ast night, haSisa4
+ deserted from Pillows army. He reports tha
4 Gen. 4 s. Johnston is IN conmazd ot + goo
e | fortified the banks four miles above Colunbn:
il expectirg an attack from the Fedar.ls. Gems
$ Chs ataal, Pillow, Polk and Johnston, were a
Il at Columbus On Sunday. On the 29th Scptes1
e e be-, JsG: Thomp5e@2s VS. aFTy y Of ooo mea "ss
s. The rebel army at Columbus is we'd arme
E. and equipped, ard had large bodies Of caEalg1
O. ThcmFeon's army IS being fast decimated
10 deserticns. They have nothing to eat, to wea:
le or to bEy with. The country producs is nearl
L went en- an excursion last Eight on the Bel
ia CT Mtn,shie to Cape Girardeau.
Ut There Is no news from the expedition whie
lett Birds Point yesterday. The Grand Ja1
this mo1nipg ignored the bill against he4
OF the St. Louis Democrat, toT Shooting D
-. Patterson. The gunbcat New Era Of s.. Lori
~. eurs, arrived here Last night.
- JEFFERSON CRY, Oct. 1.-GlneTa!s Ffaanoi
~ ~ sud McKinstry left fer the West this ate
al rnGn.
sa e. II is E.ated here that Ger. Wool is nav 9
No NC, his way to St. Louis, and is to be followed
90 90 ffty Thousand troops, half Of whom are
~ ~ step at Cincinnati and 60 into KertucS
~ while the ether half arc TO enter into acti'
,rt operations in Missouri, and supply the plat
~ II Gen. F-enert's army.
A0 Information las been received here II
ba | about three weeks ss,o slave insurrectit
~ was attempted ia jasper ci1urty-fEat aba
1tv thirty five Ct the negroes we're Killed, AL
,se | number Of others were to be hanged L.
~ discovery OF The plot proved that the iusurFt
r5s | ten vas vide spread.
.St 1ss 4 report is current that 1000 rebels are
10y miles, from Hermann, marching towards t
sr1 Gssccnade river, with the intention Of bur
49, ing the rai;ruad bridge across that streal
he Thsse rebels are said to be headed BY !
ia johnson.
: 10 Il is Gen. Fremcnt's intention to folk
~ Price rapidly and continuously. After teayl
sns Sedalia he will march from 25 to 40 mile
me cay, according to the condition OF tue roa
+as and, if necessary, he will enter Arkansas.
an. says that he does not want any more ne!
srr that tc has sufficient for his purpose.