Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-13

the military authorities, urgel thai the CIV.
Council take IL In hand, EH t -
Az Richmond, on Wednesday, ths war
excitsmant was high. ..... rrn
NEW YoRK, December lathe Philade!-
phia North American, Of this morning has
the following' "a letter received in this
city from an officer in the army at Port
Royal, dated Hilton Head, December4 4, says
Last night feet arrived at this port with
twenty-five thousand troops, Savannah and
Charleston will soon be o'lrs.'"
NEw YORK, December l9.-The brig Thos;
W. Rowtdnd, Captain Rowland, from Rio
JaneiTo Uid st. Thomas November 27. sr-
rived at this port last night.
Captain Rowland states that the Captain
Of the United States gun-boat Iroqiois Is en-
tirely to blame for the escape Of the Sumter.
LOUISVILLE, December l3.--The gowline
Green Courier of the 7th deprecates the ais
coureging effect Of the burning of WhippooT.
will Bridge, on the Memphis Branch Hail
road, by the Federals. III. ssr o.f
Its correspondent says nothing indicates
forward movement Of either army this
winter. - ...
Tennessee money was Is TO 20 cents dis
count twenty days ago, snd is now 30 cents
discount. .'t
The Savannah RepVblican urges Davis to-
send William O. Rives and John j. Ward to
France and England.
The Courier seys that 10, COO Kentuohfans
are in the rebel army.
A letter from Somerset, the 7th, Confirms
| the capture by the rebels Of Mak HslVeti and
Capt. Prime. j. r Richardson, Postmaster
of Somerset, writes on the 10th, that zplli-
Golfer has crossed the Cumberlahd twenty
miles below Waitesboro, on bridge of coal
baTges,. with nine to $500 troops. We e1.
pect fight to- morrow. 0 .ff
The Federal forces under Schoepe are six
regiments and two batteries E.E u
The DemocTdS discredits the above, falling
to get confirmation from its correspondent
The Captain of the gun. boat sent man on
shore at Port Royal with signal.lights, and
gave him Instructions to signalize the move
ments OF the StSntc-, and on the night Of the
2Sd of November signals were made by the
man on shore that she was leaving the har-
bor, but no notice was taken of it by the
Captain Ofthe Iroquos8: ...
His first lieutenant tried to persuade him
to give chase, which they could easily hAvs
dsne, as the Sumter drew one foot more wa
ter than the lToqUoiS; but he would not hear
to it, saying that it would be very unpleas-
ant for him toscapture her, as lie and Captain
| Semmes had been schoolmetes and had sailed
very much together, ard Captain Semmea
| had been hi0 superior officer. 'a 4
Another reason that the Captain of ehe
| IroguoiS gave was, that he did not wish Co
break the neutrality laws. The movements
! IrOquoiS. These facts becoNing known at
| St. Thomas, the greatest indignation pre-
vailed among the Americans in port, and all
| others friendly to the United States.
| SOUTHERN ITEMS.
The storm Of war was expected to burst
momentsrily somewhere.
A dispatch dated Memphis December 10;
says New Madrid is now fortified.
| Two regiments we're sent there yesterday.
The rumored contemplated attack on Cairo
has been abandoned.
The iron-ram Manassas arrived at Column
bus on Sunday.
The Montgomery MaiI of the 9th instant
cOpRratulates the readers of the report that
old Harvey Brown has died of wound re-
ceived in the late fight at Fort Pickens.
New York Herald's special Dispatch
The President has reinstated Colonel MuI-
ligan in the command of his regiment, by
an order of General Haleck. The commits.
siops Of all regimental officers expire when
their regiments are mustered out of service.
Colonel Mulligan ard his command hav-
ing been taken prisoners of war, were mus
tered out, but an exception has been made
in their case.