The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-06-13
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
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Exclusively for the Journal.
Morning Dispatches.
HERAbD's SPECIAL.

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TINES SPECIAL.
Gen. Blair SAYS Gen. Butler last night as
saulted the enemy's works at Bethel. where
Pierce vas repulsed, and carried them by
storm.
HERALD's DISPATCH.
/ Our informant who was in the first en-
gagement at Bethel, states positively that
/ the report that cannon belonging to the
| federal forces were taken by the enemy is
/ false. They were moved back with the
/ troops and the latter retired in good order,
! only regretting the want of ammunition
and the fall Of Lieut. Grebbs, who inspired
them more than any other officer. | have
10 doubt that at least one hundred were
killed on our side when the detailed report
is received. There is no doubt that the
heavy loss of life was due TO the fact that the
troops had literally to act without leader
The general opinion is that the ignorance of
Gen. Pierce calls for a prompt court martial
On the receipt of the news from Fortress
Monroe,a special meeting OF the Cabinet was
Immediately called together and remained
in session nearly two hours.
Within the limits of the Capital there are
now encamped and quartered II regiments
of volunteers, fully $4,000 picked men,
ed under the supervision of General Mans
field. In addition, there are stationed on
the heights surrounding the city Of Alex
andria and the bridges, ten other full regi-
mentS, amounting to $4,000 soldiers, and
the regulars, under Mcdowell, numbering
"a 600 men, besides those sent forward yes
terday, and those stationed at the Relay
House and Annapolis. They are coupe
tent for any present emergencies in this
quarter.
Marshal Kane, OF Baltimore, has sworn in
200 secesSiOuISts as patrOlmen for special
duty on election day. This is 900 more
than has ever been sworn in before, and it |
looks bad. There is reported to be a secret |
band of 5000 men IN arms, who are ready !
to rise against the Government as soon as |
the Federal troops meet with the first de- |
feat. 1t is said U. S. Marshal Bonifant, of !
Mary land, will absent himself from Balti- |
more on election day, and leave his Depart |
ment in charge of his Deputy, some say, for |
want of nerve. If so, there are signs OF /
trouble.
Prof. Lowe, the balloonist, is here and |
has proposed to the Government a system
OF accommodating, which will he tested to-
morrow. Lowe will be accompanied by |
telegraph operator. The balloon will be /
uc4u al the proper ublRHL Dy Il cora, ana ]
will also be connected with the earth by in
sulated wires, which will be attached to the |
recording machine in the War Department |
OF course, the same experiment will be prac-
ticable in the field, the operator and the 1
balloon, above the smoke OF the contest,
giving information Of all that may trans |
pire.
The movement OF troops will take place .
in the morning. Five regiments have Or
ders to leave, and will do so at once
| am authorized to state that the Govern
ment will receive any regiments that will .
come to Washington. If the regiments
come on their own responsibility, they will
be received, whether they have the State
or not. General SANFORD sent
back some fugitive slaves to Virginia mas
tiers, which caused a good deal of dissatis-
faction.
The propeller Resolute arrived last night
She had seized two schooners down the
river, which had been carrying provisions
for the enemy.
COMMERCIALS DISPATCH.
BALTIMORE, June ll.-Letters are received
in this city almost every day from Kentucky,
full of the strongest Union sentiments,
asking for arms, and say that companies of
true Union men are forming, particularly in |
the central counties of the southern tier.