Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-11-01
NEWS ITEMS,
Adyices from all parts of Europe are en-
couraging to the Federal cause.

ordinance supplies are brought to light, &
seem Incredible
The want of bread has nearly produced
revolution in Paris.
e Provost Judge Freese has decided that
merchants who have claims against seces-
sionists in Alexandria shall be paid by
them if property can be found.
Senators Wade, Trumbull and Dixon
are at Washington urging that battle 5s
fought and the rebels whipped as near
Bulls Run as possible, before time for go
ing into winter quarters. Sensible, if the
thing can be done.
The retreat of Gen. Zollicoffer from
Camp Wildcat to Cumberland Ford was
prolonged and terrible slaughter of the
rebels from the rifles of the Union men
of the country through which be passed,
who fred upon them from from every
clump of bushes on the roadside. Over a
thousand of the lop-eared invaders bit the
dust before the army reached Cumberland
Ford,
The naval expedition which has recent
ly sailed consists Of | S vessels, carrying ii
regiments, one battery of six guns and I4O
men, and y vessels carrying stores, a num-
Der of heavy siege guns, corps of sappers
miners and engineers, large supplies of camp
equippage, body of masons, carpenters,
stone, &C., &c. One thousand negroes are
taken, and will fol the first time constitute
an arm Of defense in the national army.
When Gen. Baker received his order to
GROSS and hold the position lie said, ''I'lI
do it, but it's my death warrant" The
order was found saturated with his blood.
He received nine bullets, one buck shot,
two bayonet wounds. There were holes
in his hat and coat and all over his body.
1t was desperate fight. One Captain,
leading our men, lilled three rebels Be-
fore leaving the hmse of his friend, Col.
Webb, two days before the battle Gen.
Baker arrived and treasured him that he
would never see Tim again, as before forty
eight hours there would be a battle in
which he would fall It is said there is
great difficulty in deciding whether Stone
or Baker deserves The responsibility of the
disaster, and thai both were probably
somewhat to blame
1t is said that secession is squelchcd in
southern Missouri,
New reports of .he removal of Fremont
were current at St. Louis on the Goth ult
At the same time and place it was rumor-
ed that Siegel had bad a fight and routed
the enemy on! the Usage, but report had
not been confrmm.
In Monroe county, 20 miles south and
200 feet above lale Ontario on the morn
ing of the 2lst ult, the first killing frost
Of the season was experienced The CID
est inhabitant oftbat section does not re-
member of the fist appearance of frost be-
ing postponed 50 long before.
Mr.. Packard, native of Maine and a
fugitive from Florida. who arrived at New
York 24th Oct, communicates the fact
that Col. Brown lad made all his arrange
ments to open his batteries upon Pensaco-
la on the 10th, and that be was prevented
by the affair at the mouth of the Mssis-
sippi, which made it necessary for two of
the ships which we're to have taken part
in the action, to 60 to the aid of our block
aiding fleet. ...- -,
The n. York Iribune's correspondent
says we learn from an unquestioned COM
mcrcial source in The city that two English
sailing vessels enhred the port of Charles
ton, few weeks igo, there being at that
| time no blockading ships before that port.
| Lord Lyons now demands of the secreta-
ry Of state that those vessels be allowed
to leave Charleston unmolested. on the
ground that at tlb time of their going in
| there the blockade was not effective. ...-,;
| Advices 25th OFT. ;. from Louisville, re-
present that the Courier, new publised at
Bowling Green, contains Breckinridges
card avowing his Intention to resign his u
nited States Senaorship. 5...ar7 degn
The n. Y Tribune thinks that Euro
pean recognition d Southern Confedera-,
cy would raise tls price of Confederate
bonds to fifty OF twenty five cents per
bushelai 45l .sst Il Lagsv5z -s,aoartaa lib
A proclamation was published on the
l4th Oct in Warsaw, declaring Poland in
state of siege The military again occu-
Ply the public squares of Warsaw,
Cotton factories in Spain are closing in
consequence of lick of cotton. 7D--
The last steamer took the news that the
French Chambers If Commerce were me-
morializing the Emperor to recognise the
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