Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-05
LATEST BYTRLBGRAPA|
NOON DISPATCH ES.
THE WAR FOR THE UNIONI
ABAITLR IN VIRGINIA.
Rosecrans and Floyd Engaged.
FLOYD SURROUNDED.
Dispatch from ROseCrans to the
War Department.
GEN. MCCLELLAN IN HIS NEW
POSITION.
MATTERS Along the Potomac,
FROM THE NAVAL EXPEDITION,
Troops Landed Within 25 Miles
or Charleston.
RUM0RED RESIGNATION
OF BEAUREGARD.
Rebels Withdrawn from Great Bethel,
Yorktown and Norfolk.
Troops Landed Within 25 Miles
or Charleston.
RUM ORED RESIGNATION
OF BEAUREGARD.
Rebels Withdrawn from Great Bethel,
Yorktown and Norfolk.
New York Hernld,s pispatch. |

WASHINGTON, November 4.-The War De-
partment received dispatch late this even
ing from General Rosecrans, stating that
General Floyd had made an attack upon him,
but be had repulsed him with great loss.
General Rosecrans further states that one
officer, with pretty large force, had got in
the rear Of Floyd, and the presumption was,
that Floyd and his entire command would be
surrounded and captured.
General Mcclellan has occupied to day in
ascertaining the strength, condition and dis
position of the Army of the United States,
the command Of which has so suddenly de-
volved upon him. He has called on the War
Department for a statement of the whole
number of men, and where posted; the total
estimate of material, and how distributed.
He will be occupied several days in system
atiziDg and arranging these matters, so that
the burden of the management of military
affairs may be safely confined to the Adjutant-
Generals Office, and afford the General an
opportunity to devote his attention specially
to the affairs of the Army of the Potomac,
remaining under his immediate command.
Especial Dispatch to the New York Cribune.l
The Resolute arrived at Washington last
night, and reports that several of our soldiers
have been wounded by the shot and shells
from the batteries at Shipping Point.
By orders of the War Department the
| Provost Marshal of Alexandria has been di-
rected to suspend the exercise of the civil
| function he has recently performed, and to
dismiss all the civil cases of which he has
taken cognizance.
In the Supreme Court, yesterday, the dis
tiDguished Member Of Parliament and
! Queens Counsel, Mr.. Edwin James, was ed
mitted to the New York Bar. 1t is under
stood that he intends to make this city his
home.
Government has contracted with parties
in Philadelphia for the construction Of an
iron-clad steamship, and the keel has been
laid. The vessel will be two hundred and
forty feet long, seventy. eight feet beam and
thirty feet depth of hold, and armed with
sixteen of the largest rifled cannon.
Especial Dispatch to the New York world.l
The freshet in the Potomac is so great the
Long Bridge has been impossible to-day,
being oveIfowed. Water is subsiding to-
night,
Notwithstanding the late terrific rain
storm the roads in Virginia to-day were
found to be in excellent condition.
Government stores laying in warehouses
on the wharves here suffered q good deal.
FORTRESS MONROE, November AT about
three o'clock this afternoon, the steamer
Monticello, from the blockading feet off Sa.
vapnah, arrived and reported. She passed
the whole feet, Saturday night, within thirty
miles of Bull Bay.
The storm had nearly abated, and her Off
GERS have no doubt they entered Bull Bay
twenty five miles of Charleston. This point
of the coast is but slightly fortified.
A Norfolk paper, of Monday, says the des-
tinaton of the feet is known to be Port
Royal, which is sixty miles south OF Bull
Bay.
, Sixty contrabands came into the fortress
and feet on Monday. They report tina
many of the troops have been withdraw
from Great Bethel, Yorktown and the vicin
ity of Norfolk, but don't know where thel
have gone. Passengers by the flag of true
say no information had been received a
Norfolk relative to the feet, at ten o'clocl
on Monday morning.
The Day. Book, of Norfolk, mentions
rumor that General Beauregard had resigned
and also published dispatch from Rich
mond, mentioning similar rumor there.
WASHINGTON, November 5.-An oficis
telegram received to day, states that Floyd
force is seven thousand, and that Benham'
and Schepck's Brigades were following hir
i on the new road. The dispatch is extremel
, hopeful OF brilliant victory and the pros
: pect is cheering.
, Another telegraph from Cleveland Las
night states that the Kanawha boat had jus
passed Maysville, and reported that Genera
Resecrans had repulsed Floyd, and, at las
accounts, Generals Benham and Schenck hat
: got in his rear, and it was thought Floyd
forces would be captured by them.
New YORK, November 5.-The bark Hon
duras reports seeing at daylight on the 2
inst, between Cape Fear and Charleston
large feet of naval vessels, consisting Q
small steamers and two large ships. Th
wind had abated.
WASHINGTON, November 5.-The steame
| Mount Vernon has returned from the hotil
, and reports the condition of affairs dow
, the Potomac unchanged
Msjor-General Hallaek, of California, ha
J arrived here. He was introduced to tn
! President to-day by General Mcclellan.