Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-18
NOON DISPATCHES.
THE WAR FOR THE UNlONl
ARMY OF The POTOMAC MOVING.
Federal outposts Near Fair
fax Courthouse.
The Rebels Gradually Retreatlng.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT
FROM MISSOURI.
PRICE PREPARING FOR A fight,
GEN. FREMONT IN SIGHT OF
THE REBEL ARMY.
A BATTLE AT PILOT KNOB.
The Rebels Driven Back with
Heavy Loss.
THE WAR In KENTUCKY.
GEN. BARDEE IN LARGE FORCE AT
BOWLING GREEN.
Important from Fort Monroe.
PARTICULARS OF THE NAVAL ENGAGEMENT At
NEW ORLEANS.
A BATTLE AT PILOT KNOB.
The Rebels Driven Back with
Heavy Loss.
THE WAR IN KENTUCKY.
GEN. BARDEE IN LARGE FORCE AT
BOWLING GREEN.
Important from Fort Monroe
PARTICULARS OF THE NAVAL ENGAGEMENT Al
NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS JUBTLANT OVER
THEIR SO-CALLED VICTORY.

The Tribune's Washington dispatch state1
that man arrested some weeks ago by the
rebels for crossing their lines, and since con-
fined at Fairfax Courthouse, returned to-
day, with Others, released in consequence of
the evacuation of that position. He states
that the rebels burned thousands of bushels
of corn and wheat, lest it should fall into the
bands of our troops; also, that all the citizens
had left for different parts of the South. The
rebel troops at Fairfax were under command
of Brigadier General Longstreet, of Virginia.
Davis Beauregard and johnson had all been
there within week. There were no new
intrenchments at Fairfax, but the old ones
were somewhat strengthened.
Whether this information be true or not,
it is certain that the rebel pickets have been
drawn in. Yesterday they were at Anan-
dale, abeut two miles this side of Fairfax
Court house. This morning Anandale is
vacant, and it was possible to ride a short
distance beyond it without the discovery of
body of the enemy. The outposts wished
to advance to-day and take possession Of
Fairfax Courthouse, but permission was
withheld.
New York Worlds Correspondence.7
The single railway track between here and
Baltimore is unequal to the immense freight
business which is now done by Government
Goods have been two weeks in reaching here
from Baltimore, and it is with the greatest
difficulty that the regular mail and express
trains can be run through on any accurate
time.
1t has been proposed to lay another track
only to the Annapolis Junction, where the
road bFaRehesto 10 Annapolis. Freight can be
hroughtto the latter place eitherfrom Perrys.
vile or by the Ocean.
tits now quite apparent that something
should be done in view of the closing of the
| Potomac.
| rSnoriol DisnotcL 10 tbo Naxy Vork uaroId
The rebels called in all their pickets to-
day and have deserted Vienna, torn up the
railroad track of the London and Hampshire
Road at that place, and have fallen back with
their entire column to Fairfax Court. house.
General Wadsworth, with company OF
infantry and one company of cavalry, fol-
lowed up the rebels in their sudden flight, to
within mile of Fairfax Court-house when
| they turned and fred upon their pursuers,
but did not succeed in killing any body.
| A scouting party, consisting Of five of our
| companies, under command of a Lieutenant
Colonel, made a reconnaissance of Vienna
this afternoon, entering it and finding it de-
serted as stated sbove.
The object in tearing up the railroad is to
prevent the use of it by General Mcclellan
to throw troops into Leesburg.
SYRACUSE, Mo-, October ia messenger
from General FTemonts head quarters at
w
for General McKinstry.
1t was said that Price had made a stand in
! Cedar County, twenty-five miles from O5-
ceola, with twenty thousand well armed and
disciplined troops, and large force Of irreg
ular militia.
On the arrival of General Fremont at
Warsaw, the opposite bank Of the Osceola was
lined with rebel horsemen who we're dis.
persed by few rounds OF canister.
General Fremont had begun preparations
to lay pontoon bridge ACROSS the Usage
when the messenger left, and it was supposed
his army would he over the river on We'd
nesday night. He was determined to push
on with the utmost vigor and would proba'
bly, soon come up with the enemy and force
him to fight or retreat.
IRoNTOE No, October l7-No other bridge
than that at Big River has been interferet
with on the Iron Mountain Railroad, and NJ
rebels are now known to be near the road.
The Eighth Wisconsin Regiment is nos
here, and another regiment with Msjo
SchCffields battery of artillery is nnderstoO
to be on the way, which will make this poin
secure against attack. The rebels are re
ported In large force tWenty-fV miles below
} here, but nothing definite is known as Il
their numbers or designs.
LOUISVILLE, October 1.-THE rebel Gen
eral Hawthorne, of the Mississippi brigade
at Hopkinsville, has transferred that post
Office 10 the charge of a Confederate post
master. Thus the Southern Kentucky town
are regularly supplied with Southern mail
under the authority Of the rebel Postmaster
General.
Ii is reported that General Hardee is il
command at Bowling Green, with ten thou
sand troops, including two thousand Texans
whom, from their wild appearance, the peo
pie there take for Indians.
There is quite an accumulation of South
ern-bound travellers at our hotels, who fad
impossible TO get through our lines.
ST. LOUIS, October ls--The following dis
patch was received from an officer at Pilo
Knob, dated ten o'clock last night:
"Mejor Gavitt of the First Indiana Cav
airy, made an attack on the enemy this morn
ing. When, discovering the strength and po
sition of the rebels, he fell back until he cam
upon Colonel Alexander, with six hundre
infantry of the Illinois Twenty first and on
piece Of artillery. The enemy followed
lighting all the way. Major Gayitt then e
, his gun in position, and concesling his II
fantry caused part of his command to r.
a treat still further, drawing ths enemy in
a ambuscade, and forcing them to fall baC
with heavy loss"
0 FoRTREss MONROE, October 17.-No flag
truce will be permitted to 60 to Norfolk
. number of days, neither wnl any from I