New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-17
A SKIRMISH AT BOLIVAR.
1000 Union TROOPS WHIP 1900 REBELS.
CAPTURE of a Dozen SChooners by the
Louisiana,
BRILLIANT EXPLOIT BY HER CREW
ARMS STOLEN IN DELAWARE
The Rebel Plan to Cross the Potomac.
FORTIFICATION or OUR SEA AND LAKE COASTS,
Important Circular from the Secretary of State.
wA.nIserox, We dne.da1, Oct. 10. 1851.

WASHINGTON, Wednesday, Oct. 49, 1851.
4 sKIRNnsH-DEFEAT OF THE REBELS.
This morning detachment of ] 1000 from th,
Massachusetts 18th and Col .Geary's Penn. Regi
ment crossed the river a, Bolivar, and attacked
the enemy, 1000 strong. After severe conflict,
the Union troops drove them back from the river,
capturing q S2.pOunder. Our loss was SIX killed.
The eneny's loss is unknown. Gen. Scott thought
this intelligence of such Importance that be called
on the President to communicate it.
REBELS IN ACCoMAC COUNTY
| Letters received here state that 5000 armed
Rebels, with % cannon, are organized in Ac-
comac County on the Eastern Shore, Va.
| CAPTURE OF DOZEN SCHOONERS.
| The United States steamer Louisiana which
has been of ChincOteague Island, has captured
dozen schoOners, which had no clearance
papers. On the 5th inst, two launches, sent
to capture Rebel vessel in shore, were fired
upon by a larger force Of Rebels, and one Of
our men was wounded. The fire was returned,
aud one or more Rebels killed. The shot from
the Rebel guns burned up the schooner. The
following official report Of the affair has been
receiyed;
USITrp STATES STEAMER LounIiyA, J
CHIKCOTEAGUS lSLKT Oct. ;, ldtlb
This morning 81 9 O'Clock we had sharp conflict
with the enemy, who, 800 strong, attempted 10 cnt
off two boats from this vessel and - men, all told,
which / had dispatched to take OF destroy ine
schooner which | had reason 10 believe was being
converted into privateer. Fortunately had gone
in with the steamer at the zane time, 1t being high
tide, and WE enabled 10 cover the return OF the
party.
Tie boats, after passing through terrible fire,
Baliy reached the schooner, but finding her aground,
made 8 breastwork Of her and opened deadly fire,
which, with the assistance of few shots from our
long.rauge gun, drove the enemy back to distant
cover with loss, and the boats, after firing the
schooner, returned without further moestaiiOn.
lActing-Master Furnuss estimates the loss Of the
rebels 10 be al least eight killed and wounded, ~
be raw that number carried oil.
Oar loss was one seriously wOunded, Acting Mas
ter Hooker, and three very slightly. 1 have bat
praise 70 bestow those engaged IN the boats fOI
their GOODNESS and intrepdy when assailed by such
overwhelming Odds. They were vet rome three
hundred yards from the schooner when fired upon,
but thew preferred pushing and returning through
it, rather than fail in accomplishing their object.
During the reconnaissance, lat night, two OF their
dispatch sloops were captured.
A. MURRAY Lieutenant Commanding
Flag Officer l.. n C}oLDsBOROTGH,
Commander in thief Atlantic BlockLding squsdron.
ARMS STOLEN IN DELAWARE.
Rebels in Washington County, Maryland,
aided by peace men in Southern Delaware,
have taken from the arsenal in Georgetown,
Delaware, several muskets, and are now pre-.
pairing to seize the remainder, all flint locks,
for use at the State election in Maryland.
THE SARANAC.
The Saranac, reported lost, was, at last sc-
counts, undergoing repairs at San Francisco.
She has not been in the Atlantic for two or
three years.
MARYLANDYRs JOINING THE REBELS
Two hundred MarylsndeS who were in the
Bull Run fight are believed 10 have left Balti-
army. 1t has long been known that they were
in the Monumental City, but the new police
could not and the old would not identify them.
ENGAGEMENT AT SHIPPING POINT
The Seminole was but slightly injured by
the Rebel batteries at Shipping Point yester-
day. They opened upon the Pawnee on her
voyage down early this q. M, but their shots
failed to strike her; several vessels have since
passed, both up and down, without being
troubled There is no reason TO think that
the Rebels have any present intention of at
tempting to close the River.
THE ATTEMPT 10 CROSS TIE POTOMAC.
That the Rebels did plan 10 cross the POto-
mac some time ago is certain. A large guam
tity of boats, sufficient, according to the re-
ports of those VINO have seen the collection, TO
carry from 10000 to $4,000 men, have been
wing for some time in sheet Of water some
distance back from the river, which connects
with Acquia Greek. A large Rebel force Is
near and above Acquia Greek.
ALEXANDRIA.
Gen. Montgomery has been Military Governor
Of Alexandria for several weeks. The town il
believed TO be as well ordered as any in the
country. Complete protection il assured TO per-
son and property, aud not . few of the sympa-
thizers with the rebellion, who run away when
the place was occupied have returned to their
homes
THE ESCAPE or MASON AND sLIDEIL.
Whether those distinguished Rebels, Mason
and Slden. sailed in the Nashville from Char
leston, as represented, or from Savannah in
the Bermuda, as is thought at the Navy De-
partment to be at least equally probable, their
intention is known to have been 10 go krst to the
West Indies and there take a British steamer,
REBEL ATTACK ON A SCOUTING PARTY.
This afternoon, small party of the New
York 35th went on a scouting expedition. When
about two miles beyond Falls Church, they
were Observed by some of the enemy, one Of
whom fired upon one of our men, who was at