The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-10-10

WuHIs0rON. Oct. s.--The reaor; OF a
large rebel force dispatched from the Poto-
mae army westward j. unfOunded
Deachments from the Sick. brigade
which have been securing lower Maryland.
report the dominant sentiment a. Identity re
bellious. Not more than three mon flags
were seen
Gen. SCOTS order. issued teu DAYS ago for
the release Of Col Blair j. not Yet carried
into effect He j. rtill cOngned in the bar
racks al ST Louis
&. W. Cole. type founder. formerly OF
BROOKLYN. but lately Of Richmond. LETT the
latter city two weeks since. under Jeii DA-
yis proclamation ordering of foreigners. and
[ has arrived here
lie left seven thousand troops ia Richmond
but only three guns mounted.
Three or four hundred negroes were build
ing nnneIous forts
Twenty one hospitals were full OF "A
Florida regiment eleven hundred strong. ON
~ three hundred and twenty answ cred AT ro'l
( call.
There ere regular mails 10 and from Bal
timore. New York and other places north
Three hundred pounds of agate type had
just arrived from the north. aud passed as
stereotype plates from the Methodist Book
+ Concern
John H. Lester. native OF Connecticut
and recently citizen OF Brooklyn. one Sloat
and other northeners, were engaged IN al
tering four hundred muske,s - week. and
manufacturing sewing machines.
A number oi Internal machines had been
placed in the James river. There Is com
pany manufacturing them ia Richmond
james +. Streeter has been appointed
s0ciate Sus;ice OF the superior court OF Ne
brasks
HkgALp'S DISPATCH.
/ Dr. Homston and Swain. of the lith
BROOKLYN giment. who were taken prison
oners at Bulls Run. arrived here this eve
ning via Fort Monroe. from Richmond
They were released on parole and came
with the seventeen wounded wounded pris-
oners. They give most deporable
count OF the condition OF our wounded. aud
the manner they have been treated by the
rebels. According 20 their account our
/ prisoners have suffered the torments of the
damned. and the wonder is that any of them
are now alive. Ii now appears that the fifty
seven wounded whom they released. were
cases who the rebel doctors could no. not
cure. therefore were permitted 10 return
home.
The rebel government had learned some
thing regarding the probable expedition
South. which produced the greatest excite
ment throughout the Gulf and Cotton States
IL Vas believed that vast numbers of the
troops in Virginia would be called to their re
spective States where these attacks were
apprehended
There was great scarcity of provisions
and also of medicines Our wounded FIRE
quently had to 20 without in MANY critical
cases. Tea. coffee and sugar we're almost
impossible to procure for love or money
The question of a successor TO JEFF Davis
was being agtatcd throughout the South. and
The general belief was that Alex. II Stephens
would be agreed upon.
The feeble state of Davis health was used
as an argument against him. In the event.
however. of permanent restoration OF his
health il Is the intention Of the rebel gov
eminent To make him a Lieut.. General
The heavy rains Of the last twenty four
hours have swollen the river 10 such an *
tent n TO preclude its passage by the rebel
force lt can now be crossed only bv bridges
all of which are in possession of the Federal
army
The official record OF charges against Ere
mont have not vet reached headquarters. and
the case remains in statu quo.
On Saturday last. by order Of Commander
Craven. Lieut. Cash L. : ", with a De
tachment OF ten men. accompanied by two
detective officers. proceeded To st. Mary :
river on the Jacob Bell. snd on Sunday ar
rested Jno Thomas Traverse. Of 81 Mary :
county. who was cha:ged with aiding the
transportation OF men and provisions from
the seces-ionists in Maryland tor the rebels
in Virginia While on the expedition a land
ing was made at Great Mile. eleven miles
from P'ney Poirt and fifteen miles from
l.eonsrdstown. rendezvous of the ~ Mary
| rebels
The mails were seized a. the mail mr. e.
from BtltimOre The Postmaster stated
that there were number Of letters in the
mail from Virginia.
The party arrived here to night Coming
up tie river this morning. No signs Of reb
els IN camp or batteries we're discovered o.
Matthias Point. At Evauspor'. or at the mou,l
OF the Quahtico.
Camp ffres Of IN. rebel, werr -eet, hire.
miles along shore