Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-10-25
From Washington.

WASHINGTON, October 2+.-On Tuesday
Judges Morsell and Dunlap, U. s., united
in an order to be served on the Provost
Marshal, General Porter, to show cause
why an attachment for contempt should
not be issued against him for, us the court
alleges, Ubstructing the process and course
of Justice and the administration of it in
the particular case set forth in the letter
Of their Associate Judge Merrick, who was
under surveillance in his own house.
Yesterday, however, the President instruct
ed the Marshal for the District Of Column
bia not TO serve the rule but to return it
! TO the court for the present and suspended
the privilege of the writ of habeaS corpus
| in cases relating to the military for re0-
sons of public necessity.
| The funeral of Col. Baker took place to-
day. The procession was large and i'm
pressive, the military making Il fine APP
penrancc Among those who followed the
| remains to the Congressional Cemetery
were the President and heads of depart
mrnts and number of gentlemen from
| the Pacific coast, including Senator's La
than and McDougal. General Scott ut
! tended the funeral services ut Maj Webb's
residence. y sermon was delivered by
| Byron Lunderlund, Chaplain to the Senate.
| Capt. Park, of the Tug Murray, has ar
| rived from Indian Head. He reports that
1.-the steamer George Page was seen between
/ Shipping Point aud EvanspOrc yesterday
Afternoon. 1t is supposed that she ran
out of AcquiL Greek under darkness and
fog, during the prevalence of IL storm on
| Tuesday night. She crossed over to the
| Maryland side yesterday afternoon, and
| Capt. Park with his glass, could see she
was crowded with men. She was Observ
| cd to make only one trip. The river there
is probably mile and quarter wide.
| She is covered and protected by the rebel
river batteries The Page, while on her
trip, fired three shells over to the Maryland
shore. in the direction of the position of
the 80 regiment Sckle's brigade. Sever
nj small boats have been observed cross
ing at or near the same point.
4 schooner with wood, which ran the
blockade yesterday, heard firing between
the steamers Island Bell and Freeborn, AND
Matthias Point batteries quite distinctly on
( Tuesday night.
| There were lying ut Indian Head yes
| terduy, the Harriet Lane, Yankee, Wyan-
dotte, Herbert and Murray, which last has
come up.
The wood schooner mentioned, reports
! that all government transports at Smith )
, Point have gone round to Annapolis.
( Gen. Mcclellan is now ut his headquAr-
! ters, and from the best data obtained at
/ Hnrrison's Island up to late this evening,
| il is believed that the number OF killed is
/ 10; wounded in our possession and in the
possession of the enemy, l4l missing now
I prisoners in the hands OF the enemy, and
| and wandering in the woods on both shores
| of the river, not exceeding 400. Total
| loss, killed, wounded nni missing, G20.
This will be reduced by men returning to
camp, as they are constantly coming in.
| The officers and men behaved with ex-
traOrdinary courage Col. Raymond Lee
and staff were furnished with Il skilf to
make their escape. The Colonel gnllantly
refused aud gave orders to use it tor con-
rcying the wounded across lhe river. 1t
was filled with wounded who reached the
! Maryland shore in safety. The humane
and gallant officer WAS taken prisoner.
All credit is due TO him.
Col. Coggswell took command when
Gen Baker fell, ami behaved with great
GOODNESS and galantry. He is also pris-
oner.
Gen. Mcclellan returns with renewed
confidence in the action aud efficiency ot
| his soldiers.