The Nevada Democrat., 1861-11-16
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BY CONTINENTAL TELEGRAPH.
News to Nov. I4th-Feder0Is defeated at
BeImOAt-The Victory at Port Royal
Capture OF Forts Walker and Beau
regard-Terrific Gale, ETC., etc.

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Capture Of Forts Walker and Beau
regard-Terrific Gale, etc., etc.
SACRAMENTO, Nov. 10.
We received the following dispatches
from the East last evening-from the Sac
ramento Union.
New YORK, Nov. 11th.-Thomas f. Co.
gan, waiter at the st. Nicholas Hotel was
murdered on the sidewalk last night by q
loafer named Tom White. The latter was
arrested.
The 55th New York regiment left for
Washington tO-day-three more regiments
will leave tomorrow.
Fourteen cases of soldiers clothing, be-
longing TO the 10th N. Y. regiment found at
the Erie depot going west, were seized and
the quartermaster of the regiment and Rey-
nolds the sutler, were arrested for defraud-
ing the Government.
Reports have been received at the War
Department in Washington confirming the
success of the naval expedition.
A dispatch from Montreal says the steam
er North Briton was wrecked on Paragust
Island, on the morning Of Nov. 5th. No
lives were lost. All the passengers were
taken of in boats and landed at Port Nun
agan.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 1lth.-It is reported by
boat from Old Point that steamer came
within the Capes last evening, and cOntin-
ued up the bay without stopping. She was
thought to be the Vanderbilt on her way to
Annapolis with dispatches from the feet
John Renedick was arrested at Baltimore
to-day for treason. A large lot Of guns
and rifles was found in his possession. He
will be sent to Fort Monroe.
The New York Post says an expedition
is about to sail to seal the harbors of Char
lesion aud Savannah against the transit Of
vessels
There is also fiotilla of forty vessels
now in the port Of New York, armed and
ready to sail for the Gulf of Mexico.
The N. Y. Herald's dispatch, dated Wash
ington, Nov. llth, says gentleman of
high position in Mexico has just arrived
with important information which he has
laid before the Government, from the West
coast of Mexico aud Sonora. The whole
coast is greatly excited on the contemplate
ed intervention of England, France and
Spain. Mexico applies to our Government
for protection and cooperation.
The President will not pardon Gordon,
convicted at New York, Of being engaged
in the slave trade.
Dispatches from Cairo state that the bat
tie at Belmont, NO., last week, was bloody
and hard fonght. Although our army, un-
der Gems. Grant and McClernard, captured
over two hundred prisoners, and drove the
enemy from their camp, burned their tents,
&c., yet by reason of reinforcements COM
ing to the enemy from Columbus, the Fede-
rails were obliged to retreat. Our loss is
not far from FIVE hundred killed, wounded
and prisoners. The rebels loss is about
the same. Pillow was in command Of the
rebels.
Two other expeditions started for COlum.
bus by land, but one came back, and the
other, under Col. Oglesby, has not been
heard from. 1t is reported that the latter
had fight with JEFF. Thompson.
There is nOthingnew from Gen. Hunters
army. No dispatches of army movements
are allowed TO be cent from Springfield,
Missouri.
QUINCY, Nov. l4lh.-Capt. Steadman ar
rived at Washington yesterdy noon, bring
ing dispatches from the naval expedition.
He is also bearer of two rebel flags, one
palmetto flag and one American flag which
was first hoisted in South Carolina, over
Fort Walker.
Capt. Steadman reports that the captured
forts are magnificent, with earth-covered
ways, and bomb proof, aud that all our
troops bad TO do was to occupy them, They
can be held against any opposing force.