The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-10-28
Night Dispatches.


Running the Potomac Biackade-Re.
bets Again at Fairfax-Want of AZ.
Road fac,iities-Congress urge
vigorous q perations-The Steamer
Paige In a Critical Posii.on-ssuxu.
lar Conduct ofthe Foreigs Ministers
-Rec poitering.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26th.-The Reliance
came up iron, the aotilla. last night. bring
ing up Capt Fox. Asst. Sec. OF the Navy,
aud at one O'Clock she left the Navy yard TO
rejoin the fiotilla.
IL j. reported that the ice boat. which has
a iine battery OF four guns. and another
steamer. run up past the Matthias Point bat
terry.
SPECIAL TO rHr rosr.
Since the encounter at Balls Bluii. the
rebels have been emboldened and are again
repor1ed to be at Fairfax Court House. Ia full
force
The object of,he Government l., ofcounc
TO be in position to protect their army to
wards Lecsburg.
No little difficulty Is experienced ia conse-
sequence oil the closing of the Potomac. in
getting freight from Baltimore A wacos
express has consequently been organized and
even hay Is now brought forward on wheels
A large Number OF transports heavily Ia.
den. have arrived at Baltimore. and their
cargoes ere being transferred to the X X. Is
rapidly a. possible
Several prominent CongrcsSmcn are here
consulting with the Cabinet as 10 the conduct
OF the ~ar Among them Is Senate. H.lris.
They urge the most ectise and energetic
prosecution of the mil tsry Operations
The rebel steamer Paige is in rather "A
critical situation. She was lying uear the
captured schooner Fairfax Yesterday evening
and was supposed t. be aground
On board the iotilla at In iian Head heavy
firing was heard. yesterday afternoon, In
south eastcrly directly.
Two schooncrs bound up. with stores ran
the blockade. night before last without re
ceiviug II shot.
Ia the Circuit Court. this morning, the
Judges asked the Ciclk Il there had been any
return to the writ issued against Gen. Porter
and the Provost Mirshai The Cle.k an
Swer Il that there 5 none.
District Attorney Carr,ngton. on behalf Of
Deputy NJ .rshai Phillips. presented paper
with all affidavit OF Mr. Phillips. stating that
the writ hid not been served because be had
been ordered by the President not 10 serve il.
and because the privilege II The WIT OF hi
beas corpus had been suspended for the pre-
sent bN the OfucC OF tue lfcSiCcnt IN rc9aru
TO soldiers in the United States army within
the ID strict OF Columbia.
Mr. Darlington offered to submit an argu-
ment to the Court IN behalf of Marshal Phi.
lips but the Court announced that il did
not propose 10 take any steps against him. MS
the return presented grave question. The
Court decided TO hold il under Amusement,
ane an adjournment Was made until Wednes.
day morning neat
While Lord Lyons was prevented by an
accident from recognizing the invitation to
attend the funeral OF Col. Baker. the French
ministers similarly excused himself to the
Secretary OF State. and tie Envoy from Prus
STA saws his absence on that occasion, was
caused by indisposition for which he expresses
regret
SPECIAL TO rHE Posr.
Two Companies of the second Vermont
Regiment, under command of Lieut.. Col.
Stannerd, have just made reconnaissance
in the enemy country. They left the Camp
of their regiment in Virginia. and marched
twelve miles and back in one day, taking one
ID ~ liz. ,,,t.