New-York daily tribune., 1861-11-02
THE WAR FOR THE UNION.
THE GREAT NAVAL EXPEDITION.
A HINT as TO ITS DESTINATION
California Sends for Col. Bakers Remains
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places, with spacious halbors, and will at once
open cotton ports and establish basis of opera
ton for additional forces now mastering. Those
who enlist in regiments which are to be attached
to the commands of Gen. Burnside or of Gen.
Butler, will have an excellent opportunity to
see active service in genial climate
THE REMAINS OF GI,i. BAKER.
The following telegram was received to-day by
the President:
"sls FRAScf,co, Tue,dsy. Dot. 29, 1861:
To ABRAHAM LIsooLN; California will send for
'He ie'nSiH' Vi 0'"' '"A ROBERT J. STEVENS
w. b. TAZWELL.
WIVES CAMPING OUT.
The wives Of Gen. Richardson and Lieut.
Poe are camping out with their husbands a
mile beyond Alexandria.
QUEBEC CONSULATE.
A. d. Russell of New-York hos been ap-
pointed to fill new consulate at Quebec;
salary 81 500; created under the act of last
Congress.
BRIGADE oUARTERMAsTERs.
The following additional brigade quartermas-
terra have been appointed:
II. Jeffries, Philadelphia; James Hemphill, Lock-
haven, Pa; Frank T. Foster, ID. w. Swlgart, r.
w. Hunt, an6 Charles L. Wing of Ohio; Alexander
OF Iinois the last belongs TO the Sturgs Riies) w.
II. owen of Maine for Gen. o. o. Howard; Charles
r. Wagner. George w. Lee, Michigan; III. NJ. Whit
tlesey, Max Paul Engle, Thos, p. Brgen.
Br,PQde ComntsSayies.-J. Is. Salisbury, jersey
CITY. N. j.; NJ. j. Green, New-York, for Gen.
D. I..bo L.
Ohio; VIM. Wilson, Indianapolis Ind. Ira B. Gibbs
for Gen. Rosecrans; A. MeCann Tor Gen. Paine; j.
NJ Mackenzie Kentucky; 4. Il. Goodnch for Gen
Burnside; and w. J. Butler, brother of Gen. Butler
for Gen. Butler.
POSITION OF THE ENEMY.
A negro, brought to Gen. Porter's headquar-
ters to-day, states that when be left Centre
vile, on Tuesday, the Rebel force there was
sc, 600 strong, and that two miles beyond Fair
fax. Bonham's command was stationed. The
railroad from Fairfax to Manassas is still In
operation.
PENSIONS.
Jesse Dickey Of Jobnson's company, Illinois
Militia, who lost an arm, is granted So; and
Dennis Sullivan, Ist Kansas, wound in the left
arm, 81.
COL. COCHRANE ON LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
Col. John Cochrane leaves for New-York
tomorrow morning, on leave OF short absence
from the War Department.
To the A.oeiated Pren.
WasHISeroS, Friday, Nov. I, 1861.
ANOTHER REBEL BATTERY ON THE POTOMAC.
new battery of riAed guns. three in number, has
been discovered about mile and half below any
that has been heretofore fired II is situated little
below o new brick house, not far from the wharf at
Evansport. A few days ago the Rebels sent a small
boat from Quantico Creek over toward Budd's Ferry,
bearing flag Of truce. When it had approached
to within two or three hundred yards Of the Mary
land shore, barrel with something attached TO it
was thrown overheard, and the boat Immediately
turned and pulled back to the Virginia shore. The
barrel il supposed TO contain an internal machine.
REBEL PIcKETs ON HARRISON ISLAND.
A letter received to-day from Danes.own, Nd,
says that the Rebels now have their pckets on Ha-
rison Island, and that Trustworthy intelligence from
Leesburg gives information that Tuesday succeed-
ing the fight at Bars Bluff the Rebels withdrew
their forces from Leesburg on our troops being
thrown over at Edwardss Ferry, leaving only few
bsttaEons to keep up appearances and watch our
movements They subsequently, took away all their
suppes and were at the latest accounts resting on
Goose Creek, seven miles south of Leesburg.
AFFAIRS on THE POTOMAC.
Tie Resolute came up 10 the Nav Yard yesterday
afternoon and went down 10 the fionlla again in
hour or two. The Pu.ey came up late last night,
and left the yard again early this morning. Both
steamers report that affairs are without change down
the river.
The Rebel steamer George Page is still coopsd up
in Quaatico Greek, but has worked Ler way sufiici
emily far in to 10 out Of sight IRON the Mary land
shore.
STRENGTHENING OUR BATTERIES.
The work on our batteries is progressing finely,
and number CT guns and mortars have been
mounted.
THE POTOMAC BLOCKADE RUN.
A few oyster pungies run the blockade oow and
them and yesterday schooner is said ~ have paced
down.
EXPERIMENTS At TIE NAvY-YARD.
Experimental firing with l0-nch mortar was
made at the Navy-Ya-d this morning. With Il
charge of three pounds Of powder, aud an elevation
Of 4j degrees, shell, Lot charged weighing lO2
pounds was projected 10 distance of 400 yards,
the time Of fight being about II coDds.
The firing demonstrated that col siderable accuracy
nay be attained with the old-fsshcned mortar, and
that at distances Of from 600 to $500 yards theyare
very effective weapons.
BUSINESS ON THE CUMBERLAND CANAL.
Business is quite brisk OIL the Cumberland Canal.
The boats make their trips without any interference
from the enemy.
The tolls received ON the canal during the month
Of October amounted to the sum Of $1,000.
BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON RAILROAD.
The freigbting traffic ON the Baltimore and Wash
L.;IzoaI Ia Xate.,lax. 900