Nebraska advertiser., 1861-06-06
NO. 48.

mains having been brouzht % this city from Boston.
J In the Nae Doaaid case on sataulay. Gen harlgy
; writ Of Habsus Corpus. o. modoa oE eeanssl fof
petitioner new writ Of Habcus Corpus WaI ordered
70 ho issued forthWiih . Be served On Gen Egou
RRd other Oaeors Of the United Stases fgrses. The
writ 4 made rsturnable this n0raing and doubtless
the case VIII be tho sabeot Of vida range of lzs1
ment.
"A Z0uavo regiment comprising ten comnanles klI
been organized in this city for Che service and
win DO sworn In this Weeks il - b Be comnlnlci
By Col Morgan + Smith.
Weshiugton, 2-The following fasts relative % tho
contest az Aqua Creek have been obtained. Iba
engagement began on Friday and lasted I've hours.
On Saturday il was renewed foF f0uS hours The
n lower beach battery which was damaged on Friday
vas repaired. The force Of the eonfsacrates Is sup
| posed to have been 1000. On Saturday the Fsco-
born approached % within two miles anj commsnoed
/ the ire. The PaWnee took nearer position. For
the first hour the firing wa brisk rom the batteries.
During the engagement the PaWnee hEsd l60 SHELF.
An observer saw With telescope number 0f bodies
| carried away in wagons. Ollcers say the confcdcr
| ates had riaod cannon. Both vessels were damlgul
but only slightly. One shot went through The Freo-
/ born Cabin. The PaWnee received eight shess. Tho
\ PaWnee and Freeborn held Of being Improved for
lCng engagement. The Railroad depot aud baiid-
ngs ashore were destroyed. Tho rebels It Is believed
/ had eighty guns.
/ New York, 2.-Ths Herald says that " Wash
ngton, Of tho late Col Washington was captured
in the Fairfax skirmish. Ii Is reported that ho hat
terry at Matthias point proved to be wood pile
Lieut. ThOmpkins Official account u the Fairfax
affair does not differ materially from the hrst report.
lie says three Of his missing, three Slightly
wounded and six horses lost. He thinks ho killed
and wounded IS rebels ho brought away Ave prison
/ ers.
/ The Tribunes Washington dispatch says Mr
/ Etherigs Of Tenn has arrived. Hs says Eastern
I Tenn win show large majority for the Union and
that civil war is unavoidable. The rest Of the StatI
goes for secession.
0 Field, has gono 70 Cairo authorized 70 con
sruct i've floating batteries 0f tho capacity u 5000
men, intended for sepcrato action below. 10 is re-
/ port that Col sherman Of Ohio viii Be appointed
/ Quarter Master General. Five more regiment have
| been rendered from Western PeaasylTanla.
Fortress Monroe, June Ist.-No mora military
movements have yet been made. 10 said tha. IJ0J
sscessionists are at Yorktown. There are now be-
tween there and Fl Monroe. A stand will evidently
be made at Yorktown. Slaves from several countigs
have been set 70 wotk on the entertainments.
A gentleman from between Newport and Yorktown
has arrived here for protection, and says that
Gus families hap fed, leaving all their slaves unfit
for work behind. 800 free negroes had been forced
across James River and set 10 WORK on the rebel re-
trenehments. Distinguished scees5onists confessed
that the UnOnsts were right and ha. the secession
ists were all deluded.
Cairo, 2.-Thers is nothing authentic known IN
relation to movements down the river from this pyns
but it is certain that the form at this place Is 70 DO
considerably increased. Two additional regiments
are ordered here. The Government has chartered
big WhaEf steamer that lies hero which Is capabio
Of carrying sogs-al thousand troopsand stores lie
understood that Government has also chartered -
steiuIefs as Sc Louis.
iltanIsl -. Ia slight skrmish occurred to-
asp hetHesn sompany Of home guards and somo
fdfnlans. Three q the latter were wounded.
terrible fraeus occurred in tho negro quarters here.
One negro was shot.
ST. LoUIa, June 9, Pm
An official account Of the engagement at Acquia
creek agrees with other accounts. The enemies
batteries in range were silenced. Ono seaman was
injured. TheTI regimsat did not 60 70 Acquia
as was reported.
Accounts from England state that Mr Adams had
been presented 10 the Queen By Lord Palmerstou---
The attitude Of the British Government was not
deoesively ascertained. Nothing new has boen &c
ceived from other Governments.
Among the ridiculous rumors aaoat Is one that
Col Wilcox had Joined the seeessionists aud that 20
Michiganders have been eaptured By the rebels and
another that Zouave was shot last night night
Word has been received that two Of The missing
drngOons in the Fairfax skirmisb have been recap
tured and brought back by their company who heard
that they would be hung which caused the whole
company 10 rescue them. An incondary Ere az Al
exandria was extinguishOd by soldiers.
Baltimore, 2-Tho regular cavalry and regular
battery Of artillery proceeded towards Fairfax last
night
New York. 2d.-The steamer Northern LighEs has
arrived here from AspinWal bring 373 600 10 spcsis.
Chicago 3rd.--Senator Douglas died al nine o.
clock and ten minutes this morning. Those in at
tendance at the time we're Mrs. Dougas DR.. Miller,
Mrs. Cuts and Madison Cults Jr Of Washington
DIP. Rhodes Of Cleveland, and Dr.. DC Wicker, and
DR.. Hay Of Chicago. His remaias Will DO takclf
from here On Wednesday to Washington.
ST. LOUIS Juns 4fI
The 18th Iiliuosregiment Of Volunteers left their
camp at Casssyvilie last evening and proceed g.
Cairo on the steamer City Of Louisiana. Col Cooks
regiment from Alton also, passed down the rYeE u
Thedsath Of udgo Douglas vac received in thiI
city with profound regret. Flags tho steamboats,
arc carried At half-mast and macy buildings ar5
dressed in mourning.
Cincinnati, June 3.--TWo columns Of troops from
Gen Mc Cleand' cOmman1, one In command Of Col
Kelly Of the frat regiment Of Va. volunteers aud
the other in command of Col Crttendsn 81 the In
diana volunteers left Grafton early last night aud
after marching during the entire night fgr about
twenty miles through drenehing rain, surpri5ed
camp Of rebels 1000 strong at Phllippi Va, routed
them, killing 80 and capturing large amount of
arms, horses munitions provisions and camp equip
aZe. The surprise was complete and o. our Last ad-
vices the federal troops Eero IN hot pursuits u ths
rebels and i Is quite probable that many prisoners
viii be taken. Col Kelly vas morially wounded ami
has since died. Several others Of The FederI Troops
were slightly wounded.
Washington, 5.-Capt Wards oEioial report og
the affair az Aqua creek says the firing eemmsnced
Saturday forenoon and terminated in Consequence ~
the fatigue Of the men. lie fred insessantly for
i've hOurs.
Capt. Mar who vas killed At Faisfaz was mem
ber Of the Va State Convention, and member
elect Of the Legislature from karguag County. Itis
that Col Andersen Will be Dromoted to a
Brig General. Thos. II. Eelson Of Indiana has been
lppOinted minister % Chilli.
Writs Of Habeus Corpus returnablo Tues3ay vas
granted in the case q the three srrssted in 3ld
charged with bridge burning, and Wcys removed y
York. The Writs were addressed % Gen Ksim.
There arc roW afteen war vessels in the Gulf Of
Mexico II on the Atlantic coast and ten on tho
Chesapeak and Potomac.
New Yoak, 3rd.-Ths Tines dispatch says thst
Fairfax courthouse is Oeoupisd by three rsgiusnof
Federal troops, two additional regiments viii b
tation there in day ortEo. Then 7 7thrszimsat
viz probably soon Be romustsrsd into service and
detailed to the camp on Staten Island 10 instruct
lev levies. CorBin is here 20 look after wants and
ommissary department Of the Oaio troops.
A London letter says Col Fremont VIII probably
axe with him 10000 rides and part Of artillery
ays 40 twelve pound guns.
The Pests Washington spsciaI says that Gen.
ianbs viii b ordered 10 a eomnaad AZ Baltimore or
I Monroe, and II 50, Gen Butlsr win E1perinlsnd
Gensivo operations against Norfolk and Richmoud
nder command Of Gen Banks.
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