Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-22
WAR MATTERS.

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LETTERS FOR P1ATT's THIRTY FOURTH RBa1-
MENT.
Captain Evans, of this regiment will re-
turn to his post on Monday next and will
take charge Of any letters or small packages
which may be left at the Gibson House, up
TO that date.
PAY FOR TROOPS AT BIRDS POINT.
Majors Hendricks, Wilson, Witherall and
Wallace, United States Army Paymasters,
have arrived at Cairo for the purpose of pay
ing the troops at Birds Point. They bring
$4,000.
ARRIVAL OF ARMS AT INDIANAPOLIS.
One thousand Enfield rifles and seven hum
drep muskets arrived at Indianapolis yester-
day. This will arm the balance of Colonels
Grose and Hazzard's regiments who will
leave for Kentucky as soon as they receive
the guns. Colonel Hazard, with his reg-
ment will leave Lawrenceburg, where they
have been encamped, and proceed to Louis
vile, and there await the arrival of guns.
TFTy-sEooND REGIMENT.
Menters Band returned to Camp Dennison
at nine o'clock this morning with Captain
Charles JohnsoDs company, numbering
eighty men, belonging to the Fifty second
Regiment.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF TROOPS.
Yesterday afternoon, about three o'clock,
the Second Minnesota Regiment from St
Paul, passed our our city on the steamers
Anglo Saxon, MarmorG and Rocket lashed
together. Their coming was silent and sur
prising. The steamers, crowded as they
were with troops, and lashed together, flags
flying and bands playing, presented a soul
stirring picture. This regiment was ordered
to Washington, and when arrived at Pitts
burg the order was countermanded, and the
troops started en- route to Louisville.
The Second Minnesota Regiment is COM
manded by Colonel H. P. Van Cleve, Lieu
tenant-Colonel James George and Major AL
exander Wilkin. 1t Itnumbers one thousand
| and thirty.five men rank and file, but there
are but nine hundred and ninety. one in the
| present detachment, the remainder having
been left behind in garrison. .,
TwENTY.THIRD OHIO REGIMENT.
This regiment, commanded by Colonel Sill,
a West Point graduate Lieutenant Colonel
| Moore, an ex-member of Congress, and Ma
| jor j. B. Robertson, passed through this city
| yesterday, en- route for Kentucky. The
| Twenty-third Ohio compose part of General
Nelson's Brigade, and will soon advance
against Williams.
FOR THE SIXTH REGIMENT.
Quartermsster Shoemaker, of the Sixth
Ohio Guthrie Gray Regiment, leaves for
Camp Elkwater, Virginia, tomorrow morn
ing.
| PROMOTIONS.
The following is list of promotions made
from the Ohio militia into the regular serv-
Y ice:
George B. Mcclellan, Ohio Major General,
appointed Major General in the regular
army W. S. Rosecrans, Ohio Colonel, made
United States Brigadier in the regular serv-
| ice; II. B. Darlington, Ohio Adjutant. Gem
eral, appointed Colonel in the regular army;
D. L. Wood, Ohio Quartermaster.G General,
made Captain in the regular army; NJ. B.
Walker, Ohio Colonel, made United States
regular Captain; Robinson, Clendennin and
Shumard, Ohio Surgeons, made United
States Brigade Surgeons; Coon and Oowan,
Major and Lieutenant in Ohio service, made
United States Paymasters; and twelve or
fourteen Lieutenants and Captains called
from Ohio Volunteers into the United States
regular army.
FROM WESTERN VIRGINIA. ..l-
On Thursday last a skirmsh took place
between Captain Hill, of the First Virginia
Cavalry, and forty of his men, and a body
of seventy five rebels, near Elizabethtown.
Captain Hill succeeded in completely rout-
ing them, killing twelve, wounding one and
taking five prisoners. Two of Captain Hills
men were wounded.
On the night following a party of two
hundred attacked Captain Hills force at
Elizabeth, but were repulsed. On Sunday
last reinforcement of four companies Of
infantry reached Elizabeth from Wheeling
The rebels who prowl around that vicinity
committing depredations number about four
hundred. Efforts are being made to exter-
inmate them and protect the property and
lives of the Union men.
FOR THE SECRET SERVICE.
Captain Miller Moody is en- route to New
York, with thirty picked men from RichlanG
and Ashland Counties. They are to be at
tached to Colonel Trubulps United State
Vanguards, now organizing on Long Island
, to be employed in the Secret Ooastinl
Service,
sEvENTY.EIGHTH OHIO REGIMENT.
Recruiting for the Seventy-eighth Obi
Regiment has commenced. 1t is to be quar-
tered at Camp Goddard, near GAINESVILLE, ant
commanded by Q. Q; Gilbert of the gnite'
States army, Colonel; M. ID. Leggett, Super
intepdent of the GAINESVILLE Public Schools
Lieutenant Colonel; and Rev. D. F. Carna
han, Major.
FROM LOUISVILLE.
| We learn from the clerk of the mail-boat
that Captain Cotter's battery, which has bee
, encamped near Louisville for some time pas
left this morning for Nolin. We are also ad
: vised the mails to Ghent, KY, have been su;
. pended, because of the Secesh proclivities
Q that town.
COLONEL BERDAN's sHARPsHooTERs.
d The Secretary of War has ordered Colon
0 Berdan to establish a camp of instruction
e Washington City for his new arm in Il
u service, and to collect all the sharpshoote
he can during the next ninety days; in fac
y tull power to accept companies and reg
u ments, who, on examination, may be four
9 to be equal to the requirements the Colon
o has adopted.
CASTING C0LUMBIADs.
l. Messrs. Matthews & Moore, at Bush Hi
e Philadelphia, have succeeded in castir
n twenty-five large sized columbiads, for u
u at Washington, and hereafter one will
cast each day, until the new furnace is col
pleted, when the force will be increased 81
fciently to produce two daily.
- Hon. VIM. @. Preston, late Minister
NJ the United States to Spain, is now engsg
,d in the rebellion against the Government
go lately represented at a foreign cOu
r Several large cases containing valuable effet
n- belonging to him, have just arrived at M
In York from Europe, and have been seized
r. coniscation. One box is supposed to conta
ne his diplomatic carriage.
iu THE BATTERIES OK THE POTOMAC.
~ According to the Coast Survey Chart, I
ha Potomac River at Shipping Point where
ne new rebel battery is located, and far belo