Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-25
NUMBER 76
BAIrIuoRr, SUNDAY. November q.

Tae Old Point boat brings bat little news.
About midnight on Friday the gun-boat CAM
bridge proceeded up James River as far as Har-
wick and engaged q rebel battery. No particu-
lsrs tIaDspired further than the rebel battery
replied with spirit, but was finally silenced.
The Cambridge is said to have received one shot,
but no particular damsge.
WARRINGTON, Sunday, November ~.
A few weeks ago the Secretary Of War au
thoIized General Wool TO ascertain whether
clothing and other articles necessary to the
comfort Of United States citizens, NOW prisoners
Of war, c)uld be cent to them, The following
letter shows that consent for that purpose has
been given:
"HEADouARTERs DEPARTMENT OF NoRFoLK,(
November 9, 1861.
"sIR: consider myself fully authorized TO
reply at once to the inquiry made in your letter
Of the 9Th inst. Ny Government will allow
blankets and articles of clothing Of prisoners Of
may send to me will be promptly forwarded by
the Southern Express Company, and money
may be sent to pay the freight here, or it may
be paid on delivery ..
Very respectfully, your obedient servant
[Signed1 BENZ. HUGER,
"To Major. General John +. Wool, Command
ing Department Of Virginia."
The Qusrtermaster. General Of the United
States will provide blankets and clothing for
the prisoners of war, aud forward them through
General Wool, in accordance with the terms of
the letter from General Huger. II is farther
ascertained that this arrangement has been so-
complished without ompromising the Govern.
ment in any respect whstever.
Major Thomas S. English and Captain Abra-
ham N. BIerort, Of the Marine Corps, have
been retired by their own request. They have
been in service more than forty years, the
former having entered it in 1917, and the lat
ter in 1920.
1t was stated in some of tho papers that
Secretary Chase was present at the late grand
review. This is an error, as neither he nor his
assistants have left their duties single day to
attend reviews since the outbreaking of the
War.
NEW YORK, Sunday, November "a.
The prize bark Providence has arrived from
of Charleston.
The prize brig Delta, Of Liverpool, formerly
the w. ". Rice, of Boston, has arrived from
Galveston Bar, captured by the United States
| sloop Of war Santee, off Matamoras. She has
aboard the crew of the schooner Annie Taylor,
taken off Galveston, by the United States
steamer South CoroinG, and now assisting as a
tender.
WASHINGTON, Sunday, November "a.
! William Irwin, of Pennsylvania, having
| yesterday received his instructions from the
State Department as Consul at Bahsi, Brazil,
will proceed thither in the course of a few days.
| On Friday portion of the New Jersey Bri-
| gade undsr General franklin, went to Spring
field Station, and one regiment from General
| Heintzelman's command proceeded to Burk's
| Station, on the Orange and Alexander railroad,
the latter IA miles from Alexander. No evi.
| dence of the enemy near either place.
The Third New Jersey Regiment remained
at Springfield during the night and returned
10 their quarters yesterday morning, The pick,
cts from Heintzelman's division daily visit 0c.
cuquan Creek about 16 miles below Alexandra
| BAhrIMoRE, Sunday, November "a.
Dispatches to General Dix from Eastern Vir
ginia announce the capture of three rebel Off
GERS, one Captain and two Lieutenants, and sew.
en- cannon, all new and in good order. All ira.
ces of oisloyalty seem disappeared in boti
| counties.
County meetings are to be held to. o.morrov
to renew allegiance to the Federal Government
The people first adopt State Government i
Western Virginis, as O temporary measure
and then look to legislation by that State an
Maryland for annexation to the latter.
The Secretary of the Treasury has ordere
the restoration of light on Caps Charles. Th
Postmaster General has sent special agentl
renew postal connection with both counties.
FORTRESS MONROE, Saturday, November %.
Last evening the gun, boats Cambridge au
! HetzeI proceeded up York River some distanct
and at half past ten o'clock opened q hot fir
Of shells on the rebel camp at Warwick. Th
attack was apparently unex pected, as little re
fistance was made. Between forty and fifC
9 shells were fred, and the rebel camp was on
tirely demolished. The supposition is that
: large number of rebels were killed
General Mansfield has assumed eommand
! Newport News in place of General Phslp
Colonel Weber is appointed to Camp Han
. | ilton, 5u.