Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-12-03

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and the rest-and satisfied myself that these
Commissioners or Minister'S as they styled
themselves had nc rights which attach to such
lunctionsrles whea properly appointed and
finding bad 4 right to take written dispatches,
| took it for granted thst | had q right to take
these Commissioners az the erubodimen: Of
dispatches. daughter snd loud cheers.) /,
therefore, took it upon myself to say TO those
gentlemen that they must produce their pass.
ports from the General Government and, as
they could not do that, J arrested them"
In addition to Buffers expedition, another
expedition ilss been lifting out ct Hilton Head,
Iader Gen Ilele, and is ready to start for iu!.
ther ScutlI. Il viii consist Of thp following
vessels: Steamships Empire Cit:, Star Of the
Sou;h, Calia%ba, Msrior, Ariel, Daniel Web
stcf, Oriental ana NantaEzls, with ( regiments
and 10 companies Of troops. Gen. Sherman
will accompany the expedition.
The British man OF war Im'nortal!tie is at
Port Royal. Her commander and some of her
officers visited Beaufort several days ago, with
the Federals, and ram5Iea about tho place,
We quote from the "ITerald's'' situation
Article"
The Wsr Department is hourly expecting
the announcement from General Sherman that
he has taken possession Of the rebel fortified.
tons commanding the entrance to St Helena
Sound, about 6l:een miles north Of Port Royal,
and coG;manding the outlet of the Oorsaw and
Combathc rivers, thus securing entire control
OF all the approaches from the ocean to the
cluster Of sea islands, and aFording another
avenue for a movement towards the interior Of
South Carolina.
Affairs OH the Lower Potomac look en-.
coureging, The rebels are already falling
back from the ri"er, before the advance Of the
Union forces. They hardly cffer resistance to
the passage Of our vessels. Many have come
up within the last tGn days, loaded With
coal TO such an extent as 20 lower the price in
that article from ten 10 seven dollars.
The Reliance came up to the Navy Yard
from Indian lead yesterday evening. Capt.
Hammond reports that just before he left, at
half past l o'clock, a heavy Gre was opened
from the rebel batteries ct Shipping Point.
Three or four shots had been fired while his
ship WINS within sight and hearing. Nothing
could be- ascer;Gined in regard to tho object The
rebels were firing At, as no vessel appeared be-
yond Stump Neck.
The Constitution, with the advance guard OF
Gen. Buffers expedition, left Hampton Roads
on Wednesday afternoon, &! 8 o'clock, for her
destination southwark.
Our news from Missouri: represent Ben Nc.
Culioch at Springfield. with 1000 men; Gen.
Rains at Sarcoxic, with 1000, On Friday last,
hasieniog 10 join him, and General Price at
PineViilc OH the sa1no day.
The schooner john \. Genin, Capt. Stafford,
which arrived here yesterday from Ship Island,
near the mouth Of the Mississippi, reports the
Qualifications ut that place finished, the guns
mounted, aud a force Of one hundred and GftY
mer from the dliFerca. blcckading ships are DE-
tailed 10 work the guns.
The Cleveland and Mahoning Ra;lroad CON-
pany, Of which Todd, the newly elected Gov
crnor Of Ohio, is President, has refused TO 81
low the CIe7cland Herald" 70 be carried on
the road, Oh account o! Il; secession SENT
lnents.
Louis P. ~Il:rvle, Rrpdblican. is elected
Governor IF Wisconsin,. over Benjamin Fer
suson, Democra:. b. upwards Of Is. 600 ma
joritr.
REPORTER ARRIVAL or TIE REBEL TEAAE EAsH.
WILLIE A. CHARLESTON WITH A VALUABLE
CARGO.
WasnISGToS, Eov. %, 1861.
There Is 1t report here today that the re-
bel steamer Nashville has run the blockade CT
Charleston and cntsred Ina: port with a vlu-
able cargo, consisting Of wonllens, rms wires
irr tgicprapn.ic use, percussion cups, salt, &C.,
&C.. While this report comes only through
rsbel channels, there is reason for believing Ii,