, 1861-10-23
NEW ORLEANS slMMeRlNc DOWN.
Holifns's Victory in the Retro
spect.
FROM WASHINGTON.

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WASHINGTON, Oct. a2.
By general order, supplies forwarded by par
ticular States for volunteers in the Q. 8.
service, are directed to be turned over to the
proper staff Departments Of the army, and Is
sued according to Law tegu1stions to the
troops Of the State for which they msy be in
tended. as such supplies are eventually to be
charged to the United Skates, whatever re-
minis in excess Of regulation allowances may
be Issued to other troops. Subsistence is to
be supplied by recruiting and disbursing off,
GERS to all volunteers raised under proper au-
thority, both before and after muster; before
muster, from the appropriation for collecting,
drilling and organizing volunteers, and after
muster, from that for the subsistence Of the
army.
Tbs following report Was made to-day to
Commodore CraTen, by Lieut.. i. D. Howell,
commanding:
STEAMER UNION, OFT Aqua CnEEk,
October 2let, 1861. I
S1R:-I Icsrned LAST night, through t7usty
CHANNEL that battery at Matthias Point WEE near
ly ready to operate. Although placed full con
fdeIee in the statement, determined to wait
until this morning TO verify it. therefore sent
the Rescue down, II ith orders to Lieut.. Magrsw to
keep 4 sharp lookout upon the Point. Shortly be-
fore shutdown, this evening, heard firing in that
direction, and Immediately dispatched the
Resolute to ASCERTAIN what it meant. She
met schooner close to the Point, ard was H.
formed by the Captain that the F1ee5orn and Is
land Belle haG fired into the bushes aud that the
firing mas Immediately returned By the rebela.
Several shots were exchanged when the steamer
retired below the Point 81. i:.iornsnt stated,
last night, that the battery consisted Of eighteen
guns. As Boon as received Information ordered
all vessels to return below the Point, and all be-
lev to remain, ard believe there WAS but twelve
tchooners at this time above that place. You see
tlat Am now between two fires.
ISigned.l a. D. HOWELL.
The effort failed to serve writ Ct habcas
corpus On Provost Marshal Porter, who had.
srrested the laWyer that served It., and put
| the Judge under surveillance. Col. Porter
Eas acting under orders from the President,
! who directed the Marshal to have nothing to
co with any writ Of habeas corpus. Judge
3lerrick's fellows upon the bench had an in
disnation me ting this morning.
! Capt. jas. 4. Hardee, Of the 5th Artillery,
| is appointed Aid to Gen. Mcclellan, with the
rank Of Lieut.. Colonel, his commission to
date from Sept. 2Gth.
The following volunteer officers in the West
| have resigned:
HL1So1s.-Chaplatn L. Ccone, Of the list regi-
ment; First Lieutenant John Mobe1ly, OF the
Eighteenth; Second Lieut.. E. Ellsworth, Thirty
ti1th; Lieutenant and Adjutant IT. B. Famedry,
| O. the Eighteenth.
IowA.-SscoEd Lieut.. J. J, Hafer, Of the Fourth
Regiment.
Isp1AsA.-secord Lieut.. John c. c. Miller, Of
the Fourteenth Regiment.
The remains Of the lanented Col Baker will
be received here tomorrow with suitable
honors. President Lincoln Was much affected
on receiving the intelligence Of the death Of
lis warm personal friend. Among the killed
81 Leesburg are Col. Cogswell, Of tho New
Icrk Tsuamany Regiment The Major Of Col.
DcveEs's Massachusetts 18th, (John ". Kim
hall Of Fitchbu1g,) loses hiz leg.
Intelligence from Gen. Banks this morning,
stasas that, by forced marches, he reached
Edwards 'sEFerry at 8 o'clock this morning,
from DarnestoWn. He had naade preparations
to cross, ard had taken the canal boats from
the OHIO and Chesapeake Canal for this pur.
pcse. a part Of his force had crossed, and The
F rest were ready to do so when required
J though at latest accounts he had not sent
them over.
. Gen. Lander was wounded in the leg by
: fragment Of 8 shell at Leesburg- We h,ve al
l vt no fall details cf the fight Of yesterday
AID up to 2 p. u. today the fighting had no
, been resumed. It is only certain that Gen
! S;o1e has maintained his purpose IN crossing
ard has got foothold on the Virginia eids
: The enemy have been driven back to tae frs
+ range Of hills towards LeesbnIg, distant abou
}, three milea. Gen. Stone il entrenehing hin,
self, to make sure Of what he has got.