The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-06-14


WAsHINGTON June 13.-Accouuts from
Fairfax Court House state that three com
panies suddenly left there Monday, on hear
ing Of the probable advance Of our troops
on that town The water pipes through
the village have been taken out and cast
into bullets for the use of the rebel army.
II is anticipated that Col. Wallaces Indiana
Zouaves will shortly march upon Romney
to disperse a detachment OF rebel troops en-
camped there Il is learned that the rebels
are entirely out OF leather; their movements
/ are restricted for want Of shoes and harness
for the artillery, &c. There are but few
/ smalIs tanneries in the South; and if The
! government will hut enforce its embargo by
/ land and sea the rebels Will be greatly en-
/ barrassed. They are also short of materials
! for making percussion caps although they
| have constructed a machine for making
/ them at Richmond. They are also out of
chemicals for making celebrating powder,
and therefore cannot employ shells for the
want of fuses. One of the shots fred at
the Freedom from Aqua Greek was a shell
from a riHed cannon similar to the James
projectiies, hut the she'll was not charged.
Official accounts received from Fortress
Monroe report that there were but fourteen
killed and forty-fye wounded ON our
side in ALL At Bethel twelve were
killed in the fight before the batteries
There were three batteries opened on
the troops from the right, left, and
center Of the road TO Yorktown, in all about
30 cannon served, many of them being ri
fed. Lieut. Butler, who was present du-
ring the conflict, thinks at least two hun
dred rebels must have been killed and
wounded. But four prisoners were taken
by the federal forces. 1t is stated positively
tonight, that Gen. Sickles has been order
ed, by Secretary Cameron to have his brig
ade mustered into service The President
referred the whole matter to the Secretary, |
who thus determines it in favor of General !
Sickles.
Mr.. Harvey viii not be recalled from Port |
ugal, at least, not at present.
TMBUNEs DISPATCH.
Ex-Gov Geary Of Kansas, has been au-
thorized to raise regiment in Pennsylva- |
MIA Of three years men. 1t is certain that |
the Indiana troops at Cumberland were re- |
inforced by a regiment from Gen. Morriss |
command, and viii soon march % miles |
southwark to Ramsey for the purpose of dis /
persing 4 rebel force there. and that Gen.
Mcclellan will, within 4 week, attend to
Charleston, Va. Fifteen hundred troops
are said to be stationed there behind en-
trenchments, on which six Founders are
mounted. They have in Jail two or three
members OF the Wheeling Convention, sez-
ed en- route
The agent OF Gov. Wise was in the city
to-day, and makes the following statement:
He says there are 100000 troops under
arms in Virginia now, and that $1,000
Will be within a week. or these, 60, 900 |
are at Harper's Ferry, and Gi.uoo at Man
assas Junction. tlarpers Ferry is surround
ed by masked batteries, aud a spy thought
1T certain that any attacking force would
suffer as at Great Bethel Wise 8 man saw
on paper l37 of these batteries between
Harpers Ferry and Winchester Gov. Wise
has not been i'll, and is at head quarters,
commanding officer OF Western Virginia.
HERALDs DISPATCH.
Six more Ohio regiments have been or
dered into Western Virginia from Camp
Dennison They viii Immediately proceed
TO clear the valley OF the Kanawhs river of
Six regiments OF Union vol
unteers will be Immediately organized in
Western Virginia, armed and equipped by
the federal .goyerDnent Prof Lowe was
to-day ordered to proceed Immediately with
his balloon 10 Fortress Monroe.
Collector Barney, Assistant Treasurer
Cisco, Messrs. Apdeyke and Ketcham, and
other prominent New Workers, arrived this
evening TIE object Of their business is
with the government as to the
best means OF supplying its future wants.