Weekly Trinity journal., 1861-11-23
The journal.
Eastern Dates to Nov. 18th.
New YORK, Nov. II.

named White, who was arrested.
The 55th n. Y Regiment left for Washington
to dav. Three more will leave tomorrow.
Thirteen cases of soldiers clothing belonging
to the 10Th n Y Regiment found at the Erie de-
pot, going west, were siezed, and the Quarter
master and Sutler arrested for defrauding the
Government.
Reports received at Washington, confirm the
success of the naval expedition.
The n. Y. Post says an expedition is about to
sail to seal the harbors of Charleston and Savan-
nah against the exit or ingress of vessels There
is also feet of forty vessels now in port, armed
and ready to sail for the Gulf of Mexico.
Dispatches from Cairo state that the battle OF
last week was bloody and hard fought; although
our army under Gems. Grant and McLearned cap
tured over 200 prisoners, and drove the enemy
from their camp, burning their tents, &c, yet by
reason of reinforcemens coming to the enemy
from Columbus, the Federals were forced to re-
treat Our loss is not far from 500 killed, woun-
ded and prisoners. The rebel loss is about the
same. Pillow commanded the rebels. There is
nothing new from Gen. Hunters army to-day.
ed to be sent from Springfield.
QUINCY, Ill, Nov. IA.
Capt Seadman arrived at Washington yes
terday bringing dispatches from the Naval ex
petition. lie is also the bearer Of two flags
which were hoisted over Fort Walker, South
Carolina Capt Steadman reports that the cap
turcd Forts are magnificent, with earth-covered
i Ill ho1i 10
do was to occupy them. They can be held
against any force.
Commander Drayton, Of the Pocahontas, is
brother of Gen. Drayton, who commanded the
rebel force.
On the reception of official dispatches, the
following order was issued:
The Department announces to the Navy, high
qualification at the brilliant success Of the com
bincd Naval and Army forces, respectively COM
mandcd by Flag-oflicer Dupont and Brig. Gen.
w. H. Sherman, with the capture Of Forts |
Walker and Beauregard, commanding the en-
trance to Port Royal harbor, South Carolina |
and to commemorate the signal victory, it is
ordered that National salute be fired at every
Naval Guard at MERIDIAN, on the day after the
receipt of this order.
A New York dispatch sys orders have been
received from Washington to ship large guam
tity OF ordinance and stores to Port Royal i'm
mediately.
The Seminole had five shots in her hull. The
WGJaSA had her machinery disabled.
Five Of the twenty guns on Hilton Peak were
dsmounted. The rebels there numbered 800.
Fifteen hundred were Bay Point We have
taken 50 cannon, 500 musketS, and any quantity
of ammunition The road by which The rebels
escaped is lined with rihed muskets, knapsacks,
and other accoutrements.
We have taken $500 blankets, and tents for
5000 men. The rebel guns were all 32-pounders,
four being cast aud rihed at Richmond this year,
the others from the Norfolk Navy Yard, inclqd-
ing an old English gun captured in our last war
with England. The muskets and ammunition are
English.
The chief engineer of the Susquehanna was
killed Thirty dead rebels were found, and more
being constantly discovered where buried in the
sand, hastily. The Georgia troops ran first and
the South Carolina last. a German artillery
company who served the guns, remained to the
Last.
Quincy, Nov. Is. :
The N. Y Tribune special dispatch says Gen.
Burnside's Division, consisting of six regiments,
is expected to depart Immediately on the arrival
OF vessels now constituting the fleet at Beaufort
The World's dispatch says Gems. Banks and
Stone are in town to day, and grand council of
is to be held, which will be participated in
Major Generals The question Of an advance
will be dedided :
Our scouts report great disturbance in the
rebel camps, aud rapid movement Of troops.
SPRINGFIELD, Nov. 10.
Since the departure of Gems. Hunter, Pope and
Sturgis' Divisions of the army on the 9Th, from 81
Warsaw for st. Louis, nothing Of interest has
transpred. Springfield will be evacuated, and
large numbers OF Union men have left with the
army, not willing to risk their lives in the hands
Of the rebels S
Price moved on the 9th with 2j 900 men and .
twenty-five pieces OF artillery, towards Pines j
vile, in the southern corner of the State aud j
reliable informant says, will 90 into winter quar-
tcrs in Washington county, Arkansas.
New York, Nov. Is.
A large English steamer loaded with munitions
OF war for the rebels, was captured by a L. S.
trigate, and taken into Key West.
BALTIMORE, Nov l3.
The Old Point boat has arrived here with the
Charleston papers of yesterday, which state that
Gen Lee is preparing to defend Beaufort, and
that it is not occupied by Gen. Sherman. Fur
ther, that negroes are moving cotton and other
property, and that two Yankee gun-boats were
aground near that village.
The Charleston Courier states that little cotton
is stored at OF near Beaufort. Mounted rifle com
panes were leaving Charleston for that point.
The n. I. Ierad dispatch says that the Balti-
more Chlef OF folice was here to-day, and states
to the war departures that information was re-
ceived there this morning by boat from For
tress Monroe, that Gen Sherman had seized S3,-
100000 worth of cotton mean Beaufort. and that
many citizens had declared Nyalty to Govern
ment
New York Nov. 15-P.M NJ.
The Champion has just arrived from Panama
Ex-senator Gwin was passenger, unG4r arrest.
Gwin, Benham, and j. NJ, Brent, of California.
were arrested as the Uncle Sam entered Fsnama
bay, by order of Gen Sumner.
New YoRK, Nov. Is.
The steamer CoatzacoIas, from Port Royal |
Nov. 18th, arrived last night. The troops had all
been landed and the stores and ordinance from
the various vessels Of the Elect were rapidly dis
charging
1t was rumored that the pickets on the oppo-
site side OF the island, near the Savannah ferry,
had been attacked by the rebels. The Federais
would take formal possession Of Beaufort Oh the
18th inst