Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-09

Re-enforcements have been sent both 70
Hermann and the bridge on hearing Of the
approach of this force. Our troops at the
bridge began erecting palisades for lie de-
fepse.
Prices army was on Grand River, in
Henry County, at last accounts, Wednesday
last, marching Southwark.
rebel named Widemeyer Is raising n
regiment at Osceola for the purpose Of max
ing foray into Kansas
Union. men from the neighborhood of Lex
ington deny that any session of the Legisla-
ture was held there.
Efforts are being made here to orpanize
companies of Missouri rangers, to carry ON
guerilla warfare after the style Of the rebels
Generals Sturgis and Lane are understood
to have received orders to march from Kan
sas City, and join General Sigel at Sedalia.
General Sigel sent out a detachment OF
three hundred men, on Sunday last, 10 cut
OFF rebel supply train.
FoRT MONROE October 8--The frigate
Susquehannd has arrived from Hatteras Inlet
and brings most interesting intelligence.
The day after the capture of the propeller
Fanny by the rebels, the CeTGs and Putnam,
having one of the launches of the ,Susqus-
hanna in tow, went up the Chicimicoquico
and landed seven days provisions, return
ing the same evening, without having seen
any thing of the rebels.
On Friday, however, word reached Hat
teras Inlet, by The Stars and Stripes that
two thousand five hundred rebels consist
ing of Georgia, South Carolina and Vir-
ginis regiment, had come over from the
main land in six small steamers, schooners
| and fiat boats, and attacked the Twentieth
| Indiana Regiment, who were obliged to
retreat. The SusquehGnnd steamed outside,
while Colonel Hawkins marched up with
I six companies and reached Hatteras Light
| bv mint fall Distance of thirtaau rnila1
| During the night Colonel Hawkins was
| oiped by the Twentieth Indiana Regiment,
| which had passed in the darkness a largo
| body of rebels who had landed for the pur-
pose of cutting them off.
| Colonel Brown reported loss of fifty of
his men, comprising his sick and wounded
| and twenty pickets, who could not be called
! in. He succeeded in saving his tents pro-
| visions, sc.
On Saturday morning the Monticello
steamed around the cape, and few miles up
met the rebels marching down the narrow
| neck of land to attack our troops.
The rebel steamers we're also landing
troops to co operate with them. They were
in easy range, and the Monticello opened
upon them with shells, five second fuses, two
hundred and eighteen of which were fred
from three guns in three hours and thirty
minutes doing great execution.
The Confederates at first tried to shelter
| themselves, but soon broke IN every d1-
rection, and took refuge upon their vessel.
shell passed through the wheelhouse of
the Fanny, which was already employed
| against us. 1t is reported that their loss
| must have reached two or three hundred
| killed and wounded.
During the engagement, member of the
Indiana regiment, who had been taken
prisoner, managed to escape. He took to
the surfa was picked up by a boat from
the Monticello.
He reports the first shell from the Mont.
cello killed Colonel Barlow of the Georgia
regiment, and that the havoc was frightful.
He also reports that when he escaped he
killed a Confederate Captain with his re-
volver. Upon the withdrawal of the Con-
feaerates the Monticello and Susquehdnnd and
the land forces returned to Hatteras Inlet.
Lieutenant Burkhead, from whom have
obtained the above account thinks that no
advance can be made from the Inlet without
the support of a feet of light. draft vessels.
He also thinks that our forces at the Inlet
should be speedily increased.
The Sp0uLding arrived at the Inlet on the
7th instant, with General Mansfield and
landed her men and stores. Too much
praise can not be accorded to Lieutenant
Brain for this brilliant achievement, which
has caused great exultation at Old Point.
Colonel Brown narrowly escaped with the
Twentieth Indiana Regiment. He was shelled
from the Confederate vessels. Troops were
landed both above and below him, yet he
managed to escape with comparatively
small loss. The particulars of his mastery
movement have not arrived.