The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-25
Union Report of the Fight at
Santa Rosa Island.
Total Route Of the Rebels by the zouaves
and Regulars
WASHINGTON, Oct. q, 1851.


AFFAIRS ALONG THE UNION LINES.
Accounts the other side Of the river represent all
quiet.
reconnaissance In force made to-day from Gene
raj Smiths division consisting OF companies Of Colo
mel Fredman's cavalry, five companies Of infantry, and
two pieces Of artillery. The result tho capture Of
eight rebels fully uniformed beyond Vienna and further
Information obtained Of the position and forces of the
rebels in the neighborhood Of Fairfax Court House.
Yesterday General Lander went out to make recon.
nosance the Virginia side in the vicinity OF Edwards
Ferry, and had lively skirmish with the enemy during
which he received slight flesh wound in the leg The
enemy repulsed, without any loss side, but
Of tho enemy were found dead the field they
had occupied.
AFFAIRS ON THE LOWER PoToMAC-THE REBEL
STEAMER GEORGE PAGE FIRING UPON THE sICKLEs
BRIGADE.
Captain Parks of tugboat Murray has arrived from
Indian Head He reports that tho rebel George
Page was seen between Shipping Point and Evansport
yesterday afternoon 1t supposed that she of
Aaaa creek under the darkness and fog and during the
Prevalence OF the storm Tuesday night She crossed
over to the Maryland side yesterday afternoon and Cap
tain Parks, with his glass; could that she crowd
Cd with men, She was observed to make only one trip
The river there Is probably mile and quarter wide.
She is protected by the rebel batteries the river
The Page while hor trip. fired three shells over to
Third regiment of the Sckcs brigade.
Several small boats have observed crossing at or
the same point
schooner with wood, which the blockade yestcr-
day heard firing between the Island Belle and the Matthias
Point batteries quite distinctly on Tuesday night.
There lying at Indian Head yesterday the Harriet
Lane, the Yankee, the Wyandank the Hobart and the
Murray, Which last has up.
The wood schooner above mentioned reports that all
The gove eminent transports have gone around to An
napos
wood boat and four oyster boats have run the
gauntlet Of the batteries and arrived here They
fred at by the Shipping Point battery but received
damage. They observed the rebels engaged in the
erection Of battery at Cockpit Point and at Matthias
Point no batteries, but several hundred soldiers.
schooner loaded with wood has been captured by the
rebels.
They have fishing boat a, Cockpit Point and a small
schooner at Aqua creek each armed with two guns,
The feet OF transports that detained below by the
blockade has gone TO Annapolis 10 unload
II is reported that about hundred MAJ yland rebels
seized schooner in the Pauxent river and forced tie
to take them to st. Marys, whence they expected
to make tleir way across into Virginia.
MORE CAVALRY.
Colonel Friedman to-day authorized by the War
Department to raise another regiment OF cavalry and
letter from the Assistant Secretary OF War
Governor Curtin in ;ur he auce Of that OBJECT.
GENERAL FREMoNT's NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TO
EXAMINE CLAIMS.
Hon. D. Davis, of Illinois, and Hon. Joseph Holt, late
Secretary of War, have been appointed the commits
sion examine and audit the claims against tho govern
ment created IN General Ircmonts department
THE CONFLICT BETWEEN THE JUDICIAL AID MrLI-
TARY AUTHORITIES SETTLED BY THE PRESIDENT.
Or Tuesday Judges Morre and Dunlop unite, an or
der to be served tho Provost Marshal General Porter
to show cause why attachment of contempt should not
BE- issued against him for, the Circuit Court say
structng the process and course Of justice and tho ad
minstration OF it in the particular forth in the
letter Of their associate Judge Mrrck who was under
surveillance at his own house. Yesterday however the
President instructed the Marshal for the District Of Coum
ba not to the WRIT but return it to the Court
with the explanation that the Prcsiden, has for The pre-
sent suspended the privilege OF the OF habcas cor
pus relating 10 the military, for reasons Of public
necessity.
COLONEL oooHRANs's REGrMEST.
The FIRST regiment United States Chassaurs under
command of Colonel Cocrane is under marching orders
expecting hourly to the Upper Potomac General
Mcclellan has the highest opinion Of this corps General
l'ue to whose division T. belongs, is general army
ravoe and Brgaeisr General Graham stands also very
hsh Both Generals Buell. lud Graham have selected
their nis from Colonel cochranes regiment which s the
highest compliment that could be paid to IT, By ha Pc
death Of tho gallant Baker Colonel Cochrano IS
prevented from rising to the position Of Acting Bigadier
General Colonel naker the point o. being raised
10 the rank Of Major General and h. had demanded that
the Chassears, which originally under his commando
should be returned TO it, Tbs would have made Colonel
Cochrane his senior Colonel and the deafh of Baker
would have put him at the head or brigade Tn changa
not having been made when Colonel Baker was killed,
things remain for the present where they were The
sh
Chasseurs is IN great owing The activity and
sodicrly character Of Lieutenant Colonel Shler.
THE EXAMINATION or VOLUNTEER oFPIcERs.
Marry Of tho newly appointed volunteer officers have
apprchened that they would not be able rass exaina
ton before the Boards which be constituted bu.
the announcement Of the gentlemen who compose com
Of these Boaris ~ least dsnels MI fer ms llcr are