, 1861-11-16

ZOLLIC0FFER's RETREAT.
Roads Blocked Behind Elm.
Great Alarm;;{h Southern: Cities,
FROM WASHINGTON,
Especial Dispstch to the Chicago Tribune

l~E%NAA*A
WASHINGTON, November 18th, 1861.
Adrices have been received from Port
Royal to Monday, Nov. 11th, the second day
after the bombardment. Pnlage had neat1y
ceased. A force OF South Carolina rebels,
1rcm six to ten Thousand etroDg, was as Port
Royal Feny. Below Beaufort our gunboats
were fired Ipon frcm the shore. Owners Of
houses and buildings in that vicinity had sent
persons to burn them.
The sensation story that TWO million dol1ats
worth Of cotton had fallen into the hands Of
the Federal troops at Beaufort, is dis cred
i:eE at headquarters.
The telegraph line has been completed be-
tween Headquarters hire, and Gen. Hccker's
command at Budd's Ferry, opposite tie rebel
batteries st Shipping Point and is in working
order. Tie line connects with Fort Wash.
iDgten.
Conflicting reports have been given as to
the recent reconnaissance Of Gen. Heiutzel.
men in the vicinity oi Pohick Church Officers
IN the command say that cur two columns
met at Pohick Church, and sent an ddvance
corps to the Occoguan River, by the different
1ontes. It Was ascertained that body Of
rebel cavalry had eueanped at Pohick Church
The night previous, and Cur troops SIS they
went forward heard Of rebel cavalry plckets
Two hours in advance Of them. which had
fallen back, bu: no enemy Was seen on this
side the Occcquan.
That night another column CT Gen. He.ntzel-
man's, with orders to push as far as Pohick
Hvcr, took the wrong road, and mistook
for rebels our own troops there stationed
| [lucky they did not fire upon the1n.-EDs.]
The troops # Capt. Todd's Lincoln Cavalry
| killed and wounded we're struggling and plum
| defipg in Gisobedie1 ce to orders.
The mission Of John D. Ury Of North Car
olina, sent under flag Of truce from North
| Carolina 1o take blck with him the t7Fo scns
OF the1ats Senator Douglas to save the prop
e1ty Of which they are heirs, viii prove IN
| successful The buys are at school in George
town.
E1.secrctery Tcc.cey Of Conn. ,probably SUN.
moned here By ths, Naval Investigation Com
mittee, visited Secretary Wel1es at the navy
Department to-da5. Gov. Andrew Of Mass
and Gen Burnside are alo here.
Frame houses a=<t 1asge Quantities Of build
ing material have been sent to Port Royal to,
warehouses and the construction of wha1veE
which are to be Immediately built, and other
wise every meaus employed for the creation
ct q louristing port, which may rival Charles
ion and Savannah. A number Of app1ica
tions have already been made to Gen. Burn
side by merchants for Permission to be al
lowed to send eargoes Of goods to follow i
the wake Of his vessels, Tith q view to re-ee
tabiiElment u trade st Port Royal, and sex
eral parties are talking Of Investments in rea
estnte there.
From Mexico the news is authentic tha
Sonora, Chihuahua, and Sinialos, are ready fc
annexation to the United States in preferenc
to submission to Spain. 1t is said that min.
, tenths Of the people are for such union, an
are willing to afford traneit and supplies t
our t1ocrs.
From Arizona the intelligence comes that tt
Unionists have got the upper hand since He
bert and his crew left, and five hundred Mex
, cans are ready to enlist in the Union cause.
, Armed mail steamers will soon he placed {
| the 1ou es between California and China, ar
New York and Brazil, as it is known the re
: els are preparing privateers on mere e2te
eiye scale to prey upon our commerce in di
tant, unprotected seas. John f. Nard,
Georgia, Minister to China under Bucha1a
! it is known, escaped abroad via China, taki1
lettsrs to expedite such q scheme.
To-day President Lincoln and hts Cabin
visited the Pensacola, still lying off Alexa
i tzIa.
a schooner loaded with coal for Washin
!, ton was fired by rebel batteries on the lover 2
t tomac. Privates from the 1st Massachuset1
= Col. Wells, at Bued's Ferry, put off in boa
and eztiIguished the flames, saving the Vese
+ and cargo.
5 Col Sol. Meredi,h's 18Th Indiana hsve be-
newly armed with the Springfield rifed mt
: kets, s,und express themselves eager try the1
J Brigadier General John II. Bra1nsn, b
= teen assigned to Major General Smiths Di
= sion. To this gallant officer, when Captain
Il 1st Artin.r5, U. 3. L., belongs the credit
l. saving to the Cove vernment at the outbreak
! The rebellion, the fortincations. at Key ",
and the To1tugas.
6 Commodore Lawrence KearIey has be
- placed on the retired list, by the Naval r.
2 ,ipg Board. He entered the service TT
d New Jerrey IN 1907.
1t TIE review Of five divisions over the riy
=. takes place on Monday.