The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-09-20
KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE.
ROSECRANS' OFFICIAL REPORT.
ENGLISH STOCK or COTTON.
RESTS IN BAL TIMORE
&c. sc.
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.I-t New YORK, Sept. IL.
The Africa, which arrived here last night,
brought as passenger the Prince de join
vile. 49, ...
The brig Monticello arrived at Marengo,
st. Domingo, August o., and reports on
her passage, August IL, lat. 1928, lon.
67:49. saw brig chasing a ship and go
from alOft blaze and sparks flying.
l.. WASHINGTON, Sept. IL.
The following is Gen. Rosecranz's off.
clal report '7.
CAMP soorr, Sept. IL, Pm.
To Col. E. d. To,cnsend:
We yesterday marched IN miles, and
reached the enemy's entrenched position in
front of Confx Ferry, driving his advanced
Outposts and pckets before US. We found
him occupying strongly entrenched posi-.
ton, covered by a forest too dense to admit
its being seen at distance of 300 yards.
His force was five regiments besides the
one driven in.
At o'clock we began strong recon.
noisance, which proceeded to such length
that we were about to assault the position
on the flank and front when night coming
on, our troops being comp etely exhausted,
| drew them out of the wood, and posted
them 10 the order of battle behind ridge
Immediately in front of the enemy's position,
where they rested on their arms.
Afterwards run away contraband came
in and reported that the enemy bad crossed
the Gauley river during the night by means
of the ferry and bridge which they had
completed.
Colone! Ewing was ordered to take pos.
session of the camp, which he did at about
seven o'clock, capturing few prisoners,
two stand of colOrs, considerable quantity
of arms, quartermaster' stores, and messing
and camp equipage.
The enemy have destroyed the bridge
across the Gauley river, which here rushes
through deep gorge, and our troops being
still much fatigued, and having no material
for Immediately replacing the bridge, it
was thought prudent to encamp the troops
and occupy the ferry and captured camp,
sending few rihed cannon shots after the
enemy to produce moral effect.
Our loss will probably amount to twenty
killed and one hundred wounded. The en-
emys loss has not been ascertained, but
from reports it must have been considerable.
(Signed,) W. S. ROSECRANS.
The government this evening received
dispatch from Governor Morton, of Indiana,
saying that the Confederate troops 10 Ken.
lucky had seized upon the banks in Bowl
ing Green, and appropriated the money.
1t is reported that Captain Buchanan,
formerly commander of the Washington
Navy Yard, but was dismissed from the
service, has entered the rebel navy.
b. f. Corless, printer, of New York, was
this evening ordered to be sent to Fort La
fayette for printing bandbils for the rebels
Government has been paying out more than
two million ratiOns per day Tor several days
on account of the war.
The sixth auditor has received answers
to circulars sent to prominent Union men
in Missouri, Kentucky and Maryland, from
which it appears that very large number
of mail contractors in those States are
rebels. No money will be paid those who
are disloyal
Brigade Surgeon Runch, of Chicago, has
been ordered on duty to Gen. Keys staff
and Stewart, oil Indiana, to Gen. Andrew
Porter's.
Times correspondence. There is consid-
cradle feeling here among leading men,
caused by the action of General Mcclellan
10 ordering the return of fugitive slaves, or
rather their arrest in the camps and impri.
soument in Jail, to await the claim of their
masters.
The Government is in receipt of valuable
information by the last steamer, relating to
the present stock of cotton in the English
warehouses and the prospect of supply from
other sources than from the rebel States.
This information leaves no room to doubt
that the Manchester mills will be able to
run on full time for an entire year without
touching pound of the new crop. Infor>
nation obtained from the Spinners' ASCOT
alton has greatly and agreeably surprised
the manufacturers and led them to soften
down very much in their demand for a
speedy termination of the war.
H. H. Stafford, of Kentucky, has been
appointed Consul to Aux Cages.
Colonel Ward Lamon has raised for his
Virginia brigade about 200 men, recruiting
having ceased 10 northern Virginia, conse-
quent upon the retreat of our troops to
Maryland. He will proceed at once to Hi
nois, under authority of the War Depart
ment, to complete the brigade. He is au
thorized to muster in and draw subsistence
for his men as fast as they enlist.
General Lander has been assigned to a
command in the army of the Potomac. He
leaves for his command to morrow.
The National Zeitung, German paper of
New York, has been cut of from mail iacl-
tiles. .,...4-
Heralds Correspondence. - w. II.
Byrd, late clerk in the War Department,
had arrived at Richmond, and offered to
supply the rebel government with informa'
tion as to matters at Washington. but was
arrested as spy. He has been suspected
of having left bis post in the War Depart
ment to furnish the enemy with information
of our movements.
NEW YORK, Sept. Is.
The police last night seized blank notes
just printed, representing nearly two hun.
dred thousand dollars on the Pyttsylvania
Bank, Chatham, Va.
Vim COrless a afationer in N asaau street