The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-10-09

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Reinforced by Lee-southeru New
Federal Prisoners Escorted by Ne
gro Troops ia New Orleans.
LOUISVILLE. Oct. e.-Richmond papers o
the 1T aud ChaFleston ct the 81 inst. wor,
reeeh ed on ihe'evcniug OF the 10th
Gen Lee joined Gen. Floyd with four Tegi
imsnts aud two pieces OF artillery at RcadAv
B,lnJ
floyd's forces are represented a. greatly
demoalizcd since the battle OF Conlfiies -
T floyd's and Mise's GenesAlship MAS severely
c.itieised bv Richmond paper.
The Enquirer says the relations between
Generals Floyd and Wise are painful enough
% explain all our reverses ia Western Nir.
giniA
Gen Wise. accompanied Oy Gen. Herring
sen. arrived ia Richmond The former viii
probably be Court MaHialed.
Lee takes command OF tho forces nnda
himself and Floyd
A statement ia the Galveston New make e,
the lua.ber OF Texan troops. nov in the field.
$1,000, OF which 5000 are ia. Virginia. 1 900
ia Western Missouri al d Arkansas and 900
ia Arizona and New Mexico.
Robert Scott announces himself "a candi
date iof the Confederate Congress from the
fauquier District
Communication oven the East Tennessee
Railroad Was interrupted for some DAYS. ia
consequence of. the washing away OF the
track by flood
President Davis left for Manassas on the
30th
There Is great rejoicing Throughout the
South over the capture OF Lexington and the
Fremont difficulty.
Gen. A. Brisbane died at Summerviile \
c.. on the I'D ult
A South Carolina regiment left for Sui
folk. Virginia
A Richmond dispatch Co the Charleston
Courier save Davis Was received at Fair
TAX Court House with great enthusiasm.
Gen. v an Dorm has been assigned TO duty
in The army OF the Potomac.
Mansfield Lowell, late of New York, has
been appointed Brigadier General and assign
ed TO duty in Louisiana.
There Is general gro~l throughout the
Confederacy at the ineiiicienc, ot the mail
arrangements.
y Porter, of the let Michigan Regiment,
died at Castle Pinckney OH the ID inst Of ty-
phoid fever The health OF the other prs
oners Is said 10 be good.
Some french naval officers from the La
vereie. living at the mouth OF Mississippi,
visited New Orleans on the 2lstult.
A dispatch. dated New Orleans, September
-. says the steamer Niagara and u sloop of
were on the Pass de Leutrc bar.
A slocp-of war was on the Southeast bar
4 steam frigate at the Southwest pass
The sloop. of-war Nincennes and steam
gun boat Water Witch were inside the South
west bar
The Governor OF North Carolina issued a
proclamation prohibiting any bacon or leath-
er being sent out of the State.
+. The Memphis Argus. of the ID. contains
the following proclamation:
Concurring entirely in the views expressed
by the cotton factors of New Orleans in the
annexed communication. petition from bu-
siness men, praying that no cotton be sent TO
New Orleans during the existence Of the
bocdade. noice is hereby given 10 all mas
tiers snd owners of steamboats, and other
ter craft. that from and after the 10th of DC
tober, no cotton must be brought TO New
Orleans or within the lines embracing that
section OF the country, between the fortified
tions bovc CArroltsn and those below the
city. and extending back TO the lake. All
steamboats, and other water craft arriving
within the present limits. will be forthwith
placed in charge of an armed force and es
This course will be adopted in all cases,
whether the Quantity of cotton brought be
large or small. The railroad companies have
already iassued orders in fuliherance of the
object OF this proclamation and no violation
OF them will re permitted.
lSisned) THOS. O. MOORE,
Governor OF louisiana
shall CO Operate with Gov Moore in the
Enforcement of tile above
lSigned) d. r. TwIoss.
Maj. General Commanding
Col. Mckee. late editor of the Louisville
Courier. will take command OF regiment
under Gen. Burkner
The citizens bank of New Orleans il cir
culating half notes, fivcs cut ia two, each
piece 10 represent two dollars and half
Thirteen hundred Indian warriors crossed
the Arkansas river. near TT. Smith, on the
25th ut. en- route for McCulloch's army.
Gen. Whitfield. late Of Kansas. is also
moving towards Southern Missouri AT the
head of Texan troopS
The federal prisoners sent 10 New Orleans
we're scortcd to their quarters in that city by
colorei company
An exchange OF shot aud shells took place
Oh tho Doth ut. between the federal man of
war Water Witch and the steamer Joy, with.
out damage either side.
boat from the Water Witch landed some
men at the telegraph station at the head of
the passes. who carried of the instruments.
The steamer South Carolina captured a
Mexican schooner of Galveston
George Davis End " T. Dorth were cleo,
81 Senators from Gorth CAROLYN, 20 the con
federate Cougress
At Louisville IL IL reported fifteen thou
sand confederate troops are between Green
River and Nashville and about a regiment
per day were arriving ~ Nashville from
southern points
The confederates claim 60 have forty thou
sand men in Kentucky.
The rumor Of the capture Of New Orleans
- revived at Nashville. and details thereof
are said to have been received there
To morrow Journal will contain the cor
re-pondence between Gen Anderson and
Haldeman late editor OF th. Courier, rela
tive Ia 'he suspension os the Courier. and his
exodus into the Southern confedcraci
IL Governor Helm has taken the oath of
allegiance 10 the L = and returned IL his
home
Impending congressional elections engross
the public attention throughout the confed
eracy.
In i've States only. electoral tickets for
a Presidential election have tha- Car been
put up