Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-30
IMPORTANT FROM TnE SOUTH.
Iptsrestlns Detan. of southern News.

Evans, at Leesburg, on Monday, was even
more complete and glorious than we yester-
day reported it. In addition to the dis
patches we then published, one was received
by the President, Tuesday night, from the
chief of General Beauregard's staff Colonel
Jordan, in which he says:
81 have to report the capture of six hun
dred prisoners and one thousand two hun.
dred stand of arms Their killed and wound
ed amounts to between one thousand or
one thousand two hundred. The rout was
total. The fight was an infantry engage
ment exclusively. The forces engaged were
the Eighth Virginia and the Seventeenth
and Eighteenth Mississippi Regiments-the
Thirteenth Mississippi being held in reserve.
No artillery was fred by us"
These great results, be it remembered,
were achieved by twenty FIVE hundred men,
fighting against ten thousand, with five bat
teries Of artillery on their side, and none, in
use, on ours. One man to four, with astrong
artillery force helping the four History
shows few feats of arms so splendid. Hence.
forth the name of General Evans will take
its place on the roll of heroes, and his un.
conuuerable troops have achieved deed that
will make their memories glorious for
generations to come. To have been with
Evans at Leesburg, will be for each of them,
| hereafter, an indisputsble proof of dauut-
less valOr, and will constitute for each title
Il anu DhEspOEL u Lub RIdblluu6 vi his
| men. With forces cruelty disproportioned,
they have stricken the presumptuous invad-
ers blow that has sent them staggering aud
shrieking back from the soil their footsteps
polluted, and that must make the giant
usurpation at Washington shudder through
all its frame.
We are, as yet, without the names of any
of the brave men who fell on our side, mar
tyrs in the sacred struggle for imperiled lib.
erty and a belesguered land. We sympa-
| thize in the anxious soicitude ofthose whose
| friends met the fortunes of this memorable
| fight, and some of whom now sleep beneath
| the soil their self devotion has consecrated.
| They have fallen nobly, as true men, and the
| country mouTns with those who are bsreft.
| Let this be their consolation.
HBssIANs EXPECTED.
Orders were given to the officers in charge
| of the Yankee prisoners TO prepare for the
reception of six hundred more of Old Abe's
mercenares. The capacious tobacco ware
house of Robt. A. Mayo, on Twenty fifth, be-
| tween Main and Cary streets, was thereupon
| engaged for their reception. They will be
| here about nine o'clock this morning. All
the inconvenience and trouble they may be
put to while here or elsewhere, will, no
doubt, be "taken OUT in left t-handed prayers
for their master, Old Abe.-Richmo1d En-
dnsiner, Path.
| THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA,
We are glad to learn that Brigadier. Gene
raj Hill is putting every thing in motion in
his department on our coast. He is erecting
new batteries, and putting every thing in
order for the reception of the enemy. We
learn that our sounds will be covered with
armed vessels to meet the foe at every point.
We observe that General Hill makes q requi-
sition upon the people of Craven for one
fourth of their slave force for two weeks to
aid in the construction Of the batteries. He
also proposes to accept regiment or bat
talon of volunteers for local defense" from
the counties of Hyde, Beaufort, Craven, Car
teret, Jones, Onslow and Lenoir, TO serve in
the counties where they belong, except in an
emergency Wing.
soFTENING.
The Memphis Appeal learns that Parson
Brownlow, of the Knoxville Wing, has be.
come so softened to the Confederate State:
that he even whispers of raising a regiment
, for the war Wing.
There are more than thousand invalid
! J soldiers at this time, in the hospital Of
Staunton, and about five hundred and fifty
in the hospital at the Rockbridge Alum
Springs
OFFICIAL REBEL REPORT OF THE RECENT
BATTLE.
Brigadier General Evans, in his report ot
the Balls Bluff affair, reports their killed and
wounded at three hundred, as published in
Thursdays Richmond papers. To this,
seventy five or one hundred per cent may
: be added, proving, conclusively, the eff.
cheney of our arms.
MOVEMENTS OF MEssRs. BREcKINRIDGE, MAR
SHALL AND PRESTON.
LFrom the Memphis Appeal, Oct 22.I
RICHMOND, October 81, 1861.
The Hons. John O. Breckenridge, Hum.
phIey Marshall ands WIN. B. Preston arrived
here to-day from the West. A large crowd
congregated at the railroad depot and ex
tended them most enthusiastic reception
Nr. Breckinridge made 40 appropriate speech
10 the hearty greetings of the multitude.
J The Knoxville Register of the Goth states
that Hon. John G. Breckenridge, Hon Hum
phTey Marshall and Hon. VIM. B. Preston,
all distinguished Kentuckians, passed through
that city on the 10th, on their way to Rich
mond. Mr.. Marshall occupied the brief in
terval that elapsed between the arrival OF
the Western and the departure of the Eastern
train in addressing large crowd of citizens
who were assembled at the depot. His
remarks were eloquent and patriotic, and
ELECTED much enthusiasm.
CAPTURE OF A FEDERAL VESSEL.
[Frcm The Charleston Mercury, October 2J
Among recent captures by our privsteers
is the brig Grenada, Captain Pettingill, of
Portland Maine, with a cargo of sugar, mo-
lssses, mahogany and honey. 1t is reported
there is an addition TO the blockading feet OF
a large steam transport, with Yankee troops,
lowering on the Carolina coast
, DESTRUCTION OF FEDERAL VESSELS.
From the Memphis Appeal, October 22.l
RICHMOND, October 81,
One Federal vessel was burned on the PO.
tomac River yesterday, aud two more TO day,
, by hot shot from the Confederate batteries
near Transport.
| FEDERAL OPERATIONS IN EASTERN TENNESSEE
! From the Knoxville Register, October 2O.l
! The indications all point to a great effor
! on the part of the Federal Government t
+ penetrate into East Tennessee, and in ou
opinion no time should be lost in reinforcing
, General Zollicoffer and strengthening ou
defenses at the mountain passes.
J. REBEL KENTUCKY TROOPS.
3 On Monday evening last, says the Abing
q don Democrat, another company of gallan
y Kentuckians, well mounted and armed, al
Il rived in our town. They are from Bourbo
:, and Harrison Counties, one hundred and te
in number, and commanded by Captai
"a Desha. On Tuesday morning they wer
- mustered into the service of the Confederat
y y States by Colonel A. O. Moore, and are goin
- through regular drills, preparatory to activ
~ service in the field.
ia NEWS FROM PENSACOLA.