New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-10-30


views, Ramorss sLlee, etc, fsom. EartIaern
l. 4 NEGIfsR EIEsssurces 3
From sundry Northern papers we select the gal
lowing intesestipg teIegraphie dispatches, mainly
made up Of Yankee niendacity: -
! .tArHe, Oct. 24.--Coi. Buford and Capt Dresser,
erai other gentlemen. went ID GoIuuabus yesterday
OF taF propeller Sampson for the uErnose of AK
enanging prisoners The party we're cordially re-
ceIvsd by Generais Polk and PIIaw, Sixteeu
| prisoners were rsleased.i The town II we'll farti
nea.sA battery Of eight 24-pounders Il placed at
tiie upper end Of the town Two forts have been
oniiI s one mile and half above the town, but no
gahs nave yess been mounted. The number OF
| reSess at columbus ID. not oyer ten Thousand
dALLIPoLIss Oct 24r-The Governments steamer
hary Cook was tired into last night on the Ka-
airy. About one hundred shots we're frsJ mo
her, Eonnding ore man belonging to the boat.
me are vas @ returned as by the boat and rebel
| miles, but she succeeded in escaping. ~
| BALTIMORE. Oct 25-Ju1ge Bond to-day sen
fenced John King, one Of the i7thof April traitors
to one years. imprisonment and q fne of Ave hun
dred dollars at the same time telling him thaf The
testimony warranted hisf conviction RGr murder
and and ah taking part in that riot we're gnilys of
/ WAsFNeroS,, Oct. q. Ion the advent Of the
news OF the fall Of General Baker, General Lander
was .nlneaaseiy ordered to the scsns, he being at
na 11s cais,aand arrangements TO proceed to
General smith W. aos s n M ID sashaG ebs Il edwards,
Ferryi the rebel armgwaa commanded by Gen,
4 Exams. $50 sssrs,-,3 -, ~. - - s'1
To-day atnoon the enemy waa rot n. a,ros Il.
our immediate front nearer % " Washinpfon thar,
I Gcntreville. AlitheiF troops ars ishdraWn franz
aaRfax eonrt-house and station, except picket
: BDWARDs' FERRY, oct. 2s.2During . sgsrn;sh
Il lasf evening nearly opposite this point, 9sneraf
Lander received aspainful fsah wound in his lsst
leg. The ball has been extracted, and no danger
: to LIE CIR limb js aBpreheuded. Ts=-a7 .
EpwAHDs' FERRY, Oct "A Tag OF truce
crossed the river to recover the dead bodies, and
, TO INQUIRE the fate of the missing. The bearer of
the flag hasnot yetsreturned. i
a = This assrndan q, rebel baggage train wasseen
going in The direction of eonFaa's Ferry and dis
appeared behind the woods whsresit lid said there
IS aH earth@erk, mounting seven guns There is
aiso battery two miles from Eeashnrg. About
the same time Gen. Aberorombia sent word TO
headquarters that the enemy was advancing to-
wards his position On the VEgina aids from sboge
and below, and asking for reinforeements.
4 Orders were issued to. push over streng force
to his relief; bat mp TO the present hour no attack
Yesterday, learning that large force Of the en-
emy was approaching, and had arrived at tHa
points above and below the ferry, it vas Judged
advisable to withdraw our forces from the Virginia
shore, and Edwards Ferry and Harrisonis Isiands
this was also necessary from the high stage Of the
water. sa4ss " " q ssg. 84zg-sss w .5lg.
liable adyices from Edwards Ferry states that our
loss was 62g Killed. wounded and missing, many of
the latter being prisoners to the rebels, and many
wounded in the woods on the shores of the Pofo-
II mac. Col. Rainond Lee and Gel GogstaIl were
i both taken prisoners. A5 sS a.8i,s.s.sl ~
II A reconnaissance in force from Gen smthts
y number of rebels captured Aeeoults from the
,. other side OF theriver represent all quiet. 9
E3@Nszs2' 4NSH ffsspecial to ihe Trfhuns1 r5 al sM
= Col Hays, Of Kansas, arrived here to-day as
against Capt. Prnee, commanding st Fort Leavsn-
/ worth, The principal difficulty is his refusal TO fill
;. reauisition Of Gen. Lane. s$ s
n /, NV YoRK, Soet. q. The Connecticut
The iSbs Big "a esrahaa from Nusvas to New Yerk,
d was captured by the pirate sahs % the l4th, in
5 lat. 50, long. u l.9t z z 1ais55 a-s H..
.s--'Ss Special to the Newly ork Postl 5
g WAsHrSGrof let. 224.-It is understood the rebel
a steamer Page, which has been Eanfnsd in A4nia
Creek is now the river. She was protected all
summer by the guns of the Aqua Crack batteries,
and is at present cruising between that place and
q Shipping Point, to pick up what stray transports
/, | she may find. 's~""f D @s3u ASa~ za
/ The President at last has suspended the writ OF
" habeas corpus for the District Of Columbia. The
d judges and lawyers have made themselves 50
h troublesome with their ofiaieus interference with
q military affairs that this has become necessary.
81 W WasrINGToN, Oct. a4.-It ia supposed the rebe
steamer Page run out Of Aqpia Creek IN The dark
I'd to the Maryland side yesterday afternoon. Capt
Parks with @ his glas&s & could sss sat sae o 70
ne only one trip, and she is protected By the rebe
batteries While on her trip abe fred three sheh
he to the Maryland shore il the direction OF
eIl position Of the Third Regiment OF the Sicklei
Brigade. Several small boats hare been observes
he crossing at or near the same point. z
rs a schooner, With wood, which ran the blockad
nd Yesterday, heard firing between the lslaEd Bell
of and the Matthias Point batteries quite distinctly o
Dy Tuesday night
yn respondent of the Philadelphia Press says he
id officially informed that only portion Of Genera
.ts Banks' Division was thrown across the river o
ad Tuesday, and they now command both sides OF tn
Ferry. In consultation between Generals Mt
an Clelian, Banks and Stone it was decided ther
er was force enough h Virginia to meet any eEnel
rk gency, and those on the Maryland side need not
~. moved across. ~ .s5 - .
nv NEW YORK, Oct 24-A Key West letter of Ii
ln 29th reports the arrival at Cardenas Of the reb
NJ, steamer Adora, from Charleston. with the Frene
he Consul and family, and Messrs. Mason and Sidei
,at Commissioners to France and England on hoRrt
nut The steamer Saivor, from Havana, with coatrl
en- band goods, was captured,on entering Tampa Ba.
of by the Keys Stone State, and taken TO Key Yves
Her cargo is said to have conssts Of 600 pistol
, eight cases of shoes, 400 00o CIGARS and 400 bag
l, coffee. Capt. Scott refused to give mp his prize
an the United States Marshal for adjudication, and
rai obey the order of the United States COMMISSIONS
,b, but sailed for New York with bis prize Consl
he Savage sent intelligence to Major FreHchef th
IN sailing of the Salvor from Hayana, and also ths
90 another vessel, loading with arms and msnition
M would leave on the 18th; and there being no nav;
les vessel at Key West, she will undoubtedly slip int
| Tampa, which ia net now blockaded.
MA CLEVELAND, October R.-The Pittsburg, Fol
in Wayne and Chicago Railroad was sold at auctio
,rv here to-day for 80 2G00000 to J. r. D. Lancer 70
lad the purchasing committee.
en- [speciatt the New FORK HeIaiil
err WASHINGTON, October 23--Generals Mcclellan
ter Banks and Stone have been on the Virginia side
INV the river all day. in the vicinity of Leesburg
nj is elegraphed to headqusrters night that
' troops have taken possession of that place; tn
ck. | whole of General Banks command have crosse
,;tb the river and that our forces are in suffeer
strength to meet any nher the rebels are ca
on pable Of concentrating at that point.
an reconnaissance was made in force to-day frot
,an the camp Of Gen.. BlsnkersV division, by way
Cd Arandale, to within few miles of Fairfax, with
yas out discovering any body Of rebel forces. It
ul evident that the rebels have retired still furthe
nd from the front of our lines. g54
all -~s s-s@s--
de FROM sr. MARy's PAEIsH.--phs Franklin Reg
'rn ter, of Thursday, has the following:
'as So far we have not been visited with the slghte
r., frost, and from present appearance we expet
~ none for several weeks to come. s
1t is said that the Lincoln bockading fleet has lei
a.e our coast for parts unknown. We glad to hes
~ it, and hope that shall never have the task
an ita return. 'L-.