Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-06-14
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II ,.- -. WAsHINoroN, June IL.
Accounts from Fairfax Court House state
that three companies of secessionsts suddeny left
there Monday, on hearing Of the probable ad-
vance OF our troops upon that town.
The water pipes through the village and
houses have been taken out and cast into bul.
lets for the Rebel army. ~.
Itis anticipated that Col. Wallaces Indiana
Zouaves will shortly march npon Pomeroy, to
oisperae detachment OF disunion troops In
camp there. ~
Il is learned that the Rebels are eptirelv ont of
leather. Their movements are restric,ed for
want OF shoes and harness for the artillery, &c
There are but few small tannu cries In the
South, and II the government will only enforce
It's embargo by land and sea, the Rebels will
be greatly embarrassed. ~. -.r.s ri1i 1
/ They are also short Of material for makino
percussion caps, although they have construct
ed machine for making them at Richmond
They are also out Of chemicals for making
detOnating powder, and therefore cannot emplo1
shells for want of fuses. n. 0.EI ; =
One Of the shots fred at the Freedom, from
Acquia Creek, was q shell from a rifed cannon
similar to the James projectiles, but the shell
was not charged. .o
Official accounts received from Fort Monroe
/ report there were but fourteen men killed and
43 wounded on our side, In all, at Bethel -
Twelve were killed in the fight before The bat.
teries. There we're three batteries opened on
our troops from the right, left and centre OF The
road to yorktown; In all, ;about thirty oannop
were served, many of them being rifed. Lieut.
Butler, who was present during the conflict,
thinks at least SOU Rebels must have been kill
ed and wounded But four prisoners were ta.
ken BY the Federal forces. 80 :.
II is stated positively tonight that Genara
Slckles has been ordered by Secretary Cameron
70 have bis brigade mustered into service. Ths
President referred the whole matter to the Sec
retary, who thus determines IL In favor Of Mr.
Sickles. 70 sr- < .Ht-1. .1 fl7,l1 -'N -'N
MIR. Harvey will not be recalled from Portu.
gAl-as least at present. Gc-5t.
l. .e e1- [Trbune's spscial.] 30 M
Ex Gov. Geary, of Kansas, has been author.
lied to rsise . Regiment in PENNSYLVANIA OF
three years. men. =
| IL is certain that the Indiana troops at Cum
berland were reinforced BY q regiment Of Gen
Morris command, and will soon march % miles
southward, to Romney, for the purpose of dis
persiDg u rebel force there, and that Gen. Mo.
Clellsn will, within week, attend to Cbarles-
| town, Va. 500 troops are said to be stationed
there, behind intrenchments, on which 6.pound.
ers are mounted. They have in iail two or
three OF the members Of the Wheeling Con-
vention, seized en- route. -------------.-e ~ o
An agent Of Gov. Wise was 10 the city to dsy,
and makes the following statement: He saws
there are l6O 600 troops under arms In Virginia
now, and that 100000 will be within week.
or these, $4,000 are at Harper's Ferry, and
6S,OVO at Manassas Junction. Harpsr's Ferry
is surrounded BY masked batteries, and the spy
suffer.
AT Great Bethel, Gov. wise's man saw on
paper l5l OF these batteries between Harper's
Ferry and Winchester.
Gov. Wise has not been i'll. He is at bis
nead'qusrsers, as commanding officer of the
Western Division Of Virginia. ii I'd, :
Herald Dispatch
Six more Ohio Regiments have been ordered
into Western Virginia from Camp Dennison near
Cincinnati. They will Immediately proceed to
clear the valley Of the Kanswha river of aeces-
sionists. ~. .., 'f..s.,i l- =. =. ~
Six Regiments of Union volunteers will be
Immediately organized in Western Virginia. to
be armed and equipped by the Federal Govern.
ment. s.e-a, ,:r1..-- -
Prof. Lowe was to-day ordered to proceed
Immediately with bis balloon to Fortress Mon.
roe. 0qa. 'rtys-i 80,
Collector Barney, Assistant Treasurer. Cisco,
Messrs. OpdYke, Ketchum, and other prorninentI
New Workers, arrived this evening. The object
Of their visit is consultation With the Govern.
ment as to the best means Of supplying lie fu.
ture pecunlsry wants. ~
.ae ITO the Associated Press.l e1 ~ 4
WASHINGTON, June l3.
Ills reported on good authority that no at.
tempt will be made on the Rebels at Manassas
until Harper's Ferry 10 taken. 80
Congressman Potter is soon to have A com.
mission In the Volunteers service. 5,i5ii-,
1t 10 known that persons have left this CONN.,
try for Europe to fit out privateers to wage hos.
tilities against the American commerce. The
Government is on their tracks. Some of them
are natives Of the Northern States, .M
To day sensation rumors are flying that Beau
regard, at the head of,a large body of troops,
will soon attack Washington. I I ','i =
IL ssaid the War Department received this
news from persons who came here afoot. eluding
the enemy's pickets. They say the Rebels are
TO make dash on Washington at all hazards
There are now $4,000 Federal troop, on both
sides of the Potomac. aa -
ae = .'WAsHiNGroN, June l3.
The Postmaster General is engaged In de-
termining on new style Of stamped envelopes
to be ready for public use In q lev dsys. The
new stampa will not be furnished until the lst
Of August. 6.ts-s'sv baf -7'1os. .i.dS - 1''
These changes have been rendered nscessarv
by the large snpply retained by the Postmaste ters
In the seeded States, and now used by them
without equivalent to the United States Postof.
hce Department About two dozen of these
Postmasters have returned the balance Of stsmp.
en- envelopes and stamps, in sums ranging from
80 cents to so dollars.
The Postmaster at Mobile recently and hon.
orably accounted for $4,000 worth.
Although the Postmaster at Memphis had Ia
his possession such property amocntlng to $4,000.
he wrote for an additional supply Of large val.
ne; but this was refused, his dishonest intention
having been discovered. Z, 4-f~,-'''
POSTS special.i
Intense excitement exists In consequopce Of
rumors that the Rebels are marching on Wash.
ipgton. Advices to thst eject had been feceiy.
ca stthe War Department, but they are no. re-.