New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-28
occupy Vienna, and our pckets are mile be-

with Col. Bakers blood, and one OF sae oui'c"'
which vyont through his head, carried away a
corner of the first:
! u O coEPs or Here the bullet struck AID woTd}
!. His.Drl EpwARDs's tREEr, Oct a. lSol
/ COL z. ID BAKER, Com. 81 bfiga't, ,,
CoToyrI. In case of heavy firing in front Of Har-
Itisons Island Won will advance the California Re
ment Of your brigade, or retire the regiments under
Coils Lee and Devens, now on the almost rendered
FLEXIBLE by blood Virginia side of the river, at your
notwithstanding command on arrival
Vel, .ssrectfully Colonel your mo. obt scrvt
veg CHIs. P. stone Big Gen. Comdg
The second order, which follows, was deliy-
cred on the battlefield by Col. COggswell, who
said to Col. Baker, in reply to a question what
it meant, "All right, go ahead" Thereupon,
Col. Baker put it in his hat without reading.
An hour alterward lie fell.
HRADeUARTERs CORPS or OBSERVATION,
EDwNDs's FERRY, Oct Z-ll:5O.
L. d. BAKER, Commanding BrigGdc-CoLoNgL:
am informed that the force of the enemy is about
1000, all told If you can push them, You may do
so far as to have strong po,ition near Leesburg,
if you can keep them before you, avoiding their bat
teries. IF they pa's Leesburg and take the Gum
Springs Road you will not follow far, but seize the
urst EOOu position 10 cover lual TOau'
Their design is to draw us on, if they are obliged
to retreat, as far as Goose Creek where they can be
REINFORCED from Manassas, and have strong
position.
Report frequently so that, when they are Pa5hed,
Corner can come up on their flank.
Yours respectfully, and truly, $780,.
Brissdier- General Commanding.
The following correspondence has been had
on this subject:
QUAHrxRNAsTKR- Generals OPFIcH,
WASHINGTON CITY, Oct ". 1901
Sir: The within communication from the Board
Of Trade of Boston has been handed 10 this office
with request to transmit it TO The Secretary of War.
The matter has been discussed with the Secretary,
and | am OF opinion that the order TO inspect aud
purchase ap extra quantity of cloth was a wise one,
and ought not to be revoked While the public, not
truly advised as to the orders Of the Government,
and excited by reports such as have been Published
iii certain newspapers, that the Government had cent
ont q credit Of 5000 900. or SIS 100000, and in
other papers that 500 600 had been sent out may
msiudge it, the fact is that it is proposed only TO
spent 800 900 in these purchases, and 10 purchase
and ship only for instant and pressing wants OF the
service.
Governors daily complain that recruiting will stop
unless clothing is sent III abundance and Immediately
With every eXcrtion, this Department has not
been able 10 obtain clothing tosuppy these demands
and they have been so urgent thai troops before the
enemy have been compelled to do picket duty in the
late cold nights without oyercoais, or even coats,
wearing only the thin Summer flannel bl)uses.
The wAnT of clothing more than the want OF
money discourages enlstments. This Department
would gladly pay cash and provide clothing, but IT
has not been able TO satisfy the demands Cor either
one or the other aud as promptly as the seryce de-
mands.
TIE financial question is in the bands Of the CAPT
taliss, the merchants ano the Treasury Department.
Shoald the Board Of Trade be right in it opinion,
end the domestic manufactures be able 10 supply
regulation cloth enough before cloth can be imported
from Europe il will gladly be purchased at any rea-
sonable prices and made up into clothing.
Could 10. 900 suits of clotbing-overcoats, coats,
and pantaoone-be placed to-day in depot, II would
scarce supply the calls now before me. They would
certainly leave no surplus.
Very F''reo,9y S MESs ;sfnss
To the lion. siSoS CAMERON secre'fy Of War Wa De
parinent.
- WAsHNGr0S. Saturday Oct 2e 1861
Tue NAVIGATION or TBE POTOMAC.
The steamer Reliance came up fiom the ilotilla
last night, bringing up Capt. Fox Assistant secre-
tary of the Navy, and at o'clock she lett the Navy
Yard to rejoin the flotilla.
1t is reported that the ice-bont, which has a fine
battery Of four guns, and another steamer up
past the Matthias Point battery in tie night. and
that they are now between the Rebel steamer
Page aad Acquia Creek with the Yankee
and Resoute lying at Stump Neck, opposite Cock
pit Point, ard the other steamers below Evans
port. The Page il in rather critical situation.
She was living near the captured schooner Fairfax
yesterday evening, and was supposed 10 be
aground
On board the fotilla at Indian Head heavy
firing was heard yesterday afternoon in south-east-
ery direction.
Two schooners bound up, with stores, ran the
blockade he night before last without receiving
shot.
No little difficulty is experienced, in consequence
of the closing of the Potomac, III getting freight
from Baltimore. wagon express has been conse-
quently organized, and hay is now brought for
ward upon wheels.
large number Of transports heavily laden, have
arrived at Baltimore, and their cargoes are being
tran serred to the railroad as rapidly as possible.
THE HABEAs CORPUS CASE.
In the Circuit Court this morning the Judges
asked the Clerk il there had been any return to the
whit served against Gen. Porter, tic Provost-Mar-
shal.
The Clerk answered "1lere was none
District-Attomey Darlington, III behalf of Deputy
Marshal Phillips, presented paper, with an affidavit
Of Mr.. Phillips stating that the rule had not been
served because lie had been ordered by the President
not 10 serve it, and because the privilege Of the writ
Of babea corpus bad been suspended for the present
by the order Of the President in regard TO soldiers iii
the army Of the United States within the District Of
Columbia.
Mr.. Darlington offered to submit an argument to
the Court in behalf of Marshal Phillips, but the Court
announced that it did not propose to take any steps