Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-09-10
THE ADVANCE.

were enabled 10 glean the ioloWlng 0outn-
ern news:
THE ADVANCE.
The Richmond Dispatch has q letter from
Fairfax Court House, dated August a.
which, after speaking of the seizure of Nun
sons Hill by the rebels, says:
The above skirmish and advance are, per-
haps, the last of small character that will be
reported to the Dispatch from Fairfax, as l
have assurances, positive as indications the
most unmistakable can give, that our armies
are on the eve Of grand operations. Officers
and men have beeu notified to remain in
their camps; no more furloughs will be
granted. Regiments are being thrown for
ward, and the distance between thu army of
Fairfax and the Potomac River is rapidly
decreasing.
The brigade of General Longstreet is
hourly expecting an order to march. The
First Regiment of Virginia Volunteers
moved forward last night and is new en-
camped within stones throw of the ene-
my's country. Groups of anxious soldiers
are everywhere discussing the long expected
movement
MUNCHAUsENIsM.
The Richmond correspondent of the
Charleston Courier treats his readers to the
following yarn. 1t would be difficult to cram
more lies into the same space:
RICHMOND, August 16 1861.
| A gentlemon connected with large dry
| goods house, here has Just come in with
| good lot of smuggled goods. He had them
I hauled from Baltimore to where they were
| put across the river in five large country
| wagons Three of the wagons were driven
by Captains in the Federal Army, and one
by Lieutenant, He says the Yankee troops
are desertiDg by hundreds, officers rs we'll as
pr,vates, that they are penniless, aud work
| for the country people driving wagons hoe
ing corn, or any thing that will bring them
in little money to live with. It approaches
| the ridiculous to see men who came here as
| soldiers to subugate us, aid us in putting
through contraband goods. Two of these
Captains are from Maine, and their time had
expired They said they had served three
| months and they had never received cent
of money, and if they could earn enough to
get home, it was all they asked.
THE BLOCKADE.
Although our blockade has not proved so
effective as is desirable, the rebels evidently
feel that it is altogether too strict for their
comfort, and are preparing to contest the
matter. The Richmond Examiner says:
We are glad to hear steps are being taken
by the Navy Department to construct suta.
able vessels of light draft for purposes Of river
and harbor defense. 1t is bearable to have
our ports blockaded by vessels like the
Brooklyn, Wabash and Niagara because we
have no means to prevent it. But 10 have
such small craft as the Yankee, ResoLute and
Philadelphia ice boat prowling through our
rivers, and lowering about our harbors, is
insupportable, as they might be easily taken or
destroy ed. We have some two or three huud-
red accomplished naval officers in the Confed
crate service; we have various points at the
South where efficient vessels of small draft
and size could be fitted out, and we have
plenty of enterprising "tars" to man them.
Such being the case, it is surprising that we
have submitted so long to the nuisance Of
having our harbors visited and menaced by
the enemys small-fry shipping.
PRIvATEERING AT DISCOUNT.
There are many signs that the Southern
privateers have nearly run their race. The
most important of these is the one which haI
Just come to light. Rev. VIM. B. Yates, G
Secession Chaplain, writes to the Charleston
Courier, stating that after great effort he has
succeeded in obtaining some slight contribu
tions to the "Privateersmen's Relief Fund ,
But he complains that at public meeting
held apparently with reference to the relic
of these gallant men, the people of Charles
ton showed unmistakably that they approved
of Lincoln's brand upon privateersmen.
In spite of the earnestness of his efforts, Mr.
Yates could get reliet for the families of onl,
fourteen men.