The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-05-21
SPECIAL To THE POST.

WASHINGTON, May 2O.--On Sunday nigh
a Government coast guard steamer go
ashore at the mouth of the Potomoc. She
was attacked by an armed propeller from
/ Richmond, and after q brisk contest the
rebels were beaten off. Four Government
soldiers were killed and five wounded. An
armed steamer has gone in pursuit.
Late advices from Charleston say they are
! erecting batteries on the coast near Charles
! ton, of rifed cannon, to beat off the block
aiding feet.
A daily mail is established between
! Washington and Fort Monroe via. Baltimore.
A collision at Harper's Ferry is regarded
as certain this week.
SPECIAL TO NEW YORK POST.
WASHINGTON, May 2O.-The Government
has received advices from London which
| afford satisfactory indications OF the line of
policy which will be pursued by the British
Government towards the seeded States
The Administration entertains the firm con-
victiOn that its course in crushing out the
rebellion will be fully sustained in England.
Jadge Nelson writes from Tennessee, that
the Union men of the eastern part of the
State will give 900 against secession.
WASHINGTON, May 2O.-Friday's Charles
ton Courier says for two days past the Mag
ara and Huntsville have not been seen from
the port Yesterday there were several for
eign arrivals-one with cargo of molasses,
and brig from Glasgow, loaded with iron
and coal. She was taken for a cargo of Sea
Island cotton at the enormous rate of 25d
per hundred. Such freight was never be-
fore given.
WASHINGTON, May 2O.-The U. S. trans
port FreebOrne arrived here this afternoon,
GirpNt from Font Moproa hrir
es to the Government. On the way up she
captured two small vessels and brought them
to the Washington Navy Yard. A passen-
ger on the Freeborne states that on Satur-
day two vessels of the feet paid a visit to
the vicinity of SewelPs Point, about four
miles from the fortress, where the Virgin
ians were erecting batteries, and threw sun
dry shells at the works, spelling materially
their architectural arrangements.
Shots were fired at the vessels but with
out effect. 1t was not known whether any
body on the shore was injured.
Com. Perdergrast sent a flag of truce to
Norfolk with view to make arrangements
for the removal thence of certain persons, to
the North, and received assurance that in
this respect he should be Accommodated.
The vessel was unwilling to take them to
New York.
Some excitement was occasioned to-day
by the report of a fight at the mouth of the
Potomac between a federal coast guard |
steamer, and an armed propeller from Rich
mond, resulting, it is said, in the killing of |
four and wounding of five of the former. The |
truth of the story is being doubted. The |
Navy Departmentthise evening made specific |
inquiries in the proper quarters and is salts |
fed that the rumor is entirely unfounded.
That Gen. Young was pursuing Montgom-
eryand the federal troops. Heovertook the
baggage, supply, and ammunition trains,
which were seized, with some beeves and |
horses. Montgomery evacuated Fort Wash |
ita, and was on his way to Fort Arbuckle |
Young was determined to take Forts Cobb |
and Arbuckle.