The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1862-10-03

establishing military defenses along the
banks of the Tennessee and Cumberland
rivers, to resist advatces of the enemy Id
Tennessee and Alabama, and for the con-
struttion Of twelve euhboats for the pro
lection of said rivers and States.
From the Richniohd ENQUIRER; Of the
24th-1uka, Miss, via Mobile 22d.-A
battle took place on the 2lst, on the Jacinto
foad, mile frotn fuka, between Price and
Rosccrans. Loss $50, including General
Little killed, and Colonels Whitfield, Wet
more and Medberry wounded. The Fed
erals received heavy reinfUreemeuts during
the night. ...
New YoRK, Sept. q.
Rumor from Washington says the Presi
dent contemplates issuing q proclamation
making Florida cotton plantation, invit-
ing laborers, black and white, TO settle
there for that purpose, who will haTe every
protection from the arthy at11 navy. The
State constitution will be set aside teitpofa
FLY, and Florida Will be reduced to terri
torial condition 7 his movement is said to
be preliminary to policy to be adopted
hereafter with other Southern States.
Reports from Apalachicola say two rebel
iron clad gunboats are ready for sea under
command of Catesby Jones, who says he
can sink every guhboat on the Gulf Coast.
The Tribune has tumor iii Washing
ton dispatch that Seward is about to resign
the portfolio Of the Secretary of State to
Edward Everett .-. ;.
the dispatch adds that the rtitiof grows
out of the fact that Everett is in Washing
ton at the Presidents invitation, OIL busi
ness related to otir foreign relations i'd re-
gard to which has views are understood to
differ somewhat from Stewards.
The assertion that Colonel Ford received
written orders from Colonel Miles to evacu-
ate Maryland Heights cannot be substan-
tiated by production of the orders. Ford
says he lost them.
4 guerrilla band of thirty were arrested
hear Fairfax, and lto ghhs hidden under a
hatstacE.
The Times has hetts from Winchester to
Wednesday. The main body of the rebel
army was concentrated there, numbering
$4,000 much demoralized and suffering for
want of food. Their loss in Maryland is
acknowledged to have been terrible. Pfy-
or in his brigade Of 2,2oO men had 1851
killed, wounded and missing. Longstseet's
division lost over half its number. Nc
Calls division lost 1890 out Of 1900
Rebel officers and surgeons confess loss
of $4,000, including prisoners, of whom
1000 to 5000 were killed. Pryor narrow.
ly escaped death; his horse was killed by
a shell.
The rebels had information of otir in
tended capture of Lees wagon trains, anc
posted four brigades on the west side o
Ashby's Gap In such a mantter as to ami
hilate ott force had it been attempted.
/ Winchester tsas being strongly fortified
/ CINCINNATI, Sept. %.
Last tig ght the rebel cavalry captured
Augusta, Kentucky, on the Ohio about 4(
miles abo7e this city. After robbing The
houses, they destroyed the place. The cit
liens fled to this side.
Hon. VIM. H. Polk passed through the
city tonight with dispatches from Andy
johnson to President Lincoln.
Business was totally suspended yesterday
afternoon from two till five o'clock. AL
was large.
A dispatch to the Gazette from Indian
apolis says All army officer just arrived
from Washington says he read an order
while in the War Department Friday, re-
lieving Buell. from command In Kentucky
and assigning him to Indianapolis to organ
ize paroled prisoners into regiments: