The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-09-08
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
~ Don Dispatches.
PROM NEW YORK.

NV Yosk. ,Scp. 6-Myers Cos ma
chine shop was burned last night. Loss 90.
900 6oiItr--
The hecal1s despatch from Suffolk saws
a detsrhmcrt 81 D1dge's New York Noun
ted kifes sas dispatched upon a scout 90
Monday. ai,icl the command Of M,i Nhee-
Ter The party proceeded obout fhirty-fve
miles lr0m this place. and when about twelve
miles wes, Of Son,h Mills thew came across
a company OF rebels. on their way toward
Richmond. Ma Wheeler made such DIS
position of his force that he succeeded in
capturing the whole command. consisting Of
two commissioned officers and III privates,
aud - wagons and carts
The rebel company had gathered up along
the route 3 negroes. who we're tied and des.
tined for Richmond.
The rebel prisoners were co0icfipls. and
were intended to I'll up old regiments.
The Times dispatch says Capt. Rosely. Of
the Ordnance Department, denies that any
large portion Of the bagga &c of the army Of
Nirginia was lost. The rear Of his train
aas attac.ed on Tuesday between Fairfax
asd Alexandra. and fifteen teams driven OF
The remainder all SOD.
Reliable niormatssn from fredericksburg
disprosed the statements heretofore made
that is evacuation was followed by the per
petratioD of outrages on Union citizens
No hostile manifestations occurred be
tween citizens on political grounds
Senator Jim Lane i in the CITY
The Worlds Despatch saws we are credibly.
informed and believe that on Thursday See
Ietary Stanton handed in his resignation Of
the Port Folio OF the Secretary Of War
His resignation was promptly accepted "
the President anu Gen Halleck vas asked to
take the Secretaryship in his stead. Gen
Halleck accepted.
NEw YORK, Sept. 5.--The following has
been received here:
HAVANA. Aug. 81
On the morning Of the Doth received a
telegram from Cardenas, saving that the
night before a Confederate vessel OF var
an slored n the entrance 81 the harbor
English built, OF iron. aud mounting eight
guns.
She came from Nassau. and reports she
has crew Of 80 men, that her namc Is the
Florida, and that she Is commanded by Capt
Mofiitt
This vessel is none other than the Ovcto,
lately released by the admiralty Court at
Nassau. n All Illegal prize
had news OF her before. aud was expect.
ing her election.
A letter from Nassau told me that she was
coming, that she had 20 men and that she
hoped TO complete her crew in Cuba also
that capt Semmes. who was 10 have com
manded her had sailed Tor Europe, and that
Capt. Motif. who formerly commanded the
Crusader, Was to command her instead The
first officer OF the Florida formerly held the
same position on the Sumter
The Florida i lined with iron. and Is cal
cu!ated TO resist any ordinary shot The
news OF her arrival was Immediately sent
from Cardenas. Matanzts aud Havana 20 our
squadron Al Kew West. and there are now
three Federal vessels OF war waiting for her
to make her exit from Cardenas.
The Capt. General was much ANNOYED by
her appearance at Carderas. and ordered her
to leave at once for sea but Capt. Motif
urged he was in distress and continued 10
remain there. There were only GOO tons of
coal in the Cardinas. yet the Florida has been
able 10 Get some. though | am told she had
10 pay S22 so per ton for IL 10 the Gas com
pany. and the latter viii replace il from this
city al 50 The Florida claims to have de-
stroyed several American Merchantmen on
her way 10 CAnderas. doubt this The
Capt General seems as IL he intended TO &C.
IN more honorable manner than he has
done before IN like circumstances, and prom
ses 10 DO all that our Government can ex
pect. The Confederate steamers Alice.
alas Matagorda and Blanche. alas General
Rusk, and the California. recently sailed Tor
Ports unknown.