Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-02-15

| Bombay, January l3.-The expectation of
saltpeter from India, except TO British ports
| is prohibited.
FoRTRrss MONROE February IA The fol.
| lowing is from TO days Norfolk Day Book.
| rumor reached this city yesterday by
passengers from Suffolk, that the enemy had
taken possession Of Edenton and also Of Ply
mouth. Later in the day il was rumored a
couple Of the enemy's vessels had proceeded
on reconnaissance as far as Coleraine.
The Norfolk Day Book also gives a sketch
of the new flag adopted by the Committee of
Congress on the subject. II is a blue Union
on red field; four stars, in the form of
square nre in the Union.
The Richmond Dispatch ofFriday has the
General Wise is near Carrituck Court
house, and sent down a flag of truce to
Roanoke Island on Thursday. A Norfolk
telegram says it is believed the mortar fleet
is intended for this place"
CUMBERLAND, Mp February l5.-Geueral
Lander made forced march Thursday night.
surprising and breakiog up a rebel camp az
Bioomery Gap, killing thirteen, capturing
seventeen commissioned officers and forty.
i've priyates, losing bat two meu and six
hor es. He led the attack in person at the
head Of the First Virginia Regiment of cav-
airy rms opens the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad to Hancock again.
General Lander, having cleared his De-
pattment Of the enemy, renews his request
to be relieved of bis command on account of
Ill health. A portion of Landeris command
under Colonel Dunning, has occupied Moore.
field, and captured 225 beef cattle.
LOUISVILLE, February l5.-We are in re-
ceipt of good news from Bowling Green, but
the telegraphing thereof is expressly inter
olcted for the present by the Commanding
General.
The citizens raised the white flag. Between
| 1000 and 1000 troops landed at Edenton,
The population of Edenton is about 2. 600
and is distant from Suffolk about fifty miles
la the afternoon two gun boats went up
Chervan River toward Winston, and several
others toward the mouth of the Roanoke,
PETERSBURG, February l3-The editor Of
the Express has received letter from Suf.
tolB, dated Thursday, which says that Eden.
ton and HertfOrd have both been captured
rive gunboats moved slowly to the wharf at
Edenton esteTday at nine oclock and landed
their troops. Very soon afterward fifteen
more gunboats arrived
Hartford, the capital of Pergreimaus
County, was taken by the Federals Yesterday
A Nashville telegram of the l2th SAYS "a
dispatch was received from Cumberland CITY
this evening, stating that one Federal gun
boat had appeared at Fort Douelson and
this morning opened fire on the Fort, but
without injury to it. The Fort returned the
hre and the gun boats retired.
The Federals have landed in force, aud a
battle with light artillery commenced this
morning. 1t is reported that the Federal
force is from ten to twelve thousand. When
the steamer left for Cumberland City the
battle was raging with great earuestRess.
NASHVILLE, February l3 - dispatch
from Fort Donelsop, dated half past eleven
this morning, states that the firing of ar
tillery commenced this morning before sun
rise, ana had continued increasingly up to
that time. The enemy keeps respectful
distance. The field artillery is engaged all
along the line.
2:45 P. M.-The frng has ceased; proba-
by owing to q desire of the enemy to
change position. So far we have repu sed
the enemy at every point along the line.
Our loss is small. The Federal guuboats
have retired, and we think they are severely
injured.
The day has almost passed. and we still
bold our own. We have repused the en-
emy at every point aud driven back their
gun boats. We have whipped them by land
and water. They will probably attack us
tomorrow. Our loss is not very great,
while that OF the enemy must be heavy.
We have repuIsed the enemy every where,
and we are satisfied that we have injured
their gunboats materially, as we have made
them retire twice. Our lines are intreuched
all round.
BALTIMORE, February l4-Parties who
came up by the Old Point boat, say that it
was reported in Norfolk yesterday that Fort
Donelson bad been captured. Oar dispatch
from Fort Monroe makes no allusion to it.
A reliable passenger from Old Point says
that some workmen from the City Works at
Richmond say they left there for want of
work. So great was the scarcity of iron aud
coal, that the works there were being sus.
pended. Coal was enormously high.
The men say there are few if any cannon
left at Richmond, all having been sent away
from time to time to other points. Very few
of the .detenses there have any cannon
mounted.
New Ysrk MarkeL.