Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-08-26
cnnnlIe, IN Kentucky BramIstte aive ID, O,6g2

Thomas left Cincinnati Monday night for
Memphis Over 100, 900 bales Confederate
States cotton have been captured near
Matches General Heron is on an expedi.
up Red River There are s,00O rebel troops
at Monroe sixty five miles west of Nicksburg,
Walker and Haber in command Kirby
Smith is in Texas Jobnstons forces are
scattered in Chunky River valley.
ARRIVAL OF THE PERSIA-THE ENE
MYS PICKETS REPORT THE CAP
TURE OF FORT SUMTER-POSlTl0N
OF REBEL FORCES-rHE ENEMY
NOT ON THE VIRGINIA SIDE OF
THE POTOMAC
Nvw YoRE, August 2G The steamer Per
sa with three day later news from Europe,
ia below. She brings dates from Liverpool
9Th aud Queenstown lGlh Little is said
concerning Amsrican affairs Attention is
called to the fact OF the fejerals pushing for.
ward the construction of powerful sea.g0inP
monitors
| Mr.. Cornell Jewetl had an interview with
the king of BE lg ians who promised TO use his
influence TO induce England to join France
| IN meditation
| The Morning Post does not consider II
improbable that the French occ ipation of
Mexico may lead to moIe intimate relation
between Napoleon and the CoDfederates aud
may create trouble with the Washington Gov
ernment.
The growing belief at Paris is that war on
accunnt Of Poland is not to be apprehended
LlyERp0oL, August 10 Cotton in good re-
quest at AN advance of II. Flour dull and
declining Wheat duh at lGD2. Coru lower,
dull mixed 81 to a. Beef upward Pork
firm, steady Bacon active closed % shil-
hngs Lard very firm 5000 Sugar a
shade higher. London breadsiuds dull low
er on account of 6ne weather
The Tribune has the following specel
Hr,DouARss Army oF THE PoToN G
August % The cavalry pickets OF the enc
my called yesterday morning across the Rap
pahannock 10 those Of our own, that Fort
Sumter had been taken 10y us THIS is 9
confirmation OF the news received ria Fortres!
Monroe, by Richmond papers of yesterday
date
A cavalry force, by order Of Fitzhug Lee
crossed the Reppahanncck yesterday neal
Corbns Neck, six miles below Fredericks
burg, but were speedily routed by the brigade
of General Curtis, with loss in prisoner
of three engineer officers aud a number 0
prgates yet nnspsciied, in killed aud wounde'
before recross'ug the rever Our loss Wa
light, No otncrrn Injured
Portions of the rebel army are now some
e what this - Ewell lies near Orange Z. II A
e p. Hill near Rnpidan Statsu; Longstree
i stretches from the Uuted States ford to Fred
$ ericksburg aud his pickets from the Rapps
hammock down 10 Port Royal. Lees head
quarters lie about two miles beyond Orang
c H., on the Gordonville road Twenty-tw
T rebel prisoners we're brought into Washingto
u m
It They reported continual disatfection aad DE-
Il sertion in the rebel army,
. William King and John Pearce, desertin
u pryates from The Eighth Georgia, repOl
r. General Stuart as having been relieved fro,
his cavalry command, nad The appointmsf
d of General Hood in his staal, lately in cou
T. mand of a brigade under his orders.
b The Herald special says that e. Edwsr
y Lester, clerk ia the War Department, war y,
I rested last Monday at Harpers Ferry, la
- portant documents intended for the enem
were found ia his possession. Lester is su
q; pected OF having been in communication wit
N the rebels tor some lime, aud has doubles
J., given them much valuable intelligence
ar Guerrllas who infest the Chesapeake an
b Ohio Canal again made their appsaraGC
le Yesterday on the toY path about twenty ID,
,r miles above Georgetown They appeared
squads Of fifteen or twenty, bat as they wei
at told BY boats which they hailed that 9th,
IT boats we're near at hand with troops on boAi
OF they did nothing. As an active pursuit
sr the guerrilla bands who nfest the country
an the vicinity Of oul lines s constantly kept Z
by our cavalry, more or less OF them are dsi
as captured
p The steamer Baltimore Captain Mitche
ed arrived here this morning from Fortre
Monroe. She reports that The enemy has II
Z, appeared upon the Potomac and thete are
y indications of new batteries at any poiI
Oar BOtilIa has not been able to discover a
Of rebels upon the Virginia shore and the who
Ia country wears an air OF l0nhness aud desc
~ ton
"a, -
ed REBEL STEAMER DESTROYED.
va WnMworoS, N c, August 24-Yesterd
ta- morning the trigate Minnesota and six gu
he boats bombarded Front Fisher, where