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i Another Fight at Bolivar Heights,
. -. MON of itt- fag-. ----. Ad . 7. • tch'froni Baltimore brings
the im.,,,nt • telligenc.o that the
°flied on Lindtm and
The Rama' of (Fen.blievilt4:etebt '-'
J ';- Botiv -; . . yesterdaymorning, ning,
Time -- Given.;" - . ' . and r oe**l their attack cm. the
The dispatch published he othetii. uide n lerees, who were under the
day to the effect4hattOrettryeam- . eogu l uabd of _Maj. Gould and support
eron had ordered the fortifications at l e d with artillery. Major Gould fired
St. Louis and Jefferson City to be dis-! upon them with canister from the
continued, &c.,turns out to be every colunihiad which was captured from
ord...tiws... We ,
have to-day the .ex- ! the rebels on Tuesday, and drove
act text of an order to that effect ' them back, but not until the vandals
afkuL)he pon.of AdjaponWeneral Th 0- bad burned the mill of Mr. A. Herr,
istaC, Mors) ; at* his even. We and took the miller prisoner, who
lave a rtunor to-day, on the author- • they charged with giving information
• of. the. Ciaciunati Gazette, that ito the Union troops of the twelve
when the Secretary of War went to thousand bushels of wheat being
St..Louip, he carried an order of the ! brought there to grind. The firing
PretidOnt to GeOeral Fremont, re- ! was still in progress at last accounts.
za"S . h i m from the command of 1 The women and children were fleeing
the Western Department, and in - in great terror to the Maryland shore
istructing him to transfer it to Gen-, in anticipation of the town being
Hunter. The delivery of this order, burned. Major Gould was throwing
was left to.the discretion of the Sec- 1 shot and shell from Maryland Heights
rotary ofWar. His visit to the West- ! after the rebels, and was confident
Dr - t. - 'd him that
ern Department convinceL
a change in the command was imper
atively required, and he presented
the order to Gen. Fremont who asked
for a delay of a few days in the exe
cution of the order, which was grant
ed; but his removal has been decided
upon to take place next week, and
will probably be made on Tuesday.
The Secretary of War also ordered
modifications to be made in Gen. Fre
mont's operations at St. Louis, in res
pect to the fortifications, contracts
and military appointments, which
have been already reported, but
which the St, Louis papers deny.—
Whatever the public may think of
the just@ of this removal, all will
see that the relations between the
Administration and Gen. Fremont
made a change in this command abso
lutely neccessary to the public ser
vice. A General without the confi
dence and support of the Administra
tion could never have succeeded.
Under such condition nothing
but disaster could have been expected
in the Western Department. The
President is the Commander-in-Chief,
and must have the entire control of
his subordinates. The people must
trust to his knowledge of the affairs
of the Western Department, and his
discretion. It is fortunate that the
command will be left in the hands of
so able an officer as General Hunter;
and it is to be hoped that he will
have the support of the Government
in prpsecuting the undertakings of
the Western Department with the
vigor which was originally intended
Latest from Springfield, Mo.
ROLLA, Mo, Oct. 17.—Thirty-one
more of the wounded men arrived
from Springfield yesterday. These
men report that a sharp skirmish
took place on Monday, twenty miles
this side of Lebanon, between two
companies of mounted men belonging
to Major Wright's battalion, attach
ed to General Mann's command, and
some pne hundred and thirty rebel
cavalry. Major Wright surprised
the rebels by an attack in the rear.
and completely routed them, killing
about thirty, and taking the same
masher ofprisoners. Major Wright's
loss was one killed and one severely
wounded. Very little firing was done
by the rebels. The report that Co].
Taylor's regiments of rebels, which
had been stationed at Springfield
since the battle of Wilson's Creek,
has marched north is confirmed.—
They have probably gone to join
Price on the Osage.
ST. Louis, Oct. 16.—The rebels who
burned the Big River bridge the other
day were marauding bands from St.
Genevieve and Saint Francois coun
ties, numbering about six hundred
men, Jeff Thompson not having been
in that region for some weeks. Capt.
Lippincott, with fifty men of the
Thirty-eight Illinois, met this force
two. iry4es below Big river, cut his
way through them, inflicting a loss
of seven killed and a considerable
.umber wounded; seven of his men
were taken prisoners and several
were wounded but none killed. In
the engagement below Ironton, on
the 17th, the rebel loss is known to
be thirty-sifF killed and wounded, and
believed by many •to be more, as quite
a number were carried off the field.
The Federal loss is ten wounded, one
mortally. The rebel force was about
two thousand, and believed to be the
advanced guard of a midi larger
body some distance below. The
Seers at Pilot Nnob say there were
LouiSiana, Tennessee and Arkansas
regiments among them. The citizens
were firing from the vicinity yester
day, and the troops were under arms,
expecting an attack. The State Con
vention adjourned yesterday, subject
to the call of the Governor, until the
meeting of the Legislature to be
Pleetfid in 1862.
The Fremont i llionble •
It seethe an establishbil fact, tele
graphs Col. Forney, that Gen. Fre,
•IdOnfie really to be removed. The
- "oltarges made against him were for
warded to the President by the friends !
;.of NT. Blair. It is reported that he
Ikea involved the Government in un
necessary expenditures to the amount
.of nearly ten millions of dollars ; that 1
he gave to his California friend con
tracts for fabulous amounts without
requiring Any security whatever; that
• he denied government officers inter- '
views with him unless it particularly
suited him; that he assumed supreme
powers which were not delegated to
him; that he did not obey the instrue
*4oo,the Government unless they •
,views. "At) friends of Gen.
•I sat in Washington say, in un
sle leaurage, that he has been
upf , • .y dealt with; that he has been
• s übrpersecuted because some
of' the Cabinet are jealous
. - alithspqrdarity; and that when an
•". Jim takes place .he will
'11) . manifest, and •
wA,.atmer record !ban any other
JP". 4440 fiervieft•
-. 'iiirWordsere little things but they
Ntailiseterdl.
that. he could keep them off until his
reinforcements could reach him.—
Colonel Geary's wound, received in
the former fight, is only a slight cut
in the calf of his leg, caused by the
explosion of a shell.
The above telegram is somewhat
unsatisfactory, and why Major Gould
was not immediately reinforced by
Col. Geary's command, we cannot
yet judge. Bolivar Heights is the
crest of the hill dividing Harper's
Ferry from the little village of Boli
var, which is on the southwest slope
of the hill, and on the turnpike to
Charleston. It was one of the posi
tions supposed to be impregnably for
tified last Spring by Gen. Johnston,
while he occupied Harper's Ferry,
but which, in fact, 's asnot fortified,
and might easily have been carried
by Gen. Patterson if he had had the
nerve to make a direct attack.
The rebel force which was driven
back, and which has again advanced,
is probably a detachment thrown for
ward from Winchester to watch the
movements of our army on the Upper
Potomac, and if as strong as repre
sented (three thousand) was, in part
at least, made up of the Virginia
militia said to have been concentrated
at Martinsburg. Their cavalry was
doubtless the Loudon Horse made up
in the country on the Virginia side
of the Potomac from Leesburg to
Martinsburg for the past three months.
Gampaign Ended in Western Virginia.
It appears to be the general belief,
says the Wheelinglittelligencer,t hat the
campaign in Western Virginia is vir
tually ended. Rosecranz has fallen
back and taken a position on the
Charleston and Lewisburg turnpike,
a short distance above the junction of
New and Gauley rivers. The rebel
army appears to have retired towards
Lewisburg. The roads are represen
ted as having become so bad in that
region as to render military transpor
tation next to impossible, and that
of course renders any important
army movement impracticable, for a
time at least. There ought to be a
month of good weather, however,
and in that time something might
and ought to be done, for we take it
that the bad roads at this juncture
are occasioned by the heavy rains a
week or two back, and will soon be
solid again. The real difficulty, we
think, in that Rosecranz' division is
not strong enough to act on the of
fensive, and it is not regarded judi
cious to advance too far into an ene
my's country at this season of the
year, when a rain storm might at
any time stop transportation, with
out a force sufficient to nfeet any
that might be brought against it.—
If the army of Western Virginia is
not largely reinforced very shortly,
it will have to content itself for the
remainder of the season with acting
on the defensive. This will not be
an arduous service. The rebels have
been singularly unfortunate in all
their undertakings against Western
Virginia, and they will trouble us no
more this winter.
Price has Another Stand--Defection
o Cherokee Nation.
Ito - LLA, .: 0., OctoberlB.—The cor
respondent of the St. Louis Democrat
furnishes the following items :—A
scout has just come in from the west
and reports that Price has made a
I stand at Carthage, sixty miles from
Springfield. The legislature is to be
called together on the 4th of Novem
ber. The rebels at Vienna have dis
persed, a portion going home and
the remainder will join Johnson.—
Johnson has been -placed in command
of all the rebel forces in Missouri, and
has issued a proclamation forbidding
. the transportation of any more pro
perty—meaning slaves— from the
State. It is not said whether John
son supersedes Price or not.
The following letter is clipped
from the Fort Smith (Ark.) 'Times."
Executive Department, Park Hill,
Cherokee Nation, August 24, 1861.
Major Clark, Adjutant of Miltia, Con
federate States of America : Sir,—l
herewith forward to your care dis
patches for General McCulloch, C.
S. A., which I have the honor to re
quest you will cause to be forwarded
to him by the earliest express. At a
mass meeting of about 4000 Chem:
kees at Fahleque, on the 21st ult.,
the Cherokes, with marked unanimi
ty, declared their adherence. to the
Confederate States, and have given
their authorities power to negotiate
an alliance with them.
In view of this action a regiment
of mounted men will be immediately
raised and placed under command of
(jot. John Drew, to meet any emer
gency that may arise. Having es
poused the cause of the Confederate
States, we hope to be able to render
efficient service in the present, and
perhaps protracted war which now
threatens the Country, and to be
treated with a liberality and confi
den9e becoming -the Confederate
gititefi. have the honor to be, sir,
goitre hunibbi eery:,
•
Ph
AW" if 4 'Chi
Nation. •
ctob
Kirby, -*WI fifteen- men of Major
Wright's battalion, had another fight
with forty-five rebels, near Lynn
Creek, on the 17th, killing five of them
and wounding about a dozen. The
result of Major Wright'srmarch from
Rolla to Lynn Creek can be summed
up as follows : Three successful
fights, in which sixty-eight rebels
were killed and the same number
woundedeighty-seven prisoners.—
One hundred and twenty-three guns,
fifteen horses, several yoke of oxen,
wagons, and many other articles were
captured.
Price's rebel army was at Green
field on last Wednesday, and still
headed South. Reports from Spring
field say that Gen. Mcßride, of the
rebel forces, has resigned, and is on
his way to that place to disband his
division, and return home. Colonel
Taylor, in command of the rebel for
ces at Springfield recently issued a
proclamation declaring that all Union
men who had belonged to the Home
Guards would be required to leave
the country or go into the Southern
army for the same length of time they
had - served in the Federal army, and
requiring a pledge from the Union
men now there for the exemplary
conduct of their friends who are also
out from their home. The proclama
tions also prohibit the carrying of any
more slaves South, as such a course is
calculated to lessen the confidence of
the people in the ability of the South
ern army to sustain itself in Missouri.
Latest from Washington
WAsuiNGTON, Oct. 21.—The Reli
ance went down to join the Potomac
flotilla last:night, and the Robert Les
ley started thither at noon to-day.—
Some forty vessels went clown the riv
er yesterday and safely passed the
rebel batteries. A large number of
shots were fired at them, but none
struck.
From information received here it
is believed that the armed steamship
or floating steam battery, now build
ing after the Ericeson plan, will be
completed before the other two are
finished, the work upon it being of
less magnitude. A large surplus
from the sum appropriated by Con
gress remains.
Secretary Cameron returned this
morning from his visit to the West.
The good disciplinary order of our
troops in their recent movements
affords a subject for military encomi
ums. All persons to whom passes
are allowed to army lines have gone
over the river, to be witnesses of the
great events that are expected to
take place in Virginia during the
present week. There is no truth in
the report that General McClellan
disapproves of the naval expedition
to the South.
0 Rebels Again Routed in Miasmal.
PILOT KNOB, October 22.—The fol
lowing dispatch was received here
this morning, and forwarded to head
quarters at St. Louis : "Field of Bat
tle, Frederickton, October 22.—1 n
company with Colonel Plummer's
command, we have routed the rebels
under Thompson and Lowe. The
estimated force of the enemy was
5000. Their loss was heavy, while
ours is small, and confined principally
to the First Indiana Cavalry. We
captured four heavy guns. Lowe,
the rebel leader, was killed. Major
Gavatte and captain - Heyman, of the
Indiana Cavalry, were killed in a
charge on a, battery."
The command of Col. Plummer, re
ferred to above, was, on Friday
morning last, ordered forward by
General Grant from Cape Girardeau
with instructions to move toward
Frederickstown and cut off the re
treat of Thompson and Lowe's arum•.
This force consisted of Marsh's Eigh
teenth Illinois regiment, a section of
Jagler's battery, and Stewart *id
Leperman's companies of cavalry, all
from Cairo ; also, a part of Mummer's
Eleventh Missouri, part of Ross'
Twenty-first Illinois, and a section of
Campbell's battery, all from Cape
Girardeau.
The force from this point wascom
posed of the Twentieth Illinois Regi
ment, Col. Carling; the Thirty-third
Illinois Regiment, Col. Hovey ; the
Twenty-first Illinois Regiment, Col.
Alexander; the Eight Wisconsin
Regiment, Col. Murphey ; the First
Indiana Cavalry, Col. Baker; Cap
tain Hawkins' Independent Miss
ouri Cavalry, and four six pounders
and two twenty-four-pounders, under
Major Schofield, of the First Missouri
Light Artillery.
A Beconnoisanoe of the Bebel Camps.
The withdrawal of the enemy from
his advanced positions in front of the
Union lines is fully confirmed by
Professer La Mountain, who made
a baloon ascension on Friday.—
Shortly before five o'clock he ascend
ed from a point about six miles west
of Alexandria. The wind carried
him five or six miles over the enemy's
' camps, around Fairfax station, when,
rising into another current, he took
a curcuit to Fairfax Court House,
and thence back to our lines, landing
at Gem Blenker's headquarters.—
Although the morning had been
cloudy, the afternoon was clear, af
fording the- Professor a splendid op
portunity-for observation. He had
an excellent view of the enemy's po
sition, and could see their encamp
ments at Manassas. There were no
rebel forces, says a Herald dispatch,
except here and there a man this side
of Fairfax Court House. At the
Court House there were only a few
companies, and the appearance of
the bivouacs demonstrated that
the position had been recently
almost entirely evacuated. At Fair
fax station there appeared to be a
larger force. The Professor obtain
ed some valuable information, which
he will impart to the Government.—
When he was descending at Hunter's
Chapel several of the soldiers, seeing
the balloon comin ! from the direction
"etas etutukt7V tion; thought the
**Mint:Min* ha vi been
ca tiy :the re ;. • ' fired e
El
~EiOkde
number of shots at him. Happily, far as the London and liaro,pshire - 7 1
however, they missed the Professor, Railroad. The rebel pickets were
but made some holes in his baloon. I encountered by the engineers' escort, -
The troops in the division are mostly I and sharp firing ensued. The result
German& When - he_ neared the was five rebels were killed, one of
groand hundreds assembled around? whom belonged .to the Louisana
him: It was With difficulty that he I Tiger Regiment. None of our men',
saved his baloon from harm, and j were injured.
was permitted to land at all. It
should be remembered in future that
the rebels have no baloons, the ad
vantages of seronautical reconnois
sance being enjoyed by our army only
More Rebel Batteries on the Potomac. .
WASIII N GTO N , October 22.—The
Harriet Lane arrived up from In
dian Head last night. She reports
that new batteries have been erect
ed at Matthias Point. The Freeborn
and Island Belle, while makinga ye
connoisance at that point yesterday,
threw some shot into the woods, and
the fire was returned by some new
batteries of eighteen heavy guns.—
Immediately thereupon the woods
and underbrush were cleared away,
exposing the batteries to view. Ves
sels in passing this point are obliged
to hug the Virginia shore, and are
exposed to fire for a distance of some
four or five miles in doubling it.
No vessel passed down the river
last night, and it is not known that
any came up. The river men report
that the rebels have a number of
seine boats and long boats concealed
in the creeks and inlets between
Acquia creek and Oecoquan bay, and
that they are busy in building laun
ches, apparently with a view either
to effect a crossing into Maryland, or
to seize vessels coining up. The
rumor that a number of vessels
bound down have been taken by the
rebels is unfounded.
Latest From General Fremont.
We have news from Warsaw, Fre
mont's headquarters, up to noon on
Monday. The pontoon bridge was
finishe4, and the river very high. F.
A. Parsons, father of Gen. Parsons.
now in the rebel army, has signified
to Gen. Price, commandant at Jeffer
son City, his willingness to take that
oath or any other Gen. Price may
desire. He wishes to go home and
resume the duties of his office.
Dr. Brockman, a member of the
Legislature and Mr. Bell, of Miller
county, both of whom have been in
the rebel army, and some Italia doz
en of others from Jefferson City. who
have been skulking in the brush,
have sent in their submissions. Gen.
Price has ordered them to repair to
his headquarters next week. Gov
ernor Gamble has left for Washing
ton.
An Engagement on the Potomac--Colonel
Baker Killed.
WASHINGTON, October 21.----Mid
night---Gen. Stone crossed the Poto
mac this mornin with one portion of
his command at Edward's Ferry and
another at Harrison's Island. Skir
mishing began between the enemy
in uncertain numbers and a part of
G-en. Stone's command as early as
nine o'clock in the morning, and con
tinued without effect until about five
o'clock in the afternoon, when large
reinforcements of the enemy appeared
upon our right, which was command
ed by Col. Baker. Senator from Ore
gon V The Union forces engaged
numbered about eighteen hundred,
and were attacked by a force supposed
to be from five to ten thousand.
At this juncture Colonel Baker fell
at the head of the brigade, gallantly
cheering his men to conflict. Imme
diately betre he fell he dispatched
Major Young to General Stone to ap
prize him of the condition of affairs.
Gen. Stone immediately proceeded
in person towards the right to take
command, but on account of the con
fusion created by the fall of Colonel
Baker sustained a repulse, with con
siderable loss.
General Stone reports that the left
( wing retired in good order, and will
hold possession of Harrison's Island
and approaches thereto. Strong re
inforcements will be sent forward to
General Stone during the night.--
The remains of Colonel Baker were
removed to Poolesville, and will be
brought to this city on Wednesday.
He held his commissiop as Colonel
from the State of Pennsylvania,
having lately received it at the hands
of Gov. Pollock as commander of a
California regiment.
On Saturday, when two companies
of the Twenty-Second New York reg
iment, belonging to General Keyes'
Brigade advanced within a mile of
Fairfax Court House, they ascertain
ed from the inhabitants of that neigh
borhood that when the rebels retired
the condition of the roads was such
that they were compelled to leave
six pieces of artillery behind, which
remained there until the Sunday pre
vious, when the rebels returned in
force and took them away.
On Saturday night a private of' the
Fourth Michigan Regiment. while on
picket duty one mile beyond Barrett's
Hill, on the Leesburg turnpike, re
ceived a severe wound in the arm
from a rebel. From a description of
the latter, he is supposed to be a Mr.
Williams, of Alexandria, who was con-
,
fined some ten days in a slave pen in I
that city, but was released by the
Government, who is now acting as a ,
scout. Orders have been issued that
in the event of his capture he be hung
forthwith.
Captain Mundee, Assistant Adju
tant General for Gen. Smith's Divi
sion, with a small escort, advanced
on the road leading from Lewinsville
to withida short distance of Vienna
on a foraging expedition. The res
ult was the bringing off of about six
ty loads of hay and two hundred and
fifty bushels of oats. Everything is
quiet in that direction.
The reconnoissance of General
M'Call, which advanced to Drainsville
on Saturday, returned this morning,
the object of the expedition being
accomplished and • valuable informa
tion , ‘t.ied. The main body re
mained.at Draineville on Sunday.
snAdneen under escort went to
the rah*farso the Potomac,
throe 04"; distapt, god t let, pa
The Affair at Edward's Ferry--Two Hun
dred Hors Du Combat--General Bank's
Army in Virginia.
WASHINGTON, October 23.—The
Washington "Star" says the object of
the movement in crossing the river,
by Gen. Stone, was to secure the
command of the Virginia shore that
his division and that of Gen. Banks'
could be safely transported to the
soil of Virginia. After erwing his
advance he sent out Colonel Baker,
with portions of three regiments, his
own, the Massachusetts Fifteenth,
and the New York Tammany Regi
ment, numbering in all about eighteen
hundred men, forming his right wing
to reconnoitre in force, in the direc
tion of Leesburg.
Both his wings, his right and left,
were attacked as early as a. m.,
but repulsed the enemy wherever he
appeared. At about 5 p. in., the
right wing found itself confronted by
near 4000 of the enemy, under Gen.
Evans, with artillery. Evans at
tacked Baker's command in front
and on both flanks. Baker gallantly
essayed a charge, in making which
he was killed and his command suf
fered considerable, loss.
The officer left in command by his
death, then very properly gave the
order to fall back to a position near
the river bank, where he could be
supported by Gen. Stone and the
other portion of his army that had
by that time effected a crossing of
the river. This order was obeyed in
good order, and he carried with him
all his wounded and dead.
Colonel Cogswell, the commander
of the New York Tammany regiment,
formerly Captain Cogswell. of the
Eight Infantry U. S. army, is among
the missing. Lieutenant Colonel
Ward, ofthe Massachusetts Fifteenth,
was wounded in the affair, losing his
leg.
On reaching the position selected
the right turned, and both wings
held their own upon it, though under
the fire of the enemy, which grad
ually slackened until midnight, by
which time it ceased, having, for
some hours before, become little
more than picket shooting as it were.
Throughout the night the balance ,
of General Stone's force crossed the
river and thew up temporary works
that rendered his position secure,
and enabled him to protect the cross- •
ing of the division of General Banks,
to be essayed this morning.
Our information so far this after
noon is that Gen. Banks' army duly
arrived at the Maryland landing of
Edward's Ferry, last night, and has
been crossing the river securely since
daylight. General Banks is in per
son on the Virginia side, and has as
sumed the chief command there.
Ere going to press with this first
edition of to-day we have not learned
that the cm/my have seriously re
newed the engagement of yesterday.
General McCall's Division remains
in about the position its main body
has held for some days past, from
whence it may operate effectively in
any required direction, its presence
higher up the river to support the
important movement of Generals
Stone and Banks not having been
necessary, as the result proves.
Our total of killed wounded and
missing, in the course of the day,
was about two hundred. Some of
our cotemporaries are wholly in error,
in announcing the affair of yesterday
opposite Leesburg as a repulse of the
Union troops.
On the contrary it was eminently
successful. Gen. Stone having effect
ed his object, though with some loss
in his right wing while engaged in
reconnoitering in advance of his
main operations.
While all lament the loss of Col.
Baker, and that Col. Cogswell is pro
bably in the hands of the enemy, Gen.
Stone's success is still a glorious one.
The Successful Advance of Gen. Stone and
Gen. Banks.
WASHINGTON, October 23. The
success of the movement of General
Stone and Banks across the Potomac
is now established, as the enemy did
not venture to make further resist
ance to it yesterday. All accounts
agree that our men conducted them
selves nobly in the affair of Monday.
Even the portion of the column which
received a temporary check, by the
death of its commander, Colonel Ba
ker, behaved gallantly-, although op
posed to a force triple their number.
The remainder of Gen. Stone's com
mand also acted with the coolness of
veterans. The ground thus gained
was.retained in the undisturbed pos
session of our troops all day yester
day. Scouts and reconnoitering par
ties during the day obtained much
valuable information in regard to the
enemy. The above facts are derived
from reliable forces.
Reported Victory over Zollicoffer.
A courier who arrived from Camp
Dick Robinson, reports a - fight, on
Monday last, between Gen. Zollicoffer
of Tenn., with six or seven thousand
men, and Col. Garrard, with twelve
hundred men at Camp Wild Cat.—
Zollicoffer made three different at
tacks, and was each time repulsed
with considerable loss. The Federal
loss is four killed and twenty wound
ed. The courier met a reinforcement 1
of one regiment and artillery on the
way. This is glorious news, if true,
and would be a splendid opening of
the Kentucky campaign.
Position of our Troops on the Potomso.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.—The most
reliable accounts from the Upper
Potomac, this morning, state that
our troops had returned to their po
sitions in far better. condition than
waa sati . and still held Ike
ifirOnifi• P•toittae,
•
West from Fortress Monroe.
likertatss 3toratoE, October 21, via
Blthimove.—The severe gale which
lisiprevoiled here, but is now mod
erating, has somewhat retarded the
preparations for the departure ofves
sels from this point. A detachment
of two hundred and fifty men, of the
Massachusetts batallion, who were
sent out from Newport News this
morning for fuel, were attacked by
the rebels but stood their - grouild.—
The First and Seventh New York
regiments had been sent out to sup
port them when the steamer left for
Old Point.
The Battle on Santa Rosa Island.
A late Southern paper says that
"the reports from Pensacola in rela
tion to the attack on Santa Rosa Is
land are of a conflicting character,
and from what they are enabled to
learn. they think they have been de
feated, with a heavy loss, but think
in the main they have gained a vic
tory. The War Department accounts
for their heavy loss of men by the
great anxiety to whip the Yankees."
From these intimations we judge the
rebels are badly whipped, and as they
have never acknowledged a defeat
but in this manner, it is safe to say
they were rather roughly handled.
The Naval Battle Near New Orleans--The
Fleets on Both Sides--The Richmond and
the "Turtle"--The Rebels Beaten Off
with None Killed or Wounded on our Bide
--Our Fleet All Right Again.
EW Youk, October 2.3.—The
steamer M'C'ellan also brings a relia
ble account of the fight at the mouth
of the Mississippi. The rebel fleet
consisted of six gunboats. the rain
..Manassas." and a large number of
fire ships filling the river from shore
to shore. Our squadron consists of
the Richmond. Huntsville, Water
witch, Preble and Vincennes, and the
storeship Nightingale.
They were at anchor inside of the
Southwest Pass. The Manassas drift
ed find of the Richmond, knocking a
hole in her quarter and stern, but doing
little damage. To avoid the fire ships
the squadron got under way imme
diately, and drifted down the river.
The Richmond, Preble. Vincennes and
Nightingale got ashore on the brr,
and, while ashore, were attacked by
the rebels, but only one of their shots
took effect, and that struck the Rich
mond on the quarter.
They were beaten by the Vin
cennes with only two guns, the rest
of her arnviment, with her chains,
anchors, etc., having been thrown
overboard to lighten her, she being
much exposed to the rebel fire. Not
one Person was killed or wounded in
the squadron. .
The Richmond, Preble, and Vin
cennes were towed off the next day
by the steamer McClellan. The
Nightingale was still ashore, but
would probably get off the next day.
The Fight with Billy 'Wilson's Zonaves--
Our Side of the Story--The Rebles Chased
Off and Terribly Out Up—Willson Not on
Hand When Wanted.
NEW YORK, October 24.—The steamer
McClellan, formerly the Joseph Whitney,
has arrived from Key West. She brings
advices from the South west Pass to the
14th, from Fort Pickins to the 15th, Tor
tugas to the 18th, and Key West to the
19th. On the morning of the 9th inst. at
about half past three o'clock, the rebels
attacked Col. Wilson's position on Santa
Rosa Island in force. Company E of the
3d Infantry, Capt. Hildt, and 27 men of
Company A, let Artillery, 85 men in all,
under Major Vodges, met the enemy some
distance above Camp Brown. Maj. Vodges
was taken prisoner immediately, and Capt.
Hildt assumed command and engaged the
enemy. The loss in this struggle was 4
killed, 31 wounded and 8 prisoners. The
enemy's loss is much larger ; eleven of the
rebels were found dead in one heap. Ma
jor Arnold arrived after daylight to the
assistance of Capt. Hildt. The command
proceeded to the point where the rebels
had disembarked. Their steamers were
just leaving, and a destructive fire was
opened upon them.
The rebels left behind them on the plain
22 killed, 5 wounded and 33 prisoners.—
Many of their wounded were carried away
on the boats. Capt. Bradford and Lieut.
Elms were killed ; three of their officers
were captured ; one of them is Lieut.
Jaynes, formerly of the U. S. Marines.—
He is badly wounded. Gen. Anderson,
who was in command of the rebels, was
wounded in the arm. After disembarking,
the enemy acknowledged their loss to be
over one hundred. In addition to the loss
on our side, above stated, the Zouaves lost
nine killed in their camp and eleven taken
prisoners.
The details of the fight at Santa Rosa
say that the rebel force, fifteen hundred
strong, landed on the Island from three
steamers, about four miles above Wilson's
camp. Their landing was effected at
about two o'clock in the morning. The
night was very dark. They rapidly formed
in three columns, and proceeded silently
towards the Zouaves camp, hoping to ef
fect a total surprise. They were but par
tially successful in this. The picket guard,
about six hundred yards off, discovered
and fired upon them, gave the alarm, and
saved the regiment from annihilation.
The attack by the enemy's columns was
simultaneous, and volley after volley was
aimed upon the Zouaves, who were forced
to fall back, leaving the camp in the hands
of the rebels. The rebels then commenced
burning the camp.
Fort Pickens was by this time thorough
ly aroused, and three companies of regu
lars came to their assistance. The rebels
retreated to the boats, closely followed by
the regulars and a small number of vol
unteers, keeping up a destructive fire on
them, killing and wounding a large number.
The rebels finally reac,bed the boats,
but the titettners were over five hundred
yards from the beach, and our men poured
repeated vollertiato the crowed mass.—
Every bullet told, sad - by the thoute and
confusion of the rebel's, it was evident that
we had obtained_ample sate
insult to our Bag.
The regulars behaved nobly, and great
credit is do to Captains Roberston and
Hill, and Lieutenants Seeley and Taylor.
The Zouaves were badly managed, and
Col. Wilson is very much censured for in
efficiency. He did not reach the scene un
til all was over. The camp was almost en
tirely destroyed, the officers and men losing
everything.
Major Newby had a narrow escape from
capture, being confined to bed from dan
gerous illness. One of his servants were
killed and the other taken prisoner.—
Major Newby shot one of the rebels with
hisrevolver, got out of the house, mounted
his horse and escaped through a storm of
bullets.
Wilson's regiment lost ten killed, six
teen wounded and nine taken prisoners.—
The regulars lost four killed, twenty wourd
ed and ten taken prisoners. The rebel
loss, by their own statement, is three hun
dred and fifty killed, wounded and IP issing.
We took thirty prisoners, including three
doctors, who were released_
Late—Another Skirmish.
EDWARDS' FERRY, Oct. 22—During
a skirmish last evening, nearly oppo
site this point, Gen. Lander received
a painful flesh wound in his right leg.
The ball has been extracted, and no
danger to life or limb is apprehended.
Our pickets now extend a mile in
land from Edward's Ferry, and about
the same distance up Goose Creek,
occupying the bridge. The enemy
have also extended their pickets one .
and a half miles up the river towards
Conrad's Ferry. The enemy evi
dently selected our officers for the
marks of their riflemen. (Goose
Creek, be it remembered, is on the
Virginia side of the Potomac. and the
bridge over it is on the Leesburg
turnpike.)
•The total amount of "Peter's
Pence" paid into the Papal treasury
up to the present data is said to he
£2,280,000.
LATEST MARKET REPORTS.
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 25, 1861.
Flour—The aggregate sales to-day
at noon were 435 bbls., ofall qualities,
at the folloNting rates, viz., family
$5,00 to $5,25 ; extra $440 to $4,90;
fancy brands from $5,50 to $5,75. As
we are unable to obtain from first
hand sales sufficient to give reliable
prices, we give the above, all store
rents.
Butter—Sales of 260 lbs. prime roll
from store at 13ie. lb.
Eggs—Sales of 175 doz. from store
at 11c per dozen.
Apples- , -Sales of 55 bbls. from store,
at ;1,75®'2,501 bbl.
Cheese—Sales of 180 bxs. W. R.
from store, at 6ic®7c per lb.
Cider—Sales of 5 bbls. sweet, from
store, at $5,00 per bbl.
Starch—Sales of 20 boxes, from
store, at 4i- "ta lb.
Lard—Sales of 3 kegs of country
from store, at 8c lb.
Molasses--Sales of 20 bbls., at 50e
19 gal.
Coffee—Sales of 30 bags Rio in lots
at 16ie 11 lb.
Oats—Sales of 100 bush. from store
at 25c 14 bush.
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having suffered several years with a severe lung affec
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To all who desire it, he will send a copy of the prescrip
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The only object of the advertiser in sending the Pre
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tion which he conceives to be invaluable, and he hopes
every sufferer will try his remedy, as it will cost them
nothing. and may prove a blessing.
Parties wishing the prescription will please address
Rev. EDWARD A. WILSON.
WILLIANSBuna,
Kings County, New York-
Oct.l 26, 1861-It
NOTICE.
Dr. Wmrrr,,EsEy will make his nest
visit to Waynesburg, on Monday and
Tuesday, the 4th and sth days of No
vember. Itis desirable, upon his part,
that as many as conveniently can,
(of those now under his care,) will
call upon the first day, as upon the
second I am sometimes so thronged
that it is impossible for me to do
justice to all, and my visit cannot
possibly be prolonged.
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MINOR & CO.'S
rpRE Farmers' and Mechanics' Fachaage are now
I opening a very large and well selected most of
FALL AND WINTER
DRY GOODS,
Which have been purchased onsuelittrtrlllll as will !Mi
llie them to sell at VOWER PRlCEktlivi laser,
LADIES DRESS GOODS
In endie.•s variety. Their stock at Silks, Merthoes.
Plain and Figured Detains, Plaids, Grey Goode; in attar
every description of Ladies' Wear ie large. A supply o f
FASHIONABLE MILLINERY GOODS.
Bonnets, Ribbons, Flowers, Feathers:, Doane: Velvets
and Silks.
MOURNING GOODS, &c.
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Clothe, Cassimeres, Vesting', Tweeds and everything
in the Staple and Fancy Goode Line.
BOOTS AND SHOES, HATS AND CAPS!
Their stock is large and is gelling at pewee to snit the
times.
Groceries, Hardware, queensware dc*.
Kept constantly on band in pest variety and at low
prices. The public can feel Waled that they gas
pur
chase Good at old prices, and prices that will do*
competition. Call and examine their stack, you can
not fail to be suited.
PRODUCE token In szelnans. far Goad', and Um
Cash never refused. MINOR & CO.
Waynesburg, Oct. 23, 1861
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