September 29.—The Cincinnati Enquirer of this day contained the following:
“It is now stated that a bill has been prepared and will be placed before the next Congress, declaring Lincoln President while the war lasts. Thus the mad fanatics are plotting against our liberties, and if we do not speak right soon through the ballot-box, the last vestige of our republican government will have been swept away.”
—The gunboat Bombshell, Captain Brinkerhoff, left Newbern a few days ago, under sealed orders, and made a reconnoissance of Pasquotank River, which empties into Albemarle Sound. Landing a boat’s crew near Elizabeth City, the men were captured by rebels, when Captain Brinckerhoff opened a vigorous fire on the town, doing considerable damage. —A slight skirmish took place at Moor’s Bluff on the Big Black River, Miss., resulting in the retreat of the Union forces. —A battle took place at Morganza, La.—(Doc. 177.)
