Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-08-03
AFTERNOON DISPATCHES.
From Washinstou.
v AsHISorOS. August /.
H0rald'a UisuAfch.

Heralds Dispatch.
1t is suspected here that the army at the Peto-
mac VIII not be kept Idle 30 long a time as has
oeen generally predicted Its organ ss,ion is 90
Ing on With great rapidity. At fxrthcress. . few
weeks wili be required IT the present progress 10
make forward movements more successful than
the last. No doubt ~ entertained that Ten. Nc
aleLan Will strike soon az he is ready vithout
waiting for the weather.
Soiius bins, Prussian, but naturalized Brit
'sn su"Jsc' VINO was tsko. prisoner vt bulls Run,
retaraed here TO night. He docs not feel al /, b.
erty 70 give any information, except tho simple
narration Of his own adventures. lie went upon
the battle field Sunday, In company with Hon
-. Ely, and Was taken prisoner near tn Wa,ripg-
Ton bridge, about r. IN. lie was recognised I'm
inediateiy by Col. Lay, formerly 4 id Of Gen. Sect
now an officer OF the rebsi army on Mone ay night
lie was sent TO Manassas, and placed under guard
with other prisoners. lie obtained an interview
with Benuregard and was dismissed and furnis b ed
9th pass through the lines. 1t was his iuten
ton TO COME home via Cer treviilr but WAS nd
vised BY Beauregard that the route would be dan
ger us, and he had better GO BY tho way nf
Richmond and Matthias Point, whence he coui,,
cross 10 the Maryland side. Mr.. Bing vas Obliged
TO remain II Richmond until he was iurnished by
the british Vice u nsul with dispatches to Lord
Lyons. In that capacity he was allowed to pro
ceed: lie reports that Col. Corcoran was no,
wounded, bat in ill health. Mr. Ely was &C nf j
IN jail. Hls conduct on the field, xiny til Q
soldiers Irum his State elected even the admin
ton OF the rebels They admit their loss in killed
= ABOUT eqas TO ours. This admission shows tina
ihtlr loss Was At least three times greater th i
onrs. Mr.. Bing says large numbers OF troops are
continually pouring into Rich mond fsom the SOU th
Inc conference commissioners OF the two hou 50
nave been IN session nearly ~ hours with the Va
rious iarid and tax bills before them. 1heyhaye
agreed upon bill which will be reported to NOR.
TOW morning. They take the Honse tariff bill
changing duty on liquors and silks. the latter an
| increase oi ~ per cent on the Morrill, bill . Oh
randy an increase Of Is per cent, and cthei
liquors ~ per cent, and wine from A. 10 SO ID,
cent adval0ram. They adopt the House tar an
sni also the senates income hill with a reduction
o. from 70 D cents on all incomes over SSO III,
coM"ittc. are Or me opinion kat this BILL give
| satisfaction.
Tribune Despatch.
Col. Miles publishes a card and declares he lie
been made tn victim Of personal spite that h,
directed the movements Of his troops on the eli
ana that he never gave Of tn orders att, II
uted 20 him. tie says he has called for n court !,
inquiry
Special Dispatch to the Times
WASHINGTON, 4 ugnst 2.
| An Official dispatch 10 Gen. Patterson will show
that the entire blame for the defeat Of our
ut Bulls tun, is due entirely 10 his neglect OF Kos
itve orders he was directed first to enga 10 and de
ieat ohnson. Secondiy. If una bic to engage John
son, to get between im and Manassas and preven
Jnn;tion Of his forces with keauregard Thi rd
II un .be to fulfil either of these orders he was /,
hafFass johnson in front and keep IN before " In
chester Fourth, II he could do neither Of th as.
things he was TO mase all haste - WashingtoI
| and join Mcdowell ms soon as Johnsen could ioi,
| seauregard IL will be seen that Gen. Pa ter "a,
| disfegarded ssch 4 these orders, and that lad b
| obeyed either he would have prevented the all Is
| ter at Bulls Ron, and at once have entirely dc
stroyea the rebellion, removed the seat OF wa
| beyond the confines Of Va.