The Nevada Democrat., 1861-09-03
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The Pony Express arrived at the outer
station, yesterday morning, with dates from
st. Louis to August 9th. We copy the
following from the transcripts Extra, of
this morning:
Sr. LOUIS, Aug. 27-The Pony Express
have made their starting point from station
ITO miles west Ofthis City. Letters will prob
ably 90 by stage to and from that point.
The Evansville and Paducah mail packet was
seized at Paducah on the 22d by the rebels and
taken up the Tennessee river. Her cargo IS
valued at $4,000.
1t is rumOred that the n. Y. Daily News and
Day Book are to be suppressed Immediately by
order of the Government, it being reported they
receive assistance from their southern sympa-
thisers, who freely circulate them.
Orders are issued by the Adjutant General
that all recruits must be enlisted for three
years. -,
It is intimated that the Government will no
longer allow Kentucky to occupy neutral PO-
sition.
The Baltimore papers have agreed to comply
with the request Of General Dix, to refrain from
publishing news which will aid the enemy.
Il is reported that jeff. Davis has approved OF
the act appointing two other Commissioners to
Europe. Also the act for the aid of Missouri
in repelling invasion, and authorizing her adj
mission into the Confederacy.
The Confederate Congress is reported to have
received dispatches by telegraph, stating that
the English Government has sent orders to Ad-
miral Milne, Of the Gulf squadron, to see that
the British merchant vessels be adequately pro-
tected in their ingress and egress to and from
the ports of the South. The officials believe
much of it to be fact.
The French Consul at Richmond has received
dispatches announcing the arrival of several
French war vessels at Norfolk.
1t is reported martial law was to be declared
at Nashville on the 23d.
The name of Capt Fables, of the Royal
Dutch Navy, bearer Of dispatches to the Gov
ernment is registered among the arrivals at
Wizards Hotel at Washington.
w. II. Russell, correspondent OF the London
Times, applied to the Provost Marshal for a
passport across the Potomac, but was hatly re-
fused.
The continued improvement of the Federal
troops in all respects, in Eastern Virginia IL
the subject of congratulation.
ST. JOSEPH, August 27.-The Potomac In
vestigation Committee at Washington, reports
200 spies in the several departments, who can
not be depended upon as loyal.
Several women have been arrested in Wash
ington and others placed under surveillance for
| giving comfort to Rebels.
Mayor Barrett's arrest was not solely for re-
fusal to take the oath of allegiance, but for 9TH
er good and sufficient reasons.
In consequence of the Presidents proclama-
ton, Adams & Co have issued orders to all
their Offices to refuse to receive letters from the
| Confederate States.
The Postmaster General has issued the fol-
lowing order "Oficials and agents of the Post
Office Department will, without instructions,
lose no time in putting an end to written inter-
course with those States, by causing the arrest
of any express agent or other persons who shall,
after this order, receive letters for transmission
| to or from said States and will seize such let
ters and forward them to this Department"
The State Department issues an explanatory
note in relation to passports, stating that they
are intended to check the communications Of
disloyal persons to Europe. Passports are not
required of ordinary travellers on the lines Of
railroads of the United States entering British
possessions, unless any special case Of suspect
ed persons be objected to by an agent of this
Government on the border. The agent then
will cause such person to be detained until a
communication has been made to this depart
ment in regard to the case.
Government has reliable information Of u
quarrel which has broken out among the lead
ing traitors of the Southern Confederacy, which
promises to be disastrous. The belligerents
are Toombs and Virginians and North Caroi-
mans on the one side, and Davis, Wigfall and
the extremists of South Carolina on the other.
The Attorney General delares Mayor Barrett
must take the oath of allegiance.
The following programme from Washington.
il carried out, will act as virtual suppression
Of the newspapers named.
PosT OPFICB DEPARTMENT,
August 22d, 1861.
To Post Masters ofNew York:
The Post Master General directs from and
after the receipt of this, that none OF the news
papers published in New York City, which we're
recently presented by the Grand Jury as dan
gerous, from disloyalty, shall be forwarded in
the mails. I. B. PRATT,
[Siged.l Chief Clerk.
Gov. Gamble, of Missouri, has issued a proc
lamation, calling on the military of the State
for $4,000 volunteers, to serve for six months
unless peace is sooner declared.
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