The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-08-17
Gen. Butler Raising a Division
Gen. Rosencranx in 1 Tight Place!
The Rebels Trying to get MaryIandl


lHsrald's Special.
Washington, Aug is.
Mai -Gen'l Butler has been authorized to raise
division Of 1000 men in Massachusetts, and is to be
granted leave Of absence to superntend in person the
organization Of the division. Gen. Butler will have
full power 70 thoroughly appoint the new division,
than it would here.
Ii reported here by passengers arrived
to night from the west by wy OF Ha.per's
Ferry, that Gen. Rosencrans, with . small
command, 10 in . precarious position in
mountain gap in the Deighborbood OF Big
Spring, and that . rebel force bad cut him
OF from water.
Evidences OF an advance Of the enemy to-
wards our lines are daiiy multiplying. Yes
terday y resident from Va. living near Glare
mont miles from Asexsndris, reports rebels
at Bush Hill and Clsrenont. The efforts OF
the rebels to gather Maryland into the seces-
sion fold have not been abandoned. Il was
noticed some weeks ago that considerable
rebel force had been concentrated ip the
upper part OF Aco0mao Co., on the eastern
shore Of Virgins. ltnow appears that there
are about 1900 or 1000 armed rebels shere.
Gen. Tilghman, Who Was deposed from
hs military rank last spring by Gov. Hicks
and subsequently, restored BY the State Leg
ialature, is organizing the disunionists In
tho lower part OF Maryland. He 10 about to
proceed to Accomsc 80 take command Of the
Virginia forces there and march them up
into the middle OF the Eastern Shore OF
Maryland, as the nucleus for tho formation
OF . rebel army there, which shall, il il can
do nothing else, control elections 10 the fall,
40 ~ 80 secure q disnnion ma ority 10 the
Legislature, and enable the ssecssionists to
pass secession ordinance, or perhaps TO
force u secession ordinance that may be
passed BY tho present Legislature at iss adj
joufn I'd session.
Worlds Dispatch.
Washington, Aug. l6.
The States Of XIV. and Tenn. hAYA been
constituted separate military command, t.
be called the Dep't OF Cumberland, Brig
Gent Rob't Anderson commanding.
Six vessels OF war lay Of Aquia Greek
yesterday, among them the Yankee, which
had 4 collision with rebel steamer George
Sage.
Post Specisl.]
Washington, Aug. is.
Our foreign relations attract the attention
OF the Government A. present. The Admin.
isiratiop, ~ oil hsssrds, will maintain ito
rights TO close the rebsi ports. The ques
ton 10 now under discussion between our
Government and those Of Eogland and
France, and il 10 believed that our rights
will be fully conceded.
The National Intelligencer has . theory
that Ex- Minister FauikDer 10 not imprison-
ed because be intended TO join the rebel ar
my, bat that be 10 held rs hostage for Con
gresham Ely and Messrs. Msgras and Hsr-
ris, non combAtsnss, are nov in The handa
VI tho enemy.
Washington, Aug. l6.
A party OF 6 men left the steamer Reso-
lutte yesterday, and landed ~ MathiAs Point
for the purpose OF reoonnoitsripg. Tbsy
we're 6red 90 by party Of rsbels conc1Alet
! 10 the brush, and 4 OF them ware killsd. III,
bodies OF tho dead seameu arrived % @,
Navy Yard to-day. !
New York, Aug. is.
J. A. King, : Catholic priest, uAs lss
evening taken into cussody aad conveyed 4
DsteSslve Police ol6os ~ : nanbsr Of o.
oitst Germans, Who Allsdssd that hs VS.
ssoessiouist. Thay charged that be psrtool
OF lager beer with Dumber OF voluDtrefs
and then tried 50 induce them to dessrt thei
oampaigo. IL abused the 0overnment ous
rsgeously, eontsnding that the sosthern oon
. federa1y ought 30 be Recognised, and hnalI
becaAc % bold 10 bic assertions - TO en-
rage NJ 0efnAns, and they q oncs ssrsss
cd hin. Their prisoner wss detained Tor e.
anioasioO.
Boston, Aug. 16.
rs nnss ::::ssa. S:..:: freq
Yarmouth, u. s., which arrived this noss
. iDg, hfoagha 4 hhds. and % bbls. spirits q
I turpsntine and al bales N. q. cotton, who
1 il presumed 80 have escaped BLOCKADE. N
. vas taken 70 Yarmouth, u. 8. IL 10 ssi
the owner Of The turpsntinc will clesr Ole
600 profit.
oil New Yvrk Market.