The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-05-22
4 FIGHT ON TIE POTOMAC!

4 FIGHT ON TIE POTOMAC! !
SENATOR DOUGLAS IMPROVING !
A deserter from the rebel forces at Harpers
Ferry reports but twelve cannon there.
A new military department has been ANNOUNCE
ed, including Virginia, North Carolina and Ten.
nessee.
Gems Scott, Mansfield, and Butler, were in
consultation with the Secretary of War, most of
Saturday last.
Abattery OF II guns on Aqua Creek has been
discovered also extensive cath works near
Washington.
Last night Zouaves s'rayed from camp, and
when arriving before Col. Ellsworth the next
morning, one of them unwound from his body a
secession flag II feet long which they hauled
down from pole in Alexandra.
A person from Richmond who saw Gov. Letch.
er night before last, reports him to be very much
frightened, and to have said he hoped aud be.
lieved there would be no fighting.
Dispatches state that by w Wednesday there viii
be 10000 soldiers encamped on Arlington
Heights. -.t
Sec'y Cameron declined to accept Md. resi.
ments offered by Gov. Hicks simply for the de.
fcnse Of that state or District Of Columbia. If
Marslanders enlist, they must enter general ser.
| vice. f>'
A letter received from the editor of Mem.
phis paper, formerly resident Of Washington,
states provisions are scarce, business ruined, and
soldiers not coming forward "a rapidly a. was
anticipated.
Ser. Foote; of Vt. tenders ten regiments Of
Green Mountain Boys.
| The Heralds correspondent says Gen. Mans
field will take comnan: of Is 0OO volunteers
and 25, 900 regulars, to be aeva need into Va.
| The President spent most of Saturday in re.
conoitering in the vicinity of Washington.
| 1t is decided that no more troops will be &C.
cepted by the government under the last requi.
sition either from New York or elsewhere
Some 25O,OO men are Unlisted.
a gentleman who left Richmond Friday, says
he passed Is 900 troops on the R. K. in Tnnessee
| A"SI "SSAS oihSo uuu OOuHu
| Government has received adviccs from Lon.
don which afford satisfactory indications that the
course of this government in crushing out re-
bellion will be fully sustained in England.
| Judge Nelson writes from Tennessee that the
Union men Of the eastern section Of that state
will give 90 900 majority against secession.
Alvices from Key West Of the 18th, that Capt
Craven Of the Crusader, seized the steamer SUI
sauna.
Fridays Charleston Courier says for two days
past the niagara and Huntsville have not been
seen off that port. The day before there were
several foreign arrivals.
| On Sunday night a government coast guard
got ashore Mt the mouth Of the Potomac They
were there attacked by an armed propeller from
Richmond, and after brisk contest the rebels
were driven off several government soldiers
were killed and five wounded. Loss of the re.
bells unknown, An armed steamer has gone in
pursuit af the rebel craft.
Late advices from Charleston say they are
erecting batteries on the coast near Charleston
| OF riaed cannon to beat off the blockadiug feet.
The warehouse at Nashville, Tennessee, con.
tanning military stores was burned Sunday a. m.
Adviccs from Chicago on Monday, announce
Sen Douglas to be improving and out of danger.