Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-05-30
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Steamers Fired inio at Sewall's Peint
Latsr Hroaa 9A1s1nnoro.
The W Az NEWS.


Hed~k Hseksr's nlisoss regiment win psoes-
bly, bs l b4sd by The Govsrsnsst The prsbs
biiitise 81, that Dnesd,er Csil Sehurs who Il
nov hers. will Be sent TO Fortress Monroe.
Allen 2 Bar.os. q Kea,aoky, has bssn appoint
The following from Fort Monroe, dated Atndsy
evening. 9th, from correspondent Of the AsaO
cisted Press, say. force Of 35.oe0 men, includ.
ing few rsgusrs asd pisess q ARTILLERY, ioFnsd
to-day IN entrenchsd camp q Newport. nssr ths
mouth Of James river, ten miles from Fort Mon
roe. The rebel battsry frsd four shots u the
Empire City and Qaaksr City of Sswall's Point
and though over three miles OF, the shot tell bat
. little short, indicating that the guns Of thu
rebel battery are Of the heaviest calibrc.
Newport, like Sswalls Point, 10 in plain sight
from Fort Monroe
Uns object Of an intrenehsd camp IL to COM
mand . sand island shout midway -6etween, and
completely guards the entrance toJsmes kivsr
Gen. butler was fearful that the rebels would
take possession VI the island.
Newport also commands, TO great extent, the
peniDsula between the James and ork riveys. =
large force 10 TO be assembled there and 70 i'm
p,rtsnt . movement il likely TO meet With opPo-
sition. M8
There was evidently great activity at Scwall's
Point last night Ham pton Vas nearly deserted
The lOug bridge was burned there on Saturday
night. About 100 fugitives csmein this moTnl 8.
They were provided with rati0ns and sst 10 work.
Th- Hsvatd's correspondent leans from .
Government officer that the Secretary 0f WsT
had made application ~ days ego Tor .
large quantity Of rolling stock Of the Bslti-
more Ohio Railrosd. to be used on the Or
arge 4 AlexsDdris Rsilroad. He will SOON
have that road 10 working order, for the trans
portAtion Of mso and supplies-
Toe 6rst move will probably be made On
Aspasss Gap Junction. being considered .
highly important position. and when once IN
pose. scion Of the Government. will be the key
TO all the operations Of the Rsbels.
Especial to the Worid.l
WAsaINaroH, May 2s.
The Wo,ld's special says the list regiment only
went as tar as Alesandria. Tho ist snd "a Ohio
regiments marched across the long bridge this p.
m., and encAmped near Arlington Heights.
1t is the general impres ion that soon move
ment will be made 80 far INTO Virginia that all
treat Of the rebets st barper's Ferry will be cut
off.
Well known citizens Of North Carolina arrived
to-nighs from that statc and think reports Of the
numbers, condition, and armament Of the south
ern troops greatly exaggerated. 1t seems tn = II
is their determ " act solely on the defen-
sive in this war.
The III N. Y. r. giment vss sworn in to-day,
except some 80. who refused TO be sworn in for
3 yesrs All their uniforms. except their pan
came into the city from the encsmpment.
Hon. James Ashley. Of Ohio, arrived 70.
nighl from Fort Monroe. He repor.s slI quiet.
There we're some 10000 men under Gen. Bnt.
,er's command He will make no advance into
Virginia until he has at least 10000 more men.
Especial to the Tribune.
A citizen Of Paducsh Who Va. preesingly
invited 10 lea e, reports the secession feeling
n the six w estern counties OF Kentucky as
being fully equal to that Of South Caroline.
From the Tennessee river 10 the Mississippi
river, mob law and terror rel ned. Arms and
ammunition are daily being taken througl
Montgomery county Md, to Hsrper's Ferry
The details OF the levy Of 100000 will soon
be mad known to the country.
The President ta,d to-day that all full regi-
ments, ready for service would have an oppor-
,un,ty TO come forward In few days.
Fifteen regiments 10 all have been aecsI ted
10 Illinois.
Lieut.. Col. Heintzleman had . Colonelcy
cor ferr ed upon him this a ornine. He 10 the
usn who drove Cori enas frou, Texas
An important movement on Grafton, Virgin.
10. is being made. A large body Of tr"Is
have already crossed the river hastily. to thel,
rer dezvons.
The Virgins detachment is At Grafton in
considerable force, ani it 10 believed that .
collision Is inevitable.
HARPER Ferry will probably be evacuated
by this direction OF columns, without any di
rect demonstration being mads upon the
troops there posted.
To morrow . very important advance
against the Rebel forces. st Hsrrers Ferry.
tskes place from Philadelphis. Five r~gi-
men,s 20 f.rwsrd. via Harrisburg and Cham
bersburg, under Gen. Patterson. simultaneous
With the advance to be made from the West
under command OF Gen. MeCl.iland.