Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-08-19
AFTERNOON DISPATCHES.
From Washington.

FROM Washington.
WASHINGTON, August l6.
1rton"e's correspondence says the disaffecti on
among various regiments is in Consequence Of sup-
posed enllstments tor three months. Those Sci
Tiers who came to open mutiny, Gen. Mcdowell
decided should se =. Mt to Tortugas, Gen McCle
Ian and zen. Scott endorsed the action and th Q
President ordered it to be carried into effect
fierald's Di-pa.chl
Numberlcss incidents tend to show that tho reh
els ere on the Of attacking our lines Last nigh
1t was discovered that the re bes lines had been
advanced in all directions towards the Potomac.
Their force Fairfax Court House has been large
ly incress' d. Heavy forces have been thrown on I
On az the rosds,a srge body proceeding TOW ards
the Point OF Rocks, their scouting parties are in
the imme eilatc vicinity of our lines along the
whole extent Of the Potomac.
The rebels in baltimore to-day received intelli-
gence lat the rebels were then marching upon
Washington and the information was published
in an extra. 1t is thought that they were only u
little premature. Scott does not think the attack
will be made, but G.n. Mcclellan who was class
mate OF beauregardis and is familiar with his
mode Of combins ion is well convinced that he
Will make IN attack upon some point upon the Po-
tomac.
1t is said the the rebels have $50, 900 men be-
tween here and Richmond, they nave not the
means to provide for ths imme SO army, and they
know that under tho management OF AcClean
our army is becoming daily more formda BILE il,
Numbers and dIsci line, and orr works more near
ly impregnabe, while heir forces are getting more
dlsorga zed by delay and poor prospect OF provis
Inns tor their comfort AMI maintaineace dunng
the Winter, they cannot afford to.wait for the re-
suit OF Gen. SCOTS plan of starving them out,or
Ten. N, M,ole'lans programme to have the army
perfectly disciplined and prepared betore he be
gins te advance. They must either fight now or
their strength will melt away from view without
another blow being struck. Tnat an attack will
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One of . regiment of negroes who took part IN
the bat 10 of bulls Kun, at which time be made
his escape, asserts that there are in the rebel
Amy, in Virginia, 700 or 3,ueo negroes armed
with rifles. Most otthem are from farther South
than Virginia. The negroes IRON down South,
he says, have been taught that they would be
butchered il they fell into the hands Of the Mon
lists. bat those picked up in Virginia have di-
terent idea, and would all run away if they could.
WAsHISGToS, August II.
The Confederate forces have nearly all fallen
back to Fairfax Cour, house, thus widening tho
distance seuarating the hostile .or:es
The pickets OF both armies, However, occupy
nearly the same advanced position as hereto
tore.
at point mile or two below Aquia Creek
The rebels yesterday suddenly pened tire
the steamer Pocahontas, but inflicted no damage
This Is t1e fourth battery which has been erected
st that point. Its situation is near the Shore Of
the river. Ofhceis report that unless Government
takes immed ate action to expc the rebels from
these POSITIONS on the hanks of the river nav ga
tion will be com pletely closed. ReDel batteries
already command a large part Of the Potomac,
Our capitalists have, since the new Government
Loan, so freely re- ponded, that the Treasury do
partment entertain donb, that it vii be largely
taken abrosd, In spite Of the croaking VI news
papers.
Advice. received from Kentucky, state that the
new Union Legislature will request BreckinriIge
and Powell to resign their seats in the United
States senate The Union men in Kentucky and
Tennessee. say tnat a great federal victory in
VT. inis, when the next Lxttle occurs, will OK
tinguish the rebellion.
The rebels continue their barbarous practice OF
firing on eur pickets. Cases of this kind occur
every night.
Judge Nelson, Of Tennessee, 10 in Jail at Rich
mOnd