The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-07-17
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ing total loss Of Il
Capt. Conrad's company left at Neosho by
SfgeT, was FurruutTtiru Nv auUut fovv nrks
ansas cavalry, and given SO minutes to sur
render. Gen. Price demanded that they
should be delivered over TO Missouri troops
to be shot which the Arkansas officers refus
Ell TO do. Their arms and effects were taken
from thtm, and the oath administered, when
they were marched out OF town autor on as
cort of Arkansas troops and reached Spring
field on Thursday.
From 6,ooe to 10 Geo Misse ari troops are
coneentr ated at Neosho.
The rebels report their loss 10 battle with
COL Sgel at 500.
The country about Springfield is swarm.
ing with mounted Home Guards.
Jefferson City, Mo-, July Is.
The detachment from here returned from
Upton at2 O'Clock last night, they surround
ed the town and arrested Ii seceseionists
and brought them here. E. ID. Donnelly
left for ST. Louis by train at IL O'Clock, IN
der gunrt. Prominent citizens of Petiss
county arrived here this morning, report 100
secessionsts had assembled near George.
town, ara had three pieces OF artillery
There are Constant ncccssions TO their num-
Der.
St. Louis, July l6.
The Washington correspondent, Ansiger,
says CAPT. Sweeney's appointment as Brig
General Of the St. Louis Home Guards, has
never been confirmed BY the Government,
and orders have been issued calling him and
his company Of regulars to join his Regiment
OF % infantry at Washington.
Respectable authority says that Col. Sigel
will be made a Brgadier General.
The train on the North Missouri K. r. oon
veying Col. Smiths regiment OF Louaves,
wac fred into Yesterday, from woods skirt
ias -the-roGa about 90 nilas ahnpa Saint
Charles, and two men severely wounded.
Washington, july Is.
As soon as the recent seizures by the pri
vateers jeff Davis and Sumter became
known. the Navy Department issued orders
to the Federal vessels at New York, Boston
aud Hampton Roads, 20 proceed without de-
Law in pursuit of them, and oil similar craft.
An official letter from Pckens, received this
morning, mentions the Niagara has departed
on like errand.
DIR. John julius Guthrie Of the North Ca
rolina, having refosod to obey orders assign
ed him to do duty, has been dismissed from
the Navy.
Alexandria, July Is.
There doubtless 2 0)0 troops stationed at
Fairfax station, besides The f0r0e 81 Tue Court
House.
IL 10 stated the troops at Fairfax include
100 negroes, besides u battalion Of 400 9TH
ers In vicinity OF Manassas.
/, is The prevailing opinisn OF three m onths
troops, whose time is about up, that they
will return home.
Four Connecticut scouts captured yester-
day four secession cavalry.
Baltimore, July Is.
A dispatch from Martinsburg says oil 10
quiet there. An attack not expected.
Several newspaper correspondents are in
guard house BY Patterson's orders.
Gov. Hicks arrived here this morning.
Baltimore, July ID.
1t appears that the rumoret assassination
Of GOV. Hicks at Camp Ridge, arose from
the following
IL appears on Friday night some trouble
arose between the Union men and the Seces
slonsts upon the Cambridge dock, and the
Governor Interfering to quell the disturb
anee, was roughly handles by the relels. lie
escaped from sUfimmEge with serious rnJu
rics.
AT the request OF the Governor and thu
Union III q, troops occupied the town during
the night and escorted his Exceilency to An
napolis and thence to Baltimore te aas-
Especial to the N. Y Tribune
Washington, July Is.
Elk Gov. Stephens, OF Washington Terri
tory, arrived here this morning. lie comes
to offer lis services g. the Government in
military capacity. H. was formerly 10 th,
U. $. Army.
Welearn from Richmond, via Charlestown
that JEFF. Davis has ordered Col. Bowman
and another prisoner OF war into custody
and has gwen notice &c the Government tina
If any harm 10 done to one Of the pirates o
the Savannah, il will be followed by retalia
tion even to hanging.
| Especial TO the Worll.l
II is feared the enemy will cross IN boat
to destroy the Government property at Grea
Falls.
| Another contraband came into the Secons
Ohio regiment from Fairfax. lie states tina
the rebels are all packed up at Fairfax to da,
and ready to retreat to Manassas at any mo
ment. There are Eve regiments there.
~. Y. Herald Special
The BRUSH Consul ut Richmond has lsit
before Lord Lyons Official documents respect
| ing recent cases where the blockade OF tn,
Chesapeake had been broken by private indi
viduals by permission VI the Government.
Lord Lyons, 1t 10 understood, has called tht
attention of the Government to these fact,
and requests an explanation. The questions
involved are of importance. II appesls tina
the British agents Ut the South are keeping
the most vigilant watch for re-openiDg thu
block AIDED ports and intend to give us troubl,
whenever opportunity NAV OCCUR.
New York, July 16.
The brig Belle Air from Tampico report
the schooner Ella. thence for New York. ha
been captured of New Orleans by a priva
| teer.
! Capt. Barris' battery OF Flying Artiller,
from Pickons, has gone 10 Washington.
Tho race between Flora Temple, Ethan AL
len and Mate, yesterday, wac won by Alle
and Mate, three straight heats. Time IN
prsoed d-2:2o4, 2:22, 2:23a.
w .sh,ngton. july Is.