Daily national Democrat., 1861-09-04

ST LOUIS, August 26.
There has nothing of striking interest oc-
Cured since our last report.
The Pony Expresses have made their start
ing point from "a station llO miles west Of
St. Joseph. Letters will probably go by
stage to aud from that point.
The Evansville and Paducah mail packet,
seized at Paducah on the 22l by the rebels,
ard taken up the Tennessee river, had car
go valued at 100000
-Four thousand rebels are reported at Ben
tor, Missouri, terrifying the place.
1t is rumored that the New York Daily
News and Day Book are to be suppressed
! Immediately, 10y order of the Government, it
| being reported they receive assistance from
| their Southern sympathizers. who freely cir
| culate them.
Orders are issued by the Adiutant General
that GIL recruits must be enlisted for three
yeers.
1t is intimated that Government will no
longer allow Kentucky to occupy a neutral
position.
Baltimore papers have agreed to comply
with the request of General Dix to refrain
from publishing news which will aid the
enemy
1t is reported that Jee Dagis bss approved
of the Act appointing two other Conmis-
sioners to Europe also, the Act for the aid
Of Missouri in repelling invasion, aud a8thcr-
izing her admission into the Confedrracy.
The Confederate Congress is reported to
have received dispatches hy telegraph stating
! that the English Government has sent orders
| to Admiral Milne of the G Gulf squadron, to
/ see that British merchant vessels be ade-
quatey protected in their iDgress and egress
| e.. Al e L.,
officials at Richmond believed much Of it to
| be facts
The French Consul at Richmond has re
cesved dispatches announcing the arrival Of
sev eral French war vessels at Norfolk.
1t is reported mai tial law was to be de-
clared at Nashville on the 23d
The name OF Capt. Fables of the Royal
Dutch Navy, bearer of dispatches to the Gov
ernment, is registered among the arrivals at
Wizards Hotel at Washington.
| W. H. Russell, correspondent Of the Lon
don Times applied to the Provost Marshal
| for passport across the Potomac and was
| fatty refused.
The continued improvement Of the Federal
troops in all respects in Eastern Virginia, is
! the subject of congratulaion.
| ST JosEPH, August 9th, . a M.--The Po-
| tomac Investigation Committee at Washing
| on reports 300 spies in the several Depart
ments who cannot be depended upon as 10y
al. Several women have been arrested in
Washington, and others placed under sur
veillance, for giving comfort TO rebels
| Mayor Barretts arrest was not solely for
refusal to take the oath Of allegiance, but for
other good and sufficient grounds
In consequence of the Presidents procla-
nation, Adams { Co have issued orders to
all their officers to refuse to receive letters
! from the Confederate states
The Postmaster General has issued the
| following order
"Otiicials and agents Of the Post Office
| Department will, without further iustruc
| tions, lose no time in putting an end to w,it-
ten intercourse with those States. toy causing
the arrest Of any Express agent or other
| persons who shall, after this order receive
letters for Transmission to or trom said States.
and will seize such letters and forward to
| this Department Signed
Nv. BLAIR, Postmaster General"
The State Department issues or oXllana-
! tory note 10 relation to passports, aud was
| principally intended TO check the commune
| cations Of lisioyal persons to Europe. Pass
! ports are not required OF ordinary travellers
on the lines Of railroads Of the United states
ente,ing British Possessions, unless any spe-
| cill case OF suspected persons be objected to
! by an Agent of this Government on the tor
der. The Agent then will cause such per-
sons TO be detained until n communication
has been made to this Department in regard
to the case. Signed by ". IL. seward.
Government has reliable information Of
! quarrel which has broten out among the
/ leading traitors of the southern Conltderacv,
! which promises to be disastrous The bel
l
/ North Caroluians on the one side, and Davis,
| Wigfall and the extremists Of South Carolina
on the other The complaints among the
disatfectcd are taken to be the legitimate re
! sults of treason md abrogu'ion OF State and
individunl rights.
The Attorney General declares Major Bar
rctt must take the oath Of allegiance.
The following programme from Washing
ton, if carried out. will act as q virtual sup
preston of the newspapers named:
7. o. DErAuTNaNr, Aug. ed
To PoStmasterS Of New York
The Postmaster General directs, from and
after the receipt Of this, that none or the
newspapers published in New York city
which were lately presented by the Grand
Jury as dangerous from disloyalty, shall be
forwarded in Lhe mails.
(signvd) T.B. PaArr,
Chief Clerk.
Daniels Dowher Of New Orleans arrested
at Crestlne, Ohio, on the 23d. as the bearer
of dispatches from England to jeff Davis, pro.
fesses ignorance of the contents Of the dis
patches He acknowledges himselfihe bearer
and an oticereaves for Washington with the
prisoner Immediately.
Gov Gamble. of Missouri, issues a procla-
nation calling for AZ, 600 volunteers, of the
military Of the State, to serve for six months,
unless peace is sooner declared in the State
MILITARY MATTERS Tho following inter
esting military items are from the San Fran
cisco Times:
CAMP DowNEy.-This Camp situated 1T
the distance of one aud three-1uarters or
two miles from the Oakland landing, was
crowded yesterday with visitors. Buses
and cabs were in attendance at the landing
to convey passengers TO the grounds The
unusual number of people aud the flying
hacks ard cabs gave the city an unusually
lively appearance. Notwithstanding the
number of persons present, there was little
or none of a dsordery spirit manifested
One or two fellows we've carried to the guard
house. because they could not carry their
whisky. Full rations are furnished to the
men Ut all three of the Camps, aud comfort
able sleeping apartments provided, so that
we shall no more have to chronicle the dis
graceful fact of the destitute condition Of the
Volunteers.
MILITARY CAaPs The situation of the
several military camps in the vicinity Of this
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