Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-10-17
POSTAL ARRAN0ENRNT0 RET WEHn rHR
uNl13D Stairs AND oANADA.
Later Ii.osos Eort sIon,,oe.
MISSOURI STATE CONVENTION,
AFTERNOON DIsPATcnEs.
From ashingt0n.
Tribune CorresDsndence I

Tribune Correspondence.
WAsHfxoroN, Oct. is.
!nie m0sning the fosahontas, while paaina
ShsPpog Point, about 10 miles below Indian Head
nred into the woods and passed on her way. I'm.
mediateiy after, Persons on tho Yankee, aoeho orsd
some miles abovs. csuld sse Rebels ON the bari
hastily telling trees, which falling into the riyeI
disclosed guns In embrassures Coon the Semi.
mole sttsmptsd 70 81 down, when battsry Of tve
guns % tss north point and four ON the soutt
point Of QUANTITIES Creek opened upon her. She
replied, snd the engagement continued An hour
the seminole keeping on her way and battsris,
for considerable distance sslu,ing her. At ieas
sixty shot and shell we're seen bursting and fall
ing sbout her. while she steadily returned the Ar,
and 1nslly pssssd the last battery. Whist injury
vas inflicted on either il not known. After th,
Seminole had passed, tho batteries directed thei
hrs upon ~ oyster vesssl-afteP which . Robe
mounAd the rsmparts and waved exulting!y
Rebel Jag.
It has been known for some time that the Rob
els have had fevsn nins-inch gans not nountsd
~ the region Of this conflict, and these were doubt
less the ones which used shells. At least one hea
W ndsd gun was heard kissing through the cir
There nast DO u guns in position, some ven
heavy, ~ their reports shook the Yankee percep-
tlbly.
For week the camp fires Of the Rebels hav.
been extssded far back from the place Of action
Information has been received that . large body
Of troops havc gone there from Acquis Creek
Opposite tho sneIny's line Of batteries tho channel
10 but three quartsrs Of mile wide. snd from
ssoTe to shore but mile aad quarter. 1t viii
be seen that before vessels oan safely pass there
batteries must be silsnosd. Commander Craven
witnessed the action from the Yankee. but VA
city and reports the above facts.
A new water battery Of most perfect sonstrus-
ton, showing eight embrassures, has been disoov.
cred on Acquia Creek.
1t has been asssrtainsd that two South Caroli,s
regiments, among Others have left bsaaregssd'.
stmy. One was esteemed his crack rsgiu ent.
Unless the rebei emissaries, Mason and SliAell
have suddenly changed tho place agreed upon fol
their exodus from the rebel States, they have not
represented sailed for Europe from Charleston Il
defiance Of the blockade, but directly the intelli
gencs pablshe ed to-day reached hers, thu, Navy De-
pastmsnt ordered . fast steamer to intercept them
dlspstch from Secretary Wells Was received To-
night, stating that the steamer was ready aad
would start 1t opee. If, however. Mason ana Sli.
dell havs not sailed from Charleston. but have
taken the route agreed upon, they will lnd %,
Government on the watch for them.
lHerald's Dispatch,l
It il evident Los that the whole length Of tha
shore frem shipping Point, from The mouth Of The
0aeftice TO the mouth OF the Chsppswane 10 lined
with batteries. in which are m0untod eevsrel rilst
guns, and others carrying eight and nine inch
shee. There are six OF these batteries in that dis
tsnee. The main one st Shipping Point hes fssl
guns, tho others have st least two. Every vessel
drawing over six feet is obliged 20 pass for fou
miles, within three quarters Of mile Of these bat
teSiea.
A eontrsband states that there are no rsbs
troops this side Of Flint Hill. except piokes O VI
enna and Huatsrs mill IN the London and Hamp-
shire X. r. Tho main body Of the enemy Il con
oestratsd on the line Of Flint Hill, and Pairfa,
Court Heuss and Fairfax Station On the Orange
and Alexandria r. R. Gen. Bonham eommands q
Flint Hill. and Gen. Besarsgsrd at Fsisfax Cour
House. He has heard nothing Of Gen. Johnston
He states that there 10 grsst deal Of sickness Il
their camp, principally the black measles.
4 private dispatch received to.dsy snnounees
that > BODY Of rsbsl cavalry proceeded from Rom.
ney TO tho mouth Of the upper branch Of The Poto
mae and Ohio +. k crossing the sivse sad destroy
ing the bridge, which cost the company sbsut six
~ thonsAud dollars.
lrregulasiGss have arisen in respect 70 CapaAisu
correspondence directions must be obssrv
cd: First, letters addressed 70 Canada must b
mailed and post- billed at U. 3. sxoAanes oGlss
Portland, Asiae; Darlington, Rutland Island end
Derby Line, W.; Boston, Asss., New Yort, Alba.
NJ, baahle Troy, Flattsburg, Rouss's Psint, Old.
enbsrg, Rochester, Sackett's Hasbos, Oswsgo
Suspension Bridge. N. r.; Cleveland and Detroit
are esr prnsipal exchange o@ess. second, loss-
age on single lsstsT, TO Or from Canada, o IL
eeass; pFo-paynsnt =. opoiooal, bat the whole
postses nass 3 paid or nons-past psymsnts ass
not roco6nised. PFs-psymsnts mnst BE- msds By
viii Dc vii - tgsssrvs this statsmsat.