Nebraska advertiser., 1861-06-06
ST. LoUsIs, May 80, P. NJ.

ST. LOUsIs, May 80, P. M.
A Washington dispatch says that Co
F p Blair's regiment of Mo volunteer
have been ordered to Fortress Monroe.
Washington, 29.-Harper's Ferry if
is not already evacuated will soon fall
The troops there are not near so numer
Gus as has been stated. There are no
over 1000 in or about the place and they
are miserably equipped & nearly starved
Col McClelland with $4,000 troops is al
ready on the March towards Harper:
Ferry. Another force will proceed from
Chambersburg under Gen. Keim, and an.
other from the Relay House.
The Governm'treceived no intelligence
from our Ministers by the last mail from
Europe.
A general order has been issued by the
war department granting volunteers now
enlisted the same money allowances for
clothing as the regulars.
The whole number of regiments now
accepted from Illinois for the war is Is,
inclusive of Hecker's German regiment.
The N Y Tribune's dispatch says at
Grafton there were $4,000 troops on
Sunday, and more were pouring in from
Harper's Ferry. Several bridges had
been destroyed; among them, one at
Clarksburg on the Northwestern road
and one about half way between Wheel
ing and Grafton. Gen. McClelland has
thrown strong bodies of troops from Par
kersburg towards Grafton, bpt some de-
iav woaid be occasioned b5f rebuilding
bridges. The force at ghanbersburg
now threatens Harper's Ferry.
$4,000 troops will rendezvous at Cairo,
for an immediate move on Memphis.
The Government is now putting forth
all its vigor and will urge the campaign
to the lowest point of latitude consistent
with the climate and epidemics Of Aug.
and Sept, without perhaps any formal
proclamation for an additional enlistment
for the number of forces needed.
LIEUT.. Slemar has arrived at Washing
ton from Fl Pickens and says the troops
there are able to hold the fort against
any force that will be brought against it.
The garrison numbers about 1000 men,
and he rebel forces under Gen Bragg
about 5000.
1t is understood that Col Fremont will
be assigned the command of the Western
division Of the army, to operate in the
Mississippi Valley.
Men who were forced into service by
the authorities at Richmond have arrived
here. They report bad condition of
thing in Richmond: troops poorly provid-
ed, having to get food the best way they
can. 1ncendiary fires and robberies are
of frequent occurrence.
The N Y Worlds dispatch says two
leiutenants in the rebel army have resign
ed having become utterly disgusted with
affairs. The troops were poorly fed and
had received no pay.
A letter dated Galveston, Texas, 18th,
says, learn that our ports have been
blockaded. The Government vessels fred
into and stopped a couple of Southern
vessels, and our ardent Southeners are
hot about it. We have two forts on the
beach built of sand bags and z orS peices
of artillery. Everything is very dull and
every one is out of employment:
The n Y Times correspondence states
as follows: Government has become en-
arrassed with the question of How the
prisoners captured In the conflict shall be
disposed Of"
Scouts are daily picking up men proved
to be disunionist, already those taken ex-
ceeds 200. The rebels are capturing
Union men thinking when they have
sufficient number they will be able to Sc
cure the release of the SO taken at Alex
andria. If the Government rate these
men as rebels taken In arms against the
Government, they should be hung. If
the system of exchange be adopted there
is in the act recognition of fhe rebels
as billigerents according to all laws of
nations. The Cabinet have discussed this
point several :imes without coming 10 any
result. The Government has ascertained
that there are no rebels at Fairfax
There were troops there but they have
fallen back on the main body at Manas-
sas Gap. They have literally eaten up
everything to be obtained at Fairfax: and
were driven back for fear Of starvation.
The rebels take whatever they can find
from the families of friends or foes and
pay literally, but in the scrip Of Va.
Washington, 30.-A gentleman arrived
this morning from the neighborhood of
Centerville, Va, % mile from Alexandria
says was reported that there were about
4 900 secession troops there.
ST. Louis. 81, A M.-It IS currently
that Gen Harney will be with
drawn from this Military post and be
placed In command of some point East.