Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-09-10
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From Fort Hattesas.... Encouraging
News.
Fosr Moxsos, Sept. Z.
Com. st. ngham has aT-:ved. The Geo. Pea
body arrived last night from Hstteras Inlet, bring
ing number Of fugitivcs from Tar River. tn
fort 6cations at Ocracoke Inlet have been aban.
doned, and probably these at Oregon Inlet, some
Notifications could be seen from the Cape. Light
house, still dark.
1t 10 supposed the secessionis.s will make stand
at Fort Nacon, stsoDg cssemated work guarding
the spproaeh to Beaufort.
Refugees from North Carolinavreport that the
lower counties Of that Sote are ready to hoist
the Union nag when assured Of suppor. BY the
Government. perfect reign Of te or exists IN
that portion Of the State. Troops were returning
from Virginia.
A prominent clergyman from HIATT ~ Inlet said
that sbould the Federal force invade the mainland
near Beaufort. they would Immediately be joined
by 1000 North Caroinian Unorists.
the captain of the Peabody counted % wrecks
between Capes Hatteras and Henry.
Col. Weber returns to Old Point, and Col. Haw-
kins' foTce will be greatly strengthened at Hat
t,ras.
News from the South.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 6.
The charleston Mercury Of the 9Th, says Capt.
Coxetter, Of the brig JEFF. Davis, Al ivsd, and was
presented With watch, &c. Capt. C. says for
full two weeks he was cruising for yacht Rebecca,
Can't. }. q. Bennett. Jr., without success.
Ihe Charleston G"rter, Of the 5th, says the
ports vessel with coffee and fruits ran the block
ade on the 29th alt, under heavy fire from the
feet.
The Floridans think their batteries will efectu-
ally protect them against Federal invasion. The
plsnte. have unanimously resolved not to ship
~ Island oskh ShA
tire crop being pledged to the Confedera ".
The Nashville Union and american, Of the Sth,
says 5000 Federal troops occupied Paducah on
day, and have taken possession of the tel graph
ofhee, Marine hospital, ranch Bank Of Louisville
the coin from which having been removed be-
foro their al val. The editor thinks the move
ment is indicative of an attempt to invade Tenne;-
see from that direction.
The Charleston Mercury correspondence at Colds
boro N. Co. of the 5ih. says all is quiet. No signs
or expe,' .ti0ns Of an At ck. There 10 no indi-
cation of . movement to beat of the invaders
from their present Dsition.
The Fredeiicksburg (va.) Recorder, Of the 3rd,
says most OF schooner is sticking out o, water
near the Maryland shore, OPT osite Aqua Creek
sunk by Confederate batteries.
RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 4.
Urgent requests have been made to place Capt.
Bragg in command of the threatened district Cf
North Carolina.
Passengers from Mana ssas en- the 9th, say tho
Confederaes killed three hundred Federals, losing
twenty, in swamp skirmish on the ith, taking
possession Of an important hill near lington
Heights.
A special to the Knoxville Register, from Lyrch-
burg, 9th inst, says our forces pushing or
ward toward Washington. Halls Hill, which the
Con ederates took yes ,rday after 4 sharp fight,
brings US three miles ne .. W. sshinston than
heretofore, and our pc t and flag now in full
sight Of the Camp, Court and Capital OF the Lin
coin Government.
The Clarksville Jefersoni IL says Tie cars south
yard have been crowded the past ten days with
Southerner5 who had been residing North, who
had been comp ,ied 70 fec to avoid being pressed
into the Feders. service, quite number Of them
t.om Missouri.
special from Richmond. Of the 5th, says Gen.
Albert Sidney Johnston, senior General in the
Conteier army, has ived and 1t is expected
9 will be assigned duty at Manassas.
The Richmond Dispat h Lear that Gen. Lee
vas at Va'ley Mountain ON the 9th ult., waiting
Tor fair W tner and good roads to commence ope-
rations The Feder,ls are strongly posted at
stalkraker's, about twelve miles distant, and be-
tween there AMI Huttr lsvills.
] ,uls, lille city is .p'l Of contra aGic. and un-
reliable rsnoTs, an ong which is one that dis
Pc, :h from JEFF Dc-'st q end, W: hibit
10 johnson. ChaTm,n n Of tho Sena to Committee,
70 visit the F. sial and Cor LEI mill ry
authoritie, in Weatern Kentuo y, saying that he
Davis approx Of the Consede ) sup ton
II Hickman a7d Columbus. no ex Il: men:
was cn I'd by Rous us bl 10 being wn
NJ in line on the II 1 no sic to receive Col. |
which gave ri . to report that the
.ade was on its rch Auld. ogh's Hill, and |
-. Gus other places in Kentucky.
There hrs been an immes SO stampede of Jews
who have he IN engag in running
,ot ds into the Southern Conf 1eracy, caused by
report that The tIairs on tho Louisville 4 Nash
'ille Railroad would probably be stopped to-