Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-07-17
REPORTED FOR THE STATESMAN
Dispatches from Washington.
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q WASHINGTON, July 15.-The President has
approved the force bill. .yIHuE8
The reign Of terror in Loudon county, Va,
is at its hight. The citizens were told to be
ready to-day to be drafted into the service and
marched to Manassas Junction. Twelve Union
lists fed from Waterford and are now In our
lines. They report forty more coming at the
first opportunity. f-.-
The Secretary of State has made reclama-
tion on the Spanish Government for the SUR
render Of the American vessels carried into
Cienfuegos BY the Sumter, and there is no doubt
OF their immediate release with their cargoes,
and of the prohibition of che entrance of the
Confederate privateers into West India ports
hereafter. ~ '''i
1t is ascertained that the Spanish proclama-
tion which has been received, had not at the
time been received in Cuba. p
\ Frank Fuller, of Portsmouth, has been con-
frmed Secretary to Utah Territory. fl'r,r
The tariff bill will be considered In the House
tomorrow. It is said the iron duties will be
unchanged. s. AZ -s.s ,,-5y. "a, ..,.t
NThe Loan bill has passed both Houses. It
only waits the Presidents APPROVAL aa7 r'.F
Gen. McDowell's army doubtless commenced
a forward movement this evening. He has
now fifty full regiments, each one thousand
strong, also twenty five hundred regulars, six
hundred marines, two full batteries OF light ar.
tillery, &c. Gen. Scott and staff visited the
troops on the Virginia side to-day. = I. ,,s.. ,5,.
Tribune Special. tr.i i-rs ssfai
Ex.Gov. Stevens, of Washington Territory,
arrived here this morning. He, comes to offer
his services to the Government in military
capacity. He was formerly in the United
States army. ~
We learn from Richmond, via Charleston,
that JEFF. Davis has ordered Col. Bowman and
another prisoner Of war into custody, and has
given notice to the Government that If any harm
is done to any one of the pirates Of the Savan-
nah, 1t will be followed by retaliation, even to
hanging. I'm .r.tn5 rtt,,, -.
Il is feared that the enemy will cross in boats
to destroy the Government property at Great
Falls. 4 IL Pm iIT4
Another contraband came into the Second
Ohio Regiment this afternoon from Fairfax
He states the rebels are all packed up at Fair.
fax to day, and ready TO retreat to Manassas at
any moment. There are five regiments there.
[Herald's Dispateh.l
The British Consul at Richmond has laid be
fore Lord Lyons official documents respecting
recent cases where the blockade Of the Chesa-
peake had been broken by private indiyidusIs.
by permission Of the Government. s isa q
Lord Lyons, IL is understood, has called the at.
tention Of the Government to these facts, and
requests an explanation. The questions inyoly-
ed are of Importance. ~ ? ~ =
Il appears that the British agents at the sew
eral ports at the south are keeping the most
vigilant watch for reopening the biockaded ports,
and intend to give. us trouble whenever an op-
portunity may occur. Il K, "a s743E I'D w
[Tlmes Dspatch.1
Gen. Butler Is represented as having come
into conflict with the officers at the fort, and TO
have made his grievances the subject Of COM
muuication to the War Department. wis +
The last dispatches received by the Mexican
Legation, announce the death Of Ooampo and
Gen. DegolIado, two Of the most illustrioua
men in Mexico. ~ ts'9 f5s' '''A, 30,
~ iSsr y Especial to the post.li s..s,, sis ~. I
wAsHIsoros, July l6.-The committee Of
Ways and Means will probably FIX o duty of 10
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