The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-09-17
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Special to the Tribune. Burch,
the British Consulate at Charleston,
writes to his friends in this city that the
eject of the blockade is felt with increas-
el severity every week. The Southern
people were bitterly lamenting their des-
titule candition.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept 5. - The schrs.
Emma, Emil, Eagle, and Henry Cole,
were seized to day under the contiscation
act, also 36 boxes Of tobacco and nearly
$4,000 worth of property of S. M. Dali
ry, of Richmond, Captain in the rebel
army.
There has been a report in circulation
in this city this afternoon of the death of
JeT Davis. Inquiries have been made
by the reporter of the Associated Press
here, but nothing leading to the contir
nation of such rumor has been elicit
cd. The statement may have arisen
from the fact that a rebel flag was seen
flying at half mast over an encampment
OF the enemy.
Times Special B. F. Gallagher, pay
master Of the Navy, and who has for
sometime been stationed at the Navy
Yard, was arrested this morning by or
der of the Government, and is now i'll
custody at Philadelphia. He is from
Richmond, Va 1t is believed his Of
feuse is disloyal'y to the Government
BALTIMORE, Sept. 3.-The Baltimore
american OF to-day says that no rebel
troops were at Winchester Oh Thursday
except few who were sick at Leesburg
There are three OF four regiments at Wa
terford about the Point o. Rocks, and one
at Goose Creek.
Letters from rebel soldiers at Rich
mond state that the troops are in sad
state OF restitution, being barefooted and
in want OF suitable clothing, and the skins
in a tannery at Hillsboro had been tax, n
dripping from The watts TO convert into
shoes. All the horses from the Union
and Disunion farmers had been seized,
which created the greatest dissatisfaction.
The want of confidence is increasing
daily, the hopes of the rebels being KEEP,
up by reborls that the general Govern
mept has only 10000 troops around
Washing ton and find it impossible to re
cruit any more.
We have letter from Col j. V. Gulh.
rie, Of the LIST Kentucky regiment, dated
at Charleston, on the kanawha, Ans
28th. He says:
ITO prevent any alarm and excite
ment in Ohio, send you this. You have,
no doubt, heard of the disaster of the 7th
Ohio regiment, Col Tyler, and the sup
posed great loss Of men. am happy to
inform you that the companies supposed
to be killed or lost, have reported to Inc
to-day, at the head of Sandy, four hun
dred and fifty men. have sent provis-
ions and wagons to help them on by to-
morrow. They did not number seven
hundred in all. There were eight )mpan
les when they left Gauley. More than
two hundred and twenty have reported in
Camp Gauley up to this time, and they
are coming in hourly. Onr loss was re
ported to be 200. You preceive that il
il not 80 all told -
Col Guthrie further informs us thai,
the enemy is believed to be moving to
break Gen. Cox's line of communication
between Camp Gauley and Charleston
This line is guarded by a force under
Lieut. Col. EEyart, who holds al impor
tant and critical position. The Colonel
tells us that Gen. Cox ought to have toll
thousand instead of four thousand men in
the kanawha Valley Cincinnati CON-
mercal.
The propeller Herbert arrived yester
day, having brought as prize a small
sloop taken the day before. She is heav-
lily loaded with reyolvers, primers and
ammunition. including 1000 pounds Of
percussion caps, blankets, surgical instru-
ments, medicines, DC. She was worked
by three men. one of whom escaped to
the Virginia shore. The others were Ia
ken prisoners. The sloop is said to have
taken on the freight at Washington.
The Herbert shelled the woods and
beach near tho Rappahanuock without
discovering any rebels.
Fir MONROE, Sept. 5.---The Monticello
and Harriet Lane arrived from Hatteras
inlet this morning. They report the most
gratifying intelligence. The rebels have
abandoned their strongly fortified fort a,
Ocracoke inlet Multtudes of North
Carolinians have demonstrated their 10y
atty to the government by coming to FL
uatteras to take tic oath Of allegiance.
Col. Hawkins sends word that he admin
istered the oath u between 600 and 500
in single day.
The steamer Pawnee still lies in the
outside. The Susquehannah run down
10 Ocracoke inlet aud found the fortiiica
tons there completely deserted, the reb
els having carried away their guns and
white flag was exhibited.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 1.-The Inquirer
has a special dispatch from Washington
which says that reliable information has
been received by the Government of the
death Of jeff Davis which is said to have
taken place on Tuesday.