Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-05-21
COuFEDERATE CONG1Ess GOING
TO RICHMOND.
MORE PRIZES C.lP1URED
Especial 70 The Chicago Tribuns.]

Especial 70 The Chicago fribuns.l
WAsHNesox. Nay 10.
IL 10 calculated ct ths War Bepsrtment thst
near two hundred and twenty tboussDd men
-rseulars and volnnteers-sre nov accepted.
This overwhelming and patriotic response Of
the people Of the North TO the cali OF the
Government. inspires all patriotic men here
With the fullest confidence in tie power of the
Adninistrstion 70 60 triumphADsly through
the fight Such : force engaged for three
years, end the patriotic liberalily oi the great
enables them to make preparations on . scale
commensurats with the magnitude Of the
cri sic.
No more volunteers will be accepted until
the immense number now In the field or wait
ing to be called, are properly organized.
A detachment Of the Sevsaty-First New
York Regiment returned from . cruise down
the Potomac to-day. They report the cree.
tion Of heavy batteries ct Aquia Greek. Z few
miles below Washington. They were masked
by trees on the down trip, but fully exposed
TO view on the detatchment's return AZ the
Government 10 determined t. keep the nsviga
tion of the Potomac unobstructed, measures
will doubtless be Immediately taken to capture
them.
Measures Of the highest importance are be.
ing rapidly determined upon By the Govern.
ment. The new Military Detachment, consist
ing Of Eastern Virginia TO tho Blue Ridge and
oil Of North Caro- linz, 10 TO be called the De-
partment Of Virginia.
Gen. Butler IL to be entrusted with this
command, with headquarters at Fortress Mop.
roe. He viii ltsd not less than twenty thou
eand men in aggressive operations against
Norfolk and Richmond They viii be made up
Of New York, New England and Pennsylvania
Regiments. and the frat Aiehigan Regiment
now here will probably be added.
All 1assschusetts Regiments NOV here have
received msrching orders.
Gen. Mansfield, Of the regular army, will
command the force to be advanced from here
into Virginia. It will consist Of twenty five
thousand volunteers and five thousand regu-
lars. Three thousand Of the latter ase already
collected here.
Brigadier General A. q. Reedsr is expected
to command the army 10 be moved upon Har.
per's Ferry from Southern Pennsylvsnis.
Government has determined to form large
encampuent Of picked Regiments on Staten
Island, for the rurpcse Of more thorough in
etructiOn and DR.. .isO understood that
orders have been l.. -, 10 collect large fleet
Of steam Transports in New York harbor, prob
ably with view to landing the forces to be
concentrated on Staten Island at some point
on the Southern coast. Rumor has it that the
rsg.muffins nov before Fort Picsents are to be
routed and that Montgomery is to receive .
visit from the loyal men Of the North.
General Patterson and his staff, inclndir Q
Senator Sherman, Of Ohio. are here to receive
verbal instructions concerning the proposed
movement upon Virginia from Southern Penn
sylvsnia.
The sanitary department Of The volunteer
| army will be organized under the supervision
Of Medical Board, consieting Of the most
eminent surgeons Of the City Of New York.
All apprehensions Of an attack uron this
city seem to have passed away, and the rebel
| forces in Virginia must now SEQ to il that thew
than Richmond.
The report Of the serious illness Of Governor
Wise 10 not credited here by Virginians who
know of his movements.
The sesivity Of al the Departments COM
tinues to be very great. The heads OF the W. ar
and Navy Departments ere greatly pressed by
the multiplicity Of their duties, and various
projects are entertained Of applying to Con-
eress for the authority to transfer part Of
the duties Of each to appropriate boards to be
organised under the authority Of that body.
The health Of the troops continues 70 be q.
cellent and their enthusiasm u unsbatsd.
The Michigan Regiments 10 an object Of great
curiosity. % It 10 the frst body Of The W sstern
men Who have been called here, They reeeiv .
many more compliments for their apparent @.
pability OF endurance than for their perfection
| in drill.
Public expectation 10 on tiptoe here. ex.
pecting great events which cannot nov bs far
Of. Let your readers bs assured that theis
servants here are doing al their duty.