The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-06-14
LATEST NEWS.
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Accounts from Fairfax Court House state
that three companies Of secessionists sud 1enly
left there on Monday on bearing Of the prob.
able advance Of our troops upon that town.
Our water pipes through the village and
houses have been taken out and cast into
bullets fer the use Of the rebel army.
1t is anticipated that Col. Walisoe's lndi-
ana Zouaves will shortly march upon Bow
ney to disperse = detachment OF disunion
troops 10 camp there.
Ii 10 learned the rebels are entirely out OF
leather. Thor movements are restricted for
the want OF shoes and harness for the artl.
lery, &c. There are but few small tanner
les 10 the South, and il the Government will
only enforce ito embargo by land and sea the
rebels will be greatly embarrassed. They
are also short OF material for making porous
sion caps, although they have constructed
machine for making them II Richmond; are
also out OF chemicals for making detonatipg
powder, and therefore cannot employ shells
for want of fuses. One OF the shots fred at
the Freehorn from Acqnia Greek vas she'll
from a riled cannon similar to the janice
praiec,iles, bu, the she'll was not charged.
Official accounts received from Fort Mon
roe report there we're but Ia men killed and
45 wounded on our side in all at Bethel, L.
were killed in the fight before the batteries,
there were three batteries opened on our
troops from the right, left and centre Of the
rumd to TJrEt5Wn, in all about 80 cannon
served, many of them being riHed. Lieut..
Butler, who was present during the conflict,
thinks at least 900 rebels must have been
killed and wounded, But four prisoners
we're taken by the Federal forces.
1t il stated positively tonight that Gen
| Sickfes has been ordered by Secretary Cam
eron to have bis brigade mustered into ser.
vice, the President referred the whole mat
ter to the Secretary, who thus determines il
in favor OF Mr.. Sickles.
Mr.. Harvey will not be recalled from Por
tugal, at least not at present.
lTribune's Ui-patch.l
Ex- Gov. Geary OF Kansas has been an.
thorized TO raise . regiment in Pennsyivanis
OF three years. men.
Il IL certain that the l, diana troops ct Cum
berlani were reinforced by regiment oil
Gen. Morris's command, and will soon march
% miles southwark to Romney for the pur
pose Of dispensing a rebel force there, and
that Gen. McClellAnd will within q week ct.
tend to Charleston, Va. 1900 troops arr
said to be entrenched there behind eptrench
ments, on which Founders are mounted.
They have 10 jail two or three OF the mem.
bers OF the Wheeling Convention, seised or
route.
An agent Of Gov. Wise was in the city TO.
day, and m axes the following statements =
lie says there are 100000 troops under arm,
in Virginia now, and that 200 900 will b,
within y week. II thers are, $1,000 are .
Harper's Ferry, and $1,000 at Mannassa,
Jonction.
Harper's Ferry is surrounded by masket
teriss, aud the spy thought il certain tina
any attacking force would suffer ~ at Grea
Bethel. Gov. Wise's man saw on paper l3.
Of these batteries between Hsrper's Fsrr.
and Winchester.
n Gov. Vice has not been i'll /; 10 ct his head
quarters Is commanding officer OF the West
ern division Of Virginia.
[tIerald's Dispatch.l
! s:S moro Chic regiments have been or
dered into Western VirginiA, from Cam
Dennison, near Cincinnati, they will immedi
stely clear tho valley Of Ksnshwa river o
secessioniets. Six regiments Of Union vol
un.eers will be Immediately organized i
Western Virginia, armed and equipped BY th
Federal Government.
, Pref. Lowe Was to-day. ordered to procee
! Immediately with his balloon 10 Fort Mon
roe.
Collector Barney, ASST Treasurer Ciact
Messrs. Opedyke& Kilcfum, and other prom
mont New Workers arrived this evening, th
object OF their visit u consultation with tn
: Government a. TO tho beat means OF supply
. ing its future pecuniary wants.
J. PnilAdslphis, June Is.
The entire State loan Of 81, OOO, 900 II
the war, has been taken ut par.
I Washington, June Is.
I II is reported on good authority that u
attempt will be made on the rebels at Mar
) nsssss junction until narpsr's Ferry u Il
) ken.