The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-06-11

ed by CONSUMPTION under which $40
of the males between 10 and SO years Of
age in counties within 40 or SO miles of
Harpers Ferry are to be mustered into
service.
Gen. Patterson is advancing to coop
crate with Gen. McClelland.
A column of Gen. McDowell's COM
mand will probably advance within ga
hours TO the other side of the Potomac
towards Manassas Junction.
1t is doubtful whether the rebels at
J Harpers Ferry will have time to join
their forces at Manassas Junction if
} not, they will be surrounded. If they
do. there will probably be brief and
decisive battle, preliminary to our occu-
patton Of the place.
Herald's Washington Correspondence.
Gen. Kings new regiment in Wash
} ington will be accepted and Immediately
mustered into service. Other forces
from different States will also be accept
ed.
A large number of the most inhuen-
tial men in the country are here and ur-
ging Government to accept 100000 ad-
ditional troops.
The President and Cabinet are dis
cussing the amounts to be asked for
when Congress meets, for the war.
1t is rumored that Aqua Creek has
been reinforced and 5000 rebel troops
are now there.
Orders were read at evening parade to
officers Of regiments on the Virginia side
. to prepare rations for four days for a
march forward. The movement will be
made within "a hours. A gentleman
who arrived here to-day, direct from
New Orleans, says in regard to the en-
tire commerce of the South that it is in
=. most wretched and frightful condition.
He says the States which will suffer the
most will be Louisiana, Mississippi and
: Texas. He was in Galveston the 18th
of May. Ii the blockade be rightly en-
forced the people of Texas will slarve to
death. When he left there bacon was
Is cents per pound and -four Sl8 per
barrel, and very limited supply at that
They were then almost wholly Deepen
dent on New Orleans for means of sus-
tenance. When that source of supply is
cut off they will be in an awful condi-
f, ton.
: BALTIMORE, June THE steamer Ad-
3 elaide arrived from Fl. Monroe. The
Quaker City had captured another valu-
able prize. The Harriet Lane also Sc
: cured sloop on Wednesday night.
A steamer from Norfolk with flag OF
truce brought to Old Point $50 women
and chidren-retugees. They say that
many more are coming. An important
military movement was understood to be
on the point of execution when the steam
err left
CAIRO, June 7.-Scouting parties OF
Pillows army are reported to be on Is
land No /, four miles below here
Southern troops are coming up on both
sides of the river. An attack moment
arily expected.
FREDERICK, Md, June IA gentle
man from Harper's Ferry, reports that
jeff. Davis is expected tomorrow. Ev-
erything is in readiness. and an attack is
eagerly expected. There were no indi-
cations of an evacuation. New troops
were constantly arriving. Provisions
were abundant, and the strictest disci-
pline is maintained. The gentleman was
prohibited from talking with the SOL
diers. He says there are 1900 troops
there.
QUINCY, Ill.,, June 8.-Gen. Lane ar
rived here this evening from Kansas en-
route for Washington. He reports crops
of all kinds in Kansas looking extremely
well. He says if the weather &C., is fla
vorable, Kansas will have enough this
harvest to repay all she has received in
aid from other States.
WASHINGTON, June ga large
amount of rolling stock from the Penn
sylvania r. r. was received here, to be
sent in transporting troops and munitions
of war in the contemplated advance on
Manassas.
Orders have been issued tonight for
three transport steamers to be fired up
and kept ready at a moments notice.
DR.. Cansta, a we'll known physician OF
this city, was captured in Maryland 25
, miles above the city by party of Vir.
ginia secessionists, yesterday. Itcaused
considerable excitement.
The government corps of topographic.
! al engineers, under the superintendent
q of Alfred D. Talcott commenced to. day
constructing lines extending along The
# Orange and Alexandria r. r. and have
{, proceeded as far as Glands Mills, abou
four miles from Alexandria.
5 Several of the rebel prisoners now con
o fined on Board Of the Powhattan at th,
e Navy yard, sent petition to Gen. Mans
9 field tonight, asking to be permitted t
: take the oath of allegiance SO that they
It may be released
a The Common Council of Petersburg
!, has voted TO enroll the white males in the
city. from rs up to so years old.
i Herald's special.-The position of Ma.
jor Gen. Banks was finally settled to-day
The President, against all arguments K
t the contrary, backed by Gen. Scott, de
e termined that Gen. Banks shall take the
: field at the head of column operating OIL
the coast in connection with Gen. Butler
: Gen. Banks will assume his command a
T once. 1t is reported to night authorize