Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-05-15

WASHINGTON. Nav -.
The Secretary Of tho Treasury has just issued
ci cular to I'll Collectors, surveyors aud othe
officers Of customs, precisely similar TO shst 70
Gently addressed 70 those on n. thern and N0rth
Wesi ern waters, rslst,ve 10 commerce wttb in
surrectionsry States, with the following sdditisn
Among prohibited supplies ars coal. telegraph in
acid sincs, ana all other telegraph material.
II is satisfactorily ertslned that The Who'll,
number Of troops 10 virginis, does not exceed
10000, one fifth being in ishmond.
Tho tim .te direction Of troops nov here and
daily arriving, il . matter Of conjecture, the Ad-
ministratiOn keepiog it secret.
No doubt that among other vigorous measures
determined on, is the construction If from forty to
afty gun ooat by contract, Tor operations in shall
low waters.
A Montreal drm ofcrs to take million Tr sasury
notes at mar
The Worlds Washington correspondent tele.
graphs that IN attempt was discovered to-day, to
poison the members of the Eth kegnsat Of New
York. several are now i'll. ID appears that ssms
1ugar was used which ntained ar-snic.
Gen. Butler has ordered outposts Of Col. Jones
camp at 'iarper's Ferry They will ast in eonjunc-
tiou With an advancing force from Chambsr, burg.
whose operations will Dc against HArper's Ferry
These advanced outposts are al intend I'd TO Gu,
ofthe flying rebels from Baltimore, whois 10 sup-
posed. have attempted to escape from Gen But
10. . forces.
One thousand troops sndor Col. Jones, entered
the city this p. N. iris movement was made IL
consequence Of reports that another attempt vas
beiag nade 70 revive the mob spirit IN thas city
and prevent tho passage Of troops and destroy the
rail roads.
lhs Navy Department expects the ports Of
ChsrlestOn, Savannah aud the mouth OF lhe
Aiss,ssippl 10 be blockadeG in the course II .
week.
The Government c0ntemplatss the erection
Of sarth vorks y regular intervals along th+
Railroad lines leading from the North through
Maryland. Preliminary surveys are nov ms-
king.
The Capital 10 now surrounded bv . circle o,
~ncamiments, controlling alI roads TO Virgins
and Aaryan
Capt Pope. Of the Typographical Engineer
Corps. Who mustered the Illinois troops into
service. 10 he .. The State suthorities OF Iii
nois we're suxious to secure mis- esrvices .
General. commanding the volunteer forces. bu,
could not obtain the consent Of the War D~.
psrtment. whose rule not 10 dstsch any off
GERS from the regular army. 10 Wv Il N.
formation Of new regiments. will not be dsv,
ated from.
Capt. Pope says Cairo 10 peri s,ly safe. enc
the reports Of any Threatened attack By ths
Rebel troops withou; foundssion.
The Pswn+e 10 nov anchored et the main
wharf Of AlexsndIis with her guns loaded aod
run out Of the port hOes she crossed 70 stop
he interference with the free navigation q,
The Potomsc. attempted several times wi,hin
the last few days by the Rebel garrison Of the
.ovn. Her appearance produced 9pits psp-
ic among Sscessioniste
zSi6sss's DispaieAss.-W Asslxoson. IA
Mr.. AcMu'Isn hss just got 10 trcm Richuond
Tie says there we're ten thousand 'roops there.
ten thousand st Norfolk. seven thousspd o.
Harper's Ferry, and others we're prspsricg 70
leave Richmond for the 'sttsr place. Businsss
10 these places is entirely suspended.