Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-12-04
LATEST NEWS
By TELEGRAPH.
THE WAR NEWS.
An Important Order to ha Issued
from NeadquarteTs Soon.
DAVENPORT APPOINTED THE DE.
POTFOR MILITARY YINSTRUC-
TIONS OF IOWA.
Another Skirmish in Virginia.
RETR EFT OF THE FEDE.
RALS FROM 1YBEC
XSLa.v.D.
Rebtls Going i1ts winter Quarters.
SOUTHERN PLANTERS DESTROYING
THEIR CROPS TO PREVENT IT'S
FALLING INTO THE HANDS
OF THE ENEMY.
From w ashingtOn.
Special Dispatch 10 the Tribune.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.
most Important. orier will be issued
from head quarters, informing the Governors Of
The sevcra! free states that no more regiments
Batteries, or independent companies must be raised
or received by them, except upon the reauisition
OF the " ar Department, and tho regiments &c
now being formed will te completed unless it shall
be deemed more advan ageous to the service to as.
sign the men already raised to incomplete organi-
cations actually in the field. General Superinten-
dents oi TIE volunteer recruiting service Will @
appointed for all the States and recruiting in each
will be conducted upon the system pur. uei in the
regular army. These suIesiniendents will be OIL
GERS OF tho regular army, retired oheers if possible,
or officers Of artillery MT serving in the field.
Deppts f'r the collection ana Instruction II re-
cruts, under command OF the superintenients
will be established nj the following places and
such others as shall be considered advantageous
in each Of the States Those in the West are
Minnesota, Fort Smelling; Iowa. Davenport; Wis
consin, Madison; Missouri, Jefferson 0, Benton
i'arr:cks; Michigan, Detroit; Illinois, Springfield:
Indiana. indianapolis: Ohio, Columbus; Kentucky,
louisville. The enlistment papers Of the vclun-
teers viii he the same as for regulars. Clothing
will be issued 10 them at the State depots. Gem
manders OF regiments in the field, wanting troops
will make requsitlons directly on the Superinten-
dents r their respective States. Aomo.c eaval
~ Will be accepted by the GovefELl cnt, and il :.
the purpose OF the Commanding General to muster
out OF service all cavalry recruits in incomplete
regiments, unless they will consent to come in as
Infantry.
Tie number Of cavalry already amoun's 10 be-
tween SIX and seventy thousand. Much more
than the Government can use.
The Richmond Esamiaer Of Friday, Nov. 2oth
contains Il. following kilograms
CHARLESTON, hu-sday, Nov. 26.
A courier this N 9rnng snys skirmish took
place near Duckingha N, on SATURDAY las:, between
ITS aaHpaflssaf aHf shl G jG We're driven off, One
Of our men was slightly wounded by shell.
1t Is reported that the enemy landed yesterday.
at Bcnnett's FoiRt az the mouth Of 4 sheb river
-Four Union steamers shelled Otto Island, north
OF st. Helena, on Monday, anl then landed They
row hold cntiIc possession Of ST licena Sound.
4 number Of lights passed our bar on Monday
night, and it is presumed that the encmy's fleet
were en- roat' South
Herald's Despatch.
Information received here that one clause in
the treaty with the Mexican goyernmcnt,r provides
for loan Of SlO,000,at0 by our government to
be furnished in five annual suns OF two millions,
in return fer the mercantile advantages transit Of
u. s. troops through Mexican territory.
Gen. Mcclellan is understood to have made the
most urgent representations to the President in
favor OF a REGULAR and systematic exchange Of
prisoners. lie will probably succeed in having
his views approved ard acted on.
There has been 10 ADVANCE Of the rebel ,ckets
upon our lines.
Our pckets have advanced into the enemys
country.
icCan is moving towards I.eesburg, and Gems
Smith and Porte! extending their lines for
ward, while Mcdowell and Franklin are watching
the enemy centre, which is growing geaker and
weaker every day.
Times Dispatch
am enabled to state in the most positive lnan-
ner, that the struggle is ever, and that the Presi
dents conservative Policy $ sustained by his
Cabinet with entire unanimity.
No tag has been lying from the rebel batteries
on the Lower Potomac for some time until few
days since, when the south Caroiifta flag was I'M
furlei, aaa it Is now displayed al along their
line.
Worlds Dispatch
Secretaries Cameron aud Seward were serena
ded tonight, but only the latter appeared. lie
simply complimentcd the music and stated that
In 10 days the country would rejoice in great news
The Madrid correspondence If the Uesoawto,
recently received heic. contains the following par
ngi dph, which show: the frienily feeling .ctween
the Spanish Government ard he Church Iarty Of
MEXICO Yesterday took place the long nounced
visit to her Majesty the Queen, by Gen. Miramon,
Ex President of Mexico Our august Queen re
ceiycd him with her usual amiabilty, did also
the King, her husband, who seated By her
side. Conversation lasted for more than o quar-
ter of an hour.
From intelligent sources, it, seems that
there is some foundation fer the report that
Queen Isabel has made a secretireaty with Empe-
ror Napoleon, ceding him the Baloaric Islands spro
vided lie will assist her in her designs against
Mexico.
This A VI. the riekets Of Gen. Dlsnke.'s Brig
ade were attacked by party # rebel cavalry,
who came our men very unexpectedly.
Sharp firing TOOK place, and the result that
rebel was killed and two wounded and taken
prisoners.