Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-09-21
FgO0 Washington.
Especial TO the Chicago Times.l

Fr0a Washington.
Especial TO the Chicago Times
WARRINGTON. Sept. 10.
Postmaster General Blair's report about Major
General Fremont occupied the attention Of the
Cabinet yesterday and to-day.
1t is understood that the President will remove
Fremont If not Blair will resign, and Lincoln will
not consent to that
A reconnoisance Of the rebels discoses that they
are making new fortiications west and north Of
There is good reason to believe thaA the rebel
plans for an attack on Washington have been COM
pletely frustuted by the arrest Of the secession
members Of the Maryland Legislature and that
they will not now attack Washington.
There is strong pressure on the President TO-
day from new quarter, advocating the removal Of
Gen. Fremont.
1t is said, on good authority, that bs il remov.
cd.
Tho charges against Fremont, when made pub
lie, will stsrtle the whole country.
They involve his incompetency, extravaRance,
and exclusiveness.
No successor has yet been determined upon.
Al is quietin the vicinity Of Washington.
Along the line Of our outposts there is slight and
unimportant skirmishjng
The lnseLigencer says: 1--WE believe the frequent
threats Of the Richmond papers, in regard to clos
ing the Potomac by batteries aisng the western
shoes. have never made any serious impression
on our military authorities. There are shells
enough 1t command ct any time to enable our ves-
soils to dislodge the vessels along the line
The Navy Department has accepted PROPOSE
tions from Messrs. c. s. Bushnell Co., Of New
York, Aerrick Sons, Of Philadelphia, and J. En-
lesson, for tho construction Of iron-clad vessels.
SO much Of Virginia as lies west Of the Blue
Ridge Mountains will constitute in future . sepa-
rate command, to be called the Department Of
Western Virginia, under Brig. Gen. Rosencranz /;
headquarters in the field.
The War Department has issued an order to
carry into effect the law Of Congress by which SOL
diers may ass gn portions of their pay tor the bene
fit of their families the assignment to be entered
on separate roll, according to a prescribed FORM
under the supervision Of their i,nmed ate COM
mandess, 1t the time Of enlistment. The roll lie
to be transmitted to the Paymaster General, who
will make the deduction on each payroll, and the
Paymasters of tho regiments transmit the money
for distribution to those in whose favor the
signmens is executed.
The attention of tae officers Of the regular army
il again directed to that section Of the act of Con-
gress which provides that, in all cases of enlist
ment and re-enstment in the military service, the
prescribed oath may be administered by any COM
missioned officer Of the army. Fees to civil officers
for such service will not therefore be admitted.
Another army order is as follows: Volunteer
officers sent out to recruit their regiments will be
granted fees and passes over the roads leading to
and from the points to which they are ordered
Should tho route be over roads for which such
passes are not granted, they will be paid their
tual travelling expenses out Of the fund for re-
cruiting and equipping volunteers, but In no case
will they receive the ten conts per mile. In lieu
of the transeorton of baggage, there are in tances
in which free passes have been used, and this
amount drawn for the same distance.
Yesterday Lieut.. Dermot,a Virginian, captured
at Bulls Run, escaped from the military prison
on Capitol Hill.
Gen. Mcclellan to-day reviewed Blcnker's brig
ade He was attended BY the Secretary Of State,
Prince de Joinville and sons and others.