Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-01
From Washington.

WASHINGTON, July 31.-Banks is strongly
posted at Harper's Ferry. Nothing is known
OF Southern movements in that vicinity.
The officers of the Fire Zouaves and New
York 18th regiments are resigning.
The President calls On New jersey for
regiments.
Gen. Scott has had Is Government en-
ptoyees arrested.
WASHINGTON, July 31.-Gen. Mcclellan pro-
hibits officers and soldiers from leaving camp
or visiting hotels. All is quiet at Harper's
Ferry. Banks Is occupied entrenching aud
drilling.
HoUSE-The bill transferring the control
of the District Attorneys and Marshals from
the Interior Department to the Attorney
General passed. The bill providing for the
monthly pay of troops passed.
The London Telegraph and Star deuounce
Lincol's message as unsatisfactory. Secret
movements are in progress to remove seces-
sionists from the Departments.
The Fire Zonaves were paid to day. Dix
| is closely watching the Maryland Legisla-
ture to prevent them from passing Ordi-
nance of secession in secret session.
WASHINGTON, July 31.--NcClellan express
es his opinion that this will be an artillery
| war, and asks as many batteries possible.
Mcclellan orders a line of packets along the
| Potomac to Harper's Ferry, for the purpose
| Marylanders and the Southerners.
From Virginia.
RICHMOND July 3l.-Congress was in Sc
| cret session all day.
A resolution was made public, permi tin g
the first regiment of North Carolina VoluE-
| teers to be mustered into service for the
time agreed upon by them.
The President approved the resolution
making disposition of the donations made
| by the Churches on fast day to relieve the
| wounded at Manassas. The amount il So,
27o 60.
From New Orleans.
New ORLEANS, July 3l.-The Louisiana
State Bank declares this evening dividend
of 8 per cent ont of the profits ofthe past six
| months, and leaves large surplus.
| From Jefferson City.
JEFFERSON CITY, July 30.-The State Off
ces are declared vacant by vote of SO to
| 25. The Convention will elect new officers
| tomorrow.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, July 31.--H. r
Gamble was elected Governor by 6S votes,
aud w. p. Hall, Lieut.. Governor by 81. The
| Inauguration comes off tomorrow.
Nebraska adviees indicate general Indian
| troubles. Three wagon loads of arms cross
ed Big Blue river for the Confederate parti-
| Zans.
From Louisville.
LOUISVILLE, July 3l--Two of Lincoln g
Lieutenants exchanged seven shots in the
| neighborhood of women and children, just
previous to Hollis speech. A general scat
tering ensued-Rousseau's soldiers leading
in the scamper.
From Kansas.
KANSAS CITY, July 3l-Harrisonville, Is
| miles from Independence, has been sacked
byiKausas rufiians.
From Cairo.
CAIRO, July 29.--An Englishman, deserter
from the Rebel Camp al Union City, arrived
here yesterday and reports that the Rebels
there and at Randolph and Memphis have re-
ceived marching orders, that their destina-
ton is Birds Point. and are to be rendez-
voused at New Madrid.
1t is reported that the steamer Prince OF
Wales arrived at New Madrid on Saturday
with load of horses.
From New York,
| New YORK, July PA vessel arrived re-
ports seeing gun-boat off Hatteras which
| saw, on the 2lst. a Rebelssteamer with prize
in tow. The gun-boat fired into her but the
steamer escaped into shallow water.
Advices from Port au Prince 18th, state a
| Spanish feet of six vessels anchored in the
harbor and demanded decentralization in
SZUO,UUU ana q salute OF tWenty-One guns,
| which was refused. The Spanish Admiral
| then warned the foreign inhabitants to leave,
but the British Consul effected a compromise.
WASHINGTON. July 81.
| To the Editor Of the Cincinnati Enquirer:
The belief that the Confederates will next
be heard from above Leesburg, on the Poto-
| mac, in an attempt to cross into Maryland
and to come down on Washington on its ex-
posed side, gains strength hourly. Although
the pickets of the enemy are within three
| miles of Alexandria, there is now no appre-
| hension of an attempt on the Capital.
Hereafter Gen. Scott is to be the strategist
and Mcclellan the tactician of the army
Especial dispatch to the Chicago Trlbunel
WASHINGTON, July %.
Col. Dixon S. Miles, OF the regular army,
| to whom was assigned the Fifth Division IRE
serves) in the corps de dr7aee of General Nc
! Dowell, is under arrest, and will be court
! martialed. He was too drunk to know what
he was about on the day of battle, and failed
to bring up the reserve at the time ordered.
Had he done so, the fortunes of the day
| might have been different.
Special Correspondence Louisville Courier
WASHINGTON, July 20, 1861.
Col. ROBERT MCKEE: The direct tax bill
passed the House to-day. Kentucky specifi-
cally taxed eight hundred Thousand dollars.
Income tax apportioned among several
States to raise fifteen millions more.
III. G. BURNETT.